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Apr 6, 2021

Georgia voting debate reaches the Masters and Augusta National

Golfers preparing for the year's first major treaded carefully around the recent uproar over state legislation that critics say restricts voting rights in Georgia.
PODCAST / deep dive
Apr 6, 2021

Episode 90: Deep Dive is on a break

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WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 6, 2021

Climate change shrinks marine life richness near equator, study finds

New research finds that the total number of open-water species declined by about half in the 40 years up to 2010 in tropical marine zones worldwide.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 5, 2021

Philippines turns up heat on China over boats massing in South China Sea

Aides of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday criticized China for what they called territorial incursions by hundreds of its vessels, which his legal counsel warned could damage ties and lead to "unwanted hostilities".
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ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 5, 2021

Myanmar protesters defy military as regional nations prepare to discuss crisis

At least 564 people, including 47 children, have been killed by security forces during protests against the Feb. 1 coup, an activist group has said.
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Apr 5, 2021

Rikako Ikee adds Tokyo Olympic berth to emotional comeback story

The 20-year-old swimming star, who is recovering from leukemia, punched her ticket to the games by winning the 100-meter butterfly final at the national championships on Sunday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / The week in NPB
Apr 5, 2021

BayStars' Daisuke Miura learns wins do not come easily in NPB

On Sunday, he finally won his first game as the team's manager after coming up short eight times.
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Apr 5, 2021

Bucs cornerback Carlton Davis apologizes for anti-Asian slur

Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Carlton Davis has apologized for using an anti-Asian slur on Sunday in a tweet that has since been deleted, saying he was not aware of the word's "darker, negative connotation".
The Supreme Court ruled that the man's conduct could undermine public trust in the system and the sound operation of the bus service.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 18, 2025

Japan bus driver steals $7, loses $84,000 pension

The city of Kyoto sacked the man after he was filmed by a bus security camera taking ¥1,000 in 2022.
An anti-U.S. mural on a building in Tehran earlier this month
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 18, 2025

With his promises of peace unmet in Gaza and Ukraine, Trump may find Iran just as tough

Adding to regional tensions is Trump's repeated threat to bomb Iran's nuclear sites if a deal cannot be reached.
Ado opened her Sunday night concert at the 2025 Osaka Expo with “Shin Jidai” (New Genesis)” after a rain-soaked lead-up to the show’s 7:45 p.m. start.
CULTURE / Music
Apr 18, 2025

Japan wanted a cultural do-over. Ado gave it one.

The 22-year-old J-pop singer cast a spell on the first weekend of the Osaka Expo
Lawyers for plaintiffs seeking compensation from the government over their deteriorated health due to working in an asbestos factory speak at a news conference in the city of Osaka on Thursday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 18, 2025

High court overturns asbestos ruling, ordering government to pay ¥6 million

A Japanese court ruled in favor of an asbestos victim’s family, saying the government wrongly narrowed compensation criteria in 2019.
With more wild bears entering human areas across Japan in recent years, the revised law is aimed at making it possible to deal with them promptly and prevent casualties.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 18, 2025

Japan enacts bill allowing urban bears to be shot

The law designates animals with a high risk of harming people as "dangerous wildlife animals" that can be shot.
Young girls practice taekwondo as they prepare for an event at Kalobeyei Sports Complex at the Kalobeyei refugee settlement in Kenya on March 28.
MORE SPORTS / Taekwondo
Apr 18, 2025

Refugee girls in Kenya find strength in taekwondo

Kakuma is Kenya's second-largest refugee camp and home to over 300,000 people.
The head of Godzilla, a Japanese monster movie character, is seen on a building of Toho Cinema in Tokyo. Toho is one tariff-defensive stock being recommended by brokers.
BUSINESS / Markets
Apr 18, 2025

Tokyo stock picker advises Trump-proofing portfolios with Godzilla creator Toho

Investor sentiment may favor Japanese companies that continue to issue earnings forecasts, especially during this period of uncertainty and market volatility.
A video circulating on Chinese social media depicting a "U.S. sweatshop"
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 18, 2025

Chinese vent anger at Trump's trade war with memes and mockery

Chinese online warriors have taken advantage of the massive strides in AI to create memes highlighting that many of the goods bought by Americans are made in their country.
Hyundai Motor vehicles bound for export are loaded aboard a cargo ship at the port in Ulsan, South Korea, in July 2015.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 17, 2025

Can Trump’s tariffs restore U.S. manufacturing?

Rather than encouraging foreign direct investment in local manufacturing, Trump’s tariffs are deterring it.
Pro-Yoon Suk Yeol supporters gather on the side of a road as they wait for the arrival of the former South Korean president outside the Central District Court in Seoul on Monday.
EDITORIALS
Apr 18, 2025

New leadership in South Korea should stay the course on Japan ties

Democracy should be frustrating. It is intended to force compromise, a process that will inevitably be slow and exasperating.
Canada is standing up to American tariffs and territorial threats. The “Buy Canadian” movement has erupted and the country is brimming with expressions of patriotic zeal that are reshuffling the deck in an upcoming election for the next prime minister.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 18, 2025

Is this Canada’s moment?

Washington's tariffs and territorial threats have ignited Canadian unity and resolve, reshaping the upcoming vote to choose who will lead Ottawa through the geopolitical storm.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba answers questions as the House of Councilors begins deliberations on an active cyberdefense bill on Friday at the Diet.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 18, 2025

Japan Upper House begins debates on active cyberdefense bill

The bill is aimed at allowing the government to monitor online communication in order to neutralize threats if it detects any sign of a major cyberattack.
As the global trade war intensifies, the debt, the main investment for Japan’s life insurers, has seen wild swings along with its U.S. counterparts.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 18, 2025

Major Japan life insurer to pile into domestic superlong bonds

Investment decisions by Japan’s life insurers can move global markets, and Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance will be the first among its major peers to report such plans.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba enters the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on Friday.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 18, 2025

Ishiba not to visit Yasukuni Shrine during spring festival

No sitting prime minister has paid a visit to the shrine since December 2013, when Shinzo Abe did so.
A vegetable stand displays prices at a supermarket in Tokyo in 2023. Some lawmakers are proposing lowering the consumption tax on food to 0%, which is expected to result in a loss of up to ¥5 trillion in tax revenue annually.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 18, 2025

LDP and CDP lawmaker groups propose 0% consumption tax on food

Reducing the tax to 0% is expected to result in a loss of up to ¥5 trillion in tax revenue annually.

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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’