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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 18, 2022

Japan inflation hits four-decade high, weighing on BOJ position

Consumer prices excluding fresh food climbed 3.6% in October from a year ago, marking the fastest price growth since 1982.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 18, 2022

Masayoshi Son now owes SoftBank $4.7 billion on side deals

Over the years, Son's controversial personal stakes in SoftBank's investments drew fire from investors, who saw the mix of personal and company interests as a corporate governance concern.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Nov 18, 2022

Brittney Griner moved to remote Russian penal colony

Russian penal colonies are known for their harsh treatment of inmates, unsanitary conditions and lack of access to proper healthcare.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 18, 2022

Tepid re-engagement: Kishida and Xi signal openness to repairing ties

While Thursday's meeting marked a step in the right direction, little progress was made in easing the fundamental frictions in the relationship.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 18, 2022

Japan extends International Space Station participation to 2030

The space station, a science laboratory spanning the size of a football field and orbiting about 400 kilometers above Earth, has been continuously occupied for more than two decades.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Nov 18, 2022

Max Verstappen hits back over unflattering portrayal in media

'All the things I have read are pretty disgusting,' Verstappen said during a news conference.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 18, 2022

Japanese manufacturers slowly shifting to domestic production

Despite the yen's weakness leading to the higher competitiveness of made-in-Japan products overseas, however, quite a few companies are still hesitant to shift production to Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 18, 2022

Workers will keep their power in the job market despite recession fears, study says

While fears of a recession may temporarily put a freeze on hiring, the study says that over the long-term, the market is likely to skew toward job-seekers.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 18, 2022

As Ukraine war rages on, NATO allies confront Russian supremacy in the Arctic

The war in Ukraine has drawn attention to the difficulty of monitoring waters in the region, where Russia has reopened tens of Soviet-era military bases and modernized its navy.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Nov 18, 2022

Warming up to onsen: The quirks and customs of public baths

Japan's hot spring baths are often on the to-do list of many tourists, just make sure you know the rules before heading inside.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 18, 2022

Tips on getting the most out of living in Japan

The third Expat Expo Tokyo is taking place on Nov. 25 (Fri.) and 26 (Sat.) at the Tokyo Metropolitan Industrial Trade Center’s Hamamatsucho-Kan. All international residents are welcome as there’s something for everyone.
A man carrying shovels walks along an area affected by a flood near the bank of the Teesta River in Singtam, Sikkim, India, on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 7, 2023

A calamitous flood shows the dangers lurking in melting glaciers

At least 26 people were killed in the tiny state of Sikkim. But as much as the disaster was a shock, it was hardly a surprise.
Medics tend to COVID-19 patients at the intensive care unit of a hospital in Sofia, Bulgaria, in 2022.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Oct 7, 2023

Japan-led team identifies how severe COVID-19 cases develop

The research results are expected to facilitate the development of drugs to prevent serious COVID-19 complications.
Smoke rises in the aftermath of rocket barrages that were launched from Gaza, in Ashkelon, Israel, on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 7, 2023

Israel 'at war' as Hamas launches surprise attack from Gaza

The Islamist group's attack — which saw gunmen crossing the border and a barrage of rockets — was the biggest in years against Israel.
British Labour Party leader Keir Starmer speaks to reporters in Wakefield, England, in 2022.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 7, 2023

Britain's Keir Starmer plots painstaking path to power

Taking lessons from center-left parties in Australia and Germany, Starmer has imbued Labour with a cautious and methodical approach.
A barge carrying grain is unloaded at the port in Constanta, Romania, in August last year. Romanian radar detected a breach of its territory last weekend, the latest in a string of such incidents.
WORLD
Oct 7, 2023

Russian attacks are edging closer and closer to NATO territory

As Ukraine reaps a bumper harvest, Russia is targeting the export routes that run from the ports around Odesa.
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and other members of the delegation arrive at Shanghai Pudong International Airport in Shanghai on Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 7, 2023

U.S. senators arrive in China seeking Xi meeting

The bipartisan delegation led by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is the latest high-level U.S. officials to visit China.
Pedestrians look on after a car plowed into a line of people in Tokyo's famous Shibuya scramble intersection Saturday evening.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 8, 2023

