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Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 26, 2022

Ukraine envoy to Japan warns of 'butterfly effect' on global security amid Russia tensions

“What is going on in Europe ... is not just about Ukraine,' Kyiv's envoy to Japan said Wednesday in Tokyo. 'It will definitely affect the global arena ... as far as Japan.'
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 26, 2022

How to withstand China’s property meltdown

Some of China's richest people were forced by the government to part with prized assets, and they were lucky they did.
JAPAN
Jan 26, 2022

Japan set to miss booster target as omicron muddles rollout plan

About 2.6 million people had received their third dose as of Tuesday, about 18% of the target for January, according to government figures.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 26, 2022

China’s espionage plans for the 2022 Winter Olympics

Saving face is a particular paranoia for the Chinese Communist Party; it is what maintains China's dictatorship — thus the spying.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Jan 26, 2022

Mitakeumi primed to shed ‘inconsistent’ image with historic ozeki promotion

Rather than solely benefiting from good timing and a weakened top division, Mitakeumi is arguably just now fulfilling the potential he has always had.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jan 26, 2022

Ice hockey 'the Canadian way': Size, speed and aggression

Instead of stocking its roster with NHL All-Stars and future Hall of Famers, Canada has been left scrambling to find coaching staff and players.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 26, 2022

Slowdowns in U.S. and China will hold back global growth, report says

Higher inflation, supply chain chokepoints, and pandemic-related shutdowns and worker shortages continue to afflict rich and poor nations, the IMF said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 26, 2022

Bank of Japan debated chance of inflation pickup toward 2% as price hikes broaden

Many board members, however, stressed the need to maintain ultraloose monetary policy to support a fragile economy facing fresh risks.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jan 26, 2022

Samurai bond sales rise from record low as BOJ holds down yields

Samurai bond issuance is rebounding from a record low as selling debt in yen for foreign issuers turned more favorable.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 26, 2022

China’s COVID-19 blame game fizzles over infection-by-mail theory

The abrupt reversal in tone shows the pressures China faces in managing the official narrative as they look to contain omicron outbreaks while also hosting a successful Winter Olympics.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jan 26, 2022

David Ortiz elected to Baseball Hall of Fame on first ballot

Ortiz was a 10-time All-Star with the Boston Red Sox. He compiled 541 homers and 1,768 RBIs in 20 seasons with the Minnesota Twins (1997-2002) and Boston (2003-16).
Trains at a yard in Calgary, Alberta, after Teamsters union workers were locked out by Canadian Pacific Kansas City.
BUSINESS
Aug 25, 2024

Canada rail employees ordered back to work

The disputes centered around workers' concerns over long hours and fatigue, leading to dangerous working conditions.
Over 70% of high school or college students who provide long-term daily care for family members left disabled in traffic accidents said they have never talked about their situation with friends or public bodies, a survey showed.
JAPAN / Society
Aug 25, 2024

20% of children of traffic accident victims become family caregivers

Nearly 20% of young people in Japan whose parents have been killed or left permanently disabled in traffic accidents are caregivers of family members.
A Palestinian walks past destroyed residential buildings in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on Saturday.
WORLD
Aug 25, 2024

Gaza cease-fire talks resume in Cairo, with no sign of progress

The talks came as the humanitarian situation in Gaza deteriorated, with malnutrition soaring and polio discovered in the Palestinian enclave.
The Environment Ministry plans to offer ¥100 million to the U.N. Environment Program to be used for a study into synergistic model cases including reducing greenhouse gas while preserving the ecosystem.
JAPAN / Society
Aug 25, 2024

Japan to give ¥100 million to U.N. environment program

The funds are to be set aside under the Environment Ministry's fiscal 2025 budget request.
Lions players celebrate after a win over the Buffaloes on Wednesday at Belluna Dome in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 25, 2024

A fight over free agency in NPB, with help from an American union

The union representing players in NPB is fighting to secure rights over players' images and give them the opportunity to make the jump to MLB sooner.
Cho Seong-hoan tends to bees at a farm near the Demilitarized Zone, in Paju, South Korea, on Friday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 25, 2024

The DMZ is an unhealed wound for South Korea. It’s also a source of great honey.

