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Japan Times
SOCCER
Jan 5, 2023

Harry Kane fires Tottenham to win over Crystal Palace

Harry Kane lifted the gloom at Tottenham by scoring twice in a convincing 4-0 win against Crystal Palace, while Nottingham Forest hauled itself out of the relegation zone in the Premier League on Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 5, 2023

COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 20,735 new cases

Tokyo confirmed 20,735 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, up by about 2,300 from a week before.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 5, 2023

It’s now clear that quantitative easing was a colossal policy mistake

There's no convincing evidence that central banks' purchases of trillions of dollars of bonds and other financial assets helped any economy.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal / EXPLAINER
Jan 5, 2023

Indictment draws near for Abe assassination suspect

Tetsuya Yamagami is currently in detention and undergoing psychiatric evaluation, but the period for that process is set to expire soon.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 5, 2023

Sony-Honda EV alliance unveils Afeela brand and Qualcomm partnership

The first model under the Afeela brand is expected to be delivered in 2026 in North America and will be based on a prototype debuted at CES in Las Vegas.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jan 5, 2023

Japan's MOF lifts coupon rate on 10-year JGBs to 8-year high after BOJ move

While a higher coupon rate could squeeze public finances, it will benefit investors as it brings higher return on their bond investment.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 5, 2023

Japan's SMFG to extend Jefferies alliance beyond U.S., CEO says

'We will cooperate anywhere we can,' leveraging Jefferies' investment banking expertise and SMFG's huge balance sheet, Jun Ohta said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 5, 2023

Deadly Ukraine strike reveals Russian tech weakness

While lax mobile phone habits have been blamed for the Makiivka deaths — soldiers may have been texting their loved ones for New Year's.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 5, 2023

China and Philippines vow 'friendly' handling of maritime spats

China and the Philippines are at odds over the South China Sea, with Beijing claiming sovereignty over almost the entire area.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Jan 5, 2023

War in Ukraine highlights importance of cutting-edge technology in conflict

Deployment of artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies are key to progress in military conflicts.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 5, 2023

Iran warns France over 'insulting' Khamenei cartoons

Tehran is seeking an explanation from the French government after the magazine Charlie Hebdo published cartoons depicting Iran's supreme leader.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and other leaders of the Group of Seven, as well as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, meet during their summit in Hiroshima on May 21. 
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 7, 2023

The G7 leaders’ vision on nuclear disarmament

Geopolitical rivalries and the failure to address the complicity of G7 members in perpetuating a nuclearized world are stymieing nonproliferation efforts.
A farmer plants rice seedlings using a rice transplanter in a paddy field in Kobe in June.
JAPAN
Aug 6, 2023

Japan's demand for rice falls 10 years in a row

As demand wanes, the agriculture ministry has begun urging farmers to switch to growing soybeans and wheat, as well as rice used for animal feed.
A China Coast Guard boat allegedly blocks Philippine Coast Guard vessels, which were escorting a resupply mission for the Philippine troops stationed at the Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea on Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 6, 2023

Philippines says China blocked, water-cannoned boat in South China Sea

China claims sovereignty over most of the South China Sea — an assertion rejected internationally — building islands on reefs and arming them.
Japanese lawmaker Masatoshi Akimoto visits a high-speed rail project site in Ahmedabad, India, in May 2018.
JAPAN
Aug 6, 2023

Scandal-tainted Japanese lawmaker sought money to buy horse

Japanese lawmaker Masatoshi Akimoto is suspected of receiving ¥30 million from the president of a company between 2021 and this year.
A policeman stands next to the crime scene where a mass stabbing occurred in Seongnam, South Korea, on Thursday.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 6, 2023

Police arrest 7 over murder threats at Seoul subway stations

Online posts specifying times and locations for stabbing attacks in the South Korean capital were shared widely across social media.
Junon used to be too timid to come out from his blanket. Now he loves to get a little attention.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Aug 7, 2023

A dog, two cats and more are looking for new places to chill

A dog named Loquat and two cats named Junon and Whiskey are hoping to find new human friends to get to know.
An Air Self-Defense Force Kawasaki C-2 military transport aircraft is put on display at the Dubai Air Show in November 2019.
JAPAN
Aug 6, 2023

Japan mulls mounting long-range missiles on C-2 transporters

The missiles could be used for operations to attack enemy bases such as missile launch sites in counterstrike operations.
Graphite, now deemed an essential mineral by the U.S., is the single biggest ingredient by weight in the batteries that go into electric vehicles and the power grid. It is also used in a variety of defense applications.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 8, 2023

Biden deploys Pentagon to beat climate change and China

A $37.5 million grant to Graphite One acts as a relaxed form of venture capital as the White House supports nascent parts of the domestic cleantech supply chain.
Superconductors are materials that exhibit no electrical resistance and eliminate magnetic fields. South Korean researchers think they may have created a compound that achieves that at room-temperature.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 8, 2023

LK-99 and the desperation for scientific discovery

The new room-temperature superconductor LK-99 could change the world. Or not.
A Ukrainian soldier stands guard next to Odesa's famous statue of the city's founder, Duke de Richelieu, in March 2022.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 3, 2023

Russia should be expelled from UNESCO

UNESCO has condemned Russia’s attacks across Ukraine. It should go further, expelling Russia for as long as the Kremlin continues its criminal behavior.
As synonymous with summer as fireworks and sweltering temperatures, mosquitoes are ubiquitous in Japan. However, will rising temperatures lead more dangerous species of the bug to call Japan home?
ENVIRONMENT / Wildlife / Longform
Aug 7, 2023

The mosquito: Summer’s unwelcome little bloodsucker

An outbreak of dengue in Yoyogi Park nine years ago could be a sign of things to come if the wrong mosquito makes it into Japan.
The National Ignition Facility’s preamplifier module increases laser energy as it travels to the Target Chamber in an undated photograph at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory federal research facility in Livermore, California.
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 7, 2023

U.S. lab behind fusion breakthrough reaches ignition again

Being able to reproduce the breakthrough may bring the world one step closer to using fusion, which powers the stars, as a source of clean energy.
Arsenal celebrates after defeating Manchester City to win the Community Shield at Wembley Stadium in London on Sunday.
SOCCER
Aug 7, 2023

Arsenal strikes first blow against Man City with Community Shield win

Community Shield matches often have a "friendly" feel, but there was no shortage of intensity between the Premier League rivals in the London sunshine.
The Advanced Liquid Processing System, used for treating accumulated contaminated water, is seen during a media tour of the wrecked Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, on July 21.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Aug 7, 2023

Japan to start Fukushima water release as early as late August

The government will make a final decision on the matter following further internal deliberations and diplomatic discussions with its allies.
Hiroshi Mikitani, co-chief executive officer of Rakuten Medical, speaks at the American Society of Clinical Oncology's meeting in Yokohama on Thursday.
BUSINESS
Aug 7, 2023

Rakuten’s Mikitani spends a fifth of his time on biotech startup

Rakuten Medical, based in San Diego, employs about 200 people and specializes in a therapy that uses light and immunotherapy drugs to fight cancer.
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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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
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