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SOCCER
Jan 29, 2023

Brazil opens door to breaking foreign coach taboo

Despite knowing for some time before the 2022 FIFA World Cup that head coach Tite was leaving, Brazilian Football Confederation President Ednaldo Rodrigues still has not found a replacement.
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BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Jan 29, 2023

Toyota CEO taps younger successor amid industry paradigm shift

Akio Toyoda, 66, picked an executive more than 10 years younger to succeed him as the auto industry faces a once-in-a-century paradigm shift driven by decarbonization and digitization.
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Figure Skating
Jan 29, 2023

'Slumdog Millionaire' inspires Anastasiia Gubanova to European title

Despite an error on a triple flip, the 20-year-old triumphed ahead of Belgium's Loena Hendrickx, who had started as favorite in the absence of Russia's banned skaters.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jan 29, 2023

Hajime Moriyasu says new coaches can elevate Samurai Blue attack

Japan's first two games after the World Cup are scheduled for March 24 in Tokyo and four days later in Osaka.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jan 29, 2023

Kaoru Mitoma determined to fly high in Premier League with Brighton

The former Kawasaki Frontale standout credits Italian manager Roberto De Zerbi's style of passing out from the back for enabling him to thrive.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jan 29, 2023

Former Red Sox pitcher Hirokazu Sawamura rejoins Marines

Sawamura spent the bulk of his nine Nippon Professional Baseball seasons with the Yomiuri Giants, which he joined in 2011 as the club's top draft pick out of Chuo University.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jan 29, 2023

Cardinals' Lars Nootbaar headed for Japan reunion of sorts

The 25-year-old outfielder will be the first Samurai Japan player who qualified to compete for the team in the WBC through his ancestry.
Japan Times
SUMO
Jan 29, 2023

Record-setting champion Hakuho emotional in retirement ceremony

The 69th yokozuna set many records in Japan's national sport, including 1,187 career wins, before taking over Miyagino stable last July.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jan 29, 2023

Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy pushes to keep Russia out of 2024 Games

Ukraine says it could boycott the Summer Games in Paris if Russian and Belarusian athletes take part.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Jan 29, 2023

Matsuo Basho's complete works reveal the sensuality and innovation of a master poet

Andrew Fitzsimons offers carefully considered translations of the poet’s works, including his famous haiku about a frog in a pond, in “Basho: The Complete Haiku of Matsuo Basho.”
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LIFE / Food & Drink / New Wine Frontier
Jan 29, 2023

The ‘bugs, microbes and wild yeast’ of Japan’s umami wine master

Takahiko Soga embraces the potentially destructive elements of winemaking that many other vintners try their best to avoid.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / THE RECIPE BOX
Jan 29, 2023

Recipe: Yuzu-sanshō sidecar

This cocktail has enough bright citrus and tongue-tingling spice to jolt you out of the midwinter doldrums.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jan 29, 2023

Drinking with purpose at Bar Nayuta, a covert Osaka speakeasy

No sign, no menu and a trick room for an entrance — if you can find this bar, you’ve earned every sip.
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JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 29, 2023

Charges in Manila may stall deportation of alleged Japan robbery mastermind 'Luffy'

An investigative source said that Yuki Watanabe, the suspected ringleader, may be hoping that a separate case will help him avoid deportation to Japan.
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JAPAN
Jan 28, 2023

Japan's monthly COVID-19 deaths top 10,000 for first time

Coronavirus deaths have been rapidly increasing in the country since around November, when cases rebounded.
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JAPAN
Jan 28, 2023

COVID-19 tracker: Japan logs 54,782 new cases

A total of 338 deaths were also reported nationwide, including 29 in Osaka, 26 in Fukuoka and 25 in Tokyo.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jan 28, 2023

Aryna Sabalenka wins Australian Open for first Grand Slam crown

An emotional Aryna Sabalenka battled back from a set down to beat Elena Rybakina and win the Australian Open on Saturday for her first major title.
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JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 28, 2023

Leaders of 'Luffy' robberies in Japan suspected of being behind Manila fraud ring

The suspected 'Luffy' mastermind and three others appear to be senior members of a fraud group from which 36 members were detained in the Philippines in 2019, a source said Saturday.
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WORLD
Jan 28, 2023

Cracking under pressure: Inside the race to fix France’s nuclear plants

Complicated procedures, replicated across sites this winter, have hampered the ability of Electricite de France to get the country's nuclear reactors back online after lengthy shutdowns.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Jan 28, 2023

Sunak offered hope for next election — if his government can get its act together

Sunak's three-month old British government is in a rut, but his polling guru believes the situation is salvageable.
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JAPAN / Politics
Jan 28, 2023

Japan eyes lifting South Korean export controls as Seoul works to improve ties, report says

Any move would come amid ongoing talks over a new plan to resolve the issue of wartime labor and as concerns mount over the increasingly tense regional security environment.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jan 28, 2023

Why Biden pushes an assault weapons ban despite the political odds

Flags are lowered, sorrowful statements are issued, pleas to lawmakers are made, again.
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BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 28, 2023

Biden wins deal with Japan and Netherlands on China chip export limit

The agreement, aimed at undercutting Beijing’s ambitions to build its own domestic chip capabilities, would extend some U.S. export controls to Nikon and Tokyo Electron.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jan 28, 2023

Japanese pair each fall short in their Australian Open wheelchair finals

Tokito Oda, 16, the heir apparent to all-time great Shingo Kunieda, lost in the men's singles final while Yui Kamiji lost a three-set affair in the women's final.
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BUSINESS
Jan 28, 2023

Global central banks preaching on pay are enforcing squeeze, too

Central bankers trying to ensure that surging consumer prices don’t feed yet more inflation are doing what they can to keep their own houses in order.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 28, 2023

Sister of North Korea's Kim condemns U.S. decision to send tanks to Ukraine

Kim Yo Jong slammed the move, saying that Pyongyang will 'always stand in the same trench with the service personnel and people of Russia.'
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ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Jan 28, 2023

China celebrated the Lunar New Year like COVID no longer exists

More than 300 million trips were made during the holiday, nearly 90% of pre-pandemic levels, according to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
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WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 28, 2023

'Love hormone'? Not so fast, new study suggests.

The 'love hormone' oxytocin has long been thought key to behaviors, including pairing up with a partner and nurturing offspring, but a new study in prairie voles is raising doubts.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 28, 2023

In Beijing's backyard, U.S. demonstrates its military might

A U.S. presence in the South China Sea, a conduit for about $3.4 trillion of annual trade, has been welcomed by allies like Japan, but has angered Beijing.
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WORLD / Politics
Jan 28, 2023

Footage from attack on Paul Pelosi released by authorities

The assailant had been seeking Nancy Pelosi and wanted to wait for her to return to the house, Paul Pelosi said, with the attack renewing concerns about a rise in political violence.

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