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SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Nov 30, 2022

Focused Abi completes redemption arc in Fukuoka

Two years after his infamous suspension for violating COVID-19 protocols, the Saitama native won his first Emperor's Cup after triumphing in a rare multi-way playoff at the Kyushu Basho.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 30, 2022

Former China leader Jiang Zemin dies at 96

Jiang took power in the aftermath of the Tiananmen Square crackdown and led the world's most populous nation toward its emergence as a powerhouse on the global stage.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 30, 2022

Are China’s ‘COVID-zero’ protests a game changer?

Xi Jinping's unwillingness thus far to adjust coronavirus containment measures could have grave consequences for the ruling Chinese Communist Party.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 30, 2022

Lessons learned from the tragedy of the Balkans

The people of the Balkan Peninsula have the unfortunate luck of living at the crossroads of an invasion route.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 30, 2022

China’s video game ambitions threaten to one-up Japan

Along with the EU, the world's second-largest economy, China, wants to use gaming to promote soft power. Japan should take that as a warning.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 30, 2022

Russia’s mass abductions are genocide

Defeating Putin's troops isn't enough. Kyiv must also get back the hundreds of thousands of women and children the Russians have taken out of Ukraine.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 30, 2022

What makes a fascist?

Parties or regimes exhibiting certain features might not be fascist today; but they could become so in predictable ways.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Nov 30, 2022

Chinese milestone sets stage for new space race with U.S.

Beijing has successfully sent a new team of astronauts to its space station, a significant achievement that could mark the beginning of a rivalry with the dominant space power: the U.S.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 30, 2022

Japan eyes buying up to 500 Tomahawk missiles from U.S., report says

U.S. President Joe Biden reportedly indicated that Japan was “a high priority” buyer for the weapons and emphasized his intention to steadily proceed with the possible sale.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Nov 30, 2022

China could triple nuke arsenal, Pentagon says in report spotlighting submarine capabilities

In an annual report that also spotlighted Beijing's designs on Taiwan, the U.S. Defense Department said it expected China could have 1,500 nuclear warheads by 2035.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Nov 30, 2022

Gregg Berhalter says U.S. men 'deserve to be here' after Iran win

Five years after the Americans suffered the shock of failing to qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, the former defender has led a youthful U.S. team into the knockout phase.
BUSINESS
Nov 30, 2022

Kishida's asset income plan marks departure from focus on wealth redistribution

Promoting investments in financial products such as stocks and changes to investment vehicles may primarily benefit the wealthy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 30, 2022

Eisai Alzheimer’s drug sparks debate over benefits as risks like brain bleeding emerge

The key issue is whether the modest slowing of the disease is meaningful to individual patients and their families, especially in light of the potential side effects.
JAPAN
Nov 30, 2022

Japan customs offices to introduce smart glasses in bid to thwart smugglers

The smart glasses and accompanying technology will be used from February next year when checking cargoes to share images in real time with experienced officials at different locations.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Nov 30, 2022

Apple supply chain data shows lower exposure to China as risks mount

The world's biggest iPhone factory continues to battle production shortfalls and labor unrest spurred largely by Beijing's harsh virus containment policies.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Nov 30, 2022

'Golden generation' disappoints as Welsh dragon fails to roar

Aaron Ramsey and Gareth Bale have long carried Wales on their shoulders, but the aging duo crumbled under the weight of expectation in Qatar.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 30, 2022

Kim Jong Un’s ‘precious child’ shows regime to stay

It's still not known whether the regime views his 'precious child” as Kim's heir, or whether that status would belong to the older brother she's rumored to have.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 30, 2022

Proud, scared and conflicted. What the China protesters told me.

After nearly three long years of COVID zero, which has turned into a political campaign for Chinese President Xi Jinping, China's future looks increasingly bleak.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 30, 2022

Venezuela's revived opposition talks highlight strengthened Maduro position

The opposition has struggled to recover from the exile and imprisonment of some of its leaders, as well as internal divisions, according to analysts.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 30, 2022

China warns of 'crackdown' after major protests

The warning follows demonstrations in the country not seen in decades, as anger over unrelenting lockdowns fuels frustration with Beijing.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Nov 30, 2022

Political tension overshadows match as U.S. tops Iran at World Cup

For fans attending the first soccer World Cup in the Middle East, Iran's domestic politics and its troubled relations with the United States were in focus.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 30, 2022

Elon Musk's Twitter lifts rule against COVID-19 misinformation

The move comes after the mercurial billionaire reinstated a slew of accounts on the social media network that had previously been banned for violating its content rules.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 30, 2022

Russia is firing unarmed missiles to deplete Ukraine air defense

Open source imagery reportedly shows wreckage of an air-launched cruise missile fired at Ukraine that seemed to have been designed in the 1980s as a nuclear delivery system.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Nov 30, 2022

Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto resigns

Alfa Romeo boss Fred Vasseur, who worked with driver Charles Leclerc during his rookie season in 2018, is believed to be among the frontrunners to replace Binotto.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Nov 30, 2022

England's Rashford and Foden justify Southgate's rare reshuffle

England roar into the knockout rounds of the 2022 FIFA World Cup as Marcus Rashford scores twice in a 3-0 rout of Wales.
Nissan clinches $4.5 billion bond deal after orders soar
Nissan Motor has raised $4.5 billion through a junk bond sale in U.S. dollars and euros, part of which carries a record-high coupon rate.
U.S. urges clarity on Japan’s role in potential war over Taiwan, report says
A Ground Self-Defense Force member conducts a military drill with an anti-ship missiles unit, at the GSDF's base on Miyako Island in Okinawa Prefecture in April 2022.
Tokyo hit by torrential rainfall at rush hour
People line up at Shibuya Station in Tokyo as they try to avoid the heavy rain on Thursday.
Osaka police crack down on crime ring over underage prostitution
Osaka Prefectural Police headquarters
Foreign drivers in Japan to face tougher license conversion rules from October
According to the National Police Agency, there were 75,905 people who converted their foreign driver’s license to a Japanese one in 2024, up from 48,885 in 2019.
U.S. urges clarity on Japan’s role in potential war over Taiwan, report says
A Ground Self-Defense Force member conducts a military drill with an anti-ship missiles unit, at the GSDF's base on Miyako Island in Okinawa Prefecture in April 2022.
Tourists in Japan have telemedicine options before calling 119
Foreign tourists at Tsukiji Outer Market in Tokyo. More than 1 million international visitors have a medical issue in Japan every year.
Is Japanese skin really ‘too smooth’ for Hideo Kojima’s games?
Hideo Kojima, the leading auteur in Japanese video games, has skirted controversy in the wake of the release of Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
An emoji used to say it all. Now it might say too much.
Apple’s Craig Federighi shows off a set of emoji at a conference on June 13, 2016. While the small pictures have proved helpful in conveying nuance in our texts, younger people are using them less often.
‘Our ultimate goal is to save every single Japanese video game’
After nearly shuttering earlier this year, the Tokyo-based Game Preservation Society continues its work to save the early history of Japanese gaming.

Podcast

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

Longform

After pandemic-era border regulations eased, Indian migrants began returning to Japan. Their population now stands at more than 50,000 across the country.
How remote work is rewriting the migrant experience in Japan
By Megha Wadhwa

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