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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / ANALYSIS
Oct 31, 2022

With sweeping chip export rules, U.S. moves to choke off China’s tech rise

The unprecedented controls may have far-reaching implications as Washington seeks to slow Beijing's technological and military rise.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 31, 2022

Workers leave China's biggest iPhone plant to escape COVID-19 curbs

Emergence of COVID cases saw the plant adopt a closed loop system, triggering unrest when the company shut cafeterias at the manufacturing site.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Oct 31, 2022

Verstappen sets F1 record for most wins in a season

Verstappen's win was the 25-year-old's fourth in Mexico, and the podium was the same as last year.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 31, 2022

Car bombs at busy Somalia market intersection kill at least 100, president says

The al-Qaida-linked group al Shabaab, which is seeking to topple the government and establish its own rule based on an extreme interpretation of Islamic law, claimed responsibility.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 31, 2022

Masao Uchibori wins third term as Fukushima governor

Uchibori succeeded in gaining widespread support by highlighting his responses to natural disasters that hit the prefecture in recent years.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Oct 31, 2022

LIV Golf vows next year will be bigger and better

Bankrolled by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, LIV grabbed the golf world's attention with staggering prize purses totaling $255 million while luring top players.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Oct 31, 2022

Furuhashi goal at Livingston helps Celtic ease pain of European exit

Kyogo Furuhashi, Greg Taylor and Jota got the goals as the Scottish champions bounced back from the disappointment of exiting European competition in midweek.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Oct 31, 2022

Yamathoners once again take to the streets of Tokyo for charity

The annual Tokyo Yamathon event draws 1,155 participants and raises more than u00a54.5 million for charity.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 31, 2022

Lula narrowly wins Brazil’s presidency in stunning comeback

The vote signals a change in direction for Latin America's largest economy after a heated campaign that showed extreme polarization among the electorate.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 31, 2022

The world's biggest source of clean energy is evaporating fast

Dams are the world's largest source of clean energy, yet extreme weather is making them less effective in the battle against climate change.
Japan Times
GLOBAL MEDIA POST / U.S. East Coast report 2022
Oct 31, 2022

An unbreakable partnership

Heralding a new phase of cooperation, U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced last year the U.S.-Japan Competitiveness and Resilience Partnership (CoRe), an ambitious initiative that will accelerate cooperation in a wide range of fields, such as Japan’s Cancer Moonshot...
Japan Times
GLOBAL MEDIA POST / U.S. East Coast report 2022
Oct 31, 2022

RPI: A long-time pioneer in innovation

Established in 1824, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is the oldest technological university in the English-speaking world and the Western Hemisphere, founded just as the Industrial Revolution was peaking in the United States.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 31, 2022

Taiwan tensions raise alarms over risks to world’s subsea cables

A disruption in a conflict with China could result in Taiwan getting cut off from the world, similar to what happened to the Pacific Island nation of Tonga earlier this year.
Japan Times
GLOBAL MEDIA POST / U.S. East Coast report 2022
Oct 31, 2022

Building success through self-belief and determination

With loads of ambition and a backpack full of shirts and jeans, Japanese junior high school teacher Saori Kawano immigrated to the United States in 1978 determined to start a business that would last many decades. 
Japan Times
GLOBAL MEDIA POST / U.S. East Coast report 2022
Oct 31, 2022

NEXCO-West USA: A bridge between Japan and the U.S.

Based in Osaka, West Nippon Expressway Co. launched its North American operations in 2011 believing it possessed the technology and valuable expertise in operating and maintaining roads and highways across the United States.
A monitor in Tokyo shows the yen weakening below ¥151 to the dollar on Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 1, 2023

Japan ramps up yen intervention warning after BOJ-fueled sell-off

The broad decline toward ¥152 to the dollar has the currency around the threshold that a year ago drove Japanese authorities to swoop in to prop it up.
More than 75,000 Kaiser Permanente health care workers went on strike from Oct. 4 to 7 across the U.S.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 1, 2023

Unions in the U.S. are winning big for the first time in decades

Recent victories mark a potential turning point for the country’s labor movement, which has seen union ranks and power dwindle for decades.
Becoming the lone bidder for the 2034 World Cup, just 27 days after its campaign was announced, caps a stunning year where the unheralded Saudi Pro League has snapped up some of soccer's top stars including Cristiano Ronaldo (center).
SOCCER
Nov 1, 2023

Bridging the Gulf: How the World Cup is key to Saudi revamp

While human rights controversies have not gone away, the kingdom is gaining a reputation for extravagant forays into sport.
Palestinians search for casualties at the site of Israeli strikes on houses in Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip on Tuesday.
WORLD / Society
Nov 1, 2023

