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WORLD / Politics
Feb 13, 2021

Trump lawyers portray impeachment trial as Democratic score-settling

Donald Trump's lawyers said on Friday that Democrats had provided no evidence the former president incited last month's deadly U.S. Capitol riot and had used his second impeachment trial to settle political scores.
JAPAN
Feb 12, 2021

Mori resigns as Tokyo 2020 hopes to move on from sexism outrage

The 83-year-old former prime minister finally succumbed to an onslaught of criticism triggered by comments he made about women earlier this month.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 12, 2021

The Olympics can no longer be run from smoke-filled rooms

The cozy world of male-dominated politics that gave rise to Yoshiro Mori is no match for 21st century corporate sponsorship and athletic diplomacy.
JAPAN
Feb 12, 2021

Japan keeps COVID-19 emergency in place as hospital occupancy remains high

A health ministry advisory board warned that while new cases were declining in most areas, clusters at hospitals and care facilities could propel death tolls to high levels.
JAPAN
Feb 12, 2021

How 'indispensable' Mori came to enjoy huge influence in politics and sport

The former prime minister had contacts his peers did not and the ability to get things done behind the scenes that leaders in both arenas relied on heavily.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 12, 2021

City of London’s Brexit tab rises with stock and swaps moves

The financial district lost its crown to Amsterdam as Europe's top place to buy and sell stock, and relocations of bankers are set to continue in 2021.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society / Regional Voices: Kyushu
Feb 12, 2021

Is Japan's national payment for childbirth sufficient?

While the country provides a lump sum for mothers to assist with childbirth costs, some are finding it doesn't stretch far enough as a result of pandemic pressures.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / Regional voices: Chubu
Feb 12, 2021

Closing a factory, the Toyota way

When the company decided to shut one of its plants in Japan, it took inspiration from a previous factory closure in Australia, in which efforts had been made to protect a legacy.
SOCCER / From the Spot
Feb 12, 2021

WE League chair 'grateful' for Yoshiro Mori's sexist remarks

Kikuko Okajima is pleased that the now-former Tokyo 2020 president brought attention to the issue of gender equality in Japan.
Japan Times
ESG CONSORTIUM
Feb 12, 2021

With Seino service, sell your excess stuff when you move

People who are moving tend to wonder what to do with all the items they find they don’t need. Sometimes there are just too many and it is too troublesome to give them away or sell them even if they are still usable.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Feb 12, 2021

Naoya Inoue and Takashi Uchiyama highlight packed field at charity boxing event

Thursday's exhibition at Yoyogi National Gymnasium brought together some of Japan's greatest boxers, while highlighting the potential for rapid virus testing at large-scale events.
Japan Times
ESG CONSORTIUM
Feb 12, 2021

Mymizu’s water app just first step to ending plastic waste

From conservation to climate change, the environmental challenges of our times are daunting and can seem distant from our everyday lives.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Feb 12, 2021

China New Year gala show sparks backlash over blackface performance

During CCTV's four-hour Lunar New Year show, performers appeared on stage wearing outfits that approximated African clothing and had darkened their skin with makeup.
Japan Times
ESG CONSORTIUM
Feb 12, 2021

Evonne Yiu, U.N. researcher and champion of forests and sea

The early morning sea off Ishikawa Prefecture was gentle, the fisherman sitting casually at the boat’s bow. They were idling just inside a breakwater, an artificial reef made of massive concrete blocks. He pointed at the water and spoke in a local Japanese dialect to his passenger, a polite female...
Members of the Kyoto Prefectural Police department's bicycle patrol unit, known as the Be-Unit, in the city of Kyoto in April
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 28, 2025

Kyoto police deploy bicycle squad to crack down on reckless riding

The unit, launched in April last year under the traffic police force, has proven to be agile and effective.
Workers assemble a Nissan Juke at the production line at Nissan's factory in Sunderland, England, in November 2023.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 28, 2025

