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SOCCER / J. League / From the Spot
Nov 3, 2020

Voice of long-running fan podcast gets call-up for Levain Cup final

Ben Maxwell, founder of 'The J-Talk Podcast,' will be behind the microphone for the English-language broadcast of Saturday's clash between Reysol and Tokyo.
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MULTIMEDIA
Nov 3, 2020

What do we do about Q?

The conspiracy theories seem ridiculous, but the consequences are real.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 3, 2020

Big Tech draws record revenue and harsh criticism with U.S. election ads

The presidential campaigns for each party more than doubled their ad spending on Facebook compared with the presidential candidates in the 2016 race.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 3, 2020

Jack Ma gets a warning from China on Ant’s rapid expansion

Sources said Ant's leadership team was told the company will face increased scrutiny and be subject to restrictions on capital and leverage.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 3, 2020

Russia's 'Sausage King' killed with a crossbow in sauna outside Moscow

Several intruders broke into a sauna at the home of a Russian meat tycoon known as the "Sausage King" outside Moscow early on Monday, tied him and a woman up and demanded money before killing him with a crossbow.
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LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Nov 3, 2020

Japan's original stamp rally is a godly one

Taking part in 'go-shuin atsume' is an interesting way to get to know Japan's many shrines and temples.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Nov 3, 2020

Government to draw up manual for companies on customer harassment

People who work at shops are sick of rude customers and, according to Kyodo, the government is taking notice.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Nov 3, 2020

Learning the causative form will let you speak Japanese with ease

The causative forms of Japanese verbs can help relay the ideas of making someone do something or letting them do something they want to do.
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WORLD / Politics
Nov 3, 2020

As U.S. voting ends, battle intensifies over which ballots will count

Fight comes amid open efforts by President Donald Trump and the Republicans to disqualify votes on technicalities and baseless charges of fraud.
Ralph Edwards (far left), Capt. Robert Lewis (rear left), Bertha Starkey (rear center), Marvin Green (rear right), Kiyoshi (seated, left) and Chisa Tanimoto (seated, right), Koko Kondo (front left) and her three younger siblings, on the show “This Is Your Life,” on May 11, 1955
JAPAN / History / FOCUS
Aug 12, 2025

How an A-bomb survivor found forgiveness for Hiroshima bombers

Koko Kondo’s anger was extinguished when she saw the co-pilot of the Enola Gay bomber recall with regret what he and his crew had done on Aug. 6, 1945.
Senior diplomat Liu Jianchao, the head of the Chinese Communist Party’s International Department widely seen as China's next foreign minister, has been detained for unclear reasons, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 12, 2025

Xi’s ‘probe’ of senior diplomat puts China foreign policy team in doubt

Liu Jianchao, the head of the Chinese Communist Party’s International Department, has been detained for unclear reasons.
SoftBank Group has emerged as the unnamed buyer of Foxconn Technology Group’s electric vehicle plant in Ohio and plans to incorporate the facility into its $500 billion Stargate data center project with OpenAI and Oracle.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 12, 2025

SoftBank shares surge on AI hope and sign of Stargate progress

The firm's emergence as the unnamed buyer of Foxconn's electric vehicle plant in Ohio is spurring optimism that it may be able to kick-start its stalled endeavor.
A scene from the Taiwanese television drama "Zero Day Attack," which will stream in Japan from Friday.
JAPAN / Society
Aug 12, 2025

Taiwanese drama 'Zero Day Attack' on Chinese invasion to stream in Japan

The cast includes Japanese actors Issei Takahashi, who appears in the third episode, and Asami Mizukawa, who makes an appearance in the fifth episode.
New Zealand celebrates winning the Women's World Cup in Auckland on Nov. 12, 2022.
MORE SPORTS
Aug 12, 2025

Women's Rugby World Cup players to wear mouthguards that light up on impact

The smart gumshields will send an alert to the match-day doctor warning of possible concussions, while referees will be advised to stop play upon seeing the red flash.
The World Energy refinery in Paramount, California
ENVIRONMENT / Energy
Aug 12, 2025

