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PODCAST / deep dive
Sep 1, 2021

Why a more accessible Japan is better for everyone

How can Japan become more inclusive and accessible as it moves beyond the Paralympic Games?
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 1, 2021

Suga denies plan to dissolve Diet and postpone LDP leadership race

Oct. 17 is now viewed as the likeliest election day, as it could go ahead without disrupting the LDP vote or creating a political vacuum by shortening lawmakers' terms.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 1, 2021

Japan launches Digital Agency to push ahead with long-overdue reforms

The government is hoping employees hired from the private sector will boost the agency's impact, with an ex-McKinsey manager being given a top post.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 1, 2021

Taiwan says China can 'paralyze' its defenses — and threat is worsening

Taiwan's Defense Ministry said in its annual report on China's armed forces that Beijing is able to fully monitor the island's military deployments.
JAPAN
Sep 1, 2021

It's back to school in Japan, but COVID-19 is keeping some children at home

Some parents have taken the rare step of stopping their children from going to school due to fears over classroom infections and their own close contacts.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 1, 2021

SDF quietly breaks new ground in Afghanistan withdrawal

What makes the dispatch of the SDF to facilitate evacuations in Afghanistan notable is not the scale of the operations, but that they are taking place at all.
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COMMENTARY / World
Sep 1, 2021

How the best and brightest fail in times of crisis

Without a new approach to crisis solving that captures the true complexity of our world, we will continue to be blindsided by systemic failures.
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PARALYMPICS
Sep 1, 2021

Shingo Kunieda bounces back in first set to power into Paralympic semifinals

The Japanese ace stormed back from three games down to take the first set and led throughout the second to advance to the Tokyo Paralympic semifinals with a 7-6 (9-7), 6-3 win.
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PARALYMPICS
Sep 1, 2021

Diede de Groot has her sights set on joining the most exclusive club in tennis

De Groot is looking to win Paralympic gold in Tokyo and then the U.S. Open title later this month to become the first women's wheelchair singles player to achieve the Golden Slam.
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BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 1, 2021

Shohei Ohtani steals home as Angels send Yankees to fourth straight loss

The hero of the night for the Angels was journeyman reliever Jake Petricka, whose eighth-inning performance helped Los Angeles hang on victory.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 1, 2021

China beats Taiwan to the punch in announcing new vaccine delivery

China announced the delivery timetable for a highly politicized order of COVID-19 vaccines from BioNTech SE , saying the first 932,000 shots would arrive on the island Thursday.
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BUSINESS
Sep 1, 2021

Xi tests ‘common prosperity’ policies in Alibaba’s home province

The wealthy province of Zhejiang is home to 65 million people and some of China's most successful private companies.
Ghazi Mohammed al-Mohammed, a former detainee in a Damascus prison, poses for a picture with his mother at their home in Sarmada, in the northern Syrian Idlib province, on Saturday.
WORLD
Dec 16, 2024

Bashar Assad's prisoner #3006 tells his story

When Syrian military intelligence officers detained Ghazi Mohammed al-Mohammed, they told him to forget his name and who he was.
The secretaries-general of the Liberal Democratic Party, Komeito and the Democratic Party for the People have agreed to start raising the minimum taxable income level next year.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 16, 2024

DPP tax chief hints at termination of talks with Japan's ruling bloc

The DPP would have to consider axing the talks if the ruling coalition sticks to its proposal of raising the threshold to ¥1.23 million, Motohisa Furukawa said.
Jon Walsh, an urban farmer and the owner of Business Grow, has been teaching the residents of Tokyo how to grow their own food for over a decade.
ENVIRONMENT / Sustainability
Dec 31, 2024

Great things can grow in small places

This is a sponsored story, created and edited exclusively by Tokyo Metropolitan Government’s Tokyo Updates website.
Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako speak with winners of the Praemium Imperiale at the Imperial Palace on Nov. 20. The imperial couple will attend a memorial ceremony to mark the 30th anniversary of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake in January.
JAPAN
Dec 16, 2024

Emperor and empress to attend Hanshin Quake Memorial on anniversary

The imperial couple will be briefed by Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito on the reconstruction situation and visit the Hyogo Prefectural Hyogo-no-Tsu Museum.
A Ground Self-Defense Force's soldier takes part in a marine landing drill on Tokunoshima island, Kagoshima Prefecture, in November 2023. The Philippines has ratified a defense pact with Japan that allows them to deploy troops on each other's soil.
JAPAN
Dec 16, 2024

Philippines ratifies key defense pact with Japan

Lawmakers in Tokyo need to vote through the treaty before it takes effect.
Indian musician Zakir Hussain performs during a concert at the Indian Music Experience in Bangalore in 2019
CULTURE / Music
Dec 16, 2024

Zakir Hussain, peerless Indian tabla player, dies at 73

Considered a national treasure in his homeland, the percussionist brought classical Indian music to a global audience
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump embraces SoftBank chief Masayoshi Son at Trump's Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, on Monday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 17, 2024

SoftBank pledges $100 billion U.S. investment at Trump event

SoftBank chief Masayoshi Son’s announcement this time marks the highest-profile commitment by a company to expand investment in the U.S. since Trump’s election win.
The Seattle Storm's Jordan Horston on Jul 16. The Storm will face the Atlanta Dream in Vancouver next August for the WNBA's first regular-season game outside the United States.
BASKETBALL
Dec 17, 2024

WNBA to host first regular-season game outside the United States

The announcement comes amid rapid expansion for the top-flight North American league.
A date night on Christmas Eve typically starts with a romantic dinner at a restaurant often with a great view or a private space.
LIFE / Lifestyle
Dec 18, 2024

Silent night? Not if you want to impress your Christmas Eve date.

In Japan, a date night on Christmas Eve typically starts with a romantic dinner at a restaurant often with a great view or a private space.
Businessman George Glass has been selected by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump to be the next ambassador to Japan.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 17, 2024

Trump picks businessman George Glass as Japan ambassador

Glass, who served as ambassador to Portugal during Trump's first administration, is known as one of the biggest fundraisers for his reelection bid.
A screen shot from YouTube user @lagelda shows the simplicity of going viral in Japan in 2024: A cat dancing to EDM in front of a green screen.
LIFE / Digital / Japan Pulse
Dec 17, 2024

Curiosity didn’t kill the meme: Why cats still rule Japanese YouTube

Cat memes continued to thrive and evolve in 2024. In Japan, they're not just for jokes — they’re for storytelling, venting and a little therapy.
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump (right) delivers remarks at a news conference alongside Howard Lutnik, his pick for commerce secretary, at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, on Monday.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 17, 2024

Trump says he's open to meeting Ishiba before inauguration

The U.S. president-elect says it's up to Tokyo to make the meeting happen.
Team USA players during the 2023 Ryder Cup opening ceremony in Rome in September 2023
MORE SPORTS / Golf
Dec 17, 2024

U.S. team to get paid for playing in Ryder Cup

U.S. team members will each get $500,000, with $300,000 of that going to charity and the remaining $200,000 serving as a stipend.
Yoon Suk-Yeol speaks to the nation at the Presidential Office on Dec. 7.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 17, 2024

Martial law fiasco casts doubt over South Korea's nuclear power push

Stocks related to the nuclear sector have already suffered losses due to souring investor sentiment since the political crisis began.
The Women's Euro trophy after the draw for the 2025 tournament took place, on Monday in Lausanne, Switzerland
SOCCER
Dec 17, 2024

Women's Euro 2025 players to receive share of prize money

The UEFA Executive Committee has approved a prize pot of €41 million for the tournament in Switzerland.

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