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LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Jun 18, 2021

Take in the beauty of Hokusai's wave and then give your verdict on it in Japanese

Learn the basics of art criticism in Japanese while taking in Katsushika Hokusai's iconic print, 'Under the Wave off Kanagawa.'
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WORLD
Jun 18, 2021

Global power grids pushed to breaking point by summer heat and rising demand

Mix extreme heat and longer droughts, surging power demand, rising fossil fuel prices and a bumpy transition into renewables, and the result is a severe global power crunch.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jun 17, 2021

Rafa Nadal to skip Tokyo Olympics and Wimbledon to prolong career

The 35-year-old Spaniard said the two-week gap between the French Open and Wimbledon was not enough time for him to recuperate after a demanding clay-court season.
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BASKETBALL
Jun 17, 2021

Sluggish Japan falls short against China in FIBA Asia Cup qualifying

A sluggish offensive performance cost Japan in its first game in the final window of FIBA Asia Cup qualifying, a 66-57 loss to China on Wednesday at Angeles City Foundation Gym in Pampanga, Philippines.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Jun 17, 2021

Asanoyama's suspension to impact upper reaches of banzuke rankings

The ozeki will sit out six grand tournaments after repeatedly violating the Japan Sumo Association's COVID-19 protocols.
JAPAN
Jun 17, 2021

Japan aims to issue vaccination passports by end of July for overseas travel

The documents will include the holder's date of inoculation and the manufacturer of the shot they received and will be available both in English and Japanese.
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jun 17, 2021

Caught in the middle? Komeito and the China-Japan relationship

While many in the LDP have welcomed international pressure on China, the deteriorating bilateral relationship creates problems for the party's coalition partner Komeito.
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SOCCER
Jun 17, 2021

Real Madrid great Sergio Ramos to leave club after 16 years

Madrid announced the departure of one of its most iconic players in a brief statement on Wednesday.
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COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Jun 17, 2021

Why the world depends on Taiwan and TSMC's high-performance chips

While the firm has clients worldwide and is working with the U.S. and China, Japan risks losing out in the semiconductor field.
Japan head coach Eddie Jones looks on during the warm up before his team's match against France on Nov. 9, 2024.
MORE SPORTS / Rugby
Feb 19, 2025

Eddie Jones hails Japan 'tour of a lifetime' with Ireland and Wales games

Jones has made an underwhelming start since returning for his second stint as Japan coach in January last year.
Taiwan worries that Donald Trump’s dealmaking with Vladimir Putin over Ukraine signals uncertainty for its own security, and the island democracy is boosting  efforts to strengthen U.S. ties and defense spending.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 19, 2025

Trump’s phone call with Putin is causing a stir in Taiwan

Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te’s government should consider what it can offer Trump to avoid becoming a pawn in the U.S.-China rivalry.
Liberal Democratic Party parliamentary affairs chief Tetsushi Sakamoto (left) and Hirofumi Ryu, his counterpart in the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, during a meeting at the parliament building in Tokyo on Wednesday
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 19, 2025

Accountant's testimony on LDP slush fund scandal postponed

The LDP and CDP agreed to delay Lower House Budget Committee questioning of the Abe faction's former chief accountant.
Resonac Holdings CEO Hidehito Takahashi
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 19, 2025

Resonac explores deal structures for possible JSR takeover

A deal would be a key step in the chemicals maker’s ambition to corner the Japanese artificial intelligence semiconductor materials market.
DPP tax chair Motohisa Furukawa speaks during a meeting of the party's tax committee in Tokyo on Wednesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 19, 2025

Debate over income tax threshold reform hits roadblock with new LDP proposal

Neither Komeito, the ruling coalition's junior partner, nor the opposition Democratic Party for the People supported the LDP's new income tax plan.
Laborers at a shipyard on the outskirts of Dhaka. Worker deaths, injuries and exposure to hazardous substances are common in the ship-breaking industry, as is environmental harm with toxic chemicals seeping into the beach and water, harming marine life.
ENVIRONMENT / Sustainability
Feb 19, 2025

