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The Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2023 launch event in Seoul in 2023. Studies have shown connections between social media use and eating disorders.
WORLD / Society
Jun 2, 2025

How social media can 'trigger' eating disorders in young people

The glorification of thinness and promotion of fake, dangerous advice about diet and nutrition push the vulnerable toward developing eating disorders.
Tokyo police declared that Japanese young men and women were simply "not accustomed to one another’s society" due to their cultural upbringing — and thus freewheeling dance venues and foreign customs needed to be reined in.
JAPAN / History / Japan Times Gone By
Jun 4, 2025

Japan Times 1925: Tokyo police impose curfew on ‘social dances’

In June 1925, concern over “the moral effects of the Western dancing” on Japanese youth led to restrictions on social venues.
Solar panels at an industrial complex in Rajasthan, India, are an example of India-Japan renewable energy cooperation. The two countries can strengthen their ties by co-developing green and advanced technologies, solar energy among them.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 4, 2025

The ground is fertile for Japan-India green economy partnerships

Japan and India can build on their long-standing relationship to spearhead the development of green and advanced technologies such as renewable energy and chips.
Bangladesh hoped to celebrate progress towards eradicating tuberculosis this year. Instead, it is reeling from a $48 million snap aid cut by U.S. President Donald Trump's government, which health workers say could rapidly unravel years of hard work and cause huge numbers of preventable deaths.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 4, 2025

From Nigeria to Pakistan, TB testing 'in a coma' after U.S. aid cuts

Moves by U.S. President Donald Trump have stalled vital research in South Africa and left TB survivors lacking support in India.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander shoots during practice in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on Wednesday.
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jun 5, 2025

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander focused on capping historic season with NBA title

Gilgeous-Alexander delivered a spectacular regular season that saw him supplant Nuggets star Nikola Jokic as the NBA MVP.
Cristiano Ronald celebrates with Nuno Mendes during Portugal's Nations League win over Germany in Munich on Wednesday.
SOCCER
Jun 5, 2025

Portugal heaps praise on Cristiano Ronaldo after Nations League win

Ronaldo came into the tournament amid swirling doubts about his future at the club level, with the veteran's contract at Saudi side Al-Nassr set to expire at the end of June.
Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton (center) reaches for the ball against the Thunder during the second quarter of Game 1 of the 2025 NBA Finals in Oklahoma City on Thursday.
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jun 6, 2025

Haliburton's last-second shot lifts Pacers over Thunder in Game 1

Haliburton gave the Pacers their only lead of the game on a dramatic 21-foot jump shot with 0.3 of a second remaining.
By spurring the ASEAN countries to deepen cooperation, with one another and with others, U.S. tariffs could bring about an even more prosperous — and, crucially, resilient — grouping.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 9, 2025

Trump vs. a united ASEAN

By spurring the ASEAN countries to deepen cooperation, U.S. tariffs could bring about an even more prosperous — and, crucially, resilient — grouping.
Pacers forward Pascal Siakam shoots the ball against the Thunder during the first half of Game 2 of the NBA Finals at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City on Sunday.
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jun 10, 2025

Pacers pine for hostile home crowd as NBA Finals shift to Indiana

For the first time since 2000, the NBA Finals are headed to Indianapolis.
A hydroelectric dam near Shannan in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China in March 2025
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 10, 2025

Catastrophe on the roof of the world

As the source of 10 major rivers that sustain nearly 20% of the world’s population, the Plateau’s degradation threatens regional water security, food systems and biodiversity.
Kenji Nanba (left), a former manager of Nihon University's weightlifting club, is transferred to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's Shinagawa Station on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 10, 2025

Former manager of Nihon University weightlifting club arrested over fraud

The university believes the former manager began such scams around 20 years ago or earlier, receiving a total of ¥53.2 million.
Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton (center) shoots the ball against the Oklahoma City Thunder during the second half of Game 2 of the 2025 NBA Finals at Paycom Center, Oklahoma City on Sunday.
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jun 11, 2025

