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JAPAN
Nov 21, 2022

Human rights and environment become key in procuring palm oil

The problem of child labor at farms and deforestation caused by farm development are increasingly attracting attention.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 21, 2022

Warren Buffett's Berkshire boosts stakes in Japan's five biggest trading houses

The move is in line with Berkshire's statement in 2020 that its investments in the Japanese trading houses were for the long term and the stakes could rise to 9.9%.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 21, 2022

Colorado mass shooter stopped by 'heroic' people inside club, police say

The shooting was the latest in a long history of attacks on LGBTQ venues in the United States, the deadliest of which claimed 49 lives at a nightclub in Orlando, Florida, in 2016.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 21, 2022

As Biden turns 80, Americans ask, 'What's too old?'

With Biden already the oldest person to serve as president, the 2024 race for the White House is shaping up to be uncharted territory for the United States.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 21, 2022

What is next for the FTX fallout?

The dramatic collapse of the crypto exchange continues to reverberate throughout the industry.
JAPAN
Nov 21, 2022

Senior U.N. official urges Japan to take 'maximum leadership' stance in 2023

Asako Okai, U.N. assistant secretary-general and director of the U.N. Development Program's Crisis Bureau, says Japan needs to act when it holds the G7 presidency next year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 21, 2022

Twitter turmoil and staff exodus aggravate security concerns

Twitter devolved into what campaigners described as a cesspit of falsehoods and hate speech after recent layoffs cut half the company's 7,500 staff.
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Nov 21, 2022

Kishida uses East Asian trip to defend rule of law amid concerns over China

During the eight-day trip, Kishida attended three multilateral conferences and had bilateral talks with a number of foreign leaders.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 21, 2022

Toyota-Panasonic battery venture looking for new coastal site

The company, which formally started operations in 2020, also plans to pare production costs by adopting Toyota's so-called kaizen process of increasing productivity via tiny improvements.
JAPAN
Nov 21, 2022

Kishida's G20 jet uses eco-friendly biofuel in green defense vehicle initiative

Use of sustainable aviation fuel is estimated to have cut carbon dioxide emissions on the prime minister's trip by roughly 1 ton compared with flights using regular fuel.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 21, 2022

'COVID zero' returns to Chinese city rumored to be reopening

Shijiazhuang — a city of some 11 million people about 300 kilometers from the capital — has forbidden residents in areas deemed high risk from leaving their homes.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 21, 2022

A breakthrough on climate compensation and seven other takeaways from COP27

The deal included a historic provision to set up a fund to help poorer countries face the harm caused by climate change.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 21, 2022

After disappointing midterms, U.S. Republicans look to fresh faces for 2024

At the first major gathering of possible Republican 2024 presidential candidates this weekend, party members voiced a desire to move on from former U.S. President Donald Trump.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 21, 2022

Wall Street wants to believe Xi’s money-minting markets are back

Some of the biggest players in global markets are turning increasingly bullish on Chinese assets.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Nov 21, 2022

Eagles rally late to beat Colts

'That was a great win, it wasn't what you draw up but in this league it rarely is,' said Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni
Japan Times
Rugby
Nov 21, 2022

Penaud double takes France to 'confidence-boosting' win over Japan

France captain Charles Ollivon said Sunday's 35-17 victory over Japan helps 'grow confidence' as they continued their winning run before next year's Rugby World Cup.
A Delta spokesperson said the "small number” of engines involved account for less than 1% of the more than 2,100 power plants on its mainline fleet.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 4, 2023

Delta says some aircraft flew with uncertified engine parts

The disclosure indicates the extent to which uncertified components linked to a British distributor have been sold globally.
Zoom controlled only about 7% of the market for communication and collaboration software as of the first quarter of the year, while Microsoft topped 42%, according to industry analyst IDC.
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 4, 2023

Zoom expands tools and features in bid to compete with Microsoft

The company is adding word processing to its suite of tools and experimenting with novel features for meetings as it faces steep competition from Teams.
Products used to eradicate bedbugs at a pest control shop in Paris. The French government said on Sept. 29 that it was launching a concerted effort to fight the pests. The blood-sucking insects have been spotted in the Paris metro, high-speed trains and at Paris's Charles-de-Gaulle Airport, with disgusted travelers posting videos on social media.
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 4, 2023

France to hold crisis meetings on bedbug 'scourge'

The blood-sucking insects have been spotted in the Paris metro, high-speed trains and at Paris's Charles De Gaulle Airport.
Russian activist Natalia Arno in Paris on Sept. 29
WORLD / Politics
Oct 4, 2023

'Organs failing': A Russian activist details her poisoning

Five months after being poisoned, Natalia Arno still goes numb across much of her body when she stands up for any length of time.
Passengers line up to board a bullet train at Tokyo Station in August.
JAPAN
Oct 4, 2023

