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WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 10, 2023

Dwarf elephants? Giant rats? Strange island creatures at high risk

Extinction risk has been seen by researchers to be highest among island species that have undergone more extreme body size shifts compared to mainland relatives.
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SOCCER
Mar 10, 2023

Canadian women accuse soccer federation of disrespect in pay dispute

Record breaking goalscorer Christine Sinclair said she and her compatriots were 'forced to negotiate in the dark.'
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ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 9, 2023

North Korea fires short-range missile ahead of U.S.-South Korea military exercises

The nuclear-armed country fired the missile into the Yellow Sea on Thursday night, just days ahead of large-scale joint military exercises between South Korea and the U.S.
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WORLD
Mar 9, 2023

Russian missiles hit Ukrainian cities and cut power to nuclear plant

Russian missiles knocked out the power supply to Europe's largest nuclear plant during a barrage of strikes targeting cities across Ukraine.
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WORLD / ANALYSIS
Mar 9, 2023

Facing minefields and cash crunch, Ukraine farmers to sow smaller crop

Ukrainian farmers, who began planting spring crops last week, earn less than before as buyers factor in the war's higher costs and risks, giving them little incentive to maximize output.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 9, 2023

Tokyo is very much invested in Taiwan's future

Japan's strategic agenda with Taiwan will continue to entail more frequent engagement and fostering new avenues of cooperation.
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BUSINESS
Mar 9, 2023

Dutch to restrict semiconductor tech exports to China, joining U.S. effort

The Netherlands is a leader in chipmaking technology and the move is a step toward adopting rules urged by Washington to hobble China's chipmaking industry and slow its military advances.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 9, 2023

Three arrested in Japan for 'sushi terrorism' pranks

Police accused the young trio of seeking to obstruct business at major restaurant chain Kura Sushi, which was bombarded with customer complaints after the video went viral.
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JAPAN / FOCUS
Mar 9, 2023

Japan, long a prime target for spying, seeks to improve handling of sensitive info

The lack of a comprehensive security clearance system for individuals, including government and private-sector officials eligible for handling sensitive information, is creating headaches.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 9, 2023

Beijing softens rhetoric on Taiwan, signaling patience ahead of island’s election

Facing internal and external challenges and the upcoming Taiwanese presidential election, Beijing has toned down its language on Taiwan in a key government report.
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MORE SPORTS
Mar 9, 2023

Dominant Jon Rahm headlines stacked golf field at Players Championship

Rahm is the first player since Johnny Miller in 1975 to win three times in a calendar year before March.
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BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 9, 2023

Japan’s economy narrowly avoids recession in fragile recovery

The ongoing weakness in the economy supports the central bank’s view that Japan still needs help from easy monetary policy.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 9, 2023

U.S. worries China will use supply chains as weapon

The pandemic demonstrated how the disruption of a single factory in China or elsewhere could halt the work of major industrial operations around the globe.
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WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 9, 2023

COVID lab leak fight obscures the global rise of high-security biolabs

Scientific safety has re-emerged as a high-stakes global issue after the U.S. suggested it had intelligence showing a lab leak was the most likely origin of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 9, 2023

‘Downfall’: Tortured soul makes for a total bore

Naoto Takenaka’s faithful adaptation of Inio Asano’s manga strikes a chord with creators, but its nihilistic protagonist may leave audiences wanting.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Mar 8, 2023

In sumo, size doesn't matter (much)

The lack of weight classes in Japan's national sport makes it unique among combat sports such as boxing, where smaller competitors would quickly find themselves overpowered.
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BUSINESS
Mar 8, 2023

Hold the mayo as Japan egg shortage hits McDonald’s to 7-Eleven

McDonald’s Japan’s Teritama Muffin — a breakfast sandwich that combines egg, sausage and teriyaki sauce — is now off the menu.
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COMMENTARY / World
Mar 8, 2023

How Singapore continues to impress year after year

There are many reasons for Singapore’s rapid growth over the past six decades, but its authoritarian regime is not necessarily one of them.
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WORLD
Mar 8, 2023

Women deal with added burdens of Turkey's quake disaster

From underwear to period and contraception products, a makeshift clinic offers women everything they are too shy to ask for on the streets of Turkey's quake zone.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 7, 2023

Putin has decided to normalize his war

Vladimir Putin's just-grin-and-bear-it message in his state-of-the-nation speech means that he has no idea how Russia wins the war.
Japan Times
LIFE
Mar 7, 2023

Living doll: Licca-chan casts a spell on Japan's adults

Some adult fans of the toy have formed an online community where they can swap homemade garments and accessories.
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WORLD / Politics
Mar 7, 2023

China warns U.S. risks catastrophe with moves to ‘contain’ Beijing

Foreign Minister Qin Gang calls Washington’s approach toward Beijing a reckless gamble that threatens the future of humanity.
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BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 7, 2023

Japan real wages slump most since 2014 despite government push for more pay

Real cash earnings for Japan’s workers declined 4.1% from a year earlier in January, slipping for a 10th consecutive month, suggesting Japan is still far from a virtuous economic cycle.

Longform

Figure skater Akiko Suzuki was once told her ideal weight should be 47 kilograms, a number she now admits she “naively believed.” This led to her have a relationship with food that resulted in her suffering from anorexia.
The silent battle Japanese athletes fight with weight