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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 16, 2023

Traders eye chance of further BOJ tweaks with ‘Pandora’s box open’

Another increase in the key 10-year yield's permitted trading ceiling is seen as the most likely course of action, should the BOJ act.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 16, 2023

Putin buys off the poor and writes off middle class with war budget

Moscow is creating incentives for people to join the military at a time when it's having to use convicts and mercenaries to make up for its severe manpower shortages in Ukraine.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 16, 2023

As disease ravages Japan's oak trees, researchers tap tech to aid neglected forests

By digitally cataloging the trees and facilitating their use for green tourism or the building of furniture, researchers say extensive oak wilt can be prevented.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jan 16, 2023

China’s 'zero-COVID' enforcement army faces unpaid wages and job losses

The sudden end to the policy also signals a reversal of fortunes for companies that benefited from the boom in demand for testing and food distribution during lockdowns.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 16, 2023

EU parliament chief to unveil reforms amid graft scandal

Many MEPs and observers believe the changes to be presented by Roberta Metsola don't go far enough to be able to restore credibility in the institution.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jan 16, 2023

Giants upset Vikings in Daniel Jones' strong playoff debut

New York visits top-seeded Philadelphia next weekend. The Eagles won both games in the season series, including last weekend to clinch a bye week.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 16, 2023

NATO hints at more heavy weapons for Ukraine

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Ukraine could expect more heavy weapons following requests for the vehicles, artillery and missiles it says are key to defending itself.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 16, 2023

OpenAI, creator of ChatGPT, casts spell on Microsoft

Tesla tycoon Elon Musk was an early investor in OpenAI, and Microsoft is reported to be in talks to up an initial investment of between $1 billion and $10 billion.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Jan 16, 2023

Slugger Kazuma Okamoto and reliever Yuki Matsui to join Japan's WBC team

Okamoto led the Central League in both home runs and RBIs in 2020 and 2021.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 16, 2023

The German town at the heart of a debate over coal and climate

German officials have said the revival of coal-burning is an emergency measure to weather the energy crisis, but climate activists are resisting.
A friendly between England and the United States drew a crowd of 78,000 at Wembley Stadium on Oct. 7, 2022.
SPORTS
Jul 20, 2023

Women's sports experiencing steady growth in popularity and value

Women's sports are growing in popularity and value. Better yet, that growth is no longer dependent upon quadrennial events like the Olympics or World Cups.
Members of the Kokugakuin University ōendan cheer group perform during a competition between university cheerleading squads in Tokyo on June 3.
SPORTS
Jul 23, 2023

Japan's macho cheerleaders fight to save a tradition

Dressed in old-fashioned, school-style uniforms, cheering squads are a mass of black at college baseball games as they shout out chants and bang taiko drums.
Israeli army battle tanks move near the border with the Gaza Strip at a location in southern Israel on Monday.
WORLD
May 15, 2024

Israeli tanks push deeper into Rafah as battles rage in northern Gaza

Israel's international allies and aid groups have repeatedly warned against a ground incursion into Rafah.
Nadine, a 43-year-old tourist from the U.S., wears a sumo wrestler costume and tries to spar against former sumo wrestler Towanoyama in the sumo ring at Yokozuna Tonkatsu Dosukoi Tanaka in Tokyo in June 30.
SUMO
Jul 23, 2023

Sumo retirees play for laughs from tourists flooding back to Japan

Themed restaurants, including those offering sumo performances, are part of a tourism ecosystem that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida hopes will add ¥5 trillion a year to the nation's economy.
Japan's labor productivity per person in 2022 was the lowest calculated among the Group of Seven advanced economies since 1970, according to a report by the Japan Productivity Center.
BUSINESS
Jan 8, 2024

Japan's labor productivity ranked 30th among 38 OECD members in 2022

Measured by the worth of goods or services a worker can produce per hour, labor productivity totaled $52.30 in Japan.
Japan had reached the semifinals of the Volleyball Nations League for the first time.
MORE SPORTS / Volleyball
Jul 23, 2023

Japan beaten by host Poland in Volleyball Nations League semis

Japan, a first-time semifinalist at either the current tournament or the preceding World League that began in 1990, will face Italy in the bronze final on Sunday.
Executive officer, producer and director Masayoshi Yokoyama poses next to a promotional poster for Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth. The Yakuza gangster series has long been seen as a Japanese version of Grand Theft Auto, but Yokoyama dismisses any such comparison.
LIFE / Digital
Jan 25, 2024

'We don't hit women': How Yakuza differs from Grand Theft Auto

Designer Masayoshi Yokoyama sat down to discuss video game violence ahead of the Jan. 26 release of the latest in the Yakuza series.
Gamers play during the first day of Europe's leading digital games fair, Gamescom, in Cologne, Germany, in August 2019
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 2, 2023

Video game competitions should be in the Olympics

Esports is already among the world’s most popular competitive activities. Last year, the global audience totaled more than 500 million people.
An overwhelming majority of Japanese firms are negative about achieving a goal of having women in 30% of executive positions by 2030, a survey shows.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 20, 2023

