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BUSINESS
Sep 28, 2021

More women in U.S. are considering scaling back at work than a year ago

Women were more likely to report experiencing burnout than men, a McKinsey and Lean In survey has found — a gap that's widened in the last year.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Sep 28, 2021

UEFA nullifies proceedings against Super League rebels

Disciplinary actions against three holdout clubs aiming to start a new European competition were halted following an order from a Madrid court.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 27, 2021

COVID-19 quarantines to be shortened for fully vaccinated travelers to Japan

Japan will for the first time recognize its own vaccine passports as well as those of about 50 countries and regions.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Sep 27, 2021

Japan approves second drug for mildly ill COVID-19 patients

Sotrovimab was given the green light three weeks after GlaxoSmithKline's Japan unit submitted its application for the antibody treatment to the health ministry.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Sep 27, 2021

'Colorful’: A second chance at a full life

Besides the requisite recently deceased soul and guardian angel, “Colorful,” Eto Mori’s English-language debut released on July 20 from Counterpoint Press, offers a unique take on the reincarnation trope.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Sep 27, 2021

‘The Baseball Widow’: A moving read on isolation

After a succession of young adult novels, Shikoku-based writer Suzanne Kamata returns to adult fiction with “The Baseball Widow,” out from Wyatt-MacKenzie Publishing on Oct. 5.
Japan Times
SUMO
Sep 27, 2021

Hakuho, sumo's record-setting yokozuna, to retire

The 36-year-old Mongolia-born wrestler had been considering retirement after failing to recover from a knee injury that has kept him out of tournaments in recent years.
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Sep 27, 2021

What you need to know about the not-so-fairy tale of Princess Mako

The wedding between the princess and Kei Komuro was originally scheduled to take place in November 2018. But things did not go as planned.
Japan Times
Sep 27, 2021

Developed a novel, “Soft Rubber Bolus” for radiation therapy Easily shapable by hand, leading to high-precision irradiation and more adapted treatment

A research group led by Professor Hajime Monzen of Kindai University (Osaka-Sayama City, Osaka) Faculty of Medicine (Department of Radiation Oncology) and Hayakawa Rubber Co. Ltd. jointly developed a new "Soft Rubbers Bolus," for radiation therapy , which can be freely shaped by hand with heating and...
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB
Sep 27, 2021

Three-team race for Central League pennant could go down to wire

Even though the Climax Series doesn't start until Nov. 6, the final push for the pennant will make it feel like postseason baseball came early.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Longform
Sep 27, 2021

How to retire in Japan decades earlier than you think

Japan's pioneers of the FIRE movement — u2018financial independence, retire early' — believe in living below one's means early in life so they're able to stop working well before retirement age.
Kunihiko Katsuta (back) is taken to Hyogo Prefectural Police's Tatsuno police station on Wednesday after he was rearrested for a murder that occurred in 2007.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 27, 2024

17-year-old murder case makes progress as Hyogo police rearrest suspect

The suspect, Kunihiko Katsuta, is serving an indefinite prison sentence for the 2004 murder of another girl in Okayama Prefecture.
U.S. President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump meet in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Nov. 13.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 27, 2024

Trump team signs transition agreement with Biden White House after delays

Under the agreement, Trump's team avoided signing a government ethics pledge, saying it has its own ethics plan.
Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov addresses a news conference in Vilnius, Lithuania, on Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 27, 2024

Ukrainian delegation visiting Seoul to ask for weapons aid, reports say

The delegation had met with South Korean national security adviser Shin Won-sik to exchange views on the conflict in Ukraine, the media report said.
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te waves to the crowd on the island's national day in Taipei on Oct. 10.
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 27, 2024

China could launch military drills near Taiwan over president's Pacific visit

President Lai Ching-te will start a visit to diplomatic allies in the Pacific on Saturday, and was also planning stops in Hawaii and possibly the U.S. territory of Guam.
Hyogo Prefectural Police headquarters. A wild boar attacked children and staff at a child care facility in the prefecture on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 27, 2024

