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Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 20, 2022

Putin to allow inspectors to visit Russian-occupied nuclear plant

The French president's office said Moscow had 'reconsidered' a demand that the International Atomic Energy Agency travel through Russia to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear site.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Aug 20, 2022

Sawanobori: The treacherous pursuit of waterfall climbing

Like many outdoor pursuits, “sawanobori” offers exhilarating thrills. Unlike most, those come alongside extreme risks.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film / Wide Angle
Aug 19, 2022

Ghost of Tsushima casting prompts the question: Who is — and isn’t — Japanese?

Director Chad Stahelski says he wants a Japanese cast speaking Japanese, but pulling it off would mean navigating the murky waters of identity.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 19, 2022

Retailer Miniso to ditch Japanese styling after Chinese outcry

The Guangzhou-based company has long promoted itself as Japanese-influenced, with a Japanese chief designer and Japanese characters on its shopping bags and marketing language.
JAPAN
Aug 19, 2022

Japanese court refuses to recognize trans woman as parent of child: reports

The trans woman, who was assigned male gender at birth, had two daughters with her female partner using sperm preserved before her transition.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 19, 2022

Tokyo’s travel promotion campaign to resume on Sept. 1

The subsidy on offer will be u00a55,000 per person per night for an overnight trip that costs u00a56,000 or more, and u00a52,500 per person for a day trip that costs u00a53,000 or more.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Aug 19, 2022

A year of the Taliban: Afghanistan’s tragedy continues

The past year has been hard on the Afghan people. The country's economy has collapsed and many citizens have been pushed into poverty.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 19, 2022

Manchester United is a joke even to Elon Musk

Frustrated supporters briefly hoped against hope the mogul was serious when he tweeted he was buying the struggling club.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 19, 2022

Proud China should avoid repeating mistakes Japan made in the past

Historical analogies to Japan during and prior to World War II may help us appreciate the true meaning of current events as they pertain to China and Taiwan.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 19, 2022

China’s reaction to Pelosi's Taiwan visit has air of deja vu

Beijing's Taiwan outbursts over Pelosi visit have been seen before, such as in the central government's purchase of the Senkakus.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 19, 2022

Japan Airlines to raise fuel surcharges to record highs

The airline will raise its surcharge on flights connecting Japan with North America and Europe to u00a557,200 from the current u00a547,000.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Aug 19, 2022

No.1 Daniil Medvedev gets by Denis Shapovalov at Western & Southern Open

'It was a fight today, definitely not easy,' said Medvedev, who clinched the top seed for the U.S. Open when Rafael Nadal lost in the second round.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Feb 9, 2024

Roki Sasaki gets back to business after weeks of speculation about future

After weeks of rampant rumors, the "Monster of the Reiwa Era" is back to the business of baseball, and the MLB questions are back on the shelf for now.
Jordan midfielder Mousa Al-Tamari (right) and South Korea's Son Heung-min vie for the ball during their Asian Cup semifinal match in Al-Rayyan, Qatar, on Tuesday.
SOCCER
Feb 10, 2024

'Jordanian Messi' Mousa Al-Tamari has Jordan on brink of Asian Cup glory

Jordan will face Qatar in the Asian Cup final.
MORE SPORTS
Feb 9, 2024

Football fans embrace 'Taylor Swift effect' before Super Bowl

Pop superstar Taylor Swift is no distraction to the upcoming Super Bowl — she's an enhancement, excited fans in Las Vegas said Wednesday.
Pop superstar Taylor Swift delighted fans at her sold-out Tokyo Dome show on Wednesday by confidently telling the audience, “Eras Tour e yokōso!” (“Welcome to The Eras Tour!”)
CULTURE / Music
Feb 9, 2024

Taylor Swift slays her Tokyo era

Pop's reigning queen gets sold-out crowd singing along to her hits for the Japan leg of the global Eras Tour.
Michelin guides are published yearly, but there are only a handful of Black chefs whose restaurants have been awarded Michelin stars.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 9, 2024

Black chefs are scoring with new Michelin stars; but they deserve more

Michelin stars were recently announced for restaurants in the U.K. and Ireland: The number of Black chefs increased, but the pace is still too slow.
For the first time in 16 years, Taiwan will have a minority government when Lai Ching-te of the Democratic Progressive Party is sworn in on May 20.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 9, 2024

To Taiwan’s president-elect, here is a proposal for your consideration

For the first time in 16 years, Taiwan will have a minority government when Lai Ching-te of the Democratic Progressive Party is sworn in on May 20.
The Japanese government forecast that number of digital workers in 2026 will fall short of projected needs by 2.3 million.
EDITORIALS
Feb 9, 2024

