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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 8, 2021

New international golf event to tee off in ’22

The ISPS Handa-Championship, a golf tournament sponsored by the International Sports Promotion Society (ISPS), will be held next spring as the first DP World Tour event in Japan. With DP World, a multinational logistics company based in Dubai, as the new title sponsor, the European Tour group’s main...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 8, 2021

SoftBank wants to sell a quarter of the $2.2 billion WeWork rescue debt

WeWork continues to be unprofitable, and the omicron variant of the coronavirus could further weigh on its future results.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 8, 2021

BOJ likely to scale down COVID-19 aid, former executive says

The BOJ could extend some parts of the program beyond March, while scaling back other areas such as its corporate debt buying, says the former leader of the bank's pandemic crisis response.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Dec 8, 2021

American rider Christina Birch swapping velodrome for outer space

The 11-time national champion said the intense physical demands of her years of cycling training will prepare her for a journey she hopes will end on the International Space Station.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 7, 2021

Evergrande's debt deadline passes as Kaisa adds to China's property crisis

With $300 billion of liabilities, Evergrande is at the heart of a property crisis in China that has crushed almost a dozen smaller firms.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Dec 7, 2021

Japan’s first escort of Australian frigate highlights deepening defense ties

The two nations are working toward a new bilateral defense pact and have recently conducted joint naval drills.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 7, 2021

New COVID-19 pills offer hope as omicron looms

Two new antiviral pills are coming soon, and are expected to work against all versions of the virus.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 7, 2021

North Korea's Kim calls for 'absolutely loyal' military officers

Kim Jong Un said the country's military education system must redouble efforts to turn out officers who 'remain absolutely loyal' to the North's ruling party.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 7, 2021

Toyota chooses North Carolina for first U.S. battery plant

The company will break ground on its first battery factory in the U.S., joining an industrywide push as automakers accelerate efforts to electrify their fleets.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 6, 2021

U.S. to declare diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics, CNN says

Such a move by Washington would be largely symbolic as few U.S. officials are likely to visit China due to its strict quarantine rules and allegations of human rights violations.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 6, 2021

Bob Dole, old soldier and stalwart of the U.S. Senate, dies at 98

A Republican, Dole was one of the most durable political figures in the last decades of the last century.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 6, 2021

After months of turmoil, restructuring of Evergrande debt looks imminent

The real-estate giant's situation poses a fresh test for Xi Jinping's government as it tries to rein in the country's financial excesses without derailing economic growth.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 5, 2021

U.K.’s Facebook-Giphy smackdown is an omen for Big Tech

The U.K.'s antitrust watchdog killed the deal out of concern over competition, warning it could harm social media users and U.K. advertisers.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Dec 5, 2021

Omicron threatens to blunt Kishida’s momentum as parliament session begins

Confusion over tough entry restrictions prompted by the new COVID-19 variant has thrown a wrench into the leader's plans while emboldening the opposition.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Dec 5, 2021

Japan Times 1996: Japan envoy's residence seized

Safety was on the minds of the Japanese 100 and 75 years ago, while 25 years ago saw a hostage crisis develop in Peru.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 4, 2021

Senior Chinese officials say Biden democracy summit will be a 'joke’

Top Communist Party officials slammed the planned democracy summit next week, saying the American political system doesn't represent a real democracy.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 4, 2021

U.S. and EU hail 'convergent' stances toward China

U.S. President Joe Biden has stressed as a hallmark of his foreign policy the importance of working closely with allies in pushing back against assertive Chinese behavior.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Dec 4, 2021

Amid the pandemic, Ise’s ama divers keep the fires burning

Without the usual waves of tourists supporting their endeavors, the 'ama' divers of the Ise Peninsula expand the scope of their operations.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 3, 2021

Japan suspends visas for would-be residents amid crackdown on inbound travel

Effective Thursday, the central government temporarily suspended for one month visas that have been issued but not used to enter Japan.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 3, 2021

You're three times more likely to get reinfected by omicron, South African study finds

The study was based on data from 2.8 million South African coronavirus cases between March 2020 and Nov. 2, including 35,670 suspected reinfections.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Dec 3, 2021

JO1 to the world: A new stage for J-pop

The 11-member act signals the rise of reality TV talent competitions geared toward the social media age.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 3, 2021

Toyota turns to Chinese tech to reach its electric holy grail

The Japanese giant will launch an all-electric car in China late next year, having turned to local partner BYD for key technology to finally make an affordable yet roomy small sedan.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 3, 2021

Omicron accelerates push for second-generation COVID-19 shots

Experts say it is critical to invest in a variety of approaches, including inoculations that could target multiple versions of the pathogen in a single shot.
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France — where he had lived since he was a young child — stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
Descendants in Philippines denied Japanese citizenship
As attacks surge, who can cull bears in Japan?
Police cars leave the Akita Prefectural Police headquarters to cull bears, in the city of Akita on Thursday.
Japan may triple departure tax to tackle overtourism
A plane takes off from Haneda Airport.
What would a ‘backup capital’ look like for Japan?
The Japan Innovation Party has long sought to get Osaka designated as Japan's backup capital.
Japan fully enters sports streaming era as fans face new dilemmas
Sports fan Tadashi Yokoyama streams basketball and fencing on three screens.
Tatsuya Nakadai: A masterful leading man and postwar icon
Tatsuya Nakadai had the look of a leading man in his youth, but his large and searching eyes suggested the pain and loneliness of an old soul.
As Japan’s female leader rises, can she cross sumo’s sacred line?
Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hakkaku (front center) delivers a speech on the first day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at the Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Sunday. Centuries of belief and tradition still underpin the all-male association's stance of excluding women.
Takaichi doesn’t mince words on Taiwan, but dramatic policy shift unlikely
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi responds to questions during a House of Representatives Budget Committee session in parliament on Tuesday.
Florist Nicolai Bergmann flourishes outside the box
Florist Nicolai Bergmann shops for fresh flowers at the Ota flower market in Tokyo on Friday.

Podcast

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

Longform

Bear attacks have dominated Japanese news headlines in recent months, with 13 people so far having been killed by the animals.
Japan’s bears have been on their killing spree for more than 100 years
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