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Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 17, 2022

After sun-dimming setback, geoengineers seek a diplomatic fix

One aim is to have solar geoengineering discussed for the first time by the U.N. General Assembly in a session starting in September 2023.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 17, 2022

BOJ’s future path could start to emerge during Kuroda’s last lap

Surveyed economists say that in the unlikely scenario the BOJ responds to price pressures or yen weakness, the most likely step would be to adjust its messaging rather than policy.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 17, 2022

Chinese EVs find a niche making short-haul deliveries in Japan

Logistics companies in Japan are finding an unlikely white knight in Chinese electric-vehicle manufacturers, whose vans make last-mile deliveries not only cheaper, but cleaner as well.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 17, 2022

Japan machinery orders rise more than expected in November

Japan's core machinery orders rose for a second straight month, government data showed Monday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 17, 2022

Shrouded by ash, Tonga's fate remains unclear after powerful volcano erupts

As reports of the volcano's effect trickled in from far-flung countries Sunday there was little word from Tonga, the island nation just 40 miles from the site of the extraordinary explosion.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 17, 2022

Johnson must address culture that led to lockdown parties, U.K.'s Conservative chairman says

The scandal has generated calls for the prime minister to quit — including from within his own party — and seen the Conservatives fall far behind the opposition Labor Party in opinion polls.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 17, 2022

Mizuho’s new CEO faces legacy issues from decades-old merger

Mizuho Financial Group is tapping a relatively young career insider to turn around the bank that's been plagued by a series of technical disruptions.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 17, 2022

India’s richest more than double their fortunes during COVID crisis, Oxfam says

India, where urban unemployment climbed as high as 15% last May and food insecurity worsened, now counts more billionaires than France, Sweden and Switzerland combined.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 17, 2022

Invest in nature and reap cash benefits, World Economic Forum urges cities

A nature revival project, carried out in the early 2000s, has lowered traffic, flooding and temperatures, stimulated nearly $2 billion in urban redevelopment.
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Jan 17, 2022

Why cyber defense in Japan is so unreliable

Despite its technological advances, the country lags in global cybersecurity rankings, having failed to follow a solid policy for embracing modernization.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jan 17, 2022

Traders wanted in a once-sleepy gas market with new kingpins

China became the biggest importer of liquefied natural gas in December, overtaking Japan for the first time since it pioneered the industry in the 1970s.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jan 17, 2022

Australian prime minister leaves door open for Novak Djokovic to return in 2023

The Serbian tennis player's visa saga fueled global debate over the rights of people who opt to remain unvaccinated as governments take measures to protect their residents.
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Jan 17, 2022

What you need to know about the omicron surge in Japan

The number of new COVID-19 cases is rising and while you're not as likely to be hospitalized, it doesn't hurt to be prepared.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 17, 2022

Kishida-Biden meeting to go virtual as omicron wreaks havoc

Kishida's push to promote 'summit diplomacy' takes a hit as COVID-19 caseloads grow in both countries.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Jan 16, 2022

Kishida gears up for test of his mettle in parliament ahead of key election

Success for the prime minister depends on how well he oversees the passage of a record-breaking fiscal 2022 budget — all while tackling COVID-19 and fending off opposition challenges.
The challenge for Australia’s Indigenous communities that dot a harsh, sprawling landmass is how to mesh their thousands of years of cultural traditions that guide everyday life with today’s economic realities.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 1, 2024

60,000 years of history is facing economic reality

Both big business and governments have a role to play to improve the lives of Australia’s First Nations citizens.
NPB Commissioner Sadayuki Sakakibara (left) Samurai Japan manager Hirokazu Ibata (second from left) and WBSC President Riccardo Fraccari pose for photos during a news conference on Friday.
BASEBALL
Sep 1, 2024

Hirokazu Ibata looking to keep Japan on top of baseball world by winning Premier12

Japan will enter the Premier12 as the defending champion.
Kemi Badenoch is the bookmakers’ favorite to win the U.K. Conservative Party leadership contest.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 1, 2024