Japan struggles with digital transformation

Japan's general tendency toward risk aversion reduces the readiness to adopt new policies, procedures and technologies.
Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes will be vying for his third Super Bowl title when Kansas City faces San Francisco in Las Vegas on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS
Feb 9, 2024

Chiefs and 49ers ready for another Super Bowl showdown

The same two teams met in the Super Bowl four years ago.
Taylor Swift kicked off her four-night stint at Tokyo Dome on Wednesday while Lionel Messi played at the Japan National Stadium, just a few kilometers away.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 9, 2024

The Taylor Swift and Messi moment shows Tokyo is back

On Wednesday, Swift and Messi wowed their respective fans, just 5 km away from each other. Their overlap in Tokyo is proof of the city's great resurgence.
Japanese conductor Seiji Ozawa during a rehearsal in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, in September 2005.
CULTURE / Music
Feb 9, 2024

Seiji Ozawa, Japan’s trailblazing maestro, dies at 88

Throughout his illustrious career, Ozawa was instrumental in popularizing classical music for mainstream audiences in Japan and abroad.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 10, 2024

Struggling unit of 7-Eleven's parent company to exit central and northern Japan

The Seven & I Holdings unit will close five of its 17 stores in the regions and hand over 11 to other supermarket operators.
Daihatsu President Soichiro Okudaira submits a report to transport minister Tetsuo Saito on measures the automaker will take to prevent a recurrence of safety testing fraud, on Friday in Tokyo.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 10, 2024

Daihatsu reports measures to prevent recurrence of testing fraud

"We want to implement recurrence prevention measures firmly and make the company capable of doing its job properly," the firm's president said.
Michael Jackson performs in Vienna in 1997. Jackson, one of the top selling artists in pop music, died in 2009, leaving an estate worth hundreds of millions of dollars but large debts to work out.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 10, 2024

Sony to buy 50% stake in Michael Jackson music for $600 million

The agreement may also include songs from other artists that are part of the Mijac publishing catalog in what would be the largest such deal ever.
Tetsuro Higashi, the chairman of Rapidus, speaks during an interview in Tokyo in February last year.
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 10, 2024

Japan earmarks ¥45 billion to fire up chip research at home

The funds are part of a major national push to catch up in semiconductor manufacturing.
Palestinian children wait to receive food cooked by a charity kitchen in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on Monday.
WORLD
Feb 10, 2024

Israel prepares assault on Rafah as it seeks to allay fears of 'bloodbath'

Aid agencies warned that a military offensive in such a densely populated area could end up killing large numbers of innocent people.
Tokyo’s WWII museums hold diverse views on war and peace
A carrier-based Type 52 Zero fighter marks the entrance foyer of Yasukuni Shrine's Yushukan, a museum that tells a more nuanced story of Japan's experience in World War II than the controversies around the shrine might suggest.
Japan starts survey on foreign nationals' unpaid resident taxes
In the most recent regular session of parliament, problems were highlighted regarding some foreign workers leaving Japan without paying outstanding taxes.
Summer bonuses at major Japan firms hit record
The fourth consecutive year of increase came after many firms raised their monthly wages this spring and as a result of solid earnings mainly among manufacturers.
Japan's inheritance tax is high, unforgiving and sometimes avoidable
The National Tax Agency at the Ministry of Finance, Kasumigaseki, Tokyo. Japanese tax authorities can bill foreign residents in Japan for assets inherited globally.
Weather agency warns of landslides and flooding in Kyushu as heavy rain continues
An embankment on the Amikake River that collapsed due to heavy rain in Aira, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Friday. Downpours continued in the Kyushu region over the weekend.
At Himawari Shokudo 2, Italian food with a Japanese soul
At Himawari Shokudo 2, chef Hozumi Tanaka serves Italian-inspired fare with a focus on Toyama produce, such as this appetizer of lightly blanched "hotaru ika" (firefly squid) served atop mixed wild plants and a crepe prepared from "yamato-imo" yam.
Cheer with caution: Expert advises sports fans have game plan for extreme heat
A Cardinals fan fans himself during the seventh inning of a game against the Pirates in St. Louis, Missouri, in June 2022.
Australia's warship selection signals Japanese defense industry's arrival
The Maritime Self-Defense Force's Mogami-class frigate. Australia's selection of an upgraded version of the Mogami-class warship for its next frigate class could prove to be a watershed moment for Japan’s defense industry.
Japan's inheritance tax is high, unforgiving and sometimes avoidable
The National Tax Agency at the Ministry of Finance, Kasumigaseki, Tokyo. Japanese tax authorities can bill foreign residents in Japan for assets inherited globally.
Will the movement seeking Ishiba’s resignation succeed?
Liberal Democratic Party youth division head Yasutaka Nakasone (center) and other members speak to reporters in Tokyo on July 25.

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