Shinkansen rail pass prices soar 70% for tourists

Even with the big increase, demand is likely to stay strong thanks to a cheaper yen and steady flow of inbound visitors.
KitKat-maker Nestle has pledged to increase sales of products that have a Health Star Rating of 3.5 or above by around 50% in the eight years through 2030, but investors say that isn't enough.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 4, 2023

Nestle isn’t doing enough to sell more nutritious food, investors say

Obesity is a growing health crisis in much of the world and food companies have been under pressure to make their portfolios healthier.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Oct 4, 2023

JSA on right track with new rules to increase pro sumo participation

Revisions to the tsukedashi system will see more spots reserved for top amateur performers in the third and fourth divisions.
JAPAN
Oct 4, 2023

Japanese officials warn mountain hikers of bear attacks this fall

Bear-caused deaths and injuries have been increasing, prompting the government to warn hikers to take precautionary measures.
Philippine Coast Guard personnel retrieve the body of a crew member of a Filipino fishing boat on Wednesday. Three fishermen are dead after their boat was "rammed" by a foreign commercial vessel in the South China Sea, the Philippine Coast Guard said on October 4.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 4, 2023

Three Filipino fishermen dead after boat 'rammed' in South China Sea

Manila said the vessel that collided with the boat in the flash point waterway was an oil tanker registered under the flag of the Marshall Islands.
JAPAN / Society
Oct 4, 2023

Number of absent schoolchildren in Japan hits record high

The number of elementary and junior high school children who refused to go to school for at least 30 days in fiscal 2022 jumped 22.1%.
The number of phone fraud cases involving international calls has been rising sharply in recent months.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 4, 2023

Japan logs sharp rise in phone fraud using international calls

Over half of telephone fraud cases reported in September involved international phone numbers.
French-Swedish physicist Anne L'Huillier, one of this year's Nobel laureates in physics, celebrates with students and colleagues in Lund, Sweden, on Tuesday.
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 4, 2023

What are attoseconds? New ways to measure time win physics Nobel.

There are around as many attoseconds in a single second as there have been seconds in the 13.8-billion year history of the universe.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Press freedom in India has plummeted since Modi came to power in 2014, rights activists and opposition lawmakers say, with Reporters Without Borders warning that such freedom is "in crisis" in the country.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 4, 2023

Indian police launch sweeping raids on journalists, arresting two

Police said the raids were carried out under a stringent anti-terror law that makes it virtually impossible to get bail.
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 4, 2023

JGB yields hit fresh multiyear highs despite BOJ intervention

The benchmark 10-year JGB yield hovered around 0.78%, its highest since September 2013, after having fallen slightly the previous day.
Australian firm produces heavy rare earth, in first outside China
The Lynas Rare Earths processing plant in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
Random stabbing cases in Japan raise fears: Could the next victim be me?
Police officers stand guard on May 7 outside Todaimae Station in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward after a random stabbing that injured a University of Tokyo student.
Nissan to solicit early retirements while eyeing plant closures in Japan
Nissan's Oppama plant in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, may be closed as part of the struggling carmaker's streamlining efforts.
Police arrest Chinese man in Saitama hit-and-run case
Police questioned a man who turned himself in as he closely resembled the driver recorded on the dashcam of another vehicle that happened to pass by the scene of a hit-and-run incident in Saitama Prefecture.
Princess Aiko arrives in Ishikawa to visit quake-hit areas
Princess Aiko is greeted by Ishikawa Gov. Hiroshi Hase (left) at the Kanazawa Station on Sunday.
Agnes b. Japan CEO hopes to evolve the brand with focus on sustainability
Laurent Patouillet, the CEO and president of Agnes b. Japan, says the focus of its business is to remain independent, and evolve and adapt.
In Nintendo’s backyard, foreign indie game devs are thriving
Kyoto's gaming landscape is dominated by Nintendo's headquarters, but a contingent of foreign-born indie developers is also working in the gaming giant's shadow.
Akazawa's dilemma: no tariff deal or a half-baked deal
Chief tariff negotiator Ryosei Akazawa and his delegation in the Oval Office of the White House in April. Since then, Japan's trade negotiations with the U.S. have produced no tangible results.
Nissan hoping to electrify home crowd as Formula E returns to Tokyo
Nissan's Oliver Rowland drives during qualifying for Miami E-Prix at Homestead Motor Speedway in Homestead, Florida, on April 12.
For his first feature film, director Ryuya Suzuki created a masterpiece
"Jinsei," which follows its protagonist over a century, probes themes of identity and societal issues with a dark comic touch. The director, however, says he created the story without knowing where it would lead.

Podcast

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

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A sinkhole in Yashio, which emerged in January, was triggered by a ruptured, aging sewer pipe. Authorities worry that similar sections of infrastructure across the country are also at risk of corrosion.
That sinking feeling: Japan’s aging sewers are an infrastructure time bomb
By Alex K.T. Martin

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