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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Aug 23, 2022

Former Malaysian PM Najib sent to jail for graft after losing final appeal

The Federal Court ruling caps the stunning downfall of Najib, who until four years ago governed Malaysia with an iron grip.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 23, 2022

Discouraging dissent makes for bad decision-making

Neither the Russian nor Chinese leadership encourage dissent or even invite challenges, which according to real-world experience suggests a virtual guarantee they will experience failure in their decision-making.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 23, 2022

School resumes in the Philippines, ending one of world’s longest shutdowns

Even before the pandemic, the Philippines had among the world's largest education gaps, with more than 90% of students unable to read and comprehend simple texts by age 10.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 23, 2022

China-bound ex-Apple engineer admits to trade secrets theft

Zhang Xiaolang, who was arrested in July 2018 on his way to catch a one-way flight to China, admitted to a single count of trade-secret theft at a hearing on Monday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 23, 2022

Climate disasters risk putting a damper on electric car production

Authorities in China's Sichuan province — the source of about a fifth of the country's lithium production — have extended electricity cuts to some industrial users amid an intense heat wave.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 23, 2022

Don’t believe the grim forecast — China is just fine

Beijing's poor headline numbers aren't the only story — and that means investors need to use a new lens to assess the economy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 23, 2022

Sky-high inflation triggers fried-chicken price war in South Korea

Shoppers have left no stone unturned in looking for ways to save on food, and that includes standing in hourslong queues to buy discounted poultry.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 23, 2022

China censors end of 'Minions' movie to send anti-crime message

The changes are the latest example of a Hollywood movie being twisted by Beijing to send a more palatable social message.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 23, 2022

Mega-banks boost support for startups in line with Kishida's 'new capitalism' plan

Japan's largest banks have set up dedicated sections for startups, focusing on support in the fields of finance and human resources as well as assistance with initial public offerings.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Aug 23, 2022

Slow start gives Liverpool and Jurgen Klopp cause for concern

Liverpool's worst start in a decade leaves the Reds already trailing defending champions Manchester City by five points and early leader Arsenal by seven.
JAPAN
Aug 23, 2022

Japan weighing end to pre-departure COVID testing, report says

An exemption for those who have been vaccinated is among options the government is considering.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 23, 2022

Electric cars have a big tire conundrum

Where the rubber literally meets the road on electric vehicle range, there's an escalating battle between physics and aesthetics.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 23, 2022

Zoom stocks slump as video-conferencing company fails to grow in line with estimates

The firm's latest financial results show that its transition from an essential pandemic-era tool to an enterprise business platform is going to take longer than expected.
JAPAN
Aug 23, 2022

Defense Ministry to request 'unspecified' funding for over 100 projects in fiscal 2023

The number of projects is drastically higher than in normal years, with the budget request already exceeding a record set in fiscal 2021 before they are included.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 23, 2022

Popular manga app seeks 2023 IPO in Tokyo at $6 billion value

Piccoma raised u00a560 billion last year from investors, and the startup hopes its profitability will attract more investors at its IPO.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 23, 2022

German power prices smash record as energy panic engulfs Europe

Europe finds itself in a precarious situation with the official start of the winter heating season just over a month away.
MORE SPORTS
Aug 23, 2022

Showboating Kento Momota thrills home fans at badminton worlds

More than two years after being badly injured in a car crash, the Japanese star looked to be back in top form during his win over Mexico's Lino Munoz.
JAPAN / Media
Aug 22, 2022

Pioneering female photojournalist Tsuneko Sasamoto dies age 107

The pioneering photographer, considered to be Japan's first female photojournalist, died just over two weeks before her 108th birthday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 22, 2022

Toyota unit Hino halts light truck shipments as data scandal widens

During a transport ministry investigation, additional misconduct regarding emissions was found that affects more than 76,000 vehicles.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Aug 22, 2022

With COVID-19 cases still high, Japan debates how best to monitor them

The present system is being reviewed by health authorities, as it places an enormous administrative burden on medical institutions.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 22, 2022

COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 15,085 new cases

New daily cases in the capital on Monday were down by about 8,000 from a week before.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Aug 22, 2022

Oleksandr Usyk's win leaves boxing with more questions than answers

Usyk and Fury could bring clarity — and a long-awaited, undisputed championship — to the heavyweight division, but Fury has claimed that he is retired from boxing.
JAPAN
Aug 22, 2022

Japan seeing no sign of monkeypox spreading

'As the number of infected people remains small (in Japan), there is no need to worry too much about the disease,' says one professor at Tokyo Medical University.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 22, 2022

The world’s roads aren’t ready for a hotter planet

With temperatures rising and heat waves more frequent and intense, roads are increasingly vulnerable to global warming.
Many young people who feel neglected at home flock to the Toyoko area to find a community where they can fit in.
JAPAN / Society / FOCUS
Feb 5, 2024

Toyoko Kids: The lonely street children of Tokyo

Bound together by shared neglect and marginalization, the group have formed a distinct, social media-linked youth subculture on the streets of Shinjuku.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 7, 2024

KDDI to raise stake in Lawson to jointly run convenience chain

Japan's second-largest mobile carrier currently holds 2.1% of shares but will invest about ¥500 billion to increase its stake through a tender offer.
Tokyo emerges as a top market for global tech talent
Tokyo ranks among the world's top tech talent hubs alongside Beijing, the San Francisco Bay Area, Bengaluru, Paris, New York and Dublin, according to Colliers' newly released global tech markets report.
JSA’s 100th anniversary event is a once-in-a-lifetime chance for sumo fans
Egyptian wrestler Osunaarashi has some fun with children during a special Japan Sumo Association event in 2017.
Tens of millions of yen found at home of Aum Shinrikyo founder's wife
The house of the wife of the late Chizuo Matsumoto, the now-defunct Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult's founder, in Koshigaya, Saitama Prefecture, in July
Japan researchers identify gut bacteria strain that boosts anticancer drugs
Researchers at the National Cancer Center Japan say a new type of gut bacteria named YB328 could help unlock the potential of cancer immunotherapy.
Living conditions index hits lowest level in 15 years in Japan
The share of respondents to a Bank of Japan quarterly survey in June who said they have become worse off came to 61.0%, up 5.1 percentage points from the previous survey.
Japan's rice farmers are confounded by Shinjiro Koizumi’s policies
Kiyoshi Shibata stands in front of one of the rice paddies in Murayama, Yamagata Prefecture, where he produces the prefecture's signature rice brand Tsuyahime.
From stalking to death threats, female candidates still face harassment
Mayu Ushida, a former NHK newscaster running for election in the Tokyo electoral district on the Democratic Party for the People ticket, signs an autograph for a voter after a public rally at Shinjuku Station in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Kawaii Lab redefines idol pop for the TikTok generation
Misa Kimura is the main producer for Kawaii Lab, a project by entertainment agency Asobisystem whose groups have found success by pairing a social media-first strategy with a fresh perspective on traditional idol-pop tropes.
Craig Mod's life in motion in a disappearing Japan
Mod's memoir “Things Become Other Things” chronicles his walking trips across the Kii Peninsula, surveying “a graceful end to a certain life cycle.”
With China and Trump, Japan defense report says world entering ‘new era of crisis’
A senior member of a Self-Defense Forces honor guard inspects a formation before the arrival of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba for a visit to the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on June 30.

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After pandemic-era border regulations eased, Indian migrants began returning to Japan. Their population now stands at more than 50,000 across the country.
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