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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / FOCUS
Nov 19, 2022

FTX’s point of no return can be traced back to a tweet, data show

When did it go from grim to hopeless for Sam Bankman-Fried's crypto empire? It may come down to one tweet by his second-in-command.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 19, 2022

COVID-19 tracker: Japan logs 90,542 new cases as surge continues

Tokyo, meanwhile, confirmed 9,457 new cases, up by 1,436 from a week before, while Hokkaido saw 8,960.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 19, 2022

How an industry built on pollution is getting a tiny bit greener

A new piece of tech used at some airports helps tighten the space between incoming aircraft as they approach, potentially making a small dent in aviation's carbon footprint.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 19, 2022

North Korea, vowing to counter threats with nukes, says test was of new ICBM

Pyongyang said the Hwasong-17 ICBM launch was part of its 'top-priority defence-building strategy,' with the North labeling the missile 'the strongest strategic weapon in the world.'
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Nov 19, 2022

'Rainbow wave' in U.S. midterms lifts LGBTQ hopes, but battles lie ahead

Even as Republicans gained a slim majority in the House of Representatives, the absence of the predicted 'red wave' could act as a buffer against anti-LGBTQ legislation in the new Congress.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Nov 19, 2022

In Washington, an older generation begins stepping aside

A light breeze of change is blowing in Washington, where U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi just announced she will make room for 'a new generation.'
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 19, 2022

Will COVID boosters prevent another wave? Scientists aren’t so sure.

The shots may help vulnerable Americans dodge serious illness or death. But some experts believe boosters must be improved and are calling for a new strategy.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 19, 2022

How was Russia able to launch Its biggest aerial attack on Ukraine?

Western and Ukrainian officials have said Moscow's stockpile of missiles was dwindling. But the assaults this week raise questions about that.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 19, 2022

Xi and Harris meet briefly, with VP calling for U.S.-China communication

The U.S. vice president reinforced President Joe Biden's message that 'we must maintain open lines of communication to responsibly manage the competition between our countries.'
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 19, 2022

Tokyo encourages residents to wear turtlenecks to save energy

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike, wearing a turtleneck under a jacket, encouraged residents to don turtleneck jumpers both to stay warm and as a way of reducing energy consumption.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Nov 19, 2022

Iran's 'civil war' warning may presage bloodier crackdown, analysts say

Fears that Iran is sliding into deeper violence have grown since Wednesday, when assailants on motorcycles gunned down nine people in two mysterious attacks.
Writer Jon Fosse poses in Oslo in 2015. Since his debut novel was published in 1983, Fosse has written poems, essays, children’s books, plays and novels.
CULTURE / Books
Oct 5, 2023

Norwegian playwright and author Jon Fosse wins literature Nobel

The Swedish Academy cited Fosse's “innovative plays and prose which give voice to the unsayable.”
LeanIn.Org founder Sheryl Sandberg
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 5, 2023

Women are asking for promotions, but men keep getting them

Women want to be leaders in the workplace, but employers are still passing them by in favor of their male counterparts.
The Singapore skyline
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 6, 2023

The rich are flocking to Singapore as bankers stick with Hong Kong

From Singapore’s earliest years as an independent state, it has aimed to be one of the key locales through which the world’s money flows.
Japan's real wages in August declined for a 17th straight month, as persistent price hikes continued to outpace salaries.
BUSINESS
Oct 6, 2023

Japan's slower-than-forecast wage growth supports BOJ caution

Nominal cash earnings for workers rose 1.1% from the previous year, matching the revised figure from the previous month.
U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks
WORLD / Politics
Oct 6, 2023

China’s aggression pushes others toward U.S., top official says

Pentagon official cited cooperation with the Philippines, South Korea, Japan, and the AUKUS alliance
The Pentagon building in Arlington, Virginia
WORLD / Politics
Oct 6, 2023

Pentagon developing AI to aid Indo-Pacific and other commands

Several AI platforms under development may help connect commanders and their forces and increase the volume of data they can analyze at one time.
Uniqlo's first Indian store, in New Delhi, in October 2019
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 6, 2023

Uniqlo owner scouts for more Indian partners after 60% sales jump

The Japanese apparel giant is currently working with over 20 sewing factories and mills in India.
New Zealand's Damian McKenzie scores a try against Uruguay during the Rugby World Cup in Lyon, France, on Thursday.
MORE SPORTS / Rugby
Oct 6, 2023

