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Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Dec 14, 2022

Bantamweight king Naoya Inoue eyes step up after beating Paul Butler

'This is not the goal,' said the 29-year-old Inoue, who is widely expected to bulk up to the super-bantamweight division.
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JAPAN
Dec 13, 2022

Magnitude 6 earthquake jolts Amami Oshima area

A magnitude 6 earthquake, which measured 4 on the shindo (intensity) scale, was detected at a depth of 30 kilometers off the southwestern island of Amami Oshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Tuesday at 11:25 p.m.
Japan Times
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Dec 13, 2022

Naoya Inoue beats Paul Butler to become undisputed bantamweight champion

The unbeaten Inoue finally floored a defensive Butler in the 11th round with a flurry of body shots after dominating the bout.
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JAPAN / Politics
Dec 13, 2022

Sanae Takaichi stands by criticism of plan to hike taxes for defense budget

The criticism came after Kishida on Thursday instructed the ruling parties to consider tax hikes to secure some u00a51 trillion to partially cover higher defense spending.
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BUSINESS
Dec 13, 2022

Johnson & Johnson's Japan unit searched over alleged antitrust violation

The Japan Fair Trade Commission suspects Johnson & Johnson K.K. and ASP Japan of obstructing competitors' sales of cleaners and disinfectants for endoscopes.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 13, 2022

Japan to restart travel discount program on Jan. 10 after year-end break

Under the revamped program, the maximum discount to be awarded to a tourist per night will be lowered to u00a57,000 from the current u00a511,000.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 13, 2022

China braces for ‘massive’ COVID-19 outbreak amid faster reopening

China's swift reopening has surprised many observers and stoked concerns that the world's second-biggest economy faces a rough road ahead.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 13, 2022

Hong Kong ends curbs on arrivals and scraps contact tracing app

COVID-19 curbs have hobbled the city's economy and hurt its outlook as a financial hub.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Dec 13, 2022

Japanese anime director Hayao Miyazaki to release new film next summer

Famed Japanese director Miyazaki's next film will premiere on July 14 and is his first new feature-length project in 10 years.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 13, 2022

Japan to raise taxes for rich with annual income of ¥3 billion

The government and the ruling coalition plan to offer the superwealthy a tax break for reinvestment of capital gains in startup companies to encourage investment.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 13, 2022

Controversy grows over proposed use of Tohoku funds to cover defense spending

The government is eyeing using a special tax designed to finance reconstruction costs for areas affected by the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 13, 2022

COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo cases up more than 4,000 from one week ago

The capital confirmed 19,800 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, with the seven-day average coming to 13,738.7.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 13, 2022

The politics of Japan's defense spending

When Japan first imposed the 1% of GDP defense-spending ceiling , the issue has been a matter of politics and any attempt to breach that threshold has been taboo.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Dec 13, 2022

Brittney Griner dunks in first basketball workout since February

The Olympic champion and WNBA star was taken to a U.S. Army base for a medical checkup on Friday after being released from a Russian prison in exchange for arms dealer Viktor Bout.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 13, 2022

Juvenile delinquency in Japan increased during COVID-19 school closures

For the whole of 2021, the total number of recognized criminal offenses, excluding driving incidents resulting in deaths or injuries, stood at 568,104, down 7.5% from 2020.
Three MV-22B tilt-rotor Ospreys fly in formation above the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Sydney in June 2017. A U.S. Marine Osprey crashed on a remote island north of Australia's mainland while taking part in military exercises on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 28, 2023

Three U.S. Marines die in Osprey crash during Australia drills

Australian personnel were not involved in the crash that occurred during Exercise Predator's Run 2023.
Demonstrators for racial justice gather on the 60th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s historic "I Have a Dream" speech in Washington on Saturday.
WORLD / Society
Aug 27, 2023

Sixty years after King's 'dream' speech, thousands gather in Washington

The original 1963 march where King spoke brought more than 250,000 people to the U.S. capital to push for an end to discrimination.
Seawater sampling operations near the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant after treated water was discharged into the ocean on Friday
JAPAN / Science & Health
Aug 27, 2023

More tests show radiation levels of Fukushima seawater remain below limits

Tokyo hopes what it says is a transparent release of data will serve as a strong rebuttal to claims by Beijing that the discharge is dangerous.
Members of the Philippines, Japan, South Korea, and U.S. armed forces carry national flags during the opening ceremony of joint military exercises in Taguig, Philippines, in October 2022.
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Aug 27, 2023

