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Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 24, 2021

Quarantines crushing air travel are getting longer and lonelier

Even as vaccines embolden countries to plot paths to reopening, authorities around the world are tightening the screws to stop COVID-19 mutations from slipping through quarantine.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Feb 24, 2021

CONMEBOL confirms Australia and Qatar's withdrawal from Copa America

Australia and Qatar, the two non-South American sides due to take part in this year's Copa America, have pulled out of the tournament, the secretary general of the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Feb 24, 2021

As pandemic took hold, suicide rose among Japanese women

In Japan, 6,976 women took their lives last year, nearly 15% more than in 2019. It was the first year-over-year increase in more than a decade.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Feb 24, 2021

Tiger Woods suffers serious leg injuries in car wreck

Golfing champion Tiger Woods was hospitalized in Los Angeles on Tuesday with severe leg injuries suffered when his car swerved off a road and rolled down a steep hillside, requiring rescue crews to pry him from the wreckage.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Feb 24, 2021

Beat Generation beacon Lawrence Ferlinghetti dies at age 101

Poet and publisher Lawrence Ferlinghetti, whose City Lights Bookstore in San Francisco became a West Coast literary haven for Beat Generation writers like Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg, has died at the age of 101.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Feb 24, 2021

The Last Word: Lawrence Ferlinghetti

For more than 50 years, the poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti kept the bohemian and beat spirit alive at his City Lights Bookstore in San Francisco. In 2007, he spoke to The New York Times about his life and legacy.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 23, 2021

Xinjiang genocide vote pressures Trudeau to take harder line on China

The nonbinding declaration from lawmakers represents a clear signal that they want Trudeau to maintain pressure on Beijing over human rights.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Feb 23, 2021

Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen: The latest podcast duo

Former President Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen are liberal icons, vacationing friends and rhapsodists about the dreams and travails of everyday Americans.
JAPAN
Feb 23, 2021

Lost in translation: Japan fumbles pandemic communication with foreign communities

Growing concern over access to up-to-date, accurate official information highlights the government's larger struggle to convey pandemic-related policies and support.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 23, 2021

Metal fatigue seen as trigger of engine failure near Denver

A similar incident in Japan had already drawn scrutiny from U.S. regulators, but they had not yet reached a conclusion on the matter when the Denver engine failure occurred.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 23, 2021

Even the world’s most-vaccinated economy faces a tough reopening

The nation shows that an emerging new normal that may not look much like the pre-pandemic world for some time to come.
Lee Jae-myung, the presidential candidate for South Korea's Democratic Party, gestures during an election campaign rally in Seoul on Monday. Officials in Tokyo are closely watching Lee’s remarks for hints of how bilateral relations could shift if he is elected.
JAPAN / Politics
May 21, 2025

South Korean presidential front-runner says he's not hostile toward Japan

Democratic Party candidate Lee Jae-myung has in recent months sought to highlight a more centrist agenda ahead of the presidential election.
The announcement that NFL players will be able to compete at the Olympics in flag football raises the tantalizing possibility of a new "Dream Team," 36 years after the gold medal-winning U.S. basketball team laden with NBA stars.
OLYMPICS / Football
May 21, 2025

NFL teams vote to allow players to compete in Olympic flag football

The NFL had long been on board with players competing in the Games, while multiple athletes — including two-time MVP quarterback Patrick Mahomes — said they wanted to play.
Canadian Finance Minister Franiis-Philippe Champagne (left), and Ukrainian Finance Minister Sergii Marchenko hold a news conference during the G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors' Meeting in Banff, Alberta, Canada on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
May 21, 2025

Canada seeks to send 'strong message' with Ukraine at G7 finance talks

In meetings through Thursday, leaders will discuss global economic conditions and seek a common position on Ukraine.
The Czech Republic's Jakub Flek (top), USA goalkeeper Jeremy Swayman (left) and the USA's Zeev Buium vie for the puck during the group B match between Czechia and USA at the IIHF Ice Hockey World Championships in Herning, Denmark, on Tuesday.
MORE SPORTS / Ice Hockey
May 21, 2025

