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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 25, 2021

The U.S. must be ready to let the Iran nuclear talks fail

Iran might once have needed a year to produce enough weapons-grade material for a bomb. That breakout time may have shrunk to as little as a month.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 25, 2021

Winter is coming for Europe's pandemic optimists

The urge to abandon caution when COVID-19 cases are low, which is essentially what some European nations did this summer, is part of the problem.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 25, 2021

SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son bets on narcolepsy drug for sleep-deprived Japan

The proportion of people sleeping less than the recommended eight hours is rising globally, and costs Japan as much as $138 billion in economic losses each year, according to Rand Corp.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 25, 2021

China quietly and deftly shapes international discourse

China is increasingly growing confident and capable in propagating terminology and vocabulary that carry normative impact. Simply put, Beijing's discourse power shows signs of growth.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 25, 2021

JPMorgan Chase CEO joins Lithuania and WTA in testing China on free speech

Jamie Dimon knew right away Beijing wouldn't like his joke about the Communist Party's downfall, noting immediately afterward: 'I can't say that in China.”
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Nov 25, 2021

Putin's Ukraine gambit seen as part of play for new Biden summit

The other big aim is to signal to the West that it should stop helping Ukraine upgrade its military, sources say.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 25, 2021

For aging Japan, a cooker that makes chicken as soft as butter

The invention by two Panasonic Corp. engineers is designed to help people with swallowing difficulties.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 25, 2021

How the Swallows' Masanori Ishikawa, 41, turned back the clock to stifle the Buffaloes

As the saying goes, “you're only as old as you feel.” On Wednesday night, the Swallows' long-time starter proved that to be true.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 25, 2021

Texas put up millions to lure a Samsung plant and won. Will it pay off?

Research suggests projects don't always deliver, despite the eye-popping numbers in pitch decks and the politicians racing around to take credit for delivering jobs.
Amazon is seeking to source more clean power agreements in Southeast Asia and India.
ENVIRONMENT / Energy
Oct 12, 2024

Amazon prefers renewables in Asia as nuclear still elusive

While Asia remains one of the most challenging geographies to acquire green power, it’s the region with the greatest potential.
Chinese Finance Minister Lan Foan. For investors who were hoping to hear authorities spell out exactly how much the government will spend to revive the ailing economy, Saturday's news conference was disappointing.
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Oct 12, 2024

China's stimulus message leaves investors wanting though hanging onto hope

Saturday's news conference reiterated Beijing's broad plans to revive the ailing economy, leaving investors disappointed at the lack of detail.
People visit the Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima on Saturday.
JAPAN
Oct 12, 2024

People in Hiroshima and Nagasaki reiterate call for peace after Nobel win

Nihon Hidankyo was named this year's recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize for its work to abolish the use of nuclear weapons.
Attendees observe a moment of silence at a memorial service to mark the five-year anniversary of the torrential rain disaster caused by Typhoon Hagibis in Marumori, Miyagi Prefecture, on Saturday.
JAPAN
Oct 12, 2024

Victims of Typhoon Hagibis remembered five years after disaster

At least 90 people were killed in heavy rain across the country after Typhoon Hagibis made landfall in the Izu Peninsula on the night of Oct. 12, 2019.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during a debate with other political party leaders at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Saturday.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 13, 2024

Japan to ‘seriously consider’ U.N. nuke ban treaty observer status, Ishiba says

Japan, the sole country to be attacked with nuclear weapons, has faced criticism for not participating in some form in the treaty.
Toshiko Hamanaka (left), the assistant secretary-general of Nihon Hidankyo, and the organization's co-chair, Terumi Tanaka, during a news conference in Tokyo on Saturday, the day after the group was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
JAPAN
Oct 12, 2024

Nihon Hidankyo members hope surprise Nobel win cements nuclear taboo

Senior members of the group noted that the Nobel committee chose Nihon Hidankyo at a time when the threat of nuclear war is becoming more intense.
Chinese Premier Li Qiang addresses the ASEAN-China summit during Association of Southeast Asian Nations meetings in Vientiane, Laos, on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 13, 2024

U.S. official accuses Russia and China of blocking Asia leaders' statement

Russia and China blocked a proposed consensus statement for the East Asia Summit, mainly over objections to language on the contested South China Sea.
Kodai Senga will get the ball for the Mets in Game 1 of the NLCS against the Dodgers in Los Angeles on Sunday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 13, 2024

Mets hurler Senga ready to take on Dodgers in game one of NL Championship Series

New York Mets pitcher Kodai Senga says he'll "go at it 100%" when he takes the mound against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 1 of the National League Championship Series.
Hideko Hakamata (center) holds a portrait and a banner reading "innocent man, not guilty verdict" to support her brother Iwao Hakamata, as she arrives to the Shizuoka District Court on Sept. 26.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 13, 2024

Many acquitted murder suspects initially found guilty for confessions

At least 20 people in 18 cases were found innocent in a retrial after receiving a guilty verdict in the post-World War II period.
Smoke rises over Beirut's southern suburbs from a generator that caught fire, according to residents, as seen from Baabda, Beirut, Lebanon, on Saturday.
WORLD
Oct 13, 2024

Israel orders evacuation of more southern Lebanese towns

At least 15 people were killed and 37 wounded in Israeli strikes across three different areas in Lebanon, the Lebanese health ministry said.
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to reporters before boarding Air Force Two in Las Vegas, on Thursday. Harris released a letter from her doctor saying that she is in "excellent health,” as her campaign tries to capitalize on the lack of health information shared by her rival.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 13, 2024

Harris releases ‘excellent’ bill of health and challenges Trump

While Trump, 78, told CBS News in August he would "very gladly” release his medical records, he has declined media requests to do so.
Scotland's former first minister, Alex Salmond, attends an event in Ellon, Scotland, in April 2021.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 13, 2024

Alex Salmond, champion of Scottish independence, dies at 69

Salmond, who died after falling ill after making a speech in North Macedonia, stepped down as Scotland's first minister after losing the 2014 independence referendum.
An aerial view shows people paddling through a flooded street in South Daytona, Florida, following the passage of Hurricane Milton on Friday.
WORLD
Oct 13, 2024

Hurricane Milton’s floodwaters are hiding a dirty secret

Even though the risks from rising, fast-moving water is past, standing water remains treacherous to navigate and likely harbors dangerous diseases.
Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un, arrives at the Vostochny Сosmodrome before a meeting of Russia's President Vladimir Putin with her brother in the far eastern Amur region of Russia in September last year.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 13, 2024

North Korean leader's powerful sister warns of 'horrible' response to drones

The drones allegedly sent by the South had dropped anti-regime propaganda, North Korean state media claimed.
Israeli Army soldiers ride in a humvee convoy in the Upper Galilee region of northern Israel near the border with Lebanon on Thursday.
WORLD / FOCUS
Oct 13, 2024

'Very challenging': Israel faces Hezbollah in tricky terrain

After pounding Gaza for nearly a year, Israeli forces began "targeted" ground raids on September 30 intended to push back Hezbollah fighters in Lebanon.
The Guardians celebrate after defeating the Tigers in Game 5 of their AL division series in Cleveland on Saturday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 13, 2024

Guardians get best of Tigers' ace in Game 5 to reach ALCS

Cleveland will face the New York Yankees on the road in Game 1 of the ALCS on Monday.
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’

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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
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