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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 6, 2021

Already dirt-cheap, solar panels are about to get even more powerful

A push for more powerful units underscores how further cost reductions could advance the shift away from fossil fuels.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 6, 2021

Unleashed Shohei Ohtani redefines what's possible in baseball

After struggling through injuries and a frustrating 2020 season, the Angels star is finally showing off his true potential on the mound and in the batter's box.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jul 6, 2021

Suns' Chris Paul says players had say in shortened schedule

'Just like when we went to the bubble, everything was discussed as far as the players and the full body of players,' said Paul ahead of the NBA Finals.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jul 6, 2021

Montreal beats Tampa Bay to keep Stanley Cup hopes alive

The Canadiens cut their series deficit against the defending champion Lighting to 3-1 after Josh Anderson scored in overtime.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jul 6, 2021

Brazil beats Peru to move into Copa America final

Brazil has won the Copa America every time it hosted the tournament and in the early part of Monday's match showed exactly why it's favored to do so again.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 6, 2021

Born to ride: Jessica Springsteen named to U.S. show jumping team

The 29-year-old, daughter of legendary rocker Bruce Springsteen, was an alternate at 2012 London but failed in her bid to make the 2016 Rio Games.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Jul 6, 2021

OPEC disagreement lays bare growing UAE-Saudi economic rivalry

As Saudi Arabia tries to wean its economy off oil, it is vying with the UAE for foreign capital and talent.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 6, 2021

CEO who failed in Silicon Valley spurs 4,500% stock gain at home in Japan

Takanori Nakamura has seen his net worth jump to about $1.8 billion (u00a5199 billion).
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Jul 6, 2021

Didi shows all Chinese tech giants must first answer to Beijing

Over the past year, Xi Jinping's government has sought to gain control of the vast amounts of data held by large tech firms.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 6, 2021

Youngest Nikkei 225 CEO seeks to ‘simplify hiring’ in COVID-19 era

Hisayuki Idekoba says Recruit's 'ground-up type of culture,' where employees are judged on their ability to deliver results rather than time spent in the office, has been an asset.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 6, 2021

Tokyo bourse chief optimistic on extending five-hour trading day

The Tokyo Stock Exchange has formed a working group to debate if trading hours can be lengthened past the current 3 p.m. close, which would be the first extension in more than a decade.
Tourists carry their luggage as they leave the village of Fira, following increased seismic activity on the island of Santorini, Greece, on Tuesday.
WORLD
Feb 5, 2025

Thousands leave as fresh tremors shake Greece's Santorini

Some 750 earthquakes have shaken the island and the surrounding 1,000 square kilometers since Jan. 24.
Next Generation Technology Group acquires companies in need of future leadership with competitive technologies and high margins, said Eiichi Arai, the Tokyo-based firm’s CEO.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 5, 2025

Tokyo’s first listing of the year soars in trading debut

The shares climbed as much as 58% to ¥3,165 in early trading in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Carlos Alcaraz reacts as he competes against Botic van de Zandschulp during their men's singles round of 32 match at the ATP Tour Rotterdam Open tennis tournament at the Rotterdam Ahoy in Rotterdam on Tuesday.
TENNIS
Feb 5, 2025

Alcaraz battles through in first match since Australian Open

The top seed had to dig deep to overcome the wildcard ranked 81 places below him.
A vigil is held in central Budapest on Tuesday to commemorate a 43-year-old Japanese woman, whose charred body was found in a burned out apartment the previous week. Counter terrorism forces detained her husband, an Irish citizen, on Monday on suspicion of killing the woman.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 5, 2025

Irish man held over suspicious death of Japanese woman in Hungary

The charred body of the victim — the man's former wife and mother of their two children — was found in a burned-out apartment in central Budapest on Jan. 29.
Protestors gather outside of the headquarters for United States Agency for International Development (USAID) on Monday ahead of a news conference by Congressional Democrats.
WORLD
Feb 5, 2025

U.S. aid agency places global staff on leave as part of Trump's purge

The move is part of the Trump administration's radical drive to shrink the U.S. government, which has shocked Washington and caused angry protests.
Simona Halep waves to the crowd at the end of her final match during the Transylvania Open in Cluj-Napoca, Romania on Tuesday.
TENNIS
Feb 5, 2025

Former world No. 1 Simona Halep announces retirement

Halep lost in three Grand Slam finals before finally clinching her first major at the French Open in 2018 and went on to win Wimbledon the following year.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) headquarters in Washington in 2023. Groups with EPA grants say they have been unable to access funds from the agency.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Feb 5, 2025

