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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 7, 2023

U.S. Navy cuts Taiwan transits even as China steps up military pressure

The U.S. reduced its number of naval transits through the Taiwan Strait in 2022 to the lowest level in four years.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 7, 2023

Local government in Okinawa plans marine research near Senkakus

The city government in Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, will send a research ship near the disputed islands late this month as China continues to send coast guard vessels near the islets.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 7, 2023

Billionaire Jack Ma gives up control of Ant Group

The company will give 10 individuals, including the founder, management and staff, voting rights independently, effectively removing Ma's voting control of Ant.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / The Year Ahead
Jan 7, 2023

Is today’s China yesterday’s Soviet Union?

When Soviet-style totalitarianism ultimately collapsed under the weight of its economic failures, China decided to stay the course. But can China's totalitarian experiment last?
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jan 7, 2023

Ukiyo-e art brings Chinese literary heroes to life

The new exhibition at the Ota Memorial Museum of Art showcases playful renderings of rogues and warriors from historical stories.
Japan Times
CARTOONS / ZERO GRAVITY
Jan 7, 2023

Roger Dahl on understanding hanetsuki

Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: FASHION
Jan 7, 2023

Will Japan's pop culture and fashion spheres ever find common ground?

Japanese fashion and pop culture and both international forces, so why can't they seem to walk in step together?
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 6, 2023

Japan eases restrictions for funerals of COVID-19 patients

The revised guidelines will allow wakes and funerals for infected people to be held normally, albeit with some precautions taken.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 6, 2023

Panasonic resists decoupling trend to boost China investment

Since the pandemic broke out in 2020, Tokyo has encouraged companies to reduce their dependence on production and supply chains in China.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jan 6, 2023

Yen rally under threat after break of long-term support level

The currency fell for a fourth day Friday following stronger-than-forecast U.S. employment data, dropping further below a support line starting from October's three-decade low.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Jan 6, 2023

Shohei Ohtani among first 12 named to Japan's roster for World Baseball Classic

Ohtani, the 2021 American League MVP and the runner-up in 2022, was one of three MLB players in Japan's initial roster announcement.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 6, 2023

COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo logs 35 COVID-19 deaths, a daily record high

The seven-day average of new cases in the capital fell 24% week on week to 12,792.7.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 6, 2023

Collapse and contamination: Mexican scientists sound alarm over Mayan Train

The debate over the train project exemplifies struggles developing countries across the globe face to balance economic progress with environmental responsibility.
Two U.S. Navy sailors have been arrested on charges of providing sensitive U.S. military information to China. Both men are Chinese-born naturalized U.S. citizens.
WORLD
Aug 4, 2023

U.S. sailors charged with selling military secrets to China

Two sailors have been arrested on charges of providing sensitive U.S. military information to China. Both men are Chinese-born naturalized U.S. citizens.
Migrants sit onboard an inflatable boat before attempting to illegally cross the English Channel to reach Britain, off the coast of Sangatte, northern France, on July 18.
WORLD
Aug 4, 2023

Migrant boat rescue missions do not encourage crossings, study shows

The finding contradicts claims that ships that save migrants in the Mediterranean incentivize people to risk their lives trying to get to the EU.
A man makes his way through a flooded road after the rains and floods brought by remnants of Typhoon Doksuri, in Zhuozhou, Hebei province, China, on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 4, 2023

China’s ‘sponge cities’ are not built for extreme flood events

China has invested billions of dollars in recent years to protect against extreme rainfall after a 2012 flood in Beijing killed 79 people.
Members of the armed forces stand with flags of Thailand outside the Grand Palace during celebrations to mark King Maha Vajiralongkorn's 71st birthday in Bangkok on July 28.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 4, 2023

Thailand’s wait for a premier gets longer, rattling markets

A revised schedule for a prime minister vote may be set after a Constitutional Court decision on Aug. 16.
The U.S. Capitol in Washington. After its downgrade of the U.S., Fitch’s AAA club now consists of Germany and Australia, along with seven others, including smaller, rich countries such as Switzerland and Luxembourg.
BUSINESS
Aug 4, 2023

Pristine AAA bond universe just got a whole lot smaller

Fitch's U.S. downgrade is the latest example of a decadelong trend in rich economies as worries about high and rising debt burdens come to the fore.
Maung Saungkha at an undisclosed location in the jungles of southeast Myanmar
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 4, 2023

Myanmar poet turned rebel leader seeks new base to confront junta

The growth of Maung Saungkha's BPLA owes much to his skills in building bridges with other armed groups, according to allies and analysts.
A new study suggests that the benefits from shifting to a four-day week may last and grow stronger over time, rather than dissipating.
BUSINESS
Aug 4, 2023

Employee health benefits of four-day weeks persist, study shows

Self-reported physical and mental health scores held steady over a full year of the pilot program, while work-life balance continued to improve.
Though Apple’s overall revenue of $81.8 billion came in just above Wall Street estimates last quarter, iPhone demand was weaker than predicted.
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 4, 2023

Apple faces longest sales slowdown in decades as iPhone slumps

The company reported a revenue decline of 1.4% in the fiscal third quarter, hurt by an industrywide slump that has sapped demand.
Temperatures in excess of 36 degrees Celsius have done little to deter some players of "gateball" in Tokyo this year.
LIFE
Aug 17, 2023

Japan's elderly 'gateball' players unbeaten by the heat

While the game requires little physical exertion, players have to spend time in the punishing sun as two opposing teams carefully hit balls through gates.
Simone Biles competes on the balance beam during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics at Ariake Gymnastics Centre.
MORE SPORTS
Aug 4, 2023

Simone Biles ready for long-awaited return to gymnastics

After confirming her return to competition last month, Biles said she is still undergoing therapy to help her handle the mental side of the sport.
Seiichi Morimura at home in his study in April 2013
JAPAN
Aug 4, 2023

Seiichi Morimura, 90, who exposed Japan's wartime atrocities, dies

In a book, he detailed gruesome biological experiments on people at a secret Imperial Army site in occupied China before and during World War II.
An electric cable is seen hanging down in Tomigusuku, Okinawa Prefecture, Friday, as thousands of households remained without electricity for a third day after the area was hit by Typhoon Khanun.
JAPAN
Aug 4, 2023

Typhoon Khanun eases off Okinawa, but islands brace for return

The storm is forecast to make a sudden, sharp turn to the east and start heading north toward Japan's main islands.
Four Italian Air Force F-35 fighter jets are lined up next to an Air Self-Defense Force F-15 fighter shortly after arriving at Komatsu Air Base in Ishikawa Prefecture on Friday evening in this image posted to the base's official X social media account.
JAPAN
Aug 4, 2023

Japan and Italy to elevate ties with first joint fighter drills

The drills highlight how Rome and Tokyo are expanding defense and security ties as their strategic interests in the Indo-Pacific converge.
Bobby Valentine managed in Japan for seven seasons with the Marines and won the 2005 Japan Series with the club.
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 4, 2023

Bobby Valentine enjoying more relaxed time with Angels

Former Marines manager Bobby Valentine is viewing the game from a different perspective these days.
Imma, a virtual influencer, is the face of Nomura’s new campaign for tax-free investment accounts.
BUSINESS
Aug 4, 2023

Nomura hires virtual influencer to coax Japan’s young investors

Boosting individual investments is particularly crucial as the country's baby-boomer generation passes on their assets to a younger generation.
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.

Podcast

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

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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
By Zoria Petkoska

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