Firms pessimistic about hitting 30% goal for female execs by 2030, poll shows

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida set the target in June for leading companies, aiming to boost womens' management participation from 2.2% as of July 2022.
Switzerland's Ana-Maria Crnogorcevic (left) and the Philippines' Angela Beard vie for the ball during their match at the Women's World Cup in Dunedin, New Zealand, on Friday. Switzerland won 2-0.
SOCCER / Women's World cup
Jul 21, 2023

Switzerland begins Women's World Cup campaign with win over debutant Philippines

Switzerland made a winning start to its Women's World Cup campaign with a 2-0 victory over the Philippines at Dunedin Stadium on Friday, thanks to Ramona Bachmann's first-half penalty and a close-range effort from Seraina Piubel.
The "style architect" for Jay-Z since 1994, June Ambrose sees influences of her work across the Japanese fashion landscape.
LIFE / Style & Design
May 1, 2024

June Ambrose: ‘Cultural appropriation is the best form of flattery’

Ambrose has been Jay-Z’s designated “style architect” since the billionaire started Roc-A-Fella Records back in 1994.
Manchester City's Erlind Haaland scores his team's fifth goal against Yokohama F. Marinos during the J. League World Challenge at Tokyo's National Stadium on Wednesday.
BASEBALL
Jul 23, 2023

Erling Haaland brace sparks Man City comeback over F. Marinos

Pep Guardiola's men conceded two goals against the reigning J. League champion before taking control at the National Stadium in Tokyo.
The departure lobby for domestic flights is crowded with travelers at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on Saturday, the first day of this year's Golden Week holidays.
JAPAN
Apr 28, 2024

Golden Week crowds greeted with high temperatures as holiday period kicks off

The mercury soared as millions of travelers were venturing to both international and domestic destinations.
A retired assassin (Haruka Ayase) fights off military imperialists in Isao Yukisada’s “Revolver Lily.”
CULTURE / Film
Aug 10, 2023

‘Revolver Lily.’: Lavish anti-war actioner racks up body count

Haruka Ayase plays the titular assassin intent on thwarting an imperialist plot to start a war with stylish confidence.
Jonas Vingegaard opened up a commanding lead over rival Tadej Pogacar during Stage 17 of the Tour de France between Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc and Courchevel, France, on Wednesday.
MORE SPORTS / Cycling
Jul 20, 2023

Tour de France leader Jonas Vingegaard deals crushing blow to rival Tadej Pogacar on Stage 17

Jonas Vingegaard took a giant stride toward a second consecutive Tour de France title when rival Tadej Pogacar cracked in unexpected and spectacular fashion during Stage 17, the toughest of the race, on Wednesday.
A building in the city of Osaka housing the Osaka District Court
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 8, 2024

Court orders deletion of disparaging portrayal of Osaka area

The comments were targeted at a "dowa" district — an area designated under an assimilation project to help integrate marginalized communities.
The mushroom cloud caused by the Trinity nuclear test is seen on July 16, 1945. A new study, released on Thursday ahead of submission to a scientific journal for peer review, shows that the cloud and its fallout went farther than anyone in the Manhattan Project had imagined in 1945.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 22, 2023

Trinity nuclear test’s fallout reached 46 states, Canada and Mexico, study finds

The research shows that the first atomic bomb explosion’s effects had been underestimated, and could help more “downwinders” press for federal compensation.
When Chinese President Xi Jinping came to power, he inherited a China that was enjoying prosperity, but also succumbing to gilded-age excesses.
COMMENTARY / The Year Ahead
Dec 29, 2023

The moral of the China story

Even if China is no longer “winning,” it would be short-sighted to dismiss its recent experience as irrelevant.
An accommodation center for refugees from Ukraine in Berlin in May
WORLD / Society
Jul 21, 2023

Europe struggles to convert Ukraine migration into labor boon

Obstacles ranging from lack of child care facilities to reluctance to recognize non-European academic and vocational qualifications has left vacancies unfilled.
Visitors walk past a military fence at Imjingak peace park in the border city of Paju on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 21, 2023

U.S. worries mount over soldier after silence from North Korea

U.S. Army Secretary Christine Wormuth said Washington was fully mobilized in trying to contact Pyongyang, including through U.N. communications channels.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
In Japan, 68,000 people over 65 projected to die alone at home this year
As Japan grapples with its population's rapid aging, supporting people who live and age alone is looming larger on the policy agenda.
Kishida defends planned rule to revoke foreigners' residency
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a meeting of the Lower House Judicial Affairs Committee on Wednesday.
Japan concerned over U.S. officials' remarks on atomic bombings
U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham speaks to reporters during a news conference in Washington on Thursday.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.
Japanese rap creates its mecca in Pop Yours
Tokyo-based artist Jumadiba says he forgoes the label of simply “rap” for his music because the Japanese rap scene isn’t confined to a particular sound. 
Who’s toughest on China? Biden’s tariff tactic ups ante as election looms.
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about new actions to protect American workers and businesses from China's "unfair" trade practices, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on Tuesday.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.
Ishin struggles to set itself apart from other parties
Nippon Ishin no Kai Secretary-General Fumitake Fujita (right) speaks beside Yui Kanazawa, the party's candidate in the Tokyo 15th district by-election on April 28. Nippon Ishin lost in this by-election as well as another in Nagasaki held on the same day.
In Japan, 68,000 people over 65 projected to die alone at home this year
As Japan grapples with its population's rapid aging, supporting people who live and age alone is looming larger on the policy agenda.

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