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BUSINESS
Jun 23, 2021

Suez Canal and Ever Given ship owners reach deal on compensation

The two sides will finalize an agreement 'as soon as possible,” after which arrangements will be made to let the ship leave Egypt
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 23, 2021

Honda goes all in on electric cars in stark contrast to Toyota

Honda has said publicly it will phase out sales of gasoline-powered cars completely, setting 2040 as the goal.
JAPAN
Jun 23, 2021

Second member of Uganda Olympic team tests positive for COVID-19 in Japan

The announcement comes as Olympic officials marked one month until the pandemic-postponed games open in Tokyo on July 23.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jun 23, 2021

Jon Rahm tops Olympic rankings as Bryson DeChambeau makes U.S. team

The Spaniard's U.S. Open victory vaulted him into the top spot over American Justin Thomas ahead of the Tokyo Games.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 23, 2021

SoftBank’s Son may stay on as chairman past age 69

Masayoshi Son isn't letting go of the reins at SoftBank Group Corp. anytime soon, even as the founder tells shareholders he's taking the issue of his succession seriously.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 23, 2021

China and U.S. may hold diplomatic talks next week, report says

Any meeting would be a sign the governments of the world's biggest economies may be taking steps toward easing tensions.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 23, 2021

The end of Iran's Islamic republic

It was less an election than a chronicle of a death foretold — the death of what little remained of the constitution's republican principles.
JAPAN
Jun 23, 2021

A quarter of ticket holders to lose place at Tokyo Games

The number of ticket holders will be reduced by some 910,000 people to a total of 2.72 million, and the results of a lottery will be announced on July 6.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Jun 23, 2021

As Japan reboots 44-year-old nuclear reactor, experts sound alarm

Kansai Electric Power Co. restarted the No. 3 reactor at its Mihama station in Fukui Prefecture on Wednesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 23, 2021

Sydney residents banned from leaving city as coronavirus cluster grows

Australia's largest city of Sydney re-introduced "soft touch" COVID-19 curbs on Wednesday to contain a widening outbreak of the highly infectious Delta variant, mandating masks in offices while neighboring states closed their borders.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 23, 2021

Saudi operatives who killed Jamal Khashoggi received paramilitary training in U.S.

The training, approved by the State Department, underscores the perils of military partnerships with repressive governments.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 23, 2021

China condemns latest U.S. warship transit of Taiwan Strait

The latest mission comes around a week after Taiwan said 28 Chinese air force aircraft entered Taiwan's air defense identification zone in the largest reported incursion to date.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 23, 2021

Know your news: Shohei Ohtani

How closely have you been following the MLB phenomenon that is Shohei Ohtani this stellar season? Step up to the plate and show us your stuff, slugger.
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te holds a news conference in Taipei on Friday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 14, 2025

Taiwan’s Lai vows to lift military funding after Trump complaint

Lai said Taiwan would boost expenditure to 3% of GDP, though he didn’t indicate when that would start.
Tyler Wright competes in the WSL Pipe Pro event at Pipeline in Hawaii on Feb. 8.
MORE SPORTS
Feb 14, 2025

LGBT surfer Tyler Wright to compete in UAE after assurances of safety

The WSL confirmed last year it would add Abu Dhabi to the pro surfing calendar for the first time, prompting criticism from Wright's wife and brother.
Sydney-based Minotaur Capital outperformed the global stock market in its first six months while slashing research costs by using AI.
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 14, 2025

Hedge fund startup that replaced analysts with AI beats the market

Minotaur Capital, which has no analysts on staff, returned 13.7% in the six months ending January versus 6.7% for the MSCI All-Country World Index.
Demonstrators rally to support the Uyghur community in Istanbul in 2022.
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 14, 2025

China rights monitors suspend work and lay off staff amid U.S. aid freeze

The groups are key to documenting a yearslong crackdown by President Xi Jinping on minorities, rights defenders and lawyers.
Volunteer Nhoun Niyok shows villagers how to use a mosquito net to prevent malaria in Cambodia's northeastern Mondulkiri province on Jan. 16.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 14, 2025

Cambodia nears Khmer Rouge survivor's dream of eradicating malaria

The hope is for zero cases this year — a remarkable turnaround for a country that was formerly an epicenter of multi-drug resistant strains.
The structure that covers the remains of the damaged reactor 4 of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant is seen damaged on Friday.
WORLD
Feb 14, 2025

Russian drone 'struck' Chernobyl cover, but no radiation increase detected: Zelenskyy

Ukraine said Russia launched more than 100 drones across the country overnight targeting northern regions of the country where the Chernobyl power plant lies.
China has accused Australia of deliberately provoking it with a patrol in the South China Sea this week.
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 14, 2025

China accuses Australia of deliberate provocation in South China Sea

Australia defends its patrol after China condemns its actions in disputed waters, calling the mission a lawful operation.
Data show that the policies of Japan’s last decade or so have served the rich better than the vast majority of the country’s households.
BUSINESS
Feb 14, 2025

Assets of Japan’s wealthiest jump to a record $3 trillion

Between 2011 and 2023, the wealth of Japan’s rich more than doubled and super rich tripled.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during a session of parliament on Thursday afternoon.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Feb 14, 2025

Budget talks intensify between ruling coalition and opposition parties

The minority government is looking to pass its budget by March 2 to give Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba some breathing room.
Donald Trump’s demand for Ukrainian resources in exchange for aid may be unseemly, but Europe should accept it as the price of keeping the U.S. engaged in Ukraine and Europe's defense.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 14, 2025

Trump’s resource grab in Ukraine is a price worth paying

Europe shouldn’t complain. This is a cost of its defense failures.
Leaders of patients' groups submit signatures opposing the move by the government to raise the medical copayment ceiling on Wednesday.
JAPAN / Science & Health / EXPLAINER
Feb 14, 2025

Japan to rethink medical copayment hike amid patient outcry

Many patients, especially those undergoing costly but effective cancer therapy, say a hike might force them to abandon their treatments.
The 50th ASEAN-Japan commemorative summit was held in Tokyo in December 2023. Japan has strong relations with ASEAN member countries and should continue leveraging this position to pursue its Free and Open Indo-Pacific vision.
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Feb 14, 2025

Why ASEAN is crucial to a Free and Open Indo-Pacific

Tokyo understands ASEAN's centrality to the Free and Open Indo-Pacific vision better than Washington does and should continue leading in defending this regional order.
The government's stockpiled rice in Tokyo in 1999. Since 1995, the government has been stockpiling around 200,000 tons of rice from the annual harvest to ensure that there is enough to go around during emergencies.
JAPAN
Feb 14, 2025

Government taps rice stockpile to reverse price increases

This will be the first time the stockpile has been used to reduce prices instead of due to emergencies.
While Valentine’s Day in the West is traditionally associated with men giving flowers to women, in Japan the day has typically involved women giving gifts of chocolate to men.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 14, 2025

A sweet Japanese Valentine's Day tradition is nearly dead

The custom of giri-choco, loosely meaning "obligatory chocolate,” was once commonplace in offices around the country.
U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Thursday
WORLD / Politics
Feb 14, 2025

Trump floats idea of U.S., Russia and China halving defense spending

Trump’s proposal highlights how willing he is to upend standard foreign-policy craft and foster closer ties with two U.S. adversaries.

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