U.K.’s most Tory district uninspired even as leadership race heats up

Even in the Britain's most Conservative constituency, the former governing party’s contest to choose a new leader is failing to set pulses racing.
The Maritime Self-Defense Force's Aegis destroyer Chokai
JAPAN
Sep 1, 2024

Japan to add Tomahawk launch function to Aegis destroyer Chokai

Deployed at the MSDF's Sasebo base in Nagasaki Prefecture, the Chokai will be the first Japanese Aegis destroyer equipped with a counterstrike capability.
Air conditioners are assembled at a unit of Daikin Industries at a plant in Shiga Prefecture in August 2017.
BUSINESS
Sep 1, 2024

Japan air conditioner sales booming amid scorching heat

Households are rushing to buy energy-saving products as replacements to curb soaring electricity bills. Demand in cold regions is also rising.
Philippine authorities discovered at least three scam farms run by Chinese, Indonesian and Myanmar nationals, according a spokesman or the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission.
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 1, 2024

Philippines arrests over 150 foreigners in online gambling raid

Agents found dozens of people engaged in illegal activities on makeshift workstations inside a resort on the central island of Cebu.
Tokaido Shinkansen trains were canceled due to heavy rains in Tokyo on Thursday after Typhoon Shanshan, one of Japan's strongest typhoons in decades, dumped torrential rain across southern regions.
JAPAN
Sep 1, 2024

Tokaido Shinkansen line back in service on all sections

JR Tokai earlier said it would resume services on all sections from the first trains of Monday. But it moved up the plan as weather improved and safety was confirmed.
Israelis demand hostages be released and protest against the government during a demonstration in Tel Aviv on Sunday.
WORLD
Sep 2, 2024

Protests grip Israel after six hostages are killed in Gaza

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces growing calls to end nearly 11 months of war with a deal for a cease-fire and the release of the remaining hostages.
Scottie Scheffler plays his shot off the ninth tee during the final round of the Tour Championship golf tournament in Atlanta on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Golf
Sep 2, 2024

Scheffler crowns dominant season with FedEx Cup title

The player is the first to win seven PGA Tour events in a year since Tiger Woods in 2007.
Italian rower Giacomo Perini celebrates with a medal at the 2022 European Championships in Munich in August 2022. Perini missed out on a Paralympic bronze medal on Sunday over claims he was using "communication equipment."
PARALYMPICS / Rowing
Sep 2, 2024

Italian Paralympic rower denied medal over 'telephone' use

World Rowing said Giacomo Perini "was found to be using communication equipment during the race."
Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger delivers a speech at the COMPUTEX forum in Taipei on June 4.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 2, 2024

Intel CEO to pitch board on plans to shed assets and cut costs

Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger and key executives are expected to present the plan later this month, as they try to revive the once-dominant chipmaker's fortunes.
Coco Gauff during her match against Emma Navarro on Day 7 of the 2024 U.S. Open tennis tournament in Flushing, New York, on Sunday
TENNIS
Sep 2, 2024

Holder Gauff ousted by Navarro in U.S. Open fourth round

Navarro's victory moved her into a second Grand Slam quarterfinal where she will play Spain's 26th seed Paula Badosa.
Burned land along a road following wildfires in Riberaio Preto, in Brazil's Sao Paulo state, on Aug. 27
WORLD
Sep 2, 2024

Amazon jungle fires spew toxic smoke to Brazil’s largest city

A curtain of smoke is spreading across Brazil, making its way to Sao Paulo and possibly heading toward neighboring countries Argentina and Paraguay.
Asahikawa Mayor Hirosuke Imazu (left) receives the final version of a reinvestigation report on a schoolgirl suicide case from education critic Naoki Ogi in Asahikawa on Sunday.
JAPAN / Society
Sep 2, 2024

Reinvestigation report on death of bullied Hokkaido girl submitted

The submission of the final version had been delayed due to the need to take measures to prevent its content from being leaked.
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.
In rural Hokkaido, the stops and starts of tourism revival on full display
Redevelopment plans for Kawayu Onsen have hit some snags — an example of how bringing tourists back to declining rural communities is far from easy work.

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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
By Mai Yoshikawa

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