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Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Nov 2, 2022

Use 'Book Week' to finally get to those titles piling up on your shelves

Started by publishers and librarians decades ago, Book Week is a way to get people reading. Though, the fact that it's autumn may also provide some encouragement.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 2, 2022

Selling a cleaner, affordable cooking fuel for Kenyan homes

Koko Networks in Nairobi supplies more than 675,000 households with clean-burning ethanol, which is used in the company's cookers and sold over an app.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 2, 2022

Japan asks if it’s better to flip burgers than work at a megabank

The weak yen makes the wages of Japan's long-suffering workers seem absurdly low.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 2, 2022

Phillies pummel Astros to take World Series lead

The Phillies returned to Citizens Bank Park with a vengeance, hitting five home runs in a Game 3 that had been pushed back one night due to rain.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 2, 2022

90% of Japan's major power firms report net losses for April-September

A weakening yen and rising prices of energy resulting from Russia's invasion of Ukraine are considered major factors, according to reports.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Nov 2, 2022

Amid dearth of candidates, Japanese towns adopt system to fund candidates' campaigns

The wider scope of public financing was aimed at making campaigns less costly for candidates and providing equal opportunities for people to run for public office.
JAPAN
Nov 2, 2022

Japan's ruling camp defers proposed law to restrict 'spiritual sales'

There are disagreements on the proposed law due to the ruling camp's reluctance to adopt the opposition's idea of setting a limit on the amount of donations.
Japan Times
Rugby
Nov 2, 2022

Ireland's Johnny Sexton focused on Rugby World Cup win, not rankings

The 37-year-old captain is focused on success in France next year, even if opponents might try and talk up his team's presence at the top of the table.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Nov 2, 2022

Why some Iranians want their own country banned from the World Cup

A group of current and former athletes has called on FIFA to ban Iran from the upcoming World Cup in light of its recent violent crackdown on protesters and other human rights violations.
Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa has called for a halt in the fighting in Gaza for humanitarian purposes.
JAPAN
Oct 27, 2023

Japan's top envoy calls for halt to Gaza conflict

"The priority is to improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza," Kamikawa said.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping meets with U.S. President Joe Biden on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit in Nusa Dua, on the Indonesian resort island of Bali, on Nov. 14, 2022.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Oct 29, 2023

U.S. and China agree to work toward Biden-Xi meeting next month

U.S. President Joe Biden emphasized the need to manage the U.S.-China rivalry "responsibly” during a rare meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks before an audience in Tehran on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 28, 2023

U.S. airstrikes send twin messages to Iran, American officials say

The airstrikes were the latest gamble by the United States to modify Iran’s behavior, few of which have worked in the past.
Samuel Bankman-Fried, founder and CEO of FTX, testifies during a Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington in February 2022.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 28, 2023

FTX founder admits 'mistakes' but testifies he didn't defraud anyone

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried insisted he did not steal billions of dollars from customers when the cryptocurrency exchange collapsed last year.
Smoke rises from a leveled building as people gather amid the destruction in the aftermath of an Israeli strike on Gaza City on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 28, 2023

Israel rebuffs allies’ calls to ‘pause’ Gaza assault

The issue has opened the first public split between Israel and its backers, including the U.S., the EU, U.K. and other G7 members such as Japan.
The European Union and Japan concluded an agreement Saturday on cross-border data flows, a deal that could benefit companies across a range of sectors, including financial services, transport, machinery and e-commerce, allowing them to handle data without cumbersome and costly administration.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 28, 2023

EU and Japan conclude agreement on data flows

The deal on cross-border data flows should drive business and may help shape global rules for data, the European Commission said.
A community health worker speaks during a meeting with pregnant teenagers, teen mothers and their partners, in Navotas, Metro Manila, in 2016.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Oct 28, 2023

Can new law help tackle Philippines' teen pregnancy emergency?

