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BUSINESS
Jan 17, 2023

Climate activists say Big Oil is taking cycling fans for a ride

Sports sponsorships have emerged as a major battleground in the push to ban fossil fuel companies from advertising their brands.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 17, 2023

Brazil's crowdfunded insurrection leaves paper trail for police

Pix, a wildly successful government-run payments system, has become a key financial pillar underpinning Bolsonaro's election-denial movement.
Japan Times
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Jan 15, 2023

Streaming changed TV. Is TV changing streaming back?

A decade of bingeing has transformed storytelling and viewing habits. But we may be starting to hit that transformation's limits.
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Jan 2, 2023

Recruitment issues undermining Japan’s military buildup

The SDF faces an uphill battle as it struggles with a falling birthrate and increased competition with the private sector over a shrinking pool of applicants.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital
Dec 31, 2022

Business is booming for TikTok tutors

Want to be a social media star? There are plenty of online teachers willing to teach you how — for a price.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 7, 2022

A bad month for Trump: Three takeaways from Raphael Warnock's win in Georgia

U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock beat Republican challenger Herschel Walker in a Georgia runoff election that fortified the Democrats' Senate majority.
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 6, 2022

World Cup interest is so high in Japan that a streamer couldn’t cope

CyberAgent's Abema TV had to restrict access to Japan's World Cup game against Croatia, after runaway demand pushed the streaming service to its limits.
JAPAN
Dec 4, 2022

From 'HTT' and 'SusHi Tech' to 'NHK,' Koike’s way with words falters

The Tokyo governor is known for her past catchy policy terms such as Cool Biz, but lately her choice of expressions has failed to resonate with the public.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 30, 2022

Japanese biotech firm uses tiny worms in test for pancreatic cancer

The creatures, a species of nematodes known scientifically as C. elegans, have olfactory senses much more powerful than dogs, the firm says, and they follow their nose toward cancer cells.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Nov 29, 2022

Lionel Messi faces Cristiano Ronaldo in World Cup fan coin showdown

The growth spurt in fan tokens comes at a time of tumult in the crypto market, which is reeling from the collapse of major exchange FTX earlier this month.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Nov 24, 2022

In wake of natural disasters, EVs can come to the rescue

Even a rudimentary setup can keep refrigerators cool and power stovetops, lamps, fans and televisions.
Japan Times
LIFE
Nov 22, 2022

Your guide to watching the World Cup from Tokyo

Tuning into games from Qatar looking more complex than a Messi dribble? Here's how to make sense of all of Tokyo's World Cup watch parties, streaming options and more.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 21, 2022

Twitter turmoil and staff exodus aggravate security concerns

Twitter devolved into what campaigners described as a cesspit of falsehoods and hate speech after recent layoffs cut half the company's 7,500 staff.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Nov 19, 2022

'Rainbow wave' in U.S. midterms lifts LGBTQ hopes, but battles lie ahead

Even as Republicans gained a slim majority in the House of Representatives, the absence of the predicted 'red wave' could act as a buffer against anti-LGBTQ legislation in the new Congress.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Nov 14, 2022

Cyber criminals hold Asian tech workers captive in scam factories

Thousands of people, many with tech skills, have been lured by social media advertisements promising well-paid jobs in Southeast Asia only to find themselves forced to defraud strangers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 11, 2022

Elon Musk warns Twitter bankruptcy possible if cash burn lingers

The warning came amid a tumultuous start to Musk's reign at the social media company — a two-week period in which he has fired half of Twitter's staff.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 8, 2022

Voting-system firms battle right-wing rage against the machines

The efforts to fight misinformation have so far blocked any significant loss of business, but companies remain concerned as the belief in voter-fraud fictions continues to grow.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 7, 2022

Twitter asks some fired workers to come back

Twitter cut close to 3,700 people last week via email as a way to trim costs following Musk's acquisition, which closed in late October.
Advertisements for factory rentals at Datang village in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 12, 2025

China factories cut shifts and workers' pay as U.S. tariffs bite

The increasingly common practice has become a hidden deflationary force in the world's second-largest economy.
Media tycoon Jimmy Lai, founder of Apple Daily
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Aug 14, 2025

Hong Kong court to hear closing arguments in mogul Jimmy Lai's trial

The 77-year-old founder of the Apple Daily newspaper is charged with foreign collusion under Hong Kong's national security law.
A billboard displays an ad for the German armed forces in Berlin on Wednesday. The advertising slogan reads: "Standing up for our democracy. Every morning."
WORLD / FOCUS
Aug 24, 2025

Germany is one step closer to reviving military conscription

A law headed for Cabinet approval on Wednesday seeks to boost Bundeswehr recruitment to help deter Russia and defend European allies.
An ICE agent speaks to people lined up to enter the U.S. Immigration Court, in Manhattan, New York City, in June.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 26, 2025

Inside ICE, Trump's migrant crackdown is taking a toll on officers

Some current and former ICE officials say the agency is grappling with burnout as staff try to keep pace with the aggressive enforcement agenda.
A customer shops at a Takeya store in Tokyo in July.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 9, 2025

Hidden inflation drives Japanese consumers to price-tracking sites

Consumer prices excluding fresh food rose 3.1% in July from the previous year.
ChatGPT owner OpenAI says it "actively works to identify and disrupt scam-related misuse of ChatGPT.”
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Sep 19, 2025

ChatGPT was used ‘to help scammers do their thing’ at Asia fraud compound

Scammers used the artificial intelligence tool to craft convincing messages designed to trick people into parting with their money.
Yasuhiro Tsuyuki, former commissioner-general of Japan's National Police Agency, speaks during an interview on Aug. 12 in Tokyo.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 21, 2025

Ex-police chief pins hopes on new 'tokuryū' measures

Conventional methods do not work against such groups because they recruit using encrypted social media apps, making it difficult to identify the ringleaders.
Google could be forced to sell a part of its online advertising business as antitrust enforcers bring their latest case against the tech giant.
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 23, 2025

Google seeks to avoid ad tech breakup as antitrust trial begins

The case comes after regulators recently failed in a separate bid to make Google sell its Chrome browser earlier this month.
Scammers are using AI-generated content of baseball stars like Shohei Ohtani to pull in users.
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 20, 2025

Scammers drawing in fans with fake AI content of MLB stars during playoffs

Experts warn that this strategy of pulling in users can be used to grow accounts that are later sold or rented to more nefarious disinformation campaigns.
U.S. and Canadian flags flutter next to the Blue Water Bridge border crossing in Point Edward, Ontario, on Friday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 25, 2025

Canadians pull tariff ad after furious Trump scraps trade talks

Trump announced on his Truth Social network on Thursday that he had "terminated" all negotiations with Canada over what he called the "fake" ad campaign.
Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups reacts during a game against the Golden State Warriors in San Francisco on Oct. 8. Billups has been charged in a case involving the alleged rigging of high-stakes poker games.
BASKETBALL / NBA / FOCUS
Oct 26, 2025

NBA insider arrests highlight risks of leagues embracing sports betting

The arrests will bring fresh scrutiny to the relationship between online sports books and professional leagues, worth millions of dollars to both sides.
FBI Director Kash Patel (right) leads a news conference to announce arrests tied to illegal sports betting and poker game schemes, in New York City on Oct. 23, 2025.
BASKETBALL / NBA
Oct 28, 2025

League reviewing policies after federal gambling charges rock NBA

According to a memo, the league is particularly concerned with proposition bets on individual player performance.

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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