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Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 11, 2022

U.K.'s chief envoy Liz Truss latest to announce bid in race to replace Boris Johnson

Eleven candidates have now entered the leadership contest, which is already becoming a battle over cash for households, with limited interest in fiscal restraint.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 11, 2022

Musk’s about-face on Twitter shifts takeover saga to Delaware

The billionaire co-founder of Tesla will need to make his case before a judge in Delaware that Twitter failed to uphold its side of a merger deal reached in April.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 11, 2022

Japan's machinery orders fall for first time in three months

Core orders, a highly volatile data series regarded as an indicator of capital spending in the coming six to nine months, lost 5.6% in May from the previous month.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 11, 2022

Brazilian party official shot dead as pre-election violence escalates

Marcelo Arruda, a municipal guard and PT official, was celebrating his birthday party when Jorge Jose da Rocha Guaranho entered the event and killed him.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 11, 2022

Dozens feared trapped after Russian strike on Ukraine apartment building

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, said the attack in the town of Chasiv Yar in the Donetsk region was 'another terrorist attack.'
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jul 11, 2022

Novak Djokovic keeps cool to beat Nick Kyrgios in Wimbledon final

Djokovic rallied from a set down and exhibited ice-cool nerves in sweltering conditions to win his fourth straight Wimbledon title.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 11, 2022

Cutting China’s pork prices means reining in millions of farmers

A surge in the cost of China's staple meat has officials worried about inflation, which grew faster than expected in June.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 11, 2022

How Boris Johnson helped Ukraine with its weapons shopping

Britain's leadership will be at a point of transition as Russia is steadily gaining ground in what Moscow calls a 'special operation.'
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 11, 2022

Myanmar's junta rolls out more Chinese surveillance cameras

Since the February 2021 coup, local authorities have started new camera surveillance projects for at least five cities.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 11, 2022

U.S. Treasury chief cancels Yokohama port visit after Abe shooting

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen's first trip to Asia since taking office includes stops in Tokyo and Seoul.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 11, 2022

Isolating the Taliban: How young landmine victims may be collateral damage

Losing its funding, the agency that oversees mine clearance in Afghanistan laid off most of its staff because it couldn't pay salaries.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 11, 2022

Shinzo Abe forged a new Asia

Shinzo Abe transformed “Indo-Pacific” from a catchphrase into an aspiration, defining a security and economic architecture to preserve free thought and free trade in the region and beyond.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Jul 11, 2022

More Russian men look to avoid military service, some lawyers and rights groups say

Some are leaving the country while others are seeking advice on obtaining exemptions, or simply ignoring their summons in the hopes that authorities don't pursue them.
Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama drives to the basket during the first half of the team's win over the New York Knicks on Friday in San Antonio.
BASKETBALL / NBA
Mar 31, 2024

Rookie sensation Wembanyama on upward path as NBA season winds down

Wembanyama became the first rookie in three decades to score 40 points and grab 20 rebounds on Friday.
People place their bets at the Fanduel sportsbook in East Rutherford, New Jersey, during the Super Bowl in February 2019.
MORE SPORTS
Mar 31, 2024

U.S. sports leagues bet on gambling. Now they’re facing its risks.

Leagues have signed lucrative marketing deals with betting apps like FanDuel and DraftKings and recent incidents have highlighted issues.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida may recommend some members of the LDP to leave the party because of a political funds scandal.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 31, 2024

Kishida seen urging scandal-mired LDP members to leave party

The recommendation is the second harshest of the eight penalties under the party's disciplinary rules.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attend a meeting at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia's far eastern Amur region last September.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Mar 31, 2024

What does Russia's veto on North Korea sanctions monitoring mean?

Ending the U.N.'s monitoring will provide North Korea's Kim Jong Un with a major win, experts say.
Cherry blossoms bloom at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on Friday.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Mar 31, 2024

Tokyo marks final day of March with record high temperature for month

Cherry blossoms in the capital finally burst into bloom on Friday, marking the latest blooming in over a decade.
Baltimore workers and relatives attend a news conference to honor families and victims of last week's collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge after it was struck by the container ship Dali, in Baltimore, Maryland, on Friday. The death of six Latino workers who were fixing potholes when a Baltimore bridge collapsed highlights the crucial role immigrants play in keeping America running, say advocates.
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Mar 31, 2024

Baltimore bridge highlights role of migrants in U.S. workforce

The tragedy comes as many Latinos feel under assault as the U.S. prepares for a bitter presidential election in November.
Department store operator Takashimaya is among the big firms planning to increase hires in spring 2025, a survey shows.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 31, 2024

Over 30% of big firms to hire more new grads in '25, survey finds

In addition to new graduate hires, some companies are looking to hire midcareer workers to secure talent amid fierce competition.
Officials from the health ministry arrive at Kobayashi Pharmaceutical's plant in Kinokawa, Wakayama Prefecture, on Sunday for inspection.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Mar 31, 2024

Kobayashi Pharma plants inspected over health problems

The company said five people have died after taking the supplement so far, with the total number of hospitalized users reaching 114.
Residents take refuge at an evacuation center in Suzu, Ishikawa Prefecture.
JAPAN
Mar 31, 2024

Noto quake indirect death status sought for over 40 victims

In previous natural disasters, many victims recognized as disaster-linked deaths died within three months of such events.
Israeli police officers hold fire extinguishers during a protest against  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government in Tel Aviv on Saturday.
WORLD
Mar 31, 2024

Deadly chaos at Gaza aid distribution as WHO renews hospital warning

U.N. agencies have warned repeatedly that northern Gaza is on the verge of a man-made famine.
Cranes begin the clean-up of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge and the container ship Dali in Baltimore, Maryland, on Saturday.
WORLD
Mar 31, 2024

Salvage crews work to lift first piece of collapsed Baltimore bridge

Five days after the tragedy, the jobs of some 15,000 people whose work revolves around daily port operation are on hold.
Blue pipelines to transport seawater, part of the facility for releasing treated radioactive water to sea from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, are seen during a treated water dilution and discharge facility tour for media, in Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, last August.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 31, 2024

Experts from Japan and China discuss Fukushima water release

The two Asian powerhouses have spared over the issue since Japan began releasing the water into the Pacific Ocean last August.
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s order appears to expand the role of the military among the agencies supporting the government's maritime council.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 31, 2024

Philippines' Marcos boosts maritime security as China tension rises

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s order appears to expand the role of the military among the agencies supporting the government's maritime council.
Employees work at a factory that produces LED displays in Huaian, in eastern China's Jiangsu province, on Thursday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 31, 2024

China factory activity expands for first time in six months

The official manufacturing purchasing managers index rose to 50.8 from 49.1 in February, the National Bureau of Statistics said in a statement Sunday.
Nissan's Oliver Rowland races in the first Tokyo E-Prix on Saturday. The Japanese team delighted the home fans with Rowland's second-place finish as Formula E made its debut in the motorsport-loving country.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Mar 31, 2024

First Tokyo E-Prix wins over Japan's passionate motorsports fans

Spectators hailed the long-awaited arrival of the racing series, which offered a different kind of spectacle compared to F1 and domestic series.

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An illustration features the Japanese signs for "ganbare" (good luck) and the Deaflympics, which will be held between Nov. 15 and 26.
A century of Deaf sport finds its moment in Tokyo