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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 7, 2021

China compares storming of U.S. Capitol to Hong Kong protests

China drew a comparison on Thursday between the storming of the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump and last year's often-violent pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong, but noted that no one had died when demonstrators took over the legislature of the China-ruled city.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 7, 2021

Masks no obstacle for new facial recognition system from Japan's NEC

The firm had been working on a system to meet the needs of allergy sufferers who wear masks when the COVID-19 pandemic prompted it to accelerate development.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 7, 2021

Will arrests keep Hong Kong out of the 'abyss’?

Let's be clear. The primary that authorities have labeled subversion is simply democratic politics as it has been conducted in Hong Kong for more than a decade.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 7, 2021

Who's on the hook if vaccines go wrong?

Policy makers in developing nations may not have a choice but to take what they can get — cheaply and quickly. But in so doing, they might just be storing up legal troubles for later.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Beyond COVID-19
Jan 7, 2021

Learning to live with COVID-19

Not even in the most optimistic scenarios will SARS-CoV-2 be eradicated in all settings within five years.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Beyond COVID-19
Jan 7, 2021

Lessons from Rwanda’s fight against COVID-19

The country does not have an abundance of ventilators or intensive-care-unit beds, but it does have a system built on equity, trust, community participation, and patient centrism.
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Jan 7, 2021

How Japan can become a data powerhouse

The country's new digital agency must take a lead in forming Japan's data infrastructure and global data rule-making, while benefiting the people.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 7, 2021

Kitchen equipment piles up as pandemic shutters Japan's restaurants

With businesses closing, recycling shops are buying up equipment to repair, clean and resell.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 7, 2021

As U.S. Capitol was breached, a fear ‘we’d have to fight’ took hold

A tableau of violence and mayhem shocked the U.S. as one of the most severe breaches of the Capitol since the British burned it down during the War of 1812 took place.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 7, 2021

SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son is poised for another IPO windfall in 2021

The IPOs could give Son another round of enormous gains after successful offerings from DoorDash Inc. and KE Holdings Inc. in 2020.
Indiana Pacers guard attends a training session in Paris in January.
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jun 25, 2025

Pacers star Haliburton says 'frustration unfathomable' after Achilles surgery

Haliburton played with a calf strain for the Pacers in Sunday's winner-take-all Game 7, but fell to the court with in pain about seven minutes into the contest.
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 25, 2025

BOJ record signals consensus that inflation is faster than expected

The board’s views indicate it’s possible the bank will raise its inflation forecast in a quarterly economic report at the July meeting.
Aichi police have arrested two elementary school teachers for allegedly taking "upskirt" photos of children and sharing them through a private social media group.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 25, 2025

Two elementary school teachers arrested for sharing ‘upskirt’ photos of children

Investigators said the two were part of a group chat that included multiple teachers from elementary and junior high schools.
Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis shoots a free throw during a playoff game against the Knicks on May 7.
BASKETBALL
Jun 25, 2025

Hawks reportedly acquire Celtics' Kristaps Porzingis in three-team trade

Porzingis averaged 19.5 points and 6.8 rebounds in only 42 regular-season games last season.
Taxi drivers wait for fares under a patriotic billboard in Tehran on Tuesday, the day of the ceasefire announcement.
WORLD
Jun 25, 2025

Twelve day Middle East war shows how 'normal' the unthinkable has become

The ructions that have torn through the Middle East aren’t likely to fully reveal their impact for years to come.
A worker moves a shipping container at Felixstowe port in Felixstowe, U.K.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jun 25, 2025

Pressure for Trump trade deals ramps up with two weeks to go

As of July 9, exporting nations without a bilateral accord in place will face Trump’s so-called "Liberation Day” tariffs that are much higher than the current baseline 10% level.
Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani hits a two-run homer in the sixth inning of Los Angeles' win over the Rockies in Denver on Tuesday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 25, 2025

Ohtani notches 300th pro homer as Dodgers outslug Rockies

The blast was Ohtani's National League-leading 27th of the season and the 300th of his combined career in NPB and MLB.
An undated photo supplied by a resident of an apartment complex in Tokyo's Itabashi Ward shows people who appear to be staff members offering illegal private lodging services. Their faces are blurred for privacy reasons.
JAPAN
Jun 25, 2025

