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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 18, 2021

In China's new Xinjiang: Patriotic tourism, riot police and minders

China is trying to move on from a security crackdown in Xinjiang in which more than a million ethnic Uyghurs were detained in so-called re-education centers from 2016.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jun 18, 2021

Dominic Thiem withdraws from Tokyo Olympics to focus on defending U.S. Open title

Austria's Dominic Thiem withdrew from the Olympics on Thursday, saying he did not feel ready to give his best in Tokyo but was looking forward to competing at Wimbledon this month and defending his U.S. Open title later this year.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 18, 2021

North Korea's Kim says to prepare for 'dialogue and confrontation' with U.S.

Kim made a detailed analysis of U.S. policy toward Pyongyang under President Joe Biden, and set out 'appropriate strategic and tactical counteraction,' state media reported.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 18, 2021

China’s worse-than-Suez ship delays set to widen trade chaos

The global shipping industry, already exhausted by pandemic shocks that are adding to inflation pressures and delivery delays, faces the biggest test of its stamina yet.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 18, 2021

Japan's economy inches into inflation for first time since March 2020

Consumer prices excluding fresh food ticked up 0.1% compared with a year earlier, lifted by a 20% jump in gas prices, officials reported. Economists had predicted flat prices overall.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 18, 2021

Inside Hong Kong's Apple Daily, China's besieged liberal media icon

Thursday's early-morning raid by 500 police officers was a shock, not only to Apple Daily staffers but to journalists throughout China's freest city.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 18, 2021

Biden signs 'Juneteenth' bill and asks U.S. to reflect on slavery's 'terrible toll'

The bill marks the day in 1865 when a Union general informed a group of enslaved people in Texas that they had been made free two years earlier.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 18, 2021

With Putin behind him, Biden’s focus shifts to Xi

The world's second-largest economy was on the agenda throughout Biden's meetings with the Group of Seven leaders, NATO, the European Union and even Putin.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 18, 2021

Japan takes risk of Olympic proportions

If Japan follows the U.S.' trajectory, which was in the position Japan is in today four months ago, it will not achieve widespread vaccination until mid-October — long after the Olympics.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 18, 2021

Okinawa reversion agreement stands the test of time

Greater foresight by the two governments was thus necessary then, as is a more proactive approach by them today regarding the bases.
Mets owner Steve Cohen (left) speaks next to general manager David Stearns during a press conference to introduce right fielder Juan Soto at Citi Field on Dec. 12, 2024.
BASEBALL / MLB
Feb 19, 2025

Mets owner says he overspent to get 'best team I can'

Signing Juan Soto was only the start of the budget-shattering spending spree undertaken by Mets owner Steve Cohen in the offseason.
Murata Manufacturing President Norio Nakajima
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 19, 2025

IPhone parts maker Murata eyes supply chain shift toward India

The company sees growing demand in India and is running simulations for what it would take to dial up its pace of investment there.
The eastern Myanmar state of Kayin seen from Mae Sot in northwestern Thailand in May
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 19, 2025

Japanese boy says he was forced to work at scam center in Myanmar

The boy said that he was given electric shocks when he refused to take part in the fraud.
The Osaka District Court sentenced former hospital employee Tomoya Yanagimoto, 28, to life in prison on Tuesday for raping and injuring 10 girls between the ages of 8 and 12 over a six-year period from March 2016.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 19, 2025

Osaka court jails former hospital employee for life for raping 10 girls

Tomoya Yanagimoto, 28, raped and injured the girls — who were 8 to 12 years of age — between March 2016 and May 2022.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said on Wednesday that the Japanese government has raised the issue of auto tariffs with the U.S. government, given the importance of Japan’s automobile industry.
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 19, 2025

Japan raises auto tariff issue with U.S. as Trump threatens hike

The U.S. president's threat to impose a 25% levy on car imports would likely deliver a big blow to Japan’s economy.
Toyota agreed to transfer an existing order with LG Energy Solution to LG's battery plant in Michigan, sources said, after General Motors backed out of the project amid a slowdown in the growth of electric vehicle sales.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 19, 2025

Toyota is backing LG battery plant with $1.5 billion order

GM said in December it would sell its $1 billion stake in the Lansing, Michigan, plant, leaving LG scrambling to find new customers.
Norinchukin Bank Chief Executive Officer Kazuto Oku
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 19, 2025