Two seriously hurt in accident near Tokyo's Shibuya crossing

Local media reports said Sunday that one of the men hit in the incident had suffered a fractured pelvis and another a fractured skull.
People standing on a rooftop watch as a ball of fire and smoke rises above a building in Gaza City, Gaza Strip, on Saturday during an Israeli airstrike.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 8, 2023

Israel battles Hamas as PM warns of 'long and difficult war'

Israel said tens of thousands of soldiers were deployed to fight militants and rescue hostages, and then evacuate the entire region within 24 hours.
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, on Saturday, as Secretary of State Antony Blinken listens.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Oct 8, 2023

Biden’s hopes for the Middle East imperiled by eruption of violence

The Hamas attack on Israel could narrow the chances of Saudi Arabia and Israel normalizing relations — and a new alignment in the region.
Fire and smoke rises above buildings during an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City, in the Gaza Strip, on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Oct 8, 2023

Israel security forces face questions over intel after Hamas attack

Israel's security apparatus appeared to break down as a force of Hamas gunmen estimated in the hundreds broke through security fences.
Palestinian youth near a car that was burned after it had been seized in Israeli territory and brought back to Jabalia, one of the northernmost settlements in the Gaza Strip, on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Oct 8, 2023

An attack from Gaza and an Israeli declaration of war. Now what?

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is being pressured to launch a full-scale invasion that Israeli leaders have been scrupulously avoiding since 2005.
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting near Moscow on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Oct 8, 2023

On Russian nuclear threat, Putin lets others rattle the saber

While hard-liners voice provocative proposals about nukes, Putin presents himself as a moderating force — while never taking the option off the table.
Truffle's distinctive markings may be genetic, shelter staff believe he has a bit of the Kai Ken breed in his lineage.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Oct 8, 2023

Truffle the dog's distinctive markings get heads turning

Young and a bit wary, once Truffle gets used to you he'll be your closest pal.
Taylor Swift attends the MTV Video Music Awards at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, on Sept. 12.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Oct 8, 2023

Taylor Swift and the political needle

With hundreds of millions of social media followers and a staunchly loyal fan base, she can move any dial with the tiniest of efforts.
A man stands in front of a damaged shop in Tel Aviv after it was hit by a rocket fired by Palestinian militants from the Gaza Strip on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Oct 8, 2023

In attack, Hamas strikes Israel and regional security realignment

Saturday's assault coincides with U.S.-backed moves to push Saudi Arabia toward normalizing ties with Israel.
Taiwan stuns Samurai Japan to capture Premier12 title
Japan starter Shosei Togo reacts after allowing a three-run home run against Taiwan in the fifth inning of the Premier12 final on Sunday.
Japan and U.S. to form missile plan in case of Taiwan emergency
A U.S. Marine Corps M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) and a Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force Type 12 Surface-to-Ship Missile (12SSM) system are put on display at a symposium at a base in Kisarazu, Japan, in June 2022.
Preparations for Osaka Expo well underway amid lack of excitement
The Grand Ring, a symbol of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka
Ishiba shelves proposal for liaison offices with North Korea amid rising tensions
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks on Saturday in Tokyo at a rally that was held by a group of families of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea decades ago to demand the immediate return of all abductees.
'Kohaku' still matters for J-pop bragging rights
Emerging Gen Z J-pop group ME:I will perform on this year's "Kohaku Uta Gassen," national broadcaster NHK’s New Year's Eve spectacle.
How Japan can exit the fossil fuel subsidies it can’t seem to quit
A man walks past a gasoline station in Tokyo on Thursday.
An iconic 32-foot doughnut might give Randy’s an edge in Japan
Randy's Donuts in Inglewood, California. Replicas of the giant doughnut sculpture will be installed, where possible, at shops in Japan.
Tokyo’s newest three-star chef wants ‘harmony across every detail’
British-born Daniel Calvert earned his third Michelin star last month — a stunning achievement considering his restaurant, Sezanne, has only been open for just over three years.
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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