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BUSINESS
Aug 28, 2020

Cyberattacks disrupt New Zealand's stock exchange for fourth day

New Zealand’s stock exchange suffered a fourth day of disruption on Friday as cyberattacks from abroad prevented trading.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 28, 2020

Facebook allows ads to be served to users in mainland China

Facebook has long said it works with Chinese advertisers to reach users only outside the country, but its advertising system tells a different story.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Aug 28, 2020

Singapore battles record dengue outbreak with more mosquitoes

From the high balcony of a Singapore public housing block, an environment official steadies his mosquito launcher, the latest contraption authorities have devised to combat a record outbreak of the tropical disease dengue.
Reader Mail
Aug 28, 2020

Japanese, but not Japanese

Although published in 2018, the article "The empty seat on a crowded Japanese train: 10 years on, the 'gaijin seat' still grates," written by Baye McNeil, has stuck with me for these few years. It stuck to me because Japanese people also distance themselves away from me, even though I'm Japanese.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Aug 28, 2020

Borussia Dortmund reaffirms commitment to Japan with 'virtual tour'

The German club devised a series of online events with local fans and stakeholders this month after the coronavirus pandemic scuttled plans for a summer tour of Asia.
Reader Mail
Aug 28, 2020

Donald Trump is not a racist

Regarding the Aug. 14 article “Trump gives credence to false, racist Kamala Harris theory,” the lunatic-left, fake-news media has “reported” for 45-plus years on Trump’s “racism,” but the facts below prove unequivocally that he is the most racially colorblind president ever. Period!
Reader Mail
Aug 28, 2020

Embassies should step in and help returnees self-quarantine

Regarding the Aug. 10 article “Re-entry ban horror stories pile up in Japan's Indian community,” This is a sad situation. My heart goes out to those foreigners who are deeply attached to Japan and are legal residents here but find themselves stranded away from Japan for some reason or the other,...
Reader Mail
Aug 28, 2020

Another base issue

To our chagrin in Okinawa, U.S. base-related problems come one after another ceaselessly.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 28, 2020

Scientists map out mosquito immune system to help fight malaria

Scientists have created the first full map of mosquito immune cells and found a new type of cell that could have a role in how mosquitoes are able to fight off malaria.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Aug 28, 2020

Coconut and palm oil industries at loggerheads over environmental impact

A report highlighting the harmful environmental impact of coconut oil production by a researcher with links to the palm oil industry has sparked a heated debate over coveted green credentials in the multibillion dollar industries.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks on the opening day of the U.K. Labour Party annual conference on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 30, 2025

Starmer seeks political redemption by taking on Farage threat

Labour’s gathering is a chance for the British prime minister to test-drive a new strategy of going on the attack against an insurgent Reform U.K. party led by Farage.
Parents of Shiori Ino, who was murdered by a stalker in 1999, talk about their feelings over a similar recent case, during an interview at their home in Ageo, Saitama Prefecture, on Sept. 12.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 30, 2025

Father of 1999 stalking murder victim saddened by recent fatal case

The father continues to lecture on stalking and its harmful effects at prefectural police departments and police academies throughout the nation.
Victor Wembanyama poses for promotional photos during the San Antonio Spurs' media day in San Antonio, Texas, on Monday.
BASKETBALL / NBA
Sep 30, 2025

'Better, stronger' Wembanyama can't wait for NBA return

"I can assure you nobody has trained like I did this summer. And this is my best summer so far," Wembanyama said.
The Esports World Cup 2025 at Boulevard City Arena in Riyadh on Aug. 2. Saudi Arabia is focusing on gaming as part of a national strategy to create tens of thousands of new jobs and diversify the kingdom’s economy away from oil.
BUSINESS
Sep 30, 2025

Saudi plans for video game hub grow with $55 billion EA deal

The kingdom’s Public Investment Fund is part of a group of investors acquiring the video game giant to take it private.
Komeito Secretary-General Makoto Nishida (left), LDP political reform chief Kisaburo Tokai (center) and CDP political reform chief Hiroshi Ogushi attend a meeting on political reform at the Diet on Sept. 25.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 30, 2025

Momentum for political reform wanes in Japan

Responses to the key unresolved issue of political donations from corporations and other organizations will test all political parties' commitment to reform.
An aerial view of Tuvalu in 2024. Rising sea levels caused by climate change have prompted the Tuvalu government to strike a climate migration pact with Australia.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 30, 2025

Developing countries accuse rich of broken climate promises at U.N.

