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Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Dec 15, 2021

Hong Kong’s property tycoons sacrifice profit to appease Beijing

Two years after protests rocked the city and Chinese authorities pointed a finger of blame at sky-high home prices, developers are under pressure to help ease its housing crisis.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 15, 2021

Conservatives abandon Boris Johnson over new COVID-19 rules

With nearly 100 lawmakers from Johnson's own party voting against him, it was a stinging rebuke of their leader that undermines his authority just as omicron threatens the country.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Dec 15, 2021

COVID-19 uptick impacts major North American sports leagues

At least nine NHL games will need to be rescheduled following outbreaks within the Flames, Ottawa Senators and New York Islanders players and personnel.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 15, 2021

For those watching the Bank of Japan, actions speak louder than words

By taking a stealthier approach than its peers, Japan's central bank has been able to wind back pandemic stimulus without rattling markets.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 15, 2021

European powers say they are nearing end of road to save Iran deal

The comments suggest indirect U.S.-Iran talks on preserving the pact may be approaching collapse, with all sides seeking to avoid being held responsible.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 15, 2021

Pfizer says COVID-19 pill near 90% protective against hospitalization and death

Recent lab data suggests the drug retains its effectiveness against the fast spreading omicron variant of the coronavirus.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 14, 2021

Singapore releases citizen who spied for China in the U.S.

Dickson Yeo was arrested in Singapore in December last year and later detained under security laws for acting as a paid agent of a foreign state.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 14, 2021

Vaccine sites to open in U.K. stadiums as omicron cases rise

The move comes after news that the variant accounts for 20% of confirmed COVID-19 cases in England, with around 200,000 daily infections.
BUSINESS
Dec 14, 2021

Kishida floats buyback regulations, spooking Japanese stocks

Share buybacks surged in Japan under the Abe administration, who implemented a corporate governance code for companies to make them more responsive to shareholders.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 14, 2021

HSBC says clients must have plan to exit coal by end of 2023

Built on earlier promises to phase out coal, the policy would stay in line with the science of climate change and be reviewed annually.
JAPAN
Dec 14, 2021

Citing local needs, Kishida defends use of coupons in financial aid plan

One estimate has shown that administrative costs for the central government would more than triple to u00a596.7 billion if coupons are included in the handouts to young people.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 14, 2021

South Korea has long wanted nuclear submarines. A new reactor could open a door.

The reactor project comes amid fears of an arms race in the Indo-Pacific region, driven by the conflict between China and the United States.
A fan holds a sign with a message about missing the Oakland Coliseum during an Athletics game at the stadium on Sept. 8.
BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 27, 2024

Athletics pay emotional farewell to Oakland in last home game before move

The Athletics are following the path of the Raiders and moving to Las Vegas, where they are expected to play their first home games in 2028.
The Sharp air purifier's furniture-like design was overseen by architect Kengo Kuma.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 27, 2024

Sharp collaborates on wooden air purifier with architect Kengo Kuma

The purifier is aimed at corporate clients and will sell for ¥550,000 yen.
USA captain Jim Furyk and International team captain Mike Weir shake hands before the first round of The Presidents Cup golf tournament in Quebec on Thursday.
MORE SPORTS / Golf
Sep 27, 2024

U.S. sweeps International team 5-0 on Day 1 of Presidents Cup

The 5-0 count marked the first sweep of a four-ball session for the U.S. since the 1994 Presidents Cup.
Shipping containers are stacked on a pier at the Red Hook Terminal in Brooklyn, New York. A prolonged strike, alongside an ongoing strike by 30,000 machinists at Boeing, could put a dent in the U.S. job market next month at a critical moment.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 27, 2024

Shippers scramble for workarounds ahead of threatened U.S. port strike

A prolonged strike, alongside an ongoing strike by 30,000 machinists at Boeing, could put a dent in the U.S. job market next month at a critical moment.
The X account of Elon Musk in seen blocked on a mobile screen on Aug. 31.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 27, 2024

Musk's X seeks Brazil comeback, retreats on 'censorship' feud

The billionaire had held out for more than five months against what he called "censorship" in a feud with a judge in one of X's largest and most coveted markets.
The Federal Reserve building in Washington. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said last week he felt that the pre-pandemic years during which the Fed's rate hovered near zero for years and Europe delved into the exotic world of negative rates are gone for good.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 27, 2024

