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WORLD
Sep 8, 2020

Saudi Arabia jails eight over Jamal Khashoggi murder as fiancee decries trial

The trial was criticized by a U.N. official and human rights campaigners who said the masterminds of the murder remained free.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 7, 2020

Cabinet support rate surges as Abe heads for the exit

Two surveys highlight public's support for Abe's overall record-setting run as prime minister — and an acceptance of a possible handover to his right-hand man.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 7, 2020

China returns to old stimulus playbook to boost growth

Much of the money borrowed by local governments looks to be going to build the same kind of projects as in past years, which struggle to generate sufficient revenue.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Sep 7, 2020

Efforts to decentralize Japan have a long history

Moves to address the nation's obsession with Tokyo have long seemed futile, but recently the capital's population shrunk for the first time since 1956.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / The week in NPB
Sep 7, 2020

Tigers still at square one with Shintaro Fujinami

Shintaro Fujinami gave up 11 runs — seven earned — in 4 2/3 innings on Saturday night. That's more than he’s ever allowed in his career and, per Daily Sports, more than any Hanshin pitcher has in a single outing.
MORE SPORTS
Sep 7, 2020

NPB, J. League will ask Japan's government to relax attendance limits

The existing cap of 5,000 attendees doesn't account for the varying capacities and seating arrangements of the stadiums in each circuit.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 7, 2020

The 'Iron Wall,' the 'prince' and the 'military geek': A look at the trio vying to lead Japan

Shigeru Ishiba, Yoshihide Suga and Fumio Kishida are aiming to become party president — and by default, the nation's next prime minister — in the Sept. 14 election.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Post-Coronavirus Briefing
Sep 7, 2020

All-out effort needed to learn successful virus response

Japan risks losing its status as an advanced nation unless it survives the pandemic and comes out on top.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Sep 7, 2020

Tokyo reports 77 new coronavirus cases Monday, lowest in two months

On Sunday, a total of 451 new cases of novel coronavirus infection were confirmed in 23 prefectures and airport quarantine stations across Japan.
Italy's Jasmine Paolini celebrates winning her singles match against Jessica Pegula of the United States in the finals of the Billie Jean King Cup in Shenzen on Sunday.
TENNIS
Sep 22, 2025

Paolini takes Italy to Billie Jean King Cup triumph

World No. 8 Paolini went undefeated in singles and doubles this week, and wrapped up her faultless campaign with a 6-4, 6-2 victory against Jessica Pegula.
Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (right) meets with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Riyadh on Sept. 17. The two leaders signed a surprise mutual defense treaty.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 22, 2025

Pakistan extends 'nuclear umbrella' to Saudi Arabia

The two countries recently signed a surprise mutual defense treaty.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during a meeting of the Supreme People's Assembly at the Mansudae Assembly Hall in Pyongyang in this photo released Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 22, 2025

North Korea’s Kim open to talks with Trump, as South’s Lee backs nuke freeze

Kim said talks could reopen if the U.S. drops its denuclearization demand, remarks that came as South Korea's leader said he'd back a deal to freeze Pyongyang's nuke program.
Kazuya Okuda shows photos he took of damage from last September's heavy rain disaster in the Okunoto region of Ishikawa Prefecture as he talks about revitalizing the region one year on.
JAPAN
Sep 22, 2025

Under-40 population plummets in disaster-hit area in Ishikawa Prefecture

The Okunoto region in the Noto Peninsula marked on Sunday one year since it was battered by torrential rains as the area's population outflow continues.
James Baker speaks at the funeral service for former U.S. President George Bush in Houston in December 2018. As Treasury secretary in 1985, he was the key U.S. negotiator of the Plaza Accord, the landmark deal to weaken the dollar and realign global currencies.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 22, 2025

Why the Plaza Accord is still the gold standard

Rather than grieve Plaza, salute it. The deal reflected a confluence of national interest, diplomatic nous and a sense that common interests dictated collaboration.
Marriage is rapidly declining in South Korea as rising education and career aspirations collide with traditional gender norms.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 22, 2025

South Korea’s baby bust threatens its demographic future

At 1.2 births per woman, Japan is still reproducing faster than South Korea, where the birth rate has dropped to just 0.75 — the lowest in the world.
A group of U.S. foreign policy veterans has warned Congress that Donald Trump’s erratic and hostile approach to allies is eroding America’s global credibility.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 22, 2025

America’s friends will never trust the U.S. again

A group of U.S. foreign policy veterans has warned Congress that Donald Trump’s erratic and hostile approach to allies is eroding America’s global credibility.
U.S. President Donald Trump meets Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Anchorage, Alaska, on Aug. 15.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 22, 2025

Vladimir Putin’s ‘negotiations’ are a trap

Putin wants to destroy Ukraine as a state and Ukrainian as a national identity.
Poland's Iga Swiatek in action during her Korea Open singles final against Russia's Ekaterina Alexandrova in Seoul on Sunday
TENNIS
Sep 22, 2025

Swiatek recovers from slow start to win Korea Open title

Top seed Swiatek breezed her way into the final, winning back-to-back games on Saturday in a combined time of two and a half hours.
Japan's Mebuki Suzuki in action with Uganda's Oscar Chelimo in the men's 10,000 meter final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Sept. 14
MORE SPORTS / Athletics
Sep 22, 2025

The Japanese face and body patches that have had the world wondering

Some athletes at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo swear by the products.
Women in the U.K. still tend to handle the weekly shop, meaning they’re the first to feel the pinch from higher grocery, water and transport bills — the main drivers pushing inflation to its highest since early 2024.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 22, 2025

Women turn away from Labour as they lose faith in economy

Already, Britain's government has lost nearly half of the female voters who helped it win power just a year ago, according a political strategy and communications consultancy.
U.S. President Donald Trump with Erika Kirk, widow of Charlie Kirk and the new CEO of Turning Point USA, onstage during the memorial for her late husband at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, on Sunday
WORLD / Politics
Sep 22, 2025

At Charlie Kirk memorial, Trump rallies MAGA against political opponents

U.S. President Donald Trump's speech at the event was the most openly divisive, repeatedly attacking the "radical left" and leaning into campaign-style grievances.
Ukraine's Yaroslava Mahuchikh in action during the final of the women's high jump event at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Sunday
MORE SPORTS
Sep 22, 2025

Ukraine must invest in young sporting talent, athletics chief says

Olha Saladukha, a former triple jumper who won world gold in 2011, said despite the war with Russia, Ukraine was looking to the future.
SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son’s bets on artificial intelligence have fueled a 146% surge in the stock since the fiscal year began in April.
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 22, 2025

SoftBank’s heavy weight forces skeptical stock investors to buy

SoftBank shares provided almost 10% of the increase in the Topix’s market capitalization since the end of March.
Nissan’s ProPilot navigates traffic while under human supervision during a test drive in Tokyo last week.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 22, 2025

Nissan revamps ProPilot to rival Tesla's driver-assist technology

The next version will be able to take on complex city streets using fewer cameras and monitors thanks to artificial intelligence software.

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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