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BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 4, 2022

KDDI network ‘almost restored’ as Japan assesses outage's full impact

The problem has impacted not only users but also organizations in areas ranging from banking and logistics to emergency services.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 4, 2022

IOC President Thomas Bach says Ukrainian 'flag will fly high' at upcoming Olympics

Speaking during a visit to Kyiv to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Bach pledged to increase the amount of IOC funding for athletes from the war-torn nation.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 4, 2022

Bereaved families to sue local governments over Atami mudslide

The families plan to file the suit with the Numazu branch of Shizuoka District Court in late August at the earliest.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 4, 2022

COVID-19 misinformation bolsters anti-vaccine movement

Politicization of COVID-19 shots has bolstered the anti-vaccine movement, contributing to the decline in routine immunizations for measles, polio and other dangerous diseases.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 4, 2022

Traders face showdown with Kuroda as BOJ policy rips every asset

Selling the yen remains one of the hottest macro trades after BOJ Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda rammed home the message at the last policy meeting in June that it's too early to cut back on stimulus.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 3, 2022

Patient and confident, Putin shifts out of wartime crisis mode

Cloistered and angry at the start of the Ukraine war, he now appears publicly, projecting the aura of a calm, paternalistic leader shielding his people from the dangers of the world.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jul 3, 2022

Stefanos Tsitsipas says Nick Kyrgios has 'evil side' after clash

The bad-tempered match overshadowed the rest of the action on Day 6, which also included a routine victory for Rafael Nadal.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 2, 2022

Labeled a ‘challenge’ by NATO, China signals its own hard-line worldview

The alliance's forceful declaration in its mission statement reinforced Beijing's belief that hostile powers are bent on hobbling the country's ascent.
Takuya Yokota, the representative of the Association of Families of Victims Kidnapped by North Korea, gives a news conference at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan in Tokyo on Friday.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 5, 2024

Relatives of Japanese abducted by North Korea hope Kishida raises issue in U.S.

Takuya Yokota, who represents a group of family members of abductees, said the matter is a human rights and humanitarian issue.
Tesla Model 3 vehicles are seen for sale at a Tesla facility in Fremont, California, last May.
BUSINESS
Apr 6, 2024

Tesla scraps low-cost car plans amid fierce Chinese EV competition

The automaker will continue developing self-driving robotaxis on the same small-vehicle platform, the sources said.
Migrant workers from Tajikistan in an apartment shared by 18 people in Moscow in May 2020. The main suspects in the deadly assault are from Tajikistan. Now many other Tajiks, who fill jobs in Russia’s wartime economy, are being deported and harassed.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 6, 2024

In Moscow attack, a handful of suspects but 1 million Tajiks under suspicion

Many Tajiks who fill jobs in Russia’s wartime economy are being deported and harassed.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen meets Chinese Premier Li Qiang at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Sunday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 7, 2024

Yellen and Li express hope for U.S.-China cooperation

The U.S.-China relationship can only move forward with direct and open communication, Treasury chief Janet Yellen told Premier Li Qiang.
Japanese driver Yuki Tsunoda competes in the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday as the race's spring debut saw cherry blossoms greet the 20 drivers on the Formula One grid.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Apr 7, 2024

Tsunoda becomes first Japanese F1 driver to score a point at home since 2012

Tsunoda’s deep knowledge of the track paid off and Max Verstappen's Honda-powered Red Bull took the win.
South Korea is seeking to step up its own reconnaissance capabilities with a series of launches aimed at putting five spy satellites in orbit by 2025.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 8, 2024

South Korea launches second homegrown spy satellite

The synthetic aperture radar satellite uses radar waves to produce ultrahigh resolution images of objects on the ground, regardless of cloud cover.
A boat carrying Philippine Coast Guard personnel moves past a China Coast Guard ship during a resupply mission in the disputed South China Sea on Nov. 10, 2023.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 8, 2024

China’s huge sea buildup dwarfs Philippine push on tiny island

China's military presence in the South China Sea outshines Manila's plans to invest in a small, underdeveloped island there.
Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft in Victorville, California, in 2019
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 8, 2024

Loss of engine cover on Southwest Boeing 737-800 prompts FAA investigation

No one was injured and Southwest Flight 3695 returned safely to Denver International Airport.
Gen. Charles Flynn at U.S. Army Garrison Humphreys, south of Seoul, on Saturday
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 8, 2024

North Korea’s ballistic missiles are getting valuable battlefield testing in Ukraine

Pyongyang is gaining valuable information in technical matters, procedures and the munitions themselves, a top U.S. general has said.
Palestinians inspect destroyed residential buildings and a mosque in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip on Sunday.
WORLD
Apr 8, 2024

Netanyahu pulls some troops from Gaza and says victory near

A significant Israel Defense Forces contingent will continue to operate in the enclave even after the troop drawdown in Khan Younis.
Seth Fischer, founder and chief investment officer of Oasis Management, says the fund has been investing in Kao for over four years and engaging with it for nine months.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 8, 2024

Activist Oasis reveals 3% Kao stake in battle for change at Japan cosmetics firm

Kao is the world's second-largest cosmetics and sixth-largest personal care product firm by revenue.
Author Hirotada Ototake declares his candidacy for the April 28 House of Representatives by-election in the Tokyo No. 15 constituency during a news conference in Tokyo Monday.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 8, 2024

Japanese author Ototake to run in Lower House by-election

Ototake, who was born without arms or legs, says he wants to "help people in need through the power of politics."
Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani needs to find a way to keep his eye on the ball as he plays his first 162-game season without his former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara.
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 9, 2024

Can Shohei Ohtani achieve Michael Jordan-level mental resilience?

One expert says ensuring that he can pivot smoothly into a new support system is crucial for the player.
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki says authorities are watching exchange-rate moves closely and won't rule out any options.
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 9, 2024

Japan warns against excessive volatility as yen slides near fresh lows

The yen briefly hit ¥151.840 to the dollar, within striking distance of the 34-year low of ¥151.975 marked last month.
Miyagi Gov. Yoshihiro Murai speaks at a a news conference in Sendai on Monday.
JAPAN
Apr 9, 2024

Miyagi governor suggests scrapping national sports event

The annual event is hosted in rotation by the 47 prefectures.
Cleveland Guardians starting pitcher Shane Bieber will spend this season off the pitch, after his team disclosed that he needed to undergo Tommy John surgery.
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 9, 2024

MLB insiders 'pretty worried’ by rise in young pitchers' arm injuries

There is reason to believe it is getting even more challenging to keep pitchers healthy.
Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) concluded that China interfered in the last two elections, an official probe heard on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 9, 2024

Canada spies found China interfered in last two elections, probe hears

Intelligence analysts and the Conservatives say Trudeau's government has not done enough to combat Chinese interference.

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