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Oct 20, 2022

Iranian climber Elnaz Rekabi greeted as hero after competing without hijab

Climber apologizes for causing concern as doubts swirl about her safety.
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Oct 20, 2022

Rory McIlroy dismisses Phil Mickelson's view PGA Tour is 'trending downward'

Rory McIlroy said he did not agree with Phil Mickelson's assertion that the PGA Tour is "trending downwards" and added that golfers who joined the Saudi-backed breakaway LIV Golf Series have thrust the sport into a state of flux.
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JAPAN
Oct 20, 2022

COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 3,489 new cases for week on week drop

The number of severely ill patients fell by two from Wednesday to nine, while six deaths linked to the virus were reported.
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SOCCER / World cup
Oct 20, 2022

Politics putting damper on World Cup fever in Brazil

Brazil's famous uniform has become politicized despite efforts by the Brazilian Football Confederation to keep the jersey apolitical.
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BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 20, 2022

Yen crosses key ¥150 mark as inflation pressure mounts

The yen's plunge has persisted amid the stark divergence between the hawkish monetary policy of the U.S. Federal Reserve and the Bank of Japan's tenaciously dovish stance.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 20, 2022

Key iPhone supplier warns smartphone demand will continue to fall

Kyoto-based Murata Manufacturing expects this year's drop in smartphone sales to keep going well into 2023, led by a sharp downturn in China.
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COMMENTARY / World
Oct 20, 2022

In search of a development plan for Asia

No matter how compelling a top-down development plan for Asia might be, it is highly unlikely to ever be implemented.
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WORLD / ANALYSIS
Oct 20, 2022

Indonesia to strike green energy deal with rich nations at G20 summit

The multibillion-dollar agreement is expected to help Indonesia retire coal-fired plants early and ramp up investment in renewables.
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BUSINESS
Oct 20, 2022

With period shorts and fertility trackers, 'femtech' firms tackle neglected health needs

The buzz surrounding Femtech Fes! 2022 in Tokyo reflects the scale of interest and expectations for the budding industry, the value of which is only expected to grow.
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Oct 20, 2022

China faces challenges in wake of Pelosi’s Taiwan visit

Military drills conducted after the visit have shown Beijing that a military invasion of Taiwan in the near future would be difficult.
U.S. President Joe Biden arrives at San Francisco International Airport on Tuesday for a bilateral meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 15, 2023

Biden says China has 'real problems' ahead of key summit with Xi

The leaders of the world's two largest economies will huddle on the sidelines of the APEC summit in California for their first encounter in a year.
Train service on Tokyo’s Yamanote Line will be partially suspended this weekend.
JAPAN / Society
Nov 15, 2023

Yamanote Line set for closures and reduced service Nov. 18 and 19

Train service on Tokyo’s Yamanote Line will be partially suspended this weekend as part of ongoing construction work at Shibuya Station.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 15, 2023

Japan’s Tsuruha weighs sale after proxy battle with Oasis

The company is working with an adviser on the potential transaction and has reached out to some private equity firms to gauge their interest.
Lukasz Krupski, a service technician for Tesla in Norway who says he was fired after expressing safety concerns, in Drammen, Norway, on Nov. 6
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 15, 2023

Man vs. Musk: A whistleblower creates headaches for Tesla

An employee who was fired after expressing safety concerns leaked personnel records and sensitive data about driver-assistance software.
This undated picture released Wednesday shows the first ground combustion test of a high-power solid-fuel engine for a new intermediate-range ballistic missile, at an undisclosed location in North Korea.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 15, 2023

North Korea eyes surprise attack ability with missile engine test

The new engines for the intermediate-range ballistic missiles would give Pyongyang another means of targeting Japan.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Nov 15, 2023

Top wrestlers' hot starts set stage for dramatic Kyushu tourney

The opening three days of action at the Fukuoka International Center has seen the six highest-ranked wrestlers that are taking part go a combined 17-1.
Executives were scrambling for seats for dinner with Xi or to be put on a waiting list, according to people familiar with the situation.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 15, 2023

Elon Musk among cadre of CEOs hoping to woo China’s Xi

CEO summit on the sidelines of APEC will coincide with the most challenging trade climate in a generation.
Ichiro Ozawa (third from right) with other members of parliament at a ceremony to launch a new party in Tokyo in July 2012.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 15, 2023

Ichiro Ozawa is once again looking for a way to defeat the LDP

The octogenarian political veteran is looking to cap his long career with another successful drive to defeat the ruling LDP at the polls.
Japan's decision to provide patrol boats to Bangladesh will make Dhaka the second beneficiary of defense equipment under Tokyo’s new official security assistance military aid program.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 15, 2023

Bangladesh to get patrol boats under Japan's military aid program

The move makes Dhaka the second beneficiary of defense equipment under Tokyo’s new aid program.
Kuomintang head Eric Chu, Hou Yu-ih, the party's presidential candidate, former Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou and the People’s Party chief Ko Wen-je posing for a group photo in Taipei on Wednesday. The two parties have agreed to team up to take on the ruling Democratic Progressive Party in the January election.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 15, 2023

Taiwan opposition unite to challenge presidential front-runner

The island's two main opposition parties have vowed to renew talks with China even as the ruling party decries interference from Beijing.
JAPAN
Nov 15, 2023

Visitors to Japan in October exceed pre-COVID level for first time

Visitor numbers improved to 100.8% of levels seen in 2019 before the outbreak of COVID-19 led to travel curbs around the world.
Mainland Chinese student Zhou Hongxu arrives for a court hearing on suspicion that he attempted to develop a spy network for China in Taiwan in March 2018.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 5, 2023

Spies bring their China warnings in from the cold

The spy chiefs say Western nations need to safeguard technology innovation, particularly in areas like artificial intelligence and quantum computing.
Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida take part in a news conference in September 2021 in the lead-up to the Liberal Democratic Party presidential race.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 15, 2023

Takaichi makes another play to become the next PM

With the creation of a new study group, Cabinet minister Sanae Takaichi aims to build support for her bid for the top political job.
Mercedes driver George Russell drives during the Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix Launch Party in November 2022.
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Nov 15, 2023

Viva Las Vegas as Formula One bets big on Sin City race

It is all systems go for the launch of an event F1 owners Liberty Media believe can propel the sport into a new money-spinning orbit.
Japan’s public bathhouses have been in decline for decades, with the number of such facilities in Tokyo alone dropping by nearly half in the last 15 years.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 14, 2023

Japan seeks digital detox with return to ‘way of the sauna’

Public bathhouses have been in decline for decades, with the number of sentō baths in Tokyo dropping by nearly half in the last 15 years.
A young news editor (voiced by Kensho Ono) is assigned to cover a distillery helmed by a rising star of the Japanese whisky scene (Saori Hayami) in “Komada: A Whisky Family.”
CULTURE / Film
Nov 16, 2023

‘Komada: A Whisky Family’ has the complexity of a bottom-shelf bottle

Anime studio P.A. Works’ film centered on whisky production takes the fun out of delving into what unfolds behind the scenes in a workplace.

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.
That sinking feeling: Japan’s aging sewers are an infrastructure time bomb