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Aug 28, 2022

Indonesian knights keep medieval sword fighting alive

Inspired by fantasy series such as 'the Lord of the Rings' and 'Game of Thrones,' participation in Historical European Martial Arts (HEMA) has increased around the world.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 28, 2022

Taiwan opposition defends 'brave' China outreach after controversial visit

Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council said the visit was wrong and that opposition parties should recognize that China is 'the instigator of the destruction of peace in the Taiwan Strait.'
Japan Times
Rugby
Aug 28, 2022

Ian Foster pleads for patience as pressure mounts on All Blacks

New Zealand's head coach said he was aware Saturday's defeat to the Pumas will throw fuel on the fire for critics, but asked for more time to get his side playing to a higher standard.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Washoku Essentials
Aug 28, 2022

Harnessing togi-jiru, Japanese cuisine's secret weapon

Every time you pour rinse water down the drain, you might be discarding a way to elevate every Japanese dish in your cookbook.
JAPAN
Aug 27, 2022

COVID-19 tracker: New cases in Tokyo fall by more than 8,100

The seven-day average of new cases in the capital came to 20,822.4 compared with 25,601.1 a week earlier.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 27, 2022

Ukraine weighs a risky offensive to break out of a stalemate

Both Russia and Ukraine are preparing for a protracted standoff, but Ukraine has greater incentive to try to avoid it.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 27, 2022

NASA’s return to the moon starts with critical test flight

If all goes well, a massive uncrewed rocket will lift off Monday morning, then circle the moon in an orbit that will take it deep into space before it returns to Earth 42 days later.
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BUSINESS
Aug 27, 2022

China-linked bots attacking rare earths producer ‘every day’

Fake social media accounts linked to the Chinese Communist Party are targeting U.S. and Australian collaboration on critical mineral supply chains, experts say.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Aug 26, 2022

COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo logs 18,423 new cases in sharp drop from last week

The seven-day average of new cases came to 21,986.9 compared to 25,386.3 a week earlier.
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BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 26, 2022

Sony hikes prices for PS5 in Japan and other markets but spares U.S. consumers

Sony's games business has been squeezed by supply chain snarls feeding into hardware shortages, but the firm now aims to boost production of the consoles for the year-end shopping season.
Japan Times
Special Supplements / TICAD 8 Special
Aug 26, 2022

Tunisia: Africa’s business hub and bridge to Japan

Japan Times
Special Supplements / TICAD 8 Special
Aug 26, 2022

Three factors key to conquering crises

Japan Times
Special Supplements / TICAD 8 Special
Aug 26, 2022

A new development path for Africa

Japan Times
Special Supplements / TICAD 8 Special
Aug 26, 2022

Sysmex diagnostics bring hope in fight against malaria

Malaria has plagued mankind for thousands of years and remains a global health problem with billions of people at risk of contracting the disease. Children under the age of 5 in sub-Saharan Africa bear the brunt. Substantial gains in decreasing the global malaria burden over the past decade have recently...
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ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 26, 2022

Five years on, Myanmar Rohingya desperate to leave Bangladesh camps and go home

More than a million Rohingya are living in squalid camps in southern Bangladesh comprising the world's largest refugee settlement, with little prospect of returning to Myanmar.
Japan Times
GLOBAL INSIGHT / Angola report 2022
Aug 26, 2022

Economic diversification creates exciting openings

The Angolan economy is opening up to international investors like never before, with the recent acceleration of its diversification drive attracting interest from foreign companies active in a broad range of industries and sectors. Long reliant on oil revenues to fund socioeconomic development projects...
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GLOBAL INSIGHT / Angola report 2022
Aug 26, 2022

Huge reserves of black gold offer rich rewards for firms throughout supply chain

Angola’s oil industry has enjoyed a strong upward trajectory for several decades and the country is now one of the top oil-producing countries on the continent. While economic diversification is a promising medium- and long-term goal, the hydrocarbons sector’s rich potential has attracted a string...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 25, 2022

NTT West internet services disrupted for hours across wide area

The glitch disrupted Flet's Hikari services in central and western Japan and slowed speeds from Kansai to Kyushu.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Aug 25, 2022

Rafael Nadal prepared to vie for U.S. Open title

While Nadal trains in New York, Djokovic remains in Europe hoping for a last-minute policy change by officials in the United States.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Aug 25, 2022

PGA Tour fires back at LIV Golf with sweeping changes to schedule and prize pool

The PGA Tour is overhauling its schedule and boosting its prize pool in response to a players meeting last week in Delaware and pressure from the upstart LIV Golf Series.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Aug 25, 2022

As China's navy grows ever larger, so does the threat to Taiwan

The increasing capabilities of Chinese warships, along with the impressive rate at which they are being constructed, are adding to Taipei's defense challenges.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 25, 2022

Russia proposing discounted long-term oil deals as U.S. seeks price cap

Few Asian countries have publicly expressed support for the price-cap plan, aimed at limiting Russian revenues amid its war on Ukraine.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 25, 2022

Thai court suspends Prime Minster Prayuth Chan-Ocha, stoking intrigue as vote nears

The surprise action by Thailand's Constitutional Court puts Prayuth on the sidelines at least temporarily until it rules on whether he breached an eight-year term limit.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Aug 25, 2022

Eiji Uchida loses the rhythm with ‘Offbeat Cops’

Director Eiji Uchida's musical police procedural, starring Hiroshi Abe as a detective who is relegated to play the drums in the force's band, is corny and predictable pro-cop propaganda.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 24, 2022

Putin bets winter gas chokehold will yield Ukraine peace — on his terms

According to sources familiar with Kremlin thinking, this may be the only path to victory that Moscow sees, given Kyiv's defiant stance.

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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