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JAPAN
Sep 26, 2022

South Korea's Yoon vows to rebuild Japan ties — whatever challenges lie ahead

President Yoon Suk-yeol stressed that a single round of bilateral talks alone will not bring about satisfactory results, after his meeting with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida last week.
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JAPAN / Regional Voices: Fukushima
Sep 26, 2022

Businesses worry about reputational damage from Fukushima water discharge

People in Ibaraki Prefecture are concerned that the release of treated water will harm the reputation of local fishery products.
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MORE SPORTS
Sep 26, 2022

Eliud Kipchoge coy about future plans after smashing marathon world record

Kipchoge said he was the 'happiest man' when he crossed the finish line and had 'no regrets' about coming so close to the two-hour mark.
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JAPAN / Society
Sep 26, 2022

Long burdened by costly funerals, Japan embraces simple goodbyes

While much of the recent decline was due to people opting for small-scale ceremonies to avoid the spread of COVID, many say the change is both overdue and unlikely to be fully reversed.
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WORLD
Sep 26, 2022

Russia begins mobilizing Ukrainians to fight against their own country

The drive to compel Ukrainians to battle other Ukrainians is part of a broader, if risky, effort by Moscow to mobilize hundreds of thousands of new fighters.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 26, 2022

Xi’s 'core' status reaffirmed as party unveils congress invitees

In a Monday editorial, the People's Daily newspaper urged delegates to closely align behind 'comrade Xi Jinping as the core” of the party.
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BUSINESS
Sep 26, 2022

Japan finance chief reaffirms readiness to respond to yen speculation

The remark came after the government's decision Thursday to intervene in the currency market to stem yen weakness, by selling dollars and buying yen for the first time since 1998.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 26, 2022

Super Typhoon Noru hits Philippines, leaving five rescuers dead

The country had buckled down for a direct hit, but on Monday morning there was no sign of the widespread devastation many had feared.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 26, 2022

Crisis level risks loom in Asia as U.S. Fed rate pressure forces yen and yuan to sink

While others are digging deep into foreign-exchange reserves to mitigate the damage, the yuan and yen's slump threatens the region's mantle as a preferred destination for risk investors.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 26, 2022

MSDF proposed admiral-level conference to China in 2002

The MSDF hoped to set up such a channel as China was expected to expand its navy significantly, but the proposal was reportedly rejected by China's top leadership.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 26, 2022

U.S. warns Russia of ‘catastrophic consequences’ if it uses nuclear weapons

U.S. officials said that they still had not seen any movement in Russia's stockpile of 2,000 or so small tactical weapons.
Kuwait's then-Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah arrives to attend a conference in Kuwait City in 2014.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 17, 2023

Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Nawaf dies; Sheikh Meshal named as successor

Crown Prince Sheikh Meshal Al Ahmad Al Jaber, 83, who has been Kuwait's de facto ruler since 2021, was named as Sheikh Nawaf's successor.
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, in 2018
ENVIRONMENT / Sustainability / OUR PLANET
Dec 17, 2023

A made-in-Japan solution for space junk that goes against the grain

As space junk clogs Earth's orbit, a Kyoto University team has a new solution: wooden satellites.
Nobuko, younger sister of Kotaro Nishizawa, who died at his clinic in Osaka during an arson attack, hugs one of the audience members following a memorial concert for the victims held in the city on Dec. 3.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 17, 2023

Deadly arson attack in Osaka remembered two years on

A piano concert was organized as an opportunity for bereaved relatives to connect and heal.
Naomi Osaka in action at the Pan Pacific Open in Osaka in September 2019.
TENNIS
Dec 17, 2023

'Superstar' Osaka's return a boost for WTA, top coach says

The four-time Grand Slam champion last played a WTA tournament at the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo in late September 2022.
"Concussed: Sport's Uncomfortable Truth" by author Sam Peters details the issue of concussions in sports, particularly rugby.
MORE SPORTS / Rugby
Dec 17, 2023

Rugby in denial over concussion problem, author Sam Peters says

Peters' book includes a section on the damage of repeated heading in soccer but is predominantly concerned with rugby.
From left: Masashi Matsuyama, vice president of Nissan and president of Nissan (China) Investment, Takao Asami, senior vice president of Nissan, and Rika Kiritake, vice president of Nissan, hold a news conference at Tsinghua University in Beijing on Sunday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 17, 2023

Nissan to export China-developed EVs to global markets

The firm is considering exporting internal combustion engine vehicles and upcoming electric cars manufactured and developed in China to overseas markets
A Tomahawk cruise missile is launched from a U.S. Navy ship. Japan agreed with the United States to buy U.S.-made Tomahawk cruise missiles one year earlier than previously planned.
JAPAN
Dec 17, 2023

Japanese government delaying debate over key defense issues

A widening political scandal is affecting the Kishida administration's ability to move forward on important security discussions.
A contingency in the event that China invades Taiwan is emerging as a key focus in Japan’s new defense policy.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 17, 2023

Will Japan intervene in a Taiwan contingency? It depends.

If Taiwan puts up a fight against a Chinese invasion, it would likely engender a U.S. intervention that would not be possible without Japan’s assistance.
Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda, who took office in April, has been considered a skeptic of negative interest rates.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 17, 2023

One small step for BOJ. One giant leap for the yen.

Japan can hold off on undoing negative interest rates
Fighters quaterback Shuta Hoshino scores a touchdown against the Orange during the Koshien Bowl on Sunday in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture.
MORE SPORTS / Football
Dec 17, 2023

Kwansei Gakuin crushes Hosei University for sixth straight title

The win continued the Kansai region's dominant run in the national football title game.
Ten or more lawmakers of the LDP's largest faction, including former Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno, may have received over ¥10 million each in kickbacks, according to the sources.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 17, 2023

Ten or more Abe faction members may have received over ¥10 million in kickbacks

Among other LDP factions, Shisuikai, led by former party Secretary-General Toshihiro Nikai, is also suspected of failing to report fundraising revenues .
A sign in Osaka's Dotonbori district advertises the 2025 World Expo.
JAPAN
Dec 17, 2023

Japan eyes panel for Osaka Expo cost transparency

The government plans to set up a third-party panel as part of its plan to ensure transparency over the costs for the 2025 Osaka World Expo, it was learned Sunday.
China's heating supplies are facing their biggest test of the winter so far as snow and frigid air descend on northern parts of the country, putting the electricity grid under huge pressure.
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 17, 2023

Parts of China gripped by record-low temperatures as icy snap intensifies

President Xi Jinping called for an "all-out" emergency response to the cold snap that began at the start of the week.
A woman walks past a television screen showing a news broadcast with file footage of a North Korean missile test, at the main railway station in Seoul on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 18, 2023

North Korea launches long-range ballistic missile for fifth time in 2023

Japan said the missile was estimated to have a range of 15,000 kilometers, putting the entire U.S. within striking distance.
Los Angeles Angels' Shohei Ohtani during a game against the Cincinnati Reds at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on Aug. 23.
BASEBALL / MLB
Dec 18, 2023

Ohtani becomes first Japanese player to win Hank Aaron award

The award is given to the hitter with the most outstanding performance in each of the American League and the National League.

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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