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Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 25, 2021

Billionaires thrive while poor suffer as COVID-19 widens gap, Oxfam says

'We stand to witness the greatest rise in inequality since records began,' says the charity, calling for higher wealth taxes and stronger protections for workers.
MORE SPORTS
Jan 25, 2021

Tom Brady and Buccaneers hold off Packers to reach Super Bowl

Brady passed for three touchdowns and reached the Super Bowl for the 10th time in his career.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos
Jan 25, 2021

Five questions to ask yourself when considering a job change in Japan

The season of new employees is fast approaching, here are some last-minute things to ask yourself before making a big career change.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Jan 25, 2021

A jolly ol’ Boli beats the odds and finds a loving home

Stromboli, an adorable Shih Tzu, was well past puppyhood when he was first featured in Adopt Me! in September 2019. He was, nonetheless, able to beat the odds when he met Jack Tarrant and his wife, Allison Schmidt.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jan 24, 2021

The arrest of Asia's 'most-wanted' drug boss

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime estimated that Tse Chi Lop's drug syndicate earned as much as $17 billion from trafficking drugs in 2018.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 24, 2021

The art of 'leaking' in the Japanese government

Leaks do not have to be true — they just have to be perceived as factual by the individuals reporting them.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jan 24, 2021

Top 5: The best teishoku restaurants in Tokyo

This isn't your typical “want-fries-with-that?” lunch. The Japan Times shares five of the best places to get a washoku set meal for dine-in or takeout.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jan 24, 2021

Four food delivery services in Japan you can order from that aren’t Uber Eats

Ordering takeout and delivery is still the name of the game in 2021. Luckily, Japan's food delivery industry has hit a growth spurt.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KONBINI WATCH
Jan 24, 2021

It’s a fried food showdown between FamilyMart and Lawson

It's the time of year where we all crave stick-to-your-ribs snacks, and “Konbini Watch” investigates the two chains' latest offerings.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 24, 2021

U.S. sends carrier into South China Sea as Chinese bombers fly near Taiwan

The dispatch of the USS Theodore Roosevelt strike group to the waterway was seen as an implicit message to China just days after U.S. President Joe Biden's inauguration.
U.S. Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng shake hands at Lancaster House in London on Monday.
BUSINESS
Jun 12, 2025

Deal to get U.S.-China trade truce back on track is done, Trump says

The deal removes Chinese export restrictions on rare earth minerals and allows Chinese students access to U.S. universities.
U.S. President Donald Trump talks to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a meeting where Trump announced nuclear talks with Iran, in Washington on April 7.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 12, 2025

Israel appears ready to attack Iran, officials in U.S. and Europe say

The step could further inflame the Middle East and derail or delay U.S. efforts to broker a deal to cut off Iran’s path to building a nuclear bomb.
The New York/New Jersey 2026 FIFA World Cup logo is revealed during a kickoff event in Times Square in New York in May 2023.
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 12, 2025

U.S. begins countdown to World Cup amid Donald Trump's immigration crackdown

The United States, along with Canada and Mexico, is set to cohost the tournament, which will feature 48 teams and a record 104 matches.
A demonstrator faces a group of riot police vehicles as riots continue in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, on Wednesday.
WORLD
Jun 12, 2025

Disorder breaks out in Northern Ireland for consecutive nights

Hundreds of masked rioters in the town of Ballymena engaged in what police condemned as "racist thuggery" during the previous two nights.
A military vehicle as seen from the Israeli side of the Israel-Gaza border on Tuesday
WORLD / Politics
Jun 12, 2025

U.S. slams U.N. conference on Israel-Palestinian issue and warns of consequences

The diplomatic demarche says countries that take "anti-Israel actions" following the conference could face diplomatic consequences from Washington.
Printed copies of the newly disclosed documents related to the dubious sale of state-owned land to Moritomo Gakuen, on Wednesday in the city of Osaka
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 12, 2025

More Moritomo Gakuen papers disclosed to widow of Finance Ministry official

The ministry intends to gradually disclose all the documents, which total more than 170,000 pages.
In Japan, the National Police Agency and others secured the safety of 129 domestic servers under the Interpol-led operation.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 12, 2025

