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Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Oct 26, 2022

Rory McIlroy says PGA-LIV feud 'no good for anyone'

Several of McIlroy's former Ryder Cup teammates have joined the controversial circuit, and it is unclear whether they will be allowed to feature in next year's event.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Oct 26, 2022

Swamped by crises at home, Sunak expected to adopt pragmatic Asia policy

New PM has vowed to prioritize “policies not personalities,” while attempting to unite his party after his predecessor's chaotic time in office.
SOCCER / J. League / From the Spot
Oct 26, 2022

Expansion could be key to revitalizing stagnant Levain Cup

J. League officials are considering changes that would add second and third-division teams to the tournament, which celebrated its 30th anniversary on Saturday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 26, 2022

U.K.'s first Hindu leader is symbol of both progress and privilege

Sunak attended the University of Oxford and before that the elite private school, Winchester, highlighting criticism that the country's leaders largely come from a narrow educational pool.
Japan Times
SPORTS
Oct 26, 2022

NFL, NBA stars cut ties with Kanye West's sports marketing agency

Rams defensive lineman Aaron Donald and Celtics guard Jaylen Brown are the latest to part ways with the musician following his controversial antisemitic remarks.
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
WORLD
Oct 26, 2022

Battling the cold in the trenches of eastern Ukraine

With 'tactical socks,' NATO standard sleeping bags and even a sauna, a unit of soldiers from Ukraine's 5th brigade is preparing for winter in a trench on the eastern front.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 25, 2022

Japan likely spent around $6 billion for suspected Oct. 24 FX intervention

Authorities' so-called stealth intervention in rapid succession has underscored their resolve in fighting what they have characterized as 'intolerable and speculative' yen-selling.
JAPAN
Oct 25, 2022

Shigeyuki Goto tapped as Japan's new economic revitalization minister

Daishiro Yamagiwa stepped down from the post over his ties with the controversial Unification Church, and the prime minister will be hoping the change eases criticism over the issue.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 25, 2022

Key takeaways from the Australia-Japan summit

The Australia-Japan summit in Perth was big on deliverables, focusing on security cooperation, China and values.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 25, 2022

Lab manipulations of COVID virus fall under murky government rules

Mouse experiments at Boston University have spotlighted an ambiguous U.S. policy for research on potentially dangerous pathogens.
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
SOCCER
Oct 25, 2022

LGBTQ football fans fight for safe space in Brazilian stadiums

Although almost all top Brazilian soccer clubs have at least one LGBTQ fan group, most of which emerged in the past decade, the vast majority keep their presence to social media.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 25, 2022

U.S. allies, fearing Trump whiplash, eye midterms for political clues

There is a perception that a strong showing by Republicans — especially those that align themselves closely with Trump — would portend unwelcome foreign policy U-turns.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Oct 25, 2022

Serena Williams says she's 'not retired,' suggests comeback likely

The 23-time Grand Slam champion said not preparing for a tournament after the U.S. Open did not feel natural to her.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets / ANALYSIS
Oct 25, 2022

Will they or won't they? Japan turns to guessing game to shore up yen

Analysts say the strategy of staying mum keeps investors guessing on intervention, thereby discouraging speculators from testing the yen's new lows.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Oct 25, 2022

Russian hurdler Natalya Antyukh could lose London gold over doping

Antyukh won the title at the London Games in August 2012, beating American Lashinda Demus, who will be upgraded to the gold if the International Olympic Committee acts on the AIU ruling.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 24, 2022

Toyota scrambles for EV reboot with eye on Tesla

Proposals under review, if adopted, would amount to a dramatic shift for Toyota and rewrite the $38 billion EV rollout plan the automaker announced last year.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 24, 2022

As water-related disasters mount, experts call for more warning tech

Risk assessment tools and early warning technologies are necessary to mitigate the damage such disasters cause, a leading Japanese researcher on disaster risk reduction has said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY
Oct 24, 2022

New COVID-19 variants have arrived. How worried should you be?

Fearmongering headlines on the new COVID-19 variants are misleading and counter the message on the effectiveness of vaccines.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hokkaido
Oct 24, 2022

War orphan hopes tragedies that harm Japan-China ties won't happen again

Kohei Yamada, 85, was left behind in China amid the chaos of the end of World War II. He returned to Japan after the two countries normalized ties.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Oct 24, 2022

Second generation of Unification Church followers begin to speak out

Growing up constrained by the church's doctrine and expected to act as role models for believers, some children suffer when trying to seek their own religious freedom.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 24, 2022

Ukraine slams Russia's 'dirty bomb' claims as dangerous lies

Western allies warned Moscow against using any pretext for escalating the conflict.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 24, 2022

Fossil fuel profits can easily cover climate losses, report says

Economic losses in climate-vulnerable countries have totaled more than half a trillion dollars, yet the fossil fuel industry's profits were enough to counterbalance that several times over.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 24, 2022

Korean border tensions heat up with warning shots near disputed sea border

Seoul fired warning shots after a North Korean vessel violated the western sea border, with Pyongyang responding with 10 artillery shells fired toward a South Korean ship in the area.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 24, 2022

COP27 climate summit is heading for a geopolitical hurricane

As Egypt prepares to stage the climate summit early next month, the geopolitical context that shapes all international diplomacy has gone from tense to precarious.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 23, 2022

Boris Johnson battling for comeback bid as Rishi Sunak enters U.K. PM race

Johnson was fighting for support to make a shock return as Britain's prime minister after prominent Tory right-wing figures coalesced around former finance chief Sunak.
SDF spots China’s biggest aircraft carrier for first time
The Fujian aircraft carrier is seen in Shanghai in May 2024 as it leaves for its first sea trial.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Is America ready for Japanese-style 7-Elevens?
Convenience stores are a fixture of Japanese life and 7-Eleven, a chain that began in the U.S. in 1927, opened its first store in Japan in 1974 — and then became wholly Japanese-owned in 2005 through parent company Seven & I Holdings.
Final weeks of World Expo in Osaka likely to see large crowds
With one month left to go, crowds are expected to swell at the World Expo in Osaka during its final weeks.
Japan's elderly population down at around 36.2 million
The estimated number of people age 65 or older in Japan stands at 36.19 million as of Monday, accounting for record 29.4% of the country's total population, according to the internal affairs ministry.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.
Shizuoka farmers fight to preserve sustainable tea method that’s steeped in tradition
As of August 2024, the number of confirmed chagusaba farmers had fallen to 302, just over half the 582 reported in 2015, according to the Shizuoka Chagusaba Farming Method Promotion Council.

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

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Sumadori Bar on Shibuya Ward's main Center Gai street targets young customers who prefer low-alcohol drinks or abstain altogether.
Rethinking that second drink: Japan’s Gen Z gets ‘sober curious’
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