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BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 19, 2022

Juan Soto turns uses power to edge Julio Rodriguez in Home Run Derby win

He ended in walk-off fashion when he hit his 19th home run of the final round into the Dodger Stadium seats in right field.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jul 19, 2022

Four new COVID cases reported in Japan's worlds delegation

As a precaution, the remaining members of the Japanese delegation are not sharing common spaces with other delegations.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 19, 2022

Bank of Japan chief determined to maintain stimulus as world tightens

Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda is in no mood to give up on stimulus and his ultraloose monetary policy, according to people familiar with the matter.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 19, 2022

COVID-19 surges across U.S. amid muted warnings and murky data

Public health authorities are holding back this time around, with some characterizing the situation as concerning but not alarming.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 19, 2022

Climate change's fingerprints on ever hotter heat waves

The India-Pakistan heat wave in March was calculated to have been 30 times more likely with the more than 1.1 C of warming that human activity has caused since the mid-19th century.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 19, 2022

Europe burns as heat wave breaks temperature records

Expectations are now high that the current British record of 38.7 C could be broken and 40 C breached for the first time, with experts blaming climate change.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 19, 2022

Race for U.K. leadership heats up as rivals vie for runoff spot

The field will be narrowed down to a final pair this week, with the wider party membership making the final decision.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jul 19, 2022

Tadej Pogacar finds Tour momentum as he chases Jonas Vingegaard

Defending champion Tadej Pogacar was toppled last week in a tough Alpine stage after coming under sustained fire from Jonas Vingegaard and his teammates, has vowed to fight until the end.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jul 19, 2022

Lionel Messi and other PSG stars draw thousands at Tokyo training

About 13,000 fans turned up at Tokyo's Prince Chichibu rugby ground to watch an open session, and were treated to an hour and a half of tricks and flicks from PSG's star attackers.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 19, 2022

Juan Soto on Nationals negotiations: 'Don't know what to trust'

The second-year All-Star called the leak of his decision to decline a 15-year, $440 million contract 'pretty frustrating,' but said his motivation for now was to concentrate on baseball.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jul 19, 2022

Belgium reaches Euro 2022 quarterfinals; France held by Iceland

In just their second-ever major tournament, Belgium reached the knockout phase for the first time to round off a miserable few weeks for Italy.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jul 19, 2022

Trump urges golfers to 'take the money' and join LIV circuit

The former U.S. President, who is hosting LIV events at two of his golf courses this year, wrote that players should not hesitate to abandon the PGA Tour, which he branded 'disloyal.'
A recent $1 billion donation to the Albert Einstein College of Medicine will make the school tuition-free indefinitely, but greater systemic changes would better serve students and society.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 20, 2024

Free tuition is no panacea for medical schools

An historic $1 billion donation paves the way for debt-free medical education.
A police officer walks outside the entrance of the family house of detained Myanmar civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi in Yangon, Myanmar, on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 20, 2024

No bids as Aung San Suu Kyi's lakeside mansion auctioned

A decadeslong dispute over the property between the Nobel laureate and her brother prompted the attempted sale.
Shohei Ohtani notched two hits in his Dodgers debut on Wednesday in Seoul.
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 20, 2024

Dodgers begin Ohtani era with win over Padres in Seoul

Ohtani notched a pair of hits in the win, including a single off of compatriot Yu Darvish.
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 21, 2024

Ohtani’s longtime interpreter fired amid illegal gambling allegations

ESPN reported that at least $4.5 million in wire transfers were sent to a bookmaking operation, which is under federal investigation.
A map from the Japan Meteorological Agency displays the shindo intensity of the quake that struck the Kanto region at 9:08 a.m. on Thursday.
JAPAN
Mar 21, 2024

Magnitude 5.3 quake jolts Saitama and Tochigi

The quake, which triggered quake alarms in Tokyo and neighboring areas, measured a low 5 on the Japanese shindo scale of intensity.
Naomi Osaka smiles after a point during her win over Elisabetta Cocciaretto in the first round of the Miami Open on Wednesday.
TENNIS
Mar 21, 2024

Confident Osaka eases into Miami Open second round

Osaka had little trouble in defeating Italy's Elisabetta Cocciaretto to move into the second round.
Protesters hold up placards demanding the release of detained Myanmar civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi during a demonstration against the military in March 2021.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 21, 2024

Myanmar junta facing 'existential threat,' says U.N. expert

"Those who have bet on the junta to restore order and stability in Myanmar have made a losing bet," said Tom Andrews.
Tokyo's Kasumigaseki district, where government ministries and agencies are concentrated
JAPAN
Mar 21, 2024

More retired government employees want to work beyond 65

The most common reason, cited by 85.7% of the respondents, was to maintain their standard of living.
Known in Hokkaido business circles as an internationalist due to his close ties with the United States and the International Olympics Committee, Yoshiro Ito headed dozens of Hokkaido and national organizations during his decadeslong career.
JAPAN / Society / Regional Voices: Hokkaido
Mar 25, 2024

Hokkaido mourns Yoshiro Ito, promoter of Japan-U.S. ties

Ito was known in Hokkaido business circles as an internationalist due to his close ties with the United States.
The National Ignition Facility’s preamplifier module increases laser energy at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory federal research facility in Livermore, California.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 21, 2024

Nuclear fusion backers meet in U.S. as competition with China looms

Scientists, governments and companies are racing to harness fusion to provide carbon-free electricity.
Sayaka Murata uses inventive language to bring the character of Keiko to life in "Convenience Store Woman."
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Mar 22, 2024

'Convenience Store Woman' and the 'normal' in life and literature

Author Sayaka Murata's use of marked and unmarked language provides new layers to a commentary on modern society.
A woman checks a lottery ticket at a lottery ticket store in Shanghai
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Mar 21, 2024

Chinese youth ease economical angst by playing the lottery

"It’s so difficult to make money now, no matter what you do”
The Bing website on a smartphone. Microsoft has received a wave of criticism from human rights groups on how its search engine works in China.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 21, 2024

Microsoft is attracting growing criticism for censoring Bing in China

Bing is reportedly removing information about human rights, democracy, climate change and other topics.
A protester in New Delhi holds a banner depicting Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, who has said he was the target of an assassination plot disclosed by U.S. prosecutors in November 2023.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Mar 21, 2024

India’s probe links former intelligence official to U.S. murder plot

At least one person involved in the alleged attempted assassination had worked for India’s main spy agency and is still employed by the government.
The resignation of Vietnam President Vo Van Thuong on Wednesday is "not really a good sign for a country often boasted for having very strong political stability.”
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 21, 2024

‘Political earthquake’ shakes up succession battle in Vietnam

The ouster of a second president in just over a year leaves a leadership vacuum in one of Asia’s fastest-growing economies.

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Koichi Tagawa’s diary entry from Aug. 9, 1945, describes the day of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki.
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