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BUSINESS / Companies
May 10, 2021

Sony warns tight PlayStation 5 supply to extend into next year

The conglomerate said it had sold 7.8 million units of the console through March 31, and it is aiming to sell at least 14.8 million units in the current fiscal year.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 10, 2021

'My life for his': Thai mothers fight for activist children charged with insulting king

A core group of five mothers, from a business owner to a rice farmer, formed their bond as they met on trips to court and prison to see their children.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 10, 2021

China’s much-hyped digital yuan leaves early users underwhelmed

Observers suspect China has high hopes for international use of the digital yuan as Xi Jinping tries to lessen his country's reliance on the U.S.-led global financial system.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 10, 2021

South Korea’s Moon Jae-in sets final-year goal of 'irreversible peace' on peninsula

His remarks come before his meeting with Biden on May 21 at the White House, where North Korea will be high on the agenda.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 10, 2021

Vlad the vaccinator: Dracula's castle lures visitors with COVID-19 shots

Visitors to Dracula's castle are more likely to find puncture marks in their arms than their necks this month, after a COVID-19 vaccination center was set up at the Transylvanian attraction.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 10, 2021

Myanmar poet dies after being detained, family says

Myanmar poet Khet Thi, whose works declare resistance against the ruling junta, died in detention overnight and his body was returned with the organs removed, his family said on Sunday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 10, 2021

Unused doses pile up as mistrust blights Hong Kong vaccine drive

So many shots are languishing that the government has warned that some will expire in September.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
May 10, 2021

Ethiopia’s crackdown on ethnic Tigrayans snares thousands

Tigray is the most dramatic example of ethnic and regional tensions that are surfacing across Ethiopia, imperiling the multiethnic democracy of Africa's second-most populous nation.
JAPAN
May 10, 2021

Suga support rate hits new low after virus emergency extension

Asked whether they approved of his government's handling of the coronavirus pandemic, 63% of respondents to a JNN survey said they did not, a 13 percentage point increase.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
May 10, 2021

Some people may not mind a scaled-back Olympics

Nobody likes a pandemic, but some people may be a little relieved that they won't have to deal with larger crowds come the Olympics.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
May 10, 2021

Haru the cat is bound to become one of your favorite things

Looking at Haru, a sweet tortoiseshell born in late 2007, you may be reminded of Margaret Keane's paintings of big-eyed, sad children that became famous in the 1960s. Haru is a little thing, just over 3.5 kilograms. Her green eyes do seem disproportionately large for her small body.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 10, 2021

U.K.-France standoff near Jersey shows how Brexit fish fight isn't over

Jersey, a self-governing British crown dependency near France that relies on Britain for its defense, has become ensnared in fraught cross-Channel relations.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
May 10, 2021

China tech titans go all in amid global electric car frenzy

The lure is an industry that's becoming increasingly high tech as it pivots away from the combustion engine, with sensors and operating systems making cars more like computers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / Longform
May 10, 2021

As the world grays, Japan’s aging market showcases high-tech senior care

Home to the oldest population anywhere on Earth, Japan offers an opportunity to startups operating on medtech's frontier.
South Korean Prime Minister Yoon Suk Yeol, who was impeached in late December while serving as acting president, has been reinstated by the Constitutional Court.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 24, 2025

South Korean court reinstates PM Han Duck-soo as acting president

Han, whose impeachment was struck down by the Constitutional Court, pledges to focus on steering Asia's fourth-biggest economy through a U.S. "trade war."
Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney gestures as he boards an aircraft, after calling for an election, in Ottawa on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 24, 2025

Carney calls snap election, saying Trump wants to break Canada

In calling the election now, Carney is hoping to capitalize on a remarkable recovery by his Liberal Party in the polls since January.
A commercial fishing boat leaves the port in Point Judith, Rhode Island, on March 13, as cuts by U.S. President Donald Trump's administration to the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration imperil key fishing data and research.
BUSINESS
Mar 24, 2025

