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Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 7, 2022

Nobel Peace Prize awards activists pushing for human rights in Ukraine, Russia and Belarus

The prize was awarded to rights advocate Ales Bialiatski of Belarus, Russian human rights group Memorial and the Ukrainian human rights organization Center for Civil Liberties.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 7, 2022

Toyota says about 296,000 pieces of customer info possibly leaked

The automaker said, however, that there was no possibility that users' sensitive personal information was leaked.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 7, 2022

After floods linked to climate change, disease threatens survivors in Pakistan

Four months after the start of record monsoon rains, standing water has curdled into a pestilent soup breeding malaria, cholera and dengue.
MORE SPORTS
Oct 7, 2022

Suzuka endures as one of Formula One's most popular and celebrated circuits

As the F1 circus pulls into Mie Prefecture for the first time since 2019, drivers and fans alike are eagerly anticipating the return of one of the sport's top venues.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Oct 7, 2022

Frances Tiafoe shakes off 'really bad' jet lag to reach Japan Open semifinals

Jet-lagged Frances Tiafoe flew into the Japan Open semifinals in straight sets on Friday, clinching each with an ace to beat Serbia's Miomir Kecmanovic 6-0, 6-4.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 7, 2022

China, Taiwan and where the KMT fits in

The opposition Kuomintang party is needed to maintain a channel of communication between Beijing and Taipei.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Oct 7, 2022

The time to remain resolute is when North Korea provokes

North Korea's leadership truly believes it needs nuclear weapons to survive — and Russia's nuclear threats appear to backstop that logic.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Oct 7, 2022

NBA fans get early glimpse at French prodigy Victor Wembanyama

While many have described Wembanyama as a unicorn, NBA superstar LeBron James said he was 'more like an alien.'
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 7, 2022

The Saudi-Russian oil axis snubs the West with production cuts

Coming weeks before the U.S. midterm elections, many also see the move to cut oil production as a personal attack on President Joe Biden.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 7, 2022

Delving deeper into Kishida’s post-Abe trust crisis

If Prime Minister Fumio Kishida wants to regain the public's trust, he must break with the ruling party's gerontocracy and modernize Japan's government bureaucracy.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 7, 2022

COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo confirms 3,016 new cases

The seven-day average of new cases fell 36.9% to 3,343.1, while the number of patients with severe symptoms stood at 10, unchanged from the previous day.
JAPAN
Oct 7, 2022

Japan to allow hotels to refuse guests without masks

The Cabinet has adopted a bill to allow hotels and inns to bar guests who don't have a valid reason for refusing to wear masks or take other anti-infection measures during epidemics.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Oct 7, 2022

LDP faction that Abe led faces leadership challenges as it picks new chief

How presumed successor Ryu Shionoya fares in managing the group could change the political dynamics within the ruling LDP.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 7, 2022

Chipmakers see ‘breathtaking’ drop in demand as recession looms

Signs are piling up that the tech downturn may be deeper and longer-lasting than feared.
Capital spending on goods excluding software rose 0.3% in the three months through September compared with the previous quarter, possibly serving as an encouraging sign for the Bank of Japan.
BUSINESS
Dec 1, 2023

Japan’s capital spending nudges higher in sign of resilience

Some analysts still warn that GDP could contract again in the current quarter
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 1, 2023

Japan high court revokes welfare benefit cuts

The plaintiffs argued that there was an error in the method for calculating the price index used as the basis for the reductions.
JAPAN
Dec 1, 2023

Japan to tighten regulations on over-the-counter drug sales

The plan comes in response to the spread of overdoses mainly among young people.
A man walks past national flags of participating countries at the venue of the COP28 climate summit in Dubai on Thursday.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Dec 1, 2023

Early pledges on 'loss and damage' fund build shaky trust at COP28

More pledges are expected to be made to the new fund during the two-week COP28.
Fresh U.S. data shows price pressures are easing and the labor market is gradually cooling, evidence that the slowdown the Federal Reserve has tried to engineer with its rate hikes to date is underway.
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 1, 2023

U.S. Fed officials feel rate hikes likely done, but too soon to know

Models suggest Fed policy is the most restrictive it has been in 25 years, and it will probably need to stay restrictive for "quite some time."
Daikin plans to start introducing the custom chips in high-end air conditioners from 2025 and is looking at using them in about a fifth of units by the end of the decade.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 1, 2023

Japan air conditioner king Daikin eyes custom chips for energy savings

Bespoke silicon costs more than off-the-shelf alternatives but offer better efficiency and allow a reduction in the use of other components.
JAPAN / Society
Dec 1, 2023

Japan’s 2023 buzzword of the year is all about winning

A.R.E — based on the Japanese word “are” (“that”) — took the top spot, after the Hanshin Tigers popularized the term as an indirect reference to victory.
Pedestrians along the Bund in Shanghai on Oct. 29. The Chinese government is pushing a narrative that the city will play an important role in reinvigorating the nation’s economy.
BUSINESS
Dec 1, 2023

Xi’s Shanghai visit sells city’s ‘innovation’ image

State media video footage using soaring music showed a stoic Xi making a visit to the Shanghai Futures Exchange and watching a robot demonstration.
As well as writing scripts for movies and plays, Taichi Yamada was successful as a novelist, winning many prizes including the Yamamoto Shugoro award, given in 1988 for his novel "Ijintachi tono Natsu."
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Dec 1, 2023

Screenwriter Taichi Yamada dies at 89

Yamada is known for popular TV dramas such as "Fuzoroi no Ringotachi" and "Otokotachi no Tabiji."
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks with Angolan President Joao Lourenco during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 1, 2023

Biden’s unfulfilled vow to visit Africa renews fears of neglect

Work to revitalize U.S.-Africa ties to counter growing Chinese and Russian influence may be taking a back seat to the Ukraine war and Gaza conflict.
Chinstrap penguins in Orne Harbour in the western Antarctic peninsula in March 2016
ENVIRONMENT / Wildlife
Dec 1, 2023

Antarctic chinstrap penguins get by on just secondslong micronaps

Falling asleep while guarding a nest can spell doom for the eggs and later the chicks, but the species has an ingenious way of getting enough sleep.
New Zealand's Ardie Savea (right) in action with South Africa's Jean Kleyn at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, France, on Oct. 28
MORE SPORTS / Rugby
Dec 1, 2023

All Black Savea eager to test himself with Japan move

The All Blacks loose forward has signed for Kobe Steelers on a one-season deal that means he will not miss any games for his country.
JAPAN
Dec 1, 2023

U.S. Osprey crash rekindles safety concerns in Japan

The unique aircraft has had its share of incidents, but still has a relatively safe record compared to other military aircraft.
Ethnic Ta'ang National Liberation Army fighters stand guard at a check point in the town of Namhkam in Myanmar's northern Shan state on Nov. 10.
EDITORIALS
Dec 1, 2023

We must stop Myanmar’s descent into a failed state

Myanmar is at a crossroads and needs international support to prevent a collapse amid increased fighting.
Gen Nakatani, then-special adviser to the prime minister for international human rights, speaks at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva in March 2022
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 1, 2023

Kishida’s puzzling decision to ax his human rights adviser

Why did the prime minister eliminate the post of special adviser on human rights from the Cabinet and what does this mean for Tokyo's foreign policy?

Longform

Construction equipment sits idle in a park near Shiba Toshogu shrine in Tokyo's Minato Ward. While Japan has a history of treating its trees with reverence, green coverage is said to be lacking in most of the major cities.
Do Japan's trees no longer occupy the sacred space they used to?