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Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 22, 2021

SoftBank's Son raises fresh doubts over Tokyo Olympics

In a Twitter post, the billionaire asked, 'who and on what authority' are the Olympics 'being forced through?'
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 22, 2021

How Russia's new gulag tries to break convicts like Alexei Navalny

Six former inmates and a former prisons inspector spoke of regular beatings by guards, sexual assaults and severe psychological pressure at a facility near Moscow.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 22, 2021

Taiwan says China is spreading fake news during COVID-19 spike

Taiwan has repeatedly warned that China is trying to use 'cognitive warfare' to try and undermine trust in the government and its response to the pandemic.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 22, 2021

Pentagon chief unable to talk to Chinese military leaders despite repeated attempts

Despite the tensions and heated rhetoric, U.S. military officials have long sought to have open lines of communication to be able to mitigate potential flare-ups or deal with any accidents.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 22, 2021

Vaccine tourists urged to read the fine print on trips overseas

Travel agent associations in India and Thailand have warned the public against operators advertising overseas tours to get vaccinated, saying there can be hidden costs.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
May 22, 2021

Australia's 'Happy' Gilmore aiming for Olympics gold and another surfing world title

Few doubt Gilmore's credentials to stand on top of the podium at the Tokyo Games.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
May 22, 2021

Top 5: Tokyo’s best onigiri rice balls

One of the most ubiquitous snacks in Japan, onigiri or omusubi (terms for rice ball) are a definitive mealtime staple. The Japan Times shares the best places to grab a handmade pick-me-up.
Nomura Holdings is withdrawing from the Net-Zero Banking Alliance.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 13, 2025

Nomura exits bank climate group, joining Wall Street exodus

Nomura said it will stick to its target set four years ago, to deploy $125 billion of sustainable financing through March 2026.
The Intel headquarters in Santa Clara, California. The struggling tech giant announced Lip-Bu Tan as its new chief executive, boosting shares of the U.S. computer chipmaker.
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 13, 2025

Struggling Intel names industry veteran Lip-Bu Tan as CEO

Shares rose more than 10% in after-market trade after the announcement.
Kenichi Takano leaves a police station in Tokyo on Thursday to be sent over to prosecutors.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 13, 2025

Man arrested in Tokyo stabbing tracked victim through livestream

Police turned over Kenichi Takano to prosecutors on suspicion of murder, believing he used the livestream to track the victim's location.
Iga Swiatek hits a shot as she defeats Karolina Muchova during their fourth-round match at Indian Wells on Wednesday.
TENNIS
Mar 13, 2025

Swiatek and Medvedev book spots in Indian Wells quarters

For Swiatek, victory continued her relentless march through the Californian desert tournament, where the Polish second seed has dropped only six games in her three matches.
A handout picture released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) shows Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa (right) and Syrian Democratic Forces commander-in-chief Mazloum Abdi signing an agreement to integrate the SDF into the state institutions, in Damascus on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 13, 2025

U.S. steered Syrian Kurds toward Damascus deal, sources say

The deal aims to stitch back together a country fractured by 14 years of war.
Mahmoud Khalil speaks to members of the media about the Revolt for Rafah encampment at Columbia University during the ongoing conflict in Gaza between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in New York on June 1, 2024.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 13, 2025

Judge extends ban on deportation of U.S. student over opposition to war in Gaza

The case that has become a flash point following a pledge by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump to deport some pro-Palestinian college activists.
Travelers make their way through the departures terminal of Toronto Pearson International Airport in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, in 2022.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 13, 2025

Canadians, stung by Trump's tariffs and rhetoric, balk at U.S. travel

Even a 10% drop in Canadian travelers could cost the United States $2.1 billion in lost spending, the U.S. Travel Association estimated.
The Tokyo Port Brewery team in front of the brewery building. President Shunichi Saito (left) and Master Brewer Yoshimi Terasawa are the ones holding sake bottles.
BUSINESS
Mar 25, 2025

