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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 23, 2022

Living with COVID-19 proving tough for a gridlocked world economy

Still, optimists argue that the economic hit from omicron will be limited as vaccinations and boosters allow the disease to shift from an acute phase to an endemic one.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jan 23, 2022

Australian Open defends banning of Peng Shuai messages

A video posted on social media on Saturday showed security staff at Melbourne Park confiscating shirts and a banner bearing the slogan: 'Where Is Peng Shuai?'
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jan 23, 2022

Indian skier Arif Khan ready for date with destiny in Beijing

The alpine skier is India's sole representative at the Games, and his path to the Olympics from the snowy slopes of conflict-ridden Kashmir was far from straightforward.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 23, 2022

U.S. opposes plans to make WHO more independent

The U.S. government is opposing the reform because it has concerns about the WHO's ability to confront future threats, including from China.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Jan 23, 2022

Exploring the poetry of an exiled emperor on the Oki Islands

Go-Toba, Japan's 82nd emperor, used his time in exile to advance the ancient poetic form known as waka.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jan 23, 2022

NPB home run king Wladimir Balentien announces retirement

The Curacao native rewrote the NPB record book in 2013 with 60 home runs to surpass the previous single-season mark of 55, originally set by Yomiuri Giants legend Sadaharu Oh in 1964.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 23, 2022

U.K. says Russia plotting to put pro-Kremlin leader in Kyiv

The U.K. says it has information that Moscow is plotting to install a pro-Russian leader in Kyiv as fears of an invasion of Ukraine persist.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 23, 2022

How a billionaire’s global cruise empire imploded in Hong Kong

Lim Kok Thay started a cruise ferry and gambling boat business in 1990s Hong Kong and turned it into one of Asia's biggest cruise operators.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 23, 2022

Hitachi’s ¥2 trillion divestment drive kept activists at bay

Since taking over, CEO Toshiaki Higashihara is credited with transforming Hitachi, once the country's biggest loss-maker, into a profitable enterprise without outside intervention.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 23, 2022

Review of quarterly reporting a natural step, Japan lawmaker says

Changing the law that compels quarterly disclosure is advocated by some to encourage a shift of focus away from short-term thinking.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / New Wine Frontier
Jan 23, 2022

Funky Chateau: Straight from the gospel of natural winemaking

Toyohiko and Michiko Kanehashi were told their vines would die if they didn't fertilize. On the contrary, going natural sets Funky Chateau wines apart from the pack.
A China Coast Guard ship is seen from the Philippine Coast Guard vessel BRP Cabra during a supply mission to Sabina Shoal in disputed waters of the South China Sea on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Aug 27, 2024

China-Philippine tensions center on new flash point: Sabina Shoal

Clashes between the countries’ vessels have become more frequent and intense as the two sides vie for control over the disputed South China Sea atoll.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said Japan should develop its own generative AI.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 27, 2024

Nvidia to support development of AI based on Japanese language data

The move is seen helping local efforts to protect critical infrastructure and strengthen industrial competitiveness without relying on other countries.
A student walks across campus at the University of Sydney.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 27, 2024

Australia decides to cap foreign students in bid to curb migration

Australia is just the latest country to crack down on international students over migration concerns.
An illustration of the Japan Coast Guard's planned patrol ship, which will be its biggest ever
JAPAN
Aug 27, 2024

Japan Coast Guard to build its biggest patrol ship

The coast guard's new ship will be around 200 meters long and will weigh about 30,000 tons.
Sensoji Temple in the Asakusa district of Tokyo. The lack of opportunities to meet people was the biggest hurdle for marriage for both married and unmarried respondents, which may explain the rise in popularity of dating apps.
JAPAN / Society
Aug 27, 2024

Around 1 in 4 married couples in Japan under 40 used dating apps, survey finds

The lack of opportunities to meet people in-person was the biggest hurdle for marriage for both married and unmarried respondents.
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris addresses the United Nations' COP28 climate change conference in Dubai on Dec. 2. Harris and Donald Trump are poles apart when it comes to climate change.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 27, 2024

America’s coming climate election

Clearly, the positions of the two U.S. presidential candidates on the climate crisis could not be more different.
A cardboard cutout of the Monkey King character, or Sun Wukong, from the Chinese action role-playing game Black Myth: Wukong is displayed on the day of its launch in Beijing on Aug. 20.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 27, 2024

