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BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 6, 2022

Failed ‘Captain Tsubasa’ NFT offers window into the risks of crypto

While Japan has not yet experienced a large NFT boom, some of the country's most famous pop culture staples have been appropriated for dubious 'Web3' products.
JAPAN
Jul 6, 2022

Japan's political parties highlight disaster countermeasures

Hopefuls have announced a raft of pledges relating to Japan's preparedness and infrastructure.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jul 6, 2022

Pentathlete Cedric Chatellier upbeat on obstacle racing after test

The sport's governing body UIPM said in May it had selected two variations of obstacle racing for testing from more than 60 options to replace equestrianism.
Japan Times
SUMO
Jul 6, 2022

Far from war, Ukraine sumo team trains for global glory in Japan

The wrestlers, hailing from one of amateur sumo's hotbeds of activity, flew to the United States on Tuesday after completing a monthlong camp ahead of the World Games.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 6, 2022

Alleged Shanghai cyberattack exposes dangers of China’s data trove

The purported theft of 23 terabytes of personal information on up to a billion Chinese citizens from a police database could be one of the biggest leaks the world has ever seen.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jul 6, 2022

Cameron Norrie faces 'alien' challenge in first Grand Slam semifinal

The top-ranked British men's player knows he will have to rely on Wimbledon's partisan support when he tries to stop six-time champion Novak Djokovic from reaching a 32nd Grand Slam final.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 6, 2022

Biden mulls lifting China tariffs as industry and labor unions press to keep them

More than 400 requests to keep tariffs in place on Chinese goods had been submitted to the office of the U.S. Trade Representative as of late Tuesday.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jul 6, 2022

Christophe Galtier the man for PSG's latest change of approach

The 55-year-old, who has has developed a reputation as an outstanding coach over the last decade in France, becomes PSG's seventh different manager since the Qatari takeover of 2011.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 6, 2022

Utility giant Tepco weighs joining Toshiba bid

The largest power utility in Japan is looking to secure Toshiba's nuclear business, sources said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 6, 2022

U.S. top diplomat to meet China, but shun Russia, at G20 talks in Bali

Blinken will arrive in Bali this week for talks of foreign ministers of the Group of 20, the club of major economies that still includes Russia — despite U.S.-led efforts to isolate Moscow.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 6, 2022

Tiger Woods: 'No way physically' to play U.S. Open

The former world No. 1 said that problems with his surgically repaired right leg kept him out of the June 16-19 major.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jul 6, 2022

Japan captain Maya Yoshida completes Schalke switch

The veteran center back, who led the Samurai Blue to 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification earlier this year, has signed for the newly-promoted Bundesliga side after 2u00bd seasons with Sampdoria.
Former Hamas hostage Aviva Siegel poses during an interview with AFP during her visit to the 55th session of the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva, on Feb. 28. Nearly six months into the Gaza war, with the families of hostages still held captive by Hamas desperate for their release, many former hostages are finding the words to describe the ordeal of captivity.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 4, 2024

After six months of war, former Hamas hostages speak of ordeals in Gaza

About 130 Israeli hostages remain in Gaza, Israel believes, including 34 who are presumed dead.
The National Police Agency has found that about 80% of crime victims in Japan have not received damages from perpetrators or state benefits.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 4, 2024

80% of crime victims in Japan are not receiving damages or benefits

Only 1.3% of victims received assistance from lawyers in negotiating with perpetrators.
Activist investor Oasis Management says shares in Kao have the potential to rise by more than 70% from recent levels.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 4, 2024

Kao shares jump as activist investor Oasis calls for improved performance

Kao has "significantly underperformed” its competitors in sales growth, margins, return on equity and stock performance, Oasis said in a statement.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen attends a press conference after a meeting with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in San Francisco on Nov. 10, 2023.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 4, 2024

Yellen eyes valuable asset on China trip: Insight on economy

China has been limiting the availability and discussion of some unflattering data, as the nation’s economy faces major threats.
A petition filed by a Ukrainian serviceman pointed to the dangers of troops — often whiling away long hours outside of combat — spending chunks of their monthly wage on online gambling platforms on the mobile phones.
WORLD
Apr 4, 2024

Ukraine tackles gambling addiction within its military ranks

A Ukrainian parliamentary committee will meet Thursday to discuss draft legislation imposing stricter controls over the gambling industry.
The Osprey provides vertical takeoff and landing like a helicopter but is also capable of flying at high speeds over long distances when operating as a conventional plane.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 3, 2024

The Japan-U.S. alliance needs the versatile Osprey

In Japan, there has been an outsized and lingering concern about the aircraft’s safety. That concern is, frankly, misplaced,
Climate change, with its natural disasters, is putting nuclear facilities and weapons complexes at risk.
COMMENTARY
Apr 4, 2024

Climate change and nuclear waste are a toxic stew

Nuclear power could be a crucial part of a clean-energy transition, but not if it comes with a high risk of multiple Fukushima-like catastrophes.
Kobayashi Pharmaceutical's Tokyo office. An investigation into the cause of the health issues is underway, with partner companies attempting to recall products that could include the batch of beni kōji said to have caused kidney problems.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Apr 4, 2024

Kobayashi Pharma's wide supply chain complicates search for tainted products

Looking at the overall market, one study showed that around 33,000 companies have sold and distributed products using the firm's red yeast rice.
Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Toshimitsu Motegi (left) attends a disciplinary panel in Tokyo on Thursday.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 4, 2024

LDP announces formal punishment for scandal-tainted lawmakers

An LDP disciplinary panel handed down the reprimands following weeks of debate among the leadership and several rounds of internal investigations.
Police officers conduct a special inspection of Shinjuku Ward's Kabukicho in Tokyo in December.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 4, 2024

Japan's police crack down on host clubs

More than 200 administrative penalties have been issued against such establishments nationwide for various violations, National Police Agency says.
The health ministry said Japan's oldest man, Gisaburo Sonobe, has died at age 112.
JAPAN
Apr 4, 2024

Oldest Japanese man dies at 112

Sonobe, born in November 1911, became the oldest male in the country in November 2022.
People visit to view cherry blossoms in full bloom at Chidorigafuchi, one of the moats around the Imperial Palace, in Tokyo on Thursday.
JAPAN
Apr 4, 2024

Tokyo crowds revel as cherry blossoms reach full bloom

The Meteorological Agency declared that Japan's most common and popular Somei Yoshino variety of cherry tree was in full bloom.
“Extremely Inappropriate!” centers on Ichiro Ogawa (played by Sadao Abe), a crude high school teacher who is chain-smoking his way through 1986. He accidentally ends up on a bus that turns out to be a time machine, which drives him to 2024.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / Wide Angle
Apr 5, 2024

‘Extremely Inappropriate!’ took a big swing. TV is better for it.

The drama — which features a fish-out-of-water protagonist and satirizes social issues — is the most divisive Japanese TV show of the year so far.
Former Canada soccer player Diana Matheson (left, in June 2013) is one of the driving forces behind a proposed new professional women's soccer league in the country.
SOCCER
Apr 5, 2024

Six teams apply to join proposed Canadian women's soccer league

Player signings and ticket sales are slated to begin around mid-2024.
Hong Kong Stadium during the first day of the 2022 Hong Kong Sevens tournament in November 2022
MORE SPORTS / Rugby
Apr 5, 2024

Hong Kong holds Rugby Sevens as international visitors return

The three-day competition will be the tournament's first sell-out since the pandemic, organizers said.

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Members of the nonprofit group Japan Youth Memorial Association search for the remains of dead soldiers in a cave in Okinawa Prefecture in February.
The long search for Japan’s lost soldiers