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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 13, 2023

Japan beer sales grew for the first time in 18 years in 2022

But total sales were still down around 10% compared with 2019 despite a recovery in sales to restaurants and bars as COVID-19 restrictions eased.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 13, 2023

Hospital given COVID-19 aid refused to accept patient, Japan auditor says

In response to the board's inquiry, one hospital explained that it had to refuse a patient for a bed because of a shortage of nurses.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 13, 2023

Bets grow on BOJ shift that could rattle global markets

Japan's benchmark bond yield breached the central bank's new ceiling, with traders positioning for more changes to its yield-curve control policy next week.u00a0
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 13, 2023

COVID-19 tracker: Japan reports record 523 deaths in a single day

By prefecture, Fukuoka posted the largest number of new deaths, at 39, followed by Osaka, at 36, Aichi, at 35, Tokyo, at 33, and Kanagawa, at 31.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 13, 2023

Japan to provide $95 million to help Ukraine rebuild

Tokyo will provide the funds through the U.N. Development Program to help rebuild the country's key infrastructure destroyed by Russian attacks, the Ukrainian government has said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 13, 2023

When a hot spring is no longer hot

Inns and resorts in Aomori Prefecture have seen their waters turn lukewarm, with the amount of hot water suitable for bathing decreasing significantly since late December.
A man plays video games in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Tuesday. As AI platforms advance at breakneck speeds, hundreds of thousands of jobs in the gaming sector become at risk of being replaced by the technology.
BUSINESS
Jul 26, 2023

AI is rewriting the rules of $200 billion games industry

One major Japanese studio believes that half of the company’s programmers and designers could become redundant within the next five years.
Japan's allies are hoping for a leader who will continue the effective foreign policies established by Shinzo Abe while the nation's enemies are looking for inexperience and chaos within the Liberal Democratic Party.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 25, 2024

The LDP election through the eyes of allies, 'frenemies' and foes

Allies hope for a Japanese leader who will continue Shinzo Abe's effective foreign policies, while enemies seek inexperience and chaos within the LDP.
Stock prices are displayed at the Indonesia Stock Exchange in Jakarta on April 18. Indonesia’s flurry of listings this year is even more notable because globally the number of initial public offerings has fallen.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 26, 2023

Indonesia rides EV rush to domestic IPO boom

The trend is interlinked with President Joko Widodo’s ambitious bid to transform the nation into an EV manufacturing powerhouse, capitalizing on Indonesia’s rich resources.
Former environment minister Shinjiro Koizumi, a candidate for ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s presidential election, speaks during a debate in Tokyo on Sept. 14.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 23, 2024

Does Shinjiro Koizumi have what it takes to lead Japan?

The 43-year-old is determined to put his past missteps behind him, promising to be a leader who can steer the country through rough waters.
Former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi announces his candidacy in the Liberal Democratic Party presidential election in Tokyo on Monday.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 19, 2024

Rising star Takayuki Kobayashi launches bid for LDP president

The former economic security czar has touted his candidacy as a symbol of radical change in a party embattled by scandals.
Russian and North Korean flags fly above a street in Vladivostok, Russia, in 2019. As Pyongyang prepares to mark the Korean War's 70th anniversary, Kim Jong Un's regime has Russia to thank.
WORLD
Jul 26, 2023

North Korea’s depleted coffers are filling up again thanks to Russia

New funds are enabling Kim Jong Un to ignore financial incentives designed to bring North Korea back to the negotiating table.
Nissan Motor has finalized plans to invest in Renault’s electric-vehicle venture Ampere, capping months of negotiations to rebalance the troubled automotive alliance.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 26, 2023

Nissan to invest $663 million in Renault EV unit as alliance rejigged

The deal caps months of negotiations aimed at rebalancing the troubled automotive alliance.
Directed and co-written by Sunao Katabuchi, animated film “In This Corner of the World” depicts the beauty of nature and the horrors of war with equal potency.
CULTURE / Film
Mar 27, 2024