The airline industry's dirty secret: Clean jet fuel failures

An analysis has found that the airline industry's plans to go green before regulators start penalizing them are little more than a pipe dream.
Fever guard Caitlin Clark (right) and head coach Stephanie White react to a call during the first half against the Wings on Aug. 1.
BASKETBALL
Aug 12, 2025

Fever coach says Caitlin Clark still not ready to return to practice

Clark only began running full-court last week and has not yet added more to her workload.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is trying to build solidarity across the BRICS club of major emerging nations, of which Brazil is a founding member along with Russia, China and India.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 12, 2025

Lula speaks with Xi after Modi and Putin amid standoff with Trump

Brazil's president is trying to build solidarity across the BRICS club of major emerging nations, of which Brazil is a founding member along with Russia, China and India.
Max Holloway (left) fights against Dustin Poirier at UFC 318 at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans on July 19.
MORE SPORTS
Aug 12, 2025

Paramount wins exclusive U.S. rights to UFC in $7.7 billion deal

Streaming service Paramount+ will carry the complete U.S. slate of 13 numbered UFC shows and 30 "Fight Night" events.
People offer prayers in front of a monument at the site of the 1985 Japan Airlines jumbo jet crash, in Ueno, Gunma Prefecture, on Tuesday.
JAPAN
Aug 12, 2025

Victims mourned 40 years after JAL plane crash

At around 6:56 p.m. on Aug. 12, 1985, JAL Flight 123 crashed while on its way to Osaka, killing 520 of the 524 passengers and crew members on board.
Oil prices are currently low, but a potential recovery around 2027-2029 is expected as demand growth slows and reduced investment in non-OPEC  production tightens supply.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 10, 2025

The bullish case for oil is real — but far, far away

With oil benchmarks down almost 20% over the last two years, upbeat investors are, out of necessity, waiting.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade delegation, comprising Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, meets with Chinese Vice Minister of Commerce Li Chenggang and Vice Premier He Lifeng in Geneva on May 10 to discuss tariffs and trade issues.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 12, 2025

Trump’s transactional approach shapes U.S.-China rivalry

There are intense debates about how the U.S. can prevail in that struggle but there are no signs that a single strategy guides the administration.
Members of Italy's delegation wave their country's national flag as they take part in the athletes' parade during the opening ceremony of the 2025 World Games at the Tianfu International Convention Centre in Chengdu, in China's southwestern Sichuan province on Aug. 7, 2025. Italian orienteering athlete Mattia Debertolis died at the Games on August 12, 2025 after collapsing during competition, organizers said.
MORE SPORTS
Aug 12, 2025

Italian orienteering athlete dies at World Games in China

Mattia Debertolis was rushed to hospital after being found unconscious during the men's middle-distance competition.
A notice is displayed at a McDonald's restaurant informing customers of the end of the Pokemon card promotion, on Tuesday in Tokyo's Toshima Ward.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 12, 2025

McDonald’s Japan apologizes over frenzy linked to Pokemon card promotion

Many customers bought Happy Meals in bulk to get their hands on limited-edition Pokemon trading cards, only to discard the food and resell the cards online.
Flags from the Pacific Islands countries wave on the breeze in Yaren, Nauru, on the last day of the 2018 Pacific Islands Forum.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 12, 2025

China, U.S. pledge funds for Pacific Islands ahead of meet they are barred from

The Solomon Islands, which hosts an annual leaders meeting for the region blocked 21 donor countries from attending after pressure from Beijing to exclude Taiwan.

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"Shake hands with Lima-chan," a statue that shares the name of the Peruvian capital looks in the direction of Peru, where a sister statue, "Sakura-chan," is located. Erected in Yokohama's Rinko Park in 1999, it commemorates Peruvian-Japanese friendship.
The journey of Peru’s Nikkei: Finding identity in Japan