U.S. beats holders Czech Republic at hockey World Championships

The U.S., which has failed to win a stand-alone world championship since 1933, will face Finland in Thursday's quarter-finals.
A worker handles photovoltaic cells at Irex Energy JSC's manufacturing facility in Vung Tau, Vietnam, on July 15, 2019. The U.S. International Trade Commission has concluded that solar cells and modules imported from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam injure the domestic industry.
BUSINESS / Tech
May 21, 2025

U.S. clears way for tariffs on $13 billion of solar imports

The U.S. International Trade Commission has concluded that solar cells and modules imported from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam injure the domestic industry.
Japan’s trade balance swung into a deficit in April after two months in the black as growth in its exports slowed.
BUSINESS / Economy
May 21, 2025

Japan’s exports slow as U.S. tariffs bite, risking a recession

Exports measured by value gained 2% in April from a year earlier, slowing from March’s 4% as cars and steel dragged on shipments.
Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (center) drives against Timberwolves forward Jaden McDaniels in the fourth quarter during Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals in the 2025 NBA Playoffs at Paycom Center, Oklahoma City on Tuesday.
BASKETBALL / NBA
May 21, 2025

Gilgeous-Alexander leads Thunder rally past Timberwolves

The Canadian point guard, who is vying for the NBA's Most Valuable Player award, rattled in 12 points in the third quarter.
Nippon Steel Vice Chairman Takahiro Mori speaks during an interview in Tokyo on Monday.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 21, 2025

Nippon Steel says it is confident Trump's buyout concerns have been addressed

Wednesday is the deadline for the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States to review Nippon Steel's acquisition plan again.
City midfielder Rodri enters the pitch during the match against Bournemouth at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester on Tuesday.
SOCCER
May 21, 2025

Rodri returns as Man City closes in on Champions League

Ballon d'Or winner Rodri made his first appearance since September as a substitute after suffering a serious knee injury.
Fukuoka Prefectural Police have arrested Ryuma Hanayama, the president of a civil engineering and construction company, on suspicion of abandoning the body of his father at a materials storage yard in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 21, 2025

Company boss held on suspicion of abandoning father's body at storage site

Ryuma Hanayama, 46, is suspected of burying the body of his 87-year-old father at a storage site owned by his company in the city of Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture.
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo. Investors are shunning an auction of government debt and yields are soaring as the BOJ reduces its purchases of government bonds.
BUSINESS / Markets
May 21, 2025

Buyers recoil from Japanese bonds in warning to BOJ on balance-sheet cuts

The rout in the nation’s $7.8 trillion government bond market is most acute for longer-maturity debt.
It was reported that Malaysia would deploy 3,000 units of Huawei’s primary AI offering by 2026.
BUSINESS / Tech
May 21, 2025

Malaysia downplays Huawei deal as U.S. checks China’s AI reach

The move underscores the Asian nation’s delicate position in the U.S.-Chinese AI race.
Detainees play outside during a media tour of the Port Isabel Detention Center, hosted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Harlingen Enforcement and Removal Operations, in Los Fresnos, Texas, on June 10, 2024.
WORLD / Politics
May 21, 2025

Deportations to South Sudan appear to violate court order, U.S. judge says

The development marked a new clash between the federal judiciary and U.S. President Donald Trump's administration in its efforts to implement mass deportations.
Toyota Motor Chairman Akio Toyoda. Toyota Industries investor Zennor Asset Management said a plan by Toyoda to take over the Japanese auto parts maker raises governance issues and may undermine minority shareholders’ interests.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 21, 2025

Toyota Industries investor Zennor says it wants minority safeguards

A founding partner of Zennor said the buyout plan would benefit the founding family and may undervalue the target’s stock and real estate holdings.
An aircraft approaches Haneda Airport. During the month of June, many travelers from South Korea landing at the airport will be eligible for fast-track entry procedures.
BUSINESS
May 21, 2025

Japan and South Korea to trial priority lanes for travel between the countries

The one-month trial program in June will be available to passport holders from either country who have visited the other at least once within the previous year.

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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