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Japan Times
BASEBALL
Mar 3, 2023

Dave Nilsson pushing Team Australia hard ahead of World Baseball Classic

Australia will face South Korea in his first game at the World Baseball Classic.
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MORE SPORTS
Mar 3, 2023

Lewis Hamilton happy with Mercedes despite struggles

Lewis Hamilton admitted Thursday that he expects to struggle again in the early this season, but hit back at observers who have suggested Mercedes' lack of pace is the reason he has not signed a new contract.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 3, 2023

Peak emissions are just the start of the climate battle

Fossil-fuel pollution may be declining faster than anyone anticipated, but most of the world's carbon is locked up in places you'd least expect.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Mar 3, 2023

Pakistani field hockey player Shahida Raza was seeking better life before migrant shipwreck near Italy

Raza was one of two nationals that Pakistan's foreign ministry said died in the shipwreck.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Mar 3, 2023

For China’s next premier, a subservient role to the powerful Xi

In recent years President Xi Jinping has taken control of most aspects of government, a consolidation of power that is expected to continue as he sidelines rivals and promotes allies.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 3, 2023

Scores evacuated as fire erupts in Hong Kong skyscraper

Firefighters battled the blaze at a redevelopment project in the Tsim Sha Tsui district throughout the early hours of Friday, the flames visible from the other side of Victoria Harbour.
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BUSINESS
Mar 3, 2023

BOJ watchers see higher chance of June shift after Kazuo Ueda hearings

Some 41% of BOJ watchers expect a tightening step to take place in June according to a recent survey.
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WORLD
Mar 3, 2023

Greek train tragedy sheds light on chronic state failures

For decades, Greece's 2,552-kilometer rail network has been plagued by mismanagement, poor maintenance and obsolete equipment.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 3, 2023

For toothed whales, sound production is all in the nose

Echolocating toothed whales make the loudest sounds in the animal kingdom by forcing highly pressurized air past structures called phonic lips in their nose.
Japan Times
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Mar 3, 2023

'Wholesome' South Korean reality TV proves a hit worldwide

South Korean reality shows such as 'Physical: 100' and 'Singles Inferno' are shaping up to be the next big thing to woo audiences overseas.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Mar 3, 2023

Japanese mottos: Where there’s a will, there’s a zayū no mei

Japanese business culture in particular is partial to the idea of a person being able to sum themselves up with a catchy — and insightful — phrase to live by.
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WORLD
Mar 2, 2023

How Putin's war is poisoning Ukraine's breadbasket

Scientists looking at soil samples taken from the recaptured Ukrainian region of Kharkiv found high concentrations of toxins such as mercury and arsenic from munitions.
BUSINESS
Mar 2, 2023

Japanese firms aim to improve employee productivity with 'hay fever allowance'

Rather than leave workers to tolerate symptoms with over-the-counter medication, the system tries to ease access to professional help for those who need it.
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MORE SPORTS
Mar 2, 2023

McIlroy hails PGA Tour's new-look plan as 'compelling product'

The move follows discussions between the tour and top players in the wake of the emergence of the rival, Saudi-backed, LIV Golf tour.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 2, 2023

Taiwan reports second day of large Chinese incursion into its air defense zone

China has said its activities in the area are justified as it seeks to defend its territorial integrity and to warn the United States against 'colluding' with Taiwan.
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WORLD
Mar 2, 2023

U.S. seeks allies' backing for possible China sanctions over Ukraine war

The consultations are intended to drum up support from a range of countries, especially those in the wealthy Group of Seven, to coordinate support for any possible restrictions.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 2, 2023

U.S. House panel approves bill giving Biden power to ban TikTok

Lawmakers voted to approve the measure to grant the administration new powers to ban the ByteDance-owned app as well as other apps considered security risks.
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WORLD
Mar 1, 2023

Greta Thunberg detained by Norwegian police during rights protest

Thunberg had on Monday joined protesters demanding the removal of 151 wind turbines from reindeer pastures used by Sami herders in central Norway.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 1, 2023

Quakes are inevitable. Huge death tolls are not.

Better building standards mean earthquakes need not turn into the devastation seen in Turkey and Syria. The world should pay attention.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Mar 1, 2023

Family of late Kobe Bryant awarded nearly $29 million in photos case

The settlement includes $15 million that a federal jury awarded to Vanessa Bryant in August after finding that firefighters and deputies violated her privacy and caused emotional distress.
Japan Times
Rugby
Mar 1, 2023

New Zealand to appoint Ian Foster's post-World Cup successor in weeks

New Zealand Rugby said 'recent events' had forced the governing body to provide clarity on the appointment process and cited significant competition for talent in the global rugby market.
JAPAN
Mar 1, 2023

Japan lawyers form group to support children of Jehovah's Witnesses followers

The lawyers reported to the health ministry that the religious group still requires the refusal of blood transfusions even after the ministry warned this would amount to neglect of children.
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WORLD
Mar 1, 2023

Antony Blinken offers to help jittery Central Asia reduce reliance on Russia

Days after the anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the top U.S. diplomat met jointly with counterparts from all five Central Asian nations.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 1, 2023

Russians intensify assault on Bakhmut as Ukrainian forces try to dig in

One U.S. official predicted few short-term territorial gains for Russia, describing the situation on the front lines of the war as a 'grinding slog.'
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 28, 2023

Japan’s birth rate continues to decline, plunging to new record low

The total number of births was down 5.1% to 799,728, according to preliminary data released by the health ministry.
Japan stands its ground after Trump letter delivers 25% U.S. tariff shock
U.S. President Donald Trump (left) and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick at Morristown Airport, New Jersey, on Sunday. Trump on Monday sent letters to 12 countries notifying them of new "reciprocal" tariff rates effective Aug. 1.
Japan to set up 'control tower' for crimes by foreign residents
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Tuesday.
China’s housing crisis is worse than it seems
Residential buildings under construction in Shanghai in July 2022. The Chinese government risks long-term decline by repeating Japan’s policy mistakes in handling its real estate and demographic crises.
Japan and Canada ink key intel-sharing deal
Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand shakes hands with Japan's top diplomat, Takeshi Iwaya, at the end of a signing ceremony for an information security agreement, after bilateral talks in Tokyo on Tuesday.
NGOs condemn rise in anti-immigrant rhetoric ahead of Upper House vote
Sanseito head Sohei Kamiya holds a board that reads "Japanese First" in Tokyo on July 2. In a joint statement on Tuesday, eight human rights nongovernmental organizations described the far-right party's stance as "hate speech."
Japanese dancers find a home abroad at Houston Ballet
“Giselle” lead Yuriko Kajiya (center), performing with Connor Walsh as Albrecht, is one of six Japanese dancers at Houston Ballet.
From the Abes to the Ohtanis: How siblings shape athletic development
Olympic judoka Uta Abe (second from left) and Hifumi Abe (second from right) with their brother Yuichiro (center) and their parents. “I’m always consciously trying to be a good older brother,” Yuichiro said.
Foreign nationals' presence in Japan emerges as key issue in Upper House poll
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers a campaign speech next to a Liberal Democratic Party candidate for the Upper House (top center left) in Yokohama on Sunday.
Scams involving police impersonation surge
A video by the National Police Agency warns about fake scams.
Lawson to let visitors use larger parking lots as paid car campsites
A Lawson convenience store in Yachiyo, Chiba Prefecture. A new service from the company comes amid the rise in inbound tourists, making hotels and inns harder to book and more expensive.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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