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WORLD / Society
Dec 14, 2022

Biden signs same-sex marriage bill in ‘vital step’ to equality

The bill signing at the White House was a celebration for supporters of the measure, with prominent members of the LGBTQ community and allies in attendance.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 14, 2022

Fed to downshift to half-point hike but points to higher peak

The tricky part for Chairman Jerome Powell will be convincing investors that this isn't a dovish pivot and that officials won't prematurely end their assault against inflation.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 14, 2022

NASA to conduct first global water survey from space

The advanced radar satellite is designed to give scientists an unprecedented view of the planet, shedding new light on the mechanics and consequences of climate change.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 14, 2022

Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University lets international students shape their world

Established in 2000, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, popularly known as APU, is a higher education facility in Beppu, Oita Prefecture. It boasts an enrollment of over 5,500, split closely between domestic and international students, the latter of whom have come from more than 103 countries and regions...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 14, 2022

China readying $143 billion package for its chip firms in face of U.S. curbs

The plan marks a major step toward self-sufficiency in chips and looks to counter U.S. moves aimed at slowing its technological advances.
Japan Times
Rugby
Dec 14, 2022

French rugby in turmoil as Bernard Laporte gets suspended sentence

The verdict comes only nine months before the 2023 Rugby World Cup kicks off in France.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 14, 2022

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried charged with fraud and denied bail

The former FTX CEO, who was arrested in the Bahamas on Monday, lowered his head and hugged his parents after the magistrate judge refused bail citing a 'great' risk of flight.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 14, 2022

Japan’s biggest companies diverge on economic outlook

An index of confidence among the country's biggest manufacturers edged down, while the reading for large service sector and construction firms rose.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Dec 14, 2022

Angelo Badalamenti, composer for ‘Twin Peaks,’ is dead at 85

Angelo Badalamenti, an internationally sought-after composer who wrote the hypnotic theme to "Twin Peaks,” David Lynch’s 1990s television drama series, and the music for five Lynch films, including "Blue Velvet” (1986), died Sunday at his home in Lincoln Park, New Jersey. He was 85.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 14, 2022

Hong Kong aims to prove it can still be ‘Asia’s World City’

As the pandemic recedes, a new Hong Kong is emerging — one that's less free, less cosmopolitan and, for some businesses, less vital than the old one.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 14, 2022

TikTok U.S. security deal’s prospects clouded by FBI doubts and state bans

A congressional panel is seeking a way to let TikTok keep operating in the U.S. while also preventing the possibility that the Chinese government could access user data.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 14, 2022

Washington considers sending advanced air defense system to Ukraine

The news came as allies pledged just over $1.05 billion to help Ukrainians survive the freezing winter.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Dec 14, 2022

The maestro conducts, and the band plays the hits

The most clinical of smash-and-grabs kept Lionel Messi on track for his date with destiny as Argentina booked a spot in Sunday's final with a ruthless 3-0 victory in Qatar.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Dec 14, 2022

Bantamweight king Naoya Inoue eyes step up after beating Paul Butler

'This is not the goal,' said the 29-year-old Inoue, who is widely expected to bulk up to the super-bantamweight division.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 13, 2022

Magnitude 6 earthquake jolts Amami Oshima area

A magnitude 6 earthquake, which measured 4 on the shindo (intensity) scale, was detected at a depth of 30 kilometers off the southwestern island of Amami Oshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Tuesday at 11:25 p.m.
JAPAN
Sep 4, 2023

Japan boosts fishing sector aid after Fukushima water release

The increased aid comes as more than 100 fishermen and locals living near Fukushima prepare to file a lawsuit this week seeking to stop the discharge.
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol (left), U.S. President Joe Biden (center) and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida hold a joint news conference following a trilateral summit at Camp David near Thurmont, Maryland, on Aug. 18.
BUSINESS
Sep 4, 2023

