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OLYMPICS
Jan 29, 2022

Japanese athletes eager to strike gold as Beijing Olympics near

The Japanese delegation has a total of 262 members, including 124 athletes, the most the country has ever had for a Winter Olympics held abroad.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jan 29, 2022

The spotlight shifted away from Peng Shuai and some players and fans want it back

By posting pictures of their protest in support of Peng at the tournament on social media, local activists are keeping the conversation going.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jan 29, 2022

Hong Kong study says COVID-19 can spread from hamsters to humans

The researchers say they have found evidence that pet hamsters can spread COVID-19 to people, and linked the animals to human infections in the city.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 29, 2022

A year after Myanmar coup, families of detainees search for answers

Activists and families say many have disappeared since Myanmar was plunged into turmoil after the military overthrew the elected government led by Aung San Suu Kyi.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jan 29, 2022

Tsunami models underestimated shockwave from Tonga eruption

Forecasting models and warning systems, designed primarily to assess earthquake-triggered waves, did not account for the boosting effects of the shockwave.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 29, 2022

As Russian troops mass in Belarus, a Ukraine border is largely undefended

Russia has deployed tanks and artillery, fighter jets and helicopters, advanced rocket systems and troops by the thousands all across Belarus.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jan 29, 2022

Taiwan athletes won't participate in Winter Games opening ceremony

Self-ruled Taiwan, claimed by China, had feared Beijing could 'downgrade' Taiwan's status by putting its athletes alongside those from Chinese-run Hong Kong at the opening ceremony.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 29, 2022

Fiery North Korean defector charged under new propaganda law

South Korea banned the spreading of leaflets across the border last year. Park Sang Hak, an outspoken activist who defied the ban, was indicted this week.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 29, 2022

Taiwan VP wraps up overseas trip with U.S. House speaker meeting

On his way back to Taiwan, Vice President William Lai said he had spoken virtually with Nancy Pelosi, one of the Democratic Party's most high-profile politicians.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jan 29, 2022

No, athletes are not dying from COVID-19 vaccines

The conspiracy theory that athletes are collapsing or dying after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine has resurfaced after two prominent voices advanced the idea.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 29, 2022

Five African countries. Six coups. Why now?

While a number of nations have recently experienced military takeovers — most plagued by insecurity, poor governance and frustrated youth — there's no one-size-fits-all explanation.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 29, 2022

As a Supreme Court justice pondered retirement, Biden bet on a hands-off strategy

The president believed pressuring Stephen Breyer, the court's oldest justice, to retire might backfire. A chorus of liberals took a different approach.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 29, 2022

Japan weighs deploying U.S. spy drones to MSDF base in Kyushu

Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi said that the government was considering the temporary deployment of U.S. MQ-9 unmanned surveillance aircraft to an SDF base for the first time.
Novak Djokovic celebrates on the podium after winning the gold medal in men's tennis at the Paris Olympics on Aug. 4.
TENNIS
Aug 22, 2024

Novak Djokovic can distance himself from rivals at U.S. Open

Djokovic has nothing left to prove and can put more daylight between himself and his two historic rivals by winning another Grand Slam title at the U.S. Open.
Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, Richard Bennett, gestures during a news conference in Kabul on May 26.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 22, 2024

Taliban bars U.N. human rights special rapporteur from Afghanistan

Richard Bennett is based outside Afghanistan but has visited several times to research the situation there.
European Union member flags are hoisted in front of the European Parliament building in Luxembourg. The country hosts key EU institutions and has recently concluded a working holiday visa program with Japan.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Aug 22, 2024

Luxembourg opens door for Japanese working holiday visitors

The working holiday program is available to Japanese nationals between the ages of 18 and 30.
The yen's rebound is clouding an outlook for Japanese firms' earnings that have enjoyed a boost from the weak yen.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 22, 2024

Yen’s rebound threatens earnings growth in Japan

Weak demand in China and the risk of a slowing U.S. economy are fueling worries about how sustainable their earnings growth will be.
Venezuelan opposition supporters participate in a global protest against Venezuela's disputed presidential election, in San Jose, Costa Rica, on Aug 17.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 22, 2024

Venezuela at a crossroads: Democracy or dictatorship?

