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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 2, 2022

Green fix to replace Russian gas is stymied by Europe’s red tape

Energy producers say time-consuming bottlenecks are thwarting Europe's push to ditch Russia and be more self-reliant.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 2, 2022

Private equity firms eyeing Toshiba buyout face nuclear dilemma

Toshiba's nuclear business is involved in decommissioning the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, making it hard for the government to accept a transfer of ownership to an overseas firm.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 2, 2022

Beer and chicken price hikes show Japanese inflation at tipping point

Shares of Asahi Group Holdings Ltd. jumped as much as 7% last Wednesday after the company said it would raise prices for its Super Dry beer.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 2, 2022

End of easy money brings a $410 billion global financial shock

Unlike previous tightening cycles when the U.S. Federal Reserve was alone in shrinking its balance sheet, this time others are expected to do likewise.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
May 2, 2022

Rugby tournament hopes to help kids in need and support mental health services

With pandemic conditions relaxed somewhat compared to last year, participants hope to make a difference through rugby.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
May 2, 2022

From music industry leader to director of TELL

Giles Duke grew up all over the world. He spent his junior high and high school years in Tokyo, before going to the U.K. for his higher education. Now, as director of TELL, Duke plans to expand the Lifeline, the core mission of Tokyo's premier English-language counseling and support resource.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 2, 2022

Economic ties to China threaten to derail the world’s emerging markets

Fresh COVID-19 outbreaks — and the government's stringent policy to contain them — are spooking global investors who fear shutdowns in China will echo across the world.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 2, 2022

Violence erupts at May Day protests in Paris as marchers criticize re-elected Macron

Thousands of people joined May Day marches across France, calling for salary increases and for Macron to drop his plan to raise the retirement age.
Japan Times
May 1, 2022

Go Circular! Vol.3 Meet the Niigata Sake Brewer – Interview with Up-and-Coming Brewer 1/2

Tsunan, Niigata (April 20th, 2021) — Tsunan sake brewery is proud to announce and welcome Mr.Sessyu 雪洲 Kuwabara as a new sake brewer. He will be responsible for managing quality, contributing to sustainable products.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 1, 2022

Outspoken market analyst's Chinese social media accounts suspended

All content on the WeChat account of Hong Hao, who is head of research at Bocom International Holdings, has been blocked since late Saturday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 1, 2022

Europe’s economy on a knife edge

Europe's recovery from the damage caused by COVID-19 was solidifying. But now European policymakers have exactly zero control over whether their economies' rebound continues.
Real Madrid players celebrate with the trophy after winning the Champions League final over Borussia Dortmund on Saturday in London.
SOCCER
Jun 2, 2024

Real Madrid defies Dortmund to win 15th Champions League

Real Madrid has now won its last nine European Cup finals and has won the competition six times in the last 11 seasons.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks at a campaign rally on April 8. Exit polls revealed on June 1 indicated that the opposition was struggling to significantly cut into the sizable majority held by Modi's party.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 2, 2024

Modi set for landslide election win in India, exit polls show

No prime minister since Jawaharlal Nehru — who ruled India for 17 years after independence — has managed to secure three consecutive terms in power.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during the Shangri-La Dialogue security conference in Singapore on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 2, 2024

Zelenskyy pillories China over reluctance to use sway to end Ukraine war

The Ukrainian president also implored Asian leaders to attend a peace conference slated for later this month in Switzerland.
In “A Gentleman from Japan,” Thomas Lockley lays out the history of English exploration around the globe during the 16th century, delving into the life of the first recorded Japanese person to set foot in the United Kingdom, the United States and South America.
CULTURE / Books
Jun 2, 2024

'A Gentleman from Japan': A journey of firsts in the age of exploration

Written in fast, novelistic prose, Thomas Lockley uses the thread of one Japanese man’s experience to guide his readers into a complex world of suspicion and danger.
The World Health Organization's headquarters in Geneva
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 2, 2024

WHO countries prolong talks on pandemic accord

Despite increasing momentum in recent months, only 17 of the draft agreement's articles had been fully approved by countries by the deadline.
China's Chang'e 6 lunar probe on the launch pad at the Wenchang Space Launch Site in Hainan province on May 3
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jun 2, 2024

China lands on moon's far side in historic sample-retrieval mission

The mission "involves many engineering innovations, high risks and great difficulty," China's space agency said in a statement on its website.
In addition to the supply shortages, the yen's depreciation is also blamed for the recent surge in orange juice prices in Japan, which relies almost entirely on imported orange juice.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 2, 2024

