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Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Nov 27, 2021

Reporter’s death puts spotlight on shifting media landscape

Cash-strapped news outlets are increasingly asking staff to do more and more work, some of which has nothing to do with journalism.
Japan Times
CARTOONS / ZERO GRAVITY
Nov 27, 2021

Roger Dahl on the use of doughnuts to express an opinion

Japan Times
CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
Nov 27, 2021

Roger Dahl on Shohei Ohtani's MVP award

JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Nov 27, 2021

Can artificial intelligence be harnessed to protect the public from random assailants?

Facial recognition technology can be used to identify known criminals from a database as well as home in on a person acting suspiciously.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Nov 26, 2021

How fake news on Facebook helped fuel a border crisis in Europe

Social media worsened a migrant crisis and helped smugglers profit off desperate people trying to reach Europe.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 26, 2021

Putin pushes confrontation with NATO as hard-liners prevail

The Russian president may not want to start a war, but he must show he's ready to fight to stop what he sees as an existential security threat.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 26, 2021

The Solomon Islands riots: What’s behind the protests?

Discontent has simmered for decades, but the archipelago's shifting affiliations with Taiwan and China may have helped turn up the heat.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 26, 2021

Cabinet approves draft extra budget to sponsor record spending stimulus

Now approved, a wide array of policies will begin, including wage hikes, family support, decarbonization efforts and preparation for future waves of COVID-19.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Nov 26, 2021

Breeding and racing enjoy a long history in Japan

Horse racing is considered a sport of bloodlines. The people who breed horses or the places where they are bred may change, but their bloodlines remain. The origins of Japan’s horse racing can be traced through bloodlines.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Japan Series
Nov 26, 2021

Calm and cool Adam Jones came up big when the Orix Buffaloes needed him most

Orix manager Satoshi Nakajima praised Jones as a player who can change the mood of a dugout with one swing after Game 5.
People engage in discussions during a program of School for Life Compath in Biei, Hokkaido, in August 2021.
JAPAN / Society
Oct 11, 2024

Danish-style 'schools for life' gaining popularity in Japan

The schools promote personal growth and lifelong learning, covering topics such as self-discovery, societal exploration, modern art and forest adventures.
Natalie Nakase will lead the Valkyries, the WNBA's newest team, after spending three years as first assistant coach with the Aces.
BASKETBALL
Oct 11, 2024

Natalie Nakase named as inaugural head coach of expansion Valkyries in WNBA

Nakase, 44, has more than 16 years of coaching experience, including 10 seasons with the Los Angeles Clippers in the NBA.
Seven & I Holdings essentially unveiled a plan to split in two.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 11, 2024

Seven & I to split in two to fend off Couche-Tard takeover bid

The big question is if the move will be enough to win over any investors warming to Couche-Tard’s approach.
The Aichi Prefectural Police headquarters in Nagoya. Aichi police have arrested a 36-year-old unemployed man on suspicion of murder following the death of a couple, believed to be his parents, in their apartment in Nagoya's Midori Ward.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 11, 2024

Nagoya man arrested after death of couple believed to be his parents

Police are working to confirm the victims' identities and are investigating suspect Keisuke Kita’s possible involvement in both deaths.
With less than a month before the election, polls and prediction markets show Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump in a virtual dead heat.
BUSINESS / Markets / ANALYSIS
Oct 11, 2024

Risks from possible contested U.S. election appear on market's radar

For now, political uncertainty appears to be doing little to dampen enthusiasm for stocks.
Tesla CEO and X owner Elon Musk rides in Tesla's robotaxi at an unveiling event in Los Angeles on Thursday.
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 11, 2024

Tesla CEO Musk unveils Cybercab and Robovan as focus shifts to automation

Musk said Cybercab production will start in 2026, with the autonomous taxis available to buy for less than $30,000.
Japan's Daichi Kamada (right) vies for the ball against Saudi Arabia midfielder Abdulelah Al-Malki during their World Cup qualifying match in Jeddah on Thursday.
SOCCER
Oct 11, 2024

Japan looks to Australia and beyond after beating Saudi Arabia in World Cup qualifier

Samurai Blue are five points clear at the top of Group C, with the top two teams securing direct passage to the 2026 World Cup.
National Police Agency Commissioner General Yasuhiro Tsuyuki addresses a meeting of top prefectural police officers at the agency in Tokyo on Thursday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 11, 2024

