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Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 13, 2022

The yen is now resurgent even as broad dollar strength persists

Analysts say the yen has plenty of room to recover as the Bank of Japan has stuck to a dovish tone even as other major central banks have tightened policy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 13, 2022

Toyota’s ‘unprecedented’ cost surge casts shadow over Japan Inc.

The world's biggest automaker forecasts a 20% decline in operating profit for the current fiscal year despite posting robust annual car sales.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 13, 2022

Ranil Wickremesinghe named Sri Lankan PM for sixth time amid crisis

He replaces the president's brother, Mahinda Rajapaksa, who resigned amid deadly street protests.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 13, 2022

Biden’s hopes for Iran deal fade just when world needs oil most

For Iran, $100 per barrel oil has mitigated the urgency to secure sanctions relief. Crude prices have almost doubled since talks began a year ago.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 12, 2022

North Korea fires three short-range missiles in show of strength after COVID admission

The launches were the latest in a record-breaking series of weapons tests this year and came ahead of a planned visit to South Korea and Japan next week by U.S. President Joe Biden.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 12, 2022

Should Europe stop paying for Putin’s war?

If Europeans face economic hardship by ceasing to use Russian energy, is that really too much to ask after the invasion of Ukraine?
Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
May 12, 2022

When will Japan open to tourists?

Kanako Takahara joins to discuss when Japan might reopen to international tourism, and what form that reopening might take.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
May 12, 2022

Japan detects first cases of BA.4 and BA.5 omicron in airport screening

The three individuals were fully vaccinated with three shots, according to the health ministry.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
May 12, 2022

Nao Higashihama's no-hitter adds to strong performance by NPB pitchers in 2022

When the NPB hurler watched on TV as Los Angeles Angels' Reid Detmers throw his first career no-hitter Wednesday morning, little did he know he'd finish the day with one of his own.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
May 12, 2022

'All the Lovers in the Night' ignites a spark of hope for lonely hearts

Author Mieko Kawakami imagines love reflecting the properties of light in her latest English release about the universality of loneliness.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 12, 2022

The war in Ukraine, as seen on Russian TV

To Western audiences, Russia's invasion of Ukraine has unfolded as a series of brutal attacks punctuated by strategic blunders. But in Russia, those events were spun as positives.
People hold antiwar placards in Madrid during a protest to call for a cease-fire in Gaza on Jan. 20.
WORLD / Politics
May 23, 2024

Israel's isolation deepens as European countries recognize Palestinian state

The move follows warnings by Washington over withholding arms, sanctions against violent settlers and accusations of genocide in international courts.
French President Emmanuel Macron speaks during a meeting with New Caledonia's elected officials and local representatives at French High Commissioner Louis Le Franc's residence in Noumea, New Caledonia on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
May 23, 2024

Macron arrives in riot-hit New Caledonia for high-stakes talks

Local group warns things may take a turn for the worse if the French president does withdraw an electoral bill that protesters fear will dilute Indigenous votes.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says his administration is committed to capital market reforms to attract more foreign investments.
BUSINESS / Economy
May 23, 2024

Kishida makes public push on capital market reforms

Kishida's appearance at a conference held by Wall Street bank Morgan Stanley was another example of Japan's effort to shed the image of being unwelcoming to foreign investors.
Artificial-intelligence-related talks in Geneva between China and the U.S. yielded no concrete agreements, but the conversations set the stage for continued engagement on safety and risks related to the technology.
WORLD / Politics
May 23, 2024

Seven hours in Geneva hotel highlight U.S.-China struggle on AI

Officials from the U.S. and China stressed in the meeting at the hotel a shared desire to prevent nightmare scenarios like a computer-triggered nuclear war.
Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson runs with the ball during the first quarter of the AFC Championship game against the Chiefs in Baltimore on Jan. 28.
MORE SPORTS / Football
May 23, 2024

Slimmed-down Ravens QB Lamar Jackson looks to become more agile

Jackson — the most prolific running quarterback in the NFL — is hoping to make it even tougher on opposing defenses this season.
Ecuador has sought funding to fight the effects of climate change, including a June 2023 flood that followed heavy rains in Esmeraldas. So far, the developed world has offered the debt-strapped nation more loans than grants.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
May 23, 2024

