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Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 12, 2020

Biden’s path back to the Iran nuclear deal won’t be easy or fast

Iran's mid-2021 presidential election, as well as likely continued Republican control of the U.S. Senate, will put the brakes on quick, substantive action, analysts said.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 12, 2020

Multidisciplinary collection in Tokyo depicts a paradox of restraint and restriction

The Fergus McCaffrey gallery has curated works that explore social and regional boundaries as well as the confinements of genre and convention.
JAPAN
Nov 12, 2020

Suga says he got Biden's backing on Senkakus in first phone talks

Suga congratulated Biden on winning last week's presidential election against incumbent Donald Trump and stressed the importance of the Japan-U.S. security alliance.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 12, 2020

Nissan cuts annual operating loss estimate to ¥340 billion

Nissan raised its forecast for full-year global vehicles sales to 4.165 million units, although that still represents a decline from the previous year.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 12, 2020

Biden’s transition teams sideline industries Trump put in charge

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden has stocked his transition team with policy experts, academics and former Barack Obama administration officials, a contrast with the industry-friendly figures President Donald Trump placed in government upon winning office.
MORE SPORTS
Nov 12, 2020

T. League officials upbeat ahead of third campaign

Despite the the T. League being forced to open its third season behind closed doors due to COVID-19, officials are hoping to continue to expand the table tennis circuit's fanbase.
JAPAN / Politics / EXPLAINER
Nov 12, 2020

What the Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy brings to Suga's table

Powerful advisory group is now the administration's 'command center' for economic and strategy debates.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 12, 2020

Thousands flee Ethiopia fighting that’s left hundreds dead

Thousands of people have fled violence in northern Ethiopia, where the government said it’s killed at least 550 fighters in a week of clashes with forces loyal to the Tigray region’s rebellious ruling party.
OLYMPICS
Nov 12, 2020

Hope rises for Tokyo Games after gymnastics event sticks the landing

Tuesday also brought a small ray of hope for Olympic organizers, as drugmaker Pfizer Inc. announced its experimental COVID-19 vaccine was 90% effective per initial trial results.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 12, 2020

Biden set to ‘undo the Trump years’ with civil rights pivot

The Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Justice Department is headed for a dramatic makeover under President-elect Joe Biden, who has pledged to make racial equality a centerpiece of his agenda.
Local varieties of rice are sold in a market in Marikina City, Manila, on Oct. 6, 2023.
BUSINESS
Aug 4, 2025

Top rice importer Philippines may halt purchases to help farmers

The plan comes at a time when improving global supply prospects for the grain have pushed benchmark Asian prices to an eight-year low.
A worker fumigates for mosquitos on a rooftop sewer in Guangzhou, China, on July 30.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Aug 4, 2025

Hong Kong sees first mosquito-borne illness from China outbreak

Foshan, a city just 90 minutes away by high-speed train, has seen over 6,500 people affected in the past few weeks.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (left) and Economic Revitalization Minister and chief tariff negotiator Ryosei Akazawa attend a budget committee session on the U.S. tariff issue in the Lower House in Tokyo on Monday.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 4, 2025

Opposition parties fume over U.S. trade deal not being put in writing

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said issuing a joint document with the U.S. will not serve the nation’s interests and may instead jeopardize the agreement.
Swallows slugger Munetaka Murakami celebrates after hitting a home run against the BayStars in Yokohama on July 29.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Aug 4, 2025

Return of Munetaka Murakami could get hearts racing at Jingu Stadium again

The Swallows have not been good this year but have a chance to end the season on a positive note.
Although the idea is still small in scale, Kitepower flying a giant kite to generate renewable electricity — with Padraic Doherty acting as the "pilot" on the ground — could yet prove to be a mighty plan as Ireland seeks to cut its reliance on fossil fuels such as oil and gas.
ENVIRONMENT / Energy
Aug 4, 2025

'Let's go fly a kite': Capturing wind for clean energy in Ireland

A sparsely populated spot in Ireland near the stormy Atlantic coast is home to the world's first designated airborne renewable energy test site.
Participants take part in the Pride March in Amsterdam on July 26.
WORLD / Society
Aug 4, 2025

Going Dutch: LGBTQ+ Americans find Trump-free life in Netherlands

In the face of rolled back rights, some LGBTQ+ people have voted with their feet.
The Memorial Cenotaph at the Peace Memorial Park in the city of Hiroshima
JAPAN
Aug 4, 2025

