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Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Jul 7, 2021

Sumo's greatest comeback story could end in white rope for Terunofuji

The ozeki will find himself in one of the most exclusive clubs in all of sport if he manages to get the championship — or equivalent — needed to earn yokozuna promotion.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 7, 2021

The real reason no one wants to be a banker anymore

Analysts say banks are becoming more like machines, 'with less dependency on human capital.”
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 7, 2021

China’s war against poverty may not be all that it seems

“Much of the poverty reduction in the first years after 1978 was simply a result of reversing bad Maoist policies,' according to one U.N. economist.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 7, 2021

After Afghanistan falls, what next?

Afghanistan's neighbors — Pakistan, Iran, China, India and the Central Asian countries — are wondering just how much it will cost them to maintain security after the United States is gone.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jul 7, 2021

Secret Nintendo cafe in Tokyo opens doors to the public

The establishment named 84 is the brainchild of Toru Hashimoto, who initially conceived it as a sanctuary for game developers to nerd out and relax in.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 7, 2021

Studies show vaccines are effective against delta variant

Jerusalem, however, announced that the effectiveness of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine was seen to be 64% against all COVID-19 infections — down from about 95% in May.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 7, 2021

The Yahoo brand is still worth ¥178.5 billion to Masayoshi Son

Yahoo brands made up four of the top-10 visited websites in Japan in 2020, according to a survey by Values Inc.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jul 7, 2021

Barcelona forwards apologize for video mocking hotel staff in Japan

Antoine Griezmann and Ousmane Dembele's comments during a 2019 preseason tour have sparked a growing backlash, including a protest from Barcelona sponsor Rakuten.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 7, 2021

Nintendo unveils new Switch with bigger screen for ¥37,980

The first challenge for Nintendo ahead of the new console's debut will be to ensure it has adequate inventory amid a global semiconductor shortage.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 7, 2021

Nomura’s prime brokerage pullback deals blow to global ambitions

The retreat adds to a list of stumbles for the firm as it takes on global risk to offset slower growth at home.
OLYMPICS
Jul 7, 2021

Risako Kawai aiming for second straight Olympic wrestling gold

The 26-year-old will be competing in a new weight class at the Tokyo Games, stepping down to 57 kg after winning the 63-kg category in Rio de Janeiro.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jul 7, 2021

Italy reaches Euro final to continue comeback from World Cup failure

Players and coaches poured onto the pitch after Jorginho's kick booked their place in Sunday's final against either England or Denmark.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 7, 2021

Every roof in Japan could have solar panels in the future

Japan has a long way to go to wean itself off coal and natural gas, which is used to generate more than 70% of its electricity.
Orphans and children separated from their parents in Kadugli gather to eat boiled leaves at a camp within the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North controlled area in Boram County, Sudan, on June 22, 2024.
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 4, 2025

Millions of malnourished children face lifelong health woes

Famines and other food crises can leave an entire generation with physical and cognitive deficits, experts warn.
The United States was the biggest food export destination for Japan, with shipments totaling ¥242.9 billion, up 17.8%, helped by efforts to diversify scallop export markets following China's fishery import ban.
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 5, 2025

Japan's food exports hit record high for 12th straight year

The United States was the biggest food export destination for Japan.
Snow-covered streets in Obihiro, Hokkaido, on Tuesday
JAPAN
Feb 4, 2025

Record-breaking snowfall hits Hokkaido as cold front sweeps Japan

The cold air mass is expected to fluctuate in intensity and persist until the weekend, with heavy snow forecast for Hokkaido, Tohoku and Hokuriku later this week.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (left) speaks during an executive order signing ceremony with U.S. President Donald Trump and Howard Lutnick, chief executive officer of Cantor Fitzgerald and U.S. commerce secretary nominee, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Monday.
BUSINESS
Feb 4, 2025

Trump orders creation of U.S. sovereign wealth fund and says it could buy TikTok

The text of the executive order was sparse on details, and simply directed the Treasury and Commerce Departments to submit a plan for such a fund within 90 days.
The Yangshan Deepwater Port in Shanghai on Jan. 20. China's Finance Ministry said it would impose levies of 15% for U.S. coal and LNG and 10% for crude oil, farm equipment and some autos.
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 4, 2025

China hits back with tariffs on U.S. goods after Trump imposes new levies

Trump on Monday suspended his threat of 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada at the last minute, but there was no such reprieve for China.
Williams' Alexander Albon in action during the Las Vegas Grand Prix on Nov. 23, 2024
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Feb 4, 2025

Las Vegas’ F1 race moving to primetime in 2025

The race will move up two hours to 8 p.m. local time this season.
Visitors view snow sculptures at the Sapporo Snow Festival, which kicked off on Tuesday.
JAPAN
Feb 4, 2025

