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Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 12, 2023

Abe suspect hearing canceled after suspicious object found

The site was evacuated after what appeared to be an 'unidentified bag' was delivered to the court, and the hearing was canceled for the day.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 12, 2023

Japan extends order to destroy North Korea rocket or debris

The Defense Ministry said the order would remain in place “for the time being,” after Pyongyang said it would conduct a second launch as soon as possible.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Fukushima
Jun 12, 2023

Fukushima looks to send students abroad again as pandemic wanes

A trip to the U.K. is on the cards for a group of students who will get to attend classes at British universities.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 12, 2023

Major Japanese steelmakers face high bar for decarbonization

Carbon dioxide emissions from the steel industry account for roughly 50% of the total from the domestic industry sector.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 12, 2023

BOJ’s Ueda likely to hold with bond market on his side for now

Gov. Kazuo Ueda has repeatedly signaled his intention to take time before making any major changes to the central bank’s stimulus.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Jun 12, 2023

Britain’s post-Brexit policy drift alarms world’s executives

The British economy has been the slowest to recover from COVID-19 of all Group of Seven nations and is the only one with a smaller workforce than before the pandemic.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 12, 2023

Esoteric fines pile up as China’s provinces hunt for revenue

The central government reiterated that provinces have to fix hidden debt problems on their own, leaving local officials to get more creative to raise revenue.
Japan Times
Rugby
Jun 12, 2023

Jamie Joseph confident Brave Blossoms' style can give England trouble at Rugby World Cup

Joseph, who led Japan to the quarterfinals in 2019, says his team can 'achieve anything.'
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 12, 2023

Their reports about a woman’s death set off a revolt. Iran put them on trial.

Two female journalists covered some of the first reports of the death of Mahsa Amini in police custody, which ignited nationwide protests against Iran’s clerical rulers.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jun 12, 2023

Novak Djokovic stands alone after capturing record 23rd Grand Slam title at French Open

If the debate about the best man to ever wield a tennis racket came down to statistics alone, Novak Djokovic's status is already secure.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 12, 2023

Inflation and hot labor market drive dissent as Fed signals rate pause

Officials worry progress on inflation has stalled and say the Fed may need to do more to cool a surprisingly resilient economy.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 12, 2023

A rising India is also, in one remote pocket, a blood-soaked war zone

The world’s most populous country and home to the fastest-growing major economy has witnessed weeks of ethnic violence in the northeastern state of Manipur that has claimed about 100 lives.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 12, 2023

Trump retains his base with risk of political violence in focus

With Trump facing an indictment for mishandling classified documents, about three-quarters of likely Republican primary voters said they view the accusations as politically motivated.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Jun 12, 2023

Boris Johnson’s comeback hopes may be dimmer than he thinks

With little support beyond a rump of hardcore Brexiteers in Parliament, and a British public that has grown weary of the Boris soap opera, analysts see a limited path back to power.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 12, 2023

China expands nuclear arsenal as global tensions grow, study says

India, Pakistan and North Korea have also upped their stockpiles, and Russia's grew from 4,477 to 4,489, while the remaining nuclear powers maintained the size of their arsenals.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 12, 2023

Ukraine announces gains in 'first results' of counterattack against Russia

Kyiv's forces posted unverified videos showing soldiers hoisting the Ukrainian flag at a bombed-out building in the village of Blahodatne in the Donetsk region.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 12, 2023

Race is on to protect Sudan’s pyramids and tombs as war rages

Airstrikes have been recorded around Khartoum, Omdurman and Bahri — areas home to many temples and monuments, and the cradle of the Kerma civilization, which flourished around 2500 B.C.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 12, 2023

With probes of Russian lines, Ukraine’s counteroffensive takes shape

With each clash, Ukraine is trying to show that it can attack anywhere, while trying to make Russia defend everywhere.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jun 12, 2023

Takashi Murakami loves and fears AI

Speaking at an exhibition opening in France, Japanese artist Takashi Murakami offered his thoughts on the positives and negatives of AI.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 11, 2023

