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Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Nov 16, 2022

The return of K-pop and a cartoon cameo dot this year's 'Kohaku' lineup

The 73rd edition of NHK's annual musical extravaganza will see domestic acts such as Ryokuoushoku Shakai, Aimer, Be:First and JO1, as well as South Korean groups, take the stage.
Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
Nov 16, 2022

Samurai Blues: The J. League, the World Cup and Japan’s place in global soccer

Sports writer Dan Orlowitz joins the show to catch us up on where Japan stands in the global soccer landscape and the controversies swirling around the host nation of Qatar.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 16, 2022

COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo logs 10,114 new coronavirus cases

Hokkaido logged a fresh record high of 11,112 new cases on Wednesday, a day after its daily tally exceeded 10,000 for the first time ever.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 16, 2022

Japan’s changing nuclear energy policy

Under the government of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, Japan has sharply altered its thinking on nuclear power.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 16, 2022

Markets’ magical thinking on China has extended to the BOJ

After tying themselves in knots over Xi Jinping's 'COVID zero' policy, it looks like investors are doing the same with Japan's central bank.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 16, 2022

The world finds itself on the cusp of a new era

The world has entered a new period of turbulence, and it remains to be seen what new rules and institutions will emerge from it.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 16, 2022

Is the clock running out for the prime minister?

Will Prime Minister Fumio Kishida be able to recover from his political troubles, or is he on a path to join the party's long list of short-lived prime ministers?
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Nov 16, 2022

Trump's fresh White House bid to reverberate in Japan

Japan's ability to muddle through Trump's term is often attributed to Shinzo Abe, but his assassination earlier this year means there are likely few “Trump whisperers” left in Tokyo.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 16, 2022

G20 summit exposes Russia's increased isolation on world stage

In a leaders' declaration, the G20 noted that the conflict is constraining growth, disrupting supply chains, and heightening energy and food insecurity.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 16, 2022

Japan’s wave of tourists sends hotels and taxis hunting for staff

To a certain extent, Japan's struggles mirror what the United States and Europe saw over the summer.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 16, 2022

Foreign visitors to Japan doubled in October on border reopening

The figure, which follows the lifting of COVID-19 entry restrictions on Oct. 11, is still down 80% from the same month in 2019 prior to the outbreak of COVID-19.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 16, 2022

COVID depression is real. Here’s what you need to know.

The risk of developing symptoms of depression remains high up to a year after you've recovered.
The Environment Ministry previously planned to carry out the probe on the so-called forever chemicals, which have been detected in well water in many parts of Japan, in fiscal 2024.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Oct 10, 2023

Probe into PFAS contamination to take place earlier than planned

The Environment Ministry previously planned to carry out the investigation on the so-called forever chemicals in fiscal 2024.
Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Tetsuo Saito
JAPAN / Society
Oct 10, 2023

Japan to add driving to specified foreign worker skills

"We'll make various efforts to ensure that local residents and tourists have access to necessary means of transportation," minister Tetsuo Saito said.
A rocket launched from the Gaza Strip strikes an area near Sderot, southern Israel, on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Oct 10, 2023

Middle East crisis exposes limits of China's diplomatic ambitions

After the killings of more than 900 Israelis in coordinated assaults by the Islamic group Hamas, China's response was muted.
Houses and buildings destroyed by Israeli strikes in Gaza City, on Tuesday
WORLD / Politics
Oct 10, 2023

Israel pounds Gaza with fiercest airstrikes ever

Israel pounded the Gaza Strip with the fiercest airstrikes in the 75-year history of its conflict with the Palestinians, razing whole districts to dust.
Both the 2028 and 2032 editions of soccer's European Championship will be cohosted, governing body UEFA has announced.
SOCCER
Oct 11, 2023

U.K. and Ireland to host Euro 2028; Italy and Turkey awarded Euro 2032

Both bids ran unopposed but still needed official approval from European soccer's governing body, which they received at a meeting in Switzerland.
Retired gymnast Mary Lou Retton (right) and her former coach Bela Karolyi attend the AT&T American Cup in New York on March 3, 2012.
MORE SPORTS / Gymnastics
Oct 11, 2023

Gymnastics icon Mary Lou Retton 'fighting for her life' in hospital

The Fairmont, West Virginia, native is known for her gold-medal triumph at the 1984 Los Angeles Games.
LIV Golf had been aiming for inclusion in the Official World Golf Rankings' calculations.
MORE SPORTS
Oct 11, 2023

LIV Golf loses bid to earn world ranking points in unanimous decision

Golf's ranking body expressed concern over the limited opportunities players have to join LIV compared to other competitions.
A notification of a banking system glitch at an MUFG Bank's branch in Tokyo's Taito Ward on Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Oct 11, 2023

Disruption of Japan's payments clearing network continues

The issue affecting 11 lenders, including MUFG Bank, has disrupted at least 1.4 million transactions.
Whistleblower reports on Bigmotor's fraudulent activities prompted Sompo Japan and two other major nonlife insurers to suspend customer referrals to Bigmotor in June last year, but Sompo Japan soon resumed the referrals.
BUSINESS
Oct 11, 2023

Panel raps Sompo Japan's resumption of business with Bigmotor

The report said the resumption of business was caused by concerns among Sompo Japan execs about possibly losing deals with Bigmotor to rivals.
Trade minister Yasutoshi Nishimura speaks at a ceremony at the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Wednesday to launch a new platform for the trade of carbon credits.
BUSINESS
Oct 11, 2023

Carbon pricing platform kicks off at Tokyo Stock Exchange

More than 180 organizations, including oil firms and regional banks, have decided to participate in the platform.
Due to the small number of priests in the Orthodox Church in Japan, some have to care for as many as five different churches.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Oct 14, 2023

Rev. Stephen Keiichi Uchida: 'Your life has value’

Rev. Stephen Keiichi Uchida serves as a priest in the Orthodox Church in Japan and leads three churches in rural Kushiro, Hokkaido.
The remains of a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip into Israel lies on a road where it fell in Ashkelon, southern Israel, on Tuesday.
WORLD
Oct 11, 2023

Who is the secretive Hamas commander behind the attack on Israel?

Mohammed Deif has topped Israel's most wanted list for decades, held responsible for deaths of dozens of Israelis in suicide bombings.
Afghanistan finished fifth in its Asian qualifying group for the 2022 FIFA World Cup before failing to reach the 2023 Asian Cup.
SOCCER
Oct 11, 2023

'We're not monsters,' says Afghanistan coach ahead of WC qualifiers

Coach Abdullah Al-Mutairi is targeting a berth in the 2027 Asian Cup.
Israeli flags flutter at Ofer Park in Petah Tikva, Israel.
BUSINESS / Tech / FOCUS
Oct 11, 2023

War threatens funding recovery in Israel's vital tech industry

A global slowdown and the Israeli government's divisive judicial reforms had prompted a sharp drop in funding earlier this year.
U.S. President Joe Biden, accompanied by Vice President Kamala Harris and Secretary of State Antony Blinken, delivers remarks Tuesday after speaking with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the situation following Hamas' deadly attacks on Israel.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Oct 11, 2023

Israel-Hamas war upends Biden's two-pronged Mideast strategy

After keeping the Israeli-Palestinian conflict at arm's length, Biden now finds himself thrust into a crisis likely to reshape his Middle East policy.
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.

Podcast

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

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
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