Pacers admit Tyrese Haliburton is hurting but will play Game 3

"I don't think you're going to hear him making a big deal out of it," coach Rick Carlisle said Tuesday.
Kenji Nanba, a former manager of Nihon University’s weightlifting club, is believed to use his authority as manager to compel staff to give him rides.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 11, 2025

Ex-Nihon University weightlifting manager allegedly forced staff to give him rides

Kenji Nanba, 63, allegedly used his authority as manager to compel staff to give him rides to and from work.
June is Pride Month, which means it’s the perfect time to get acquainted with how sexual minorities have been represented in Japanese fiction if you’re not familiar with these narratives already.
CULTURE / Books
Jun 11, 2025

Pride and prose: Novels that illuminate queer lives in Japan

From Yukio Mishima and Haruki Murakami to Li Kotomi and Akira Otani, dive into Japanese fiction’s LGBTQ+ narratives in honor of Pride Month.
The Pacers' Obi Toppin dunks over Thunder guard Lu Dort during Game 3 of the NBA Finals in Indianapolis, Indiana, on Wednesday.
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jun 12, 2025

Pacers bounce back to take 2-1 lead over Thunder in NBA Finals

Haliburton scored 22 points with nine rebounds and 11 assists to spearhead a tremendous collective effort.
Kazuyoshi Miura takes part in a training session for Yokohama FC in Yokohama, Japan on March 21, 2017.
SOCCER
Jun 16, 2025

Japan's 'King Kazu' wants more after first appearance of 40th season

The former international forward, who turned 58 in February, came on as a late substitute in Atletico Suzuka's 2-1 win over YSCC Yokohama on Sunday.
The AUKUS submarine deal was flawed from the start, and its possible collapse offers Australia a chance to rethink its defense strategy, reclaim sovereignty and pursue more practical, cost-effective alternatives.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 18, 2025

Cross your fingers, Australia, and hope the AUKUS deal collapses

Some analysts assume that the U.S. Defense Department review is just another Trumpian extortion exercise designed to extract an even bigger financial commitment from Australia.
The Lakers' LeBron James stands on the team's logo during a game against the Mavericks in January 2024.
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jun 19, 2025

Buss family to sell Lakers to Dodgers owner in record-shattering deal

The Buss family is selling its controlling interest in the team to billionaire Mark Walter, who already owns a minority stake in the franchise.
Jockey James Doyle rides Lazzat (left) to victory over jockey Joao Moreira on Satono Reve in the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes on the final day of the Royal Ascot horse racing meet in Ascot, England, on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS / Horse Racing
Jun 22, 2025

Lazzat denies Japan a first Royal Ascot winner in thrilling climax

Satono Reve lost little in defeat under Joao Moreira and did better than the previous 10 Japanese runners at the meeting
The European Union's diplomatic service said in a report there were indications Israel had breached its human rights obligations under the terms of a pact governing its ties with the bloc.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 24, 2025

European Union divided over response to suspected Israeli rights breaches

The European Union's top diplomat said her priority was to improve the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip rather than to "punish Israel."
Bentos are popular with a wide range of people in Japan for convenience and price.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 24, 2025

Bento shop bankruptcies could hit a record in 2025

Inflation, weak economic growth and work-at-home arrangements are leading to a decline in sales, lower profits and losses.
A beachgoer smokes a cigarette at La Baule on the Atlantic coast on June 25. A nationwide ban on smoking is due to come into effect in France on July 1, at beaches, parks and outside schools to protect children.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 30, 2025

France imposes smoking ban on beaches and parks

The rule is being imposed one week before the beginning of the school holidays in France in a clear bid to immediately protect children from smoke on the beach.
According to the welfare ministry, the number of hibakusha survivors of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki almost 80 years ago has fallen below 100,000 for the first time.
JAPAN
Jul 1, 2025

Number of hibakusha atomic bomb survivors falls below 100,000

According to the welfare ministry, the number of hibakusha with victim certificates stood at 99,130 as of the end of March, down by 7,695 from a year before.
A front-page article from July 1950 reported that Kyoto's historic Kinkakuji had been "totally razed" in a fire.
JAPAN / History / Japan Times Gone By
Jul 5, 2025

