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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 11, 2021

SoftBank's PayPay surges ahead in Japan's digital payments race

PayPay has deployed a shoe-leather sales force of thousands to target restaurants, drugstores and supermarkets, attracting more than 3 million merchants.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 11, 2021

Lawsuit seeks return of Ryukyu remains nearly a century after they were brought to Kyoto

The suit has also prompted discussion over the status of Ryukyuans, whom the government has not recognized as indigenous.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 11, 2021

Tokyo Olympics should shun foreign VIPs, opposition leader Edano says

Foreign leaders, sponsors and even International Olympic Committee chief Thomas Bach should stay away from next month's Tokyo Games, according to the CDP leader.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 11, 2021

South Korean soldier's death after sexual abuse prompts push for legal change

The family of an air force master sergeant who took her own life last month said authorities only tried to cover up the assault and bully and silence her.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jun 11, 2021

Attending her last G7, Merkel has had enough of U.S. leadership

For Merkel, the relief is genuine at the prospect of dealing with Biden rather than Trump. Still, Europe is determined to carve out a bigger global role on a par with the U.S.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 11, 2021

China’s new data law gives Xi the power to shut down tech firms

Xi's administration has tightened control over the hoard of information produced by the nation's tech companies as part of broader efforts to position China as a leader in big data.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jun 11, 2021

Samsung boss could be set free by one of his biggest critics, Moon Jae-in

The dramatic reversal reflects South Korea's claustrophobic politics, where government leaders and big business are so dependent on each other that favoritism can trump the law.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 11, 2021

G7 to donate 1 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses to poorer countries

Some campaign groups condemned the plan as a drop in the ocean, with Oxfam estimating that nearly 4 billion people will depend on COVAX for vaccines.
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Jun 11, 2021

Robust vaccine supply chain is key to ending the pandemic

Japan has a part to play in preventing the spread of infections and stopping the coronavirus from mutating.
BUSINESS
Jun 11, 2021

Japan’s Finance Ministry ignores climate risk, ex-official says

Rintaro Tamaki, a former top bureaucrat at the ministry, says it should raise Japan's already high gasoline tax and hike tariffs on imported fossil fuels.
Samples of newly-designed Japanese yen banknotes at the National Printing Bureau Tokyo plant in June 2024.
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 25, 2025

Yen volatility nears six-week high as Tokyo inflation gauge eyed

Investors seem to be divided on how quickly policymakers should withdraw their monetary stimulus.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba addresses Group of Seven leaders during a teleconference from the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo late Monday.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 25, 2025

Japan urges G7 to avoid 'wrong lessons' in Ukraine peace process

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has urged leaders to be careful in backing any Ukraine peace process that could validate the use of force to change borders.
Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton at a Formula One launch event in London on Feb. 18
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Feb 25, 2025

Hamilton’s move to Ferrari opens new possibilities

The driver is hopeful that an eighth world championship will be within his sights once again.
Leeds United's Ao Tanaka (center) scores his side's second goal against Sheffield United in Sheffield, England, on Monday.
SOCCER
Feb 25, 2025

Tanaka scores in Leeds' late-show win over Sheffield United

Ao Tanaka headed into the top corner two minutes from time to spark delirious scenes among the traveling fans.
Qatar's Moustafa Tarek celebrates with the trophy after his team defeated Jordan to win the AFC Asian Cup in Lusail, Qatar, on Feb. 10, 2024.
SOCCER
Feb 25, 2025

Australia mulls Asian Cup as Central Asian nations launch joint bid

United Arab Emirates, South Korea and Indonesia have also expressed interest in holding the 2031 event.
There’s keen interest in the market on whether Japan’s regional banks will pour back into benchmark 10-year notes, whose yields jumped to the highest levels since 2009 in Tokyo trading on Friday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 25, 2025

One of Japan's top regional banks holds JGB buying on bet rates to climb

There’s keen interest in the market on whether Japan’s regional banks will pour back into benchmark 10-year notes.
Catholics attend a Mass to pray for Pope Francis' health at the Plaza Constitucion in Buenos Aires on Monday.
WORLD
Feb 25, 2025

