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Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Feb 14, 2022

Ivan Reitman, director of ‘Ghostbusters,’ is dead at 75

Ivan Reitman, a producer and director of a string of movies including 'Ghostbusters” and 'National Lampoon's Animal House” that imprinted their antics on the funny bones of a generation of filmgoers, died Saturday at his home in Montecito, California.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Feb 14, 2022

Failed coup puts spotlight back on Guinea-Bissau's role in cocaine trade

The country's location and lax law enforcement make it attractive to cartels, who have looked to avoid scrutiny typically reserved for cargoes originating in South America.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 14, 2022

Toshiba to hold extraordinary meeting in March on new separation plan

The meeting, intended to gain feedback from investors, presents the possibility of a showdown with activist stock holders that may oppose the conglomerate's restructuring proposal.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 14, 2022

Rare bird and forest protectors clash with India's clean energy vision

While government authorities argue that shifting India away from fossil fuels is a top priority, environmentalists and communities say nature is taking collateral damage.
JAPAN
Feb 14, 2022

Osaka holds off on emergency request amid signs cases are peaking

The central government is expected to extend the prefecture's quasi-emergency, but a state of emergency request will only be issued if cases go up in the future.
JAPAN
Feb 14, 2022

Workplace booster vaccinations kick off in Japan

ANA and Japan Airlines began administering third doses to staffers in earnest Monday, with more major firms set to join them later this week.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 14, 2022

How China's cybersecurity laws could backfire

China wants to have control over the information cars have about drivers, roads and the faces and voices they pass, according to a draft law on data-security management issued in May.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 14, 2022

Fixing Afghanistan, an American imperative

To prevent Afghanistan from becoming a failed state, the U.S. must end its economic isolation of the country and jumpstart international efforts to resuscitate its collapsing economy.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Feb 14, 2022

Mother and son return to Solomon Islands after two years stuck in Japan

Despite red tape and her daughter's death to cancer, the 72-year-old mother made new friends and still believes 'life is beautiful.'
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 14, 2022

Kamila Valieva cleared to compete but doping shadow remains

There will be no medal ceremony for the women's singles figure skating if Valieva finishes in the top three, the IOC said after the decision.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Feb 14, 2022

Okinawa’s floating pumice mass likely to disappear by June, experts say

Experts say that the drifting of pumice stones from the Fukutoku-Okanoba underwater volcano in the Ogasawara Islands has already passed its peak.
BUSINESS
Feb 14, 2022

New bill looks to beef up Japan's economic security, but firms are wary

The planned legislation would cover a range of sectors, with penalties for those that don't comply, but businesses worry that it could harm international competitiveness.
U.S. Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris and her newly chosen vice presidential running mate Minnesota Governor Tim Walz wave to supporters during a campaign rally in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 7, 2024

Kamala Harris bypasses bigger names for Tim Walz's broad appeal

Walz’s task is clear: Bring back Democratic blocs who drifted from Biden, while sharpening the party’s message on the economy.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the newly minted Democratic vice presidential candidate, speaks during a campaign rally with U.S. Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris, in Philadelphia on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 7, 2024

Harris and Walz campaign together for first time as White House ticket

The event kicked off a multiday tour of U.S. battleground states aimed at introducing Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to the national stage.
Anthony Davis celebrates after a basket as the American men's basketball team rolled to a quarterfinal win over Brazil at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday.
OLYMPICS / Basketball
Aug 7, 2024

U.S. crushes Brazil to set up Olympic basketball semifinal with Serbia

Devin Booker scored 18 points for the Americans and Anthony Edwards added 17 as six U.S. players scored in double figures.
Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar looks on as Hamas supporters take part in an anti-Israel rally in Gaza City on Oct. 1, 2022.
WORLD
Aug 7, 2024

Hamas names Oct. 7 mastermind Sinwar as their new leader

For Israel, Yahya Sinwar's appointment confirms Hamas as a foe dedicated to its destruction.
Muhammad Yunus, a Nobel Peace Prize-winning economist, leaves his house to attend a court hearing in Dhaka on May 2.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 7, 2024

Nobel winner Yunus to lead Bangladesh after shunning politics

Though he’s mostly stayed away from politics, Muhammad Yunus is one of Bangladesh’s most famous faces.
Algeria's Imane Khelif celebrates after she won her semifinal bout in the women's 66-kg event at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday.
OLYMPICS / Boxing
Aug 7, 2024

