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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 4, 2022

Apple made a change that is hammering internet firms like Facebook's owner

A long-planned shift in how people's information may be used online is having a dramatic impact on internet companies that have spent years building businesses around selling ads.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 4, 2022

Rina Yoshika to return to Japan after crash during Olympic slopestyle training

Snowboarder Rina Yoshika suffered a heavy fall in training on the slopestyle course at the Genting Snow Park on Thursday and will return home, a Team Japan spokesperson said in a statement.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Feb 4, 2022

Why Biden has eased up on Facebook over COVID misinformation

Biden has no easy legal options because Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act shields social media companies from being liable for what users post on their platforms.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 4, 2022

Boris Johnson’s key aides quit, leaving the premier on the brink

The U.K. prime minister's chief of staff and his principal private secretary both resigned on Thursday, along with his director of communications.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 4, 2022

‘Those who remain will die’: Neighbors recall night of fear in Syria raid

The U.S. hailed the rare airborne raid by commandos in a rebel-held patch of Syria as a major success against terrorism, saying it ended the life of the leader of the Islamic State group.
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Feb 4, 2022

Finding the words for letting others know you may have COVID-19

As we enter the third year of the pandemic, it's good to get a refresher on the kind of vocabulary we're using to describe PCR tests and travel-related quarantines.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Feb 4, 2022

The end of ‘Fight Club’ was cut in China. The pattern goes back decades.

The 1999 cult classic starring Brad Pitt and Edward Norton is not the only foreign film to be altered for audiences in mainland China.
LIFE / Language / Vocabulary Boost
Feb 4, 2022

'Minashi yōsei' and other recent pandemic-related terms

It seems like every week Japanese-language learners are introduced to new terms that are connected in some way with the pandemic.
OLYMPICS
Feb 4, 2022

What to watch at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics

Catch up on five key storylines to keep an eye on at the Games over the next couple of weeks.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS / Beijing 2022
Feb 3, 2022

Japan takes down Sweden in women's ice hockey opener at Beijing 2022

Japan arrived in Beijing hoping to find an answer in their third straight meeting versus Sweden at the Games. Her name, it turns out, was Rui Ukita.
Tourists at a water fountain at the Acropolis archaeological site during extreme hot weather conditions in Athens in July 2023.
BUSINESS
Aug 16, 2024

Extreme weather drives travelers to cooler destinations this summer

Cruise operators, hotel companies and airlines are adding trips and accommodations to meet rising demand for temperate destinations.
Defending champion Coco Gauff suffered a surprise defeat against Yulia Putintseva at the Cincinnati Open on Thursday.
TENNIS
Aug 16, 2024

Defending champion Gauff crashes out in her WTA Cincinnati opener

The second-round shock to America's Paris Olympic flag bearer stunned a partisan crowd in the U.S. heartland in the final major tuneup for the U.S. Open.
Palestinians inspect the damaged following overnight Israeli bombardment of a house at the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 16, 2024

Gaza cease-fire negotiations extend another day as death toll exceeds 40,000

This round of negotiations opened on Thursday, and the talks would resume on Friday for a second day, Qatari and U.S. officials said.
A monitor in Tokyo on Friday shows the Nikkei stock average rising more than 1,000 points from the previous day.
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 16, 2024

Nikkei surges on back of strong U.S. economic data

The 225-issue Nikkei average added 3.64% to end the session at 38,062.67, a gain of 8.7% over the week.
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s decision to step down opens the door to newcomers competing at a time when the central bank is paving the way for policy normalization.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 16, 2024

Japan's change of leadership comes at challenging time for monetary policy

Next month’s ruling party vote will be held against a backdrop of persistent inflation.
Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris, delivers remarks as U.S. President Joe Biden looks on at an event on Medicare drug price negotiations, in Prince George's County, Maryland, on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 16, 2024

Biden goes from star to sideshow at Democratic convention

Like all U.S. presidents, Biden has an eye on the history books, and he knows that the surest way to secure his legacy now runs through Harris.
Fukuoka Financial Group President Hisashi Goto
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 16, 2024

Regional bank that hired JPMorgan’s Japan strategist seeks more

Fukuoka Financial Group is seeking specialists in alternative investment and equities as it faces pressure to boost returns for shareholders.
The parliament building in Tokyo. With concerns about summer heat rising and many elections taking place in summertime, it may not be tenable to conduct campaigns as in the past given health risks to candidates, their staff and voters.
JAPAN / Politics / Boiling Point
Aug 17, 2024