The area is home to a biodiverse landscape and is a place of deep meaning for nearby farmers whose bees can fly freely through it.
A Hezbollah drone is intercepted by the Israeli Air Force over the country's north on Sunday.
WORLD
Aug 25, 2024

Israel says strikes in Lebanon thwarted large-scale Hezbollah attack

Around 100 Israeli jets struck more than 40 Hezbollah launch sites in southern Lebanon, destroying thousands of launcher barrels, the Israeli military said.
The government is expanding subsidies for the use of robotics by nursing care facilities to reduce the burden on care staff amid a chronic labor shortage.
JAPAN / Society
Aug 25, 2024

Japan to expand nursing care robot introduction support

The government is working to reduce the burden on care staff while maintaining the quality of care services by utilizing robots.
Typhoon Shanshan is the sixth typhoon to form in August, with the Meteorological Agency forecasting strong winds and potentially severe weather for a broad swath of the country from Tuesday as it approaches.
JAPAN
Aug 25, 2024

Typhoon Shanshan set to become a 'very powerful' storm later this week

JR Central, JR West and JR East have all warned that the storm could prompt suspensions or significant delays for some shinkansen operations.
Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani raises his fist after he hit his 41st home run of the season on Saturday at Dodger Stadium.
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 25, 2024

Rays power past Dodgers as Ohtani hits his 41st homer

The Rays rallied for a 9-8 victory over the Dodgers on Saturday even as Shohei Ohtani launched his 41st long ball of the season.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is seen on a huge screen as he gives a speech to mark the country's 33rd Independence Day, at Saint Sophia Square in Kyiv on Saturday amid Russia's invasion of the country.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 25, 2024

Zelenskyy touts new 'drone missile' as he labels Putin 'sick old man'

The Ukrainian president said the new weapon, Palianytsia, was faster and more powerful than its domestically made drones.
Demonstrators with a stylized painting depicting Telegram's founder, Pavel Durov, protest against the blocking of the popular messaging app in Russia, during a May Day rally in Saint Petersburg on in May 2018.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 25, 2024

Telegram messaging app CEO Durov arrested in France, reports say

Pavel Durov, the Russian-French billionaire founder and CEO of the Telegram messaging app, was arrested at Bourget Airport outside Paris on Saturday evening, TF1 TV and BFM TV said, citing unidentified sources.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is scheduled to meet with senior U.S. official Jake Sullivan this week in the first visit by an American national security adviser to China since 2016.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 25, 2024

China says will voice 'serious concerns' on Taiwan and security in U.S. talks

This will be the first visit by a U.S. national security adviser to China since 2016, although other senior officials have visited over the past two years.
Former Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi speaks to reporters in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Friday.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 25, 2024

Once allies, Ishiba, Kono and Koizumi set to battle for LDP president votes

The three, dubbed the "Koishikawa coalition" after kanji characters from each of their last names, will jostle for party member support in the Sept. 27 election.
Britain's Lucy Shuker competes at a tournament in Eastbourne, England, in 2022.
PARALYMPICS
Aug 25, 2024

Paralympian Lucy Shuker indebted to wheelchair tennis for giving her some 'joy'

Just 21 years old when she suffered the life-changing injury, Shuker, now 44, has become one of the finest doubles players in the world.
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.
Anger in Japan after Instagrammer drinks burial site offering
Foreign tourists visit a park near the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in August.
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.
Musk voices support for anti-immigration rally in Japan
Elon Musk has voiced support for anti-immigration protest in Japan, where a "Japanese First" party saw gains in recent elections.
Japan Post ordered to suspend delivery vans at 100 post offices
Japan Post has been under investigation by the transport ministry since it was revealed that improper alcohol and health checks were widespread across the company.
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.

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