U.S. envoy to attend peace ceremonies in Hiroshima and Nagasaki

The United States didn't send its ambassador to Japan to the annual ceremony in Nagasaki last year, over the city's decision not to invite Israel.
Mihama Mayor Hideki Toshima expressed his support on Monday for Kansai Electric Power Co.'s planned survey for building a new reactor at its Mihama nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture.
JAPAN / Society
Aug 5, 2025

Mihama mayor willing to accept survey for new nuclear reactor

At a meeting with senior officials of Kansai Electric, Toshima said that the town would accept the survey with the understanding of local communities.
The Maritime Self-Defense Force's Mogami-class frigate Niyodo sails at an undisclosed location in this image released Tuesday.
JAPAN
Aug 5, 2025

Australia announces new warships will come from Japan

Canberra will purchase 11 Mogami-class frigates in what will be Tokyo’s biggest-ever defense contract — a breakthrough for Japan's defense industry.
U.S. President Donald Trump (R) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) hold a bilateral meeting at the G20 leaders summit in Osaka in 2019.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 5, 2025

Kremlin plays down Trump submarine order and urges caution on nuclear rhetoric

The exchange takes place as Trump threatens new sanctions on Russia and buyers of its oil unless Moscow agrees to end the war in Ukraine by Friday.
Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil's former president, departs from the National Congress in Brasilia.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 5, 2025

Bolsonaro ordered into house arrest for defying Brazil court

The move came a day after Bolsonaro supporters staged rallies across the country against Brazil’s top court.
Palestinians hold out pots and pans to collect free food from a charity kitchen in Gaza, the Gaza Strip, on Monday.
WORLD
Aug 5, 2025

More Gazans die seeking aid and from hunger, with burial shrouds in short supply

The United Nations says more than 1,000 people have been killed trying to receive aid in the enclave since the U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation began operating in May 2025.
U.S. President Donald Trump (left) and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi shake hands at the conclusion of a joint news conference in the White House in Washington on Feb. 13.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 5, 2025

Trump again threatens India with harsh tariffs over Russian oil purchases

A spokesperson for the Indian foreign ministry said in response that India will "take all necessary measures to safeguard its national interests and economic security."
Houda Ali Mohammed, 32, a displaced Sudanese mother of four, prepares food at a camp shelter amid the ongoing conflict between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese army, in Tawila, North Darfur, Sudan, on July 30.
WORLD
Aug 5, 2025

Hunger mounts and cemeteries grow in Sudan's besieged al-Fashir

The capital of North Darfur state is the biggest remaining frontline in the region and is under fire at a pivotal point in a civil war now well into its third year.
A drone footage shows partially submerged village houses and other buildings after heavy rainfall flooded the Miyun district of Beijing on July 29.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Aug 5, 2025

Beijing evacuates more than 80,000 over heavy rain: state media

The move follows flooding in the capital's suburbs last week that killed dozens.
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.
A Japanese ski resort town is roiled by a debate over immigration
A Swedish snowboard instructor works at the Niseko ski resort area on Hokkaido, in Kutchan, in December 2022
Retro-wrapped trains mark 100th anniversary of Tokyo's Yamanote Line
Trains decorated to resemble the 103 (left) and 205 series of trains that formerly ran on the Yamanote Line, in Tokyo on Saturday.
How Takaichi won the LDP’s leadership race
Sanae Takaichi, the newly elected leader of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, poses in the party leader's office after the LDP leadership election in Tokyo on Saturday.
North Korea says 'special assets' deployed against South
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during the Defense Development 2025 military exhibition event ahead of the 80th founding anniversary of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, in Pyongyang in this picture released Sunday.
How a family-run landscaper turned the Osaka Expo green
The team at Ryokukou Garden consists primarily of a single family, including Toshiki Tanisaki (second from right), who led the company's efforts at the Osaka Expo, Chikako Tanisaki (fifth from right), who performs daily maintanence at the expo, and Takeshi Tanisaki (fourth from right), who added a nursery to the family farm more than 50 years ago.
Eat your balloons: The culinary theater of Grant Achatz comes to Tokyo
Avant-garde chef Grant Achatz and his team from Alinea are in Tokyo for a three-week residency.
Japan’s first foreign wine investor plants its roots in Hokkaido
Intrigued by Japanese wines, Burgundy winemaker Etienne de Montille decided to explore Hokkaido's wine scene, eventually setting up his outpost in Hakodate in 2017.
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.
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. 

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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