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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 20, 2022

Giants keep up pressure in race for third with victory over Swallows

Home run leader Munetaka Murakami remained stuck on 55 after going 0-for-3.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 20, 2022

Lessons for the LDP from Okinawa's gubernatorial election

The LDP had better get its house in order if it wants to even begin to reverse the trend of opposition-supported candidates winning office in Okinawa.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 20, 2022

China-led security grouping is an empty vessel no more

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization is becoming an alternative to the existing global order and one the West needs to take more seriously.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Sep 20, 2022

Judo great Teddy Riner to miss worlds with ankle injury

The 10-time world champion and three-time Olympic gold medalist picked up the injury during a training camp in Rabat in August.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hokkaido
Sep 19, 2022

In Hokkaido, child care centers take on responsibility for diaper disposal

Facilities and municipalities that had been asking parents to take used diapers home are switching to disposing of the items themselves.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 19, 2022

New South Korean president tries to make his mark on foreign policy

Yoon Suk-yeol has aligned his country more closely with the United States, but there are limits to how far he can go without angering China or provoking North Korea.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 17, 2022

U.S. vows continued deployment of strategic assets after new North Korean nuclear law

The first meeting of the Extended Deterrence Strategy and Consultation Group since 2018 said any North Korean nuclear attack would be met with an 'overwhelming and decisive response.'
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital
Sep 17, 2022

Here to stay, livestreams can’t help but steal thunder from in-show events

Gaming expos were once premier, marquee events. Now, even game makers themselves seem ready to give up on the idea of breaking news for attendees only.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 16, 2022

Syrian ex-prisoners haunted by horrors of 'salt rooms'

The fighting in Syria's brutal war has ebbed over the past three years, but Assad and the prison that has become a monument to his bloody rule are still there.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Sep 15, 2022

Australia's Rachael Haynes retires from international cricket

The 35-year-old became one of the sport's most adaptable players after making her debut for Australia in 2009, batting in almost every top order position across all three formats.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Sep 15, 2022

Even as China loses its luster, European companies continue to invest

Beijing's 'COVID zero' policy and fears over a possible Taiwan conflict have done little to discourage European companies from investing in the world's second-biggest economy.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Sep 15, 2022

'Hell Dogs': Mayhem with a touch of noir

Masato Harada's fast-paced film starring Junichi Okada as an undercover police officer in a yakuza gang delivers blood-spattering action scenes and a flurry of movie references.
SOCCER
Sep 14, 2022

Haruna Takata to replace Kikuko Okajima as WE League chairperson

The former V-Varen Nagasaki president will take charge of Japan's professional women's soccer league just six months after joining the J. League's board of directors.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital
Sep 14, 2022

Zelda gets a release date and Yakuza returns to Edo in Nintendo and Sony’s pre-TGS streams

Breath of the Wild 2 is dead. Long live Tears of the Kingdom.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Sep 13, 2022

Jean-Luc Godard, daring director who shaped the French New Wave, dies at 91

Eventually becoming of the world's most revered directors, Godard helped kickstart a new way of filmmaking, complete with handheld camera work, jump cuts and existential dialogue.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Sep 13, 2022

Inflation is upending politics in the most unequal region on Earth

From Mexico to Brazil, persistently high inflation is widening the gap between rich and poor, stoking political upheaval that could be a foretaste of what lies ahead the world over.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Sep 13, 2022

‘Succession’ wins best drama at Emmys as HBO triumphs again

It was the sixth time in eight years that HBO has taken the television industry's biggest prize for a recurring series. 'Ted Lasso' won best comedy.
JAPAN
Sep 12, 2022

Japan to resume missile evacuation drills after uptick in North Korean launches

Missiles fired by Beijing also fell into Japan's exclusive economic zone during military exercises conducted by China last month.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Sep 12, 2022

Twilight of entrepreneurs in China as more leave the country

As the government cracks down on business and the economy weakens, billionaire tycoons are keeping low profiles, stepping down from their companies or leaving the country entirely.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital
Sep 10, 2022

YouTubers Daidus and Emirichu follow their dreams to Japan

The illustrators, who moved to Tokyo earlier this year and are among the biggest names in the world of “storytime animators,” credit anime as a major influence on their style.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Sep 9, 2022

Xinjiang abuses needed to be called out and condemned

While the latest U.N. report did not use the word “genocide,” it is hard to consider China's systematic attempts to eradicate the Uyghur culture in Xinjiang anything but.
BUSINESS
Sep 9, 2022

U.S. launches formal talks with Indo-Pacific countries on new economic framework

The meeting in Los Angeles is expected to lay out the scope of ensuing negotiations and help clarify which countries will join negotiations for each of four pillars.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 9, 2022

What makes your brain different from a Neanderthal’s?

For decades, scientists have been comparing the anatomy of our brain with that of other mammals to understand how our sophisticated faculties evolved.

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An illustration features the Japanese signs for "ganbare" (good luck) and the Deaflympics, which will be held between Nov. 15 and 26.
A century of Deaf sport finds its moment in Tokyo