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Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jun 7, 2022

The (no longer) secret world of surf spots

Surfing has treated knowledge and waves, whether in San Diego or semirural Oregon, as things that are earned, not given — the way anglers hold dear the locations of secret fishing holes.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jun 7, 2022

Boris Johnson clings to power, but question now is for how long

After years of weathering sex scandals, gaffes and missteps, the British prime minister, a relative loner in the Conservative Party, might be running out of road.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jun 7, 2022

Stephen Curry's improved defense shows he is more than just a sharpshooter

Curry's more muscular frame has played a big role in his development in the defensive aspect of the game.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 7, 2022

Proud Boys leader charged with sedition for role in U.S. Capitol attack

Henry 'Enrique' Tarrio and four associates are accused of plotting the attack in advance and encouraging Donald Trump supporters to prevent Congress from certifying his election defeat.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 7, 2022

U.S. warns Kim Jong Un of ‘forceful response’ to any nuclear test

The U.N.'s International Atomic Energy Agency said it has observed indications North Korea 'may be preparing for a nuclear test.”
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 7, 2022

Jan. 6 hearings aim to catch America's attention with prime-time TV debut

The televised hearings into the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol will need to produce show-stopping moments to grab a divided, distracted nation that has largely moved on.
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Jun 7, 2022

How China's history of influence operations has affected Japan

From politics to business, Beijing has sought to swing Tokyo's policies and actions in its favor since the mid-1950s.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 7, 2022

Former Sony CEO Nobuyuki Idei dies of liver failure at 84

Idei, who joined the company in 1960 and served as CEO from 1998 to 2005, was once synonymous with the rise of corporate Japan around the world.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Jun 7, 2022

Putin and COVID-19 may help Kishida keep Japan’s top job for years

Kishida's tough stance on Russia's invasion of Ukraine and cautious virus response have swung previously skeptical voters behind the former foreign minister.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 7, 2022

Signs in chips, shipping and fertilizer that inflation may have peaked

North America's fertilizer prices — an indicator of where global food inflation is going — is 24% below its record high in March.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 7, 2022

Japan's household spending falls as rising costs squeeze consumers

Spending improved from the previous month as households showed increasing appetite for services such as eating out, but the month-on-month rise was smaller than expected.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 7, 2022

Bumper wheat crop looming in Australia set to ease tight market

High prices and supportive seasonal conditions are prompting more sowing of wheat and canola, with planted area for wheat rising 1% and for canola expanding 12% to a record.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 7, 2022

Ukraine cautious as Turkey and Russia push Black Sea grain deal

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government has offered military help to clear mines off the coast of Odesa and escort grain ships.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jun 7, 2022

Biden’s trade plan to kickstart U.S. solar fails to win over industry

The president is facing challenges when it comes to supporting domestic manufacturers without alienating the companies that rely on low-cost imports.
JAPAN / Explainer
Jun 7, 2022

Five ways to save energy this summer as Japan's bills tick upward

Electricity prices are set to hit the highest level in five years this month on the back of energy market chaos set off by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Japan Times
PRESS / Events
Jun 7, 2022

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Australia PM Anthony Albanese. Albanese on Wednesday announced new legislation to ban deepfake pornography and additional funding for the country's online watchdog.
WORLD / Society
May 1, 2024

Australian PM says violence against women a 'national crisis'

28 women have been killed in Australia so far this year — an average of one death every four days.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chinese President Xi Jinping during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation CEO Summit in San Francisco in November
JAPAN / Politics
May 1, 2024

Work to improve Japan-China relations has stalled

The biggest issue standing between Japan and China bettering their relations is Beijing's blanket ban on imports of Japanese fishery products.
Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward has offered a stationmaster experience at Shinjuku Station as a return gift for donations of ¥1 million to the ward.
JAPAN
May 1, 2024

Tokyo offers 'experience packages' as gifts to curb tax outflow

As their tax revenues continue to decline, Tokyo wards have begun diversifying their gift offerings under the hometown tax program.
The Shimane Nuclear Power Plant in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture
JAPAN / Society
May 1, 2024

