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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 28, 2022

Australia commits to Pacific islands defense training as China plans rival meet

Australia will double its funding for aerial surveillance of the Pacific islands vast fishing zone and provide financing for Pacific islands to build more resilient infrastructure.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 28, 2022

Rescuers dig for survivors of Russian missile strike on Ukrainian shopping mall

Family members of the missing lined up at a hotel across the street where rescue workers had set up a base after the strike on the busy mall in Kremenchuk, southeast of Kyiv.
Japan Times
Rugby
Jun 28, 2022

Spain's disqualification from 2023 Rugby World Cup confirmed

Spain, which had reached the tournament for the first time since 1999, was penalized after the team was found to have used an ineligible player during qualifying.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 28, 2022

Credit Suisse found guilty of money laundering in Swiss cocaine cash case

Experts say the fact that Switzerland has taken legal action against a global banking player like Credit Suisse could send a powerful message in a country famous for its banking industry.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 28, 2022

MLB suspends 12 in connection with Angels-Mariners brawl

Angels manager Phil Nevin was suspended for 10 games and Mariners outfielder Jesse Winker received a seven-game ban as a result of the on-field fight.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 28, 2022

Sony's next big thing in tech is helping Honda take on Tesla

Of all Japan's carmakers, Honda had thrown itself most aggressively into EVs, targeting a full phase-out of combustion-engine vehicle sales by 2040.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jun 28, 2022

Watford cancels Qatar friendly after fans voice concerns over human rights

A pair of supporter groups had protested the proposed friendly, citing the Gulf state's strict laws against homosexuality and persecution of LGBT individuals.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 28, 2022

Netflix’s plan to fix its subscription crisis starts in Asia

The Asia Pacific region accounts for 15% of Netflix's 221.6 million global subscribers and is forecast to be the biggest driver of further expansion.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 28, 2022

Japan pushing to ax zero-emission vehicle target from G7 statement, draft shows

Green investors say the country's auto industry has lobbied against regulations that would encourage quicker transition to the technology.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 28, 2022

What Hong Kongers born the year of the handover see in the city’s future

Some feel their fate is tied to Hong Kong's, while others feel like bystanders as Beijing tightens its grip. Many plan to leave sooner or later.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jun 28, 2022

Sweden's Sedin twins among six to enter Hockey Hall of Fame

Daniel and Henrik Sedin played their entire 17-year NHL careers in Vancouver after being chosen second and third by the Canucks in the 1999 NHL Draft.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jun 28, 2022

Novak Djokovic racks up 80th Wimbledon win; Carlos Alcaraz advances

The former world No. 1 is attempting to win a fourth successive Wimbledon title and join a select group of three other players who have achieved the feat at the All England Club.
A street vendor flees from gang violence in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 13, 2024

Haiti decrees long-awaited transition council, but questions remain

The long-delayed move is intended as a first step in restoring security to the gang-ravaged Caribbean country.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida tours a new Toyota battery factory in Liberty, North Carolina, with state Gov. Roy Cooper (second from right) on Friday.
BUSINESS
Apr 13, 2024

Kishida touts Japan’s investments in U.S. with visit to swing-state Toyota plant

The prime minister visited the North Carolina plant where Toyota last year injected an additional $8 billion to make batteries for electric vehicles.
By 2050, 10.8 million elderly people will be living alone, making up 20.6% of all households, the National Institute of Population and Social Security Research said in a projection that it issues every five years.
JAPAN / Society
Apr 13, 2024

Elderly living alone to make up a fifth of Japanese households by 2025, study finds

The projection came as young Japanese people delay marriage or choose not to have children partly because they cannot afford to do so.
A funeral procession in Tehran for seven Iranian military commanders killed by an Israeli airstrike in Syria, on April 5. American intelligence analysts and officials said Friday that they expected Iran to strike multiple targets inside Israel within the next few days in retaliation for an Israeli bombing in the Syrian capital on April 1 that killed several senior Iranian commanders.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 13, 2024

U.S. targets unlikely to be on list in possible Iranian attack, officials say

In anticipation of the strikes, several countries have issued new guidelines to their citizens about travel in Israel and the surrounding region.
U.S. President Joe Biden during a joint news conference with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (not pictured) in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington on Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Apr 13, 2024

It's inflation, stupid: Biden faces renewed election threat

The cost of living is rising more quickly again, just when he thought he had put the issue behind him to get a clear run at November's vote.
A special subgroup of the Central Council for Education, which advises the education minister, is examining boosting teachers' adjustment allowances, currently set at 4% of monthly salary, as part of measures to improve conditions at public schools.
JAPAN / Society
Apr 13, 2024

