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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 25, 2020

China developer Evergrande spooks investors with liquidity crunch warning

If the firm fails to win approval for a listing in Shenzen it will need to repay debt valued at around 92 percent of its cash, threatening the broader financial system.
BUSINESS / Companies / Regional voices: Chubu
Sep 25, 2020

Forced to halt output in pandemic, a Toyota plant in Aichi evolved

Workers use virus-related downtime to introduce new innovations at the facility.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Sep 25, 2020

Rules on buying farmland eased in rural Hiroshima amid depopulation

Smaller plots are being made available in a bid to attract younger people from the cities to the countryside.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 25, 2020

Kim says sorry for killing of South Korean over coronavirus fears

The rare message came as Moon faced intense political fallout over the incident, which coincided with a renewed push for policy to engage Pyongyang.
BUSINESS / EXPLAINER
Sep 25, 2020

How to steal ¥28 million: Lessons learned from the Docomo swindle

Japan's largest mobile phone carrier made headlines after its e-money service was used to defraud people who weren't NTT Docomo customers.
SOCCER / J. League / J. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Sep 25, 2020

Soccer world hails 'King Kazu' after J1 appearance at age of 53

There may have been plenty to talk about on Wednesday as the J. League first division rounded the corner into the second half of its tumultuous season, but the only story that mattered was evergreen Kazuyoshi Miura’s first time stepping onto a J1 pitch since 2007.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 25, 2020

Young women take a front-line role in Thailand’s protests

In addition to political reform, the demonstrations have addressed concerns including abortion, taxes on menstrual products and school rules that force girls to conform to an outdated version of femininity.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 25, 2020

Thai parliament stalls constitution decision, angering protesters

Thai lawmakers Thursday failed to reach an agreement on a pathway to amend the constitution, further angering anti-government demonstrators calling for more democracy and reform of the monarchy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 25, 2020

Thailand’s leaders missing their teachable moment as education system falters

Teachers climb the ranks regardless of student results, so it's perhaps unsurprising that in both national tests and international lists, scores are grim.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 25, 2020

China is paying a high price for provoking India

Aggression and expansionism obviously are not genetic traits, but they appear to be defining Chinese President Xi Jinping's tenure.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 25, 2020

Facebook's Oversight Board plans to launch just before U.S. election

The board will initially review only appeals over posts that Facebook has taken down, rather than content the company decides to leave up.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 25, 2020

Battles over U.S. voting rules fuel concern about postelection fights

With less than six weeks until the U.S. election, laws governing how Americans vote remain in flux in many battleground states, with the two parties locked in an intensive fight over the rules as President Donald Trump continues to suggest he will challenge any outcome unfavorable to him.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 25, 2020

Apple critics form coalition to challenge App Store fees

The Coalition for App Fairness says it plans to advocate legal changes that will force the firm to change.
Italy's players celebrate scoring against Israel during the 2026 World Cup qualifier in Debrecen, Hungary on Monday.
SOCCER
Sep 9, 2025

Italy keeps World Cup hopes ticking over with 'crazy' 5-4 win over Israel

Italy had won its first game under new manager Gennaro Gattuso in a 5-0 home win over Estonia on Friday.
Kono Taro, Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker and former digital transformation minister, speaks during an interview in Tokyo on Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 9, 2025

BOJ should raise rates to strengthen yen and curb inflation, says Taro Kono

The comments come days after Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s decision to resign raised questions about the outlook for economic policies.
Japan has hired energy consultancy Wood Mackenzie to assess a proposed $44 billion Alaska gas pipeline and LNG project backed by U.S. President Donald Trump, sources say.
BUSINESS
Sep 9, 2025

Japan hires Wood Mackenzie to assess Trump-backed Alaska LNG project: sources

The scope and cost of the deal with Wood Mackenzie is unclear, as is whether any resulting report will be made public.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has called for reviewing the circumstances that led to World War II to prevent its recurrence.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 9, 2025

Ishiba could release World War II message at U.N.

