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Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 6, 2022

'Jaws' may have outmaneuvered 'The Meg' in ancient shark showdown

The megalodon was one of the largest predators in Earth's history, appearing about 15 million years ago and going extinct about 3.6 million years ago.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 6, 2022

Mini nuclear reactors have an outsized waste problem

Small-modular reactors, known as SMRs, could produce as much as two to 30-times more waste than conventional atomic power plants in operation today, according to scientists.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 6, 2022

U.S. to let Eni and Repsol ship Venezuelan oil to Europe for debt

While any impact on global oil prices will be modest, Washington's greenlight to resume Venezuela's oil flows to Europe could provide a symbolic boost for the Venezuelan president.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 6, 2022

How an airport nail salon became the front line of U.S. COVID surveillance

Despite rules that require travelers to produce a negative COVID-19 test result in order to enter the U.S., the former nail salon chain's testing service routinely finds positive cases.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 6, 2022

Elon Musk’s office mandate and recession fears complicate new work era

For the past few years, many white-collar workers have grown accustomed to greater flexibility in where and when they work, but today's recession fears may change that.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 6, 2022

Russia strikes Kyiv for first time in weeks as battle rages in east

Ukraine said the strike hit a rail car repair works, while Moscow said it had destroyed tanks sent by Eastern European countries to Ukraine.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 6, 2022

New Australian PM reaches out to China over fighter jet encounter

Leader Anthony Albanese said the incident was a safety threat to the Australian aircraft and its crew and that he had reached out to Beijing 'through appropriate channels.”
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives
Jun 6, 2022

QLOVE: ‘Your authenticity is your power’

When Chloe Douglas and Reyna Marquez came to Japan they felt the LGBTQ scene was more segregated than what they were used to. Their answer? Uniting these scenes through QLOVE.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Jun 6, 2022

Swiss envoy ‘creating value together’ with Japan

With a career that spans three decades, Swiss Ambassador to Japan Andreas Baum hopes to work with Tokyo to tackle climate change through innovation.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 5, 2022

Russia strikes Kyiv for first time in weeks; Ukraine touts counterattack in east

Explosions rock Ukrainian capital while both Kyiv and Moscow claim gains around city of Sievierodonetsk.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 5, 2022

North Korea fires off 'unprecedented' volley of eight ballistic missiles

Japan's defense chief said it was possible that the launches were aimed at improving the North's continuous launch capabilities, which are necessary for conducting saturation attacks.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 5, 2022

Omicron is turning out to be a weak vaccine

Unvaccinated people who got COVID-19 last winter have little protection from reinfection, and even vaccinated people might be vulnerable after only a few months.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 5, 2022

War and peace after China’s great transformation

In recent years, China's “great transformation” into the world's largest economy has become enmeshed in a deepening confrontation with the U.S. and the wider West.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 5, 2022

Commodities will be the next market to succumb

The bulls may soon regret their enthusiasm as both demand and supply forces look as if they will soon start to depress prices.
Manahel al-Otaibi wears western clothes in the Saudi capital Riyadh in September 2019. Human rights groups have denounced an 11-year prison term recently handed down by a counterterrorism court to the Saudi fitness instructor and women's rights activist.
WORLD / Politics
May 2, 2024

Saudi Arabia cracks down on online speech, jailing critics for decades

Fitness influencer Manahel al-Otaibi was recently sentenced to 11 years in prison after criticizing male guardianship laws and women's dress requirements.
Advanced Micro Devices' processors and memory chips
BUSINESS / Tech
May 2, 2024

AI hardware stocks get pummeled even as big tech keeps spending

Hardware makers have seen their shares rally this year amid an arms race for artificial intelligence computing power that’s lifting sales and profits.
The weak yen impacts the airline industry multiple ways, as it boosts foreign currency revenue from international flights but negatively affects travelers from Japan.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 2, 2024

Japan firms reach pain threshold as yen keeps testing lows against the dollar

The currency's sustained decline makes planning difficult for all firms and can add costs across the whole supply chain.
A World Anti-Doping Agency logo is seen at the WADA Symposium in Lausanne, Switzerland, on March 12, 2024.
MORE SPORTS
May 2, 2024

USADA slams WADA for making 'half-truths' in China doping case

WADA has been under fire since last month, when the New York Times reported 23 Chinese swimmers tested positive for trimetazidine before the Tokyo Games.
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Syracuse, New York, on April 25.
JAPAN / Politics
May 2, 2024

