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JAPAN
Sep 27, 2022

Japan bids farewell to former PM Shinzo Abe with controversial state funeral

Scores of foreign dignitaries, including U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, attended the ceremony, while rallies protesting the controversial funeral were also held.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 27, 2022

China wooed Taliban with investment promises that haven’t panned out

Afghanistan's economy is collapsing, 19 million people are at risk of acute hunger and the investment the Taliban were counting on from Beijing hasn't arrived.
JAPAN
Sep 27, 2022

Respect and protest: Abe funeral draws large crowds with contrasting aims

Huge throngs gathered around the Nippon Budokan for what may be remembered as one of the most controversial ceremonial events in Japan in recent years.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 27, 2022

COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 5,247 new cases

The seven-day average of new cases in the capital came to 6,501.0, compared with 7,430.3 a week earlier.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 27, 2022

In China’s auto market, electric isn’t the future. It’s the present.

This year, the U.S. passed a key threshold of EVs accounting for 5% of new car sales. China passed that level in 2018.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 27, 2022

Joe Biden wants ‘conversation’ on Atlanta Braves’ name

While some U.S. sports teams have recently changed their names from longtime monikers that referred to Native Americans, the Braves have so far resisted from doing so.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Sep 27, 2022

Pro Bowl to be replaced by skills competition and flag football game

The NFL said the new format will allow players to showcase their football and non-football skills in unique competitions in a fun way.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 27, 2022

North Korea slams U.S. at U.N. General Assembly over naval drills with South Korea

South Korea and the United States began their first combined naval exercise near the peninsula in five years on Monday, leading Pyongyang to warn that the allies risked triggering war.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 27, 2022

How climate change is intensifying tropical storms

While scientists haven't yet determined the full extent of climate change's influence, there's strong evidence that devastating storms are getting worse.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 27, 2022

Trump ties and Olympics 'soft power': Memorable moments from Abe's tenure

As Japan holds a state funeral for the slain former prime minister, here are some of the most memorable moments of his nine years in office.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 27, 2022

Airlines would have to disclose fees under new U.S. proposal

Airlines will be made to disclose information such as charges levied on passengers for canceling a trip or parents seeking to sit next to their children on a flight.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Sep 27, 2022

LeBron James prioritizing fitness, not records, in 20th season

The 37-year-old is determined to lead the Lakers back to the playoffs after a dismal 2021-22 season that saw the franchise's hopes torpedoed by a combination of injuries and poor form.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 27, 2022

NASA craft rams distant asteroid in test of Earth defense

NASA launched its DART spacecraft in November 2021 with the express purpose of colliding with an asteroid about the size of a football stadium at 14,000 miles per hour.
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 27, 2022

Friends, leaders, dignitaries gather for PM’s final farewell

On Sept. 27, dignitaries from across Japan and the world will gather at the Nippon Budokan Hall to pay their final respects to former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, whose sudden demise on July 8 sent shockwaves through the country. Notable guests include U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and former French...
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 27, 2022

Iran protest death toll tops 75 as crackdown intensifies, rights group says

The Iranian authorities' official death toll, meanwhile, remained at 41, including several members of the security forces.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 27, 2022

BOJ chief Haruhiko Kuroda backs intervention while stressing need for easing

The government's action last week came almost directly after the BOJ's ultralow rates stance fueled further yen weakening, triggering doubt over the authorities' unified stance.
Japan Times
Israel report 2022
Sep 27, 2022

70 years and growing strong: Japan and Israel mark a momentous milestone

Japan and Israel have seven decades of dealings under their sturdy diplomatic relations belt; 2022 marks the 70th anniversary of an alliance that has come into its own since its inception in 1952.
Japan Times
Israel report 2022
Sep 27, 2022

Beyond the visible: Claroty safeguards and secures cyber-physical environments

Almost every society around the world relies heavily on digital connectivity and the technologies that enable this, so much so that we now have the Extended Internet of Things (XIoT), a vast network of cyber-physical systems across industrial, health care and commercial environments.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 26, 2022

