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Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jun 5, 2023

Rose Zhang becomes first LPGA player since 1951 to win pro debut

Rose Zhang beat Jennifer Kupcho with a par on the second playoff hole to win the Mizuho Americas Open in her professional debut on Sunday, a rare feat in LPGA history.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 5, 2023

Putin’s war ignites backlash against dollar across the world

All around the world, a backlash is brewing against the hegemony of the U.S. dollar.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 5, 2023

Japan's service activity expands at record pace in May, PMI survey shows

The final au Jibun Bank Japan Services purchasing managers' index rose to a seasonally adjusted 55.9 last month from the previous peak of 55.4 in April.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 5, 2023

Saudi Arabia goes alone at OPEC+ with million-barrel cut

Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman Al Saud said he 'will do whatever is necessary to bring stability to this market.”
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Jun 5, 2023

Rapid return of tourists to Japan helping fuel inflation for BOJ

Almost 2 million visitors arrived from overseas in April, compared with less than 140,000 a year earlier, according to Japan’s National Tourism Organization.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 5, 2023

Deadly India train crash brings focus back on safety

Carrying more than 21 million passengers a day, the rail network in the world's most populous country is under enormous pressure.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 5, 2023

13% of students in Japan prone to depression due to pandemic, study shows

Behavioral restrictions to prevent the spread of the coronavirus are believed to have been among the factors affecting children's mental well-being.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 5, 2023

Fighter jets chase small plane in Washington area before it crashes in Virginia

The fighter jets prompted a sonic boom over the U.S. capital in an attempt to pursue with the errant Cessna Citation, causing consternation among people in the Washington area.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 5, 2023

Russia says it thwarted major Ukrainian offensive, killing hundreds

It was not immediately clear whether or not the reported attack represented the start of a Ukrainian counteroffensive, which Kyiv has been promising for months.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives
Jun 5, 2023

The farewell tour: Amid rising costs, a Canadian doctor ends his Japanese music festival

Once dubbed the 'patron saint of Japanese indie,' Canadian Steven Tanaka is ready to settle down for some 'me' time.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 5, 2023

Japan and Australia to simplify defense equipment research procedures

The defense ministers of Japan and Australia also affirmed stepped-up defense cooperation partly through joint exercises based on the bilateral reciprocal access agreement.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Jun 5, 2023

Petronas’ Japan chief Ezhar tells of net-zero path

Ezhar Yazid Jaafar join Petronas as a civil engineer in 1990 and became chief representative of the Japan office in 2020, right around the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 4, 2023

The Japanese firms and megabanks funding rainforest destruction

Comprehensive datasets reveal thousands of investments and loans made by Japan’s top lenders and investment funds that are impacting rainforests around the world.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art / Longform
Jun 4, 2023

'Stakeout Diary': A killer on the run, two postwar gumshoes — noir at its finest

When a photographer was given rare permission to follow two detectives through Tokyo on a murder case, who’d have known he’d gather a legion of fans decades later.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 4, 2023

Japan adopts concept of farming policy overhaul to boost food security

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida suggested that the government will work to increase the domestic production of wheat, soybeans and feed grains in order to reduce Japan's reliance on imports.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 4, 2023

Deadly India train crash linked to signal system failure

There was confusion about the exact sequence of events but reports say a signalling error may have sent India's Coromandal Express running from Kolkata to Chennai onto a side track.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 4, 2023

Kansai Electric asks solar and wind power firms to suspend output

On Sunday, solar and wind power generation was suspended between 9 a.m. and 1:30 p.m as electricity supply in the Kansai electric areas would have exceeded demand by 470,000 kilowatts.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 4, 2023

My Number cards found linked to accounts of family members, not card holders

The Digital Agency has warned on its website that it is not possible to register parents' bank accounts for their children to receive public benefits.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Jun 4, 2023

Tug-of-war unfolds over exhibit on notorious Japanese military unit

Residents of Nagano Prefecture have pushed for displaying clearer details at the exhibit about the atrocities committed by Unit 731 and want former members' testimonies to be featured.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 4, 2023

Saunas helping revitalize rural tourism in Japan

In rural areas, outdoor saunas that take advantage of the natural environment, such as by using tents, have been set up one after another.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 4, 2023

Internet personality and former lawmaker GaaSyy arrested in Japan

The social media star and NHK Party representative was taken into custody Sunday for alleged defamation threats against celebrities.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 4, 2023

Japan and South Korea defense chiefs aim to prevent recurrence of radar lock-on incident

The meeting, the first in more than three years, was another signal of the neighbors’ rapprochement on the security front after a 2018 fire-control radar incident.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Jun 4, 2023

China and U.S. trade barbs at Asian security meet despite growing calls for dialogue

Still, the conference saw a series of important speeches and sideline meetings that highlighted U.S. efforts to strengthen its security alliances in the Indo-Pacific region.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 4, 2023

China and India have fewer people than the U.N. thinks

The U.N.'s premature declaration that India has surpassed China as the world’s most populous country highlights the diminishing reliability of its population statistics.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 4, 2023

The existential question about Putin’s mercenary boss

Why does Russian President Vladimir Putin tolerate Yevgeny Prigozhin, the uppity boss of the private army called Wagner?
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jun 4, 2023

Kyogo Furuhashi helps Celtic to Scottish Cup win

Furuhashi's 34th goal of the season broke a 0-0 deadlock against Inverness and helped his side complete a domestic treble.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 4, 2023

Putin gains influence in oil-rich Libya as U.S. struggles to oust Wagner Group

The developments have prompted concern in the U.S., which has dispatched a slew of senior officials to counter Putin’s advances in the OPEC member.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 4, 2023

Shohei Ohtani collects four hits to finish a homer shy of the cycle

In his second start as the leadoff batter this season, the two-way star singled twice, doubled and tripled at Minute Maid Park, a day after he pitched.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 4, 2023

Japan to consider allowing tattooed youths to join SDF

A senior Defense Ministry official recently admitted the need at a parliamentary session reviewing the current guideline banning people from applying to be an SDF cadet.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jun 4, 2023

Strong third period lifts Knights over Panthers in Game 1

Adin Hill made 33 saves and Zach Whitecloud scored the go-ahead goal to highlight a three-goal third period for Vegas as the Golden Knights took Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals.
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.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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
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