Norinchukin CEO plans to resign after massive bond losses

Norinchukin reported wider losses this month as it boosted investments in riskier leveraged loans and sought additional capital.
The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan wants to use the Bank of Japan’s exchange-traded funds to help cover the cost of making high school education free.
BUSINESS
Feb 19, 2025

CDP eyes BOJ’s exchange-traded funds to pay for free schooling

The Bank of Japan's exchange-traded funds have remained untouched even as Gov. Kazuo Ueda oversaw further rate hikes.
People protest against the decision to virtually shut down the United States Agency for International Development, in Washington on Feb. 5. U.S. President Donald Trump's foreign aid freeze has halted vital projects in the South Pacific, aid workers and analysts say, risking lives and hurting U.S. efforts to woo the region.
BUSINESS
Feb 19, 2025

U.S. aid freeze stops crucial South Pacific projects

For years the U.S. has helped to buy life-saving medicine, combat illegal fishing and better prepare coastal hamlets for earthquakes and typhoons.
South Korean Constitutional Court acting head Moon Hyung-bae attends the first formal hearing of the impeachment trial of suspended South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol in Seoul on Jan. 14.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 19, 2025

Top South Korean judge faces disinformation deluge as Yoon impeachment looms

The attacks by the suspended president's party and allies come amid expectations that the Constitutional Court will finalize his impeachment in March.
Rail wagons loaded with iron ore move along a rail track at Rio Tinto's rail yard operations in Karratha, Western Australia.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 19, 2025

Mitsui to buy stake in Australian iron ore mine for $5.3 billion

The move is a bet that the global steel industry will need high-quality raw materials to support its push to go green.
Newly promoted grand champion Hoshoryu (center) performs a dedication ceremony at Meiji Shrine in Tokyo on Jan. 31.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Feb 19, 2025

What is the ceiling for sumo’s newest yokozuna?

The ceremonies are complete, the celebrations are done, and now it’s time for Hoshoryu to get down to the daily task of leading Japan’s national sport.
After U.S. President Donald Trump said he plans to impose tariffs of 25% on automobile imports to the United States, Japanese automakers are cautiously looking for ways to handle the situation.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 19, 2025

Major Japanese automakers wary of Trump tariffs

The U.S. president says he plans to impose tariffs of 25% on automobile imports to the U.S., though he has not said which countries would be subject to them.
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro (center) arrives at the Federal Senate in Brasilia on Tuesday.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 19, 2025

Brazil's ex-President Bolsonaro charged over alleged coup plot

The charge further complicates the far-right firebrand's already narrow hopes of pulling off a political comeback.
Arsenal's Takehiro Tomiyasu celebrates scoring against Everton on May 19, 2024.
SOCCER
Feb 19, 2025

Arsenal defender Tomiyasu undergoes knee surgery

Tomiyasu did not mention an expected return date, though British media reported he would likely be sidelined for the remainder of the season.
Wealthy foreign nationals picking up ultimate souvenir — a condo in Tokyo
A high-end property in the fashionable Daikanyama district in Tokyo
Japan dispatches five language education 'partners' to India
Five members of the Japan Foundation's Nihongo Partners program (front) gather at the Japanese Embassy in New Delhi on Monday.
Struggling train firm in Chiba Prefecture turns to self-deprecating humor
"Laughter is important when you're in a difficult situation," said Katsunori Takemoto, president of Choshi Electric Railway, on Aug. 5 in Choshi, Chiba Prefecture.
Over 90% of low-income families in Japan struggling to feed children
Save the Children Japan domestic program chief Sonoko Kawakami speaks at a news conference in Tokyo in July. A survey conducted by the group in June has found that over 90% of low-income households with children face food insecurity.
Japan's elderly population down at around 36.2 million
The estimated number of people age 65 or older in Japan stands at 36.19 million as of Monday, accounting for record 29.4% of the country's total population, according to the internal affairs ministry.
Wealthy foreign nationals picking up ultimate souvenir — a condo in Tokyo
A high-end property in the fashionable Daikanyama district in Tokyo
Japanese athletes inspired by raucous home fans at World Athletics Championships
Fans cheer on the home favorites during the women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Sunday.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
Tara Davis-Woodhall leaps to gold and finds redemption at world championships
Tara Davis-Woodhall celebrates after winning the women's long jump final at the World Athletics Championships at Tokyo's National Stadium on Sunday night.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Sumadori Bar on Shibuya Ward's main Center Gai street targets young customers who prefer low-alcohol drinks or abstain altogether.
Rethinking that second drink: Japan’s Gen Z gets ‘sober curious’
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