Nissan seeks to raise $7 billion with backing from U.K. government

The struggling automaker plans to issue debt and sell assets to raise funds for keeping its operations on track, according to internal documents.
Evacuees stand in line to receive water from a water tank car at an evacuation center in the aftermath of an earthquake, in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Jan. 4, 2024.
JAPAN
May 28, 2025

Japan enacts legislation aiming to strengthen disaster preparedness

The legislation was compiled based on lessons learned from the Noto Peninsula earthquake in January 2024.
A new law to promote the development of artificial intelligence while addressing its risks passed at an Upper House plenary meeting on Wednesday.
JAPAN
May 28, 2025

Japan enacts bill to promote AI development and address its risks

The new law includes a provision to allow the government to disclose the names of malicious businesses in the event of crime using AI.
Members of Utsunomiya Brex celebrate their victory at Yokohama Arena on Tuesday.
BASKETBALL / B. League
May 28, 2025

Utsunomiya Brex clinch record third B. League title in decisive Game 3

The victory marked Utsunomiya's first title in three seasons and came just months after the death of head coach Kevin Braswell.
Onosato (top) poses with his stablemates after his yokozuna promotion ceremony at Nishonoseki stable in Ibaraki Prefecture on Wednesday.
SUMO
May 28, 2025

Onosato, 24, promoted to sumo grand champion in record time

Onosato also became the first Japan-born wrestler to reach the rank since 2017.
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth delivers remarks at the National Memorial Day Observance at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
May 28, 2025

Hegseth to face questions on U.S. commitment at top Asian defense conference

The event comes amid growing anxiety over Washington's tariff program and uncertainties about U.S. defense policy.
Onosato celebrates winning the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Sunday.
SUMO / Inside Sumo
May 28, 2025

Historic rise to yokozuna just the beginning for Onosato

There is a good argument to be made that Onosato is already the most widely decorated wrestler in sumo history.
People ride outdoor escalators as they visit the 2025 Osaka Expo in the city of Osaka on May 21.
JAPAN / Society
May 28, 2025

Japan's 2025 Osaka Expo draws 5 million visitors in first six weeks

More than 160 countries, regions and organizations are participating in the event.
The Finance Ministry in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward
BUSINESS / Markets
May 28, 2025

Weak 40-year bond sale keeps pressure on Japan to tweak issuance

The 40-year yield rose 5 basis points following the sale, to 3.335% as of 4:20 p.m. in Tokyo, while the 30-year rate jumped 7 basis points.
Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda
BUSINESS / Economy
May 28, 2025

Ueda to monitor risk of high long-term bond yields affecting shorter-term rates

The comments come at a time of heightened concern about volatility at the long end of the bond market.
James Rosewald, co-founder of Dalton Investments, speaks during an interview at the company's office in Tokyo on Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 28, 2025

Dalton connects with activist investor-linked fund to pressure Fuji Media

Dalton is trying to pressure Fuji Media after the broadcaster earlier this month spurned the fund’s proposal for 12 new directors, including SBI Holdings' Yoshitaka Kitao.
Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a two-run home run in the fourth inning against the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio on Tuesday.
BASEBALL / MLB
May 28, 2025

Shohei Ohtani smashes 20th homer as Dodgers pound Guardians

Three-time MVP Ohtani cleared the wall in left field in the fourth inning — his third homer in as many games — for a two-run shot.
Visitors at the EdgeCortix booth during the AI Expo Tokyo event in Tokyo in May 2023
BUSINESS / Companies
May 28, 2025

Japan backs AI chip startup EdgeCortix in boost to defense tech

The startup secured government subsidies of ¥3 billion to develop energy-efficient AI chiplets for commercialization in 2027.
SpaceX's next-generation Starship spacecraft atop its Super Heavy booster is launched on its ninth test at the company's launch pad in Starbase, Texas, on Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Tech
May 28, 2025

SpaceX's Starship spins out of control

SpaceX's Starship rocket roared into space from Texas on Tuesday but spun out of control about halfway through its flight without achieving some of its most important testing goals, bringing fresh engineering hurdles to CEO Elon Musk's increasingly turbulent Mars rocket program.

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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