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Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 4, 2022

Fifth court finds Upper House poll was held in state of unconstitutionality

The maximum gap of 3.03 times represented a 'striking inequality' serious enough to raise the issue of unconstitutionality, a Miyazaki court said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 4, 2022

Toshiba’s preferred bidder may miss finance deadline

Four banks that were considering whether to issue commitment letters for loans to the consortium led by Japan Industrial Partners have decided not to proceed before the cutoff date.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 4, 2022

Seoul scrambles jets after detecting 180 North Korean warplanes

The air sorties follows a record-breaking blitz of missile tests by Pyongyang this week.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 4, 2022

In message to Putin, Xi tells Scholz that China opposes nuclear force

During the two leaders' talks in Beijing, Xi called on the international community to 'reject the threat of nuclear weapons” and advocate against a nuclear war.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 4, 2022

North Korea missile salvo hits the law of diminishing returns

These days, markets are more concerned with U.S. Fed Chief Jerome Powell than North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his missiles. So what's Pyongyang's game plan?
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 4, 2022

Astros top Phillies in Game 5 thriller to move to brink of World Series title

The Astros took a 3-2 lead in the series and could close it out at home when the it shifts to Houston for Game 6 on Saturday.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Nov 4, 2022

Brazil’s former president returns: Let the challenges begin

Former president Luiz Inacio Lula da, now the president-elect, will have little time to celebrate his return to power as he takes over a deeply divided Brazil.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 4, 2022

Nissan and Renault talks focused on optimizing EV investments

Negotiations between Renault and Nissan are ongoing with less than two weeks remaining to meet a Nov. 15 target the automakers had set to reach a deal.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 4, 2022

What do the U.S. midterms mean for Japan?

For many Japanese, the midterm U.S. elections will serve as an indicator of the health of American democracy.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Nov 4, 2022

World No. 1 Iga Swiatek clinches semifinal spot at WTA Finals

World No. 1 Iga Swiatek beat Caroline Garcia 6-3, 6-2 to clinch a semifinal spot at the WTA Finals on Thursday, but Garcia remained in the hunt for a place in the knockout stage.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 4, 2022

Pakistan won’t quickly recover from Imran Khan’s shooting

The attack on the former prime minister is likely to put any political equilibrium out of reach for years.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 4, 2022

Ex-PM Imran Khan recovering in Pakistan hospital after assassination attempt

The attack on his convoy killed one man and wounded at least 10 others, significantly raising the stakes in a political crisis gripping the country since Khan's ousting in April.
Participants hold a giant rainbow flag during a lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Pride Parade in Hong Kong
WORLD / Society
Oct 25, 2023

How nations allow or restrict legal gender change

A small number of countries have made it easier for transgender people to change their legal gender, while other nations have restricted such changes.
Chinese Navy's nuclear-powered submarine Long March 11 takes part in a naval parade off the eastern port city of Qingdao, China, in 2019.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Oct 25, 2023

China launching new submarines with guided-missile capabilities

A new Pentagon report confirms that modified vessels seen in Chinese shipyards over the last 18 months are Type 093B guided missile submarines.
Then-Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu attends the 20th IISS Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore in June.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Oct 25, 2023

Chinese defense chief’s ouster opens door to better military ties with U.S.

Although questions remain over Li Shangfu’s fate, his firing has opened an avenue for resuming high-level military talks with the U.S.
Over the past decade, China has arrested and indicted hundreds of senior government officials and more than a million low-ranking civil servants in an effort to root out corruption.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 25, 2023

Measuring corruption in China

Over the past decade, China has arrested and indicted hundreds of senior government officials and more than a million low-ranking civil servants.
Asteroid mining only works in a science-fiction world where metals are thousands of times more expensive than they are today.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 25, 2023

Commercial asteroid mining has a astronomical cost issue

Asteroid mining only works in a science-fiction world where metals are thousands of times more expensive than they are today.
Iran holds its National Army Day parade in Tehran in April 2022.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 25, 2023