Police chief wants key election personalities fully protected

National Police Agency Commissioner General Yasuhiro Tsuyuki urged prefectural police chiefs to "execute every single measure" ahead of the Oct. 27 general election.
Hiroyuki Okuzawa, chief operating officer of Daiichi Sankyo, during an interview in Tokyo on Friday
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 11, 2024

Daiichi Sankyo eyes newer cancer drugs to stave off rivals

The Japanese drugmaker has emerged as a leader in ADC, a type of cancer therapy that targets cancerous cells while sparing the healthy ones.
Nobuyo Oyama
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Oct 11, 2024

Long-time 'Doraemon' voice actor Nobuyo Oyama dies at 90

Oyama voiced the nation's beloved blue cat-robot in her own inimitable way from the time the show debuted in 1979 until 2005.
The Bank of Japan's surprise rate increase on July 31 led to Japanese stocks plummeting into bear-market territory, with the benchmark 225-issue Nikkei average falling 12.4% on Aug. 5 alone.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 11, 2024

Bank of Japan vows better messaging to avoid more market turmoil

There is "strong will" within the central bank to learn from what had happened during its last rate increase, BOJ Deputy Gov. Ryozo Himino.
The Tokyo District Court
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 11, 2024

Ex-Daiichi Sankyo employee faces 18 years for allegedly poisoning wife

The indictment states that Keisuke Yoshida intentionally poisoned his 40-year-old wife, Yoko, by having her ingest methanol at their home in Tokyo.
Serhiy Tsapok (left) and a firefighter extinguish the remains of a fire in a forest near Yarova, Sviati Hory National Park, Donetsk region, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, July 29.
ENVIRONMENT / Wildlife
Oct 11, 2024

Ukraine's vast forests devastated in hellscape of war

Both Russian and Ukrainian armies blast thousands of shells at each other every day, shredding the earth in grinding combat that echoes World War I.
Efforts to protect neurological data have proliferated in recent years, as electronic devices available directly to consumers become capable of capturing medical-grade brain data similar to what neurologists would use to diagnose patients.
WORLD
Oct 11, 2024

A new frontier of data privacy in the U.S. — your brain

California's new law defines neurological data as "sensitive personal information," a class of data that includes DNA, precise geolocation and other protected data.
An office worker inside a commercial building at night in Tokyo
JAPAN / Society
Oct 11, 2024

Widespread overwork and stress found in Japan's arts and health sectors

In the arts and entertainment sector, over 40% of technical staff and stage directors worked 60 hours or more in a week, a health ministry survey found.
South Korea’s baby bust threatens its demographic future
Marriage is rapidly declining in South Korea as rising education and career aspirations collide with traditional gender norms.
German companies choosing Japan as Asia manufacturing hub: survey
Japan has many positive qualities for German companies, but the market does face some challenges, such as talent acquisition and retention, particularly as demand for skilled workers grows, a survey by the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan showed.
The Japanese face and body patches that have had the world wondering
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
Abuse of 'zombie cigarettes' among Okinawa youths raises alarm
A street in Naha in August. In entertainment districts in southern Okinawa, a drug known as "laughing gas vape" is being abused at nightclubs and bar. Now, some establishments have put up warning notices.
Twice-a-year injection could make HIV prevention easier, developer argues
Jared Baeten, Gilead Sciences' senior vice president and virology therapeutic area head, hopes regulatory approval elsewhere for lenacapavir as a preexposure prophylaxis — for reducing the risk of contracting HIV — could lead to real discussions toward ending HIV in Japan.
Who’s who in the LDP presidential race?
(Clockwise from top left) Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi; former foreign minister Toshimitsu Motegi; Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Shinjiro Koizumi; former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi; and former minister of state for economic security Sanae Takaichi
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.
Twice-a-year injection could make HIV prevention easier, developer argues
Jared Baeten, Gilead Sciences' senior vice president and virology therapeutic area head, hopes regulatory approval elsewhere for lenacapavir as a preexposure prophylaxis — for reducing the risk of contracting HIV — could lead to real discussions toward ending HIV in Japan.
Behold the glory of Japan’s fruit boxes
Otherwise common sights in Japan's supermarkets, the country's fruit and veggie boxes can hide surprising symbols of local pride.
YouTuber Gigguk shifts from talking anime to making anime
The process of making “Baan” was personal and enlightening for Maneetapho, who spent years talking about anime on his YouTube channel and podcast before making the jump to becoming an anime creator himself.

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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