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JAPAN
Jul 13, 2022

Japan lawyers push back against Unification Church's donation claims

The spotlight has fallen on donations to the church following claims by suspect in the shooting of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
Japan Times
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Jul 13, 2022

Olympian Mo Farah wins U.K. plaudits after revealing true past

The 39-year-old distance runner, one of Britain's best-loved and most successful athletes, told a BBC documentary that he had been illegally trafficked as a child.
Japan Times
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Jul 12, 2022

Athletics eager to crack U.S. market with world championships

Officials are hopeful that the 10-day event at the rebuilt Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, known locally as 'Tracktown, USA,' will provide a boost to athletics' fan base in the country.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jul 12, 2022

England women set Euro record in eight-goal rout of Norway

No team, either male or female, had ever scored eight at a European Championship until England's incredible goal-spree against the overwhelmed Norwegians in Brighton.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Jul 11, 2022

Fighters' Kotaro Kiyomiya starting to move in right direction

Kiyomiya was right in the middle of the action as the last-place Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters pulled off a road sweep of the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks over the weekend.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 11, 2022

Unification Church says Abe shooting suspect’s mother is follower

The suspect, Tetsuya Yamagami, reportedly harbored a grudge against Abe over what he believed were the former prime minister's ties to the group.
JAPAN
Jul 11, 2022

U.S. hails Abe as 'man of vision' as family mourns late former leader

Top diplomat Antony Blinken said he had shared letters from U.S. President Joe Biden with Abe's family and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 11, 2022

Cutting China’s pork prices means reining in millions of farmers

A surge in the cost of China's staple meat has officials worried about inflation, which grew faster than expected in June.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 10, 2022

South Korea's Yoon to visit Japanese Embassy to offer condolences over Abe death

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol is also likely to dispatch a delegation led by Prime Minister Han Duck-soo to a government memorial service for Abe later this week.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal / ANALYSIS
Jul 10, 2022

Gun used to kill Abe ‘easy to build with DIY store materials,' experts say

The ease with which Tetsuya Yamagami constructed handmade guns and explosives raises a large concern: Can this be prevented?
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jul 10, 2022

Novak Djokovic faces unexpected from Nick Kyrgios in Wimbledon final

The former world No. 1 will be eager to win a fourth successive title, but he'll be greeted with a unique challenge from the brash Australian on Sunday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 9, 2022

Behind the Japanese media’s peculiar reaction to the murder of Shinzo Abe

The country's mainstream media has avoided calling the former prime minister's death an 'assassination.'
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 9, 2022

The massive void that Shinzo Abe’s assassination has left behind

Japan's longest-serving prime minister wasn't just any other leader — he was a towering figure whose death has completely changed the nation's political landscape.
JAPAN
Jul 8, 2022

Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe assassinated

A suspect was arrested after Abe, one of the most consequential leaders in Japan's postwar history, was shot while campaigning in the city of Nara on Friday.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jul 8, 2022

Ons Jabeur's historic run to Wimbledon final began one year ago

Jabeur became the first African woman to reach a Grand Slam final in the modern era when she beat close friend Tatjana Maria, 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 in the semifinals.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jul 8, 2022

What makes Taika Waititi run and run and run?

The “Thor: Love and Thunder” director can't say no — to starring in “Our Flag Means Death,” making a soccer movie, writing a “Star Wars” idea, adapting Roald Dahl. For starters.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 7, 2022

Man arrested for allegedly killing pregnant girlfriend in Tokyo

The man, who lives in the city of Soka in neighboring Saitama Prefecture, has admitted to the murder charges, investigative sources said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 7, 2022

Bond traders are as confused as anyone these days

The debt market used to be the economy's crystal ball. Now it may be no better than a Magic 8 Ball.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jul 7, 2022

‘Broken Commandment’: A timely call for a tolerant society

Kazuo Maeda's film about a man grappling with his identity as a member of the burakumin minority group in the late Meiji Era faces questions of equality that still exist in Japanese society.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jul 6, 2022

Christophe Galtier the man for PSG's latest change of approach

The 55-year-old, who has has developed a reputation as an outstanding coach over the last decade in France, becomes PSG's seventh different manager since the Qatari takeover of 2011.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Jul 5, 2022

Seoul steps up moves to mend tattered relationship with Tokyo

South Korea has held the first meeting of a public-private body on wartime labor, with momentum toward improving ties with Japan expected to grow after Sunday's election.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 5, 2022

AI’s hold over humans is starting to get stronger

Artificial intelligence isn't on the cusp of sentience. But its growing sway over us should still be a cause for concern.
Japan Times
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Jul 5, 2022

Qatar's esports gamers target big leagues

With a new dedicated gaming complex and growing sponsor interest, the Gulf nation hopes to stake its claim to part of the $1 billion esports market.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 4, 2022

COVID-19 misinformation bolsters anti-vaccine movement

Politicization of COVID-19 shots has bolstered the anti-vaccine movement, contributing to the decline in routine immunizations for measles, polio and other dangerous diseases.

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Visitors walk past Sou Fujimoto's Grand Ring, which has been recognized as the largest wooden structure in the world.
Can a World Expo still matter? Japan is about to find out.