Leaders of developing countries say rich nations must provide resources to cope with climate change, a crisis they created, but such nations have not met their commitments.
A container truck is loaded with used cars at a used-car export complex in Incheon, South Korea, on Aug. 12.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 30, 2025

South Korea's surge in used-car exports softens impact of U.S. tariffs

South Korea exported $5.5 billion cars in August, up 9% from a year earlier and the highest monthly total on record. Used car exports jumped 35% to $711.5 million the same month.
Cubs right fielder Seiya Suzuki rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run against the Cardinals in Chicago on Sunday.
BASEBALL
Sep 30, 2025

Padres visit Cubs and red-hot Seiya Suzuki for wild-card opener

Suzuki followed up a seven-week homerless drought by going deep five times over the Chicago Cubs' final four games of the regular season.
Kim Son Gyong, North Korea's vice minister for foreign affairs, speaks during the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 30, 2025

With U.N. speech and China visit, North Korea ramps up diplomatic moves

Pyongyang sent a senior official to the U.N. on Monday for a speech for the first time since 2018, while its foreign minister was in China for talks with top officials.
Industrial production in Japan dropped 1.2% from the previous month, following the same pace of decline from July, according to the economy ministry.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 30, 2025

Japan’s output falls as U.S. tariffs drag on global outlook

The data reflect ongoing caution among manufacturers as the U.S. continues to threaten additional tariffs to narrow its trade deficit.
The U.S. Department of Commerce in Washington in 2022
BUSINESS
Sep 30, 2025

U.S. expands export blacklist in crackdown on Chinese subsidiaries

The action greatly increases the number of companies that require licenses to receive American goods and services.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (right) attends a joint news conference with Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake at the Prime Minister's Office on Monday.
JAPAN
Sep 30, 2025

Japan to provide about 10 surveillance drones to Sri Lanka

It will be Japan's first provision of defense equipment to Sri Lanka under its official security assistance program.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands at a joint news conference in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington on Monday.
WORLD / FOCUS
Sep 30, 2025

Trump’s pro-Israel Gaza plan seen as unlikely to win over Hamas

The key question of the proposal is whether the leaders of Hamas feel sufficiently defeated and pressured to finally accept an offer they have long rejected.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi speaks during a news conference Monday at the Prime Minister's Office.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 30, 2025

Japan resumes sanctions against Iran in line with U.N. resolution

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi stated that Japan's stance of calling for a solution through dialogue remains unchanged.
Kashata will most likely settle in well in a home with another cat companion.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Sep 30, 2025

Scaredy-cat Kashata is searching for a friend

Believed to be around 3 years old, Kashata is a shy fellow in need of some love and attention.
‘We have drawn lessons,’ Indian Army chief says of brief clash with Pakistan
Indian Army chief Upendra Dwivedi waves as he arrives to attend the ceremonial reception of Defense Minister Gen Nakatani in New Delhi in May.
Japanese immunologist among three Nobel medicine prize winners
Shimon Sakaguchi, an immunologist and distinguished professor at Osaka University, attends a news conference after winning the 2025 Nobel Prize in medicine, in Osaka Prefecture on Monday.
Spanish tourist injured in latest bear attack
Shirakawago, a U.N. World Heritage site in Gifu Prefecture
Americans and Canadians unite in battling 'eating machine' carp
A Fisheries and Oceans Canada team patrols the Grand River in Dunnville, Ontario, in search of invasive grass carp specimens on Sept. 25.
Trump hails 'wisdom and strength' of Japan's incoming prime minister
Sanae Takaichi, the newly elected leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, gives a news conference after the LDP presidential election in Tokyo on Saturday.
OpenAI’s Sora 2 is drowning in Japanese 'AI slop'
OpenAI has rolled out a social app powered by Sora 2, its artificial intelligence video generator, which was quickly flooded with videos featuring iconic Japanese intellectual property.
Trump has his eyes on the prize — but a Nobel win looks unlikely
A protester holds a sign with an image depicting U.S. President Donald Trump and the words "Nobel" written on it, as supporters and family members of hostages who were kidnapped during the deadly Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel by Hamas, demonstrate to demand the immediate end of the war and the release of all hostages, outside the U.S. Consulate in Tel Aviv, on Sept. 2.
‘Takaichi trade’ stalls as political reality calls for wait-and-see approach
Tokyo stocks staged a powerful rally on Monday. On Tuesday, they rallied again, then retreated.
‘We have drawn lessons,’ Indian Army chief says of brief clash with Pakistan
Indian Army chief Upendra Dwivedi waves as he arrives to attend the ceremonial reception of Defense Minister Gen Nakatani in New Delhi in May.
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.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

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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