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BUSINESS
Aug 5, 2022

Japan government asks Sakhalin-2 stakeholders to 'think positively' about new entity

State gas company Gazprom will receive just over 50% of the entity replacing Sakhalin Energy, the current operator.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 5, 2022

Uniqlo’s owner pushes deeper into North America with GU brand

Fast Retailing will open its first GU store in the United States, adding to its outlets in the country as the Uniqlo owner seeks a greater presence in the North American market.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 5, 2022

SoftBank talent drain worsens, adding pressure on Masayoshi Son to deliver

Two more managing partners at the company's Vision Fund are leaving, bringing the number of top level departures from the world's largest investment fund to at least 10 since March of 2020.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Aug 5, 2022

Global energy crisis drives rethink of nuclear power projects

Governments across Europe and Asia are extending their aging fleets of nuclear plants, restarting reactors and dusting off plans to resume projects.
BUSINESS
Aug 5, 2022

June data shows households increased spending for first time in 4 months

The data, which was stronger than the median estimate for a 1.5% rise, showed people spent less on fish and vegetables, while also spending more on transportation.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 5, 2022

Keeping Europe warm this winter will depend on weather in Asia

Japan, South Korea and China — among the world's biggest importers of liquefied natural gas and seaborne coal — all share a peak heating demand season during the winter with Europe.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Aug 5, 2022

Shibuno takes lead at Women's British Open with opening round 65

Shibuno said she hasn't played this well in a 'long time.'
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 5, 2022

Taiwan faces urgent fighter pilot shortage as Xi tests defenses

Officials say Chinese President Xi Jinping may have the capability to take action across the Taiwan Strait in as soon as five years, and the daily incursions are wearing down Taiwan's pilots.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 5, 2022

Monkeypox is declared a U.S. health emergency, freeing up funding

The emergency declaration in the U.S. will free up federal funding for health agencies and can also fast-track the development and shipment of therapeutics and diagnostics.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Aug 5, 2022

Brittney Griner receives nine-year prison sentence in Russia

Griner was found guilty of deliberately bringing cannabis-infused vape cartridges into Russia, a ruling U.S. President Joe Biden called 'unacceptable.'
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 5, 2022

Jury finds Alex Jones must pay $4.1 million for Sandy Hook hoax claims

The amount fell far short of the millions of dollars in compensatory damages that had been sought by the plaintiffs.
A group of departed souls trapped in limbo tries to find closure — and finish an uncompleted movie — in Michihito Fujii’s “The Parades.”
CULTURE / Film
Feb 29, 2024

‘The Parades’: Glossy afterlife drama is no ‘After Life’

Michihito Fujii’s wistful film is less than the sum of its influences.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to decide whether former U.S. President Donald Trump is immune from prosecution on charges of plotting to overturn the 2020 election.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 29, 2024

U.S. Supreme Court immunity case jeopardizes Trump trial pre-election

Polls indicate a conviction of Trump could undercut the Republican front-runner’s bid to reclaim the White House.
North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un visits the Pyongyang General Control Center of the National Aerospace Technology Administration to inspect operational readiness of reconnaissance satellites and view aerospace photographs, in this picture released by the Korean Central News Agency on Nov. 25, 2023.
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 29, 2024

North Korea's first spy satellite is 'alive,' expert says

But the spacecraft's capabilities remain unknown despite its maneuvers suggesting Pyongyang's successful control of it.
In many cases, the return gift that shows your appreciation should be worth half of what was originally given to you.
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Mar 1, 2024

Japan's return-a-gift culture isn't just for White Day

If you received a gift on Valentine's Day, White Day is your chance to return the kindness. Learn the verbs for giving with grace.
In Tokyo's 23 wards, the average unit price of new condominiums in 2023 soared about 40% from the previous year to ¥114.83 million, topping ¥100 million for the first time.
BUSINESS
Feb 29, 2024

Japan's average condo price hits record high for seventh year in 2023

The nationwide average price was pushed up by rising costs for construction materials and labor.
Gamers of a certain age immediately recoil in pain when the name "Aerith" is mentioned — this is why the character's death still means so much today.
LIFE / Digital
Feb 29, 2024

With one death, Final Fantasy VII changed the game

With one shocking act, Final Fantasy VII rethought the social contract of games where players are largely free from consequences.
Attendees listen as Fernando Haddad, Brazil's finance minister, speaks virtually during the Group of 20 finance ministers and central bank governors meeting in Sao Paulo on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 29, 2024