The costs of teen pregnancies in the country are high, with around 30% of the population now under 15 years old.
Lewiston Chief of Police David St. Pierre speaks as Maine Gov. Janet Mills looks on during a news conference after mass shooting suspect Robert Card was found dead on Friday.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 28, 2023

Suspect in Maine mass shooting Is dead, official says

The discovery of the suspect's body ends a sweeping search that had forced thousands of residents throughout the U.S. state to remain in their homes.
South Korean Marines participate in an amphibious landing drill in Pohang, South Korea, in October last year.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 28, 2023

South Korea and U.S. hold drills with drones and laser sensors

The training came as South Korea's military conducts a series of annual exercises aimed at improving responses to North Korea.
The remains of the music festival near Israel's border with Gaza where Hamas militants opened fire on civilians.
WORLD
Oct 28, 2023

How the Hamas carnage unfolded on Israel's 'Black Shabbat'

The attack was meticulously planned for months right under the nose of Israel's vaunted military intelligence services.
Texas Rangers right fielder Adolis Garcia celebrates after hitting the game-winning home run in the 11th inning of Game 1 of the World Series on Friday in Arlington, Texas.
BASEBALL
Oct 28, 2023

Adolis Garcia's blast lifts Rangers in World Series opener

Garcia's eighth home run of the postseason pushed his RBI total to 22, eclipsing David Freese (2011) for the most in one postseason in MLB history.
A Ukrainian soldier in a trench in a front-line position near Lyman in the Donetsk Region of eastern Ukraine on Friday.
WORLD
Oct 28, 2023

Surging falsehoods seek to dent Western aid to Ukraine

The falsehoods, experts say, are aimed at provoking anti-Ukraine sentiment in Western countries.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 28, 2023

Tigers take bite out of Yoshinobu Yamamoto in Japan Series opener

The Tigers got off to a fast start against Yoshinobu Yamamoto and the Buffaloes in the Japan Series.
South African players celebrate with the Webb Ellis Cup after their win over New Zealand in the Rugby World Cup final on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS / Rugby
Oct 29, 2023

Springboks hold off 14-man All Blacks to win World Cup

South Africa produced a magnificent defensive display to edge New Zealand 12-11 and win their fourth title.
Matthew Perry at the premiere of "The Kennedys After Camelot" in Beverly Hills, California, in 2017
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Oct 29, 2023

'Friends' actor Matthew Perry dies at age 54

Law enforcement sources told the Los Angeles Times that Perry was found unresponsive in a hot tub at his Los Angeles home.
Living conditions index hits lowest level in 15 years in Japan
The share of respondents to a Bank of Japan quarterly survey in June who said they have become worse off came to 61.0%, up 5.1 percentage points from the previous survey.
Tokyo emerges as a top market for global tech talent
Tokyo ranks among the world's top tech talent hubs alongside Beijing, the San Francisco Bay Area, Bengaluru, Paris, New York and Dublin, according to Colliers' newly released global tech markets report.
From stalking to death threats, female candidates still face harassment
Mayu Ushida, a former NHK newscaster running for election in the Tokyo electoral district on the Democratic Party for the People ticket, signs an autograph for a voter after a public rally at Shinjuku Station in Tokyo on Tuesday.
CDP leader criticizes ‘Japanese First’ policy and calls for inclusive society
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan leader Yoshihiko Noda said it is obvious that Japanese society could not function without the help of foreign workers in manufacturing, health care, construction and public transportation.
JSA’s 100th anniversary event is a once-in-a-lifetime chance for sumo fans
Egyptian wrestler Osunaarashi has some fun with children during a special Japan Sumo Association event in 2017.
Japan's rice farmers are confounded by Shinjiro Koizumi’s policies
Kiyoshi Shibata stands in front of one of the rice paddies in Murayama, Yamagata Prefecture, where he produces the prefecture's signature rice brand Tsuyahime.
From stalking to death threats, female candidates still face harassment
Mayu Ushida, a former NHK newscaster running for election in the Tokyo electoral district on the Democratic Party for the People ticket, signs an autograph for a voter after a public rally at Shinjuku Station in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Kawaii Lab redefines idol pop for the TikTok generation
Misa Kimura is the main producer for Kawaii Lab, a project by entertainment agency Asobisystem whose groups have found success by pairing a social media-first strategy with a fresh perspective on traditional idol-pop tropes.
Craig Mod's life in motion in a disappearing Japan
Mod's memoir “Things Become Other Things” chronicles his walking trips across the Kii Peninsula, surveying “a graceful end to a certain life cycle.”
With China and Trump, Japan defense report says world entering ‘new era of crisis’
A senior member of a Self-Defense Forces honor guard inspects a formation before the arrival of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba for a visit to the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on June 30.

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