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Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 8, 2022

Netherlands plans curbs on China tech exports in deal with U.S.

The move is a step toward bulking up U.S. efforts to limit Beijing's chipmaking and military ambitions.
JAPAN
Dec 8, 2022

Defense panel member urges stable fund source for security

Yoichi Funabashi mentioned the need for active defense by the government against cyberattacks on key infrastructure such as power and communications networks.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 8, 2022

Most Japanese firms in poll don't support Kishida, citing leadership and prices

Dissatisfaction among major corporations mirrors public opinion polls showing dwindling support for Kishida amid scandals that have taken down three of his ministers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Dec 8, 2022

Japan’s life insurers are dumping foreign bonds at a record pace

While the yen has already seen a strong rebound from its October low, expectations for further gains make it unlikely Japanese investors will rush back into foreign securities.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 8, 2022

Japan’s smaller contraction masks extent of underlying weakness

Gross domestic product shrank an annualized 0.8% in the three months to the end of September from the previous period, revised figures from the Cabinet Office showed Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 8, 2022

Ex-Theranos president Ramesh Balwani gets 13-year prison term in fraud case

Balwani and the company's founder, Elizabeth Holmes, had promised to revolutionize the medical industry by using a few drops of blood to complete a wide array of health tests.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 8, 2022

Snipers and icy water: Ukrainians risk Dnieper River crossings

Russian troops retreated from the southern city of Kherson last month to the other side of the Dnieper, but their snipers and artillery are still trained along the broad river.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 8, 2022

Heinrich XIII: The prince suspected of plotting to be German kaiser in coup

The 71-year-old was one of 25 members and supporters of a far-right group planning the alleged putsch who were arrested Wednesday in nationwide raids, according to the authorities.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 8, 2022

Xi begins 'epoch-making' visit to Saudi Arabia as Riyadh chafes at U.S. censure

The White House said the Chinese leader's visit was an example of attempts to exert influence, and that this would not change U.S. policy toward the Middle East.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 8, 2022

SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son quietly lifts stake to 34%, edging toward buyout

The billionaire now owns more than a third of the company he founded, after aggressive buybacks in the last two months.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Dec 8, 2022

‘Fragments of the Last Will’: You’ll need tissues for this WWII tearjerker

Takahisa Zeze's period drama about the true-life story of a Japanese soldier's fight for survival in a Soviet camp aims for the heart.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 11, 2023

Economists question the wisdom of Kishida's new minimum wage target

Japan aims to lift the minimum wage to ¥1,500 by the mid-2030s, but macroeconomic factors could undermine that target.
Coco Gauff celebrates with the trophy after winning the U.S. Open to capture her first Grand Slam title on Sunday in New York
TENNIS
Sep 11, 2023

Coco Gauff says she’s ‘ready’ for the headiest levels of fame

Gauff has demonstrated a composed maturity in her time in the public eye, and she declared herself up for the challenge of becoming even more famous.
JAPAN
Sep 11, 2023

Chugoku Electric plans to restart Shimane reactor next August

The move comes as Japan aims to reboot more reactors to help diversify its electricity mix.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un waves as he departs by train from Pyongyang for a visit to Russia in this image released Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 12, 2023

North Korea's Kim arrives in Russia for talks with Putin

Kim Jong Un arrived in Russia aboard his luxury armored train Tuesday, with a possible arms deal likely at the top of the meeting's agenda.
Destroyed vehicles and damaged buildings in the eastern city of Benghazi, Libya, on Monday
WORLD
Sep 12, 2023

Libya flood leaves 2,000 dead and thousands missing

Videos of Derna showed a wide torrent running through the city center where a far narrower waterway had previously flowed.
Soldiers transport an injured person to a temporary military hospital following an earthquake in Asni, Morocco, on Monday.
WORLD
Sep 12, 2023

Morocco medics face flow of quake victims with limited resources

Three days after Morocco's quake, the strongest ever to hit the North African country, relief workers are struggling to cope in the aftermath.
Banks have surged more than 50% over the past year on speculation gains in prices and wages will become sustainable enough for the Bank of Japan to end years of rock bottom rates.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 12, 2023

Top fund managers pile into Japanese banks on BOJ tightening bets

Fund managers are piling into Japanese banks on the possibility the Bank of Japan is preparing to end its ultraeasy monetary policy.
Former Spanish football federation chief Luis Rubiales' forced kiss on player Jenni Hermoso drew global protests from women's rights advocates.
SOCCER
Sep 12, 2023

Luis Rubiales quits, but women’s soccer in Spain is still troubled

Even after the federation chief's resignation over his forcible kiss of a player, pay disputes are threatening to disrupt domestic leagues.
The Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) fires missiles into the Sea of Japan off South Korea, in July 2017. The ATACMS under consideration for shipment to Ukraine would propel around 300 or more bomblets.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 12, 2023

Ukraine could get long-range missiles armed with U.S. cluster bombs

Greenlighting the weapons transfer would give Kyiv the ability to cause significant damage deeper within Russian-occupied territory.
Novak Djokovic kisses the trophy after defeating Daniil Medvedev to win the U.S. Open final in New York on Sunday.
TENNIS
Sep 12, 2023

Andy Murray: Novak Djokovic will dominate tennis for years

The 36-year-old Serbian, one of the "Big Three" alongside Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, said he had no plans to retire.
U.S. President Joe Biden raises a toast in Hanoi on Monday. While the U.S. may have successfully bolstered strategic ties with India and Vietnam to counter China, rights advocates were disappointed, given Biden's vow to prioritize the issue when taking office in 2021.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 12, 2023

Biden accused of sidelining rights issues in Vietnam and India

For rights advocates, Biden's travels were a disappointment, given his administration's vow to prioritize the issue when taking office in 2021.
Nvidia's corporate headquarters in Santa Clara, California. The company dominates the market for chips that work with massive amounts of language data.
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 12, 2023

Nvidia's dominance in AI chips deters funding for startups

Nvidia's supremacy in building computer chips for artificial intelligence has chilled venture funding for would-be rivals, investors have said.
Buildings in downtown Bozeman, Montana. Tech-savvy Californians who work from home are fleeing to cheaper states, while retirees and nature lovers are flocking to places like Montana.
WORLD / Society
Sep 12, 2023

Pandemic population boom in rural hotspots sparks resentment

In some places, the influx of new residents is deepening political divides in an already polarized country.
LeBron James last represented Team USA at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where he won his second gold medal.
BASKETBALL / NBA
Sep 12, 2023

Reports: LeBron James and Steph Curry among NBA stars eyeing Paris Games

The Lakers veteran led the U.S. to Olympic gold in 2008 at Beijing and 2012 at London but has not played since.
Rapidus CEO Atsuyoshi Koike says his ambition is to realize a "Hokkaido Valley" that can compete against Silicon Valley in size.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 12, 2023

Japan's Rapidus aims to create a chipmaking 'Hokkaido Valley'

The startup, backed with billions of dollars in taxpayer funds, is plotting a course to mass-produce 2-nanometer logic chips by 2027.

Longform

A sinkhole in Yashio, which emerged in January, was triggered by a ruptured, aging sewer pipe. Authorities worry that similar sections of infrastructure across the country are also at risk of corrosion.
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