Thousands evacuated as Philippine volcano spews ash and rocks

More than 12,800 people have been moved to evacuation centers, the Philippine civil defense office said, most from farming villages at or near the foot of the Mt. Mayon volcano.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 11, 2023

Koki Yamaguchi hits grand slam and Roki Sasaki fans 10 in Marines' win

Sasaki (5-1) struck out 10 in seven innings, allowing two runs on five hits and walking one at Zozo Marine Stadium in Chiba
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 11, 2023

BOJ is said to see little need to tweak yield controls for now

The officials say inflation is running stronger than expected, a factor that raises the chance of the BOJ upgrading its inflation forecast in a quarterly economic outlook report in July.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 11, 2023

Magnitude 6.2 earthquake jolts coastal area of south Hokkaido

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake, which measured a weak 5 on the shindo (intensity) scale, was detected at a depth of 140 kilometers near the coast of Urakawa, Hokkaido, on Sunday at 6:55 p.m.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jun 11, 2023

Japan firms' share buybacks to reach record level in 2023: survey

Since the start of the year, stock buybacks worth ¥4.6 trillion have been announced as of May 16, SMBC Nikko Securities said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 11, 2023

South Korea police arrest dozens for corporate spying after probe: Yonhap

Most of the South Korean industrial espionage cases only involved domestic companies, although eight were related to the leak of technology secrets to China or other countries.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 11, 2023

Japanese opposition CDP objects to snap general election

Kishida calling a snap election anytime soon is 'nothing but a waste of taxpayer money,' CDP Secretary-General Katsuya Okada said during a television political talk show.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 11, 2023

Weather agency declares rainy season across Japan

The start of the rainy season this year was first declared in Okinawa and Kagoshima Prefecture's Amami region on May 18 and has now spread across most of the country.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 11, 2023

Government seeks fishing industry's understanding over nuclear plant water release

The government aims to start releasing treated water from Fukushima power plant this summer while pledging not to dispose of it without the understanding of concerned parties.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 11, 2023

Zelenskyy confirms Ukraine counteroffensive against Russia has begun

Significant Ukrainian operations have been taking place in several sectors of eastern and southern Ukraine in the last 48 hours.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 11, 2023

Japan firms face more shareholder proposals

A record 90 publicly traded companies as of Wednesday had received 348 shareholder proposals during meetings this month.
Japan's population continues to fall even as foreign resident count rises
The number of residents in Tokyo as of Jan. 1 rose by 0.03% from a year before, data shows, marking a year-on-year increase for the first time in three years, while the country's other 46 prefectures saw their populations continue to decline.
Ahead of the Olympics, Japan is still talking about the gymnast who won't be there
Japan's Shoko Miyata withdrew from the gymnastics team herself over her drinking and smoking, although it had already appeared as though the association was prepared to send her home from the team’s training camp in Monaco.
Yen melt-up nudges Japanese stocks into correction territory
Japanese stocks are down 10% from their July peak as the yen strengthens.
‘Crazy’ yen rally is at risk of shattering as soon as Wednesday
Some investors are warning that a yen rally is fragile, as was on show this week when the yen rapidly retraced an advance after Thursday’s stronger-than-expected U.S. economic growth figures.
Japan's average life expectancy rises for first time in three years
A decline in COVID-19-caused deaths likely helped boost the average life expectancy for Japanese men and women to rise for the first time in three years in 2023.
The Japanese Olympians looking to shine in Paris
Rim Nakamura, who is attempting to win Japan's first Olympic gold medal in cycling, will be one of the top Japanese athletes to watch at the Paris Games.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
Japan loses top spot on strongest passport list to Singapore
Japan had the strongest passport for six years running from 2018, before being dethroned by Singapore on the 2024 list.
Why Japan's mysterious stash of classified funds escapes scrutiny
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (right) during a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan eyes gold — and the future — as Olympic men's soccer campaign begins
Japan midfielder Yu Hirakawa controls the ball during a match against the United States in Kansas City, Kansas, on June 11.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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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
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