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BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 12, 2023

Crypto exchange Coinbase to close most of Japan operations

The shift comes as the firm cuts 20% of its workforce globally.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Jan 12, 2023

Junji Takasago: ‘Photographers are a bridge between humans and nature’

In capturing nature's raw and mysterious beauty, Junji Takasago seeks not only to inspire awe but highlight its fragility.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jan 12, 2023

As anime continues its rise, animators eye opportunities afield in 2023

How big will Japanese animation be in 2023?
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jan 12, 2023

Naomi Osaka reveals pregnancy and plans to miss 2023 season

The 25-year-old has not played a tennis match since September and her withdrawal from the Australian Open next week had puzzled many observers.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 11, 2023

Airlines hope for return to normal after FAA outage snarls U.S. travel

The total number of flights disrupted topped 10,900 and was still rising but officials expressed confidence that normal operations would resume soon.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 11, 2023

China says military flights are a response to U.S.-Taiwan ‘collusion’

The claim comes after U.S. lawmakers last month agreed to a spending bill that included $2 billion in weapons funding for Taiwan next year and as much as $10 billion through 2027.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 11, 2023

Suzuki looks to partner Toyota to learn how to make small EVs

Suzuki said it is learning EV and other technologies from Toyota with a goal to use that to develop cars that are more in line with its own products.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 11, 2023

Turning a snowless ski resort into a national park is complicated

A dispute in Spain has become an example of the tensions that arise when efforts to restore nature clash with economic interests and even long-standing traditions.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 11, 2023

Don't write off the retooled COVID-19 boosters

Two new studies claim the bivalent omicron shot is no better than the original vaccine. But there are important caveats.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 11, 2023

Where is the next American ambassador to India?

The strategic partnership between the U.S. and India has never been more essential, and yet Washington has not had an ambassador to the country for two years.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jan 11, 2023

Japan study points to high probability of twin earthquakes in Nankai Trough

Running 900 km from Suruga Bay in Shizuoka Prefecture to the southern coast of Shikoku, the Nankai Trough has been the source of many devastating earthquakes.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 11, 2023

Japan needs to reassure neighbors on release and safety of treated radioactive water

Scientists have concluded that the plan to discharge the ALPS-treated water from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant into the ocean is the most realistic solution to the storage issue.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 11, 2023

Thanks for the tanks, but send Ukraine Abrams and Leopards too

Western angst about deploying “offensive” weapons is misplaced. Ukraine's entire struggle is self-defense. They need the weapons.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 11, 2023

COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo logs 16,772 new cases

Fukuoka Prefecture reported 10,820 positive cases and a daily record high death figure of 45 COVID-19 patients.
JAPAN
Jan 11, 2023

Samurai swords and ancient scrolls hit by global energy crisis

The Tokyo National Museum expects utility costs to more than double the budget allocated for this year ending in March.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 11, 2023

Hong Kong’s court of final appeal is not so final when it comes to the government

The decisions of Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal are final for most people, but the government doesn't think those rules apply to it.
JAPAN
Jan 11, 2023

Tokyo police's Twitter account for disaster info turns 10 years old

Tokyo police created the account after it became aware of the need to send out accurate information following the March 2011 major earthquake and tsunami.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 11, 2023

U.K.-Japan defense cooperation to intensify following landmark agreement

The deal is Tokyo's first such pact with a European nation and the country's third overall as it expands its number of global security partners.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jan 11, 2023

Carlos Correa comes to terms with Twins, leaving the Mets behind

The Twins deal is also pending a physical. So until it is completed, everyone will have to stay tuned.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 11, 2023

Longtime Trump CFO Allen Weisselberg gets 5 months in prison in tax fraud case

The Trump Organization's former chief financial officer admitted that he and other executives received bonuses and perks that fraudulently saved the company and themselves money.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 11, 2023

Fujitsu to divest entire ¥140 billion stake in air-conditioning unit

The firm, which in its heyday made everything from supercomputers to chips, has hived off much of its consumer product lineup to focus on communications and information technology systems.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jan 11, 2023

Bills' Damar Hamlin out of hospital and returns to Buffalo

Hamlin's medical team in Cincinnati provided the update Monday and said the 24-year-old passed every test in his seven days there.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jan 11, 2023

Super-resistant mosquitoes in Asia pose growing threat, study says

Health authorities commonly fog mosquito-infested areas with insecticide, and resistance has long been a concern, but the scale of the problem was not well understood.
BUSINESS
Jan 11, 2023

Saury catches in Japan hit record low for fourth straight year

The historically poor catches of the autumn delicacy reflects a decline in saury stock, as well as smaller catches in Russian waters due to worsened ties between Tokyo and Moscow.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 11, 2023

New Indonesia capital imperils ancient Eden with 'ecological disaster'

With construction ramping up this year, environmentalists warn that the project will speed up deforestation in one of the world's largest and oldest tropical rainforests.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 11, 2023

Biden says he was surprised by classified documents discovery

Biden said he doesn't know what's in the documents, but that he believed they were handled properly by his lawyers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 11, 2023

Uniqlo owner Fast Retailing to boost Japan salaries up to 40%

Starting monthly salaries for university graduates will increase to u00a5300,000 ($2,270) from u00a5255,000, while salaries for new store managers at Uniqlo will rise to u00a5390,000 from u00a5290,000.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 11, 2023

WHO urges travelers to wear masks as new COVID variant spreads

XBB.1.5 — the most transmissible omicron subvariant detected so far — accounted for 27.6% of COVID-19 cases in the United States for the week that ended Jan. 7.
Military personnel patrol a street outside a branch of Ukraine's Sense Bank in central Kyiv in June.
WORLD
Jul 30, 2023

Banks are untold story of Ukraine’s survival, even state banks

Oschadbank CEO says Ukrainian state should keep control of some banks after the war because they’ll be helpful if Russia attacks again

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Sumadori Bar on Shibuya Ward's main Center Gai street targets young customers who prefer low-alcohol drinks or abstain altogether.
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