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SOCCER
Jul 24, 2022

France knock out holders Netherlands with extra-time penalty

France became the fourth nation to have reached the semifinals of the Women's Euros, World Cup and Olympics after Germany, Norway and Sweden.
Japan Times
LIFE
Jul 24, 2022

Professionals-turned-pilgrims embrace Shikoku’s divine boredom

The Shikoku pilgrimage is known for its long stretches of nothing, which is exactly why these high-powered executives (now retired) took it on.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jul 24, 2022

Kylian Mbappe scores as PSG cruises past Urawa in friendly

With Lionel Messi and Neymar on the bench, the France star alone was still too much for Urawa to handle, firing home a well-taken goal from a tight angle in the 35th minute.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jul 24, 2022

'Trace: Sound Design Works 1986​-​1989': Yutaka Hirose's soundscapes with a purpose

Each track featured on Yutaka Hirose's 'environmental music' album was commissioned by various public and private spaces and has been considered beyond simply being art for art's sake.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / JAPANESE KITCHEN
Jul 24, 2022

Recipe: Sauteed and marinated chilled tofu

Can't decide between a cold dish or a hot one? Don't.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Jul 24, 2022

If you can’t beat the heat, savor it at Kakan

The best kept (and spiciest) secret in Kanagawa tofu dishes has finally come to Tokyo.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jul 24, 2022

Japan's fatty fish: Yet another climate change harbinger?

Savor the next time you order a fatty piece of fish at the sushi counter. Fisherman on the frontlines say you may not be able to for long.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 23, 2022

China says Xi and other leaders got local shots in rare disclosure

China said all its leaders received locally made shots, the first time a confirmation was made in the absence of a vaccine mandate for the country with the world's strictest virus controls.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 23, 2022

Russian missiles hit Ukraine's Odesa port, key to grain deal

Kyiv described the attack as a 'spit in the face' of a deal signed by the warring neighbors a day earlier to resume grain exports blocked by the conflict.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 23, 2022

Suspect in Abe assassination set to undergo mental examination

Prosecutors will determine whether Tetsuya Yamagami can bear criminal liability based on the examination before making a decision on whether to indict the suspect.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Jul 23, 2022

One year on, Japan tasked with passing on lessons from Tokyo Olympics

Sapporo, the capital of Hokkaido, hopes to glean both positive and negative lessons from Tokyo as it bids to host the 2030 Winter Games.
Russian President Vladimir Putin gives an interview at the Kremlin in Moscow on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 14, 2024

In preelection messaging, Putin less strident on nuclear war

In a lengthy television interview, Putin struck a softer tone than in his state-of-the-nation address last month.
A Boeing 737 Max aircraft at an airshow in Farnborough, England, in 2022. In early January, the door plug on an Alaska Air 737 Max 9 blew off shortly after takeoff from Portland, Oregon, prompting an explosive decompression.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 14, 2024

Boeing 737 Max probe still in dark over who caused door fail

The planemaker has said it’s unable to find the relevant records, and factory security footage that may have helped have been overwritten.
Supporters of TikTok gather outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 14, 2024

U.S. House passes bill to force ByteDance to divest TikTok or face ban

The fate of TikTok, used by about 170 million Americans, has become a major issue in Washington.
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during a campaign event in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 14, 2024

Biden and Trump prepare for marathon White House race

The 2024 election cycle is also expected to be the most expensive ever
The best way to eat spring cabbage is to either treat it like a quick pickle by rubbing the leaves with salt and leaving them to ferment for a brief time, or by cooking it quickly so that the leaves turn even softer.
LIFE / Food & Drink / JAPANESE KITCHEN
Mar 17, 2024

Recipe: Spring cabbage has sprung

Although spring cabbage is tender, it isn't suited to Japan’s traditional method of eating the vegetable raw.
Despite Japan's still-nascent domestic winemaking scene, wine drinkers in the country have long enjoyed an obsession with obtaining certifications around the beverage.
LIFE / Food & Drink
Mar 17, 2024

What’s driving Japan’s love affair with wine certifications?

Studying wine is an extremely popular pastime in Japan — despite the number of students without a professional need to do so.
The Biden administration has regularly sent warnings about Nippon Steel's proposed purchase of U.S. Steel and has steadfastly sided with the United Steelworkers over the sale of a once-iconic firm based in Pennsylvania, a crucial swing state.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 14, 2024

Biden to express concern over Nippon Steel's deal for U.S. Steel, source says

U.S. officials and lawyers have drafted a statement of concern and the White House has privately informed Tokyo of Biden's move, according to reports.
Made by Karimoku, Keiji Ashikawa’s design of the JAL Boeing 777 cabin window stool uses an outer window pane from the plane as a transparent seat set on a base comprising recycled oak off-cuts.
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Mar 16, 2024

Recycling old JAL planes and bullet trains into design treasures

This month, On: Design looks at recycled products designed to rev the engines of plane and train enthusiasts.
French President Emmanuel Macron on International Women's Day in Paris on March 8
WORLD / Politics
Mar 14, 2024

France faces centrist vacuum as far right builds momentum for presidency

A far-right presidency would be a transformational moment for France, Europe’s second largest economy.
The Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani(left) and Yoshinobu Yamamoto pose for a portrait on media day at Camelback Ranch in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 21.
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 14, 2024

See-through baseball pants become eye-opening controversy for MLB

The league's new uniforms have dominated the conversation during spring training.
Dylan Cease pitches for the White Sox in Chicago on Sept. 29, 2023.
BASEBALL
Mar 14, 2024

Reports: White Sox trade Dylan Cease to Padres

The Chicago White Sox traded right-hander Dylan Cease to the San Diego Padres for four players, according to multiple reports on Wednesday night.
Supporters of TikTok watch a feed of the U.S. House vote as they gather outside the Capitol in Washington on Wednesday.
WORLD
Mar 14, 2024

TikTok devotees say platform unfairly targeted for U.S. ban

The U.S. House of Representatives has approved a bill that would force TikTok to divest from its Chinese owner or be banned nationally.
Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra takes a photo with a supporter alongside his daughter, Paetongtarn Shinawatra (right), in Chiang Mai on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 14, 2024

Former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra makes first appearance after jail release

The controversial billionaire, ousted in a 2006 military coup, prayed at a Bangkok shrine before flying to Chiang Mai to meet family and supporters.
During the last round of negotiations between Washington and Seoul, then-U.S. President Donald Trump requested steep increases in South Korea’s share of defense costs.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Mar 14, 2024

South Korea, U.S. talk cost-sharing as Seoul girds for Trump 2.0

The agreement on an unusually early start of the defense cost-sharing deals reflects unease over a possible return of Donald Trump to the White House.
JAPAN
Mar 14, 2024

Hokuriku Shinkansen's Kanazawa-Tsuruga extension set to open Saturday

The opening of the new section is expected to contribute to reconstruction efforts in the Hokuriku region in central Japan.

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Koichi Tagawa’s diary entry from Aug. 9, 1945, describes the day of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki.
The horrors of Nagasaki, in first person