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Japan Times
TENNIS
Aug 29, 2022

'Anxious' Naomi Osaka hoping to get back on track at U.S. Open

Osaka hopes a return to the New York hard courts, where she triumphed in 2018 and 2020 will help her to find her way.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Aug 29, 2022

Aichi cafe offers flexible work to recluses, from just 15 minutes at a time

The cafe also hosts junior high school students unable to attend school, as part of a work experience project.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 29, 2022

Low food self-sufficiency could cripple Japan in Taiwan crisis

Any major blockade or disruption to sea lanes around China and the Taiwan Strait could have bigger implications than just price inflation.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 29, 2022

Robots are key to winning the productivity war

While machines do replace specific jobs, their adoption boosts salaries and raises living standards.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 29, 2022

India's state-funded helmet promises 'fresh air' in battle against winter smog

Tests on New Delhi's streets by an independent laboratory confirmed it can keep more than 80% of pollutants out of users' nostrils.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Aug 29, 2022

Autumn nights are all right for romance

While some may interpret the 'fresh start' of spring as a more romantic part of the year, a case should be made for the grace of autumn as being a true opportunity for a relationship.
Japan Times
ESG CONSORTIUM
Aug 29, 2022

Suntory preserves ‘lifeline’ of groundwater and forests

Giving back to society is what Suntory Holdings, a global leader in the beverage industry, has been committed to in many ways since its founding in 1899. One of them is its environmental efforts. Long before sustainability became a general concern of the overall international community, Suntory engaged...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 29, 2022

Chinese province bordering Beijing expands COVID-19 lockdown

Shijiazhuang, the provincial capital of China's Hebei province that borders Beijing, said mass testing will be done on residents in in four major downtown districts.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 28, 2022

Number of syphilis infections spike in Japan

The number of syphilis cases this year is already close to the 7,983 for the whole of last year, the highest annual total since data under the current format was first collected in 1999.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 28, 2022

Libya's Tripoli quiet after worst fighting in two years

Fighting has raised fears of a wider conflict in Libya over the political standoff between forces loyal to a parliament-backed administration and those of the Tripoli-based government.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 28, 2022

COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo cases fall by about 8,900 week-on-week

Tokyo confirmed 15,834 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, as the seven-day average in the capital came to 19,544.4, compared with 25,892.6 a week earlier.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 28, 2022

With disaster looming, inspectors set to visit Ukraine nuclear plant

In a country still haunted by the memory of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster, officials urged the public not to panic.
JAPAN
Aug 27, 2022

COVID-19 tracker: New cases in Tokyo fall by more than 8,100

The seven-day average of new cases in the capital came to 20,822.4 compared with 25,601.1 a week earlier.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 26, 2022

U.S.-South Korea war games have a global audience

Given tensions with China over Taiwan and the war in Ukraine, the military exercises with South Korea, one of the largest drills the U.S. stages, will have ripple effects on all its allies and opponents.u2002
JAPAN
Aug 26, 2022

After Upper House poll, CDP tries to forge ahead with familiar faces

With returning faces at the top again, the CDP faces questions over how it plans to convince voters it can offer a fresh alternative to the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Aug 26, 2022

With protests planned over energy poverty, Europe faces winter of discontent

A worsening cost-of-living crisis across Europe has already seen workers in France, Spain and Belgium go out on strike, pushing for higher wages to help them cope with rocketing inflation.
Japan Times
Special Supplements / TICAD 8 Special
Aug 26, 2022

Tunisia: Africa’s business hub and bridge to Japan

Japan Times
Special Supplements / TICAD 8 Special
Aug 26, 2022

Fostering Japan-Africa business growth

Japan Times
Special Supplements / TICAD 8 Special
Aug 26, 2022

Chance for Japan and Africa to build a sustainable world

Japan Times
Special Supplements / TICAD 8 Special
Aug 26, 2022

Ownership and partnership growing rapidly in ‘last frontier’

The Japan Times recently interviewed the Ambassador for the Tokyo International Conference on African Development Jun Shinmi, prior to TICAD 8, which is to be held in Tunisia on Aug. 27 and 28.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 26, 2022

California says new cars must be zero emission by 2035

California ruled Thursday that all new cars sold in America's most populous state must be zero emission from 2035, in what was billed as a nation-leading step to slash the pollutants that cause global warming.
GLOBAL INSIGHT / Angola report 2022
Aug 26, 2022

Liberalized telecommunications sector in good shape

Angola’s telecoms sector continues to develop at a decent pace thanks to a forward-thinking government and many incentives and measures that have encouraged cross-border investment agreements and enticed leading providers, whose investments have boosted coverage and competition and lowered prices for...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 25, 2022

COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo confirms 23,129 new infections as nationwide cases rise

Cases in the capital were down by about 4,300 from a week before on Thursday, while the national figure for Wednesday showed an increase of about 12,000 on the week.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Aug 24, 2022

Degeiko training endures despite rise in COVID-19 infections

The Japan Sumo Association's decision to allow joint training between stables is both a benefit for wrestlers and a positive sign of a return to pre-pandemic norms.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 23, 2022

Anthony Fauci, face of U.S. COVID-19 fight, to step down in December

Fauci has helmed the United States' response to infectious disease outbreaks since the 1980s, from HIV/AIDS to COVID-19.
JAPAN / Media
Aug 22, 2022

Pioneering female photojournalist Tsuneko Sasamoto dies age 107

The pioneering photographer, considered to be Japan's first female photojournalist, died just over two weeks before her 108th birthday.
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.
Ed Sheeran teams up with Tokyo’s Oedo Line
The “Oh! Ed! Collaboration Campaign,” launched on Tokyo's Keio Line to celebrate the Friday release of Ed Sheeran’s latest album, “Play,” includes a eight-car train dedicated to the pop star's music and trivia related to his career
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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Foreign wrestlers have a long history in sumo

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