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Apr 11, 2023

Tiger Woods' ball from 1997 Masters sells for $64,000

Bidding for the Titleist ball, which has 'Tiger' stamped on it, began at $500 when it went up for auction in late March.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 10, 2023

U.S. warship sails near Chinese-controlled islet in South China Sea

While the U.S. frequently makes such voyages to challenge China's territorial claims in the strategic waterway, the latest one took place as Beijing staged war games around Taiwan.
Japan Times
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Apr 10, 2023

LIV Golf stars make mark at Masters

Nobody from among the LIV Golf contingent at this year's Masters was able to slip into the green jacket, but a few players from the controversial Saudi-backed circuit left an indelible mark on the leaderboard at Augusta National on Sunday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Apr 10, 2023

Kristina Ganea: With sourdough, ‘the more you fail, the more you learn’

Smell something good wafting from a shop in Tokyo’s Hiroo neighborhood? That’s probably because Kristina Ganea has something delicious in the oven.
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WORLD
Apr 10, 2023

Kenya's community-first climate approach lets locals pick projects

Some climate adaptation efforts create as many problems as they solve, in many cases because of too little community input or ideas being imposed by outside consultants.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 10, 2023

Indigenous groups fear culture distortion as AI learns their languages

Critics warn Indigenous groups are at risk from bias that can be embedded within algorithms, while generative AI models may also spread incorrect information.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 10, 2023

Small ears, frizzy hair and dry ear wax — the genetics of mammoths

Researchers said they had analyzed the genomes of 23 woolly mammoths — including 16 newly sequenced ones — based on remains preserved in Siberian permafrost.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 10, 2023

Tesla planning new Shanghai battery factory despite rising U.S.-China tensions

New manufacturing projects by the auto-maker and France’s Airbus give a boost to Chinese industry as other firms like Apple rethink production in the nation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 10, 2023

One-minute battery swaps are spurring EV adoption in Asia

In 2020, just 2% of two-wheelers in Southeast Asia were electric. Analysts thing that figure could reach 20% by 2030, thanks in part to battery-swapping.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Top 5
Apr 9, 2023

Tokyo’s best ‘melon bread' is sweeter than meets the eye

A murky history and an inscrutable name can't keep this baked treat from being one of the best morsels in town.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 9, 2023

Bicycle helmets in short supply in Japan after law change

A bicycle shop chain based in the city of Chiba saw helmet sales in March jump about sixteenfold from a year earlier after safety law change.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Apr 9, 2023

Opposing a larger force: What Taiwan's military is learning from Ukraine

Despite differences, Taiwan's military has been drawing valuable lessons from the war in Ukraine, including the effectiveness of asymmetric defense and the need to stockpile munitions.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 9, 2023

The U.S. and China's destructive decoupling

U.S. and Chinese leaders seem to have fully accepted the logic of economic decoupling. But what exactly will decoupling entail and what will its consequences be?
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 9, 2023

Leaked documents show Seoul torn between U.S. demands and its own policy

The secret documents were based on signals intelligence, which meant that the United States has been spying on one of its major allies in Asia.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Apr 9, 2023

The Taiwan Strait: A history of crises

On Saturday, Beijing began three days of military drills in response to this week's visit by Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen to the United States.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society / FOCUS
Apr 8, 2023

Trans youth in U.S. facing a conservative offensive

More kids face laws adopted in a number of conservative U.S. states that ban hormone treatments for minors who do not identify with the gender they were assigned at birth.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 8, 2023

Russia formally charges U.S. journalist with spying

The reported charges by Russia’s Federal Security Service come more than a week after the U.S. citizen was detained during a reporting trip to Russia’s Ural Mountains region.
Japan Times
SOCCER / Women's World Cup
Apr 7, 2023

Sam Kerr hopes Women's World Cup has lasting impact in Australia

Striker Sam Kerr said the Matildas can create a lasting legacy for women's soccer in Australia when they co-host this year's Women's World Cup in the same way Cathy Freeman inspired a generation of athletes at the Sydney Olympics in 2000.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 7, 2023

COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo logs 1,133 new cases

The seven-day average of new cases stood at 1,000.4, up 22.9% from a week earlier.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 7, 2023

International law and halting the authoritarian drift

In a globalized world, the task of containing rising authoritarianism cannot be left to individual countries, because one rogue leader’s malfeasance can affect everyone.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 7, 2023

Japan adds new HPV vaccine to routine inoculation program

According to the health ministry, most cervical cancer cases can be attributed to HPV infection through sexual intercourse, with many cases occurring at a young age.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 7, 2023

Arrest warrants obtained for 19 Japanese men in Cambodia over alleged scam calls

After the men, believed to be members of a fraud ring, are handed over to Japanese authorities, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department plans to transfer them to Japan and arrest them.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Apr 7, 2023

Frank Lampard says returning to Chelsea was 'easy decision'

Asked if the role could become permanent, Lampard said he 'would not get ahead of himself.'
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 7, 2023

Buddhist statue stolen from Nagano temple returned after police hunt

Police arrested Shintaro Morimoto, a 34-year-old man from Mifune, Kumamoto Prefecture, for allegedly stealing the holy statue.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 7, 2023

U.S. Supreme Court justice accepted lavish trips from billionaire Republican donor

One trip alone by the staunch conservative Justice Clarence Thomas was likely worth $500,000, paid for by real estate tycoon Harlan Crow, according to the nonprofit ProPublica news outlet.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 7, 2023

Ukraine war plans leak prompts Pentagon investigation

The documents do not provide specific battle plans, but to the trained eye of a Russian war analyst, the documents no doubt offer many tantalizing clues.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 7, 2023

Xi and Macron call for Ukraine peace talks, but the path is murky

It is not clear that the French and Chinese leaders have compatible terms for talks or peace, and Xi has not agreed to push Moscow to negotiate.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 6, 2023

Japan weighs raising social insurance premiums to help tackle falling birthrate

Several trillion yen is expected to be necessary to implement all items in a draft package of measures for addressing the country's low birthrate released last week.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 6, 2023

A tumultuous Kuroda era reverberated far beyond Japan

Outgoing BOJ Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda's battle against deflationary mindsets was exhausting, but it burnished his reputation as an innovator.

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