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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 7, 2022

Russia looking to buy 'millions' of North Korean rockets and artillery

The U.S. said any deal would violate U.N. sanctions on Pyongyang and described the move as the latest sign of Moscow's “desperation” as its bloody war in Ukraine grinds on.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 7, 2022

Yen plunge worsens despite strongest government warnings yet

The renewed selloff in U.S. Treasurys this month has widened the yield gap between the U.S. and Japan, pushing the yen to a 24-year low.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 7, 2022

How will Ukraine rebuild (and who should pay)?

A report to Western donors before a major reconstruction conference next month urges quick decisions, phased investment and strict foreign oversight of any aid.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Sep 7, 2022

Billy Horschel calls LIV players at BMW PGA event ‘hypocritical’

Horschel, an outspoken critic of the Saudi-backed LIV circuit, was peeved that some LIV players who had never previously played in Europe were on hand at Wentworth Club outside London.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 7, 2022

A man who genuinely cared: Mourning the real Shinzo Abe

Though the slain former Japanese prime minister belonged to the hawkish wing of his party, he was not the unbending nationalist conservative that many foreigners deemed him to be.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Sep 7, 2022

PSG faces backlash over mockery of train travel option

Politicians, campaigners and even France's prime minister weighed in on Tuesday, condemning Christophe Galtier and Kylian Mbappe for being out of touch as Europe faces an energy crisis.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 7, 2022

Australia reassures Japan and South Korea as it considers limiting LNG exports

Heightened demand for gas and a likely shortage next year have prompted calls for the Australian government to use a policy forcing operators in eastern states to offer cargoes domestically first.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Sep 7, 2022

Ons Jabeur and Danielle Garcia reach U.S. Open semifinals

Tunisia's Jabeur, known in her homeland as the 'Minister of Happiness,' said she had been infused with belief since reaching the Wimbledon final.
Japan Times
Rugby
Sep 7, 2022

France star Virimi Vakatawa devastated by premature end to career

The 30-year-old center, who played at the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan, was forced to retire on Monday due to a heart defect his club's doctor said has worsened in recent years.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Sep 7, 2022

'New normal' as Chinese warplanes push across Taiwan Strait median line

The push could help Beijing achieve two goals: delegitimizing Taipei's claim to statehood and exhausting the island's military resources.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 7, 2022

Low-carbon bitcoin? Crypto miners' green power talk angers people in Texas

Crypto miners have flocked to Texas, attracted by a supportive regulatory environment and relatively cheap power.
Japan Times
SOCCER / Women's World Cup
Sep 7, 2022

Tony Gustavsson wants challenging World Cup prep for Matildas

The Matildas lost a second game in four days against Canada at Sydney Football Stadium on Tuesday, heaping more pressure on the Swedish coach little more 10 months out from the tournament.
A doctor and a nurse check on people affected by the New Year's Day quake in Suzu, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Jan. 6.
JAPAN
Jan 16, 2024

Doctors and nurses support families at morgues after Noto quake

Teams were sent after the 2016 quakes in Kumamoto Prefecture and a major mudslide in Atami in Shizuoka Prefecture in 2021.
A container ship crosses the Gulf of Suez toward the Red Sea before entering the Suez Canal east of Cairo. Vessels have been pausing or diverting from the Red Sea amid the escalating conflict in the region.
WORLD
Jan 16, 2024

Yemen's Houthis threaten to hit U.S. ships as more tankers steer clear

The Iran-allied militant group said British and American vessels had become "legitimate targets" following last week's strikes on its sites by both countries.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a meeting of the Supreme People's Assembly at the Mansudae Assembly Hall in Pyongyang on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 16, 2024

North Korea's Kim calls for change in status of South and warns of war

Kim Jong Un has called for a constitutional amendment to change the status of South Korea to a separate state, while also abolishing three inter-Korean agencies.
Stronger annual wage negotiation results are likely to pave the way for the Bank of Japan to end its negative interest rate by this spring, a former BOJ official says.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 16, 2024

Wage gains of 4% would pave way for BOJ rate hike, ex-official says

Market participants are monitoring annual wage talks closely as they may be a decisive factor in prompting Japan's central bank to end the world’s last negative rate.
A banner for the World Economic Forum hangs on a building on the first day of the annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on Monday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 16, 2024

Pre-Davos survey indicates CEOs' fears regarding AI and climate

Some 45% of more than 4,700 global CEOs surveyed do not believe their businesses will survive, barring significant changes, in the next 10 years.
A woman who filed a suit claiming damages against her father but had her claim dismissed by the Hiroshima High Court in November has said she felt like she was being accused of making a complaint only when time had run out.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Jan 22, 2024

