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Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 10, 2022

EU to phase out Russian energy, but won't offer Ukraine fast-track membership

Leaders of the 27-nation bloc are to meet in Versailles, France, on Thursday and Friday, as Russia's war against Ukraine enters its third week.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 10, 2022

'Lost generation' feared as COVID school closures fuel inequality

Without urgent action, many countries around the world could end up without the skilled workers they need for their future development.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 10, 2022

Power cut at Ukraine's Chernobyl nuclear plant

Monitoring groups and experts saw little risk of a major incident at the plant, the site of the world's worst nuclear disaster in 1986.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 10, 2022

UAE says OPEC+ should boost oil output, setting up tension in the group

According to a person familiar with the situation, the UAE hadn't consulted other OPEC+ members before its ambassador to Washington made his statement.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 10, 2022

Xi’s Europe outreach aims to avert East-West clash for China

Xi spoke with French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Tuesday, suggesting China could help mediate a solution to the Ukraine crisis.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 10, 2022

UniCredit and BNP Paribas detail hefty Russian exposures as markets rebound

BNP Paribas is believed to be the first major bank to have excluded staff in Moscow from its IT networks.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 10, 2022

‘Tamaran Hill’: A playful literary journey to get lost in

In Tadasuke Kotani's heartfelt adaptation of Senji Kuroi's short story, a young woman's exploration of Tokyo's hidden memories leads her down a path of self-discovery.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 10, 2022

'Wedding High’: Nuptial chaos delivers big laughs

The ensemble comedy about a wedding gone wrong has some hilarious moments and digs into the ups and downs of Japanese weddings.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 10, 2022

With ‘Turning Red,’ a big red panda helps break a glass ceiling

Domee Shi is the first woman filmmaker with sole directing credit on a Pixar feature.
Japan Times
ESG CONSORTIUM
Mar 10, 2022

Seino Holdings drives toward environmental sustainability

Seino Holdings Co. Ltd. is one of Japan’s top commercial logistics companies, with about 90 years of history. In recent years, the Gifu-based company has been accelerating its efforts to make its services sustainable and environmentally friendly without sacrificing people’s quality of life and convenience....
Japan Times
SATOYAMA CONSORTIUM
Mar 10, 2022

Fukuyama, City of Roses, to host world convention and expo

The World Federation of Rose Societies’ 20th World Rose Convention will be held in the Hiroshima Prefecture city of Fukuyama from May 18 to 24, 2025. The triennial convention on roses is the largest event of the World Federation of Rose Societies, which has a history of 50 years and about 40 member...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 9, 2022

ANA plans belt-tightening before fare hikes, says incoming CEO

Koji Shibata also said that the crisis in Ukraine is so far having a limited impact on the airline's earnings.
Secret Service agents cover former President Donald Trump immediately after an assassination attempt at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. The incident highlights America's historical and ongoing political violence.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 16, 2024

Trump’s shooting is a legacy of America’s violent past

Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt at a campaign rally. The incident highlights America's historical and ongoing political violence.
The plaintiff, who is in her 50s, is suing the government, contending that the gender dysphoria law is unconstitutional because it violates Article 13 of the Constitution, which protects an individual's right to pursue happiness.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 16, 2024

Trans woman challenges marital status condition for legal gender change

The plaintiff, who has been married since 2015, argues that the legal requirement for one to be unmarried in order to change one's gender is unconstitutional.
An Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. facility in Fujairah, which uses technology developed by 44.01, a startup backed by Sam Altman
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 16, 2024

Sam Altman-backed startup scaling technology to store CO2 in rocks

A type of rock found under every continent holds the potential key to permanently trapping planet-warming carbon dioxide under the Earth’s surface.
Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito speaks to reporters on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 16, 2024

Hyogo governor stands firm on not resigning despite official's death

Gov. Motohiko Saito said he has "responded within the necessary scope" of his duties in relation to allegations of power harassment against him.
Koichi Hagiuda, former policy chief of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, speaks to reporters at the party headquarters in Tokyo on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 16, 2024

LDP's Hagiuda to resign as head of Tokyo chapter

"I had great responsibility as the person who oversaw" the party's by-elections campaign, Hagiuda told reporters.
High school students were taken to hospital in Tokyo on Tuesday after eating "super spicy" potato chips.
JAPAN
Jul 16, 2024

'Super spicy' potato chips land Japan students in hospital

According to the manufacturer's website, those under 18 are "banned" from eating the chips, which are "so spicy that they might cause you pain."
An electronic screen displays a graph showing yen exchange rates surging against the U.S. dollar amid an alert to the possibility of intervention in Tokyo on Friday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 16, 2024

Japan keeps up yen warnings as two-day intervention suspected

Bank of Japan data released on Tuesday suggested Tokyo may have spent ¥2.14 trillion ($13.5 billion) intervening on Friday last week.
Police said four people were injured after a man set fire to a city hall in Aichi Prefecture, with local media reporting he had been arrested.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 16, 2024

Four injured after man sets fire to Japan city hall

At around 3:00 pm, a man with what appeared to be a knife in his hand set fire to the city hall in Takahama, Aichi prefecture, a police spokesman said.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump campaigns for president in Racine, Wisconsin, on June 18.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 17, 2024

Trump security was tightened on Iran plot intel; no link to shooting

There has been a broad pattern of threats against former Trump administration officials after the 2020 killing of the head of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps.
The former chief of the World Anti-Doping Agency, Dick Pound, speaks during a news conference in Munich in 2016.
OLYMPICS
Jul 17, 2024

U.S. doping probe puts Olympic hosting at risk, former WADA chief says

Any country wanting to stage an international sporting event must be compliant with the anti-doping code and a U.S. probe may violate those rules, Dick Pound said.
A second contingent of 200 police officers from Kenya arrive at Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Tuesday.
WORLD
Jul 17, 2024

200 more Kenyan police deployed to tackle Haiti violence

Haitian sources say the new batch brings the total to 400 Kenyan boots on the ground in violence-ravaged Port-au-Prince.
England head coach Gareth Southgate walks past the trophy after his side lost the final of Euro 2024 against Spain on Sunday in Berlin.
SOCCER
Jul 17, 2024

Southgate stands down: Who's next for England's hot seat?

Southgate announced his departure less than 48 hours after England's second successive Euro final defeat, this time a shattering 2-1 loss to Spain in Berlin on Sunday.
A flag waves in the wind as law enforcement conducts an investigation into the attempted assassination of former U.S. President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Monday.
WORLD / Society
Jul 17, 2024

Four in five Americans fear country is sliding into chaos, poll finds

Eighty percent of voters surveyed — including similar shares of Democrats and Republicans — said they think the country is spiraling out of the control.
Guo Wengui holds a news conference with Steve Bannon in New York in November 2018.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 17, 2024

Chinese tycoon Guo guilty in U.S. of $1 billion investor fraud

Convicted on nine of the 12 counts against him, he faces as many as 20 years in prison on the most serious charges when he is sentenced on Nov. 19.
The Grand Hyatt Erawan hotel, where six foreign nationals were found dead on Tuesday, is located in an area in central Bangkok that is popular with tourists and home to several upscale shopping malls and a well-known shrine.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jul 17, 2024

Six found dead in Bangkok hotel room in suspected poisoning

All six of the deceased were Vietnamese, with two of them having U.S. nationality. A seventh Vietnamese person is believed to have been involved in the incident.

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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