Sake brewery in central Tokyo revives Edo tradition

Although Japan had roughly 11,000 sake breweries around 1900, now only about 1,200 remain.
Noor Abdalla, 28, wife of Palestinian activist and Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil who was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement looks at an ultrasound photograph in New York on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 13, 2025

Wife of student arrested in U.S. says she was naive to think he would be secure

Two days before U.S. agents came, her husband asked her if she knew what to do if immigration agents were at their door.
The level of intraparty animosity between the KMT and DPP is so high that brawls have repeatedly broken out in parliament as the government and opposition try to block each other from physically participating in voting on bills.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Mar 13, 2025

Taiwan’s DPP and KMT lock horns amid specter of recall votes

Recall votes could potentially alter the balance of power in the Legislative Yuan in favor of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party.
A construction site in Tokyo in July 2018. Businesses failing to take measures to prevent severe heatstroke among employees will be subjected to criminal punishment from June.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Mar 13, 2025

Japan to get tough on businesses not taking heatstroke countermeasures

Violators will be punishable with up to six months' imprisonment or a maximum fine of ¥500,000 ($3,380).
Both priest and participant bow in recognition and readiness for the practice of zazen.
LIFE / Lifestyle
Mar 25, 2025

The art of taking a pause: Discover the 1,000-year-old meditation technique of zazen in Tokyo's temples

Thousands of years later, in Japan the practice continues under the name "zazen."
By type of social media, crimes against children in which they were targeted through their use of social media took place most frequently through Instagram for the first time, at 461 victims, followed by X at 398 victims, and TikTok, at 82 victims.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 13, 2025

Children targeted for crime through social media fell 10.8% in 2024

The total was the lowest in the past 10 years and fell for the fifth consecutive year, the National Police Agency said.
A recent study shows promise for a personalized mRNA vaccine to prevent pancreatic cancer recurrence, offering hope for patients and highlighting the potential of tailored cancer treatments.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 13, 2025

Pancreatic cancer vaccine shows hope. Make the investment.

When researchers offer data suggesting a personalized vaccine might be able to keep the cancer at bay for years, it’s worth paying attention to.
Just like in times of old, with unresolved territorial disputes, regional disunity and economic self-interest prevailing over solidarity, Southeast Asia faces growing instability as tensions escalate.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 13, 2025

Southeast Asia must learn to defend itself

Would any of the region’s governments lift a finger to maintain peace on behalf of a neighbor?
Bank of Japan to start unloading ETFs in surprise move that rattles market
BOJ Gov. Kazuo Ueda said it would take a century for the bank to sell all its ETFs at the pace proposed.
Nippon Ishin urges cap on foreign residents in Japan
While not specifying what percentage of foreign residents should make up the total population, “we conveyed the message that the ratio should be kept as low as possible and that the current rapid pace of increase must be properly curbed,” said Nippon Ishin no Kai co-leader Fumitake Fujita.
Japan may see its first female PM despite limited progress on gender gap
Hard-line conservative lawmaker Sanae Takaichi has consistently been a public favorite in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s leadership election scheduled for Oct. 4.
Osaka Expo visitors top 20 million as crowds surge
Visitors at the Osaka Expo on Thursday.
Koizumi makes economic growth top priority in bid for LDP presidency
Agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi speaks during a news conference announcing his formal entry into the Liberal Democratic Party leadership race in Tokyo on Saturday.
Behold the glory of Japan’s fruit boxes
Otherwise common sights in Japan's supermarkets, the country's fruit and veggie boxes can hide surprising symbols of local pride.
How Yuki Joseph Nakajima turned failures into breakout success at Tokyo worlds
Yuki Joseph Nakajima after finishing sixth in the men's 400-meter final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Thursday.
Robot tour guides in Tokyo offer way for those with disabilities to work
Tours are being offered in Tokyo using a shoulder-mounted robot equipped with a camera, speaker and microphone. The robot twitches its wing-like arms, which it can fold together as if in prayer when visiting a temple.
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.

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

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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.
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