Passage of time gets in the way for victims of child sexual abuse

The woman, in her 40s, deemed it unfair that the perpetrator gets away scot-free because of the statute of limitation.
A worker carries a tray containing steamed kamaboko at a factory in Ise, Mie Prefecture.
JAPAN / Society / Regional voices: Chubu
Jan 22, 2024

As costs rise, kamaboko producers struggle to stay afloat

Many have little choice but to raise the prices of their own products after having exhausted other measures.
A person walks amid the snowy wreckage of collapsed homes and power lines in earthquake-hit Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 16, 2024

U.S. military to join relief effort in earthquake-hit Noto area

U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel said that the U.S. military and the SDF would be working “side by side” in the operations.
Japan's input inflation was flat in December, the weakest showing in almost three years.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 16, 2024

Japan’s input inflation flatlines for weakest result since 2021

Input prices were unchanged last month from a year earlier, the weakest showing in almost three years as the yen’s recent gains helped cap import costs.
Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen runs the ball in the second half against the Pittsburgh Steelers in a 2024 AFC wild-card game in Orchard Park, New York, on Monday.
MORE SPORTS
Jan 16, 2024

Bills torch Steelers in wild-card game

In freezing conditions at Buffalo's Highmark Stadium, the Bills advanced to a home playoff showdown with the Kansas City Chiefs next weekend.
Philippine Defense Minister Gilberto Teodoro arrives to attend the ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meeting in Jakarta in November.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 16, 2024

Philippines hopes to sign troops pact with Japan early this year

Manila hopes to sign in the first quarter of the year a deal with Tokyo allowing the deployment of military forces on each other's soil, the Philippines' defense chief said.
A vehicle carrying Chinese Prime Minister Li Qiang arrives during an official visit in Kehrsatz, near Bern, in Switzerland, on Monday. Li is visiting Switzerland to attend the World Economic Forum in Davos.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 16, 2024

China set to woo global elites with large delegation at Davos forum

Chinese Prime Minister Li Qiang will make a special address on Tuesday, and will be the most senior Chinese official to attend Davos since President Xi Jinping in 2017.
A toy gun is assembled at an Aequs toy manufacturing facility in the city of Belgaum in India.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 16, 2024

Infrastructure hurdles hinder toy manufacturers' shift from China

That other countries struggle to match China for efficiency is limiting firms' efforts to shift to lower cost bases and raising the risk of higher toy prices in the future.
Shohei Ohtani has been appointed baseball game ambassador by Konami Group’s content unit.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 16, 2024

Konami hires Shohei Ohtani to champion Power Pros in 30th year

Ohtani's appointment to baseball game ambassador also marks the 20th anniversary of spinoff Professional Baseball Spirits.
Poland's Iga Swiatek plays during her first round match against Sofia Kenin of the U.S. at the Australian Open in Melbourne on Tuesday.
TENNIS
Jan 16, 2024

Swiatek up and running at Australian Open as Alcaraz makes bow

In-form Swiatek, 22, twice came back from a break down in a grueling first set lasting 68 minutes but stepped on the gas in the second set.
Japan researchers develop a simple way to spot signs of Alzheimer's disease
In 2022, the number of elderly people with dementia in Japan reached 4.43 million, according to data from the health ministry.
Real estate worth ¥25 trillion puts Japan companies in spotlight
Elliott Investment Management's stake in Tokyo Gas is centered around getting the utility to sell off its real estate holdings, including Shinjuku Park Tower, which houses the Park Hyatt Hotel Tokyo.
Two dead after fire at Upper House lawmaker Kuniko Inoguchi’s apartment
A fire broke out on the sixth floor of an apartment building where Upper House lawmaker Kuniko Inoguchi resides on Wednesday in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward.
Japan investigating Amazon for allegedly bullying other businesses
Packages move along a conveyor belt at an Amazon warehouse
Tokyo’s take on that viral chocolate from Dubai
Cafe N°_5's take on the Dubai chocolate craze that has been circulating on social media over the past few months is a mix of bitter and sweet.
Japan researchers develop a simple way to spot signs of Alzheimer's disease
In 2022, the number of elderly people with dementia in Japan reached 4.43 million, according to data from the health ministry.
‘What Divides Us’ producer honors grandfather’s Hiroshima reportage
“What Divides Us" producer Cannon Hersey says his grandfather, who wrote about the aftermath of nuclear destruction in Hiroshima, never spoke about what he had seen while working with Japanese minister Kiyoshi Tanimoto to preserve the stories of survivors.
DPP’s Tamaki leverages new position with energy proposal
DPP leader Yuichiro Tamaki in Tokyo on Tuesday
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.
China defense minister being investigated for corruption, report says
Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun attends the opening ceremony of the Xiangshan Forum at the Beijing International Convention Center on Sept. 13. Dong is the third consecutive incumbent or former defense chief to be probed over alleged corruption.

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