The prime minister has strongly called for reviewing the circumstances that led to World War II to prevent a recurrence of its horrors.
Residents stand on an embankment as they wait to be rescued from a flooded area, following monsoon rains and rising water levels of the Chenab River, in Jalalpur Pirwala, Punjab province, Pakistan, on Monday.
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 9, 2025

Flood-hit India and Pakistan face rising prices for rice amid crop losses

India and Pakistan exclusively grow aromatic basmati rice, which sells for nearly twice the price of regular varieties and is imported by Britain, the Middle East, and the U.S.
Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy rushes the ball against the Bears during the second half at Soldier Field in Chicago on Monday.
MORE SPORTS / Football
Sep 9, 2025

McCarthy sparks late rally as Vikings edge Bears in NFL opener

After throwing an interception that was returned for a touchdown to give Chicago a 17-6 lead, McCarthy ignited a Minnesota fightback with three fourth-quarter TDs.
Hideo Kojima, a former mayor of the town of Ginan in Gifu Prefecture who resigned over 99 sexual harassment allegations, has been elected as a town councilor, officials said Monday.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 9, 2025

Ex-mayor in Gifu with 99 harassment complaints wins town council seat

The election of Hideo Kojima, who stepped down last year after an official investigation, has sparked anger and outrage online.
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Sep 9, 2025

As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo

Japan has been assisting the Philippines in several ways, including by providing security equipment and training — and could soon offer up used warships.
A tornado that struck Shizuoka Prefecture on Friday is estimated to have been one of the strongest in Japan, with an instantaneous wind speed of 75 meters per second, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.
JAPAN
Sep 9, 2025

Tornado that hit Shizuoka one of Japan's strongest

The Japan Meteorological Agency estimated Friday's tornado had an instantaneous wind speed of 75 meters per second.
Forest manager Nuno Espirito Santo looks dejected after the match against West Ham at the City Ground in Nottingham, England on Aug. 30.
SOCCER
Sep 9, 2025

Nottingham Forest fires head coach Nuno after rift with owner

The Portuguese coach had been in charge for 21 months at the City Ground, but two weeks ago said his relationship with the club's owner had deteriorated.
Hitachi's dog-shaped robot, introduced at its railway vehicle plant in Maryland. The heavy machinery maker is looking to expand its investment in the United States.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 9, 2025

Hitachi to expand its investment in U.S., CEO says

The company invested more than $12 billion in the United States in the five years through 2024, its CEO said, who added the goal is to invest that or more by around 2030.
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung at the Oval Office, at the White House, in Washington on Aug. 25.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 9, 2025

Shackled workers threaten to unravel South Korea’s wins with Trump

The incident spotlights billions in U.S. investment plan and carefully crafted diplomacy that helped Seoul land one of the world's best tariff deals.
Jack Draper in action against Federico Agustin Gomez in the first round of the U.S. Open in New York on Aug. 25
TENNIS
Sep 9, 2025

Draper ends season early after arm injury setback

Draper’s appearance at the U.S. Open was his first singles event since a second-round exit at Wimbledon last month
Haruka Kitaguchi in action during the women's javelin final at the Diamond League meet in Zurich, Switzerland on Aug. 28
MORE SPORTS
Sep 9, 2025

Back from injury, home favorite Kitaguchi won't give up title without a fight

The 27-year-old shot to fame in 2023 when her final throw of 66.73 meters in Budapest made her the first Japanese woman to win a world title in a field event.
Thailand's former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra arrives with his daughter Thailand's recently removed prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra (right) at the Supreme Court in Bangkok on Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 9, 2025

Thai top court orders ex-Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra to jail for a year

Shinawatra's political clan has for two decades been the key foe of Thailand's pro-military, pro-royalty elite, who view their populism as a threat to traditional social order.
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.
LDP presidential hopefuls take hard-line stance on immigration
Sensoji Temple in the Asakusa district of Tokyo on Sept. 16. All five candidates in the Liberal Democratic Party presidential race demonstrated a tougher stance on foreign tourists and nationals.
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.
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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