Japan joins international crackdown on malware-linked servers

The National Police Agency and others secured the safety of 129 domestic servers under the Interpol-led operation.
Under the new law, the Science Council of Japan will be positioned as a "representative organization for Japanese scientists at home and abroad," and the government will provide necessary financial support.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 12, 2025

Japan enacts law to turn Science Council into special entity

The new law for the council, which represents the country's scientific community, will come into effect in October 2026.
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies before a Senate Committee on Appropriations hearing on the Department of Health and Human Services budget in Washington on May 20.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 12, 2025

Kennedy replaces fired U.S. CDC vaccine panel members

His appointments include several who have advocated against vaccines.
Red Bull driver Max Verstappen is one penalty point away from a suspension.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Jun 12, 2025

Max Verstappen heads into Canadian GP hoping to win and stay out of trouble

If Verstappen collects one more penalty point on his racing license he will automatically miss the Austrian Grand Prix later this month.
Morning commute traffic streams past the Meta sign outside the headquarters of Facebook parent company Meta Platforms Inc, in Mountain View, California, in 2022.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 12, 2025

Meta taps top researchers from Google and Sesame for new AI lab

The new group is part of an ambitious, and costly, effort by Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to gain ground on rivals like Google and OpenAI.
World Bank President Ajay Banga at the Milken Institute Global Conference in California on May 5
BUSINESS
Jun 12, 2025

World Bank to end ban on nuclear energy projects, but undecided on upstream gas

The global development bank, which lends at low rates to help countries build everything from flood barriers to railroads, decided in 2013 to stop funding nuclear power projects.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney (center) speaks at a news conference in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on June 6.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 12, 2025

Group of Seven tries to avoid Trump conflict by scrapping joint communique

Agreeing on a final communique is usually a ritual for leaders gathered at meetings such as the G7 summit.
Members of the media report from Los Angeles Street where Waymo cars were burned yesterday, after the California National Guard was deployed by U.S. President Donald Trump as a response to protests against federal immigration sweeps, in downtown Los Angeles on Monday.
WORLD
Jun 12, 2025

Journalists among the injured in LA as ICE protests grow violent

The Los Angeles Press Club said it was aware of 20 injuries to journalists during the protests, including at least five that required medical attention.
SMBC Nikko Securities has already introduced a family trust system under which relatives can act as agents for older customers for their investments.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Jun 12, 2025

New securities system enables those with dementia to invest with family's help

Under the system, investors can designate trusted family members as their agents while they are still mentally capable.
South Korea’s baby bust threatens its demographic future
Marriage is rapidly declining in South Korea as rising education and career aspirations collide with traditional gender norms.
German companies choosing Japan as Asia manufacturing hub: survey
Japan has many positive qualities for German companies, but the market does face some challenges, such as talent acquisition and retention, particularly as demand for skilled workers grows, a survey by the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan showed.
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
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.
Twice-a-year injection could make HIV prevention easier, developer argues
Jared Baeten, Gilead Sciences' senior vice president and virology therapeutic area head, hopes regulatory approval elsewhere for lenacapavir as a preexposure prophylaxis — for reducing the risk of contracting HIV — could lead to real discussions toward ending HIV in Japan.
Who’s who in the LDP presidential race?
(Clockwise from top left) Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi; former foreign minister Toshimitsu Motegi; Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Shinjiro Koizumi; former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi; and former minister of state for economic security Sanae Takaichi
Aichi Triennale’s message from the world: Free Palestine
“Between Currents and Bloom,” an eye-popping crocheted seascape by Indonesian artist Mulyana, dazzles with Instagram-ready cuteness while recalling a vibrant ocean now threatened by warming seas.
Twice-a-year injection could make HIV prevention easier, developer argues
Jared Baeten, Gilead Sciences' senior vice president and virology therapeutic area head, hopes regulatory approval elsewhere for lenacapavir as a preexposure prophylaxis — for reducing the risk of contracting HIV — could lead to real discussions toward ending HIV in Japan.
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.

Podcast

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

Longform

"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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