U.S. must press its advantages over Iran or war will spread

The Hamas attack on Israel was a geopolitical earthquake. The aftershocks will reverberate for years to come.
Despite shifts in the global economy and trade, the world remains highly integrated and globalization is far from over.
COMMENTARY
Oct 25, 2023

Globalization’s demise has been greatly exaggerated

Trade flows, allocation of dollars, and supply chains are evolving, but these changes are not uniform and can be challenging to predict.
Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda meets with European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde and U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell at the Jackson Hole economic symposium in Moran, Wyoming, on Aug. 25.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 25, 2023

As geopolitical risks grow, businesses are slow to respond

Businesses need to integrate geopolitical risk into their decision-making in an ever-transforming world.
SkyDrive displays its eVTOL flying car at the Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 25, 2023

Japan’s largest auto show returns with focus on mobility

The organizer has renamed the event for the first time since 1964, with the Japan Mobility Show replacing the Tokyo Motor Show.
Munakata Shiko's "Oshira-sama: The Flying Silkworm Deities" (1968)
CULTURE / Art
Oct 26, 2023

Major retrospective traces hero's journey of 'Japan's van Gogh'

An exhibition of Shiko Munakata's works shows evidence of a charismatic character and a career that reflects Japan's changing relationship with the West.
A concierge-in-training (Natsumi Kawaida) learns the ins and outs of working at an upscale department store in “The Concierge.”
CULTURE / Film
Oct 26, 2023

‘The Concierge’: Frivolous fun with vintage charm

Yoshimi Itazu’s anime set in a department store for animal clientele offers a glittering experience with fluid animation and a vivid color palette.
A fledgling film director (Mayu Matsuoka, center) returns home to make a film about her dysfunctional family in “Masked Hearts.”
CULTURE / Film
Oct 26, 2023

‘Masked Hearts’: Catharsis comes out of familial discord

Yuya Ishii returns to his indie roots with a comedy-drama that comes from a personal and painfully real place.
Tents for displaced Palestinians at a camp, operated by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, in western Khan Younis, Gaza, on, Oct. 17.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 26, 2023

Record 114 million people now displaced worldwide, says U.N.

Almost one-third of all displaced people originated from just three countries: Afghanistan, Syria and Ukraine.
A daughter of Palestinian man Ali Daba shows her bracelet at their shelter in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, on Tuesday
WORLD / Society
Oct 26, 2023

Gaza families wear ID bracelets to avoid burial in mass graves

With so many bodies, Palestinians in Gaza are burying the unidentified dead with a number instead of a name, residents say.
Members of the United Auto Workers outside Ford's Michigan Parts Assembly Plant in Wayne, Michigan, on Sept. 26. The U.S. auto workers union announced a tentative agreement with the firm late on Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 26, 2023

Ford and UAW reach tentative deal to end strike by auto workers

Including compounding and cost of living, worker pay will rise about 33% to over $40 an hour over the life of the contract.
Bluesky is booming in Japan — mainly for reasons other than U.S. politics
According to Similarweb, average monthly user numbers for Bluesky on Android in Japan quintupled in the 12 months to October.
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’s sauna movement: Relax, refresh, repeat
Totopa in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward was picked by consultants TTNE as the best sauna of the year.
AI boom makes 139-year-old cable maker Japan’s hottest stock
Fujikura's headquarters in Tokyo's Koto Ward. The company's share price has surged by more than 400% this year.
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.
Bluesky is booming in Japan — mainly for reasons other than U.S. politics
According to Similarweb, average monthly user numbers for Bluesky on Android in Japan quintupled in the 12 months to October.
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.
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.
Rayssa Leal and Chloe Covell on Japan’s teen skaters: We are friends, not rivals
Brazil’s Rayssa Leal celebrates after winning the women's Street League Skateboarding competition on Saturday in Tokyo.
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.

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