Sapporo Snow Festival kicks off with giant sculptures

Snow sculptures created by locals include one of Hokkaido native Haruka Kitaguchi, who won gold in the women's javelin throwing in the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Former Nissan executive Greg Kelly in his Tokyo apartment in February 2020. He returned to the United States after the first verdict nearly three years ago in which he was given a suspended prison sentence.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 4, 2025

Tokyo court upholds suspended jail term for former Nissan exec

Greg Kelly was found guilty in 2022 of helping the automaker's fugitive ex-CEO, Carlos Ghosn, underreport his income.
Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp reacts after the NFC wild card game against the Vikings at State Farm Stadium on Jan. 13.
MORE SPORTS / Football
Feb 4, 2025

Star receiver Cooper Kupp says Rams want to trade him

Kupp disagreed with the decision in a statement, saying he hoped to remain in L.A.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is greeted by Kakao CEO Chung Shi-na during a press conference to announce partnerships on AI services in Seoul on Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 4, 2025

OpenAI to deepen services within South Korea’s largest chat app

"We are particularly interested in AI and messaging," OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told a press conference he held with Kakao CEO Chung Shi-na in Seoul.
Petra Kvitova plays a forehand return against Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki during the US Open tennis tournament on Aug. 30, 2023.
TENNIS
Feb 4, 2025

Kvitova to make comeback this month after maternity break

The former world No. 2 last played in October 2023 and won titles in Miami and Berlin that year.
French President Emmanuel Macron. Tech players from around the world will gather in France for an AI summit next week.
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 4, 2025

France pitches AI summit as 'wake-up call' for Europe

Players from across the sector and representatives from 80 nations will gather in the French capital.
Suns guard Devin Booker (left) shoots the ball and sinks the shot over Trail Blazers forward Toumani Camara to become the Suns' all-time leading scorer, in the second half at Moda Center on Monday night.
BASKETBALL / NBA
Feb 4, 2025

Devin Booker becomes Suns' all-time leading scorer in loss to Blazers

Booker scored 34 points but missed a free throw that would have tied the game with 4.4 seconds left in overtime.
Nintendo announced in January that it will release the console's hotly anticipated successor — the Switch 2 — in 2025, but stopped short of revealing details such as pricing.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 4, 2025

Nintendo cuts net profit forecast as Switch sales slow

Nintendo said it will release the console's hotly anticipated successor — the Switch 2 — in 2025 but stopped short of revealing details such as pricing.
Ryuji Kimura, 25, is accused of attempted murder along with other charges for throwing an explosive at then-Prime Minister Fumio Kishida moments before he was to give a speech in Wakayama in April 2023.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 4, 2025

Kishida's attacker denies having intention to kill ex-PM

The prosecution plans to produce evidence showing the lethal potential of the pipe bomb thrown at Kishida moments before he was to give a speech in Wakayama in April 2023.
Japan revises 30-year probability rate of Nankai Trough megaquake
A newspaper headline in Japanese about a possible Nankai Trough earthquake. In a report issued Friday, the government's Earthquake Research Committee widened the probability range for a magnitude 8 to 9 earthquake occurring off the country's Pacific coast within the next 30 years from "around 80%" to 60% to 94.5% or higher.
Japanese team detects gradual seafloor caving near Nankai Trough
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks at the Prime Minister's Office on Sept. 1 during an anti-disaster drill simulating an earthquake in the Nankai Trough.
Ukrainian YouTuber arrested in Japan over Fukushima livestream
An empty street is seen in the abandoned town of Okuma, in Fukushima Prefecture, during a temporary return visit by evacuees in February 2012.
Japan private-sector pay hits record in 2024
The average salary for men was ¥5.87 million, up 3.2%, and that of women was ¥3.33 million, up 5.5%, both marking record highs.
Tokyo retains Michelin crown with 160 starred restaurants for 2026
Tokyo's current crop of three-Michelin-starred establishments includes six Japanese restaurants, five specializing in French cuisine and one that does Chinese cuisine.
Architecture art exhibition highlights unsung industry artists
Yuanhui Li's illustration is one of the awardees in the student category of the American Society of Architectural Illustrators' annual award for artists.
Can Japan crack the China code in table tennis?
Tomokazu Harimoto waits for China's Wang Chuqin to serve during the men's singles final at the WTT Champions Yokohama 2025 tournament on Aug. 11.
Auberge Eaufeu brings French flair to a quiet village in Ishikawa
Located in the village of Kanagaso in Ishikawa Prefecture, Auberge Eaufeu is housed in a former elementary school that has been converted into a French-style inn.
Taiwan showcases chipmaking prowess as a private exhibitor at Osaka Expo
Visitors wait in line to enter the Tech World pavilion at the Osaka Expo on Thursday.
Tokyo retains Michelin crown with 160 starred restaurants for 2026
Tokyo's current crop of three-Michelin-starred establishments includes six Japanese restaurants, five specializing in French cuisine and one that does Chinese cuisine.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Growing families are being priced out of Tokyo’s condo market, forced to choose between downtown convenience and suburban space.
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