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Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 8, 2023

NATO declines Serbia's request to deploy its troops in Kosovo

Last month, for the first time since the end of the war, Serbia requested to deploy troops in Kosovo during a spate of clashes between Kosovo authorities and Serbs.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 8, 2023

Barbarians at democracy’s gates

The conventional wisdom is that the arc of history always bends toward peace, tolerance, justice and democracy. But recent political violence makes it clear there is no room for complacency.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 8, 2023

Moscow ends self-proclaimed 36-hour cease-fire

Moscow ends its cease fire. Bombing of regions in eastern Ukraine killed at least two people overnight.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 8, 2023

'Once in a century' flood cuts off communities in northwestern Australia

The disaster comes after some eastern regions if the country have endured four major flood crises since last year caused by the La Nina weather system.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 8, 2023

From bees to bullets, CES tech show gives gamers the feels

The video game industry is showing off just how lifelike gaming can be made with new vests, head cushions and other simulation products.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jan 8, 2023

COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 15,124 new cases

The capital's daily caseload was up by 5,938 from a week before, as it also reported 28 deaths linked to the virus.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jan 8, 2023

Arsenge Wenger to help 'sleeping giant' India develop soccer talent

India, once called a 'sleeping giant' by former FIFA president Sepp Blatter, is 106th in world rankings and has not succeeded in drawing public attention in the cricket-obsessed country.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 8, 2023

Frederick the Great’s advice for Ukraine negotiations

Kyiv and Moscow both grasp what the 18th-century King of Prussia understood: Diplomacy without arms is like music without instruments.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 8, 2023

In defense of the art-targeting climate activists

The eco-activists targeting masterpieces can claim that civil disobedience is justified by the failure of our democracies to show sufficient concern about future generations.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 8, 2023

Nineteen killed and 20 injured in road accident in eastern China

A local news outlet reported the accident took place when a truck hit a funeral procession.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 8, 2023

As Asian societies age, ‘retirement’ just means more work

Across East Asia, populations are graying faster than anywhere else in the world, and while younger generations shrink, older workers are often toiling well into their 70s and beyond.
Nomura Holdings Chief Executive Officer Kentaro Okuda
BUSINESS
Aug 2, 2023

Nomura shares tumble most in two years after profit miss

The stock dropped as much as 8.5% on Wednesday morning, the biggest daily decline since March 2021.
After Russia invaded Ukraine last year, Alexey Sossinsky left with two suitcases in the middle of the night. But as it did decades ago, exile still makes him feel restless.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 2, 2023

A Russian mathematician finds himself in exile once again

Alexey Sossinsky's family story is a microcosm of Russia's history of upheaval, war and repression going back more than a century.
Vivian Tung eats her first meal since the egg retrieval surgery. Tung is one of a rising number of women in Taiwan opting to freeze their eggs to give them the option to have a child later in life.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Aug 2, 2023

A rising number of women in Taiwan are freezing their eggs

Demand for egg freezing has surged, with the number of women opting for the technology up 86% over the past three years.
Sogo & Seibu's flagship Seibu Ikebukuro store in Tokyo's Toshima Ward
BUSINESS
Aug 2, 2023

Seven & I replaces Sogo & Seibu president to pave way for sale

The planned sale has been delayed twice due to local opposition to a plan to open a Yodobashi outlet in Seibu's flagship store in Ikebukuro, Tokyo.
Jacob Anthony Chansley near the entrance to the Senate after breaching security defenses on Jan. 6, 2021
WORLD
Aug 2, 2023

Who else faced legal consequences after the U.S. Capitol attack?

Numerous people have been convicted at trial or pleaded guilty to crimes after seeking to block Congress from certifying Joe Biden's victory in 2020.
The central business district in Melbourne in 2016
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 2, 2023

Australians fight for the right to work from home permanently

While remote work spells pain for investors in bricks and mortar, employees can only see benefits: "It just helps get through life a little bit easier."
Signs hang on a gate as people hike in the Pen y Pass at the foot of Mount Snowdon near Llanberis, Wales, in 2020. For residents of deprived urban areas, going to natural green spaces can be prohibitively expensive.
WORLD
Aug 2, 2023

