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Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 22, 2020

Trump campaign loses Pennsylvania suit to halt certification

A federal judge in Pennsylvania threw out a lawsuit by President Donald Trump’s campaign that aimed to block certification of the state’s election results unless it tossed out tens of thousands of mail-in ballots, rejecting the "startling” request due to a lack of evidence.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 21, 2020

Hawks cut Giants down to size in Game 1 of Japan Series

Dating back to 2018 against the Hiroshima Carp, the Hawks have now won nine straight Japan Series games as they attempt to win their fourth straight title.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Nov 21, 2020

Masters of their craft: Foreign apprentices reveal their life-changing experiences in Japan

You don't master traditional Japanese crafts, says Japanese lacquerware artist Suzanne Ross, “they master you.”
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Nov 21, 2020

Top 5: The best soup curry restaurants in Tokyo

With temperatures dropping, what's more comforting than soup curry? The Japan Times shares five of the capital's best bowls.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Nov 21, 2020

A passion project that became a literary journey through Kyoto

“Kyoto: A Literary Guide' was painstakingly collated by a group of friends whose dedication to studying the city's literary legacy spans 10 years.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Nov 21, 2020

U.S. election helps disinformation on social media thrive in Japan

The 2020 U.S. presidential election has dominated much of the news cycle over the past couple of weeks, with social media playing a key role in the conversation.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Nov 21, 2020

A frank conversation is needed on euthanasia

In October, New Zealand voters approved a referendum proposal to legalize medically assisted suicide, thus joining a small group of countries and territories that allow euthanasia under specific circumstances. The proposal sprang from a lawsuit brought by a lawyer dying from a brain tumor, and while...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Nov 21, 2020

‘The Japanese: A History in Twenty Lives’: Personal stories present a fresh perspective on Japan

Christopher Harding scales Japan's history down to the level of the individual with portraits of the eminent as well as the overlooked.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Nov 21, 2020

Japanese media weigh in on the U.S. election

'Biden may have been elected, but it won't be easy to repair the rifts that have widened over the past four years.'
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Nov 21, 2020

Take hot chocolate to the next level

Warm up your winter with these boozy hot chocolate recipes, perfect for both outdoor dining or a cozy night in.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / DESSERT WATCH
Nov 21, 2020

Upscale updates to the classic Mont Blanc

Department stores might already be in full Christmas mode, but specialty dessert stores aren't giving up on autumn flavors.
Japan Times
CARTOONS
Nov 21, 2020

Roger Dahl on the impossibility of removing a kimono

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Nov 21, 2020

Families of detained Hong Kong dozen protest on island near Chinese prison

The 11 men and one woman were captured by the Chinese coast guard on Aug. 23 aboard a speedboat believed to be bound for Taiwan.
The dashboard screen of a Toyota RAV4 compact crossover vehicle at an event in May
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Jul 28, 2025

Toyota’s internal inertia stifles digital transformation effort

Inside Toyota, a group of employees are worried about the company’s future in an era when a car’s software matters just as much as its sheet metal.
Sheep on the eastern shores of Lake Hawea, near the town of Wanaka on the South Island of New Zealand. New Zealand sheep farmers are fighting to stop the loss of pasture to fast-spreading pine plantations, which earn government subsidies to soak up carbon emissions.
ENVIRONMENT / Sustainability
Jul 28, 2025

New Zealand farmers battle pine forests to 'save our sheep'

New Zealand is one of the rare countries to allow 100% of carbon emissions to be offset by forestry.
A screenshot of a health ministry website shows an application form to submit documents for approval of a regenerative medicine program.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jul 28, 2025

Health bureaus' inconsistencies on regenerative medicine plans spark outcry

In one case, a regional health and welfare bureau immediately approved a regenerative medicine program but a different bureau rejected the same treatment plan.
Canada's Summer McIntosh celebrates on the podium after winning the women's 400-meter freestyle final at the world championships in Singapore on Sunday.
SPORTS / Swimming
Jul 28, 2025

Summer McIntosh makes golden start to ambitious program at world championships

McIntosh is trying to win five individual golds in Singapore.
Researchers from Japan and China take part in a cultural exchange forum in Beijing on Sunday.
JAPAN
Jul 28, 2025