Japan considering first hike in teachers' overtime pay in 50 years

There has been a proposal for raising the allowances to 10% of monthly salary or even higher, sources have said.
Ukrainian soldiers take cover during fighting in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Feb. 25, 2022.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Apr 13, 2024

Kharkiv's civilians under fire as Ukraine faces 'catastrophic' air defense shortage

The city is so near the border that Russian missiles can reach their target in less than a minute.
Then-U.S. President Donald Trump signs an executive order rolling back regulations from the 2010 Dodd-Frank law on Wall Street reform at the White House in Washington in February 2017.
BUSINESS / Markets / FOCUS
Apr 13, 2024

If Trump wins, he plans to free Wall Street from 'burdensome regulations'

If elected, Trump would likely cut back protections for small-scale investors and borrowers, and allow companies to raise money with less scrutiny.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing
WORLD / Politics
Apr 13, 2024

U.S. says China is boosting Russia's war machine in Ukraine

The Chinese Embassy in the U.S., however, said it has not provided weaponry to any party.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida arrives for a tour of a new Toyota battery factory in Liberty, North Carolina, on Friday.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 13, 2024

Kishida touts U.S. visit success, saying snap election not on his mind

The prime minister, who is due to fly back on Saturday, will be hoping the diplomatic success can translate into a bump in his low approval ratings.
Lee Jae-myung, leader of the main opposition Democratic Party, attends an event in Seoul on Thursday. He is one of the most polarizing political figures in South Korea with a fervent base of supporters on the left and a large block of opponents in the conservative camp.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Apr 13, 2024

Indicted opposition leader is South Korea’s top contender for president in 2027

The victory of his party in Wednesday's parliamentary elections was quite a turnaround for Lee Jae-myung.
LDP lawmaker Keisuke Suzuki, who heads a task force on the possible revision of the political funds control law, speaks during a meeting at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Friday.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 13, 2024

LDP eyeing political funds law revision talks without own idea

Behind the envisaged law revision is a high-profile slush funds scandal involving members of the LDP.
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. salutes during a welcome ceremony at the Pentagon in Washington on Friday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 13, 2024

U.S.-Japan-Philippines trilateral deal to change dynamic in South China Sea, Marcos says

Still, the Philippine president sought to assure China it was not a target, saying the summit was "not against any country."
Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a home run in the first inning against the Padres to equal Hideki Matsui for the most home runs by a Japanese-born player in MLB.
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 13, 2024

Ohtani matches Hideki Matsui's homer mark and collects 1,000th professional hit

Ohtani moved into a tie with Matsui for the most home runs by a Japanese-born player in MLB with his 175th long ball.
Protesters step on a caricature of Chinese leader Xi Jinping as they take part in a demonstration to condemn China's recent "aggressive actions" in disputed waters of the South China Sea, in front of the Chinese Consulate in Makati, Metro Manila, on Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Apr 13, 2024

China feels boxed in by the U.S. but has few ways to push back

Aside from pointed words and the perfunctory maritime patrol, Beijing's options to push back against U.S. pressure appear limited, analysts say.
JICA to designate four Japanese cities as 'hometowns' for African nations
The Japanese flag (left) with the flag of the African Union
Osaka fire kills two firefighters and leaves four injured
Firefighters work at the scene of a fire in the Dotonbori district in the city of Osaka on Monday.
Winning warship bid gives Japan confidence boost as Tokyo eyes more exports
Australia’s decision to select Japan's upgraded Mogami-class warship, seen in this computer-generated image, has been “well received across Japanese industry," a Defense Ministry official said.
Two Japanese nationals shot dead in Manila
Commuters cross the street through traffic in Manila.
A factory town in crisis shows Japan’s fading manufacturing era
Nissan workers walk outside its Oppama plant in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture. Nissan plans to shut the plant by the end of fiscal 2027.
Tokyo crowned No.1 'workation' spot
Workations were a burgeoning trend in the corporate world for years before the COVID-19 pandemic turbocharged it.
Candidates preparing to make final pitches for Sawamura Award
Hawks pitcher Livan Moinelo has a 1.13 ERA in 19 starts this season.
Winning warship bid gives Japan confidence boost as Tokyo eyes more exports
Australia’s decision to select Japan's upgraded Mogami-class warship, seen in this computer-generated image, has been “well received across Japanese industry," a Defense Ministry official said.
In Paris, chefs Chizuko Kimura and Kei Kobayashi make their mark
Chef Kei Kobayashi is France's only Japanese chef with three Michelin stars.
In preserving Japanese hospitality, ‘details are everything’
Beniya Mukayu, a traditional "ryokan" inn located in Ishikawa Prefecture, considers itself at "the heart of onsen towns, local residents, farmers, fishermen, sake brewers and artisans" — all of which need new, sustainable methods of serving visitors to survive into the future.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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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.
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