Shipyards of Bangladesh brace as heavy emitting ships near end of life

Worker deaths and environmental harm are common in yards where vessels that have supplied richer nations are dismantled for scraps that can be used in manufacturing.
Ilias Roussos, 54, looks on at a summer camp where he lives with his family in Agios Andreas, about 30 kilometers northeast of Athens, on Tuesday, after having fled recurring earthquakes on the island of Santorini.
WORLD
Feb 19, 2025

Islanders keen to return to Santorini even as quakes continue

One of Greece's top travel destinations, Santorini and its neighboring islands of Amorgos, Anafi and Ios have since January been rocked by thousands of tremors.
An undated handout photograph released on Jan. 11 from the from the Telegram account of V_Zelenskiy_official shows an alleged soldier presented as North Korean detained by Ukrainian authorities at an undisclosed location in Ukraine, following his capture by Ukrainian authorities.
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 19, 2025

South Korea willing to take North Korean POWs from Ukraine

South Korea’s comments came after a captured soldier said in an interview with the Chosun Ilbo newspaper that he wants to seek asylum in South Korea.
A visitor feeds the deer at Nara Park in Nara on Jan. 27. The monthly number of foreign visitors to Japan hit a record high in January.
JAPAN
Feb 19, 2025

Monthly number of visitors to Japan hit record high in January

The number of inbound visitors is estimated to have risen 40.6% from a year before to 3,781,200, exceeding 3 million for the fourth consecutive month.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy gives a news conference in Kyiv on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 20, 2025

Trump turns on Zelenskyy, leaving Ukraine few options amid war

Any remaining hopes seemed to fade when Trump, embracing the Kremlin’s narrative, denounced Zelenskyy as a "dictator."
“Hypnosismic — Division Rap Battle — Movie” centers on groups of male rappers from neighborhoods around Tokyo and Japan at large.
CULTURE / Film
Feb 20, 2025

‘Hypnosismic — Division Rap Battle — Movie' lets viewers remix the narrative

Armed with LED-lined gloves and their smartphones, audiences take control of the action for Japan’s first interactive movie.
An explosion of a drone and tracers are seen in the sky over the city during a Russian drone strike in Kyiv on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 20, 2025

Dismay and defiance in Kyiv as Trump takes 'enemy's side'

Ukrainians decry the U.S. President's accusation against their leader of starting the war with Russia, saying they had no other choice than to fight.
Polish military vehicles are transported during NATO exercises in Klusy, Poland, in November 2022.
WORLD
Feb 20, 2025

On NATO's eastern flank, U.S. policy shift stokes security fears

Some in Poland fear that Russian President Vladimir Putin will feel emboldened to invade more countries.
Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga warms up before a workout in Mesa, Arizona, on Feb. 9.
BASEBALL / MLB
Feb 20, 2025

Shota Imanaga honored to be named Cubs' opening day starter for Tokyo Series

Imanaga is expected to oppose countryman Yoshinobu Yamamoto of the Dodgers in the first of a two-game series at Tokyo Dome.
Behind a record-breaking rise in Japan's rice prices are intensifying competition among buyers since the serious shortage of the country's staple food in stores in summer 2024 and hoarding by those bullish about rice prices.
JAPAN
Feb 20, 2025

Price of rice sold to wholesalers surges to another high in Japan

The January average rose 69% from a year earlier to ¥25,927 per 60 kilograms of brown rice amid intensifying demand.
Takashi Tachibana, leader of controversial political group NHK Party, said he received information from Minoru Kishiguchi of Nippon Ishin no Kai, relating to allegations of harassment by Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 20, 2025

Nippon Ishin says member involved in giving papers to NHK Party head

Nippon Ishin says Minoru Kishiguchi provided documents related to alleged harassment by Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito.

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