Rich nations reap climate finance dividend, benefiting from rates and terms

Developed nations have pledged to send $100 billion a year to poorer countries to aid adaptation, but money from the deals is being funneled back into rich economies.
Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang delivers a keynote address on the latest innovations in AI, during a developers conference at the SAP Center in San Jose, California, on March 18. Nvidia on Wednesday issued a second-quarter revenue forecast of about $28 billion, topping the $26.8 billion predicted by analysts.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 23, 2024

Nvidia delivers on AI hype, igniting $140 billion stock rally

Its shares rose as much as 7.8% in extended trading on Wednesday, taking them above $1,000 for the first time.
Coco Gauff feels confident ahead of this year's French Open, which begins in Paris on Sunday.
TENNIS
May 23, 2024

Coco Gauff to begin French Open campaign with positive mindset

The 20-year-old American has not won a clay-court tournament since 2021.
Fever guard Caitlin Clark tries to drive past Liberty forward Betnijah Laney-Hamilton during their game in New York on May 18.
BASKETBALL / NBA
May 23, 2024

LeBron James gives advice to WNBA star Caitlin Clark

James knows what it is like to deal with great expectations at the beginning of a career.
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, soaked in rain, pauses as he delivers a speech to announce July 4 as the date of the U.K.'s next general election, at 10 Downing Street in London on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
May 23, 2024

Sunak gambles on July 4 election as Tories struggle in polls

The leading opposition party holds a poll lead of about 20 points that Sunak has been unable to shift since he took over from Liz Truss in late 2022.
Akira Miyagi (center) and other members of Japanese-Brazilians with ties to Okinawa Prefecture hold a news conference in Sao Paulo on Tuesday.
JAPAN
May 23, 2024

Brazil to mull apology for persecution of Japanese immigrants

If the federal government apologizes, it will be its first over the country's treatment of Japanese immigrants.
PRESS
May 24, 2024

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Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith delivers a speech at the French Microsoft headquarters in Issy-les-Moulineaux, outside Paris, on May 13.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 23, 2024

Microsoft’s UAE deal could move U.S. chips and AI technology abroad

The sales accord could progress to a second phase that entails the export of crucial components of AI technology such as model weights, Microsoft's president said.
Ukrainian serviceman Mykola, 42, jammer specialist of the "Achilles" drone battalion of the 92nd assault brigade, sets the antenna of a drone signal jamming system on an armored four-wheel-drive vehicle, in an undisclosed location in the Donetsk region on April 30.
WORLD
May 23, 2024

Signal jammers offer hope as drones shape Ukraine's battlefields

More than two years into Russia's invasion, the devices have become essential for Ukrainian forces.
Activists from Amnesty International gather in support of the Uyghurs at the Place du Capitole in Toulouse, on the sidelines of Chinese President Xi Jinping's two-day state visit to France on May 6.
WORLD / Politics
May 23, 2024

Uyghur group says facing Chinese 'repression' in France

The European Uyghur Institute said that acts of intimidation stepped up during Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to France earlier this month.
Japan to revise romanization rules for first time in 70 years
The Agency for Cultural Affairs is recommending replacing the government’s long-standing Kunrei system with more widely used Hepburn-style spellings.
JR East cancels luxury train run over crew's boozing
East Japan Railway said Thursday that it will cancel one trip of a luxury overnight sleeper service, which was originally scheduled to depart from Ueno Station in Tokyo on Aug. 30, after crew members were found to have been drinking alcohol on duty.
Demystifying the manufacturing success of China
China’s massive scale, strong education system and competitive local governance have enabled it to reach the technological frontier and dominate high-tech manufacturing despite its low per capita gross domestic product.
Infectious diseases to watch for in Japan this summer amid surge of cases
An illustration of a colony of the Bordetella pertussis bacterium that causes pertussis, or whooping cough. As of Aug. 10, there were 64,467 cases reported this year, according to the latest data from the Japan Institute for Health Security.
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.
Alicia Keys closed Summer Sonic, but J-pop owned it
Summer Sonic’s 2025 lineup demonstrated its strength, showcasing the latest in J-pop, including “new kawaii” act Fruits Zipper.
Big burgers and bigger ambitions for Japan's Burger King
Kazuhiro Nomura, president of BK Japan Holdings, which operates Burger King in Japan
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.

Podcast

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

Longform

Tetsuzo Shiraishi, speaking at The Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage, uses a thermos to explain how he experienced the U.S. firebombing of March 1945, when he was just 7 years old.
From ashes to high-rises: A survivor’s account of Tokyo’s postwar past
By Alex K.T. Martin

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