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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Oct 8, 2020

Here’s what could happen if China invaded Taiwan

Fears are growing among analysts, officials and investors that an invasion could actually happen, potentially triggering a war with the U.S.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 8, 2020

Facebook widens ban on political ads as alarm rises over election

The company now plans to prohibit all political and issue-based advertising after the polls close on Nov. 3 for an undetermined length of time.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Oct 7, 2020

Sumo fans have plenty to look forward to in coming weeks

There are many aspects of Japan's national sport that should give hope for the future.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 7, 2020

‘Under the Stars’: Parents have stars in their eyes

In Tatsushi Omori's coming-of-age drama, Mana Ashida plays a teenager who is conflicted about her loving parents who are members of a cult.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Oct 7, 2020

'Quad' meeting in Tokyo prizes symbolism over substance

With China the elephant in the room, just showing up may have been part, if not the main point, of the dialogue for the U.S., Japan, India and Australia.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 7, 2020

The Quad Security Dialogue in Tokyo: Who will join next?

The four foreign ministers basically echoed each other's positions and agreed to meet regularly. The real question, however, is who, if any, will join the Quad next.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 7, 2020

Russia and China advance vaccine nationalism

COVID-19 vaccines are in the final Phase-3 of clinical trials around the world. Russia, however, skipped Phase-3 trials and immediately moved to approve the vaccine.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 7, 2020

Singapore's expat model is broken

Lee Kuan Yew, the country's first leader, laid out the welcome mat for multinational corporations. Now his vision is running into the wall of COVID-19.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 7, 2020

The race to replace the city of London begins

Nobody's saying that Paris or Frankfurt will suddenly replace London. But we're in a decentralizing phase where many centers can happily coexist.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 7, 2020

Suga’s national security agenda

Unfortunately for Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, there will be no honeymoon period during which he can comfortably settle into his new job.
Akane Yamaguchi returns the shuttlecock to Chen Yufei during the women's singles final match at the Badminton BWF World Championships at the Adidas Arena in Paris on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Badminton
Sep 1, 2025

Japan's Yamaguchi cruises to third badminton world title

The Japanese fifth seed rarely looked troubled on court in Paris and needed just 37 minutes to add a third world title to her gold medals from 2021 and 2022.
Flood-affected victims rest under a shelter at a makeshift relief camp in the Kasur district of Pakistan's Punjab province on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Sep 1, 2025

Floods leave women struggling in Pakistan's relief camps

Pregnant women are vulnerable to infectious diseases, according to doctors in a medical camp set up by a local NGO.
A view of tents sheltering Palestinians displaced by the Israeli military offensive, in Gaza City on Aug. 23.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 1, 2025

Postwar plan sees U.S. administering Gaza for at least a decade: Washington Post

Gaza's population would at least temporarily leave either through "voluntary" departures to another country or into restricted areas within the territory during reconstruction.
Paetongtarn Shinawatra, who was dismissed as Thailand's prime minister by the Constitutional Court last Friday, leaves the court in Bangkok following a news conference after her removal.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 1, 2025

Persecuted Thai pro-democracy party now poised to play kingmaker

The People’s Party, which has been in opposition since a 2023 election despite winning the most seats, is being courted by rival groups seeking to form a government.
A Russian consulate staff member (right) inspects the damage after a car was driven into the gates of the Russian consulate in Sydney on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 1, 2025

Man arrested after car crashes into Russian consulate in Sydney

A 39-year-old man was arrested and a 24-year-old constable received an injury to his hand, a police statement said.
Capital expenditure by Japanese businesses on goods excluding software gained for a fifth consecutive quarter in the three months through June.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 1, 2025

Japanese firms pare back capital spending as U.S. tariffs hit

Capital expenditure on goods excluding software gained for a fifth consecutive quarter, but slowed to a pace of 0.2% compared to the previous period.
The Tokyo Stock Exchange requires companies exiting the market through management buyouts or acquisitions by controlling shareholders to provide explanations regarding procedures and price fairness.
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 1, 2025

Tokyo Stock Exchange pressed for more disclosure on management buyouts

The book value of companies has been one area of focus for investors amid the TSE’s yearslong campaign to unlock higher returns to shareholders.
McLaren's Oscar Piastri in action during the Dutch Grand Prix in Zandvoort on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Sep 1, 2025

Piastri extends championship lead after Norris breakdown at Dutch Grand Prix

Piastri led from pole to checkered flag at the Zandvoort circuit to stretch his lead over Norris to 34 points in the championship race.
Red croissants decorated with yellow stars are displayed at a bakery shop in Hanoi on Sunday. Decades after independence, French cultural influence remains strong in Vietnam.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 1, 2025

Baguette? No, banh mi: Vietnam celebrates independence from French rule.

