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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 14, 2021

New Zealand introduces climate change law for financial firms in world first

'We simply cannot get to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 unless the financial sector knows what impact their investments are having on the climate,' the minister for climate change said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 14, 2021

Cows join carbon market in quest to curb planet-warming burps

Livestock farming accounts for about 15% of global greenhouse gas emissions, largely from cows, sheep and other ruminants that emit methane.
Japan Times
Rugby
Apr 14, 2021

New Zealand gives Pacific teams green light for Super Rugby

Pacific islands teams Moana Pasifika and Fijian Drua have been granted conditional licences to join a proposed Super Rugby competition next year, New Zealand Rugby said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 14, 2021

After another police shooting, Biden urges calm. Activists want answers.

After U.S. President Joe Biden abandoned a campaign promise to establish a police oversight commission during his first 100 days in office, administration officials have provided few details about how far he will go to combat racism in policing.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Apr 14, 2021

Italy approves opening stadium to fans at 25% capacity for Euros

Italy's government will allow fans to attend matches at this year's European Championship in Rome's Olympic Stadium with at least 25% capacity, the country's soccer federation (FIGC) said in a statement on Tuesday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Apr 14, 2021

B. League to expand top division to 24 clubs from 2022-23 season

Japan's pro men's circuit said it would continue promoting teams to the B1 in order to reduce the continued financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
PRESS / Corporate Trends
Apr 14, 2021

ジャパンタイムズ、「健康と経営を考える会　第7回シンポジウム」に メディアパートナーとして参加

株式会社ジャパンタイムズ（本社：東京都千代田区、代表取締役社長：末松弥奈子）は、2021年5月13日オンラインで開催される「健康と経営を考える会　第7回シンポジウム」（主催：健康と経営を考える会）に協賛いたします。...
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 13, 2021

U.S. calls for pause on Johnson & Johnson vaccine after clotting cases

The concerns about the shot mirror those about AstraZeneca's, which European regulators began investigating last month after some recipients developed blood clots.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 13, 2021

China sends 25 warplanes near Taiwan in biggest drill this year

The Taiwanese air force responded by sending patrol aircraft to the area and tracking the Chinese planes with missile defense systems.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Apr 13, 2021

Ready or not, Hideki Matsuyama is now a national hero in Japan

With his dramatic win at the Masters, the glare of fame will be inescapable for the 29-year-old, who has preferred to focus on improving his game.
Japan's Moyuka Uchijima hits a return during a match against Romania's Anca Todoni as part of a Billie Jean King Cup qualifier in Tokyo on Saturday.
TENNIS
Apr 12, 2025

Japan's Uchijima and Shibahara end Romania's run in Billie Jean King Cup

Shibahara beat Miriam Bulgaru 7-5, 6-2 and Uchijima overcame Todoni 3-6, 7-6 (3), 6-2 in 2½ hours in Tokyo.
The Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito are increasingly divided over economic measures to deal with inflation and U.S. tariffs.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 12, 2025

Ruling coalition divided over consumption tax cut

While some are leaning toward a tax cut, LDP Secretary-General Hiroshi Moriyama and others are seeking a cash handout instead.
Customers line up patiently for some early-afternoon baked goods outside Truffle, which is located close to Hiroo Station on the Hibiya Line.
COMMUNITY / Issues / The Foreign Element
Apr 13, 2025

How to spend the perfect day in Hiroo, Tokyo’s expat enclave

A stroll through Hiroo reveals both the comforts of expat luxury and the quiet intrusions of a changing Tokyo.
Shoppers outside an Apple store in New York on April 7
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 13, 2025

U.S. exempts tech imports in tariff backpedal

President Donald Trump's move offers relief to U.S. tech firms and partially dials down a trade war with China.
People visit the Osaka Expo on the first day it opened to the public, in the city of Osaka on Sunday.
JAPAN
Apr 13, 2025

Osaka Expo throws open its doors as mega-event kicks off

A steady rain failed to dampen the spirits of organizers and expo early-birds as 160 countries, regions and organizations showed off their best tech and culture.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (left) meets with Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr Albusaidi in Muscat, Oman, on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 13, 2025