Orange juice crisis hits consumers in Japan

Supply shortages have forced many Japanese makers to suspend sales of orange juice products.
A new bus service was introduced in Kyoto as part of the city's efforts to address overtourism.
JAPAN / Society
Jun 2, 2024

Overtourism-hit Kyoto launches new bus service for tourists

The new line is part of the city's plan to thin the crowds of tourists clogging local buses that residents rely on.
Serbia's Novak Djokovic plays a backhand return to Italy's Lorenzo Musetti during their French Open men's singles match early Sunday in Paris.
TENNIS
Jun 2, 2024

Djokovic battles back in French Open epic that ends at 3 a.m.

Djokovic came from two sets to one down to defeat Italy's Lorenzo Musetti in a third-round match which ended at 3:07 a.m.
Hiroaki Okano, a resident in the town of Uchinada, Ishikawa Prefecture, explains how his home shifted sideways by about a meter as a result of the 7.6-magnitude quake that hit Ishikawa Prefecture on Jan. 1.
JAPAN / Society
Jun 2, 2024

Liquefaction-hit Ishikawa town's future unclear, five months after quake

Around 3,500 cases of liquefaction damage from the 7.6 magnitude quake that struck the Noto Peninsula on Jan. 1 have been confirmed.
A Starliner spacecraft sits atop an Atlas V rocket for a test flight in 2021.
WORLD
Jun 2, 2024

Boeing’s long-awaited crewed mission aborted just before liftoff

The next launch opportunities are June 5 and June 6, NASA said in a blog post.
Paris Saint-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe waves to fans prior to a match in Toulouse in August 2023.
SOCCER
Jun 2, 2024

Mbappe the next prize for Real Madrid, the kings of Europe

The 25-year-old forward has been unable to win the Champions League with Paris Saint-Germain in seven years at the French club.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump departs after delivering remarks at Trump Tower in New York on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 2, 2024

Biden's big weakness vs Trump: Voters without college degrees

Such results help set the stage for what national opinion polls show is a tied race between Biden and Trump.
Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky is congratulated by his teammates following Florida's series-clinching win over the New York Rangers on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS / Ice Hockey
Jun 2, 2024

Panthers oust Rangers to return to Stanley Cup Final

The Panthers will get a chance to play for the Stanley Cup for the third time since entering the league as an expansion team in the 1993-94 season.
Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun speaks at the Shangri-la Dialogue security conference in Singapore on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 2, 2024

A tale of two narratives: China and U.S. defense chiefs agree to disagree

Dong Jun, China’s first naval officer to be named defense minister, also took aim at U.S. allies in a speech at the Shangri-La Dialogue.
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.
Women-only communities flourish in China
Chen Yani (right), nicknamed "Keke," eats lunch with friends and guests in a female co-living space she founded called "Keke's Imaginative Space" in Hangzhou, in eastern China's Zhejiang province, on July 14.
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.
Man arrested over deadly stabbing of woman in Kobe
Masashi Tanimoto, 35, the suspect in the deadly stabbing a 24-year-old woman, is taken into custody in Kobe on Friday night.
Japanese city proposes two-hour daily limit for smartphone use
The Toyoake Municipal Government in Aichi Prefecture is planning to enact an ordinance to urge all smartphone users in the city to limit screen time to two hours a day outside work or school.
Germany's first sakemaker offers a bold brew of ideas
Reigen, Germany's first sake brewery, makes a diverse, nontraditional range of sake that includes fruit-flavored sips and wine barrel-aged renditions.
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.
Is the LDP’s catch-all approach to politics still effective?
Former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi visits Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Aug. 15. Political commentator Toru Hashimoto has suggested that Takaichi ought to lead a group of like-minded hawkish politicians out of the Liberal Democratic Party and form their own party.
Fingers sore from too much phone time? You might have ‘sumaho yubi.’
A catch-all term for tendonitis and arthritis caused by excessive smartphone use, 'sumaho yubi' may be difficult to treat for gadget-crazy Japan.
As farm minister, Koizumi is held ‘hostage’ by Ishiba
Farm minister Shinjiro Koizumi (center) attends a Lower House session on Aug. 1. Locking Koizumi into the Cabinet is Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s way of turning a potential rival into a team player, according to one expert.

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