Brazil urges 'new globalization' at G20 meet overshadowed by Ukraine

The meeting will lay the economic policy groundwork for the annual G20 leaders' summit to be held in November.
A Chinese coast guard ship near the China-controlled Scarborough Shoal, in disputed waters of the South China Sea on Feb. 16.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 29, 2024

China militia presence increases in South China Sea: report

Satellite imagery of nine features in the sea, including reefs and shoals, identified an average of 195 militia ships present on any given day in 2023.
A firefighter walks on mud and rocks from a mudslide during a storm in Los Angeles on Feb. 5.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Feb 29, 2024

U.S. and Philippines pay highest economic price for climate-fueled weather

The U.S. currently experiences the worst losses in absolute terms: about $97 billion annually.
Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 29, 2024

Marcos to chart deeper Australia-Philippines ties as China rises

Marcos will be the first Philippine leader to address a joint sitting of parliament in Canberra.
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during an event at the White House in Washington on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 29, 2024

Biden cracks down on U.S. data flows to China and Russia

Seeking to protect American personal data, Biden unveiled an executive order barring genomic data transfers to China and other "countries of concern."
Christmas lights decorate downtown Brampton, a suburb of Toronto, on Jan. 5. In Canada, a post-COVID explosion in foreign students has resulted in housing shortages and flawed academic programs being taught in strip malls.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 29, 2024

Canada’s welcome for foreign students becomes 'trafficking’ nightmare

An open-door policy has caused rental prices to soar, soured the electorate on new arrivals, and allowed colleges to take advantage of young people.
On display at the new 7-Eleven store in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, are about 2,000 additional products that aren’t usually carried in 7-Elevens, including fresh fruit, diapers and hair-care products.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 29, 2024

Seven & I Holdings explores market for bigger 7-Elevens

Its new store in Chiba Prefecture will have more than twice the number of products and is almost double the size of regular outlets.
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 29, 2024

Japan issues fresh warning against excessive yen moves

The warning by Masato Kanda, Japan's vice finance minister for international affairs, likely reflects Tokyo's desire to prevent further falls in the yen.
How Pakistan shot down India's cutting-edge fighter using Chinese gear
An Indian Air Force pilot gets out of a Rafale fighter jet during its induction ceremony at an air force station in Ambala, India, September 2020.
China’s unbeatable new production model export
China is not merely moving more goods; it is exporting a new, ruthlessly efficient production model powered by automation, AI and state-guided industrial optimization.
Trump: The $550 billion pledged by Japan is 'our money'
U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday. He told CNBC that investment pledges are like signing bonuses.
Australia announces new warships will come from Japan
The Maritime Self-Defense Force's Mogami-class frigate Niyodo sails at an undisclosed location in this image released Tuesday.
Japan swelters as previous heat record melts
A worker tries to cool down a street in central Tokyo Tuesday as wide swaths of the Kanto region sweltered under intense heat. In Gunma Prefecture, the temperature rose 41.8 degrees Celsius, the highest ever recorded in Japan.
Photographer Bleg Bayraktar is winning social media with politeness
A video on Bayraktar's Instagram of approaching an elderly worker in Tokyo's Shibuya has gone viral, garnering almost 9 million views.
Australia announces new warships will come from Japan
The Maritime Self-Defense Force's Mogami-class frigate Niyodo sails at an undisclosed location in this image released Tuesday.
Fuji Rock's weekend of surprises was one of its best yet
Radwimps lead singer Yojiro Noda threw himself into the rock band’s Green Stage performance ahead of headliner Vampire Weekend.
How Trump is gaslighting on climate change — with Japan’s help
The Bishu Maru LNG tanker, owned by Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, next to the Freeport LNG terminal in Texas
With a new distillery, Suntory makes a spirited move on gin market
A staff inspects a distillation pot still at Suntory's new Osaka Spirits & Liqueurs Craft Distillery, which will focus on gin production and help Suntory capture a bigger slice of the fast-growing gin market.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

A mushroom cloud from the atomic bombing on Hiroshima taken from a U.S. military aircraft on Aug. 6, 1945. Copying the photo without permission is prohibited.
80 years on, a Japanese American hibakusha recalls the day the bomb dropped
By Elizabeth Beattie

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