New Zealand routs Uruguay to cruise into RWC quarterfinals

The All Blacks ran their tally to 36 tries and 240 points in the three matches since their opening defeat against France.
Buildings in Xiamen, China, seen from Kinmen, Taiwan
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 6, 2023

Even China's closest supporters in Taiwan are turning wary

The shifting attitudes reflect a generational change, with younger people wanting to protect freedom and democracy.
U.K. Prime Minster Rishi Sunak, left, and his wife Akshata Murty, on the closing day of the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester on Wednesday
WORLD / Politics
Oct 6, 2023

Seeking everyman image, U.K. PM Rishi Sunak taps Indian heritage

Sunak’s rise to power in a country that until 1947 ruled India as a colony has seen little of the fanfare that accompanied the first Black U.S. president.
The Safran logo outside the company's headquarters in Issy-les-Moulineaux, near Paris
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 6, 2023

Hunt for suspect jet engine parts spurs call for regulation

False documentation could allow the sale of old or unsafe aircraft parts as new, raising safety concerns
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo. BOJ officials responded in July to upside risks to inflation by essentially raising the upper limit for 10-year bond yields, in the first surprise move under Gov. Kazuo Ueda.
BUSINESS
Oct 6, 2023

BOJ may review easing and guidance this month, ex-official says

The central bank faces a recent rise in yields, the yen’s slide and inflation consistently coming in stronger than expected.
A mother carries her child inside her burnt house, following a wildfire in Bejaia, Algeria, on July 25
WORLD / Society
Oct 6, 2023

Tens of millions of children uprooted by climate disasters

Weather disasters fueled by climate change sparked 43.1 million child displacements from 2016 to 2021, the U.N. Children's Fund has warned.
The Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture on Thursday
JAPAN
Oct 6, 2023

IAEA says tritium below limit in second batch of Fukushima water

IAEA experts stationed at the plant took samples from the second batch of treated water on Tuesday before it was discharged.
A U.S. military MQ-9 Reaper unmanned reconnaissance drone at a Maritime Self-Defense Force air base in Kanoya, Kagoshima Prefecture, in November last year
JAPAN
Oct 6, 2023

U.S. spy drones may be relocated from Kagoshima to Okinawa

The move is part of efforts to strengthen surveillance around the Nansei island chain.
Sure, Tokyo’s trains are amazing. But are they ruining your trip?
Walking through Tokyo's varied neighborhoods and the sub-communities within them can be the best way for a tourist, even one with limited time, to take the city in.
Ishiba says LDP will not endorse some 'slush fund' lawmakers in general election
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Saturday.
Important tool or alarmism? Japan experts split on megaquake advisories.
A damaged road in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Jan. 6, after a major earthquake struck the area on New Year's Day
Tokyo passes nation's first customer harassment ordinance
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike speaks to a reporter on Sept. 27. Aggressive acts toward front-line workers, dubbed "customer harassment," have become a growing problem.
Ohtani magic powers Dodgers over Padres in MLB playoff thriller
Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani celebrates after blasting a homer to right field in the second inning of Los Angeles' Game 1 victory over the Padres on Saturday.
Rising sex tourism exposes loopholes in Japan's anti-prostitution law
While financial misfortunes during the COVID-19 pandemic may have driven some women to work the streets, others simply want more money to spend — or want to pay off their debts — at host clubs.
Important tool or alarmism? Japan experts split on megaquake advisories.
A damaged road in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Jan. 6, after a major earthquake struck the area on New Year's Day
The Japanese tech that could one day make Southeast Asia landmine-free
Dul Saroth (left) and Soeum Samrach, deminers with the Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority, practice using the Advanced Landmine Imaging System in Cambodia’s Siem Reap province in August.
At Tokyo Game Show 2024, nostalgia was king
As is the trend in movies and TV, the games with the biggest budgets at Tokyo Game Show 2024 were by and large remakes and remasters.
The forgotten Japanese naturalist who created a U.S. national park
Without Japanese outdoorsman George Masa, America might not have the Great Smoky Mountains National Park — so why do so many people in Japan not know he existed?

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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Dul Saroth (left) and Soeum Samrach, deminers with the Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority, practice using the Advanced Landmine Imaging System in Cambodia’s Siem Reap province in August.
The Japanese tech that could one day make Southeast Asia landmine-free
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