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Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Jun 21, 2023

Japan's weakened LGBTQ law entrenches existing discrimination, activists say

While pushback against the legislation has mostly come from conservative circles, the debate also fomented arguments over entry by transgender people into sex-segregated spaces.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 21, 2023

India to send federal help to areas hit by heat wave as deaths rise

This summer has not smashed last year’s blistering records, but India has for weeks been dealing with highs close to 46 degrees Celsius in some regions.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 21, 2023

SoftBank’s Son goes back on offense to cement his tech legacy

The billionaire is ending years of relative dormancy after his Vision Fund, the world’s largest pool of tech capital, racked up billions of dollars of losses.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 21, 2023

Couple convicted for 2021 murder of Tokyo high school girl

The victim was strangled with a rope and stabbed several times in the back with a knife at a storage shed.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jun 21, 2023

NBA Draft prodigy Victor Wembanyama set for commercial bonanza

Nike, which already has a deal with the teenage phenom, has hinted at its strategy to make the Frenchman a global superstar.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 21, 2023

Motive still unclear a week after shooting at Self-Defense Forces facility

The motive remains unclear for a shooting range attack by a Ground Self-Defense Force cadet in Gifu a week ago that killed two GSDF members and injured another.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jun 21, 2023

Five decades on, Billie Jean King says birth of WTA among her greatest moments

The Women's Tennis Association has gone from strength to strength over the last 50 years, with circuit restructures and the onboarding of major worldwide sponsors helping drive growth.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 21, 2023

Russia's State Duma declares Sept. 3 as a day of victory over Japan

A group of deputies introduced the bill in response to what they called Japan's 'unfriendly' actions after Tokyo imposed sanctions on Russia.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Jun 21, 2023

China moves to shut a lifeline for cash-strapped local governments

Beijing has been tightening rules on local government borrowing for years, driving their financing vehicles deeper into private markets to raise money.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 21, 2023

Australia pressured to use Russia war windfall to help Ukraine

Australia is among the smallest contributors to Ukraine despite being a major indirect economic beneficiary of the war.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 21, 2023

Japan to prioritize domestic supplies of defense equipment

The country is looking to procure domestically made products as much as possible
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 21, 2023

Kyiv in talks with Western arms firms over Ukraine production, minister says

Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine last year, Kyiv has been scrambling to secure weapons ranging from munitions to rocket launchers to missiles.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jun 21, 2023

Sports court rejects IBA appeal, while IOC condemns leadership language

The CAS decision comes after the IOC decided two weeks ago to strip the IBA of its recognition as the official international body for the sport over its failure to meet reform criteria.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 21, 2023

Eastern Germany's brown coal belt tries to go green

There are plans to build the country's largest battery park, but the region remains skeptical of the transition it symbolizes.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 21, 2023

Modi visits U.S. to deepen ties, saying there's no doubting India's position on Ukraine

Modi has been to the U.S. five times since becoming prime minister in 2014, but his visit until Saturday will be his first with the full diplomatic status of a state visit.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 21, 2023

Lacking land, Israel to cover its rooftops with solar panels

Although drenched in sunshine, Israel is too small to rely on traditional, land-intensive photovoltaic power plants. It is also unsuitable for wind power and lacks water for hydropower.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 21, 2023

Shohei Ohtani named AL Player of the Week for the fifth time

Ohtani's stellar play in the week of June 12 to 18 included hitting .435 with six home runs and 12 RBIs in seven games.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 21, 2023

Washington recruits dogs and cats in war on rodents

There were nearly 13,400 calls to a city hotline for rat issues in 2022, up around 2,000 on the year before, according to local media reports. Now, some residents are fighting back.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jun 21, 2023

Alpine skiing combined to become team event at 2026 Olympics

The alpine combined event was first staged at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, but was dropped at the 1952 Oslo Games before returning in Calgary in 1988.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 21, 2023

Jack Ma’s lieutenants return to oversee tough Alibaba reboot

Alibaba surprised markets by declaring Eddie Wu and Joseph Tsai will replace eight-year veteran CEO Daniel Zhang at the helm.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jun 21, 2023

Shingo Kunieda predicts wheelchair tennis domination by Tokito Oda

The 17-year-old beat top-seeded Alfie Hewett for the title at the French Open.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jun 21, 2023

Lively Japan thumps Peru to end June friendlies on high

The Samurai Blue followed up their 6-0 win over El Salvador with a 4-1 finish in front of an appreciative crowd at Panasonic Stadium Suita.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 21, 2023

Ukraine builds layered air defenses as Russia ramps up strikes

Russia has unleashed regular long-distance missile and drone attacks since October, but it seriously increased strikes in May as Ukraine prepared for a counteroffensive this month.
Japan Times
Jun 21, 2023

Kotozna has released ConcierGPT, an interactive communication service for the hospitality and service industry implementing GPT-4

Kotozna (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo, CEO Genri Goto, https://kotozna.com/en) is pleased to announce the launch of Kotozna ConcierGPT on June 14, 2023, a multilingual AI concierge available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. By combining the evolution of LLM (Large Language Model) and Kotozna's technology,...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jun 21, 2023

Three in Japan break into World’s 50 Best Restaurants rankings

The top accolades of the evening went to Central (Lima, Peru), but Japan’s influence can be found up and down the list.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jun 20, 2023

Police raid headquarters of Paris Olympics organizers

The reason for the raid was not immediately clear but organizers said they were cooperating fully with investigators.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 20, 2023

Survey finds 61% of firms in Japan are positive about generative AI use

The proportion of companies that have no plans to utilize generative AI stood at 17.7%.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 20, 2023

Carlos Ghosn sues Nissan for $1 billion in Lebanon courts

Ghosn had been awaiting trial in Japan on charges of underreporting earnings, breach of trust and misappropriation of company funds.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 20, 2023

Police say no sign truck used brakes in Hokkaido collision that killed five

The police are investigating the truck's owner, pig farming company Nippon Clean Farm, on suspicion of negligence over the accident.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 20, 2023

Suzuki and SkyDrive to jointly start producing flying cars in 2024

Flying cars are one of the fastest growing segments in mobility, with companies such as Toyota and Japan Airlines entering the market.

Longform

Traditional folk rituals like Mizudome-no-mai (dance to stop the rain) provide a sense of agency to a population that feels largely powerless in the face of the climate crisis.
As climate extremes intensify, Japan embraces ancient weather rituals