Films that give the Japanese perspective of the atomic bomb

Movies about the nation's darkest days — in genres such as dramas, fantasies and anime — offer another side to Christopher Nolan's 'Oppenheimer' story.
Katie Ledecky celebrates with her gold medal after winning the women's 1,500-meter freestyle final at the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka on Tuesday.
MORE SPORTS / Swimming
Jul 26, 2023

Katie Ledecky dominates, Matthew Richards leads British one-two

Australia's Kaylee McKeown endured a nightmare after being disqualified from the women's 200-meter individual medley, but made up for that disappointment in the 100-meter backstroke.
People walk in front of closed ticket gates for the Tokaido Shinkansen in Tokyo Station as train operations between Tokyo and Nagoya remain suspended due to Tropical Storm Shanshan on Saturday.
JAPAN
Aug 31, 2024

Tropical Storm Shanshan soaks Japan as flood and landslide risks rise

Shanshan was moving slowly south-southwest of Wakayama Prefecture on Saturday afternoon, bringing widespread torrential rain to much of the country.
Bronny James, son of NBA legend LeBron James, is in stable condition after suffering a cardiac arrest on Tuesday morning in Los Angeles.
BASKETBALL
Jul 26, 2023

Teenage son of LeBron James in stable condition after cardiac arrest

Bronny James committed to playing for the USC Trojans in May after becoming one of the top prospects in U.S. high school basketball.
Fluffy animals like English angora rabbits can be described in Japanese using new expressions such as mofumofu.
JAPAN / Society
Sep 18, 2024

Over 80% in Japan accept new expressions such as 'mofumofu'

Over 80% of the respondents said that they do not mind the use of these words by others, with younger generations being more likely to use them themselves.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a high-level meeting on the Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty in New York on Monday.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 24, 2024

Japan and 11 other countries call for early start of fissile material ban talks

High-level representatives from 12 countries stated that a Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty will significantly contribute to nuclear disarmament and nonproliferation.
Osaka Organic Chemical Industry President Masayuki Ando talks about their strategy at the company office in Tokyo on Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Jul 26, 2023

Japanese chemicals company sees potential niche in EUV chipmaking materials

Little known even in its home country, Osaka Organic has carved out a critical niche in the semiconductor industry by supplying companies that make photoresists.
International Monetary Fund chief economist Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 26, 2023

IMF urges BOJ to move away from yield control and prepare for future tightening

The remarks came ahead of the BOJ's meeting on Friday, where the board will release price forecasts and debate whether to adjust policy.
An understanding family and loving home will help Amber heal her wounds.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Sep 16, 2024

After a rough upbringing, Amber is looking for a loving home

Believed to be around 12 years old, Amber's gentle nature belies a difficult past.
Qin Gang
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 25, 2023

Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang removed from office after one-month absence

The report did not give a reason for Qin's removal, but said President Xi Jinping signed a presidential order to enact the decision. Top diplomat Wang Yi will replace him.
Former Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Toshihiro Nikai (left) meets with with Zhao Leji, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, in Beijing, on Aug. 28.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 24, 2024

Form over substance: The contradictions in Japan-China relations

How Japan and other countries in Beijing’s periphery navigate the many incongruities in bilateral relations offers lessons for the U.S. and other Western nations.
Plaintiffs living in Tokyo and the neighboring city of Kawasaki had sued the government saying the Haneda routes posed risk of falling objects and aircraft crashes, as well as causing noise and exhaust gas pollution.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 20, 2024

Court rejects petition against low-altitude Haneda routes

Residents said that the routes posed the risk of falling objects and aircraft crashes, as well as causing noise and exhaust gas pollution.
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol presides over a repatriation ceremony — receiving the remains of South Korean soldiers killed in the Korean War — on Wednesday, the day before the 70th anniversary of the Korean armistice, at Seoul Air Base in Seongnam, South Korea.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 26, 2023

Korean War veterans dream of real peace on divided peninsula

70 years on, Korean War veterans say their memories of comrades who died on the battlefields have come back to haunt them as they grow older.

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A woman passes an "akichi" (vacant lot) in Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo. The capital is littered with such small lots in part because of Japan's aging and shrinking population.
Dealing with rising land vacancies as Japan shrinks