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Mar 30, 2021

Back from injury, sprinter Ryota Yamagata aims for 'extremely great year'

The 28-year-old, who experienced a collapsed lung in 2019 and knee injuries last year, has his sights set on this summer's Olympics.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 30, 2021

Japan asks Taiwan manufacturers to cooperate in chip production

The move comes after a chip plant owned by Renesas Electronic Corp. was hit by a fire earlier this month.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 30, 2021

Fear and reprisals: How Nissan crushed its Ghosn probe whistleblower

The firm's former top lawyer says he endured retaliation, demotions and surveillance of his family after questioning the integrity of the investigation.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 30, 2021

Xi finalizes Hong Kong election changes, cementing Beijing's control

The moves are the latest in China's efforts to ensure that pro-democracy voices don't have a path to obtain power in Hong Kong.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Mar 30, 2021

End of Suez snarl marks beginning of new stress on global trade

In its wake, the Ever Given leaves several weeks or months of disruptions across a world economy where the pandemic revealed both the sturdy backbone of global trade and an Achilles' heel.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 30, 2021

MLB to loosen restrictions for vaccinated players and coaches

Major League Baseball told teams on Monday that fully vaccinated players, coaches and other Tier 1 staff can enjoy loosened COVID-19 protocols, with more restrictions lifted once a team reaches 85% vaccination.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 30, 2021

Pfizer and Moderna vaccines highly effective after first shot in real-world use, study finds

The results validate earlier studies that had indicated the vaccines begin to work soon after a first dose, and confirm that they also prevent asymptomatic infections.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 30, 2021

Myanmar civil war fears growing after airstrikes on ethnic army

The prospect of a wider fight with potentially dozens of armed militias risks even more bloodshed.
Japan’s chief tariff negotiator, Ryosei Akazawa, poses with a "Make America Great Again" cap at the White House in Washington on April 16.
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Apr 23, 2025

Japan wants to 'separate' tariff and security issues. That may be tough.

Disentangling the two will prove a challenge as U.S. President Donald Trump continues to voice long-held complaints about the alliance’s fairness.
The U.S., U.K. and Europe are aligning with China and Russia in their efforts to undermine the encryption tools that millions of internet users depend on.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 23, 2025

Don't let governments break encryption

To convince the public that breaking encryption is necessary, governments often rely on technical jargon and emotionally charged anecdotes.
Pope Francis was known for his strong environmentalism, highlighted by his influential 2015 encyclical calling for global climate action.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 23, 2025

The next pope will help decide the planet’s fate

As much of the world retreats from climate activism, the Vatican has a chance to stand out by choosing another vocal environmentalist to lead 1.4 billion Catholics.
Kyoto University's Center for iPS Cell Research and Application in Kyoto
JAPAN / Science & Health
Apr 23, 2025

Japan team treats chronic kidney disease with iPS cells in mice

The hope is such an achievement leads to the development of an effective therapy for chronic kidney disease.
A restaurant owner pours California-grown Calrose rice into a rice cooker at his restaurant in Tokyo
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 23, 2025

Japan weighs using U.S. rice imports as tariff negotiation tool with Trump

The government hopes an import quota will give them more cards to play in tariff negotiations with the U.S.
Economic Revitalization Minister Ryosei Akazawa last week at Haneda Airport. The chief tariff negotiator believes the gap between the United States and Japan on trade issues remains wide.
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 23, 2025

Mood shifts to measured optimism in U.S.-Japan trade dispute

Japan has so far engaged in a charm offensive aimed at staying onside while politely poking holes in the president's arguments and expectations.
Stephen Ma, the head of Nissan’s operations in China, speaks during a news conference at the Shanghai auto show on Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 23, 2025

Nissan commits another $1.4 billion to China with EVs in focus

"With China moving so fast, we want to stay and we want to compete,” said Stephen Ma, the head of Nissan’s operations in China.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on April 17
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 23, 2025

Opposition slams Ishiba's gas price cut while calling to scrap provisional tax

Ishiba's decision would lower gas prices by ¥10 per liter starting May 22, but nixing the provisional gas tax would lower prices by ¥25.
Lakers guard Luka Doncic posts up against Timberwolves forward Jaden McDaniels during the first quarter on Tuesday in Los Angeles.
BASKETBALL / NBA
Apr 23, 2025

Lakers level NBA playoff series as Pacers and Thunder win again

Slovenian star Doncic, acquired in a blockbuster February trade, had 31 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists for the Lakers.
An aerial photo taken on March 20, 2025, shows part of the original site of Lang Nu village in Vietnam's Lao Cai province, after it was wiped away in a landslide triggered by Typhoon Yagi's devastating heavy rains last year.
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 23, 2025

Vietnam village starts over with climate defenses after landslide

She and dozens of survivors have been relocated to a site that authorities hope will withstand future climate change-linked disasters.
Astronauts for China's Shenzhou-20 space mission Wang Jie (left), Chen Dong (center) and Chen Zhongrui wave during a news conference a day before the launch of the mission, at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi desert, in northwest China, on Wednesday.
WORLD
Apr 23, 2025

Veteran Chinese astronaut to lead fresh crew to space station

Chen Dong, a 46-year-old former fighter pilot and experienced space explorer, will be at the helm for the mission.
An attendee plays with the Nintendo Switch 2 gaming device at a media event in Tokyo on April 3.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 24, 2025

Nintendo says demand for Switch 2 console in Japan is overwhelming

"We have received 2.2 million applications for the lottery sale at our official online store for customers in Japan alone," said Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa.
A 21-month-old artist who goes by the name "Thumbelina" uses a brush to paint alongside her mother at the family's home in Tokyo.
CULTURE / Art
Apr 24, 2025

Thumbelina's bedtime is before 8. Her exhibition runs till 5 a.m.

A toddler’s solo art show lights up Tokyo’s nightlife, even though she’s asleep before her first guests arrive.
Kengo Kuma & Associates oversaw the construction of the Malaysia pavilion, which is encased in interwoven rows of bamboo that appear to ripple.
LIFE / Style & Design
Apr 24, 2025

Built in a flash, Osaka Expo pavilions wrestle with sustainability

Architects of country pavilions speak on the challenges that shaped their design choices.
Ukrainian service members fire a multiple rocket launch system toward Russian troops near the frontline town of Pokrovsk, in Donetsk region, Ukraine, on April 19.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 24, 2025

Trump ramps up pressure on Zelenskyy to accept peace deal

U.S. President Donald Trump ratcheted up pressure on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to accept a peace deal that critics fear will favor Moscow.
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.
Boom in business class travel from Japan fuels airlines profits
A business class suite of an Airbus SE A350-1000 aircraft operated by Japan Airlines is seen during a media preview at the company's hangar at Tokyo's Haneda Airport in January last year.
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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