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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 28, 2020

After oil: Throwing money at green energy isn’t enough

COVID-19 and factors are giving governments the chance to move ahead on ambitious plans to advance the transition to alternative energy sources.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 28, 2020

ANA sees largest intraday drop in Tokyo trading since April 1

ANA Holdings Inc. tumbled as much as 8.5 percent in Tokyo trading Monday, its largest intraday drop since April 1, after a report the airline is considering raising ¥200 billion ($1.9 billion) through a public share offering.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 28, 2020

China’s rebound lost momentum in September, early data shows

New home sales in China's four biggest cities slowed in the first three weeks of September, reversing August's pickup.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 28, 2020

Saudi Arabia sends blue ammonia green fuel to Japan in world first

Japan aims to be a world leader in the use of hydrogen, which is contained in ammonia, as an energy source.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Sep 28, 2020

Tokyo confirms 78 new COVID-19 cases Monday

People in their 20s made up the largest proportion of the group, at 26, while those in their 30s and 40s totaled 28, the metropolitan government said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 28, 2020

With EU help, Taiwan gets rare win in China naming dispute

Taiwan expressed satisfaction on Monday and said the European Union had stepped in to help after a global alliance of mayors stopped referring to Taiwanese cities as part of China, in a rare win for the island amid growing Chinese pressure.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health / FOCUS
Sep 28, 2020

Disease-spreading ticks keep marching north amid climate change

While broad correlation between ticks' spread and global warming is clear, predicting where they will go next as the climate changes is surprisingly daunting.
BUSINESS
Sep 28, 2020

China’s largest chipmaker sinks after U.S. restrictions

The news lifted shares of rivals, with United Microelectronics Corp. surging by the 10 percent daily limit in Taipei.
Indian Ambassador to Japan Sibi George is interviewed in Tokyo in August.
JAPAN
Sep 7, 2025

Departing Indian envoy calls Japan 'steadfast partner'

He underscored the significance of the two nations revising a joint declaration on security cooperation for the first time in 17 years.
German soldiers unload the U.S.-made MIM-104 Patriot surface-to-air missile system in Jasionka, Poland, in January 2023.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 7, 2025

Europe’s military limits show why it’s desperate for U.S. help

The U.S. provides most of NATO’s intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, including satellites.
U.S. Homeland Security Investigations police officers execute a federal search warrant at a Hyundai Motor factory in Ellabell, Georgia, on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 7, 2025

Immigration raid on Hyundai-LG plant in Georgia rattles South Korea

The raid came at a sensitive time ​in trade relations​, unsettling South Korean businesses investing in the United States.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters alongside Secretary of State Marco Rubio in June.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 7, 2025

U.S. strike on alleged cartel boat shows Rubio’s influence growing

The attack was the culmination of Trump’s yearslong interest in using unprecedented — and legally questionable — force against drug cartels.
Japan's Tokito Oda celebrates after winning the men's wheelchair singles title at the U.S. Open in New York on Saturday.
TENNIS
Sep 7, 2025

Japanese phenom Tokito Oda, 19, completes career Golden Slam at U.S. Open

Oda edged his Argentine doubles partner Gustavo Fernandez in the men's wheelchair singles final for his seventh Grand Slam title.
Attendees stand as U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a dinner hosted in the newly renovated Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 7, 2025

Trump nests in a White House and city he’s remolding to fit him

A builder and a homebody, Trump has eschewed some of the regular routines of the presidency in favor of nesting at the White House.
People buy groceries from a mobile supermarket in a rural area of Nagomi, Kumamoto Prefecture. The government is considering a new "hometown resident" registration system to help strengthen regional revitalization measures.
JAPAN
Sep 7, 2025

Japan eyes two types of 'hometown resident' registration

The system is included in the government's basic vision for regional revitalization, adopted in June.
Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto throws during the ninth inning of Los Angeles' road loss to the Orioles on Saturday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 7, 2025

Orioles spoil Yoshinobu Yamamoto's no-hit bid with two outs in 9th and beat Dodgers

The former Orix Buffaloes star came within one out of throwing a no-hitter, but the Los Angeles Dodgers were still saddled with their fifth consecutive loss on Saturday.
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies at a Senate hearing in Washington on Thursday.
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 7, 2025

Trump backs Kennedy on vaccines despite health and political risks

Some public health officials suggest the political alliance Trump has formed with Kennedy — and the leeway the president is giving him — is leading to dire consequences.
Aryna Sabalenka celebrates after defeating Amanda Anisimova in the final of the U.S. Open on Saturday in New York.
TENNIS
Sep 7, 2025

'Tiger' Sabalenka turns a corner in New York after Grand Slam final letdowns

After final defeats at Melbourne and Paris, and a Wimbledon semifinal setback against Anisimova, Sabalenka turned all that disappointment into fuel on Saturday.
Red Bull's Max Verstappen celebrates after qualifying on pole for the Italian Grand Prix on Saturday in Monza, Italy.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Sep 7, 2025

Verstappen grabs Monza pole from Norris with record time

Verstappen raced around the Italian track at 264.681 kilometers per hour to qualify first for Sunday's race.
Masao Tomonaga, who has been selected as co-deputy chair of a U.N. panel on nuclear war, speaks to reporters at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Friday.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 7, 2025

U.N. nuclear war panel launched with hibakusha as deputy chair

The panel consists of 21 experts in various fields, such as nuclear and radiation science, medicine and agriculture.
Italy's Jannik Sinner hugs Spain's Carlos Alcaraz after the Italian won Wimbledon on July 13.
TENNIS
Sep 7, 2025

Machine-like Sinner meets magician Alcaraz for U.S. Open crown

The stakes could hardly be higher in the marquee meeting at the iconic Arthur Ashe Stadium, with the world No. 1 ranking also on the line.
A pedestrian bridge that crosses the Mississippi River in Minneapolis
ENVIRONMENT / Sustainability
Sep 7, 2025

Polluted and poor: Blighted U.S. cities tackle 'toxic soup'

The worst effect could be seen in poor, minority areas, where heavy industry, manufacturing and transport tend to concentrate.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks to reporters at the Prime Minister's Office on Friday.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 7, 2025

Farm minister Koizumi is believed to have urged Ishiba to quit

Koizumi has made it clear that he is against the idea of dissolving the House of Representatives for a snap election, a possibility Ishiba has hinted at.

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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