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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / FOCUS
Feb 7, 2022

Unreal demand? Irregular sales worth billions fire up wild NFT market

Dozens of NFTs on the LooksRare marketplace have been sold back and forth between a small number of wallets in quick succession for unusually high prices.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 7, 2022

Beijing Games' outdoor events take place a world away in chilly Zhangjiakou

Compared with the world of glass, pavement and concrete surrounding competitions in central Beijing, Zhangjiakou is a bubble of an entirely different nature.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 7, 2022

Miho Takagi takes silver in 1,500-meter speedskating

Speed skating great Ireen Wust swept around the Beijing oval in a time of 1 minute and 53.28 seconds to claim her sixth Olympic gold medal.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 7, 2022

Emerging market investors dive for stocks amid Fed storm

Developing world investors are nervously watching as the U.S. Federal Reserve readies its most aggressive rate hike cycle in 17 years.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 7, 2022

Counting on ‘endemic’: The travel industry readies for a potentially new phase

A growing chorus of voices are calling to accept COVID-19 as a part of life to be managed, not a deadly scourge requiring lockdowns.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 7, 2022

Tension between opposition parties mounts over Upper House electoral cooperation

Tensions are running high between the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and the Japanese Communist Party after a tie-up last year failed to yield results.
JAPAN
Feb 7, 2022

Japan's booster rollout is relying on Pfizer and Moderna. How do the shots compare?

Despite an apparent preference among some in the general public for Pfizer, experts have emphasized that getting a booster jab as soon as one is eligible, no matter which type, is key.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 7, 2022

Watch out for the facial recognition overlords

As the technology advances, today's gatekeepers of facial recognition are promising stringent security to protect the data. But is that a promise they can keep?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 7, 2022

The other threat to democracy

In recent years, we have watched authoritarian leaders come to power democratically, only to erode constitutional norms and institutions once in office.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 7, 2022

South Korean skater questions refereeing decisions after China wins mixed team relay

South Korean short track speedskater Kwak Yoon-gy has questioned the fairness of the refereeing at the Beijing Olympics after China claimed the gold medal in the mixed team relay in chaotic circumstances.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Tohoku
Feb 7, 2022

Why not helmets? Japan's school disaster hoods stir debate.

Protective hoods have gradually spread to elementary schools in Miyagi Prefecture, but some experts say helmets are more effective in a disaster.
Ukrainian military vehicles pass a sign reading Ukraine (left) and Russia (right) near the destroyed Russian border post on the Russian side of the Sudzha border crossing with Ukraine, on Monday.
WORLD
Aug 13, 2024

Ukraine pummels Russia in bid to carve out bigger slice of territory

Vladimir Putin said the attack was aimed at improving Kyiv's negotiating position while slowing Russian forces along the rest of the front.
California Assemblymember Dr. Jasmeet Bains, the first Sikh-American politician to be elected in the California State Legislature, poses for a picture with fellow assembly member Sharon Quirk-Silva while attending a luncheon gathering in Artesia, California, on June 8.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 13, 2024

Some U.S. Sikhs fear Modi government is threatening them

Some Sikhs in the U.S. described experiencing online harassment and surveillance at their homes.
The city of Yangon in July
JAPAN
Aug 13, 2024

Japan supermarket director detained in Myanmar released: junta

Hiroshi Kasamatsu, 53, director of Aeon Orange, which runs several supermarkets in Myanmar, was detained following an investigation into rice mills and supermarkets.
Adult diaper products made by Daio Paper and academic institutions. The company, which produces products for hospitals and care facilities, is collaborating with the University of Tokyo and other academic institutions to enhance the quality of its products.
BUSINESS
Aug 13, 2024

Adult diaper market to surpass ¥100 billion by year-end

Manufacturers are ramping up efforts to develop a wider variety of products to cater to Japan's postwar baby boomers who are turning 75 or older.
The Kremlin in Moscow on Monday
WORLD / Politics
Aug 13, 2024

Billions in dollar and euro notes reach Russia despite sanctions

Russia has managed to circumvent sanctions blocking cash imports, suggesting that dollars and euros remain useful tools for trade and travel.
An unmanned cargo aircraft developed by Sichuan Tengden Sci-tech Innovation takes part in a maiden flight at an airport in Zigong, Sichuan province, China, on Sunday.
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 13, 2024

China test-flies biggest cargo drone as low-altitude economy takes off

China's civilian drone makers are testing larger payloads as the government pushes to build a low-altitude economy.
Afghan girls weave a carpet at their house in Kabul on July 20.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 13, 2024

Three years after Taliban's return, economic woes loom large

While security has improved, many Afghans are just trying to make ends meet.
U.S. President Donald Trump and SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on May 30, 2020
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 13, 2024

Musk scorns subsidies, but Tesla still lobbies for U.S. benefits

Despite Musk's gradual embrace of Trump, the company continues to lobby the U.S. and state governments for benefits championed by the Democratic Party.
A container-sized cabin produced by Zheng Weirong's company
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 13, 2024

Chinese swap handbags for trips as ‘experience economy’ booms

Consumer spending in China is still constrained by modest income growth and falling home prices, which make homeowners feel less wealthy overall.
The tradition of koromogae, which involves changing storage spaces for clothes according to the season, is becoming less common, largely due to the increasing adoption of Western-style closets that accommodate all clothing year-round.
BUSINESS
Aug 13, 2024

Mothball makers innovate amid shrinking market

The market has been diminishing as synthetic fibers, which are resistant to insect damage, have become widely used in clothing.
Designed by Bob Foundation in collaboration with Sugita Ace, the Sonaete series of disaster preparedness kits are packaged in bags, boxes and pouches that look attractive in homes.
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Aug 13, 2024

Stylish emergency goods can save precious seconds when disaster strikes

Eye-catching go bags, canary-inspired whistles and more aesthetically pleasing emergency preparedness items you'll want to keep within arm's reach.
Elon Musk held a conversation with Donald Trump on the tech mogul’s X platform on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 13, 2024

Musk pitches White House role in glitchy Trump conversation on X

The conversation gave Elon Musk an opening to increase his influence with Donald Trump if the former president returns to power.
Visitors take selfies at Kinkaku-ji Golden Temple in Kyoto.
BUSINESS
Aug 13, 2024

Overtourism isn’t the conundrum it’s made out to be

142 countries are projected to exceed their pre-pandemic tourism performance this year, according to the World Travel & Tourism Council.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Aug. 2
JAPAN
Aug 13, 2024

Kishida holds phone talks with Tajik and Turkmen leaders

On the call, Kishida conveyed Japan's continued commitment to strengthening relations with Central Asia and his desire to rearrange his trip to the region.
When water temperatures are high, particularly when they rise to 33 degrees Celsius or above, the difference between water and body temperatures is smaller, preventing heat from escaping into the water and increasing the risk of heatstroke.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Aug 13, 2024

Heatstroke a risk even in swimming pools, Japanese experts warn

Experts say the body's ability to regulate temperature is compromised, especially when the water temperature is high.

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"Shake hands with Lima-chan," a statue that shares the name of the Peruvian capital looks in the direction of Peru, where a sister statue, "Sakura-chan," is located. Erected in Yokohama's Rinko Park in 1999, it commemorates Peruvian-Japanese friendship.
The journey of Peru’s Nikkei: Finding identity in Japan