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SOCCER
Oct 30, 2022

Thorns become three-time NWSL champions with win over Current

Portland is the first three-time champion in the NWSL's 10-season history after also winning in 2013 and 2017.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 30, 2022

Man faces charge of attempted murder after attack on Nancy Pelosi's spouse

The incident stoked fears about political violence less than two weeks ahead of U.S. midterm elections on Nov. 8.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 29, 2022

Heat waves cost poor countries the most, exacerbating inequality

Periods of extreme heat cost the global economy about $16 trillion dollars between 1992 and 2013, the study calculated, with poor countries most affected.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 28, 2022

China’s gradual reform dilemma

Numerous efforts to rebalance the Chinese economy, including Xi Jinping's, have failed. Nothing much is expected to change in the near future.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Oct 28, 2022

Lewis Hamilton plans to continue racing into 40s

'I love what I do. I've been doing it for 30 years and I don't feel that I should have to stop. I think I am currently still earning my keep. I still want to do better.'
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WORLD
Oct 27, 2022

One missile shook Ukraine’s grain trade. Another might kill it.

If Russia doesn't renew a grain deal that allowed Ukraine back into global markets, it could send prices soaring again and savage Ukrainian farms.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Oct 26, 2022

Juventus coach looks for positives after Champions League elimination

Tuesday's defeat in Lisbon means struggling Juventus can only finish third in Group H, which would earn the Italian team a place in the Europa League knockout stages.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Oct 25, 2022

More ‘red,’ more capable and focused on Taiwan: Xi cements his grip on PLA

The reshuffling of China's top military leadership reflects Xi's emphasis on his generals' political loyalty as much as their professional competence.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Oct 24, 2022

Max Verstappen wins U.S. GP as Red Bull takes constructors' crown

The title was Red Bull's first since 2013, when it completed a fourth successive title double with Germany's Sebastian Vettel at the end of the sport's V8 era.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Oct 23, 2022

Ill health or power play? Hu Jintao's congress exit sparks speculation storm

While Chinese state media said Hu was escorted out by security due to ill health, he appeared reluctant to leave his seat — leading to speculation his departure was a political power play.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Oct 23, 2022

Who's on the Chinese Communist Party's new Politburo Standing Committee?

The new seven-member body headed by leader Xi Jinping represents the apex of political power in China. Here are the men who will rule Beijing for the next five years, in order of seniority.
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JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 22, 2022

Arrested former ADK chief denies giving bribes to Tokyo Olympic exec

The ex-head of the ad agency is said to be claiming that the money paid to the former executive member was too much to be regarded as a bribe.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 22, 2022

Why Japan stands virtually alone in keeping interest rates ultralow

The yen is plummeting and inflation is climbing, but Japan's economic circumstances have led to a view that raising rates would do more harm than good.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Oct 22, 2022

Peter Liedberg: ‘It’s rare for businesses in Japan to even know about sign painting’

A Swedish graphic designer and sign painter finds that if you have a genuine interest in what you're doing, then it's less painful trying to become better at it.
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BUSINESS
Oct 21, 2022

America's new nuclear power industry has a Russian problem

U.S. firms developing a new generation of small nuclear power plants to help cut carbon emissions have a big problem: Only one company sells the fuel they need, and it's Russian.
Japan Times
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.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 20, 2022

New title for Xi stokes fears of a Mao-style personality cult

Referring to the Chinese leader with a title previously reserved for Mao Zedong risks stoking a backlash among those who see Xi as amassing too much power.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 17, 2022

Yu Darvish to start for Padres in Game 1 of NLCS

It will be the second time in three playoff series that Darvish has started in the opener after kicking off San Diego's postseason run with an outing in the NL wild-card series.
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BUSINESS / Longform
Oct 17, 2022

Work forever: Japan’s seniors brace for life without retirement

Many older Japanese can no longer afford to stop working as demographic woes pressure the nation's labor market and social security system.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Oct 15, 2022

Xi’s green China dream tested by weak economy and global strife

China's party congress in Beijing will likely take place under crisp, blue skies — a symbol of Xi Jinping's environmental stewardship that is being tested by darkening economic clouds.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 13, 2022

‘Break of Dawn’: Extraterrestrial adventures lack momentum

Tomoyuki Kurokawa's anime about a group of children's quest to help an alien return home is a nostalgia trip that takes on weighty themes but slogs toward the end.
JAPAN
Oct 12, 2022

Self-destruct command sent after Japan's Epsilon rocket launch fails

It was the first failed launch in nearly two decades, and the only one for an Epsilon rocket, a solid-fuel model that has flown five successful missions since its 2013 debut.

Longform

Once smoky, male-dominated spaces, today's net cafes, like Kaikatsu Club, are working to make their operations more attractive to women customers.
The second life of Japan's net cafes