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Japan Times
Special Supplements / Davos special 2023
Jan 14, 2023

Japan’s greatest export today: Stability

As nations navigate chaotic global affairs, Japan stands out for its economic and social stability. As a reliable trading partner with a steady political system, its value as a dependable player will increase as fragmentation intensifies.
Japan Times
Special Supplements / Davos special 2023
Jan 14, 2023

Young Japanese at the vanguard of technology, sustainability

Every year, the World Economic Forum designates around 100 individuals from all different sectors and nations as Young Global Leaders to become the world’s next generation of leaders. This year, three Japanese were selected as YGLs.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 14, 2023

Brazil top court to investigate Jair Bolsonaro's role in Brasilia riots

Brazil's Supreme Court will probe the former president for allegedly encouraging anti-democratic protests that ended in the storming of government buildings by his supporters.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 14, 2023

International travelers at Japanese airports surge 17-fold over New Year holidays

About 895,000 travelers used Narita Airport in Chiba Prefecture and Haneda Airport in Tokyo for international flights between Dec. 23 and Jan. 3, official figures showed.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 14, 2023

Vietnam requests aid from Japan for mega-railway and refinery projects

Hanoi is studying the possibility to build the 1,545-kilometer (960-mile) railway with a possible price tag of up to $64.8 billion.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 14, 2023

Back to the future: Toyota sets sights on old-car upgrades in zero-emissions drive

In an eye-catching bid to show that cars can be clean while appealing to old-school car fans, Toyota has showcased eco-friendly versions of its 1980s sports range.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 14, 2023

Japan retailers post improved nine-month earnings as COVID effects ease

Some retailers saw record net profits and sales as eased pandemic restrictions helped revive consumption.
Japan Times
CARTOONS / ZERO GRAVITY
Jan 14, 2023

Roger Dahl on the koto mosh pit

Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jan 14, 2023

Superorganism’s Orono Noguchi: 'I've chilled out on my stubbornness about hating Japan'

The Japanese vocalist has strong opinions about her home country. Meanwhile, she and her pop band get intergalactic on their second album, 'World Wide Pop.'
Japan Times
LIFE
Jan 14, 2023

In Cairo's male-dominated electro scene, women DJs spin up more than deep beats

It's a party on the banks of the Nile, and more and more often, it's a woman on stage who's mixing the night's music.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 13, 2023

Abe assassination suspect Tetsuya Yamagami indicted over shooting

Prosecutors have judged Yamagami fit to stand trial after a psychiatric evaluation process required to establish his criminal responsibility.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 13, 2023

Man found guilty of defaming father whose wife and child were killed in 2019 crash

A court sentenced a man to one year in prison, suspended for five years, for defaming a father whose wife and daughter were killed by a car in a high-profile 2019 crash in Tokyo.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 13, 2023

Fukushima treated water likely to be discharged in spring or summer

A revised policy on the disposal of the treated water, as well as financial support for affected fishing communities, was endorsed during a meeting of relevant Cabinet ministers on Friday.
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
The Paris Organising Committee's headquarters
OLYMPICS
Jul 19, 2023

As heat wave bakes Europe, Paris keeps eye on weather models for Olympics

A contingency plan was in place to adjust schedules but there were no plans to change any locations of events, a spokesperson for Paris 2024 said.
Elon Musk has changed Twitter's logo, replacing its signature blue bird with a stylized X as part of the billionaire's vision of transforming the 17-year-old service into an "everything app."
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 25, 2023

Twitter turning into X is set to kill billions in brand value

Musk’s move wiped out anywhere between $4 billion and $20 billion in value, according to analysts and brand agencies.
Spanish far-right Vox party leader Santiago Abascal (center) greets supporters as he arrives to deliver a speech at the party headquarters in Madrid on Sunday after Spain's general election.
WORLD
Jul 25, 2023

Setback for Spain's Vox points to limits of European far-right advance

Vox's share of seats fell to 33 from 52, suggesting an electoral ceiling for some European far-right parties even though their rise has worried leaders from Brussels to Berlin.
Qin Haiyang competes in the men's 100-meter breaststroke final during the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka on Monday.
MORE SPORTS / Swimming
Jul 25, 2023

China takes center stage at swimming worlds with double golds

Qin Haiyang got things started with victory in the men's 100-meter breaststroke, taking advantage of dominant Olympic champion Adam Peaty's absence from the competition.
The engine of a Toyota Motor's Mirai hydrogen fuel cell vehicle
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 25, 2023

Taxi firm’s hydrogen cell experience highlights fuel’s pitfalls

It’s not that there’s anything wrong specifically with the cars, good looking midsized sedans with Lexus-level luxury. Rather, it’s the high cost of hydrogen.
Jamaica earned a historic draw against France in their 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup opener in Sydney on Sunday.
SOCCER / Women's World cup
Jul 25, 2023

No more small teams? Women's World Cup minnows closing the gap

The tournament's growth reflects the growing interest in women's soccer around the world which has seen bumper crowds at club level and big attendances so far in Australia and New Zealand.
Timberwolves forward Kyle Anderson (left) qualified for Chinese citizenship through his maternal grandmother, who was born in Jamaica to a Chinese father and Jamaican mother.
BASKETBALL
Jul 25, 2023