Israel kills at least 50 in military strike on Gaza refugee camp

An Israel Defense Forces statement said the strike by fighter jets on Jabalia, Gaza's largest refugee camp, had killed a Hamas commander.
The front entrance gate leading to the former Ashigakubo Elementary School in Yokose, Saitama Prefecture. The school, which was more than a century old, was forced to close in 2009.
JAPAN / Society
Nov 5, 2023

School's out forever in aging Japan

As the number of children in Japan decreases, public money has been made available to help municipalities repurpose old schools.
Texas Rangers starting pitcher Andrew Heaney during the first inning of Game 4 of the World Series on Tuesday in Phoenix.
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 1, 2023

Offensive explosion moves Rangers to cusp of World Series title

The Rangers rolled to an 11-7 win and are now one victory away from their first World Series championship.
An assembly engineer works on a lithography system at chipmaker ASML in Veldhoven, Netherlands, on June 16.
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Nov 2, 2023

How can the EU strengthen its strategic autonomy regarding chips?

The bloc has felt a sense of crisis over the fact that its growth strategy has been largely dependent on third countries.
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak delivers a speech on AI in London on on Oct. 26.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 1, 2023

Rishi Sunak embraces Musk to boost AI summit

The U.K. prime minister organized the event to reassert Britain’s influence in the wake of Brexit.
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo. The yen unexpectedly weakened after the central bank loosened its grip on bond yields Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Nov 1, 2023

BOJ’s Ueda gets reality check on yen in march to normalization

The yen unexpectedly weakened after the central bank loosened its grip on bond yields Tuesday.
People carry a coffin as a mass funeral takes place to bury victims of a military strike on a camp for displaced people near the northern Myanmar town of Laiza on Oct. 10.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 1, 2023

U.S. targets Myanmar's state energy firm with partial sanctions

The action prohibits certain financial services by Americans to the state oil and gas enterprise starting on Dec. 15, the Treasury said in a statement.
People stand next to a board promoting military service in Donetsk, Russian-controlled Ukraine, on Oct. 11. A Brooklyn man and a Montreal couple have been charged with attempting to smuggle tech to Russia to support the Kremlin's invasion of Ukraine.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 1, 2023

U.S. and Canadian defendants charged for tech exports to Russia

Some of the electronics were later recovered from helicopters, missiles, tanks and other Russian equipment seized in Ukraine.
Buffaloes reliever Yuki Udagawa pumps his fist after striking out Tigers shortstop Seiya Kinami in the eighth inning of Orix's 5-4 win in Game 3 of the Japan Series on Tuesday at Koshien Stadium.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 1, 2023

How Yuki Udagawa’s steely nerves quieted Koshien’s raucous crowd

Instead of being rattled, Yuki Udagawa fed off the electric energy pulsating through the stadium as he protected a one-run lead in a 5-4 win.
Suzuki President and Representative Director Toshihiro Suzuki unveils the Suzu-Ride at a press day of the Japan Mobility Show at Tokyo Big Sight in Tokyo on Oct. 25.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 1, 2023

New mobility concepts cater to older people's love for the road

The four-wheeled vehicles categorized as "specified small motorized bicycles" can be driven on public roads by anyone 16 or over without a license.
Petr Aven in Moscow to attend Russia Business week in in 2018
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 1, 2023

Squeezed by sanctions, some oligarchs head home to Putin's Russia

The penalties have destroyed the standing of many wealthy Russians abroad who remained silent or avoided direct criticism of Putin over the war.
The interior of a Toyota Global HiAce electric vehicle concept on display during the Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo on Oct. 26
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 1, 2023

Toyota to invest $8 billion more in U.S. battery plant for EVs

The auto giant has quietly laid the groundwork for a more robust EV strategy in the U.S. even as sales of its hybrid gas-electric models are surging.
New Cabinet photo on government website had minor edits, Hayashi admits
An Oct. 1 picture of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and his Cabinet posted on the website of the Prime Minister's Office (right) appears slightly different from one taken by a media agency (left). Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi admitted on Monday that the photo underwent minor digital edits before being uploaded to the government website.
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.
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.
Comedian Shinji Saito investigated over sexual assault
Yoshimoto Kogyo, the agency that manages comedy trio Jungle Pocket, announced in mid-September that group member Shinji Saito had been experiencing health issues and underwent hospitalization, and that he requested a hiatus.
Experts move to allay replicon COVID shot fears in Japan amid backlash
A man receives a COVID-19 vaccine in Tokyo on Oct. 1. Experts say fears over the newly approved replicon vaccine are unwarranted.
Experts move to allay replicon COVID shot fears in Japan amid backlash
A man receives a COVID-19 vaccine in Tokyo on Oct. 1. Experts say fears over the newly approved replicon vaccine are unwarranted.
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 furry performance-enhancers that are sweeping the world of sports
Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani and his dog, Dekopin, who delivered the ceremonial first pitch prior to a game against the Orioles on Aug. 28
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.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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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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