Boxer Khelif puts gender dispute aside to reach final as fans flock to support her

Khelif delivered a flawless performance against Thailand's Janjaem Suwannapheng in front of the massed Algerian fans in Paris.
China's Quan Hongchan competes in the women's 10-meter platform diving final on Tuesday at the Paris Olympics.
OLYMPICS / Diving
Aug 7, 2024

Perfectionist Quan wins third Olympic diving gold at age 17

Quan's first dive was given perfect scores of 10 across the board on the way to sealing a China one-two in the women's 10-meter platform.
Tim Walz, governor of Minnesota, speaks during an event at Earth Rider Brewery in Superior, Wisconsin, on Jan. 25.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 7, 2024

How Tim Walz pushed Minnesota toward aggressive climate policies

Tim Walz, the Minnesota governor tapped to become the Democratic vice presidential nominee, has accelerated his state’s embrace of clean energy and electric vehicles.
American Gabby Thomas celebrates after winning the women's 200-meter final at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday.
OLYMPICS
Aug 7, 2024

I wanted to quit several times, says newly crowed 200-meter champion Thomas

The 27-year-old American secured her first global title after beating 100-meter champion Julien Alfred.
Shujun Wang leaves the federal courthouse in Brooklyn on June 26 during his trial on charges that he acted as an agent of a foreign government. Wang, who billed himself as a scholar and a democracy activist, was convicted in Brooklyn federal court on Tuesday of acting as a spy for the Chinese Communist Party.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 7, 2024

Chinese academic convicted of acting as foreign agent in U.S.

The U.S. Department of Justice is cracking down on what it calls "transnational repression" by U.S. adversaries such as China and Iran.
Google may try to avoid antitrust actions by terminating an agreement which makes its search engine a default on Apple devices.
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 7, 2024

Google antitrust ruling may pose $20 billion risk for Apple

A potential remedy for Google to avoid antitrust actions could involve terminating the agreement, which makes its search engine a default on Apple devices.
Kei Nishikori hits a forehand during his first-round win at the Montreal Masters on Tuesday.
TENNIS
Aug 7, 2024

Nishikori advances in Montreal for first Masters match win in three years

The 2014 U.S. Open runner-up, who has been plagued by injuries in recent seasons, turned the tide at the Montreal Masters after a slow start.
The rate of the yen against the dollar displayed in the trading room at a foreign exchange brokerage in Tokyo on April 25.
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 7, 2024

Japan's April yen-buying intervention sets new daily record

Quarterly data from the Finance Ministry showed that Japan spent a record ¥5.92 trillion on a single-day yen-buying intervention on April 29.
Brazil forward Adriana scores her team's third goal during the women's Olympic semifinals in Marseille on Tuesday.
OLYMPICS
Aug 7, 2024

Brazil shocks world champion Spain 4-2 to reach Olympic final

Playing its sixth Olympic semi, Brazil capitalized on a number of Spanish defensive mistakes to reach Saturday's final in Paris against the U.S.
Bottles of Coca-Cola inside a fridge in the Olympic Village.
OLYMPICS
Aug 7, 2024

Health experts urge Olympics to cut ties with Coca-Cola

Events at the Paris Games have been lined with advertising for the ubiquitous fizzy drinks of Coca-Cola, which has been sponsoring the Olympics since 1928.
Haneda Airport security staff arrested over theft
Tokyo police have arrested a 21-year-old security inspector at Haneda Airport after he allegedly stole cash from a passenger during a baggage inspection.
Japan's elderly population down at around 36.2 million
The estimated number of people age 65 or older in Japan stands at 36.19 million as of Monday, accounting for record 29.4% of the country's total population, according to the internal affairs ministry.
SDF spots China’s biggest aircraft carrier for first time
The Fujian aircraft carrier is seen in Shanghai in May 2024 as it leaves for its first sea trial.
White House threatens broad crackdown on liberal groups
FBI Director Kash Patel (right) listens to senior White House adviser Stephen Miller speak in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Monday.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Pole vault rivals in awe after Duplantis has another historic night in Tokyo
Sweden's Armand Duplantis competes in the men's pole fault final during the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Monday.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
Tara Davis-Woodhall leaps to gold and finds redemption at world championships
Tara Davis-Woodhall celebrates after winning the women's long jump final at the World Athletics Championships at Tokyo's National Stadium on Sunday night.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.

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