Researchers from Japan and China discuss cooperation

The forum for Japanese and Chinese researchers to hold dialogue to enhance friendship as well as human and cultural exchanges took place for the first time in Tokyo last year.
The city of Omuta, Fukuoka Prefecture
JAPAN
Jul 28, 2025

Mitsui Chemicals apologizes for Fukuoka gas leak

A chlorine gas detector was activated around 5:40 p.m. Sunday, triggering an emergency shutdown of the Omuta Works plant. 42 individuals were taken to hospital.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (left) shakes hands with economic revitalization minister Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's chief tariff negotiator, at the Osaka Expo in the city of Osaka on July 19.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 28, 2025

Japan expects only 1% to 2% of $550 billion U.S. fund to be investment

The bulk of the fund, agreed as part of Japan's trade deal with the U.S., will consist of loans, says chief tariff negotiator Ryosei Akazawa.
The National Personnel Authority in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward. The authority, , which makes recommendations for wage changes for national public servants, is expected to recommend pay hikes of at least 3% for central government workers next month.
JAPAN
Jul 28, 2025

Central government workers to get a pay bump of at least 3%, sources say

The National Personnel Authority is looking to bridge the wage gap between public servants and private-sector workers.
A Hyundai Merchant Marine container ship under construction at the HJ Shipbuilding & Construction shipyard in Busan, South Korea, on July 22
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 28, 2025

South Korea pitches Trump on shipyards for last-minute trade deal

While details remain unclear, Yonhap News reported that South Korea has proposed a multibillion dollar project dubbed "Make American Shipbuilding Great Again.”
Peruvian police seized four tons of illegal mercury from Mexico bound for Bolivia, dealing a severe blow to criminal organizations linked to illegal gold mining, customs authorities reported on Thursday.
WORLD
Jul 28, 2025

Smuggled mercury shows extent of illegal Amazon gold mining

Record gold prices have encouraged a flourishing illegal mining trade that damages local nature and biodiversity and is raising significant health concerns.
A view of the Balboa Port in Panama City on March 4
BUSINESS
Jul 28, 2025

CK Hutchison to invite China investor to join port deal

State-owned China Cosco Shipping was negotiating a powerful role for itself as a condition to join the consortium, it was reported last week.
Dubai, part of the United Arab Emirates, has become irresistible for the world’s richest people.
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Jul 28, 2025

World’s rich ignore Middle East strife to bet on Dubai and Abu Dhabi

Europeans have turned to the United Arab Emirates to seek respite from economic uncertainties, while some Chinese have begun looking beyond long-favored hubs like Singapore.
Paul Weaver, director and head of cannabis at U.S.-based Boston Beer Company, shows the company's weed-themed product catalogs in his office in Toronto in June.
BUSINESS
Jul 28, 2025

U.S. alcohol sector prepares to fight back against buzzy cannabis drinks

Alcohol makers are still suffering a hangover following America's pandemic drinking binge, when sales spiked as cash-flush consumers splurged on pricey bottles of liquor.
Oscar Piastri, still wearing his helmet, celebrates with his team after winning the Belgian Grand Prix in Stavelot, Belgium, on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS
Jul 28, 2025

Oscar Piastri uses earlier disappointment as fuel to win Belgian Grand Prix

It was McLaren's first Belgian triumph since Jenson Button won from pole in 2012.
Hajime Kawano and his family traveled from Japan to see Ichiro Suzuki be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York, on Sunday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 28, 2025

Ichiro's Hall of Fame induction becomes family affair for some fans

Some traveled from Japan to the United States to be part of Ichiro's big moment.
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.
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
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.
Why Japan’s most melancholic writer speaks to today’s youth
Osamu Dazai struggled with depression and addiction, themes that were also central to his writing.
Trump switches gears on Ukraine war, but fears of disengagement rise
U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York City on Tuesday.
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
Tax-advantaged investments no lost cause for U.S. residents of Japan
While some American taxpayers assume they are ineligible to participate in Japan’s tax-deferred savings schemes, certified public accountant Rick Gundlach says that this is no longer the case.
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.

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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