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Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
May 18, 2021

As Europe's interest in the Indo-Pacific grows, is Japan ready to lead the way?

As countries such as France and Britain dispatch ships to the region, the onus is now on Tokyo to show leadership by setting out a long-term, detailed roadmap for cooperation.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 18, 2021

Melting of Greenland ice may accelerate as glaciers get shorter, study says

Several recent studies warn of the increasing rate of ice melt in the Arctic, where climate change is causing temperatures to rise much faster than in the rest of the world.
JAPAN / Science & Health
May 18, 2021

Fujifilm says it can make detection kits for new COVID-19 variants in a month

The Japanese firm has developed a kit that can identify the L452R variant, first identified in India and California and recently found in Tokyo.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 18, 2021

Teenagers are winning climate battles one court case at a time

Activists are not only challenging governments and their climate plans, but increasingly private companies too.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 18, 2021

Averting climate crisis means no new oil or gas fields, IEA says

The world has a choice — stop developing new oil, gas and coal fields today or face a dangerous rise in global temperatures, the organization said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 18, 2021

The expected high-growth sectors in the post-recovery decade

Businesses that survived the pandemic closures (many with support from fiscal programs) will experience rapid expansion, powered by pent-up demand.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 18, 2021

In meeting today’s great challenges: Think 'moonshot'

There are many potential moonshots, from creating a COVID-19 vaccine to solving global warming. What makes them different is they address extraordinary, if not existential, challenges.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 18, 2021

‘Entire families’ wiped out as COVID-19 ravages rural India

As leaders in Delhi struggle to contain the crisis, horrifying scenes are playing out across the country.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
May 18, 2021

Ira Brown sees potential in Evessa despite playoff exit

The power forward, a candidate for Japan's Olympic basketball 3x3 team, believes that creating a consistent squad will allow Osaka to compete with elite clubs in the East Conference.
BUSINESS / Economy
May 18, 2021

Japan's economy slumps more than expected as COVID-19 hits consumption

Extended state of emergency curbs are likely to keep any recovery in the current quarter modest, analysts say
JAXA astronaut Takuya Onishi greets members of the International Space Station crew shortly after docking on Sunday.
JAPAN
Mar 16, 2025

Japanese astronaut Onishi arrives at the International Space Station

Ahead of the launch, Onishi said: "I believe this will be my last trip to the ISS. It will be a culmination of the experience, insights and knowledge I have gained so far."
Emergency responders gather outside the site of a deadly night-club fire in the town of Kocani, North Macedonia, on Sunday.
WORLD
Mar 16, 2025

Toll in Northern Macedonia hip-hop gig blaze rises to 59: interior minister

Thirty-one of the dead were residents of Kocani, the eastern town where the concert took place.
French President Emmanuel Macron takes part in a virtual video summit held by Britain's prime minister to discuss a peace plan for Ukraine, from the Elysee Palace in Paris on Saturday.
WORLD
Mar 16, 2025

Not for Russia to decide on peacekeepers in Ukraine, Macron says

Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer have been rushing to consolidate military support for Ukraine as U.S. Preident Donald Trump presses for a peace deal with Russia.
Seiya Suzuki stands next to manager Craig Counsell in the Cubs dugout during their game against the Giants on Sunday.
BASEBALL
Mar 16, 2025

Cubs beat Giants in final tuneup before season opener against Dodgers

The Cubs split their exhibition games against the Giants and Tigers.
Salvadoran police officers escort alleged members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua recently deported by the U.S. government to be imprisoned in the Terrorism Confinement Center prison, as part of an agreement with the Salvadoran government, at the El Salvador International Airport in San Luis Talpa, El Salvador, in this image released on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 17, 2025

U.S. flies alleged gang members to El Salvador despite court block

Legal experts called the move the most radical test of America's system of checks and balances since the Civil War.
Passengers that were on a morning train attacked by members of the Aum Shinrikyo group wait for medical assistance outside Kasumigaseki Station on March 20,1995.
JAPAN / Society / Longform
Mar 17, 2025

The day a religious cult brought terror to Tokyo

Thirty years after Aum Shinrikyo attacked Tokyo’s subways, the nation continues to prepare for the unthinkable.
A ship fires missiles toward an undisclosed location, after U.S. President Donald Trump launched military strikes against Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis on Saturday over the group's attacks against Red Sea shipping, in this screengrab obtained from a handout video released on Saturday.
WORLD
Mar 17, 2025

