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Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 3, 2022

A bill for COVID long haulers, from a U.S. senator who's one of them

U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine suffers from mild long COVID symptoms, and he hopes this new legislation will help other Americans struggling with the same mysterious illness.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Mar 3, 2022

Roman Abramovich to sell Chelsea as UK officials continue to call for sanctions

The Russian businessman promised to donate money from the sale to help victims of the war in Ukraine.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 3, 2022

Historic EU move to provide arms to Ukraine seen as 'paradigm shift' for the bloc

The weapons funding plan marks the first time the European Union, founded to uphold peace after World War II, has collectively provided arms to a third country.
Japan Times
PARALYMPICS
Mar 3, 2022

International Paralympic Committee will allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete at Beijing Games

A joint statement from the athletes of Ukraine and Global Athlete group, an international athlete-led body, said the IPC issued 'another blow' to every Ukrainian athlete and citizen.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 3, 2022

Ukraine's tech diaspora races to mobilize Silicon Valley in war with Russia

Ukrainians working at Western tech companies are banding together to help their besieged homeland and are calling on firms to do more to counter Russia.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 3, 2022

Who pays? U.N. climate report reignites global fight for compensation.

Vulnerable countries have for years sought funding to help them shoulder the costs related to climate change. So far, it hasn't arrived.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 3, 2022

China’s Xi engulfed in crises just when he wanted stability most

Despite spending much of the past decade focused on stability, Chinese President Xi Jinping is now facing numerous challenges both at home and abroad.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 3, 2022

A hotter planet means a hungrier planet, climate report warns

Simultaneous crop failures in the world's breadbaskets and livestock deaths from extreme heat are just a few of the disasters that may befall the world's food system.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 3, 2022

‘The Last 10 Years’: Keep a hanky handy for this weepy romance

Michihito Fujii's splashy terminal illness drama can't help succumbing to the usual genre tropes.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 3, 2022

‘Intimate Stranger’: Asuka Kurosawa makes a triumphant return

The actress delivers a layered performance as a desperate yet calculating woman searching for her lost child in Mayu Nakamura's psychological thriller.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 3, 2022

China asked Russia to delay war until after Olympics, U.S. officials say

A Western intelligence report indicates that Chinese officials had some level of knowledge about Putin's war plans or intentions.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 3, 2022

Russian forces have control of Kherson regional administration, says governor

Russian forces have occupied the regional administration building in Ukraine's port city of Kherson, regional governor Hennadiy Laguta said in an online post on Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 2, 2022

Europe’s green push set back by war in Ukraine

The invasion of Ukraine is forcing Europe to tap all energy resources — including fossil fuels — to help protect against potential gas stoppages from Russia.
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Defense Minister Minoru Kihara meet in Singapore in June.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Jul 23, 2024

U.S.-Japan security talks to cover 'extended deterrence' for first time

The allies' top diplomats and defense chiefs will for the first time cover the U.S. commitment to using its military capabilities, including nukes, to protect its ally.
Entrepreneurs who participated in the Beyond Japan Zero to X program last year share their experiences in the United States during a meeting in May in Tokyo.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 23, 2024

Japanese startups advised to internationalize to get some global mojo

Occupying the No. 1 spot in the Japanese market affords many comforts, but global dominance is unlikely to be one of them.
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks aboard the USS Howard destroyer at the Yokosuka Naval Base, in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, in September 2022.
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jul 23, 2024

Continuity in Asia: Harris' policies likely to assuage concerns in Japan

Tokyo is already quite familiar with the approach of the U.S. vice president, who will likely continue her predecessor's foreign policy if she is elected president.
Artificial intelligence is transforming various business sectors and the economy. But concerns about humanoid robots replacing all jobs are unfounded, as human dexterity will remain essential for the foreseeable future.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 23, 2024

AI is making robots smarter. They’ll need boundaries.

Where AI meets the physical world — and creates the potential for conflicts — is in manufacturing and logistics.
Starbucks mobile app shows an error message on Friday. A botched software update from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike crashed countless Microsoft Windows computer systems globally.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 23, 2024

CrowdStrike meltdown and the price of real security

Catastrophic system failure isn’t part of the equation — until it happens. Which will be occurring with increasing frequency in our deeply interconnected world.
Toyota's plan to buy back shares from major banks and insurers is part of a broader push to unwind strategic shareholdings with financial partners.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 23, 2024

Toyota to buy back stock worth $5.2 billion from banks and insurers

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Tokio Marine Holdings and MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings are tendering shares at an 11% discount.
Australian grape exports to Japan are expected to rise as Tokyo has fully opened the market for the fruit.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 23, 2024