How Japan can make the most of its latest diplomatic tool

Japan recently decided to establish a policy of Official Security Assistance. But how can it ensure its success?
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan leader Kenta Izumi speaks to reporters in the Diet building earlier this month.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 27, 2023

Some CDP leaders may accept the restart of idled nuclear reactors

Opposition to nuclear power remains strong in the CDP, as it has been a key plank in the party's platform since the party was created.
A Philippine man evacuates with his cow as Typhoon Saola brushes past the city of Ilagan, north of Manila, on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 27, 2023

Hundreds flee floods as super typhoon brushes past Philippines

Residents of coastal communities vulnerable to high winds and large waves were moved to higher ground on Isabela province's Pacific coast.
Ethnic Uyghurs protest against Chinese oppression at a rally in Istanbul in August 2022.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 27, 2023

Xi urges Xinjiang officials to crack down on religious crimes

Over the past decade, China has tightened its grip on the Xinjiang region, which is home to millions of Muslim Uyghurs.
A woman lays flowers at a makeshift memorial for Yevgeny Prigozhin in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 27, 2023

Russia says genetic tests confirm Wagner chief Prigozhin died in plane crash

The private jet crashed two months to the day after Prigozhin led an abortive mutiny against the Russian Army's top brass.
A Chinese coast guard ship (top) shadows a Philippine re-supply vessel on Tuesday in the disputed South China Sea.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 27, 2023

Chinese aggression in South China Sea must be challenged, U.S. Navy official says

Vice Adm. Karl Thomas assured the Philippines of U.S. backing in the face of "shared challenges" in the region.
ASEAN's finance ministers and central bank governors pose for a group photo during their meeting in Jakarta on Friday.
JAPAN
Aug 27, 2023

Japan to expand ASEAN aid and focus on food security at special summit

Japan has been working on strengthening its presence in the ASEAN region and deepening its relationship with the Global South.
While privilege may always exist to some extent, efforts can be made to create a more equitable and humane society.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 29, 2023

We can move toward a post-privilege era. Who’s in first?

Privilege should be earned and shared, and it's not something that can be confined to a quiet street or an isolated island.
Anti-World Bank protestors gather outside where the International Monetary and Financial Committee’s plenary session was being held in Washington in mid-April. 
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 28, 2023

The global order’s triple policy challenge and the tasks ahead

With public and private debt at record levels, political leaders face the monumental task of allocating resources to address critical global challenges.
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism said that roughly 32% of aging bridges maintained by municipalities have not undergone safety improvements.
JAPAN
Aug 28, 2023

Thousands of aging bridges in Japan need safety fixes

Since many repairs and maintenance procedures stopped due to funding and labor shortages, the government now plans to provide financial support.
Ukrainian servicemen fire small multiple launch rocket systems toward Russian troops near a front line in Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, on Aug. 19.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 28, 2023

Ukraine’s slow offensive buoys Putin and worries allies

More than two months into its counteroffensive, Kyiv has so far managed to make only tactical advances against heavily dug-in Russian forces.
A man rests at a fresh food market in Shanghai, China, in early August. The world's second largest economy was meant to drive a third of global growth this year, so its dramatic slowdown in recent months is sounding alarm bells across the world.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 28, 2023

China’s economic slowdown is rippling across the globe

Policymakers are bracing for a hit to their economies as China’s imports of everything from construction materials to electronics slide.
Trump says Taiwan should pay for defense, sending TSMC stock down
Shares in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world's largest contract chipmaker and a major Apple and Nvidia supplier, closed 2.4% lower on Wednesday.
'Super spicy' potato chips land Japan students in hospital
High school students were taken to hospital in Tokyo on Tuesday after eating "super spicy" potato chips.
Japan finds a 'stealth' cure for zombie businesses: Let them fail
A worker at Sakai Seisakusyo prepares to transport metal rods at its factory in Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture, on July 8.
Japan keeps up yen warnings as two-day intervention suspected
An electronic screen displays a graph showing yen exchange rates surging against the U.S. dollar amid an alert to the possibility of intervention in Tokyo on Friday.
Hyogo governor stands firm on not resigning despite official's death
Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito speaks to reporters on Tuesday.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
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