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Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jan 8, 2023

After an emotional week, NFL returns to something like normal

The game in Las Vegas between the Raiders and Chiefs proceeded even as players were still processing what they had witnessed Monday night.
Japan Times
Rugby
Jan 8, 2023

Ex-France forward Chabal denies bending Rugby World Cup ticket rules

The organization tasked with delivering the event in France has been blighted by scandal after the tournament's chief organizer, Claude Atcher, was fired in October for abusing his position.
Japan Times
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Jan 8, 2023

After Marcio Freire's fatal wave, surfing world is shocked and silent

Since Hawaiian surfer Garrett McNamara rode a series of record-breaking Nazare waves starting in late 2011, the village has drawn big-wave surfers and those who like to watch them.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jan 8, 2023

Novak Djokovic shakes off hamstring issue to reach Adelaide final

Up next for the former world No. 1 is unseeded American Sebastian Korda, who reached the final after Japan's Yoshihito Nishioka retired due to an injury.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jan 8, 2023

Didier Deschamps will remain France coach until 2026 World Cup

The announcement ends that debate and will also conclude speculation that Zinedine Zidane, a teammate of Deschamps in France's 1998 World Cup-winning side, could take over.
Japan Times
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Jan 8, 2023

Chiefs beat Raiders to secure top seed and first-round playoff bye

The Week 18 opener at Allegiant Stadium featured pregame tributes to Bills safety Damar Hamlin, who remains in critical condition after his on-field collapse on Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 8, 2023

U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy starts out with agenda already hemmed in by dissidents

The new House leader can't afford to lose even five Republican votes if all Democrats are present and voting against him, limiting his ability to deliver results from the start.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 8, 2023

China’s open borders mark end to 'zero-COVID,' sparking homecoming rush

Starting Sunday, China no longer requires quarantine for arrivals after authorities ditched the policy that was a major deterrent for travelers.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jan 8, 2023

Japan's hottest new food trend is frozen solid

For several thousand yen, you, too, can buy your favorite gourmet meals to reheat at home.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / JAPANESE KITCHEN
Jan 8, 2023

Recipe: Sumo hot pot

It's said chicken makes for a perfect chanko nabe since the animal usually stands tall on its two feet.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / Sound Off
Jan 8, 2023

A love letter to hot springs at music festivals

Getting covered in grime, mud and sweat is an expected part of attending a multiday outdoor festival, but in Japan, hot springs provide a surprisingly liberating dimension to the weekend.
Japan Times
LIFE
Jan 7, 2023

Across Japan, baby names are getting more creative

Despite a government-managed list of acceptable kanji, parents are choosing more unique readings for their children than ever before.
Storage tanks containing treated radioactive water at Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings' Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in Futaba, Fukuahima Prefecture, on July 21
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 2, 2023

Tepco back to profit in first quarter on lower fuel cost

The firm paid ¥50.3 billion in compensation in the first quarter of the 2023 fiscal year, which began in April, it said in a statement.
As zombies take over the world, a salaryman (Eiji Akaso) decides to live his best life before his inevitable demise in “Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead.”
CULTURE / Film
Aug 3, 2023

‘Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead’: Zombie comedy has no bite

Netflix’s adaptation of the manga series about a salaryman making the most out of a zombie apocalypse is like scrolling through a mediocre Instagram feed.
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris meets with Mongolian Prime Minister Luvsannamsrai Oyun-Erdene at her ceremonial office in Washington on Wednesday.
WORLD
Aug 3, 2023

Mongolia and U.S. to sign 'Open Skies' deal ahead of talks

Deal would also provide easier options for cargo flights between the nations.
BTS fans at an event in Seoul on June 17
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Aug 3, 2023

K-pop fans fight big coal to protect beach made famous by BTS

Environmental groups are aiming to harness the immense influence that K-pop enthusiasts have to fight climate change.
A building of the Black Sea Danube shipping company destroyed during a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Izmail, Ukraine, on Wednesday.
WORLD
Aug 3, 2023

Global grain prices rise after Russian strike on Danube port

The drone attacks destroyed buildings in the port of Izmail and halted ships in defiance of a de-facto blockade Russia reimposed in mid-July.
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hand with Tesla chief executive Elon Musk in New York on June 20, 2023.
BUSINESS
Aug 3, 2023

In India, it's advantage Tesla as Chinese automakers face heat

Tesla has had a red-carpet welcome from India for its proposal to invest in the country, while China has been stopped cold.
Akiko Mizuno says one positive thing about living on a relatively remote island is that you don’t need to spend a lot of money every day.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Aug 3, 2023

Akiko Mizuno: ‘Time moves forward. Photographs stop time.’

After years in New York City, Akiko Mizuno relocated to a small island in Okinawa Prefecture to concentrate on her long-term photography project.
Alpine's Pierre Gasly and his teammate, Esteban Ocon, during the Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Aug 3, 2023

Alpine facing more upheaval a year on from Oscar Piastri saga

On track, the team has slumped from fourth last season to a distant sixth and suffered more retirements than any team.
Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi controls the ball during his team's match against Orlando City on Wednesday.
SOCCER
Aug 3, 2023

Messi scores two more as Miami march past Orlando

Messi scored twice from close range to maintain a perfect record with Miami, who were winless in 11 league games before his arrival.
Masae Yamanaka joins colleagues from Panasonic Connect to take part in the Tokyo Rainbow Pride parade in April.
BUSINESS / WOMEN AT WORK
Aug 3, 2023

How one woman's career in sales flourished across four companies

As she rose through sales in various companies, Masae Yamanaka stuck to her mother’s teachings: keep working, commit to actions.
More than 30 samples of drugs made by Synokem, including generic abortion pills, have failed quality tests conducted by Indian regulators and public health researchers since 2018.
BUSINESS
Aug 3, 2023

Global abortion pill provider buys from maker with poor quality record

More than 30 samples of drugs made by Delhi-based Synokem Pharmaceuticals have failed quality tests conducted by Indian regulators.
People embrace each other as demonstrators for and against the U.S. Supreme Court decision to strike down race-conscious student admissions programs at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina confront each other, in Washington on June 29.
WORLD
Aug 3, 2023

U.S. affirmative action ban spurs changes to college essay prompts

U.S. colleges are set to release their essay prompts this month when the common application used by many schools becomes public.
The government may sell stakes in some major firms, including NTT, to fund its growing defense spending.
BUSINESS
Aug 3, 2023

Raising the stakes: Japan may sell shares to fund defense spending

Selling government stakes in some of Japan's biggest firms won't be straightforward, given the need for consensus and changes to laws.
Pheu Thai's prime ministerial candidates Paetongtarn Shinawatra (center, right) — daughter of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra — and Srettha Thavisin (center, left), a local property tycoon, at a campaign event in Bangkok on May 12
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 3, 2023

Thai party to unveil new coalition after Move Forward break

Conservative parties are expected to join the new coalition and their inclusion would boost support for the nomination of Srettha Thavisin.
Australian Ambassador to Japan Justin Hayhurst (center) walks beside Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (right) during the Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima in May.
JAPAN
Aug 3, 2023

Tokyo-Canberra ties key to Indo-Pacific’s future: Australian envoy

"We’ve never been more important to each other," says Justin Hayhurst, Australia’s new Ambassador to Japan.

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Wozme, founded by dancer and choreographer Wakaba Kohei, is composed of Kana Kitty, Ami Ishii, Akane Watanabe and Natsuki. Its aim is to inject elegance and beauty, traits traditionally associated with femininity, into the sometimes grotesque art form of butoh dance.
Wozme, an all-women dance troupe, wants to move the needle in butoh