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Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Mar 2, 2021

Taku Lee poised to end long wait for Japan's first NFL player

The Obic running back and 2020 X League MVP, who is currently taking part in an NFL program for potential international talent in Florida, is generating hype as a player to watch.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Mar 2, 2021

Protecting democracy in a free and open Indo-Pacific

Japan and Australia need to team up with the United States and the United Kingdom to shore up values and ideals in the region.
OLYMPICS
Mar 2, 2021

Guinness recognizes Yuki Kawauchi for 100th sub-2:20 marathon

The former 'citizen runner,' who gained international attention after winning the 2018 Boston Marathon, hit the triple-digit mark last December at the Hofu Marathon in Yamaguchi Prefecture.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal / FOCUS
Mar 2, 2021

Escape artists accused of freeing Carlos Ghosn can't evade reckoning in Japan

Emails, court documents and more than a dozen interviews detail the Taylors' failed quest to employ tactics that let so many well-connected people avoid legal trouble in the Trump era.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Mar 2, 2021

I survived the March 11 tsunami. Here's what it taught me about the people of Tohoku.

Matthew Ketchum was sitting at home on March 11, 2011, when the shaking started. In a matter of hours, his whole world changed.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 2, 2021

Myanmar police fire stun grenades as Southeast Asian ministers aim for talks

The talks will come two days after the bloodiest day of unrest since the military removed Aung San Suu Kyi's elected government a month ago.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Mar 2, 2021

NFL International executive sees widening path for Japanese players

Globalization is a key component of professional sports leagues around the world and the National Football League is no exception, despite its reputation as a U.S.-centric league, which stems in part from its smaller slate of international players compared with other major North American competitions....
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Mar 2, 2021

China's electoral reform 'earthquake' set to upend Hong Kong politics

The proposed reform will put further pressure on pro-democracy activists, who are already the subject of a crackdown, and has ruffled the feathers of some Beijing loyalists.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Mar 2, 2021

Shocked Jiangsu fans hope for takeover after axe falls on club

Stunned Jiangsu FC fans are holding out hope that new backers will come to the rescue of the Chinese Super League champion after the club was sensationally shut down by owner Suning this week.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 2, 2021

Climate extremes seen harming unborn babies in Brazil's Amazon

A new study that links extreme rains with lower birth weights in Brazil's Amazon region underscores the long-term health impacts of weather extremes connected to climate change, researchers said on Monday.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said the government will do all it can to raise wages, particularly for small and midsize businesses, which account for 70% of employment in Japan.
BUSINESS / Economy
May 15, 2025

Japan to target 1% real wage gains within the next five years

The goal is based on the premise that stable and sustainable 2% inflation is in place.
Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim says the struggling team needs to perform better in the future.
SOCCER
May 15, 2025

Ruben Amorim not planning to walk away from Manchester United

United is staggering to its worst top-flight season since it was relegated in 1974, with Sunday being its 17th defeat in 36 games and ninth loss at Old Trafford.
U.S. President Donald Trump (center), Qatar's Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani (right) and Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg attend a signing ceremony in Doha on Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 15, 2025

Qatar Airways orders 160 Boeing twin-aisle jets during Trump visit

The deal for Boeing 777X and 787 planes with GE Aerospace engines was worth $96 billion, according to the White House.
Farmers load a truck with vegetables in San Ignacio, El Salvador, in May 2020.
WORLD
May 15, 2025

World hunger monitor faces 'large gap' after U.S. aid cuts

USAID cuts have significantly affected humanitarian organizations around the world that were working on life-saving programs.
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's tariff czar, after the first round of talks in Washington. Media reports indicate he may be headed back to the United States next week for the third round of negotiations.
BUSINESS / Economy
May 15, 2025

Third round of U.S.-Japan tariff talks may be held next week: report

Akazawa’s two previous visits to Washington yielded no tangible results.
Solar panels on display at the Canton Fair in Guangzhou, China, on April 16
BUSINESS / Tech
May 15, 2025

Rogue communication equipment found in Chinese-made solar power inverters

The rogue components provide undocumented communication channels that could allow security measures to be circumvented remotely, sources said.
Red Bull driver Max Verstappen speaks during a news conference ahead of the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne on March 13.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
May 15, 2025

FIA reduces penalty for swearing after driver backlash

Competitors in Formula One and rallying have been at loggerheads with FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem over a crackdown on bad language during events.
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group’s clients are becoming cautious about making deals and investments amid uncertainties over U.S. tariffs.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 15, 2025