Pope Francis still critical but shows 'slight improvement,' Vatican says

The 88-year-old pontiff was spending his 11th night in Rome's Gemelli Hospital, making it the longest hospital stay of his nearly 12-year papacy.
The logo of Rheinmetall is displayed at the Eurosatory international defense and security trade fair in Villepinte, near Paris, in June 2022.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 25, 2025

Rheinmetall to convert German factories to make defense equipment

The move by Europe's top ammunition maker to repurpose two automotive plants highlights the impact of an expected surge in spending in the region.
A Chinese ship, the bulk carrier Yi Peng 3, is anchored and monitored by a Danish naval patrol vessel (unseen) in the sea of Kattegat, near the City of Granaa in Jutland, Denmark. Denmark's navy said on November 20, 2024 it was shadowing a Chinese cargo vessel in the Baltic Sea, a day after Finland and Sweden opened investigations into suspected sabotage of two severed undersea telecoms cables.
WORLD
Feb 25, 2025

Damage to Baltic Sea telecoms cable may have occurred in January

Swedish and Finnish police said they were investigating a suspected case of sabotage of the C-Lion1 cable running along the seabed from Finland to Germany.
Israeli tanks and bulldozers take positions in the Jenin camp for Palestinian refugees, in the occupied West Bank, on Sunday.
WORLD
Feb 25, 2025

West Bank Palestinians fear Gaza-style tactics as Israel clears Jenin camp

Israel says the move is to take on militants implanted in refugee camps but Palestinians accuse troops of permanently displacing the population.
Prices of fresh vegetables in January climbed 36% year on year, with prices of cabbage shooting up about three times.
BUSINESS
Feb 25, 2025

Vegetable prices continue surging in Japan

Prices of vegetables and rice have been soaring in Japan due to unfavorable weather and rising production costs.
Sailors on board the Royal Australian Navy ship HMAS Arunta observe the People's Liberation Army Navy Fuchi-class replenishment vessel and Weishanhu Jiangkai-class frigate Hengyang in the Tasman Sea. Australia's foreign minister voiced concern on Friday over live-fire drills conducted by three Chinese warships sailing off the country's east coast.
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 25, 2025

Chinese navy drill in Tasman Sea forced 49 flights to change paths

Authorities had been alerted to the rare live-fire exercise in international waters by an airline pilot, the head of Australia's air traffic control agency says.
Hong Kong's policymakers are nearing a crossroads amid dwindling avenues for generating revenue and an economy that’s expected to remain under pressure this year.
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 25, 2025

Hong Kong to tackle deficit and slower economic growth in budget

There may be limited options for generating the kind of revenue needed to plug an expected shortfall of 100 billion Hong Kong dollars.
Yoshihiko Noda, leader of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, speaks at a party convention in Tokyo on Monday.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 25, 2025

CDP to accelerate election preparations after party convention

The CDP adopted a program of activities for fiscal 2025 that positions a change of government as its top goal.
Warren Buffett's plans to increase holdings in Japanese trading houses are seen as a stamp of approval for the undervalued sector.
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 25, 2025

Buffett’s fervor for Japan trading firms sparks share rally

Buffett praised Japan’s trading firms for increasing dividends when appropriate and for being less aggressive in their executive pay than U.S. counterparts.
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.
Osaka Expo visitors exceed breakeven point
The Osaka Expo in Osaka on Sept. 13. The daily number of visitors to the expo has topped 200,000 since mid-September as its Oct. 13 closing approaches.
Is living in central Tokyo still affordable?
Growing families are being priced out of Tokyo’s condo market, forced to choose between downtown convenience and suburban space.
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.
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.
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.
On defense and foreign policy, LDP candidates largely align — except where they don’t
The Liberal Democratic Party presidential election candidates in Nagoya on Friday
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.

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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.
Is living in central Tokyo still affordable?
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