Chugoku Electric delays restart of nuclear reactor at Shimane plant

The No. 2 unit will be the first boiling-water reactor to be restarted in Japan since the 2011 accident at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant.
A ceremony for the Self-Defense Forces' newly created cyberdefense force at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo in March 2022
JAPAN
May 1, 2024

Japanese government skips submitting active cyberdefense bill

The government planned to set up a panel of relevant experts in May, but this plan is now uncertain.
A forest road in Nasu, Tochigi Prefecture, near the site where the burned bodies of a Tokyo couple were found last month
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 1, 2024

Two more suspects arrested over burned bodies found in Tochigi

Police suspect the two men, both 20, were involved in the torching of the bodies of a Tokyo businessman and his wife.
A worker organizes cannabis flowers before the opening of the first legal recreational marijuana dispensary, located in the East Village in the Manhattan borough of New York, on Dec. 29, 2022.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 1, 2024

Marijuana could be reclassified in U.S. as less dangerous

The rumored move would ease access to cannabis for patients and researchers studying its medical applications without decriminalizing it.
An aerial view of the remote islands known as Takeshima in Japan and Dokdo in Korea
JAPAN / Politics
May 1, 2024

South Korean lawmakers land on Japanese-claimed islets

Seventeen people, including three lawmakers of South Korea's main opposition Democratic Party, visited Takeshima, which is known as Dokdo by Seoul.
Wecars President and CEO Shinjiro Tanaka (center) at a news conference in Tokyo on Wednesday
BUSINESS / Companies
May 1, 2024

New firm formed to take over Bigmotor's operations

Wecars took over around 250 outlets and some 4,200 employees from Bigmotor, and its board of directors does not include former members of Bigmotor's board.
People visit the Ameya Yokocho market in Tokyo's Ueno district during the Golden Week holiday on Tuesday.
BUSINESS
May 1, 2024

Weak yen fattens tourist wallets in Japan

Spending per head soared 52% over the first three months compared with 2019.
A "cooling shelter" set up inside the city hall in Kumagaya, Saitama Prefecture
JAPAN
May 1, 2024

Municipalities setting up 'cooling shelters' in bid to prevent heatstroke

Operators of designated facilities will be asked to open them for use by people to escape the heat when a special alert for heatstroke is issued.
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong (left) and Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Richard Marles (third from left) escort South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul (second from left) and Defense Minister Shin Won-sik for a meeting of the two countries' foreign and defense ministers in Melbourne on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 1, 2024

South Korea discusses participating in AUKUS tech pillar

Talks over Seoul's inclusion in the defense technology pillar of the security pact come weeks after Japan also said it was in discussions to join.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
JAPAN / Politics
May 1, 2024

Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip

Widespread use of biomass as car fuel makes Brazil an ideal import partner for Japan.
Kotonowaka (left) competes at the Spring Basho in Osaka in March. The grandson of former yokozuna Kotozakura has decided to take on the legend's ring name.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
May 2, 2024

Love of family behind return of historic sumo ring name

The tenure of ozeki Kotonowaka lasted just one tournament, with the wrestler changing from his father’s ring name to that of his late grandfather.
JICA to designate four Japanese cities as 'hometowns' for African nations
The Japanese flag (left) with the flag of the African Union
103-year-old remembers Soviet attack right after WWII
Shoichi Takahashi holds a photo of himself when he was younger, in Otaru, Hokkaido, on May 17.
Schools get students involved in revision of unreasonable ‘black rules’
At Yawata Junior High School in Nagoya, there are no more rules on clothing and hairstyles. Students are free to wear either the school's uniform or clothes of their own choosing.
Tokyo crowned No.1 'workation' spot
Workations were a burgeoning trend in the corporate world for years before the COVID-19 pandemic turbocharged it.
Japanese man suspected of ordering double murder in Manila
Two suspects arrested over the killing of two Japanese last week are held in restraints in Manila on Tuesday.
Tokyo crowned No.1 'workation' spot
Workations were a burgeoning trend in the corporate world for years before the COVID-19 pandemic turbocharged it.
Atsushi Kitagawara’s exhibition finds poetry in architecture
The inverted cone, one of Atsushi Kitagawara’s six signature elements in architecture, is a key feature of the Nakamura Keith Haring Collection museum building.
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.

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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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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
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