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TENNIS
Aug 10, 2022

Serena Williams to retire from playing after U.S. Open

The 23-time Grand Slam champion and former world No. 1 said Tuesday that she was 'evolving away from tennis' and was ready to focus on motherhood as well as her business interests.
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ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Aug 9, 2022

Upping the ante: Key takeaways from China’s major drills around Taiwan

China's largest-ever military exercises around Taiwan have provided analysts with potential insight into how Chinese forces might operate around the self-ruled island in case of a conflict.
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COMMENTARY / World
Aug 9, 2022

Europe is faking solidarity, and Putin knows it

As shown by a compromise on saving natural gas, the EU can't defend itself against its enemies yet.
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ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Aug 9, 2022

More Chinese women delay or give up on having babies after 'COVID zero' ordeal

Strict controls on people's lives may have caused profound damage on their desire to have children, demographers say.
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BUSINESS
Aug 8, 2022

Carbon prices in Asia are too cheap to help curb emissions

Asia is struggling to adopt ambitious pollution pricing instruments, especially at a time of soaring inflation, rising energy prices and economic instability.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 6, 2022

Taiwan says China simulating attack on main island in drills

The Taiwanese army responded by sending air patrols and naval ships, deploying land-base missile systems and issuing radio warnings, the Defense Ministry said in a statement.
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LIFE
Aug 6, 2022

Sentō Samaritans: The fight to save urban bathhouses

Were public bathhouses to vanish from Tokyo, Osaka and other cities across Japan, much more than hot water would be lost.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Aug 4, 2022

How will Yoon’s low approval ratings affect South Korea’s foreign policy?

The poor approval ratings have created concern that Yoon's domestic headwinds could have a knock-on effect on foreign policy, including any bid to repair ties with Japan.
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CULTURE / Stage
Aug 4, 2022

So you want to be a stand-up comedian?

Learn the tricks of the trade at Tokyo Comedy Bar, the capital's new stand-up comedy venue.
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WORLD
Aug 3, 2022

Biden's al-Qaida counterterrorism win masks some concerns with strategy

The CIA drone strike that killed al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri relied on a perfect set of conditions, analysts say.
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BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 3, 2022

Nationals deal star slugger Juan Soto to Padres at MLB trade deadline

Teams raced to make final roster moves for the last two months of the campaign, but the biggest was Juan Soto and Josh Bell boosting the Padres' dreams of a first World Series title.
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Rugby
Aug 2, 2022

Springboks eye Southern Hemisphere crown with All Blacks in crisis

Back-to-back tests against South Africa to start the Rugby Championship are far from the dream scenario for a New Zealand team looking to turn around a poor run of form.
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JAPAN / Society / Longform
Aug 1, 2022

Inside Japan's happiest town

A shrinking community that was fading into obscurity is now considered the nation's happiest town. What's the secret behind the smiles in Hatoyama, Saitama?
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JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Aug 1, 2022

After 40 years, Kaminoseki nuclear power project faces bleak future

The residents of the host town have been divided over the nuclear power project, creating tensions among neighbors and families.
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WORLD
Jul 31, 2022

Lebanon seizes ship accused of carrying stolen Ukrainian grain

Ukraine said the vessel was loaded at Feodosia in the Russian-occupied Crimea, and that the commodities originated from Zaporizhzhia, Mykolaiv and Kherson in southeastern Ukraine.
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JAPAN / History
Jul 31, 2022

The centuries-old mines stirring South Korea-Japan tensions

Some of the gold and silver mines of Sado are believed to have started operating as early as the 12th century and produced until after World War II.
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WORLD
Jul 29, 2022

Pakistanis plant trees to provide relief from scorching sun

In a country where forest cover lags far behind average levels across South Asia, planting trees helps absorb carbon dioxide emissions, which contribute to warming global temperatures.
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BUSINESS
Jul 29, 2022

As the U.S. Congress debated landmark China bill, Beijing surged ahead

The American semiconductor industry has withered to the point where none of the most advanced chips are made in the United States. Meanwhile, China has been rapidly catching up.
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COMMENTARY / World
Jul 27, 2022

How to counter Iran’s missiles and proxies

With hopes for a broader deal fading, the U.S. must find other ways to confront nonnuclear threats.
SOCCER / From the Spot
Jul 27, 2022

Urawa fans draw international attention with shot at PSG prices

A sarcastic banner held up before Saturday's friendly at Saitama Stadium highlighted the steep cost of tickets, even as the French champion's stars spent relatively little time on the pitch.
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MORE SPORTS
Jul 27, 2022

Nigerians bask in Tobi Amusan's record-breaking athletic glory

The three main challengers in Nigeria's February presidential ballot hailed Amusan's success, as well as that of Ese Brume who won silver in the long jump.
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COMMENTARY / World
Jul 27, 2022

Why Sri Lanka imploded

Sri Lanka's ruling Rajapaksa family's ill-advised economic handouts and unsustainable policies eventually ran into a wall.
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BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Jul 27, 2022

Crisis of confidence stifles China's economic recovery

Consumer and business confidence slumps in China as strict curbs aimed at stamping out COVID-19 undercut a recovery in the world's second-largest economy and dent global growth.
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COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Jul 26, 2022

Why sanctions are failing to stop Russia's attack on Ukraine

While Russia seems wary of interventions by the U.S. or NATO, and is trying to avoid them, economic sanctions placed on Moscow have done little to halt the war.
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MORE SPORTS
Jul 26, 2022

NFL launches its own mobile streaming service

The league's new service, called NFL+, will compete with a wide array of sports-focused streaming services, including some that also show NFL games.
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BUSINESS / Companies / Regional Voices: Tohoku
Jul 25, 2022

After 10 years, 'Toyota-ism' takes root in Tohoku as force for reconstruction

Toyota Motor President Akio Toyoda has said, “There will be no recovery of Japan without the recovery of the Tohoku region.”
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BUSINESS
Jul 24, 2022

VW billionaire clan plotted CEO ouster as he was on U.S. trip

Because of key project failures combined with worker discontent, the billionaire Porsche and Piech family concluded Herbert Diess had to go.
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LIFE / Food & Drink
Jul 24, 2022

Japan's fatty fish: Yet another climate change harbinger?

Savor the next time you order a fatty piece of fish at the sushi counter. Fisherman on the frontlines say you may not be able to for long.

Longform

Members of the nonprofit group Japan Youth Memorial Association search for the remains of dead soldiers in a cave in Okinawa Prefecture in February.
The long search for Japan’s lost soldiers