U.S. vows to keep hitting Houthis until shipping attacks stop

The Houthi-run health ministry said U.S. airstrikes on Saturday killed at least 53 people.
Chiba Gov. Toshihito Kumagai
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 17, 2025

Chiba Gov. Toshihito Kumagai wins reelection bid as turnout dips

Voter turnout was 31.93%, down from 38.99% in the previous election four years ago.
Mirra Andreeva with the championship trophy after defeating Aryna Sabalenka in three sets in the women’s final of the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden on Sunday.
TENNIS
Mar 17, 2025

Russian teen Andreeva beats top seed Sabalenka in Indian Wells final

The 17-year-old Andreeva is the youngest women's champion at the tournament since Serena Williams in 1999.
The Virginia-class fast attack submarine USS Minnesota is seen off the coast of Western Australia on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 17, 2025

U.S. starts to build submarine presence on strategic Australian coast under AUKUS

U.S. Navy personnel are due to arrive by the middle of the year at Western Australia's HMAS Stirling base to prepare for the Submarine Rotational Force West.
Takashi Tachibana, leader of the Party to Protect the People from NHK, delivers his first campaign speech for the Chiba gubernatorial election on Feb. 27 in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 17, 2025

Controversial candidate draws criticism in Chiba election

Takashi Tachibana mainly campaigned in Hyogo Prefecture, hundreds of kilometers away.
Newcastle defender Dan Burn (center) celebrates with teammates after scoring the opening goal of the English League Cup final between Liverpool and Newcastle United at Wembley Stadium on Sunday.
SOCCER
Mar 17, 2025

Newcastle stuns Liverpool to end 56-year trophy drought

Eddie Howe's side made history at Wembley with a superb display that left the runaway Premier League leaders shell-shocked.
Jack Draper celebrates after defeating Holger Rune during the BNP Paribas Open men's final at Indian Wells on Sunday.
TENNIS
Mar 17, 2025

Briton Draper pummels Rune to win Indian Wells title

Draper has suffered with a lingering hip issue this year but looked fine as he zipped around the court with ease on Sunday.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Dragon spacecraft launches from NASA's SpaceX Crew-10 mission to the International Space Station with NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Takuya Onishi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov onboard, on Friday.
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 17, 2025

Stranded U.S. astronauts to return to Earth on Tuesday

Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have been on the ISS since June after the Boeing Starliner spacecraft they were testing was deemed unfit to fly them back to Earth.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi addresses an opening ceremony on Sunday for a new medical center built in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture.
JAPAN
Mar 17, 2025

New medical center opens at former U.S. military site in Okinawa

The Faculty of Medicine of the University of the Ryukyus and its affiliated hospital have moved to the new medical center.
Toyoko Kids: The lonely street children of Tokyo
Many young people who feel neglected at home flock to the Toyoko area to find a community where they can fit in.
Japan unveils new overtourism countermeasures
The majority of tourists in Japan tend to stay in Tokyo, Osaka or Kyoto, resulting in overcrowding in popular tourist spots and a strain on transportation systems.
South Korea couple beat same-sex barriers to parenthood
South Korean lesbian couple Kim Kyu-jin (left) and her wife, Kim Sae-yeon, pose with a "pregnant woman" badge during an interview in Seoul last month.
Rising sex tourism exposes loopholes in Japan's anti-prostitution law
While financial misfortunes during the COVID-19 pandemic may have driven some women to work the streets, others simply want more money to spend — or want to pay off their debts — at host clubs.
Opportunities await the bold in the Year of the Wood Dragon
2024 marks the Year of the Dragon in the Chinese zodiac, with the year predicted to be a good time for fresh starts.
World Athletics stars relish Tokyo atmosphere after COVID-hit Olympics
Organizers of the World Athletics Championships said over 500,000 tickets had been sold and that they are expecting to end the event in front of large crowds this weekend.
Japan’s front-line researchers see bright path ahead for dementia treatment
A scientist looks at scans of grains at the Memory Centre at the Department of Readaptation and Geriatrics of the University Hospital (HUG) in Geneva, Switzerland, on June 6, 2023.
Still plenty to fight for, says Japan’s team leader at worlds
Race walker Hayato Katsuki earned bronze for Japan on the opening day of the World Athletics Championships on Saturday.
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.

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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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