The government of strongman Nicolas Maduro is doubling down on his disputed reelection victory while the opposition vows to resist "to the end."
Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan are escorted outside the Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime and Terrorism in Bucharest on Wednesday
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 22, 2024

Romania detains Andrew Tate, raids home in new probe

Tate and his brother have already been accused of having formed an organized criminal network in Romania and Britain.
An influencer uses a phone at the United Center, ahead of the Democratic National Convention (DNC), in Chicago on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 22, 2024

At DNC, influencers battle journalists for space and access

The Democratic National Convention has credentialed more than 200 "content creators" to cover the four-day event.
Former Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi, who is expected to run in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's leadership election, is likely to get support from former Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 22, 2024

Ex-PM Suga likely to back Shinjiro Koizumi in LDP leadership race

Suga appears to be reluctant to support digital transformation minister Taro Kono, meanwhile.
The departure of the head of Apple's App Store comes as the division is being split into two teams: one overseeing Apple’s own store and another responsible for alternative app distribution.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 22, 2024

Apple’s App Store head to leave in reorganization amid global scrutiny

Matt Fischer, a vice president who has run the App Store business since 2010, will leave the iPhone maker in October.
A ship transports passengers to Honiara Port in the Solomon Islands. The region’s maritime location between Asia, North America and Australia is set to keep it at the forefront of major powers’ defense strategies.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 22, 2024

New ‘great game’ in Pacific between U.S. and China puts development at risk

Great power attention in the Pacific could cause local needs like poverty reduction, education, health and other key areas to be neglected in favor of strategic projects.
Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda is scheduled to respond to questions from lawmakers in parliament on Friday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 22, 2024

BOJ governor set to face intense scrutiny after market chaos

Gov. Kazuo Ueda will respond to questions from lawmakers in the Lower House on Friday morning, and those in the Upper House in the afternoon.
A drone view shows Trump National Golf Club in Jupiter, Florida, on Aug. 11.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 22, 2024

Trump earns big from Florida golf resorts as his other businesses flag

The health of Donald Trump’s golf business is a bright spot at a precarious moment for the Trump Organization.
Jannik Sinner has been cleared to continue competing despite failing two doping tests this year.
TENNIS
Aug 22, 2024

Tennis players decry double standards after Jannik Sinner avoids doping ban

Some players have suggested that the Italian received preferential treatment.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an independent candidate for president, at Nassau County State Supreme Court in Mineola, New York, on Wednesday
WORLD / Politics
Aug 22, 2024

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is expected to end his presidential campaign

Kennedy’s departure from the race would be the end of one of the more bizarre and surprisingly durable third-party presidential bids in modern American history.
More sweltering days forecast for September after hottest summer on record
By the end of August, 8,341 people had been transported by ambulance for heatstroke in Tokyo alone.
‘Mount Fuji Lawson’ becomes a symbol of Japan’s overtourism problem
A couple poses for a wedding photo in front of a Lawson in the town of Kawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Aug. 25.
Surrounded by Chinese bases, a tiny Philippine island stands firm
A Philippine Navy sailor looks at a China Coast Guard vessel just off the coast of Pag-asa Island in the disputed South China Sea last month.
Woman dies after possible knife attack in Setagaya
Police investigate the scene where a woman was found bleeding on a street in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward on Monday.
Suntory CEO Takeshi Niinami resigns over alleged possession of illegal drugs
Takeshi Niinami, then-chief executive officer of Suntory Holdings, in May 2024
Xi — joined by Kim and Putin — delivers stark warning at military parade
Chinese leader Xi Jinping walks with Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un before a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of victory over Japan and the end of World War II, in Beijing on Wednesday.
Tamagotchi hatches 100 million shipments worldwide thanks to ’90s nostalgia
The latest version of Tamagotchi, called Tamagotchi Paradise, is awarded the best digital toy at Tokyo Toy Show on Aug. 28.
Why Stalin didn’t invade Hokkaido still largely unknown, 80 years after WWII
During a survey to collect the remains of victims from the Taito Maru, one of the vessels involved in the Three Ships Incident, a metal helmet was found near the stern of the vessel on Aug. 5, 1984, at Rumoi Port. No human remains were discovered.
More sweltering days forecast for September after hottest summer on record
By the end of August, 8,341 people had been transported by ambulance for heatstroke in Tokyo alone.
Surrounded by Chinese bases, a tiny Philippine island stands firm
A Philippine Navy sailor looks at a China Coast Guard vessel just off the coast of Pag-asa Island in the disputed South China Sea last month.

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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