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WORLD / ANALYSIS
Jul 23, 2022

Putin bets on an ancient weapon in Ukraine: time

Nearly five months since the invasion began, Russia is hoping that Western resolve will be sapped by alarm over surging global energy and food prices that the war has helped to stoke.
BUSINESS
Jul 23, 2022

Undeterred by higher prices, Japanese line up for eel on Day of the Ox

Shops in Japan attracted hordes of customers Saturday, this year's Day of the Ox, despite price hikes resulting from poor eel catches and higher transportation costs.
Japan Times
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Jul 23, 2022

Lewis Hamilton driving to make more history on eve of milestone 300th race

The seven-time world champion, who has a record 103 wins, will become only the sixth driver to make 300 starts when he lines up on the grid in France on Sunday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 23, 2022

Ex-Trump aide Steve Bannon found guilty of contempt of U.S. Congress

Bannon was among hundreds of people called by a House of Representatives committee to address the storming of Congress by Trump supporters on Jan. 6, 2021.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 23, 2022

In Ukraine's Siversk, a grave dug on a sidewalk

The town in the Donetsk region lives and breathes fear as Russian forces relentlessly shell the town and it's inhabitants.
Japan Times
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Jul 23, 2022

Sri Lankan athletes overcome obstacles to stay on course for Commonwealth Games

'We want to stand like other nations, in front of our flag, as a proud nation, keeping our backs straight, our heads strong and we want to do our best.'
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 23, 2022

Ex-Tokyo Games executive denies giving favors to Aoki Holdings

The former exec, suspected of receiving u00a540 million from Aoki, said that he 'has never been asked for anything from Aoki Holdings nor has given it any favor over the Tokyo Olympics.'
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Jul 23, 2022

Aviation nurses a nasty headache as travel recovers from COVID-19

The aviation industry has turned the page on an unprecedented pandemic shock — only to face mounting worries over supply chains and reminders that its future hinges on decarbonization.
Japan Times
CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
Jul 23, 2022

Roger Dahl on restarting Japan's nuclear plants amid the power crunch

Japan Times
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Jul 23, 2022

Charles Barkley to play LIV Golf Pro-Am with broadcasting offer likely forthcoming

Charles Barkley plans to put his wicked slice on display in the LIV Golf Series Pro-Am at Trump National in Bedminster, New Jersey.
Coco Gauff celebrates after defeating Elise Mertens in the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells, California, on Wednesday.
TENNIS
Mar 14, 2024

Coco Gauff lays out future goals after celebrating birthday with victory

Gauff said her goals in tennis take priority over her goals in life at this stage in her career.
NEC computers at an electronics store in Tokyo. Founded in 1899, NEC focuses on information technology and network communications, biometric recognition, the internet of things and artificial intelligence technologies, according to its website.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 14, 2024

Japan’s NEC weighing $500 million data center sale, sources say

The Tokyo-traded company is looking to hire financial advisers to help prepare a potential sale of the business.
YouTuber and former Upper House member GaaSyy after his release on bail in September
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 14, 2024

YouTuber GaaSyy given suspended prison term for defaming celebrities

GaaSyy's acts seriously threatened the victims, the presiding judge said, causing them “enormous financial damage” through online hate.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sits in the driver's seat of a new battle tank on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 14, 2024

North Korea's Kim 'drives' new tank during mock battle

Kim expressed "great satisfaction" that the new type of main battle tank successfully demonstrated its striking power.
The number of elementary school children who became victims of crimes through social media totaled a record 139 last year in Japan, National Police Agency data showed Thursday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 14, 2024

Child victims of social media-related crimes on the rise in Japan

The number of victims has grown fivefold in the past decade.
Modern advances in the production of missiles and drones such as those used by the Houthis have democratized extremely powerful weapons that until recently were available only to the richest states.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 13, 2024

The Houthis school the world in asymmetric warfare

Advances in missile and drone production have democratized extremely powerful weapons that until recently were available only to the richest states
MIT professor Yasheng Huang  argues that the seeds of China’s decline were planted as far back as the 6th century with the implementation of the famed and stifling Keju civil-service examination system.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 14, 2024

Understanding China’s political economy

The seeds of China’s decline were planted as far back as the 6th century, with the implementation of the stifling Keju civil-service examination system.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 14, 2024

Number of young marijuana offenders hits record high in Japan

The figure for cannabis cases involving those under 20 had decreased for the first time in nine years in 2022, but increased 34% in 2023.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 14, 2024

Upper House Abe faction members deny involvement in slush fund scandal

Opposition lawmakers targeted the lack of clarity over the decision to continue a kickback scheme after Abe’s death in 2022.
Czech Republic's Ondrej Satoria pitches against Japan during the World Baseball Classic at Tokyo Dome on March 11.
BASEBALL
Mar 14, 2024

Ondrej Satoria reflects on electric WBC showdown against Shohei Ohtani

Satoria, an electrician by day, struck out the Japanese superstar during the World Baseball Classic.
Plaintiffs of a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a ban on same-sex marriage and their supporters hold a banner calling for authorities to allow such unions in front of the Tokyo District Court on Thursday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 14, 2024

Ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional, Sapporo High Court rules

This is the first such ruling by a high court in Japan in favor of plaintiffs challenging the ban.
JAPAN / Society
Mar 14, 2024

Phone relay service helps hard of hearing government staff

The service facilitates communication for workers hard of hearing and those with speech impediments by connecting them with operators online.
Naomi Osaka in action during her first-round match at Indian Wells earlier this month.
TENNIS
Mar 15, 2024

Men's and women's tennis tours advance talks to merge commercial rights

The move would bring all the commercial ventures into one entity, with the aim of completing a merger in 2025, a source said.
In the weeks leading up to the Academy Awards, analysts believed the winner for best animated feature to be a toss-up between Hayao Miyazaki’s “The Boy and the Heron” and “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.”
CULTURE / Film / Wide Angle
Mar 15, 2024

An agile campaign helped Hayao Miyazaki score another Oscar award

Even the greats can use an assist when it comes to awards season in Hollywood, and Studio Ghibli has no shortage of supporters.
An image taken from video released by Roman Starovoit, governor of the Kursk region of Russia, last month purportedly shows firefighters working to extinguish flames at an oil depot after a Ukrainian drone strike.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 15, 2024

Ukraine, stalled on the battlefield, targets Russia’s oil industry

This year, Ukraine has claimed responsibility for nearly a dozen assaults on Russian oil infrastructure.
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during a campaign event in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 15, 2024

Biden’s best shot against Trump lies in ‘blue wall’ states

In Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, his campaign sees signs for optimism.

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Members of the nonprofit group Japan Youth Memorial Association search for the remains of dead soldiers in a cave in Okinawa Prefecture in February.
The long search for Japan’s lost soldiers