Japanese government to face three new forced sterilization suits

The plaintiffs in the three cases are demanding that the government pay a total of u00a5158.7 million in damages.
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Sep 26, 2022

Japan and China's 'hot' economic ties increasingly complex

Fifty years on from Japan's restoration of relations with Beijing, trade and investment between the two nations is now more likely to feel an impact from political tensions.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 26, 2022

With drills and fighter jets, German defense minister seeks stronger Indo-Pacific ties

Building on the monthslong dispatch of a frigate to the Indo-Pacific last year, Germany is set to deploy three fighter jets to Japan for joint training with the ASDF.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 26, 2022

India’s long infatuation with Russia must end

In the face of growing Chinese belligerence, closer Beijing-Moscow ties augur ill for India, which should reconsider its long-standing strategic dependence on a weakening Russia.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Sep 26, 2022

Dyeing houses tap tradition to develop redyeing as eco-friendly business

The fashion industry has a surprisingly big impact on the global environment, through activities such as the cultivation of cotton used as a raw material and the transportation of products.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 26, 2022

McDonald's hikes prices in Japan on higher input costs and weaker yen

It marks the company's second set of price increases this year as Japan grapples with inflationary pressures and a slide in the yen.
JAPAN
Sep 26, 2022

South Korea's Yoon vows to rebuild Japan ties — whatever challenges lie ahead

President Yoon Suk-yeol stressed that a single round of bilateral talks alone will not bring about satisfactory results, after his meeting with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida last week.
Man falls to his death from Osaka condo, killing cyclist below
Osaka's Kita Ward. Two men died Monday morning in the ward after a man fell from a high-rise condominium and struck a passing cyclist below, according to local police.
Random stabbing cases in Japan raise fears: Could the next victim be me?
Police officers stand guard on May 7 outside Todaimae Station in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward after a random stabbing that injured a University of Tokyo student.
Shinjiro Koizumi takes farm ministry reins after predecessor's rice gaffe
Agriculture minister Taku Eto (left), who resigned on Wednesday, and former Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi
Japan confirms hard-line position ahead of possible tariff talks in Washington
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan’s chief tariff negotiator, at a news conference on Tuesday. He said that when Japan states it wants the tariffs reviewed, it means Tokyo wants them removed.
Amid rice shortage, farm minister comes under fire for saying he gets plenty
Agriculture minister Taku Eto has come under fire for saying at the weekend that he receives so much rice from his supporters that he has enough to sell it.
A window into the mind of Esperantist and political activist Teru Hasegawa
Teru Hasegawa, Esperanto name Verda Majo, wrote leftist political essays during WWII.
Nissan’s troubles might go all the way back to Ghosn 
A lot at a Nissan plant in Mexico. The company may have overextended itself during the Ghosn era.
South Korean presidential front-runner says he's not hostile toward Japan
Lee Jae-myung, the presidential candidate for South Korea's Democratic Party, gestures during an election campaign rally in Seoul on Monday. Officials in Tokyo are closely watching Lee’s remarks for hints of how bilateral relations could shift if he is elected.
Random stabbing cases in Japan raise fears: Could the next victim be me?
Police officers stand guard on May 7 outside Todaimae Station in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward after a random stabbing that injured a University of Tokyo student.
Japan confirms hard-line position ahead of possible tariff talks in Washington
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan’s chief tariff negotiator, at a news conference on Tuesday. He said that when Japan states it wants the tariffs reviewed, it means Tokyo wants them removed.

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

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A sinkhole in Yashio, which emerged in January, was triggered by a ruptured, aging sewer pipe. Authorities worry that similar sections of infrastructure across the country are also at risk of corrosion.
That sinking feeling: Japan’s aging sewers are an infrastructure time bomb
By Alex K.T. Martin

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