Around 250 takedown requests made in fiscal 2024 over illegal private lodgings

Operators of private lodgings must notify prefectural governments of their businesses, ensure sanitary conditions and handle complaints.
Chelsea's Liam Delap celebrates after scoring his first goal with the club as part of a 3-0 victory over Esperance on Tuesday in Philadelphia.
SOCCER
Jun 25, 2025

Delap notches first for Chelsea as club eases into Club World Cup last 16

A game played in sweaty conditions at the end of a blisteringly hot day in Philadelphia was decided by two goals in first-half stoppage time.
Marubeni will jointly hold Senoko with Singapore’s Sembcorp Utilities.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 25, 2025

Marubeni boosts power role in Singapore by raising Senoko stake

Following the acquisition, Marubeni will jointly hold Senoko with Singapore’s Sembcorp Utilities.
SBI Holdings repaying the public funds on July 31 will mark the end to the aftermath of a financial crisis triggered by the bursting in the early 1990s of the asset-inflated economic bubble in Japan.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 25, 2025

SBI to fully repay public funds next month

SBI repaying the public funds would mark the end to the aftermath of a financial crisis triggered by the bursting in the early 1990s of the asset-inflated economic bubble in Japan.
A single Type-88 missile is tested off the coast at the Ground Self-Defense Force's Shizunai anti-aircraft firing range in Shinhidaka, Hokkaido, on Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jun 25, 2025

Japan conducts first domestic surface-to-ship missile test

Japan called its first surface-to-ship missile test within its territory necessary training given the current "severe security environment."
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer arrives for a social dinner at the Huis ten Bosch Royal Palace during a NATO Heads of State and Government summit in The Hague on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 25, 2025

U.K. to reintroduce nuclear weapon-capable aircraft under NATO

The U.K. will purchase 12 nuclear weapon-capable F-35A fighters, expanding the country's deterrence arsenal, which is currently limited to submarine-launched missiles.
Naoya Kusano in action during the Summer Basho in Tokyo in May.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Jun 25, 2025

Former college star Kusano looks ready for challenge of sumo's top tier

While Onosato was claiming Emperor’s Cups in Osaka and Tokyo in recent months, Kusano was doing something similar, albeit one level down.
A group of tourists drive go-karts in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on April 18, 2024. The ward will introduce new regulations on go-kart rental operators starting July 1.
JAPAN
Jun 25, 2025

Shibuya to regulate popular street kart rentals amid tourist boom

Go-kart-style vehicles have become a staple part of Tokyo’s inbound tourism scene, but they have also drawn complaints from locals.
Takaichi poised to become Japan's first female PM after winning LDP poll
Sanae Takaichi, the newly elected leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, holds a news conference after the LDP presidential election in Tokyo on Saturday.
Tokyo's newest stationery store sells 'a slower, more human rhythm'
Plotter's signature customizable leather binder is just one of many products contributing to the ongoing boom in the popularity of Japanese stationery.
The party that ruled Japan for decades is in danger of crumbling
Haruo Tsukamoto, a rank-and-file member of the Liberal Democratic Party and a rice farmer in Ibaraki Prefecture, questions if the party still stands for people like him.
8,432 foreign children in Japan seen not attending school
The total number of foreign children registered in Japan as residents eligible for education at elementary or junior high schools stood at 163,358, up by 12,663.
U.S. federal shutdown affects Americans in Japan and diplomatic talks
The U.S. government shut down on Wednesday, though essential services are still being offered.
The summer kabuki came roaring back
Kabuki has been trying for years to attract a new generation of fans. One way to do this has been to adapt manga and anime franchises, such as “Naruto,” for the stage. 
Tea ceremony experts see matcha boom as a big opportunity
Atsuko Mori, founder and director of Kyoto-based tea salon Camellia Tea Ceremony, prepares matcha during a tea ceremony in Kyoto.
Japan's far-right party courts Trump allies and vows not to get 'wacky'
Sanseito party leader Sohei Kamiya speaks during an interview in Tokyo on Sept. 25.
How Ohtani has boosted Japan's soft power and made LA even more baseball-obsessed
Fans at Dodger Stadium pose in front of a mural highlighting the Dodgers' Japanese stars from past and present during a game earlier this year.
Japan faces fresh energy challenge as it seeks to expand power-hungry data centers
Data storage tapes at the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center facility in Berkeley, California. Data centers consume massive amounts of electricity and water, and that will only rise as generative artificial intelligence takes off in earnest.

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