Isolated from nature, U.K.'s ethnic minorities hit harder by heat

Experts say ethnic minorities will be affected most as they often live in dense, poorly insulated households near fewer parks and less vegetation.
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo. BOJ Deputy Gov. Shinichi Uchida has said there is still a long way to go before conditions fall into place for the bank to raise its short-term interest rate target.
BUSINESS
Aug 2, 2023

BOJ tweak not prelude to ultralow rates exit: deputy governor

Shinichi Uchida said there is still a long way to go before the BOJ can raise its short-term interest rate target from the current minus 0.1%.
Chihiro Okada (right), a representative of Animal Rights Center, during a news conference at the Okinawa Prefectural Government building on July 10
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Aug 7, 2023

Confrontations deepen over duck-catching event in Okinawa

Animal rights groups say the event constitutes animal abuse.
Paris Saint-Germain players line up before the team's club friendly against Inter Milan at Tokyo's National Stadium on Tuesday.
SOCCER
Aug 2, 2023

Second straight tour shows PSG's commitment to Japanese market

The French superclub has experienced explosive growth in its global base, especially in Asia, since its 2011 takeover by Qatari ownership.
Hakuoho displayed power, grit and technique on the way to 11 wins in his top-division debut last month at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Aug 2, 2023

Hakuoho hints at what's to come with breakout makuuchi debut

Last month's Nagoya Basho may have just been the coming out party for sumo’s newest superstar.
A monitor in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei stock average dropping more than 700 points on Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Aug 2, 2023

Japan shares post biggest one-day drop this year

Then benchmark 225-issue Nikkei average closed down 2.30% at 32,707.69 — its sharpest one-day drop since Dec. 20.
A camera set on the Skytree in Tokyo's Sumida Ward, at a point 260 meters above the ground, from which images can be sent in real time in the event of a fire or a water disaster
JAPAN
Aug 2, 2023

Tokyo Skytree showcases disaster management capabilities

The facility presented the features to the media ahead of the 100th anniversary of the Great Kanto Earthquake that struck in September 1923.
A conveyor belt sushi restaurant chain uses a light emitting ultraviolet rays to kill the coronavirus in 2020.
JAPAN / Society
Aug 2, 2023

Sushi chain drops suit against teen over prank video

“The customer has admitted his responsibility and we have reached a settlement with reasonable details that are acceptable to us,” a spokesperson said.
Chinese President Xi Jinping at a promotion ceremony for senior generals of China's People's Liberation Army on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Aug 2, 2023

Purge in Chinese nuclear missile force points to graft in ranks

Chinese President Xi Jinping has reshuffled the leadership of the country’s missile forces in an apparent attempt to install more trustworthy officials.
Early Ishiba missteps add to anticipation over key policy speech
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Further BOJ rate hike this year in doubt after Ishiba's surprise warning
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba meets with Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda at the Prime Minister's Office on Wednesday.
Consumer consultations by foreign visitors to Japan on the rise
The number of consultations from foreign visitors to Japan about problems related to accommodations and shopping is increasing.
How climate change affects Japan's typhoons
A bus is seen submerged in floodwaters in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on Aug. 29 as Typhoon Shanshan dumps torrential rain across southern regions of Japan.
Buffett may target Japan banks or insurers for next purchase, analysts say
Analysts say Warren Buffett may be looking to buy Japanese financial firms and shipping companies.
How climate change affects Japan's typhoons
A bus is seen submerged in floodwaters in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on Aug. 29 as Typhoon Shanshan dumps torrential rain across southern regions of Japan.
Who can challenge Onosato's dominance? Takerufuji might be the best bet.
Takerufuji, the most recent Emperor’s Cup winner apart from Terunofuji and Onosato, claimed the second-tier title in September in his first full tournament back from injury after a six-month absence.
Japan's new top diplomat calls 'Asian NATO' an idea for the future
Newly appointed Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya speaks during his first news conference as Japan's top diplomat at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Ishiba looks to 'defense tribe' to fill key Cabinet positions
Defense Minister Gen Nakatani, 66, has experience as the onetime head of Japan’s former Defense Agency before it became a full-fledged ministry and is seen as a pair of steady hands.
Investment and romance fraud cases triple in first eight months of year
The National Police Agency has noted a major rise in online investment fraud cases, incidents of which have more than quadrupled in the first eight months of this year.

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