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Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Jan 16, 2021

Some rightwing groups warning their members away from protests

Some U.S. far-right groups are warning members to avoid the armed rallies planned before President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, alleging that the federal government or rivals may be seeking to incite them to violence and entrap them.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jan 16, 2021

Kingmaker maneuvers behind the men vying to succeed Germany's Merkel

The conservative leader favoured by German voters isn't even running in this week's contest to head up Angela Merkel's party, but he aims to play a pivotal role in determining its candidate to succeed her as chancellor, party sources say.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 16, 2021

National Rifle Association files for bankruptcy, seeking to escape lawsuit

The suit says NRA officials diverted millions of dollars to fund luxury lifestyles and to buy the silence and loyalty of former employees, costing the group $64 million over three years.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 16, 2021

U.S. announces new sanctions on six linked to Hong Kong mass arrests

The United States announced sanctions on Friday against six Hong Kong or Chinese officials it blamed for implementing a new security law in Hong Kong, following the mass arrests of pro-democracy activists this month.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 16, 2021

Biden overhauls faltering vaccine campaign with new name and team

President-elect Joe Biden is overhauling the faltering U.S. vaccination initiative he’s about to inherit, appointing new leaders of the effort and retiring its unpopular name days ahead of his inauguration.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 16, 2021

U.S. backs off claim rioters tried to capture and kill officials

U.S. prosecutors in Arizona had claimed that rioters sought to 'capture and assassinate” elected officials, but retracted the assertion a day later.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 15, 2021

Cherry blossom to bloom three days earlier than average this year in Tokyo

The distinctive seasonal flowers are expected to open on March 23 this year in the capital, as well as in Kochi and Fukuoka prefectures, reaching full bloom eight days later on March 31.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 15, 2021

Why many Asian countries are being cautious on vaccines

The nations quickest to enact social distancing and contact-tracing systems have mostly kept COVID-19 in check, but their citizens now find themselves lagging in receiving vaccinations.
Japan Times
Rugby
Jan 15, 2021

New rugby league to feature two-conference top flight with 12 teams

The Japan Rugby Football Union hopes a larger first division will result in higher-quality matches when the new league kicks off in January 2022.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Jan 15, 2021

J. League chairman found new reach with media openness during pandemic

Mitsuru Murai believes that keeping in regular contact with reporters helped him stay on track during the novel coronavirus-struck 2020 season.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 15, 2021

Call the Senate vote on Trump's removal and be done with it

The Biden administration must have the chance to start with a clean slate. That can't happen until we put the vote behind us.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 15, 2021

Can America lead again?

Whether Biden can restore and sustain America's global leadership depends on how effectively he mends domestic fractures and addresses deep-seated misgivings about globalization.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 15, 2021

Marubeni reportedly planning sale of North Sea oil and gas fields

A disposal would follow the retreat of other Japanese firms — and several international oil majors — from the aging basin to focus on larger operations elsewhere.
Students' opinions are being sought on a planned system for checking whether teachers have sexual crime records.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 18, 2025

Government to seek students' opinions for sexual abuse prevention

Around 12 students will be selected by lottery from volunteers to participate in the upcoming session.
Israeli air defense systems intercept Iranian missiles over the Israeli city of Tel Aviv early on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 19, 2025

Trump wraps situation room meeting as Iran plan remains mystery

The White House offered few clues about whether Trump had decided to join Israel's offensive aimed at destroying Tehran’s nuclear program.
A Nippon Steel facility in Kashima, Ibaraki prefecture on Dec. 6, 2024
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 19, 2025

Nippon Steel closes acquisition of U.S. Steel to end 18-month saga

The controversial deal weathered two presidential administrations, union opposition, an expensive lobbying campaign and two U.S. security panel reviews.
Foreign nationals applying for U.S. student and exchange visitor visas will now be asked to set their social media profiles to public so that they can be reviewed.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 19, 2025

U.S. orders social media vetting for student visa applicants

The move steps up measures to restrict foreign nationals’ entry to American campuses over national security concerns.
The anti-interventionist part of the Republican Party is watching with alarm as U.S. President Donald Trump has gone from seeking a peaceful diplomatic settlement with Iran to possibly having the United States support Israel's military campaign.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 19, 2025

Trump faces uproar from MAGA base over possible Iran strike

Some of Trump's biggest Republican allies are in the unusual position of being at odds with a president who largely shares their isolationist tendencies.
Panthers left wing A.J. Greer lifts the Stanley Cup after the team's win over the Oilers in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final in Sunrise, Florida, on Tuesday.
MORE SPORTS / Ice Hockey
Jun 19, 2025

Panthers damage Stanley Cup shortly after winning title

Damage to the Stanley Cup is far from new for the 132-year-old piece of hardware
Eddie Jones began his second stint as Japan coach in 2023.
MORE SPORTS / Rugby
Jun 19, 2025

Wales' Josh Macleod expects stiff challenge from Eddie Jones' Brave Blossoms

Wales travels to Japan having lost 17 straight tests — a record for a major nation — since it last enjoyed a victory.
Valiant, a Hokkaido dog, was rescued from a temple in Gifu Prefecture along with a pack of others.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Jun 19, 2025

Valiant is a playful, princely Hokkaido dog

Hesitant though he may be, this handsome 9-year-old has a heart of gold.
Pakistani army chief Asim Munir
WORLD / Politics
Jun 19, 2025

Pakistan army chief discusses Israel-Iran conflict with Trump

The meeting came as the capital was fixated on speculation that the U.S. may join Israel’s attacks aimed at disabling Iran’s nuclear program.
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with representatives of international news agencies on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 19, 2025

Putin says NATO rearmament not a 'threat' to Russia

NATO will hold a crucial summit in The Hague next week to discuss increasing defense spending to 5% of gross domestic product.
A firefighter works during the Eaton Fire in Pasadena, California, on Jan. 8.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Jun 19, 2025

Warning signs on climate flashing bright red: top scientists

Greenhouse gas emissions hit a new high in 2024 and averaged a record 53.6 billion metric tons per year of CO2, they reported in a peer-reviewed update.
The Lakers' LeBron James stands on the team's logo during a game against the Mavericks in January 2024.
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jun 19, 2025

Buss family to sell Lakers to Dodgers owner in record-shattering deal

The Buss family is selling its controlling interest in the team to billionaire Mark Walter, who already owns a minority stake in the franchise.
A U.S. military plane takes off at the Kadena U.S. Air Force Base in Okinawa Prefecture in August 2023.
JAPAN
Jun 19, 2025

Okinawa marks 80 years since 'Typhoon of Steel,' with U.S. presence still a burden

On June 23, Japan’s southernmost prefecture commemorates the end of the Battle of Okinawa, among the bloodiest ground battles of World War II.
A pirated DVD of the 1954 film "Godzilla", colorized and illegally sold without permission, on Tuesday in the city of Toyonaka, Osaka Prefecture
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 19, 2025

Osaka man arrested for selling colorized 'Godzilla' film from 1954

Ippei Miyamoto, a part-time worker in the Osaka city of Toyonaka, has admitted to the allegation.
Gentleman thief Lupin (Kanichi Kurita) and crew head to an uncharted island in the Bermuda Triangle and find themselves up against vaguely human monsters inspired by "The Island of Doctor Moreau” in “Lupin the IIIrd The Movie The Immortal Bloodline.”
CULTURE / Film
Jun 19, 2025

‘Lupin the IIIrd The Movie The Immortal Bloodline’ goes big on action, light on plot

Takeshi Koike’s latest “Lupin” film needs more than poison gas, bullets and nudity — its characters need something to do.
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
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