Black myth, Black samurai and gaming nationalism

While China has to date enjoyed success in mobile and PC gaming, those lucrative sectors carry relatively little prestige. That makes Wukong’s breakout a landmark event.
The surprise 19% price increase comes even as PlayStation 5 sales have slowed.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 27, 2024

Sony hikes PlayStation 5 price in Japan citing cost volatility

The surprise move comes even as PS5 sales have slowed and Sony is widely expected to refresh its offering with a revamp of the console in coming months.
A U.S. Navy CMV-22 Osprey transport aircraft
JAPAN
Aug 27, 2024

Iwakuni allows deployment of U.S. Navy's Osprey

The mayor said the city judged that the aircraft will not have a large impact on the lives of people living near the base.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a green transformation (GX) conference at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on Tuesday.
JAPAN
Aug 27, 2024

Japan to discuss 10-step process for decarbonization strategy rollout

The list includes ways to make it easier for businesses to invest in carbon-free power sources such as renewable energy and nuclear power.
A woman shows a health worker the mpox lesions on her child at the Munigi mpox treatment center in Nyiragongo territory, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo.
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 27, 2024

African scientists ‘working blindly’ to respond to fast-changing mpox strain

The numerous unknowns about the virus itself, its severity and how it is transmitting, is complicating the response.
Yoko Tawada's novella “Paul Celan and the Trans-Tibetan Angel” is something of an intellectual love letter to a poet who greatly influenced the author.
CULTURE / Books
Aug 28, 2024

'Paul Celan and the Trans-Tibetan Angel': Yoko Tawada's work defies comparison

The author's latest book to be translated into English is simply Tawadaesque: peerless, unique and incomparable.
U.S. Special Counsel Jack Smith
WORLD / Politics
Aug 28, 2024

Special counsel investigating Trump proceeds with 2020 election case

Special Counsel Jack Smith filed an updated indictment that removes several pages of allegations following a Supreme Court ruling.
The Kursk nuclear power plant. A typical containment dome could resist an impact as powerful as that of a falling aircraft, but the Kursk design was "completely different," said Rafael Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
WORLD
Aug 28, 2024

U.N. watchdog says Russian nuclear plant 'extremely exposed' if attacked

The design of the Kursk nuclear power plant is "completely different" to that of a typical containment dome capable of withstanding heavy impacts.
Freed Israeli hostage Qaid Farhan Alkadi talks on the phone after arriving for a checkup at the Soroka Medical Center in Beersheva. The Israeli military said its forces rescued Alkadi on Tuesday after a "complex operation."
WORLD
Aug 28, 2024

Israel rescues hostage taken on Oct. 7 from a Gaza tunnel

A 52-year-old Bedouin Arab Israeli from the town of Rahat was found by special forces in a tunnel in the southern Gaza Strip.
Workers say corporate South Korea was warned about questionable U.S. visas before Hyundai raid
Activists holding signs that reads "No one is illegal!" protest against a huge immigration raid last week in the U.S. state of Georgia, in front of the U.S. Embassy in Seoul on Tuesday.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Goldman sells Tokyo office area to JR East for over ¥50 billion
GranTokyo South Tower (center). East Japan Railway has bought the 14th to 18th floors of the office building at a price of more than ¥50 billion from Goldman Sachs Group.
Ed Sheeran teams up with Tokyo’s Oedo Line
The “Oh! Ed! Collaboration Campaign,” launched on Tokyo's Keio Line to celebrate the Friday release of Ed Sheeran’s latest album, “Play,” includes a eight-car train dedicated to the pop star's music and trivia related to his career
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.
Shizuoka farmers fight to preserve sustainable tea method that’s steeped in tradition
As of August 2024, the number of confirmed chagusaba farmers had fallen to 302, just over half the 582 reported in 2015, according to the Shizuoka Chagusaba Farming Method Promotion Council.
Search is on for loopholes in Japan’s $550 billion investment pledge
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick argues that U.S. President Donald Trump has sole authority to invest Japan's promised $550 billion.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Figure skater Akiko Suzuki was once told her ideal weight should be 47 kilograms, a number she now admits she “naively believed.” This led to her have a relationship with food that resulted in her suffering from anorexia.
The silent battle Japanese athletes fight with weight
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