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BASEBALL
Mar 8, 2023

Australia and South Korea aiming for strong start in Pool B opener at World Baseball Classic

Both teams have plenty to prove when they begin their World Baseball Classic campaigns in Thursday's curtain-raiser at Tokyo Dome.
PODCAST / deep dive
Mar 8, 2023

Moving to Fukushima? You’ll have to kick out the boars first

This week Alex K.T. Martin joins us to talk about the state of Fukushima 12 years after the quake. Animals have practically taken over, but Fukushima isn't the only place facing that challenge.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 8, 2023

The geopolitical trajectory of the Philippines is changing

Growing anxiety toward China, improved U.S.-Philippine relations and growing momentum to advance trilateral-security cooperation that includes Japan is changing Philippine diplomacy.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 8, 2023

YouTuber-turned politician GaaSyy likely to be expelled from parliament

The lawmaker's probable dismissal comes after he failed to show up at a plenary session to apologize for — fittingly enough — failing to attend parliament.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 8, 2023

Shohei Ohtani ready to lead powerful Japan at World Baseball Classic

After more than a decade of frustration, Japan is back and stronger than ever, with the Angels star — who may one day surpass Ichiro Suzuki in the Japanese baseball pantheon — at the helm.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 8, 2023

Documents scandal involving Cabinet minister an untimely political headache for Kishida

The economic security minister has come under fire for files an opposition lawmaker says is proof she was involved in pushing for a legal reinterpretation of the broadcasting law.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Mar 8, 2023

In sumo, size doesn't matter (much)

The lack of weight classes in Japan's national sport makes it unique among combat sports such as boxing, where smaller competitors would quickly find themselves overpowered.
JAPAN
Mar 8, 2023

COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo logs 926 new coronavirus cases

New COVID-19 deaths totaled five in the capital, while the number of severely ill coronavirus patients under the Tokyo Metropolitan Government's criteria stood at eight.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 8, 2023

Hold the mayo as Japan egg shortage hits McDonald’s to 7-Eleven

McDonald’s Japan’s Teritama Muffin — a breakfast sandwich that combines egg, sausage and teriyaki sauce — is now off the menu.
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JAPAN
Mar 8, 2023

Health ministry panel proposes five basic habits for preventing COVID

The new approach comes as the government prepares to shift toward a post-pandemic normal through measures such as removing unified mask guidance.
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COMMENTARY / World
Mar 8, 2023

China says it’s neutral on the Russia-Ukraine war, but is it?

Xi Jinping may see Vladimir Putin as a kindred spirit, but what does the People's Liberation Army think of the Russian military?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 8, 2023

Obesity drugs for kids? Why new guidelines make sense

The American Academy of Pediatrics thinks drugs like Wegovy and Mounjaro could help teens with weight loss.
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COMMENTARY / World
Mar 8, 2023

How Singapore continues to impress year after year

There are many reasons for Singapore’s rapid growth over the past six decades, but its authoritarian regime is not necessarily one of them.
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COMMENTARY / World
Mar 8, 2023

The one true secret to successful investing

After 2022’s stomach-churning roller-coaster ride, we clearly need to be reminded of the most basic rule in finance that investors forget most often: the risk vs. return trade-off.
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WORLD / FOCUS
Mar 8, 2023

Studying Ukraine war, China's military minds fret over U.S. missiles and Starlink

Ukraine has sharpened China's focus by providing a window on a large power's failure to overwhelm a smaller one backed by the West.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Mar 8, 2023

PGA Tour turning the page with sweeping changes

Commissioner Jay Monahan described the updates to the tour as part of an ongoing evolution that addresses the changing needs of players, partners and fans.
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JAPAN
Mar 8, 2023

Nine social media influencers in Japan slapped with fines for back taxes

The nine influencers, all of them women and most of whom are in their 30s, failed to declare about ¥300 million in total in taxable income in the six years through 2021, sources said.
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SOCCER
Mar 8, 2023

'Special night' relieves pressure on Chelsea's Graham Potter

The Blues overturned a 1-0 first-leg deficit by beating Borussia Dortmund 2-0 at Stamford Bridge in the second leg of the Champions League's last 16.
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WORLD
Mar 8, 2023

Women deal with added burdens of Turkey's quake disaster

From underwear to period and contraception products, a makeshift clinic offers women everything they are too shy to ask for on the streets of Turkey's quake zone.
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BUSINESS
Mar 8, 2023

Wage hikes at Japan’s small firms closely watched for BOJ clues

It’s the salary decisions at smaller companies without unions that will indicate how widespread wage gains really are.
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JAPAN
Mar 8, 2023

Thirteen people claim ownership of ¥10 million found in Hokkaido trash

With each claimant giving different reasons for why and how they lost the money, identifying the true owner has become a headache for the Hokkaido police.
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WORLD
Mar 8, 2023

Two U.S. citizens kidnapped in Mexico found dead, two others alive

Washington vowed to do everything in its power to ensure justice for the victims, who crossed the border into the crime-plagued city of Matamoros in Tamaulipas state.
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MORE SPORTS
Mar 8, 2023

World Athletics renews funding for Ukrainian athletes

World Athletics announced it was renewing its Ukraine Solidarity Fund as well as taking several steps towards achieving gender equity.
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WORLD
Mar 8, 2023

Intelligence suggests pro-Ukrainian group sabotaged pipelines, U.S. officials say

There is no evidence that the perpetrators of the attack on the Nord Stream pipelines were acting at the direction of any Ukrainian government officials.

Longform

A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami