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Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Dec 13, 2021

Max Verstappen claims F1 title on final lap in controversial finish

'It's insane,' said Verstappen of a race that started with fans on the edge of their seats and ended in an uproar — with lawyers looming.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets / FOCUS
Dec 13, 2021

As Japan's finance sector ends painful year, ex-Nomura banker vows to bring change

By taking effective control of Shinsei Bank Ltd., Yoshitaka Kitao is setting his sights on creating a banking alliance to rival the conservative old guard.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 13, 2021

Billionaire’s bet on Pfizer vaccine for China fails to pay off

Xi Jinping's administration has backed a nationalist agenda on all fronts, including in the fight against the virus.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 13, 2021

South Korea to test AI-powered facial recognition to track COVID-19 cases

Despite concerns over the invasion of privacy, officials have insisted that COVID-19 contact tracers stick to the rules so there is 'no privacy issue here.'
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 13, 2021

Kentucky tornado survivors claw through debris as search turns to recovery

Rescue workers in Kentucky on Sunday scoured debris for survivors as many residents without power, water or even a roof over their heads salvaged what they could after a string of powerful tornadoes that officials fear killed more than 100 people and obliterated homes and businesses.
JAPAN
Dec 12, 2021

Local pressure pushes government to change course on cash handouts

The cash handouts are aimed at supporting young people in need, assisting child rearing households and boosting the nation's consumption.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Dec 12, 2021

Tibetan students chain themselves to Olympic rings to protest Beijing games

Members of the Tibetan Youth Association in Europe (TYAE) and Students for a Free Tibet held a sit-in at the IOC building in Lausanne as officials gathered for a meeting.
American Patrick Cantlay hits an approach shot during a Presidents Cup foursome match on Saturday at Royal Montreal.
MORE SPORTS
Sep 29, 2024

U.S. grabs 11-7 lead heading into last day at Presidents Cup

Patrick Cantlay made a dramatic birdie putt at 18 from just inside 17 feet in near-darkness to give the United States a 11-7 lead over the Internationals.
South Africa lock Eben Etzebeth (back left), flanker Siya Kolisi (left, front) and their teammates celebrate after the Springboks secured the Rugby Championship with a win over Argentina on Saturday in Mbombela, South Africa.
MORE SPORTS
Sep 29, 2024

Kolisi hails record-breaking Etzebeth as Springboks exact revenge

Etzebeth, 32, played the entire 80 minutes in Mbombela as he overtook Victor Matfield and became the most capped Springbok with 128 caps.
Chelsea's Cole Palmer celebrates after scoring his third goal against Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday in London.
SOCCER
Sep 29, 2024

Chelsea's Palmer has match to remember with four first-half goals

"I should have had five or six," Palmer told the BBC after becoming the first player to score four in the first half of a Premier League game.
An aerial view of damaged houses are seen after Hurricane Helene made landfall in Horseshoe Beach, Florida, on Saturday.
WORLD
Sep 29, 2024

U.S. southeast faces daunting cleanup from Helene as death toll rises

Damage estimates range between $95 billion and $110 billion, potentially making this one of the most expensive storms in modern U.S. history.
Visitors look at a painting of late Chinese Communist Party leader Mao Zedong at an exhibition held by Mao memorabilia collectors in Beijing on Sept. 21.
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 29, 2024

China's 'red collectors' cherish bygone Maoist era

Recent decades have seen a resurgence of nostalgia for the Mao era — despite its horrors — due in part to its utopian official outlook and fervent patriotic spirit.
U.S. President Joe Biden responds to questions in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 29, 2024

Hezbollah leader's death is 'measure of justice' for his victims, Biden says

Ultimately, Biden said, the U.S. aimed to de-escalate ongoing conflicts in Gaza and Lebanon through diplomatic means.
Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns drives to the basket against Mavericks center Daniel Gafford during a playoff game in May.
BASKETBALL / NBA
Sep 29, 2024

Knicks acquire Karl-Anthony Towns from Wolves

In a major offseason blockbuster, the New York Knicks have acquired All-Star forward Karl-Anthony Towns from the Minnesota Timberwolves, multiple media outlets reported.
Hezbollah fighters take part in a funeral procession for one of the movement's commanders who was killed in an Israeli strike, in Beirut's southern suburbs on Wednesday.
WORLD / FOCUS
Sep 29, 2024

Nasrallah's killing reveals depth of Israel's penetration of Hezbollah

The Hezbollah leader had been even more cautious than usual since the Sept. 17 pager blasts, out of concern Israel would try to kill him.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York on Friday.
WORLD
Sep 29, 2024

Netanyahu ratchets up challenge to Iran with Nasrallah killing

Washington, Israel’s closest ally, got only a last-minute heads up as its latest bid to stop the violence failed.
Keiichi Ishii was chosen as new leader of Komeito, the junior coalition partner of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party,at a party convention on Saturday, the first change of its leadership in 15 years.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 29, 2024

Ishii named Komeito head in first leadership change in 15 years

The change came as the term of the previous leader, Natsuo Yamaguchi, 72, expired and he did not seek re-election.
Giants players celebrate their Central League title by tossing manager Shinnosuke Abe into the air after the team's 8-1 win over the Carp on Saturday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 29, 2024

Giants clinch Central League pennant after tough season-long battle

The storied club earned its first league championship in four years in a year in which the Giants are celebrating their 90th anniversary.
Shigeru Ishiba, the newly elected leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, holds a news conference after the LDP leadership election, on Friday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 29, 2024

Ishiba calls for loose monetary policy amid fragile economic recovery

On fiscal policy, Ishiba said he will aim to compile a package of measures at an early date to cushion the economic blow from rising living costs.
Shigeru Ishiba, newly elected leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, speaks at a news conference after winning the party's leadership election in Tokyo on Friday.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 29, 2024

Ishiba's foreign policy vision to face immediate tests as he takes helm

The new Japanese leader will be greeted immediately with the challenge of reining in escalating regional tensions and building up the U.S. alliance.
The “Fragment Shadow” exhibition by Shunichi Kasahara and Satoru Higa, in which people’s shadows were digitally re-created and manipulated.
JAPAN / Science & Health / OUR PLANET
Sep 29, 2024

Researchers in Japan look to art to mold the scientific process

From astrobiology to cybernetics, scientists are trying to use art not just for public outreach, but to shape research itself.
The logo of Tokyo-based chipmaker Rapidus
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 29, 2024

Sony and others to make extra investments in Rapidus

The Tokyo-based chipmaker hopes to secure the necessary funds to start mass production of next-generation semiconductors as early as 2027.
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.
Haru Nemuri’s radical new album refuses easy listening
Musician Haruna Kimishima, better known as Haru Nemuri, confronts Japan’s politics, nationalism and censorship on her recent output.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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
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