Biden calls ally Japan ‘xenophobic’ along with rivals China and Russia

One of the reasons the U.S. economy is growing is because of immigrants, which countries like Japan shun, President Joe Biden said at a fundraising event.
Pianist Fuzjko Hemming shot to fame after a documentary program about her life was aired on NHK in 1999. Her debut album released the same year, "La Campanella," sold over 2 million copies.
CULTURE / Music
May 2, 2024

Renowned pianist Fuzjko Hemming dies at 92

Born in Berlin to a Swedish architect father and a Japanese pianist mother, Hemming began learning the piano from her mother at the age of 5.
Pollen from cedar tree forests in Nagano Prefecture. The government faces an uphill battle in reducing cedar trees amid a labor shortage in the forestry industry.
JAPAN / Science & Health
May 2, 2024

Japan's pollen countermeasures face challenges amid slow cedar logging

A persistent labor shortage and tepid demand for timber stand in the way of the government's aim of reducing the trees responsible for hay fever.
Laforet Harajuku, which celebrated its 45th anniversary last year, has been a witness to the district's evolution over the years.
BUSINESS
May 2, 2024

Harajuku strives to reclaim its former glory — and surpass it

Stakeholders are pulling out all the stops to restore the creative energy of the Tokyo district known for setting fashion trends in its heyday.
A guide stands next to a CV9040 infantry fighting vehicle and other military hardware at an exhibition displaying equipment captured by the Russian army from Ukrainian forces in the course of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, at the Victory Park open-air museum on Poklonnaya Gora in Moscow on Wednesday
WORLD / Politics
May 2, 2024

Russians who fled war return, in boost for Putin’s war economy

Many Russians are returning to their homeland after finding countries abroad have become less accommodating for them — a gain for the domestic economy.
People try out the new iPhone 15 Pro in Shanghai in September 2023.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 2, 2024

Apple tapping AI to boost iPhone demand ahead of expected sales decline

Wall Street expects a slight decline in iPhone sales, and analysts estimate quarterly revenue to fall by the most since the winter of 2022.
Ryan Garcia, seen fighting Romero Duno in Nov. 2019, has denied taking a performance-enhancing substance before his victory over Devin Haney in New York in March.
MORE SPORTS / Boxing
May 2, 2024

Ryan Garcia denies taking banned substance before Haney fight

ESPN reported on Wednesday that Garcia had tested positive for ostarine on the day before and day of the fight.
Solomon Islands’ newly elected Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele speaks during a press conference outside the Parliament House in Honiara on Thursday. Manele was elected defeated an opposition leader intent on curbing Beijing's reach in the Pacific nation.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 2, 2024

China-friendly Manele elected as Solomon Islands PM

Manele chosen over an opposition leader intent on curbing Beijing's reach in the Pacific nation.
Brittney Griner (center) watches from the bench as the Mercury face the Sky on May 21, 2023. Griner was detained in Russia for nine months after being arrested on drug charges in 2022.
BASKETBALL
May 2, 2024

WNBA star Brittney Griner contemplated suicide while detained in Russia

Griner was jailed in Russia after her arrest on drug charges in 2022.
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell holds a news conference following a two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee on interest rate policy in Washington on Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Markets
May 2, 2024

U.S. market swings reveal inflation uncertainty ahead of key data

Some may be less likely to take the Fed chair at his word this time around after a dovish pivot in December was followed by months of upside surprises.
Although current FX interventions are not yet a significant concern for the U.S. Treasury market, large-scale interventions by major holders like Japan or China could pose risks in the future.
COMMENTARY
May 2, 2024

U.S. bonds brace for impact of Japan’s currency moves

Japan holds substantial dollar reserves, but if depleted, it might resort to selling U.S. bonds, though other measures would likely be considered first.
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.
Thousands without power in Tokyo as heavy rain batters Kanto region
Heavy rain hit Tokyo and surrounding areas Thursday afternoon, causing thousands to lose power, prompting flood warnings, grounding flights and causing transportation issues.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Japan's cutting-edge railgun successfully strikes target vessel
The Defense Ministry’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) conducted a ship-board railgun shooting test from June to early July this year with the support of the Maritime Self-Defense Force.
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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