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BUSINESS
Apr 25, 2023

Netflix to invest $2.5 billion in South Korean content

South Korea has cemented its status as a global cultural powerhouse in recent years, thanks in part to the explosive success of the hit Netflix series 'Squid Game.'
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 25, 2023

Evacuees recount 'difficult days' after risky escape from Sudan

Wheelchair-bound elderly women and babies asleep in their parents' arms were among nearly 200 people from more than 20 countries who fled to safety.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 25, 2023

Low-cost airline kingpin prepares for life after AirAsia

Tony Fernandes, the larger-than-life character credited with revolutionizing budget air travel in Asia, plans to focus more on areas such as health, education and private equity.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 25, 2023

Apple app store policies upheld by court in antitrust challenge brought by Epic Games

Apple won an appeals court ruling upholding its App Store’s policies in an antitrust challenge brought by Epic Games.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Apr 25, 2023

Heat waves in India drive leading clean-energy state back to coal

Karnataka's situation foretells the challenge facing India as the planet warms: the need to fall back on coal as the only reliable fuel despite a growing clean energy supply.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Apr 25, 2023

Anzac 'Ashes' trophy rediscovered after almost seven decades

The trophy went missing in the mid-1950s, but was recently discovered in the belongings of a deceased former Australian Soccer Football Association chairman.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 24, 2023

Australia needs green energy policy response quickly, Fortescue exec says

Australia needs to match energy policies being unfurled by other countries to make the most of its green energy advantage, the head of Fortescue Metals Group's energy unit has said.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Apr 24, 2023

Warriors down Kings to even series

Stephen Curry scored 32 points as the Golden State Warriors held off a ferocious fourth-quarter rally from the Sacramento Kings to secure a 126-125 victory and pull even in the teams' first-round playoff series on Sunday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 24, 2023

Will the banking busts hurt clean tech?

Rather than impeding the clean-energy race, the collapse of the U.S. start-up community's go-to bank offers lessons for managing the public-private minuet that net-zero transition requires.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 24, 2023

U.S. presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis praises Japan defense buildup in visit to Tokyo

The two-day trip by the Florida governor was seen as an attempt to bolster his defense and diplomatic chops before throwing his hat into the ring.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Apr 24, 2023

Manchester United beats Brighton to set up clash with Manchester City in FA Cup final

The nail-biting finish was a fitting ending after 120 scoreless minutes of wild swings in a game that careened from end to end all night.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 24, 2023

Air pollution kills 1,200 children a year, EU agency says

Despite recent improvements, the level of air pollutants in European countries still remain above World Health Organization guidelines.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Apr 23, 2023

Big crowds watch Talor Gooch win LIV Golf in Australia

While the Saudi Arabia-backed tour has faced resistance from traditionalists and struggled to crack the U.S. market in particular, the fervor in Adelaide was undeniable.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 23, 2023

Zelenskyy signs ban on Russian place names in struggle over national identity

Streets across Ukraine are being renamed, and statues of figures like Catherine the Great are toppling down in what officials call 'de-Russification” projects.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 23, 2023

U.S. military evacuates diplomats from Sudan as conflict rages

The mission, ordered by President Joe Biden, saw special operations forces positioned 1,288 kilometers away in Djibouti bring the Americans out on MH-47 Chinook helicopters.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Apr 23, 2023

German magazine fires editor over AI-generated Schumacher interview

The seven-time F1 champion's family maintains strict privacy about the former driver's condition following his 2013 skiing accident, with access limited to those closest to him.
Japan Times
Rugby
Apr 23, 2023

England beat Ireland to maintain Women's Six Nations Grand Slam bid

The defending champions ran in eight tries in Cork as they enjoyed yet another lopsided victory.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 23, 2023

Global oil traders focused on potential boom in China holiday air travel

Global oil traders are fixated on the next milestone in China’s economic recovery, when travelers pack their bags and head to the airport for the Golden Week holiday in early May.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 23, 2023

Activists gather for Earth Day and urge action to avoid 'dystopian' future

Average global temperatures could hit all-time highs in 2023 or 2024, climate scientists have warned.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 22, 2023

More women describe enduring forced abortions in Nigerian Army program

The accounts of two women, who said they met by chance at a wedding outside Nigeria, buttress the testimonies of more than 30 other women and girls who said they endured forced abortions.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 22, 2023

WWII wreck on which nearly 1,000 Australians died found

Deep-sea explorers have located the wreck of a World War II Japanese transport ship, the Montevideo Maru, which was torpedoed off the Philippines killing nearly 1,000 Australians aboard.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 22, 2023

Russia bans Japanese group campaigning over disputed islands

The group — known as the Chishima Renmei — organized annual trips to the islands by their former Japanese residents and their descendants.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 22, 2023

Pentagon speeds up tank timeline for Ukraine but resists calls for jets

The U.S. will begin training Ukrainian troops on M1 Abrams tanks in the next few weeks, officials said, and combat-ready tanks could reach the battlefields by the fall.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Apr 22, 2023

Zelda and legal battles show Nintendo's dueling gaming ‘freedoms’

Tears of the Kingdom releases in three weeks, but one of Nintendo's biggest targets in the fight against piracy was released from prison first.

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Once smoky, male-dominated spaces, today's net cafes, like Kaikatsu Club, are working to make their operations more attractive to women customers.
The second life of Japan's net cafes