Trump’s freeze on climate money sows fear and confusion

A federal judge temporarily blocked the spending pause days later but uncertainty persists, with the full impact of the disruption still coming into view.
Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (center) drops back to pass against the Buffalo Bills during the first quarter in the AFC Championship game at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on Jan. 26.
MORE SPORTS / Football
Feb 5, 2025

Chiefs take comfort riding with QB Patrick Mahomes

Mahomes is taking his fifth crack at winning the Lombardi Trophy — which would be his fourth — and it's not a stretch to label him the most consequential player Sunday.
A climate change demonstrator takes part in a protest to denounce the impact of U.S. politics on climate change, outside the U.S. Embassy in London on Jan. 11.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Feb 5, 2025

Top climate scientist declares 2 degrees Celsius climate goal 'dead'

A stark new analysis concludes that Earth's climate is more sensitive to rising greenhouse gas emissions than previously thought.
A woman queues at Phedisong clinic on April 8, 2013, during the launch of the new single dose anti-AIDs medication in Ga-Rankuwa, 100 kilometers north of Johannesburg.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 5, 2025

'I don't want to die': Trump's aid plans incite fear in Africa

Trump's decision to pause foreign aid, and other orders and declarations relating to LGBTQ+ rights, have forced NGOs to wonder how secure future U.S. funding will be.
Morocco's Achraf Dari celebrates scoring a goal against Croatia in the third-place World Cup match at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar on December 17, 2022.
SOCCER
Feb 5, 2025

African football may have platform for historic World Cup success

Benjamin Balkin thinks Eyeball, the digital platform he co-founded in 2020, could be the determining factor in enabling an African World Cup champion.
Google's vow to not use AI for weapons or surveillance have been removed from its guidelines.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 5, 2025

Google pledge against using AI for weapons vanishes

The revised principles were posted just weeks after Google chief executive Sundar Pichai attended the inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump.
Tigers players toss manager Yoshio Yoshida into the air after the club clinched its first Japan Series title, on Nov. 11, 1985.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Feb 5, 2025

Hanshin Tigers legend Yoshio Yoshida dies at 91

During his 17-year playing career, Yoshida appeared in 2,007 games and recorded 1,864 hits. But he was perhaps most notable for leading the Tigers to the 1985 Japan Series.
Founded in Hangzhou only 20 months ago, DeepSeek’s technology made waves in January with a new mobile app featuring its reasoning AI chatbot.
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 5, 2025

Australia bans DeepSeek from government tech, citing security

A threat assessment by the country’s intelligence agencies found the technology posed an unacceptable risk.
A site where a road collapsed in Yashio, Saitama Prefecture, swallowing a truck, is seen on Tuesday.
JAPAN
Feb 5, 2025

Japan plans to strengthen water infrastructure after major road collapse

The move comes after it is believed a damaged sewer pipe caused a sinkhole to open up in the city of Yashio, Saitama Prefecture, on Jan. 28.
Wealthy foreign nationals picking up ultimate souvenir — a condo in Tokyo
A high-end property in the fashionable Daikanyama district in Tokyo
Japan dispatches five language education 'partners' to India
Five members of the Japan Foundation's Nihongo Partners program (front) gather at the Japanese Embassy in New Delhi on Monday.
End of U.S. de minimis exemption causes headaches for some businesses in Japan
Proxy-shopping services — companies that ship Japanese products ranging from cosmetics and snacks to limited-edition stationery on behalf of customers abroad — are already feeling the impact of the U.S. suspending de minimis exemptions.
Over 90% of low-income families in Japan struggling to feed children
Save the Children Japan domestic program chief Sonoko Kawakami speaks at a news conference in Tokyo in July. A survey conducted by the group in June has found that over 90% of low-income households with children face food insecurity.
Struggling train firm in Chiba Prefecture turns to self-deprecating humor
"Laughter is important when you're in a difficult situation," said Katsunori Takemoto, president of Choshi Electric Railway, on Aug. 5 in Choshi, Chiba Prefecture.
World Athletics stars relish Tokyo atmosphere after COVID-hit Olympics
Organizers of the World Athletics Championships said over 500,000 tickets had been sold and that they are expecting to end the event in front of large crowds this weekend.
Japan’s front-line researchers see bright path ahead for dementia treatment
A scientist looks at scans of grains at the Memory Centre at the Department of Readaptation and Geriatrics of the University Hospital (HUG) in Geneva, Switzerland, on June 6, 2023.
Still plenty to fight for, says Japan’s team leader at worlds
Race walker Hayato Katsuki earned bronze for Japan on the opening day of the World Athletics Championships on Saturday.
Wealthy foreign nationals picking up ultimate souvenir — a condo in Tokyo
A high-end property in the fashionable Daikanyama district in Tokyo
Japanese athletes inspired by raucous home fans at World Athletics Championships
Fans cheer on the home favorites during the women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Sunday.

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