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Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 11, 2022

Repeat COVID-19 is riskier than first infection, study finds

Reinfected patients had a more than doubled risk of death and a more than tripled risk of hospitalization compared with those who were infected with COVID-19 just once, the study showed.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 11, 2022

China’s new leaders back a more targeted 'COVID zero' approach

Politburo Standing Committee members have called for 'more decisive” measures to curb the spread of the virus so as to resume normal life and production as soon as possible.
JAPAN
Nov 10, 2022

Justice minister’s death row gaffe marks another blow for Kishida

The minister made remarks widely interpreted as making light of his responsibility to authorize executions of death row inmates.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 10, 2022

Republicans misjudged the power of abortion rights

Republicans found out in the U.S. midterms that reproductive freedom is as much a core issue as inflation.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 10, 2022

Biden celebrates beating the odds, but he faces a new challenge

The president conceded that Donald Trump's supporters retain enormous influence and will be a challenge for him.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 10, 2022

U.S.-China rivalry clouds Beijing's climate promises at U.N. summit

Cooperation between the world's two largest economies and carbon polluters has been central to rare breakthroughs in the nearly 30-year saga of U.N. climate talks.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / EXPLAINER
Nov 10, 2022

How Binance-FTX deal rocked the crypto world and then collapsed

While crypto might seem like a niche corner of finance, the saga between two of its top players has upended the crypto ecosystem and is likely to have far-reaching repercussions.
Nov 10, 2022

An Accommodation Facility with 100 Rooms Reduced its Workload by Approximately 2,200 Hours Per Year After Introducing Kotozna In-room

Kotozna (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo, CEO Genri Goto, https://kotozna.com/en) In-room, a multilingual communication tool for accommodation facilities, allows guests to check facility guides and local sightseeing information in their own language, and communicate with staff from anywhere in the facility...
Japan Times
Ireland report 2022
Nov 10, 2022

Ireland and Japan at 65

Japan and Ireland are important partners who share fundamental values such as democracy, human rights and the rule of law.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 10, 2022

Control of U.S. Congress unclear as Republican 'red wave' fizzles

Key races in both chambers are too close to call, although Republicans are favored to take control of the House of Representatives.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 9, 2022

Breaking Japan’s cash habit by nudging wage earners

The Japanese government plans to pay workers directly into digital wallets to move them off cash and into virtual payments.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 9, 2022

The world’s democracies ask: Why can’t America fix itself?

Conversations across continents reveal alarm over the United States' direction, as it slides away from ideals it once pressed other nations to adopt.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Nov 9, 2022

Laywers say Brittney Griner on her way to penal colony

Neither Griner's exact whereabouts nor her final destination were known, the legal team said in a statement.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 9, 2022

SoftBank buyback spree sparks speculation that Masayoshi Son plans buyout

SoftBank Group has accelerated the pace of its share buybacks, reigniting speculation that founder Masayoshi Son is laying the groundwork to take the company private.
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Nov 9, 2022

Japan’s new disclosure rules to help G7’s worst gender pay gap

The country has clung to a goal to get 30% of managerial positions, but the number of female board members remains far behind global peers.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 9, 2022

As the 'Third Pole' melts, climate diplomacy is hard to come by

The country is one of eight that occupy the largest volume of glacial ice outside the North and South Poles — and the ice is melting.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 9, 2022

Leaving Twitter? Alternative social media sites are ready

Since Elon Musk bought Twitter, there's been no shortage of users threatening to quit and go elsewhere. But where else will they find social media satisfaction?
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Nov 8, 2022

NBA star Dwight Howard to play in Taiwanese league

Howard, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2004 NBA draft, will join the year-old professional league and compete against teams including the Kaohsiung Aquas and the TaiwanBeer HeroBears.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 8, 2022

The weakest link? North Korea's crumbling air force

Pyongyang has long condemned joint military exercises by Seoul and Washington, calling them rehearsals for an invasion — but it has appeared especially sensitive to air force drills.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 8, 2022

As yen tumbles and prices rise, gadget-loving Japan seeks out secondhand iPhones

The Japanese currency's fall to a 32-year low against the dollar has squeezed consumers and accelerated a broader spending shift in the world's No.3 economy
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 8, 2022

Adidas and Nike must pick up the pieces after antisemitism ruins deals

The road back to normalcy will be much rockier for Adidas than for its longtime rival.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 7, 2022

Midterms move climate battle beyond Washington

With the U.S. Federal government headed for gridlock, the fate of energy legislation lies with the states.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Longform
Nov 7, 2022

Collapsing pyramid: EV shift strikes at heart of Japan’s auto sector

The major transition is fundamentally reshaping how the domestic industry works and is understood.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Kyushu
Nov 7, 2022

‘Plastic-free’: Fukuoka man's monthlong project highlights wider waste issue

A Fukuoka man has shared his quest to buy products in reusable containers to avoid single-use plastic.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Nov 7, 2022

Belgium's 'golden generation' prepares for last stand at World Cup in Qatar

'Of course, we've got an incredible generation of players, but we still haven't won anything,' Eden Hazard said.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 7, 2022

Japan spent ¥45.5 billion in tax money wastefully in fiscal 2021, government reports

There were 310 reported cases of wasteful spending, the Board of Audit of Japan has said, following a slump in the number of on-site inspections by board staff during the pandemic.

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