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BASKETBALL
Dec 19, 2020

Women's basketball star Ramu Tokashiki tears ACL

The injury deals a major blow to Japan's chances of winning Olympic gold on home soil next year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Dec 19, 2020

An epic year of market events shook China, Hong Kong and Taiwan

China, Hong Kong and Taiwan's economies were among the first to suffer from the virus pandemic. They were also home to some of the most dramatic events in global financial markets this year.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 19, 2020

Sweden’s second wave offers hard reality check

The country has highlighted the danger of thinking any government has found out how to beat the coronavirus.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 19, 2020

South Korea fears for COVID-19 patients rise amid sickbed shortage

South Korea's COVID-19 surge continued on Saturday, with a lack of hospital beds raising concerns in a country that has kept fatalities low despite a third wave of the disease.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 19, 2020

Mysterious North Korea site may be building nuclear components, report says

A mysterious North Korean facility may be producing components for building nuclear bombs, a new report suggests, offering clues to understanding the site near the capital that has perplexed experts and policymakers.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 19, 2020

Trump claims credit for vaccines. Some of his backers don’t want to take them.

Elizabeth Graves, an ardent supporter of President Donald Trump, is not opposed to vaccines. She said she had taken flu shots and pneumonia shots and, having just turned 50, was interested in being vaccinated against shingles.
Samsung, South Korea’s largest company, reported preliminary operating profit of 4.6 trillion won ($3.3 billion) in the June quarter, a roughly 56% drop from a year ago.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 8, 2025

Samsung profit halves amid delays to certification for advanced AI chips

The company has yet to secure certification from Nvidia for its most advanced product, creating an unusually long lead time for rivals in the highly lucrative space.
Items made using plastic recycled from CDs and DVDs, such as storage baskets, smartphone stands and business card holders, are sold at some Bookoff outlets.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 8, 2025

Bookoff plans to step up recycling of unsold CDs and DVDs

The secondhand goods retailer disposes of 1,700 tons of discs and cases from some 800 outlets across the country each year.
Tomoaki Kobayakawa (second from right), president of Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, and others meet with Aomori Gov. Soichiro Miyashita (foreground) on Monday in the Aomori Prefectural Government office.
JAPAN
Jul 8, 2025

Tepco plans to move spent nuclear fuel from Fukushima to Mutsu facility

The interim facility in the Aomori Prefecture city will store spent fuel from nuclear plants operated by Tepco and Japan Atomic Power for up to 50 years.
A video by the National Police Agency warns about fake scams.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 8, 2025

Scams involving police impersonation surge

Victims lost over ¥30 billion to such fraud cases in the first five months of 2025.
BRICS leaders including South African President Cyril Ramaphosa (front row left), Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (second left), Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (center), Chinese Premier Li Qiang (second right) and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov join hands during a group photo at the bloc's summit in Rio de Janeiro on Monday.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jul 8, 2025

BRICS fills soft-power vacuum as Trump-led U.S. retreats

The 10-nation BRICS grouping of major emerging economies has stepped up its efforts on issues such as AI, health care and climate change.
Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance's headquarters in Tokyo. Japanese life insurance companies are holding off on buying superlong-term Japanese government bonds as further interest rate hikes loom.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 8, 2025

Meiji Yasuda Life to shun superlong Japanese debt for year or more

The insurer is expecting the Bank of Japan to continue to raise rates.
Following a string of bear attacks that led to human injuries, the Environment Ministry has announced guidelines that list conditions and procedures for allowing the shooting of bears and other wild animals in urban areas.
JAPAN / Society
Jul 8, 2025

Japan releases guidelines on shooting of bears in urban areas

The move follows a string of bear attacks that led to human injuries.
Ukrainian firefighter and rescue workers carry a victim of a Russian airstrike that hit an apartment building in Karamtorsk, Ukraine, on June 22.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 8, 2025

U.S. to send 'more weapons' to Ukraine, Trump says

Trump's came after Washington said last week that it was halting some weapons shipments to Kyiv, leaving Ukrainian officials scrambling for clarity.
Kazuki Hara, the head of Japan’s Rating and Investment Information's sovereigns and international issuers department, says that confidence in the dollar as a key reserve currency has not been shaken.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 8, 2025

Japanese agency's affirmation of top U.S. credit rating helps Hong Kong funds

As long as Rating and Investment Information maintains its top rating for the U.S., Hong Kong funds are allowed to invest over 10% of their assets in Treasurys.
Nippon Ishin no Kai chief and Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura smiles at voters in Osaka's Chuo Ward on July 3 as campaigning for the House of Councilors election officially begins.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 8, 2025

In Upper House election, Nippon Ishin faces key test in birthplace Osaka

One senior Nippon Ishin no Kai official said the party leader's goal of six seats in the July 20 election can't happen without two seats from Osaka.
In an effort to move past its troubled legacy, Kobayashi Pharmaceutical has replaced its president twice and appointed an external chairman.
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Jul 8, 2025

Despite leadership changes, Kobayashi Pharma still struggling with reform

The Osaka-based company has replaced its president twice and appointed an external chairman, seeking to reduce the influence of the founding family seen as a cause of the scandal.
Many stab wounds have been found on the upper bodies, including backs, of two women who were killed at a girls bar in Shizuoka Prefecture on Sunday, investigative sources have said.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 8, 2025

Many wounds found on women killed in Hamamatsu girls bar, police say

In the incident, the 27-year-old manager of the bar and a 26-year-old employee died after being stabbed repeatedly at around 1 a.m. Sunday.
Japan posted a current account surplus of ¥3,436.4 billion in May, the highest level for the month, according to the Finance Ministry.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 8, 2025

Japan's current account surplus sets record for May as trade deficit shrinks

The current account balance, the broadest indicator of a country's international trade and investment flows, was in the black for the fourth consecutive month.
An English conversation test paper and bubble answer sheet. A Chinese graduate student from Kyoto University is suspected of having attempted to use a small microphone under a mask to tell other takers of a popular English-language proficiency test the correct answers.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 8, 2025

Over 800 people found to be involved in TOEIC cheating scheme

For those identified as having cheated, their scores have been nullified and their accounts for the exam have been suspended.
A concept model of the Global Combat Air Program (GCAP) fighter jet is displayed during the DSEI Japan forum in the city of Chiba in May.
JAPAN
Jul 8, 2025

Japan, U.K. and Italy open to Saudis joining next-gen fighter program

The three partners have tacitly agreed to such a move — but only once the project is underway and all outstanding points have been cleared.
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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