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Japan Times
TENNIS
Apr 13, 2022

Ukraine team hopes BJK Cup match will bring distraction from war

Captain Olga Savchuk and team member Katarina Zavatska said if they go on to win the finals later in the year, they would happily swap the trophy for peace in their country.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 13, 2022

Here’s how China’s lockdowns are rippling through the economy

The restrictions are intended to eradicate any trace of the virus in the community, but they've also pressured everything from manufacturing and trade to inflation and food prices.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 13, 2022

Saudi Arabia leads OPEC decision to drop IEA data as U.S. ties fray

Riyadh and its allies have thus far ignored Western calls to increase output to try to lower oil prices of around $100 a barrel.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 13, 2022

Elon Musk sued by ex-Twitter shareholders over delay in disclosing stake

Former shareholders led by Marc Rasella said the delayed disclosure let Musk buy more Twitter shares at lower prices, while defrauding them into selling at 'artificially deflated' prices.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 13, 2022

What’s up with India and its Ukraine policy?

The Ukraine war has exposed India's strategic vulnerabilities as arguably nothing else could. And paradoxically, the conflict has also increased the country's importance.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 13, 2022

Vladimir Putin’s failed state, a disaster of his own making

So great is Putin's Ukraine blunder that he may now have rendered Russia a failed state — a political or economic system that has become so weak that the government is no longer in control.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 13, 2022

Russia faces hard-to-verify claims of chemical weapons use in Mariupol

U.S. and European officials have said that any Russian use of banned substances in Ukraine would be met with an immediate reaction.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 13, 2022

Is offshore wind power key to Japan’s energy security?

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has forced the Japanese government to confront its energy sufficiency woes. Speeding up the development of offshore wind power is one solution.
JAPAN
Apr 13, 2022

Japan’s stealth reopening: Parents of foreign residents get OK to visit

With the cap on daily arrivals raised to 10,000, the number of visas issued to first- and second-degree family members of Japanese citizens and residents continues to grow.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Apr 13, 2022

Crypto and gaming collide in high-risk 'play-to-earn' economies

Players spent $4.9 billion on NFTs in games last year, according to market tracker DappRadar, representing around 3% of the global gaming industry.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 13, 2022

'Air worse than Beijing' isn't much of an insult anymore

China's progress in reducing pollution in its capital city justifies a little environmental optimism, if only the world would catch up.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 13, 2022

Australia sends a $7.5 billion cyber signal to China

The target of Canberra's new cybersecurity budget is clear, namely China — and it's also a savvy way to boost the nation's defenses.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Apr 13, 2022

Prestigious University of Tokyo may claim its first sumo wrestler

Hotaka Suyama could become the school's first graduate to enter the world of u014dzumo when he takes the Japan Sumo Association's entrance exam.
BUSINESS
Apr 13, 2022

Kishida to tap public pension funds for startups in 'new capitalism' push

The prime minister has said he'll create a route allowing the Government Pension Investment Fund — the world's largest of its kind — to support startups and venture capital.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Apr 13, 2022

Looming battle in Donbas to shape course of Russia's war in Ukraine

Outgunned by Russia, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenksyy continues to call on the West to help save his country.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visit the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia's far east Amur region on Sept. 13, 2023.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Jun 17, 2024

Putin to visit North Korea from Tuesday for meeting with Kim

The Russian president is expected to ask Kim Jong Un for even more weapons, adding to an influx of arms in the wake of a summit last year.
Members of the Australian swimming team for the 2024 Paris Olympics pose for a group photo after the Australian Swimming Trials in Brisbane on Saturday.
OLYMPICS
Jun 17, 2024

Australia coach calls worrying about Chinese doping scandal 'a waste of energy'

Rohan Taylor said it was not worth wasting time worrying about something they had no control over.
Philippine Marines fold a Philippine national flag aboard the Sierra Madre, a marooned transport ship in the disputed Second Thomas Shoal, part of the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, in March 2014.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 17, 2024