Japan Times 1950: Kyoto’s ‘Golden Temple’ burns to the ground

The historic Kinkakuji was destroyed in an act of arson in July 1950, a shocking event that would serve as the inspiration for a novel by Yukio Mishima.
Norway's Ada Hegerberg reacts after scoring against Switzerland during Euro 2025 in Basel, Switzerland, on Wednesday.
SOCCER
Jul 3, 2025

Norway rallies for win over Switzerland in first match at Euro 2025

Ada Hegerberg's close-range header and a Julia Stierli own goal, both in the second half, gave Norway all three points.
Switzerland's Pia Sundhage is by far the most experienced coach at Euro 2025.
SOCCER
Jul 3, 2025

Euro 2025 sets new record for female coaches

The 43.75% of female coaches is a major leap from Euro 2013, where just 18.75% of teams were coached by women.
Ubu (Saki Miyashita) is a bounty hunter who takes down cyborg criminals in "Virgin Punk: Clockwork Girl."
CULTURE / Film
Jul 4, 2025

‘Virgin Punk: Clockwork Girl’: Beautiful, brutal and bringing back ’90s anime energy

The first chapter of Yasuomi Umetsu's new "Virgin Punk" project delivers old-school action and animation in a cyberpunk future.
Al Hilal head coach Simone Inzaghi speaks during a news conference in Orlando on July 3.
SOCCER
Jul 4, 2025

New managers making mark at Club World Cup

As the tournament progresses, the early success of these new managerial appointments suggests that fresh ideas and bold decisions can reshape even the most storied teams.
White Sox relief pitcher Bobby Jenks throws against the Astros during Game 1 of the World Series on Oct. 22, 2005.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 6, 2025

Former White Sox closer Bobby Jenks dies at 44

Jenks was a flame-throwing reliever who appeared in the 2006 and 2007 All-Star Games and closed out the 2005 World Series for Chicago.
The U.S. and the world will become unhealthier and vast numbers of children may die now that Donald Trump’s health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has pulled funding from the global vaccine program GAVI. 
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 7, 2025

RFK Jr. is playing with babies’ lives

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s cut to U.S. funding for GAVI risks lives globally and damages America’s international standing.
A secret no more: Russia and North Korea's battle against Ukraine is celebrated in Moscow exhibit
A woman visits an exhibition of North Korean art at a museum in Moscow on Monday.
Prices to rise for 3,024 food products in Japan in October
A wide range of products will see higher prices due to rising material and labor costs.
Koizumi and Takaichi continue to lead in LDP presidential race, polls show
Agriculture Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (right) reacts as former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during the Liberal Democratic Party Presidential Election Candidate Debate at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo, on Sept. 24. Koizumi and Takaichi remain head-to-head in the race, media polls show.
The party that ruled Japan for decades is in danger of crumbling
Haruo Tsukamoto, a rank-and-file member of the Liberal Democratic Party and a rice farmer in Ibaraki Prefecture, questions if the party still stands for people like him.
8,432 foreign children in Japan seen not attending school
The total number of foreign children registered in Japan as residents eligible for education at elementary or junior high schools stood at 163,358, up by 12,663.
Tea ceremony experts see matcha hype as a big opportunity
Atsuko Mori, founder and director of Kyoto-based tea salon Camellia Tea Ceremony, prepares matcha during a tea ceremony in Kyoto.
Japan's far-right party courts Trump allies and vows not to get 'wacky'
Sanseito party leader Sohei Kamiya speaks during an interview in Tokyo on Sept. 25.
How Ohtani has boosted Japan's soft power and made LA even more baseball-obsessed
Fans at Dodger Stadium pose in front of a mural highlighting the Dodgers' Japanese stars from past and present during a game earlier this year.
Japan faces fresh energy challenge as it seeks to expand power-hungry data centers
Data storage tapes at the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center facility in Berkeley, California. Data centers consume massive amounts of electricity and water, and that will only rise as generative artificial intelligence takes off in earnest.
Architecture art exhibition highlights unsung industry artists
Yuanhui Li's illustration is one of the awardees in the student category of the American Society of Architectural Illustrators' annual award for artists.

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