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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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WORLD
Jul 6, 2022

Reduced U.S. testing is blurring view of the pandemic

As public testing sites have winnowed, more states have also stopped giving daily data updates, creating a foggier look at the state of virus across the country.
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MORE SPORTS
Jul 6, 2022

Mo Farah to take part in London Marathon

The 39-year-old four-time Olympic gold medalist will participate in his first marathon since 2019.
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WORLD
Jul 6, 2022

Suspect in July 4 parade shooting charged with seven counts of first-degree murder

If convicted, the suspect would face a maximum sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole.
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.
Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya crosses the finish line to win gold in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics men's marathon, in Sapporo in August 2021.
OLYMPICS / Athletics
Apr 5, 2024

Kipchoge retained in Kenya's slimmed down Olympics marathon squad

The runner is bidding to become the first athlete to win three Olympic marathon golds.
Workers on Thursday inspect a building damaged by an earthquake a day earlier in Hualien, Taiwan.
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 5, 2024

Resilient Taiwan responded fast to earthquake after years honing skills

While past temblors have provided lessons for strengthening coordination, the potential for an attack from China also keeps the island on its toes.
Since the original 2010 release, visual novel series Danganronpa has spawned eight mainline games (and several other titles) for a total 5 million copies sold worldwide.
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Apr 6, 2024

Are visual novels ready for a great leap forward?

Where reaction time and manual reflexes are in other genres, visual novels prize critical thinking and the ability to interpret characters’ motivations.
If it's too hot to do much (and the costs for air conditioning continue to surge) during the day, it might be time to consider shifting the bulk of our activities to cooler nighttime hours.
LIFE / Lifestyle
Apr 6, 2024

A solution for scorching days: Do everything at night.

Working night shifts, however, comes with a host of health problems, increasing the risk of diabetes, heart disease and even cancer.
Millions told to evacuate as heavy rain sparks flooding and landslides in Kyushu
Heavy rain falls in the city of Kumamoto on Monday morning.
Osaka Expo ticket sales exceed break-even point
Visitors to the Osaka Expo line up for pavilions on Friday.
Chinese vessels collide while pursuing Philippine boat in South China Sea
This handout video grab released and taken on August 11, 2025 by the Philippine Coast Guard shows an incident between a Chinese Navy vessel (left) and a Chinese Coast Guard ship as seen from a Philippine fisheries boat near Scarborough Shoal in the disputed South China Sea.
Britain’s Prince of Wales aircraft carrier makes Japan debut
HMS Prince of Wales arrives into the Port of Darwin, Australia, in July during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025.
Japan's Nikkei 225 hits record high on tariff and rate optimism
Stocks in Tokyo rallied on Tuesday despite months of uncertainty and general economic concerns.
Osaka Expo highlights the challenge of holding events in Japan's scorching summer
People huddle near a large fan blowing icy-cold mist at the Osaka Expo on July 12. Amid Japan's relentless summer heat, organizes have put myriad measures in place in order to keep guests safe.
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.

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

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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
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