Philippine ship and Chinese vessel collide in South China Sea

The China Coast Guard said that a Philippine resupply ship had "ignored many solemn warnings from the Chinese side" during a mission near the Second Thomas Shoal.
Toshiaki Otake
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 17, 2024

Former secretary to Koichi Hagiuda arrested over drunken driving

Toshiaki Otake is suspected of driving a car from his home in Hachioji to a convenience store in the city while drunk.
Andy Murray has a chance to compete at his fifth Olympic Games this year in Paris.
TENNIS
Jun 17, 2024

Britain's Andy Murray uncertain about competing in fifth Olympics

Murray said Sunday he was "not 100% sure" he will play at the Paris Olympics despite being selected for his fifth Games.
A view of the Unit 4 reactor of Tianwan Nuclear Power Plant in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China, in 2018
BUSINESS
Jun 17, 2024

U.S. as many as 15 years behind China on nuclear power, report says

Beijing's state-backed technology approach and extensive financing give it the edge over its rival, the study by the Information Technology & Innovation Foundation said.
Professor Hong Jin-kee poses with a bowl containing pink "meaty rice" at the Yonsei University in Seoul, where a team of South Korean scientists are injecting cultured beef cells into individual grains of rice in a process they hope could revolutionize how the world eats.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jun 17, 2024

'Meaty rice'? South Korean professor aims to change global protein

No animals were harmed in the creation of the dish, which looks like regular rice aside from its color.
The Dodgers' Mookie Betts reacts after being hit by a pitch during a game against the Royals in Los Angeles on Sunday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 17, 2024

Dodgers star Mookie Betts suffers fractured left hand after being hit by pitch

Betts was hit in the left wrist by a fastball from Royals reliever Dan Altavilla.
Citigroup has created a team in Tokyo catering to cross-border business needs of midsize firms in Japan.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 17, 2024

Citigroup starts team in Japan targeting growth at midsize firms

The team in Tokyo will offer tailored products in areas ranging from global cash management to financing.
American Institute in Taiwan Director Sandra Oudkirk speaks during a news conference in Taipei on Friday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 17, 2024

As China’s pressure on Taiwan rises, departing U.S. envoy urges steady hand

Worries about Chinese belligerence rose during Sandra Oudkirk’s three years in Taipei. As she leaves, she is seeking to assure Taiwan of continued U.S. support.
Rohingya refugee children walk along a road at a refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, on May 2.
WORLD
Jun 17, 2024

Thousands of Rohingya feared trapped in fighting in western Myanmar

Nearly a million Muslim minority group live in refugee camps in Bangladesh's border district after fleeing a military-led crackdown.
The Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission said Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group repeatedly violated its clients’ confidentiality by breaking firewalls among its units.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 17, 2024

MUFG unit misses out on arranging flurry of bonds in wake of scandal

The Development Bank of Japan, the Japan International Cooperation Agency and NEC dropped MUMSS from arranging planned bond deals.
Giant panda Lei Lei at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo's Taito Ward on May 20
JAPAN
Jun 17, 2024

Clock ticking for transfer of Tokyo giant panda cub twins to China

The likelihood of the transfer is expected to rise when the twins — who turn 3 on June 23 — reach an age at which they can breed.
Financial markets have tumbled since French President Emmanuel Macron dissolved the National Assembly a week ago, with about $210 billion wiped off the value of French stocks.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 17, 2024

France’s safeguards against the far right are starting to unravel

A radicalization of part of the French left and an alliance among groups ranging from the far-left to the moderates undermine the so-called republican front.
Temperatures in Paris could exceed 30 degrees on many days during the 2024 Games.
OLYMPICS
Jun 17, 2024

Japanese Olympians to beat heat with own AC despite Paris' plans for green Games

The Japanese Olympic Committee announced last December that it plans to pay for its athletes to have air conditioning in their rooms for “safety and security” reasons.

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