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Japan Times
TENNIS
Jan 13, 2022

Novak Djokovic included in Australian Open draw despite uncertainty over status

Australian Immigration Minister Alex Hawke is still weighing whether to revoke Djokovic's visa for a second time.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jan 13, 2022

Chiefs ready to make run at third straight Super Bowl appearance

The Chiefs' loss in last season's Super Bowl remains a source of motivation for the defending AFC champions, but it's also a loss the team is content to leave in the past.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 13, 2022

Nepal's blossoming honey industry crushed by wild weather

Heavy rain, prolonged drought and harsher winters have thrown off flowering seasons and destroyed blossoms across Nepal over the past decade, decimating the country's honey supply.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 13, 2022

India's new COVID-19 rules aim to free up resources but come with risks

The moves will offer breathing space for health care facilities as they battle a thirty-threefold surge in infections over the past month.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 13, 2022

Beijing becomes a rising star in the global rule-maker race

In the coming decades, the biggest global threat will not be China the rule-breaker, but China the rule-maker.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 13, 2022

Biden imposes first North Korea weapons sanctions after missile tests

The sanctions targeted six North Koreans, one Russian and a Russian firm Washington said were responsible for procuring goods for the programs from Russia and China.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Jan 13, 2022

Okinawa's busy political year set to have major impact on national security

Voters in Nago go to the polls Jan. 23 to choose a mayor in the first of a series of elections that could shape the prefecture's relationship with Tokyo.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 13, 2022

EU shipping plan leaves millions of tons of carbon dioxide unregulated, study says

With about 90% of world trade transported by sea, global shipping accounts for nearly 3% of the world's carbon dioxide emissions.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Jan 13, 2022

China steps up construction along disputed Bhutan border, satellite images show

Construction-related activity in some of the locations along Bhutan's western border has been underway since early 2020, with China initially building tracks and clearing out areas.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 13, 2022

Boris Johnson buys time with apology but his party's rage simmers

Opposition politicians have repeatedly called on him to resign, but Tory benches were subdued, a sign that the PM's apology was just enough to stem the mutinous mood among his MPs.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 13, 2022

China’s true unemployment pain masked by official numbers

The surveyed urban unemployment rate of 5% is expected to stay unchanged when the government publishes December data, but economists say the labor market is under considerable strain.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jan 13, 2022

FIA continues investigation into controversial finale of 2021 Formula One season

An investigation by Formula One's governing body into last season's finale in Abu Dhabi is picking up speed amid speculation the outcome will determine whether seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton races on or walks away.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jan 13, 2022

Novak Djokovic could face uncertain future on tour as unvaccinated player

'I think there will be numerous tournaments and other majors he will no longer be able to participate in if he chooses to stay unvaccinated.'
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant during a press conference in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Oct. 28, 2023
WORLD / Politics
Sep 4, 2024

Israel's Netanyahu and Gallant are locked in a divided government

Arguments have repeatedly broken out between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant over the Gaza war.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 4, 2024

Warm weather expected to delay autumn foliage

Higher temperatures are expected this fall, as heat lingers on from Japan's joint hottest summer on record.
Government Pension Investment Fund in Tokyo
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 4, 2024

GPIF watchers say $1.75 trillion fund may buy more Japan stocks

GPIF is likely to have reclaimed its position as the world’s largest pension fund, thanks to the yen’s rebound after a brief slip earlier this year.
Yahya Sinwar, head of the political wing of the Palestinian Hamas movement in the Gaza Strip, speaks during a meeting in Gaza City on April 30, 2022.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 4, 2024

U.S. unseals 'terrorism' charges against Hamas leaders

Six leaders of Hamas are accused of "conspiracy to provide material support for acts of terrorism resulting in death" along with six other counts.
A demonstration of payments and identity verification service utilizing finger vein recognition is conducted in Tokyo on Tuesday.
JAPAN
Sep 4, 2024

Tobu Railway to expand biometric identification service

The company plans to link the service to facial recognition to check train tickets as early as fiscal 2025.
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrives at the ministerial conference during the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) held at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 4, 2024

China pledges to encourage investment in Nigeria

The two sides plan to strengthen ties in China's Belt and Road Initiative, human resources development and nuclear energy.
The third straight annual rise in medical fees reflected Japan's aging population and the increased use of advanced medical equipment and technologies.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Sep 4, 2024

Japan medical costs hit record high in fiscal year 2023

The third straight annual rise reflected the country's aging population and the increased use of advanced medical equipment and technologies.
Volkswagen Chief Executive Officer Oliver Blume speaks at a Volkswagen media event in Beijing on April 24.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 4, 2024

From peace-maker to taboo-breaker, VW boss Blume takes on the unions

Volkswagen disclosed it was not only planning to scrap a 30-year old job security plan, but weighing the closure of plants in Germany.
Shunya Takahashi (center) and Nihon Fukushi University professor Toshihito Mitsui (right) during an event in 2019.
PARALYMPICS
Sep 4, 2024

From Koshien to the Paralympics: Javelin thrower realizes dream long in the making

Born in the city of Yonago, Tottori Prefecture, Takahashi developed a right arm impairment at the age of 3 due to myelitis and finished sixth in his event in Paris.
Uber is working with Royal Limousine and Times Mobility to conduct a trial to allow ordinary drivers to offer ride-hailing services even if they do not own vehicles.
JAPAN
Sep 4, 2024

Uber Japan tests use of car-sharing vehicles for ride-hailing services

The aim of the trial, which will run through Nov. 30, is to make it easier for drivers to get into the business.
Former President Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, speaks on stage in front of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at the Desert Diamond Arena, in Glendale, Arizona, on Aug. 23.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 4, 2024

How Donald Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s pact took shape

A near assassination, a couple of phone calls, and six weeks of secret talks, embarrassing missteps and private misgivings, led to the unlikely alliance.
Japan head coach Hajime Moriyasu announces his squad for upcoming World Cup qualifying matches, on Aug. 29 in the city of Chiba.
SOCCER / World cup
Sep 4, 2024

Japan favored in next World Cup qualifying stage, but history gives pause

At this stage, the Samurai Blue lost 1-0 at home to Oman three years ago and also went down 2-1 to the UAE in front of their own fans ahead of the 2018 tournament.
Johnny's & Associates President Noriyuki Higashiyama (second from right), unveils Smile-Up as the new name for the talent agency during a news conference in Tokyo in October 2023. The agency decided on the name change after it acknowledged the abuse committed by its late founder and apologized to victims in September 2023.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 4, 2024

Johnny’s victims group to disband one year after agency admitted abuse

The group says it will continue to help victims with unresolved cases — through consultation and other forms of support — despite the disbandment.
Mylene de Joya Garcia-Albano
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Sep 4, 2024

Philippine envoy highlights climate and smart farms

A native of the Philippine city of Davao, Mylene de Joya Garcia-Albano arrived in Tokyo in December 2022 as ambassador of the Philippines to Japan.
Empty shelves of rice are pictured in a supermarket in Tokyo on Aug. 27 with a notice asking customers to buy one brand a day for a family.
JAPAN
Sep 4, 2024

Agricultural Ministry holds meeting on rice shortage in stores

As of the end of June, private-sector rice inventories in the country stood at 1.56 million metric tons, the lowest since comparable data became available in 1999.

Longform

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