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Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 23, 2020

COVID-19 scary? Japan group offers coffins, zombies and chainsaws for stress relief

Finding the pandemic scary? A Japanese group is trying to take people's minds off COVID-19 — by putting them in coffins surrounded by chainsaw-wielding zombies.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 23, 2020

With China tensions rising, U.S. joins Taiwan to mark battle anniversary

The de facto U.S. ambassador in Taipei joined for the first time on Sunday a Taiwanese leader, amid rising tensions with Beijing, to commemorate a key military clash and the last time Taiwanese forces joined battle with China on a large scale.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 23, 2020

Alexei Navalny, being treated in Germany, looms over Russian politics

How the incident will affect Russia's political scene will hinge in part on Navalny's longer-term condition and whether he will be able to return home, analysts said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 23, 2020

Japan, India and Australia eye 'supply chain pact' to counter China

The intensifying U.S.-China conflict and worsening diplomatic relations across Asia are forcing companies to rethink their prospects in China.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 23, 2020

South Korea reports biggest rise in coronavirus cases since March

South Korea reported its highest daily rise in novel coronavirus cases since early March on Sunday, as outbreaks continued to spread from a Seoul church and from political demonstrations its members had attended.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 23, 2020

‘A bit surreal’: The lonely plight of the Great Barrier Reef

The pandemic has fast-forwarded a looming reckoning for the city of Cairns, the main gateway to the reef.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 23, 2020

TikTok to challenge Trump's executive order

TikTok said on Saturday it plans to file a lawsuit against U.S. President Donald Trump's executive order that prohibits transactions with the popular short video app and its Chinese parent ByteDance, confirming an earlier Reuters report. Reuters exclusively reported on Friday that TikTok would challenge...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Aug 22, 2020

Yellow brick roads: How Japan's tactile paving aids solo travel

Revolutionary tiles may have given the visually impaired more independence, but developers aren't content to rest on their laurels just yet.
McLaren's Oscar Piastri leaves the race during the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku on Sept. 21.
MORE SPORTS
Oct 3, 2025

F1 leader Oscar Piastri vows to learn from 'tough lessons' in Baku

The Australian put his McLaren into the barriers twice at the Baku circuit, once in practice and then again on the first lap of the race.
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group is strengthening its focus on business catering to the rich, as a bullish Japanese stock market and recovering real estate prices have pushed up the number of such clients in recent years.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 3, 2025

MUFG is hiring more bankers in Japan wealth management push

MUFG is targeting clients with at least ¥300 million in total assets. The bank estimates that about 300,000 of its account holders fit that description.
AI chip giant Nvidia announced last week that it would invest $100 billion to help OpenAI, the front-runner in generative AI, build data centers.
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 3, 2025

Boom or bubble: How long can the AI investment craze last?

AI-related spending is soaring worldwide, expected to reach approximately $1.5 trillion by 2025, research has shown.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents detain a man after conducting a raid at an apartment complex in Denver, Colorado, in February.
BUSINESS
Oct 3, 2025

Apple removes ICE tracking apps after pressure by Trump administration

The apps alert users to ICE agents in their area, but the U.S. Justice Department says the apps could increase the risk of assault on agents.
A Boeing 777X at Boeing Field in Seattle
BUSINESS
Oct 3, 2025

Boeing 777X to slide into 2027, driving billions in charges

The jet, already six years late, is of major strategic and financial importance to Boeing in its duel with Airbus for a bigger slice of the lucrative long-haul market.
Fatimata Madou shows a photo of Mohamat, her 9-month-old child who died of malaria.
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 3, 2025

Babies' deaths in Cameroon show how U.S. aid cuts curtail malaria fight

Upon taking office in January, U.S. President Donald Trump paused all foreign aid, including the President's Malaria Initiative, launched in 2005 by George W. Bush.
BOJ Gov. Kazuo Ueda left the door open to policy shifts by reiterating the bank's stance on interest rates, giving no clear signal on a possible rate hike ahead of this month's board meeting.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 3, 2025