Sumitomo Mitsui braces for tariff fallout with more buffers

Japan’s second-largest lender expects net income to climb about 10% to ¥1.3 trillion in the year that started in April.
According to the Fair Trade Commission, Kadoya Sesame Mills and Takemoto Oil & Fat violated the antimonopoly law by repeatedly conspiring to raise the prices of sesame oil sold to food-makers S&B Foods and Marumiya.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 15, 2025

FTC orders sesame oil-makers to halt price cartel, issuing ¥21.98 million fine

The antitrust watchdog said the two firms formed the cartel to secure profits amid rising sesame prices due to production cuts in Africa and a weaker yen.
The Ravens' Derrick Henry runs to the end zone against the Pittsburgh Steelers during the AFC wild card game in Baltimore, Maryland, on Jan, 11.
MORE SPORTS / Football
May 15, 2025

Derrick Henry and Ravens reach agreement on $30 million extension

Henry joined the Ravens last year after spending the first eight seasons of his career with the Tennessee Titans.
Customers try the Apple Vision Pro headset inside an Apple Store in San Francisco, California, on April 30.
BUSINESS / Tech
May 15, 2025

Apple readies feature that lets Vision Pro users scroll with their eyes

The capability is being tested as part of an upcoming version of the headset’s operating system.
Rory McIlroy watches his shot during a practice round for the PGA Championship in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Tuesday.
MORE SPORTS / Golf
May 15, 2025

Relaxed Rory McIlroy unburdened by pressure to chase 'north star'

The 36-year-old is still a force wherever he tees it up, but even he finds it hard to imagine anything that could top what he achieved at Augusta National in April.
George Simion gestures while attending a presidential debate in Bucharest on May 8.
WORLD / Politics
May 15, 2025

MAGA goes east: Romania's presidential frontrunner rides hard-right wave

George Simion, a nationalist who campaigns to "Make Romania Great Again," opposes military aid to Ukraine and is critical of the EU's leadership.
According to a survey, some 70% of children from Japanese households with an annual income of less than ¥3 million take no after-school private lessons.
JAPAN / Society
May 15, 2025

Children from low-income families take fewer after-school private lessons

The proportion of children who take after-school private lessons and the frequency of doing so are higher as household income increases, a survey shows.
"Federal funding typically accounts for about 10% of our annual operating budget, which is significant," said Ann Burroughs, president and CEO of the Japanese American National Museum.
JAPAN
May 15, 2025

Japanese American museum head laments Trump-led cuts to financing

The Department of Government Efficiency, led by billionaire Elon Musk, has stopped funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities, which financially supports museums.
Timberwolves forward Julius Randle holds the ball while being defended by the Warriors' Draymond Green in Game 5 of their Western Conference semifinal series in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Wednesday.
BASKETBALL
May 15, 2025

Timberwolves finish off Warriors to reach Western Conference finals

The victory completed a 4-1 series triumph for the Timberwolves, who return to the Western Conference finals for the second straight season.
40 years after Plaza Accord, Japan still at mercy of forex swings
The Plaza Hotel in New York, where finance ministers and central bank chiefs from the Group of Five countries met and struck the Plaza Accord on Sept. 22, 1985.
As Japan keeps buying gas, Aboriginal Australians pay the price
Paulina “Jedda” Puruntatameri with Antonia Burke and Tiwi fisher Clinton offshore of Melville Island, one of the Tiwi Islands, in Australia's Northern Territory. Together with other Tiwi, Jedda has been campaigning for years to stop Australian company Santos and its backers, including Japanese investors, from drilling for natural gas at the Barossa gas field.
Abuse of 'zombie cigarettes' among Okinawa youths raises alarm
A street in Naha in August. In entertainment districts in southern Okinawa, a drug known as "laughing gas vape" is being abused at nightclubs and bar. Now, some establishments have put up warning notices.
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.
The Japanese face and body patches that have had the world wondering
Japan's Mebuki Suzuki in action with Uganda's Oscar Chelimo in the men's 10,000 meter final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Sept. 14
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.
YouTuber Gigguk shifts from talking anime to making anime
The process of making “Baan” was personal and enlightening for Maneetapho, who spent years talking about anime on his YouTube channel and podcast before making the jump to becoming an anime creator himself.
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.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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"Shake hands with Lima-chan," a statue that shares the name of the Peruvian capital looks in the direction of Peru, where a sister statue, "Sakura-chan," is located. Erected in Yokohama's Rinko Park in 1999, it commemorates Peruvian-Japanese friendship.
The journey of Peru’s Nikkei: Finding identity in Japan
By Christoph Sponsel

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