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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 14, 2022

Wall Street push by Japan banks under scrutiny as rates rise

Faced with ultralow interest rates and tepid loan demand at home, banks in Japan have been ramping up corporate lending and bond underwriting overseas.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Sep 14, 2022

Despite U.S. inflation, Democratic voters remain energized for midterms, poll shows

The data points to a potentially close contest in November's elections.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 13, 2022

Emperor to visit Tochigi for National Sports Festival ceremony

It is the first trip to outside of Tokyo by the Imperial couple since the outbreak of COVID-19, having last gone on such a trip two years and eight months ago.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 13, 2022

COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 8,855 new cases

The seven-day average of new cases in the capital came to 9,385.0, compared with 11,610.0 a week earlier.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 13, 2022

A big payoff from U.S.-China climate coordination

Although the United States and China have both begun to make significant strides toward carbon-free electricity generation, they could move even faster if they worked together.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Sep 13, 2022

Netflix's megahit ‘Squid Game’ makes history at Emmy Awards

Lee Jung-jae, the star of the dystopian South Korean series, took home the top acting prize and became the first person from a foreign-language show to win best actor in a drama.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Sep 12, 2022

'A broken man': Russian sisters see father scarred by Ukraine fight

Twins' story points to a broader issue, one uncomfortable for the Kremlin — that fighting in Ukraine is taking a harsh toll at home and tearing apart some families.
JAPAN
Sep 12, 2022

Many 'Abenomask' applicants rejected without notice

Some 370,000 applications for 290 million masks were made during a one-month period, against about 71 million masks left in inventory.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 12, 2022

Japan liquor businesses turn to nonalcoholic drinks to attract Gen Z

The global market value for low- and nonalcoholic drinks rose to just under $10 billion in 2021 from $7.8 billion in 2018.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 11, 2022

Queen's coffin arrives in Edinburgh as mourners line streets

Crowds lined the roads to pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth's as her coffin made its way from Balmoral Castle to Edinburgh ahead of her funeral on Sept. 19.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 11, 2022

COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 7,750 new cases

Tokyo confirmed 7,750 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, down by about 1,800 from a week before.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 11, 2022

Food and medical shortages in locked-down region spur China apology

Reports of shortages and tough conditions in part of China's northern Xinjiang region bordering Kazakhstan have been swirling on Chinese social media for days.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 10, 2022

Why go back to the moon?

The United States is nearing the first launch of Artemis, NASA's program to return to the moon. But why repeat what has already been done?
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 10, 2022

Japan’s record percentage of working mothers masks low-paying jobs

Some 76% of mothers with children under age 18 were in the workforce in 2021, but the data also indicated many of those jobs were in relatively unstable positions.
Japan Times
Special Supplements
Sep 10, 2022

‘Teen Regime’ finds hope in Japan’s demographic dystopia

There is a kind of power in inexperience. When one doesn’t know how things are “supposed” to be done, it opens the mind to a world of possibilities and innovations experts might miss. That’s one of the themes of “Teen Regime,” a five-episode, live-action NHK series with an anime soul about...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 9, 2022

COVID-19 tracker: Japan confirms 99,491 new cases as figure continues to fall

The seven-day average of new cases in Tokyo fell 27.1% to 10,346.6.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Sep 9, 2022

Ichinojo seeking repeat as focus shifts back to sumo for Autumn Basho

It's looking increasingly likely that all members of the top division will be ready to go when the final Tokyo meet of the year gets underway at Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sunday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 9, 2022

Queen Elizabeth mourned globally as a stabilizing force in tumultuous age

Her death prompted an outpouring of condolences from global leaders, many noting that her long reign provided constancy to a world beset by wars, a pandemic and other crises.
JAPAN
Sep 8, 2022

As Japan's neighbors ramp up offensive capabilities in cyberspace, SDF aims to bolster defense

In its budget proposal for the coming fiscal year, the Defense Ministry is requesting more than u00a575 billion — a twofold rise — to bolster the SDF's cyberdefense.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 8, 2022

COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 10,640 new cases and 30 deaths

The seven-day average of new cases in the capital came to 10,799.9, compared to 15,051.6 a week earlier.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 8, 2022

Apple unveils new iPhone and smartwatch with a focus on fitness

Apple unveiled the products at the Steve Jobs Theater on its campus in Cupertino, California, the first time it had held a product event there since 2019.
JAPAN
Sep 7, 2022

Japan opens borders to foreign travelers on ‘self-guided tours’

The country also raised the daily arrival cap to 50,000 and dropped a requirement that visitors test negative for COVID-19 within 72 hours of departing for Japan.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Sep 7, 2022

WTA Finals moved to Texas, 'due' to return to China in 2023

The WTA said this year's championships would take place in Fort Worth from Oct. 31 to Nov. 7 at Dickies Arena.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 7, 2022

Suspect in deadly mass stabbings eludes Canadian manhunt for third day

Two brothers are suspected of killing 10 people in a stabbing rampage in the James Smith Cree reserve and nearby village of Weldon, roiling an indigenous community of 3,400 people.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 6, 2022

Japan to shorten COVID-19 isolation period to seven days

For asymptomatic people with the virus, the self-quarantine period will be shortened from seven days to five, so long as they get a negative result from an antigen test.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 6, 2022

COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 9,486 new cases as downtrend continues

The number of new infections in the capital fell by about 4,700 from a week before, with the seven-day average also down by over 6,000 compared to a week earlier.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 6, 2022

On medical exchange program in Tokyo, Ukrainians both receive and give lessons

The Juntendo University training has allowed Ukrainian doctors and students to receive essential training, and they have been able to share lessons on conflict too.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 6, 2022

'Start my life from zero': Pakistan's poor face heavy cost of floods

Across Pakistan, millions of families have lost their homes and belongings, crops, animals and relatives, with many struggling just to find dry patches of land.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 5, 2022

Nigerian middle class heads for exit as problems mount in the country

Anecdotal evidence suggests that among the middle classes, emigration has spiked, fueled by a slumping currency, worsening insecurity, spiraling inflation and corruption.
Workers say corporate South Korea was warned about questionable U.S. visas before Hyundai raid
Activists holding signs that reads "No one is illegal!" protest against a huge immigration raid last week in the U.S. state of Georgia, in front of the U.S. Embassy in Seoul on Tuesday.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Goldman sells Tokyo office area to JR East for over ¥50 billion
GranTokyo South Tower (center). East Japan Railway has bought the 14th to 18th floors of the office building at a price of more than ¥50 billion from Goldman Sachs Group.
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.
Shizuoka farmers fight to preserve sustainable tea method that’s steeped in tradition
As of August 2024, the number of confirmed chagusaba farmers had fallen to 302, just over half the 582 reported in 2015, according to the Shizuoka Chagusaba Farming Method Promotion Council.
Search is on for loopholes in Japan’s $550 billion investment pledge
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick argues that U.S. President Donald Trump has sole authority to invest Japan's promised $550 billion.
In rural Hokkaido, the stops and starts of tourism revival on full display
Redevelopment plans for Kawayu Onsen have hit some snags — an example of how bringing tourists back to declining rural communities is far from easy work.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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
By Mai Yoshikawa

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