U.S. and Iran hold 'positive' talks in Oman, with more to come this week

The talks were indirect, though Iran's foreign minister said his delegation had a brief encounter with its U.S. counterpart after they exited the talks.
The member states of the World Health Organization reached "an agreement in principle" on Saturday on a text designed to better protect the world from future pandemics, after more than three years of discussions, the co-chair of the negotiating body said.
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 13, 2025

Accord reached 'in principle' over tackling future pandemics

Delegates will meet on Tuesday to put the finishing touches to a landmark text on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response.
Temporary housing for Noto Peninsula earthquake evacuees in Nanao, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Thursday
JAPAN / Society
Apr 13, 2025

Over 70% of Noto evacuees concerned about housing

One woman in her 60s in the city of Nanao complained about soaring construction costs as her house is being rebuilt.
Palestinians wait to receive their portion of a hot meal at the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on Saturday.
WORLD
Apr 13, 2025

Israel expands Gaza offensive and seizes key corridor

Officials said that the ongoing assault aims to pressure Hamas into freeing its remaining 58 hostages.
Japanese Ambassador to NATO Osamu Izawa (left) meets with the alliance's secretary-general, Mark Rutte, at NATO headquarters in Brussels recently.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 13, 2025

Japan’s NATO envoy targets industrial tie-ups to boost defense supply chains

Tokyo's first dedicated ambassador to the alliance says this will also boost interoperability with partners amid the tense regional security environment.
A pedestrian walks past an electronic board showing the morning numbers on the Tokyo Stock Exchange along a street in the Japanese capital on Friday.
BUSINESS / Markets
Apr 13, 2025

Punch drunk traders across Asia ready for another week of drama

Even though investors were fearful of events last weekend, the reaction in markets was more extreme than many countenanced.
Out of 200,000 people who died at home alone in Japan during 2024, 76% were ages 65 or older, according to police.
JAPAN / Society
Apr 13, 2025

Some 58,000 elderly people died alone at home in 2024: police

The data collected will be used by the government to tackle the issue of how to support people becoming isolated from society.
George Glass, then-nominee to be U.S. ambassador to Japan, speaks during a confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 13.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 13, 2025

New U.S. ambassador to Japan 'optimistic' about tariff negotiations

Tariffs on vehicles and auto parts are expected to be a key focus of the talks this week, Japanese officials have said.
U.S. President Donald Trump leaves after speaking to the media on board Air Force One on the way to Miami on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 13, 2025

On Ukraine talks, Trump says there is a time 'to put up or shut up'

The U.S. president made the comments a day after he showed frustration with Russia and told it to "get moving" on reaching a deal.
People walk through an Apple Store in Hong Kong on Friday.
BUSINESS / Tech / FOCUS
Apr 13, 2025

Apple was on brink of crisis before tariff concession from Trump

Donald Trump’s 125% tariffs on goods produced in China threatened to upend its supply chain as seriously as the COVID-19 snarls did five years ago.
Bank of Japan to start unloading ETFs in surprise move that rattles market
BOJ Gov. Kazuo Ueda said it would take a century for the bank to sell all its ETFs at the pace proposed.
Nippon Ishin urges cap on foreign residents in Japan
While not specifying what percentage of foreign residents should make up the total population, “we conveyed the message that the ratio should be kept as low as possible and that the current rapid pace of increase must be properly curbed,” said Nippon Ishin no Kai co-leader Fumitake Fujita.
Japan may see its first female PM despite limited progress on gender gap
Hard-line conservative lawmaker Sanae Takaichi has consistently been a public favorite in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s leadership election scheduled for Oct. 4.
Osaka Expo visitors top 20 million as crowds surge
Visitors at the Osaka Expo on Thursday.
Koizumi makes economic growth top priority in bid for LDP presidency
Agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi speaks during a news conference announcing his formal entry into the Liberal Democratic Party leadership race in Tokyo on Saturday.
Behold the glory of Japan’s fruit boxes
Otherwise common sights in Japan's supermarkets, the country's fruit and veggie boxes can hide surprising symbols of local pride.
How Yuki Joseph Nakajima turned failures into breakout success at Tokyo worlds
Yuki Joseph Nakajima after finishing sixth in the men's 400-meter final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Thursday.
Robot tour guides in Tokyo offer way for those with disabilities to work
Tours are being offered in Tokyo using a shoulder-mounted robot equipped with a camera, speaker and microphone. The robot twitches its wing-like arms, which it can fold together as if in prayer when visiting a temple.
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.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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