search

 
 
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 29, 2022

China’s COVID-19 policies are once again upending car manufacturing

Several Japanese firms have seen disruption to production since the start of the pandemic.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Nov 29, 2022

Retiring Ross Brawn says he leaves F1 as strong as it has ever been

In his parting message, the bespectacled Englishman said the racing had improved under Liberty Media, who took over the sport in 2017 and ousted former commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Nov 29, 2022

The yuan's the new dollar as Russia rides to the redback

Russia's financial shift eastwards could boost cross-border commerce, present a growing economic counterweight to the dollar and limit Western efforts to pressure Moscow by economic means.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Nov 29, 2022

Brazil and Portugal join France in World Cup knockouts

Portugal sits atop Group H with six points after two matches, while Brazil's Selecao safely advanced to the last 16 despite the absence of talismanic striker Neymar.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 29, 2022

U.S. may send 150 kilometer repurposed strike weapon to Ukraine

Western military inventories are shrinking, and Ukraine faces an increasing need for more sophisticated weapons as the war drags on.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 29, 2022

WHO to use 'mpox' for monkeypox to tackle stigma

The WHO launched a public consultation process to find a new name for the disease earlier this year and received more than 200 proposals.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 29, 2022

U.S. and Russia have used 'deconfliction' line once so far during Ukraine war

When it was announced in March, the Pentagon said the deconfliction line was created to avoid any inadvertent clashes in NATO airspace or on the ground.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 29, 2022

Japan’s job market remains tight, keeping pressure on wages

The number of people with jobs increased by around half a million compared to the year before, led by gains in the hospitality and medical sectors.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Nov 29, 2022

'Neymar haters': Brazil's political divide spills over to World Cup

The Selecao superstar came under criticism after saying he would dedicate his first 2022 FIFA World Cup goal to Brazil's far-right President Jair Bolsonaro.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 29, 2022

Japan retail sales up for eighth month on tourism reopening

The number of foreign visitors to Japan in October was almost 500,000, more than twice as many as in September.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 29, 2022

Elon Musk says Apple has mostly stopped advertising on Twitter

The billionaire attacked the iPhone maker with a flurry of tweets Monday, saying the company had cut its Twitter advertising and threatened to bump the social network from Apple's app store.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Nov 29, 2022

Paris 2024 to launch first public ticketing round on Thursday

Organizers will underwrite almost 100,000 tickets in order to give people who ordinarily could not afford them a chance to attend the Games.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 29, 2022

Angels' Shohei Ohtani named top DH for second straight season

Ohtani outdistanced Houston Astros standout Yordan Alvarez while becoming the first player to win the award in consecutive seasons since David Ortiz won it five straight years from 2003-07.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Nov 29, 2022

Resurgent yen at risk of bigger moves still if 1998 is any guide

The currency has taken another leg higher in recent days, fueled in part by the potential fallout from China's deteriorating COVID-19 situation.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov attends a news conference after addressing the 78th Session of the U.N. General Assembly in New York City on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 24, 2023

Russia accuses West of 'de facto' fighting in Ukraine

This came after Kyiv said that Russian navy commanders had been killed or wounded in a missile attack on Moscow's Black Sea Fleet headquarters.
A mosaic image of the asteroid Bennu, composed of 12 PolyCam images collected in December 2018 by the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft from a range of 24 kilometers
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 24, 2023

NASA readies for dramatic return of asteroid sample to Earth

Scientists hope the sample will provide a better understanding of the origin of the solar system and how the Earth became habitable.
Players compete against one another during the Just Dance event at the Olympic Esports Week in Singapore in June.
MORE SPORTS / FOCUS
Sep 24, 2023

China hosts esports’ biggest moment with Tencent at the wheel

The once-in-four-years Asian Games, effectively a regional Olympics, is the first time that competitive video games will be eligible for medals.
U.S. President Joe Biden raises a toast with Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong in Hanoi on Sept. 11.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 24, 2023

Biden aides in talks with Vietnam for arms deal that could irk China

Such a deal could consummate the newly upgraded partnership between Washington and Hanoi as tensions boil in the South China Sea.
Ayrton Senna (center) of Brazil talks with his McLaren team member during the final practice session for the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka Circut in Mie Prefecture on Oct. 29, 1988.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Sep 24, 2023

The Japanese GP: Often the scene of title deciders — and controversy

For an event often defined by drama, the stakes won’t be quite as high starting next year as the race settles into its spring date.
A Caribbean box jellyfish
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 24, 2023

No brain, no problem: Tiny jellyfish can learn from experience

Such a feat is comparable to far more advanced animals such as fruit flies or mice, and may reveal insight into the fundamental property of nerve systems.
As many as 270 people in 21 prefectures in the country have become sick after eating bento meals supplied by Yoshidaya, based in the Aomori Prefecture city of Hachinohe.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 24, 2023

Aomori bento maker banned from operations due to food poisoning

As many as 270 people in 21 prefectures in the country have become sick after eating bento meals supplied by Yoshidaya.
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute 46th Annual Gala at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 24, 2023

Biden allies seize on impeachment as weapon against Republicans

Tapping White House aides and veterans of Donald Trump impeachments, the plan is to paint the picture of an evidence-free stunt.
AlphaTauri's Yuki Tsunoda waves to the crowd prior to the start of the Japanese Grand Prix.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Sep 24, 2023

In pictures: Race day at the Japanese Grand Prix

Here's a selection of photos from around Suzuka Circuit as Formula One roars into Japan.
China Coast Guard and other vessels install a floating barrier in a flash point area of the contested South China Sea, just 230 kilometers from the Philippine coast on Friday, in this image posted to X on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 24, 2023

Philippines condemns Beijing's 'floating barrier' in South China Sea

Manila has condemned the China Coast Guard’s move to install a floating barrier in a flash point area just 230 kilometers from the Philippine coast.
A fisherman unloads a flounder at Matsukawaura Fishing Port in the city of Soma, Fukushima Prefecture, on Aug. 31. Japan's fishery industry has taken a big hit since the country started releasing treated water from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant after the Chinese government imposed a blanket ban on Japanese seafood imports.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 24, 2023

One month on, Chinese import ban hits Japanese food exports

Food exports to China plunged 41.2% in August from a year before — but the full effect of the ban after the Fukushima water release has yet to be felt.
Ireland's scrum-half Conor Murray (far left) celebrates victory at the end of the 2023 Rugby World Cup Pool B match against South Africa at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, on the outskirts of Paris, on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS / Rugby
Sep 24, 2023

Ireland beat South Africa in statement World Cup win as England romp

Ireland absorbed near-constant pressure from the physically imposing South Africans and took their chances when they got them.
Light from the opening ceremony of the 2022 Asian Games in the sky over the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium in Hangzhou, China on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS
Sep 24, 2023

China opens Hangzhou Asian Games with dazzling ceremony

Spectators in the city's 80,000 capacity stadium let out a huge roar as Chinese leader Xi Jinping was introduced and sat with visiting dignitaries.
Paternity leave has not taken root in Japan due to concerns over decreases in income and disruptions to the work side of life.
JAPAN / Society
Sep 24, 2023

Japan local governments working to encourage paternity leave

From Saga to Yamanashi, local officials are trying a variety of policies to give their male employees a chance to better participate in family life.

Longform

Totopa in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward was picked by consultants TTNE as the best sauna of the year.
Japan’s sauna movement: Relax, refresh, repeat