Japan opens up its market for Australian grapes

The Australian government aims to increase the country's annual grape exports to Japan to about AU$50 million, or 2.5 times the current figure, within several years.
Nippon Steel is dissolving its joint venture with China's Baoshan Iron & Steel, ending two decades of cooperation.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 23, 2024

Nippon Steel to dissolve joint venture with China's Baoshan

Nippon Steel did not provide a reason for dissolving the partnership originally established in 2004.
Nidec separately announced it signed a memorandum of understanding on Monday with Tata Elxsi, an Indian technology service provider, to develop software programs for India and other markets.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 23, 2024

Japan's Nidec lifts annual profit outlook after first quarter

The company raised its expectations for operating profit in the financial year to the end of March 2025 to ¥240 billion ($1.53 billion).
A woman watches as soldiers practice laying mines and nets to stymie the landing of enemy forces at the mouth of a major river leading to the city in Taipei on Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 24, 2024

China squeezes Taiwan by targeting islands and fishing sites

Mostly using its Coast Guard, Beijing appears to be asserting itself in new ways around Taiwan’s offshore outposts.
U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle enters a House of Representatives Oversight Committee hearing on the security lapses that allowed an attempted assassination of Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump, on Capitol Hill in Washington on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 24, 2024

Secret Service director resigns following Trump shooting

Kimberly Cheatle is stepping down after taking responsibility for security failures at a campaign rally where the former president was shot.
Samsung Electronics' headquarters in Suwon, South Korea, on June 13, 2023
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 24, 2024

Nvidia clears Samsung's HBM3 chips for use in China-market processor

Nvidia's approval of the chips comes amid soaring demand for sophisticated graphics processing units.
Members of the Japanese men's gymnastics team following a training session in Paris on Sunday.
OLYMPICS
Jul 24, 2024

Japan gymnasts to face unfamiliar equipment at Paris Games

Japanese tournaments often use equipment made by domestic firm Senoh, while the Paris Games will use equipment made by France's Gymnova.
Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui (left) and Nagasaki Mayor Shiro Suzuki
JAPAN
Jul 24, 2024

Hiroshima mayor calls for abolition of nuclear weapons

Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui called for the abolition of nuclear weapons at international talks in Geneva.
U.S. women's soccer head coach Emma Hayes speaks during a news conference earlier this month in New York.
OLYMPICS
Jul 24, 2024

U.S. women ready to 'create a new history' in Paris, says coach Hayes

The four-time Olympic champion suffered its earliest World Cup exit in the round of 16 last year.
Bank of Japan to start unloading ETFs in surprise move that rattles market
BOJ Gov. Kazuo Ueda said it would take a century for the bank to sell all its ETFs at the pace proposed.
Nippon Ishin urges cap on foreign residents in Japan
While not specifying what percentage of foreign residents should make up the total population, “we conveyed the message that the ratio should be kept as low as possible and that the current rapid pace of increase must be properly curbed,” said Nippon Ishin no Kai co-leader Fumitake Fujita.
Anime’s ‘Demon Slayer’ hit is a watershed for Japan
Channing Tatum, one of the English-language voice actors, and others attend the premiere of “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Infinity Castle” at the TCL Chinese 6 Theater in Los Angeles on Sept. 9. Japanese anime has surged from niche fandom to global box-office powerhouse with the latest “Demon Slayer” installment.
Japan may see its first female PM despite limited progress on gender gap
Hard-line conservative lawmaker Sanae Takaichi has consistently been a public favorite in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s leadership election scheduled for Oct. 4.
Osaka Expo visitors top 20 million as crowds surge
Visitors at the Osaka Expo on Thursday.
Behold the glory of Japan’s fruit boxes
Otherwise common sights in Japan's supermarkets, the country's fruit and veggie boxes can hide surprising symbols of local pride.
How Yuki Joseph Nakajima turned failures into breakout success at Tokyo worlds
Yuki Joseph Nakajima after finishing sixth in the men's 400-meter final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Thursday.
Robot tour guides in Tokyo offer way for those with disabilities to work
Tours are being offered in Tokyo using a shoulder-mounted robot equipped with a camera, speaker and microphone. The robot twitches its wing-like arms, which it can fold together as if in prayer when visiting a temple.
World Athletics stars relish Tokyo atmosphere after COVID-hit Olympics
Organizers of the World Athletics Championships said over 500,000 tickets had been sold and that they are expecting to end the event in front of large crowds this weekend.
Japan’s front-line researchers see bright path ahead for dementia treatment
A scientist looks at scans of grains at the Memory Centre at the Department of Readaptation and Geriatrics of the University Hospital (HUG) in Geneva, Switzerland, on June 6, 2023.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Sumadori Bar on Shibuya Ward's main Center Gai street targets young customers who prefer low-alcohol drinks or abstain altogether.
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