American NBA player Kyle Anderson to represent China at World Cup

The 29-year-old forward from New York is the latest elite athlete to gain Chinese nationality through naturalization and the first basketball player to do so.
Bulk carrier cargo ships at anchor in the Black Sea before entering the Sulina Canal, a river channel between the Danube River and the Black Sea, near Sulina, Romania, on Sunday.
WORLD
Jul 25, 2023

Russian attack highlights risk to Ukraine’s last grain export route

The collapse of the Black Sea grain deal last week and Russia’s subsequent attacks on Odesa ports spurred expectations that Kyiv will have to double down on alternative routes.
Brazil midfielder Ary Borges celebrates her hat trick during the team's 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup opener against Panama in Adelaide, Australia, on Monday.
SOCCER / Women's World cup
Jul 25, 2023

Brazil's Ary Borges outdoes Pele with emotional World Cup hat trick

The 23-year-old is the first Brazilian, man or woman, to score a hat trick in their World Cup debut, according to governing body FIFA.
Players called for flopping will be issued a technical foul, and the opposing team will be awarded one free throw attempt.
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jul 12, 2023

NBA adopts flopping penalty, expands coach's challenges

Referees can call both a foul and a flopping violation on the same play.
Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda has repeatedly pushed back against the idea that a major pivot on policy is looming by emphasizing his doubts about the sustainability of price rises.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 25, 2023

BOJ set to stick with easing as markets see clock ticking on yield control

Since taking the helm in April, Gov. Kazuo Ueda has repeatedly pushed back against the idea that a major pivot on policy is looming.
Police officers mounted on horses next to protestors during a demonstration against the judicial reform bill outside the Knesset, Israel's parliament, in Jerusalem on Monday
WORLD
Jul 25, 2023

Protests rock Israel as it passes curbs on some Supreme Court powers

The amendment limits the Supreme Court's powers to void some government decisions the court deems "unreasonable."
The company formerly known as Twitter could face myriad legal issues defending its X brand in the future.
BUSINESS
Jul 25, 2023

The problem with X? Meta, Microsoft, hundreds more own trademarks to new Twitter name

Billionaire Elon Musk renamed the social media platform as X on Monday, unveiling a new logo: a stylized black-and-white version of the letter.
A wind turbine stands next to solar panels at a Banpu Power solar plant in Awaji, Hyogo Prefecture.
ENVIRONMENT / Energy
Jul 25, 2023

Wind, solar and EVs offer Japan cheapest net zero climate path

In contrast to its G7 peers, Japan is still considering climate policies that extend the life of coal and gas-fired plants.
Leotard vs. unitard debate in gymnastics still raging ahead of Paris Olympics
Japan's men's and women's gymnastics teams pose for photos during a news conference to announce the team's uniforms for the 2024 Games.
Over 200 million metric tons of rare metals found near remote Tokyo island
Professor Yasuhiro Kato of the Graduate School of the University of Tokyo (center right) and Yohei Sasakawa, Chairman of the Nippon Foundation (left), hold manganese nodules, a seafloor resource found in the waters surrounding Minamitorishima, Tokyo, on Friday.
Forget ¥160 — traders see currency falling as far as ¥170 against dollar
Traders say a slump of the yen as far as ¥170 per dollar is possible despite looming intervention risks.
World’s largest nuclear plant sits idle while energy needs soar
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings' Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power station in Kashiwazaki, Niigata Prefecture, in November 2022. The plant was shuttered in the wake of the 2011 Fukushima disaster, and has sat idle since.
North Korea missile launch ends in midair explosion, Seoul says
A vapor trail believed to be created by a North Korean ballistic missile is seen from South Korea's Yeonpyeong Island near the two countries' maritime boundary on Wednesday.
U.S. and allies race to ‘Trump-proof’ Biden security deals by year-end
Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference after being found guilty over hush-money charges, at Trump Tower in New York City on May 31.
Japan makes a late play on under-fire carbon credit trading
For Japan, carbon credits are seen as important as the nation waits for its climate technology bets to pay off.
State-run think tank makes rare call for Seoul to consider own nukes
News of a North Korean missile launch is shown at a the main rail station in Seoul on May 30.
Leotard vs. unitard debate in gymnastics still raging ahead of Paris Olympics
Japan's men's and women's gymnastics teams pose for photos during a news conference to announce the team's uniforms for the 2024 Games.
Seeing duplicates of a poster on election boards? It's due to a loophole.
On a board for election posters in Tokyo's Edogawa Ward on Monday, duplicates of one featuring a female kickboxer who is not running in the gubernatorial race take up half of all the spots.

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A person walks among the giant columns supporting the Metropolitan Area Outer Underground Discharge Channel in Saitama Prefecture.
Tokyo underground: The city beneath our feet

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Tokashiki Beach acts as a sanctuary for sea turtles and offers ideal snorkeling waters. It was also the site of the U.S. Army’s preliminary invasion that led to the 1945 Battle of Okinawa, which resulted in the deaths of nearly 150,000 people.
On Okinawa's Tokashiki Island, life's a beach — one of the best in the world
By Lance Henderstein

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