A global hunt for neutral rates to shape world finance costs

Policymakers are exploring whether the rates required to keep inflation in check and economies growing are higher now than the ultra-low ones before the pandemic.
A series of satellite images from Planet Labs appears to show cranes at the Wuchang shipyard in Wuhan, China, on June 15.
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 27, 2024

China's newest nuclear-powered submarine sank this year, U.S. says

It was not clear if the sub was carrying nuclear fuel, but the accident has dealt a major blow to Beijing as it seeks to showcase its growing military prowess.
People chant slogans as they participate in a protest marking one month since the rape and murder of a trainee medic at a government-run hospital, in Kolkata, India, on Sept. 8.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Sep 27, 2024

India cuts target for fast-track sex crime courts as states fall short

India's strained judicial system has a backlog of tens of millions of cases.
Families of people killed by the eruption of Mount Ontake 10 years ago offer prayers in Otaki, Nagano Prefecture, on Friday.
JAPAN / Society
Sep 27, 2024

Victims of Mount Ontake eruption remembered 10 years on

Silent prayers were offered at 11:52 a.m., the time when the country's worst volcanic disaster in the postwar era occurred on Sept. 27, 2014.
Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani and his teammates celebrate after the club clinched the National League West with a 7-2 victory over the Padres at Dodger Stadium on Thursday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 27, 2024

Shohei Ohtani and the Dodgers top Padres to seal NL West title

Will Smith had a game-tying two-run homer and Mookie Betts added a two-run single in the seventh for the Dodgers.
A Toyota Rav-4 Prime charges at an electric vehicle charging station in New York on Sept. 3. Toyota's sales fell again in August after declines in Japan and China put an end to a short-lived recovery.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 27, 2024

Toyota production falls on vehicle safety scandals and U.S. recalls

Global output, including that of subsidiaries Daihatsu Motor and Hino Motors, dropped in August by 12.6% from a year earlier
Tetsuya Ike, a farmer in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, examines a site where his greenhouse farm used to be before it was washed away by last week's torrential rain.
JAPAN
Sep 27, 2024

Farmers struggle to rebuild after devastating rains in Wajima

Fields that had recently begun to recover from the damage caused by the Jan. 1 quake have been submerged by torrential downpours.
Former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba waves after he was elected as the new head of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party during a leadership vote on Friday.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 27, 2024

Fifth time's a charm: Shigeru Ishiba set to be Japan PM after LDP poll win

Ishiba, who has also served as party secretary-general, won the LDP presidential election on Friday, defeating economic security minister Sanae Takaichi in a runoff vote.
A 13-year-old junior high school student receives a vaccine for the human papillomavirus at a hospital in Tokyo in 2022.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Sep 27, 2024

Deadline approaches for free HPV vaccine 'catch-up' campaign

The government's free vaccination program requires the first dose to be administered by the end of September to complete the three-dose series before the campaign ends.
Ten elementary and junior high schools in the city of Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, reopened Thursday after closing temporarily as a result of record rainfall in the northern part of the Noto Peninsula over the weekend.
JAPAN / Society
Sep 27, 2024

Schools in Ishikawa Prefecture reopen after heavy rain

Ten elementary and junior high schools in the city of Wajima have reopened but two others remain closed after being flooded during last weekend's record downpour.
Japan to experience blood moon lunar eclipse on Monday
A blood moon is seen during a partial eclipse in the sky over Lake George near Canberra on March 14.
Ishiba to quit as prime minister amid LDP discontent
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announces his decision to step down, at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on Sunday.
Japan eyes two types of 'hometown resident' registration
People buy groceries from a mobile supermarket in a rural area of Nagomi, Kumamoto Prefecture. The government is considering a new "hometown resident" registration system to help strengthen regional revitalization measures.
Race to become next LDP president kicks off again
Former Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Toshimitsu Motegi on Monday became the first to enter the race to replace Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba.
‘Confugenics’ and East Asia's demographic crisis
East Asia’s fertility plunge is driven not just by financial costs but by perfectionist cultural expectations that burden parents with intense educational and social demands.
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.
London’s calling and sumo’s top division — along with Hello Kitty — are ready to answer
Yokozuna Hoshoryu and Hello Kitty, an ambassador for sumo's upcoming tour to London, at Tokyo's Kokugikan on Tuesday
Resonac creates 27-member consortium to pursue advanced chip developments
Representatives from member companies of JOINT3, a consortium working together on semiconductor-related developments announced by Resonac, pose for a photo in Tokyo on Wednesday.

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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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