Hotter summers pose a threat to Japan's tradition of stump speeches

Balancing health concerns with legal restrictions as well as candidates' desire to be as publicly visible as possible, even in super hot weather, might be tricky.
The refrain from linking the ruble's fall to the events unfolding just 530 kilometers southwest of Moscow illustrates a push within Russia to prevent bad economic news from reaching the wider public.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 16, 2024

Silence reigns in Russia over linking ruble fall to Ukrainian attack

The ruble touched a 10-month low against the dollar and the lowest level against the yuan since June 24 in the Aug. 13 session.
A monitor in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward displays a news headline reporting the Nikkei stock average plunging on Aug. 5.
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 16, 2024

Foreign investors buying Japanese stocks after recent slump, Goldman says

The investment bank's chief Japan equity strategist notes that interest levels from certain segments of the foreign investor community have grown noticeably higher.
An artist's impression of a large asteroid impacting at Chicxulub on the Mexican coastline, which caused the end-Cretaceous mass extinction, 66 million years ago, with the planet Mars and asteroid bodies in the background.
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 16, 2024

Asteroid that doomed the dinosaurs originated beyond Jupiter

After migrating inward to become part of the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, the asteroid was somehow sent hurtling in the direction of Earth.
Only two other class of persons were treated with anything like the merciless ferocity meted out to lovers: subversives and Christians.
JAPAN / History / The Living Past
Aug 17, 2024

Love was a most subversive affair in Edo Japan

As the shogunate required order in society, love was seen as a threat to rational thinking — something that you might die for.
Yamato Maeda at the plate during a game in Yokohama last year. Yamato trains every day, staying particularly vigilant about muscle pain, which is related to his kidney function.
BASEBALL
Aug 16, 2024

BayStars' Yamato Maeda battles kidney disease while continuing baseball career

In order to continue competing, Yamato, who at 36 is the oldest active player in the BayStars lineup, is dedicated to maintaining his physical condition.
Raygun competes in the women's breaking competition at the Paris Olympics on Aug. 9.
OLYMPICS / Breaking
Aug 16, 2024

Australia's Raygun says Olympic backlash 'devastating'

Rachael Gunn, a 36-year-old Sydney university lecturer who competed as Raygun, has been ridiculed by some and cheered by others for her unique performance in Paris.
Casey Harrell, who is diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and observers react as a brain-computer interface system developed by University of California, Davis, works on the first attempt.
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 16, 2024

Brain tech breakthrough restores ALS patient’s ability to speak

The brain-computer interface developed by University of California, Davis, is aimed at restoring movement, but its improvement of speech underscores its broader promise.
People look at a Ford Sports Utility Vehicle on display at a test drive point in Nha Be district in Ho Chi Minh City.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 16, 2024

Mitsui buys stake in Tasco Auto in bet on Vietnam’s growth

The deal makes Mitsui a strategic investor and will help Tasco’s long-term plans.
Workers say corporate South Korea was warned about questionable U.S. visas before Hyundai raid
Activists holding signs that reads "No one is illegal!" protest against a huge immigration raid last week in the U.S. state of Georgia, in front of the U.S. Embassy in Seoul on Tuesday.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
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.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Goldman sells Tokyo office area to JR East for over ¥50 billion
GranTokyo South Tower (center). East Japan Railway has bought the 14th to 18th floors of the office building at a price of more than ¥50 billion from Goldman Sachs Group.
Ed Sheeran teams up with Tokyo’s Oedo Line
The “Oh! Ed! Collaboration Campaign,” launched on Tokyo's Keio Line to celebrate the Friday release of Ed Sheeran’s latest album, “Play,” includes a eight-car train dedicated to the pop star's music and trivia related to his career
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
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.
Shizuoka farmers fight to preserve sustainable tea method that’s steeped in tradition
As of August 2024, the number of confirmed chagusaba farmers had fallen to 302, just over half the 582 reported in 2015, according to the Shizuoka Chagusaba Farming Method Promotion Council.
Search is on for loopholes in Japan’s $550 billion investment pledge
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick argues that U.S. President Donald Trump has sole authority to invest Japan's promised $550 billion.
In rural Hokkaido, the stops and starts of tourism revival on full display
Redevelopment plans for Kawayu Onsen have hit some snags — an example of how bringing tourists back to declining rural communities is far from easy work.

Podcast

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

Longform

Figure skater Akiko Suzuki was once told her ideal weight should be 47 kilograms, a number she now admits she “naively believed.” This led to her have a relationship with food that resulted in her suffering from anorexia.
The silent battle Japanese athletes fight with weight
By Mai Yoshikawa

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