Vietnam declared independence 80 years ago, but French cultural influence remains in architecture, language and especially food.
Armed Indonesian military troops at the National Monument complex prepare for deployment amid widespread anti-government protests and rioting in Jakarta on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 1, 2025

Indonesia protests put spotlight on paramilitary police force

The heavily armed force, which is typically used to combat insurgencies, has increasingly been deployed against protesters.
Tourists order sushi using an interactive touchscreen at a Sushiro restaurant in Tokyo.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 1, 2025

Growth overseas aids sushi chain Sushiro amid rice inflation at home

Osaka-based chain has been able to avoid across-the-board price hikes at its Japanese restaurants to offset volatile rice costs that have nearly doubled from a year ago.
Newcastle United's Alexander Isak in action against Brighton & Hove on May 4
SOCCER
Sep 1, 2025

Liverpool agrees Isak deal with Newcastle for record fee, say reports

Isak has been the subject of a protracted and acrimonious transfer saga this summer.
Volunteers identify the bodies of fallen soldiers in Dobropillya, Ukraine, on Aug. 23. In an interview on Sunday, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said he is bracing himself for the possibility that the war in Ukraine could go on for a long time.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 1, 2025

Merz sees war in Ukraine dragging on with no clear end in sight

The German chancellor says he hasn’t given up hope that a ceasefire can be secured in Ukraine, but he’s "not under any illusions either.”
Floaters are released into the water during a demonstration of Eco Wave Power electricity generation technology using the power of ocean waves in the harbor at AltaSea at the Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro, California, on Aug. 26.
ENVIRONMENT / Energy
Sep 1, 2025

New wave: Sea power turned into energy at Los Angeles port

A pilot project aims to use a 13-kilometer breakwater to harness enough wave energy to power 60,000 U.S. homes.
Knicks guard Jeremy Lin looks to pass against the Raptors during a game in Toronto, Canada on Feb. 14, 2012.
BASKETBALL / NBA
Sep 1, 2025

Jeremy Lin retires after 15 years that included ‘Linsanity’ with the Knicks

Lin became a New York icon and inspired a new generation of young Asian American basketball fans.
Autumn to be cut short as harsh winter arrives suddenly
A short-lived autumn is expected this year, with temperatures staying unseasonably high through October before plunging in late November, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.
Woman in Japan arrested for keeping daughter's body in freezer for 20 years
Police have arrested a 75-year-old woman after she allegedly confessed to keeping her adult daughter's body in a freezer for 20 years.
JICA scraps Africa ‘hometown’ agreement after migration mixup
The “Africa Hometown Initiative,” announced by the Japan International Cooperation Agency at an African development conference in Yokohama in August, sought to foster exchanges that would help bridge four municipalities in Japan with four countries in Africa.
India aims to challenge global shipbuilding giants
Cargo ships are docked in Navi Mumbai, India, in February. Only 5% of India's exports and imports are carried on Indian-flagged ships.
Japan might be spared Trump's 100% tariffs on pharmaceuticals
U.S. President Donald Trump is rolling out a number of new tariffs on Oct. 1.
Japanese corporate boards have changed dramatically in recent years
Most Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Section companies have independent directors now.
As Japan keeps buying gas, Aboriginal Australians pay the price
Paulina “Jedda” Puruntatameri with Antonia Burke and Tiwi fisher Clinton offshore of Melville Island, one of the Tiwi Islands, in Australia's Northern Territory. Together with other Tiwi, Jedda has been campaigning for years to stop Australian company Santos and its backers, including Japanese investors, from drilling for natural gas at the Barossa gas field.
Who’s who in the LDP presidential race?
(Clockwise from top left) Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi; former foreign minister Toshimitsu Motegi; Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Shinjiro Koizumi; former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi; and former minister of state for economic security Sanae Takaichi
Tax-advantaged investments no lost cause for U.S. residents of Japan
While some American taxpayers assume they are ineligible to participate in Japan’s tax-deferred savings schemes, certified public accountant Rick Gundlach says that this is no longer the case.
Aichi Triennale’s message from the world: Free Palestine
“Between Currents and Bloom,” an eye-popping crocheted seascape by Indonesian artist Mulyana, dazzles with Instagram-ready cuteness while recalling a vibrant ocean now threatened by warming seas.

Podcast

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

Longform

"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
By Christoph Sponsel

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