Trump’s regulatory freeze throws U.S. fishing industry into chaos

The freeze allowed overfishing of Atlantic bluefin tuna in waters off North Carolina.
Saury catches have remained sluggish in recent years due to overfishing and changes in the maritime environment.
JAPAN
Mar 24, 2025

Saury quota reduction eyed at Northern Pacific fisheries talks in Osaka

Recent poor saury catches reflect past overfishing and changes in the maritime environment.
Shoko Kanazawa, a renowned Japanese calligrapher with Down syndrome, serving a customer at Atelier Shoko Cafe in Tokyo's Ota Ward on Feb. 28. The artist aims to “bring energy and happiness to the community” in her new role as a waitress at the cafe.
JAPAN / Society
Mar 24, 2025

From brush to barista: Artist with Down syndrome shares warmth through cafe

Renowned calligrapher Shoko Kanazawa hopes to "bring energy and happiness to the community" through her new cafe in Tokyo.
Associate professor Soko Aoki (right) and her sociology students at Tohoku University have helped compile documents in the recently published “50th Year of Menstrual Products” book.
JAPAN / Society / Regional Voices: Tohoku
Mar 31, 2025

Menstruation and gender equality: Student movement revisited 50 years on

As "period poverty" has become a social issue, former members of the group have self-published a reference book about their activities.
Sukiya said a rodent made its way into miso soup while meals were being prepared at a branch in Tottori Prefecture on Jan. 21.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 24, 2025

Rodent found in miso soup prompts plunge in Sukiya owner’s stock

Sukiya said the animal made its way into the soup while meals were being prepared at a branch in Tottori Prefecture.
George Foreman knocks out Michael Moorer during the 10th round of their bout in Las Vegas on Nov. 5, 1994.
MORE SPORTS / Boxing
Mar 24, 2025

WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman calls George Foreman's record unbreakable

Professional boxing is an unforgiving sport, and Sulaiman believes nobody can match or break Foreman's record of winning heavyweight titles two decades apart.
Police officers use pepper spray on a demonstrator wearing dervish clothes, during a protest on the day Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu was jailed as part of a corruption investigation, in Istanbul on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 24, 2025

Turkey jails Erdogan’s top rival, risking more unrest

The arrest suggests Turkish authorities won’t be deterred by mass protests that have broken out in cities including Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir.
Children play with trading cards featuring "local heroes" created by a local community council in the Saidosho district of Kawara, Fukuoka Prefecture, in January.
JAPAN / Society / Regional Voices: Kyushu
Apr 7, 2025

'Local hero' trading cards nudge children toward community activities

The cards, which feature real people, are helping to break the ice between children and adults in Kawara, Fukuoka Prefecture.
Palestinians try to put out a fire at the emergency department of the Nasser Hospital after it was hit by an Israeli airstrike, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on Sunday.
WORLD
Mar 24, 2025

Airstrike on Gaza hospital kills 5; Israel says target was Hamas militant

The Israeli military said its attack followed extensive intelligence and used precise munitions to minimize harm at the site.
Fukuoka Gov. Seitaro Hattori
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 24, 2025

Fukuoka Gov. Seitaro Hattori wins second term

Hattori garnered broad support for his pledge to install air conditioners in prefectural high school gymnasiums and other facilities.
Alexandra Eala hits a backhand against Madison Keyes during their match at the Miami Open on Sunday.
TENNIS
Mar 24, 2025

Wild card Alexandra Eala stuns Australian Open champion Madison Keys in Miami

Up next for Eala, who has not dropped a set in Miami, will be Spanish 10th seed Paula Badosa.
Snow covers part of the roof at the U.S. Consulate in Nuuk, Greenland, on Feb. 5.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 24, 2025

U.S. delegation to visit Greenland as Trump talks of takeover

Trump has made the U.S. annexation of Greenland a major talking point since taking office for a second time on Jan. 20.

Longform

Growing families are being priced out of Tokyo’s condo market, forced to choose between downtown convenience and suburban space.
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