Wild boar injures six at Himeji child care facility

A 3-year-old boy was hospitalized after sustaining serious injuries from the attack.
Chinese police have signed cooperation agreements with countries across Asia, Latin America, the Pacific and Sub-Saharan Africa, offering embedded officers, training, joint patrols and exporting security equipment, especially to developing economies.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 13, 2024

China’s cops are coming to a city near you

When asked about covert overseas police outposts, China either denies their existence or claims they are service centers for overseas citizens.
Fukuoka Prefectural Police Headquarters in Fukuoka. Police took a 37-year-old man into custody on Monday on suspicion of trespassing on a property in Dazaifu City.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 27, 2024

Japanese man broke into 1,000 homes to 'relieve stress'

'Breaking into other people's homes is a hobby of mine, and I have done it more than 1,000 times,' the man was quoted as saying.
Two glasses of alcohol-free wine are pictured in a bar in Frankfurt on Nov. 20.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 27, 2024

German family winery taps into zero-alcohol trend

The company produces about 17 million bottles of alcohol-free wine a year, with sales up by around 35% annually.
An Iranian woman, in her house in Tehran while the electricity is cut off due to energy savings in 2021
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 27, 2024

Iran's businesses bear brunt of daily power blackouts

Iran, despite holding some of the world's largest natural gas and oil reserves, has grappled with massive energy shortages in recent months.
Packages move along a conveyor belt at an Amazon warehouse
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 27, 2024

Japan investigating Amazon for allegedly bullying other businesses

Tactics allegedly employed by the retailer involve the squeezing of business partners in exchange for visibility.
A communications ministry panel did not make a clear judgement on the Liberal Democratic Party's proposal of abolishing the law restricting NTT's business.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 27, 2024

Panel defers decision on scrapping Japan's NTT law

In its final report, the panel concluded it was appropriate for the Japanese government to maintain its obligation to hold at least one-third of NTT shares.
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah at Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 27, 2024

Biden hopes to parlay Lebanon cease-fire into a broader regional peace

With a deal to end more than a year of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah, the U.S. leader turns his attention back to halting the war in Gaza before leaving office.
Employees work on assembling vehicles at a SAIC Volkswagen plant in Urumqi, in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, in September 2018.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 27, 2024

VW confirms plans to exit controversial Xinjiang operation

The decision to free itself from the plant comes as the firm is battling to boost flagging sales in China.
Beijing’s long-standing line has been a commitment to keep the yuan "basically stable.” But U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s return — and his threat of tariffs — may test that.
COMMENTARY
Nov 27, 2024

China will send a weaker yuan to the Trump front

Beijing’s long-standing line has been a commitment to keep the yuan "basically stable.” But Trump’s return with his tariff threats may test that.
U.S. President Donald Trump holds a bilateral meeting with then-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York in September 2019. Tokyo may be forced to balance its priorities in the U.S. alliance with its economic reliance on China.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 27, 2024

Trump's return heralds a new era of trade tensions for Japan

Tokyo faces a balancing act: aligning with Washington's priorities while maintaining its critical economic ties to China.
SDF spots China’s biggest aircraft carrier for first time
The Fujian aircraft carrier is seen in Shanghai in May 2024 as it leaves for its first sea trial.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Is America ready for Japanese-style 7-Elevens?
Convenience stores are a fixture of Japanese life and 7-Eleven, a chain that began in the U.S. in 1927, opened its first store in Japan in 1974 — and then became wholly Japanese-owned in 2005 through parent company Seven & I Holdings.
Final weeks of World Expo in Osaka likely to see large crowds
With one month left to go, crowds are expected to swell at the World Expo in Osaka during its final weeks.
Japan's elderly population down at around 36.2 million
The estimated number of people age 65 or older in Japan stands at 36.19 million as of Monday, accounting for record 29.4% of the country's total population, according to the internal affairs ministry.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.
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.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Sumadori Bar on Shibuya Ward's main Center Gai street targets young customers who prefer low-alcohol drinks or abstain altogether.
Rethinking that second drink: Japan’s Gen Z gets ‘sober curious’
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