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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
May 9, 2022

Red-hot Hotaka Yamakawa back in swing of things for Lions

Hotaka Yamakawa has gotten off to a hot start for Seibu after two difficult seasons at the plate.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 8, 2022

Philippines on high alert as all systems go for election

Philippine military says it's ready for all contingencies as Filipinos ready to go to the polls to choose Duterte's successor.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
May 8, 2022

Disciplined Dmitry Bivol stuns Canelo Alvarez to retain world title

Alvarez, the overwhelming pre-fight favorite, was rarely able to find a way through Bivol's defensive guard as the 31-year-old put on a disciplined display.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
May 7, 2022

Qatar's World Cup gamble not guaranteed to pay off

Analysts and academics are not convinced that the big spending from its gas revenues will mean Qatar can achieve its economic dream once the World Cup ends.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 6, 2022

Boris Johnson blamed as Tories lose seats in U.K. council elections

Mixed results overall will provide some solace for Johnson, who came into the vote under pressure following a series of missteps — including the 'partygate” scandal.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 6, 2022

For Japan's hard-hit airlines, demand for Hawaii flights offers glimmer of hope

An upswing in demand for flights to Hawaii, a long-favored destination for many Japanese, is seen as a bellwether for the overall travel sector.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
May 6, 2022

Banks face reversal of fortune from war and runaway inflation

Banks are having to quickly get to grips with a sharp rise in the risk of doing business as corporate and retail borrowers juggle higher loan costs with soaring costs.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 5, 2022

One voting group holds key to U.S. midterms after abortion leak: suburban women

A large majority of key U.S. voting blocs support abortion rights, but the matter has not been a top issue for voters in the past.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 4, 2022

Misplaced nostalgia to decide Philippine presidency

Filipinos look ready to make the son of dictator Ferdinand Marcos their new leader, a result made possible by democratic failures, manipulated memories and Rodrigo Duterte.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 4, 2022

EU plans to ban Russian oil by the end of the year due to Ukraine invasion

The EU is also proposing to cut off Sberbank and other lenders from the SWIFT international payment system, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 4, 2022

Beijing curbs public transport as COVID-19 spreads in China

The capital shut more than 40 subway stations, about a tenth of the network, and 158 bus routes.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 4, 2022

North Korea launches apparent ballistic missile as Kim doubles down on tests

Tokyo called Pyongyang's latest launch 'unacceptable,' warning that it threatens the peace and security of the international community.
Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
May 4, 2022

Fan-produced content boosts sumo's international visibility

With few dedicated English-language journalists covering sumo, the importance of fan-produced translations, blogs and reports remains high.
SOCCER / J. League / From the Spot
May 4, 2022

Friday night spectacle shows National Stadium's potential as FC Tokyo's home

The rebuilt National Stadium provided the kind of atmosphere that the J. League's biggest fixtures have often lacked.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
May 4, 2022

Titans QB Ryan Tannehill not keen on mentoring Malik Willis

While Tannehill has two seasons remaining on a four-year, $118 million deal, the Titans had at least one eye toward a possible replacement by picking the Liberty University quarterback.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 4, 2022

Some in Shanghai get out for a rare stroll amid COVID curbs in Beijing

The fast-spreading omicron variant has tested China's 'COVID zero' policy, inflicted a significant human and economic cost and stirred rare public anger in a sensitive year for President Xi.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 3, 2022

Stores prepare for peak season of iconic backpack sales despite soaring prices

The search for the most perfect randoseru is expected to be in full swing during the Golden Week holidays.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 3, 2022

As war in Ukraine drags on, India walks a fine line between Moscow and Washington

By taking a neutral stance on the war, experts and a former Indian ambassador say that New Delhi has only one country's interests in mind: India's.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 3, 2022

Weighing the cost of short-term expedients against long-term necessities

It is becoming clear that the world's policymakers are caught in a dreadful confusion: a confusion between short-term fixes or long-term necessities.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
May 3, 2022

Google attacks EU for treating it almost like a ‘criminal’

The search giant said the 2019 decision by the EU's antitrust arm to issue the u20ac1.49 billion ($1.6 billion) fine was riddled with errors and should be struck down.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 2, 2022

One Russian tycoon criticized the war. Retribution came the next day.

Oleg Y. Tinkov was worth more than $9 billion in November. Then, last month, Tinkov, the founder of one of Russia's biggest banks, criticized the war in Ukraine in a post on Instagram.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 2, 2022

Hope fizzles out for Japan's 'revenge spending' splurge as inflation looms

Facing the prospect of struggling with rising prices, Japan's famously thrifty consumers are tightening their belts even as they sit on the remains of an estimated u00a550 trillion in savings.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 1, 2022

EU to propose phasing out Russian oil by the end of the year

The EU will also push for more banks from Russia and Belarus to be cut off from the SWIFT international payment system, including Sberbank, Russia's largest lender.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 1, 2022

How a sanctioned Russian company gained access to Sudan’s gold

The Wagner Group's secretive and expanding business dealings in Africa show the limitations of Western nations' attempts to censure it and other Russian firms.
Japanese court orders Cloudflare to pay ¥500 million over manga piracy
Cloudflare has been ordered to pay ¥500 million after four major publishing firms accused the firm of copyright infringement for its role in hosting sites that distribute pirated copies of manga titles.
Japan plans higher visa fees for foreign residents
Along with planned higher fees for foreign residents to stay, Japan is looking to raise the ¥3,000 single-entry visa fee for inbound tourists to Western standards in the next fiscal year.
Two men suspected of smuggling 1 ton of gold into Japan from South Korea
U.K. gold bullion bars and coins are displayed at Baird & Co. in Hatton Garden in London.
Takaichi rejects China's demand to retract Taiwan remarks
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has rejected China's demands for her to retract her comments on Taiwan, saying Tokyo's stance on a major regional security crisis remains unchanged.
Japan set to lean on U.S. allies for support if China escalates
U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in Tokyo, on Oct. 28.
First foreign president of Hosei University looks abroad for change
Hosei University President Diana Khor, who herself was an international student, aims to encourage students to look outward and cultivate a global mindset.
Japanese companies advised to change mindset about investment in Africa
Bernard Laurendeau, chief of Enkopa Lab Japan, in Tokyo last month
Munetaka Murakami headlines quartet looking to move to MLB via posting system
The Swallows' Munetaka Murakami has 246 career home runs in eight NPB seasons.
The reality of human trafficking in Japan
A view of Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward at night. Last year in Japan, 66 people were put in protective custody as victims of human trafficking. Among them, 58 — including all 41 minors — were Japanese nationals. International pressure to act on human trafficking led Japan to make efforts to crack down on the crime, such as a tightening of conditions in 2005 for entertainer visas.
Why we can’t get enough of the sham of the rental family
“Rental Family,” directed and co-written by the single-named Hikari, follows out-of-work actor Phillip (Brendan Fraser), who is hired as the “token white guy” at a Tokyo agency called Rental Family.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Juzo Itami’s “Tampopo” was released Nov. 23, 1985, and though it wasn’t a hit at the time, it has gained a cult following in the years since.
Eat, slurp, love: 'Tampopo' turns 40
By Weiwen Lin

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