BOJ’s Ueda keeps options open by avoiding clear hints for rates

Ueda refrained from telegraphing any policy changes after market speculation over an impending rate hike gained momentum in recent weeks.
The Japan Fair Trade Commission plans to order JR Central and five other firms to stop bid-rigging on overpass inspection work, sources said Thursday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 3, 2025

Japan Fair Trade Commission to warn JR Central and others over bid-rigging

The move, relating to overpass inspection work, comes after the JFTC conducted on-site inspections of JR Central and others in October last year.
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. 
CULTURE / Stage
Oct 3, 2025

The summer kabuki came roaring back

A hit film and shifting demographics are drawing new audiences to kabuki, sparking hopes for a revitalized future.
U.S. President Donald Trump departs after addressing senior military officers gathered at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Quantico, Virginia, on Tuesday. His administration has declared a "non-international armed conflict” with Latin American drug cartels.
WORLD
Oct 3, 2025

Trump declares cartels in ‘armed conflict’ with U.S. military

The move offers additional legal justification for recent strikes on alleged drug-runners from Venezuela and opens the door for possible further escalation.
A Russian oil tanker is investigated by French authorities off the coast of the western France port of Saint-Nazaire on Thursday.
WORLD
Oct 3, 2025

Macron says 'shadow' tanker detention signals new plan to pressure Russia

Macron said it was yet to be determined whether the vessel had been involved in drone incursions in Denmark last week.
Yankees starter Cam Schlittler pitches against the Red Sox during Game 3 of their AL Wild Card Series in New York on Thursday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 3, 2025

Cam Schlittler makes dazzling playoff debut as Yankees eliminate rival Red Sox

The Yankees completed a 2-1 AL Wild Card series win over their archrivals to book a best-of-five American League Division Series clash with the Toronto Blue Jays starting Saturday.
Sumitomo Life is pledging not to sell its debt assets at a loss, in a rare move to avoid booking valuation losses, a source said.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 3, 2025

Sumitomo Life takes unusual step to avoid marking JGB losses

The Osaka-based firm, one of Japan’s top-four life insurers, is taking advantage of guidelines for bond investors when prices move sharply.
Relatives of missing students mourn on Thursday as they wait for rescuers to search for survivors at the Al Khoziny Islamic boarding school in Sidoarjo, East Java province, Indonesia, which collapsed on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 3, 2025

Hopes dim for parents after Indonesia school collapse

About 60 people, mostly students, remain trapped under the remains of the Al Khoziny Islamic boarding school in East Java that collapsed on Monday.
Costumed revelers stand next to police officers controlling crowds at the scramble crossing in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on Oct. 31, 2022.
JAPAN / Society
Oct 3, 2025

Tokyo's Shibuya calls on foreign visitors not to have a ‘disruptive Halloween’

The ward, a hot spot for Halloween revelers, is taking a step back from its “don’t come” messaging of the recent past.
How China waged an infowar against U.S. interests in the Philippines
Association for Philippines-China Understanding (APCU) Chairman Raul Lambino shakes hands with guests during a ceremony for the Award for Promoting Philippines-China Understanding at The Manila Hotel in Manila in June.
‘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.
Typhoon Halong to cause windstorms, heavy rain and high waves on the Izu islands
Typhoon Halong is moving north near the Izu Islands, with strong winds, high waves and heavy rain expected as it passes early on Thursday, prompting warnings from the weather agency.
Takaichi's leadership lineup favors Aso and his allies while shutting out rivals
The LDP's newly-appointed election chief Keiji Furuya (far left), general affairs council chair Haruko Arimura (second from left), vice president Taro Aso (center left), president Sanae Takaichi (center right), secretary-general Shunichi Suzuki (second from right) and policy chief Takayuki Kobayashi in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Qilin cybercrime gang claims hack on Japan's Asahi
The Asahi Group headquarters complex in Tokyo
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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