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Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 9, 2022

Democrats look to curb losses to Republicans in U.S. Congress

With many of the most competitive races uncalled, it was left unclear whether Republicans would crack Democrats' tenuous hold on power.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 8, 2022

Even as Egypt hosts climate summit, selling fossil fuels is a priority

To the government in Cairo, a Europe in sudden need of natural gas is a very good thing.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 8, 2022

Japan government to discuss bill outlawing 'socially unacceptable' donations

The new law would ban religious groups from soliciting donations in a “socially unacceptable and malicious” manner, as well as allow people to cancel donations.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 8, 2022

Expert panel approves criteria for probe into religious groups

The conditions put forward by the panel will also serve as a basis for future cases where similar instances of wrongdoing are suspected by religious groups.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 8, 2022

China’s business elite sees the country that let them thrive slipping away

China's leader, Xi Jinping, used an important Communist Party congress last month to establish near-absolute power and make it clear that security would trump the economy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 8, 2022

Nintendo cuts Switch sales forecast even as chip shortage seen to be easing

The company says it's now front-loading production to maximize delivery in the holiday shopping season, and that production output has been improving since September.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 8, 2022

High-tech tensions in the Japan-U.S. relationship

Diverging perceptions between Japan and the United States of China business opportunities on technology spell trouble.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 8, 2022

Vladimir Putin’s Russia must be humbled

War always entails humiliation for the defeated, but it is false to suggest that humiliation will heighten the risk of future conflicts.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 8, 2022

COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo logs 8,665 cases, rising by 2,000 week-on-week

The seven-day average of new cases came to 6,072.4 compared to 4,022.1 a week earlier.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 8, 2022

More developing countries refinancing debt in green deals to tackle climate change

Collectively, 58 of the world's developing countries most vulnerable to climate change have almost half a trillion of debt servicing payments due in the next four years.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Nov 8, 2022

Caroline Garcia outguns Aryna Sabalenka in Texas to win WTA Finals

Garcia was ranked outside the top 70 in mid-June, but has since won four titles, made the semifinals of the U.S. Open and will now rise to a career-high No. 4.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks at a news conference on the sidelines of the Group of 20 Leaders Summit in New Delhi in September.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 20, 2023

Two-thirds of Canadian diplomats leave India over dispute

Canada relocated 41 staff from its embassy and consulates in the country, leaving only 21 behind.
Ashleigh Surma (second from right) assists Elva Case (left), Linda Lupe (second from left) and Joycelene Johnson in recording indigenous languages during the ICILDER 2023 Conference in Bloomington, Indiana
WORLD / Society
Oct 20, 2023

Tech breathes new life into endangered Native American languages

Of the more than 6,000 Indigenous languages recognized globally, nearly half of them are at risk of disappearing.
Kanata Kimoto had his womb and ovaries removed in Thailand when he was 24, so he could have his legal gender status changed. Now he questions whether such an invasive and costly procedure was necessary.
JAPAN / Society
Oct 22, 2023

Calls grow to abolish Japan's surgery requirement for gender change

Between 2004 and 2022, a total of 11,919 people had their gender changed through the law in Japan.
Empress Emerita Michiko, who turned 89 on Friday, walks with her husband, Emperor Emeritus Akihito, at their residence in Tokyo on Oct. 6.
JAPAN
Oct 20, 2023

Empress Emerita Michiko turns 89

The former empress enjoys observing seasonal insects and flowers at her residence.
An employee installs solar panels in a satellite dish at the Leuk Teleport and Data Center in Leuk, Switzerland
ENVIRONMENT / Sustainability
Oct 20, 2023

The world has already crossed a ‘tipping point’ on solar power

As wind power costs rise, solar power is vital for meeting emissions reduction goals.
In residential areas, bears are said to be attracted to compost waste, persimmons and chestnuts.
JAPAN / Society
Oct 20, 2023

Bear attacks on the rise in Akita and Iwate due to lack of food

According to Akita Prefecture, a record 39 people were attacked from April through Oct. 11.
In almost 30 years of fighting wildfire, Art Gonzales has seen blazes grow progressively bigger and stranger.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Oct 20, 2023

‘It’s all-consuming.’ Wildfire whispering is now a year-round job

What was once limited to certain months now encompasses an entire ‘fire year'
The Tokyo District Court
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 20, 2023

American man found not guilty over killing of wife at Tokyo courthouse

The ruling said the man couldn’t be held accountable because he was suffering from schizophrenia when he killed his wife in 2019.
A deal between Mitsubishi Electric and Australia’s Department of Defence taps the company’s know-how in electronic and optical systems.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 20, 2023

In industry first, Mitsubishi Electric secures defense deal with Australia

The deal taps the company’s know-how in electronic and optical systems.
Military vehicles carrying DF-5B intercontinental ballistic missiles in Beijing in 2019
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 20, 2023

Pentagon says China set to have over 1,000 nukes by 2030

The report adds that China has "probably completed" 300 intercontinental ballistic missile silos as it expands its launch facilities.
U.S. Army soldier Travis King. Details are still scarce about King's treatment in North Korean custody and the soldier has not publicly explained why he fled to one of the world's most reclusive nations on July 19.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 20, 2023

U.S. Army charges Travis King with desertion over North Korea dash

Details are still scarce about King's treatment in North Korean custody
Newly elected Lower House Speaker Fukushiro Nukaga
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 20, 2023

Former finance minister elected as Lower House speaker

The 79-year-old Fukushiro Nukaga, a 13-term Diet member and former finance minister, was chosen, replacing Hiroyuki Hosoda.
The Bank of Japan intervened in the Japanese government bond (JGB) market on Friday for the fifth time this month after the 10-year yield rose to a fresh decade high.
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 20, 2023

Bank of Japan intervenes as 10-year JGB yield hits fresh decade peak

The benchmark JGB yield climbed to 0.845% right at the start of the trading day, its highest since July 2013, after revisiting peaks the previous day.
The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. logo atop a building at the Hsinchu Science Park in Hsinchu, Taiwan
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 20, 2023

‘Sell TSMC, buy ASML’ gains traction as China-Taiwan risks grow

Because TSMC’s operations are mostly in Taiwan, it faces heightened geopolitical hazards. ASML, meanwhile, stands to benefit from the fragmentation.
Vagaries in Japanese law mean single mothers are sometimes left without financial support from their former partners.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives
Oct 23, 2023

Documentary shines a spotlight on Japan’s single mothers

"The Ones Left Behind" explores the successes and struggles of single mothers in modern Japan.
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.
Are you leaving your loved ones digital legacies or headaches?
The National Consumer Affairs Center reports a growing number of consultations regarding "digital legacies" — data and online services left behind when people die.
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

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