South Korea kicks off historic 'samurai bond' sale in Japan

The historic debt offering comes as part of broad-based improvement in ties between Seoul and Tokyo.
A municipality worker collects garbage, most of which is plastic and domestic waste, along the shore of Jakarta.
ENVIRONMENT / Sustainability
Sep 4, 2023

Trash to treasure: Indonesian firm turns plastic into bricks

The company mixes volcanic ash, mountain stones, plastic waste and cement to make its bricks, which do not contain sand like regular ones.
The total value of unpaid household tasks was ¥111 trillion for women and ¥32 trillion for men in 2021, according to a recent Cabinet Office report, indicating the amount of men's work around the home is less than a third of what women do.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 4, 2023

Japanese women are missing out on ¥111 trillion in unpaid wages

A recent report has highlighted both the wage gap between men and women, as well as the sheer amount of uncompensated work that gets done in Japan.
Hayao Miyazaki’s “The Boy and the Heron” follows a young boy who enters a strange realm on a quest to find his missing stepmother.
CULTURE / Film
Sep 4, 2023

‘The Boy and the Heron’ hype ramps up ahead of English release

Pairs of tickets to the Hayao Miyazaki film’s international debut at the Toronto International Film Festival are reselling for as much as ¥45,000.
Nihon Coffin showcases its products at Endex Japan 2023, an annual funeral and cemetery exhibition that was held at Tokyo Big Sight from Aug. 29 to 31.
BUSINESS
Sep 4, 2023

End-of-life companies look to innovate as Japan's deaths keep rising

A record 1.57 million people died in 2022, up from 1.25 million in 2012, and facilities to store dead bodies are becoming increasingly scarce.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 4, 2023

Japan makes progress on international cyber probe collaboration

Investigative information from the National Cyber Unit was used successfully overseas for the prosecution of a suspect.
Tourists walk in front of Crown and Anchor pub on Neal Street in London in 2018. Pubs are big part of British culture.
WORLD / Society
Sep 4, 2023

What’s really killing Britain’s historic pubs

With each time-honored spot that’s shuttered, another little piece of British history is lost.
Workers unload sacks of onions from a truck at a wholesale market in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, on April 5.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 4, 2023

How these grocery staples became emblems of inflation in Asia

From war to disease to the effects of climate change, global food prices have been shaken by various factors in recent years.
Epitheses of various body parts at Ikeyama Medical Japan in Nagoya
JAPAN / Science & Health / Regional voices: Chubu
Sep 11, 2023

Epithesis — offering appearance care to cancer patients

The use of epithesis — artificial reconstructions of body parts — is beginning to attract attention.
Japan's Michael Leitch attempts to break free during a match against Italy in Treviso, Italy, on Aug. 26.
MORE SPORTS / Rugby
Sep 4, 2023

Japan's veterans prepare to scale Everest again at Rugby World Cup

The Brave Blossoms will start their World Cup campaign against Chile in Toulouse, France, on Sept. 10.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 4, 2023

LDP and Komeito patch up rift over Tokyo candidacies

Whether the agreement can heal the growing rift between the two parties and lead to support at the polls is still unclear.
A rainbow at the site of this year’s Burning Man festival in the Black Rock Desert in Nevada
WORLD / Society
Sep 4, 2023

What is Burning Man, and why have Paris Hilton and Elon Musk shown up?

The festival has been described as a site of countercultural revelry that draws both hippies and Silicon Valley types.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 4, 2023

Japan top court upholds ruling against Okinawa over Futenma move

The decision may accelerate the relocation effort, as it requires the prefectural government to approve design changes.
A Burning Man participant walks their bike through mud near the exit, after a severe rainstorm left tens of thousands of revelers attending the annual festival stranded in mud in Black Rock City in the Nevada desert.
WORLD / Society
Sep 4, 2023

Amid rain and mud, climactic ‘burn’ is delayed at Burning Man festival

Events have tested the resolve of participants, who were told to conserve food and water, at the more than three-decade-old festival.

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