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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 17, 2023

Investing in a rules-based order will dominate the G7

The G7 summit should prioritize preserving the rules-based order, denuclearization, dealing with China’s intentions and fostering unity with the Global South.
Japan Times
SOCCER
May 17, 2023

Thai FA apologizes for SEA Games final brawls

Indonesia won the men's final on Tuesday, with Thailand reduced to eight players and the Indonesians to 10 in the wake of four red cards and two all-in melees.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
May 17, 2023

Former Japan volleyball star Tadayoshi Yokota dies at 75

The Kagawa Prefecture native was known for his powerful cross-court spikes, achieved with his 193-centimeter height.
Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
May 17, 2023

Opening days of Summer Basho offer some insight but few conclusions

Terunofuji and Asanoyama may not meet with the title at stake on Day 15, but the two veterans are clearly standouts so far at Ryogoku Kokugikan.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 17, 2023

Fentanyl will win the war on drugs

Instead of a hopeless struggle against the supply of fentanyl, the U.S. must focus on reducing demand and the harm.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 17, 2023

Japan visitors surge to nearly 2 million in April after China eases travel curbs

Despite the rise, arrivals are still down 33% from April 2019, before pandemic travel curbs were adopted the next year.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
May 17, 2023

Kishida, Biden and Yoon to showcase unity on North Korea — and China — at G7

For Kishida, the meeting will be a chance to highlight Japan’s commitment to its alliance with the U.S. as well as mending ties with South Korea.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 17, 2023

North Korea is about to launch its first spy satellite

Leader Kim Jong Un has visited a facility assembling the country's first spy satellite, indicating it could soon conduct its first space rocket launch in about seven years.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
May 17, 2023

Online search giants take rivalry to new arena with integrated AI

The classic search-and-click is getting a major makeover as bots ChatGPT, Bard and Bing see hundreds of millions of web surfers seek answers to life's questions in a new way.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 17, 2023

With China in mind, economic security a G7 priority amid coercion worries

The leaders meeting will touch on “economic coercion” and address the need to further strengthen international cooperation to counter such moves.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 17, 2023

Taiwan's Kuomintang picks New Taipei mayor as 2024 presidential candidate

Hou Yu-ih, 65, a former National Police Agency head who gained popularity after winning his mayoral re-election bid last year, will face off against the DPP's William Lai in January.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 17, 2023

China slaps comedy firm with $2 million fine over military joke

The incident has strongly divided the Chinese public over what sort of jokes are inappropriate as performances such as stand-up comedy become increasingly popular.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 17, 2023

In pursuing peace, Japan’s leader must also prepare for war

His life’s goal may be nuclear disarmament, but with this G7 meeting in Hiroshima, Fumio Kishida will move the nation even closer to the world’s largest nuclear power.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 17, 2023

High vegetable intake during pregnancy may reduce risk of atopic dermatitis in infants

The research team found that the risk of developing atopic dermatitis at 1 year of age was lower for infants whose mothers showed high concentration of lutein in their blood.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 17, 2023

At three-decade high, Japan stocks expected to rally further 10% by year-end

Up more than 12% in 2023, the Topix is already among the best performing national equity gauges in Asia and is beating a broader regional index by more than 8 percentage points.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 17, 2023

Two Nepalese students and bus driver die in Kurihara highway crash

All passengers of a bus — 39 students from Nepal and one from Bangladesh — were outside of the vehicle when it was rear-ended by the truck.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 17, 2023

In Taiwan, U.K.'s shortest serving PM urges West to confront China

Speaking in Taipei, former British Prime Minister Liz Truss described the island as 'an enduring rebuke to totalitarianism.'
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
May 17, 2023

Rui Hachimura drops 17 but Lakers lose West finals opener

Hachimura was called on to defend Nuggets center Nikola Jokic at times and had some success in slowing the two-time league MVP.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 17, 2023

The second life of Hiroshima's origami cranes

For a decade, the Daisho-in Buddhist temple on Miyajima island, facing Hiroshima, has held ritual burnings of the millions of origami cranes sent to the city each year.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 17, 2023

Icy northern U.S. city becomes haven for climate migrants

Despite its tough environment, Duluth in Minnesota is starting to make a name for itself as a refuge of sorts — for those fleeing global warming.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 17, 2023

U.N. chief urges no-use nuclear weapons policy ahead of G7 summit

Speaking to a group of reporters at the U.N. headquarters in New York, Guterres said 'it's time' for nuclear weapons states to declare they will not use the armaments 'in any circumstance.'
Japan Times
WORLD
May 17, 2023

A billion new air conditioners will save lives but cook the planet

Demand for air conditioners is surging in markets where both incomes and temperatures are rising, such as India, China, Indonesia and the Philippines.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 17, 2023

Concerns over Russia draw Finland and Japan closer together

Tanja Jaaskelainen, Finland’s ambassador to Japan, told the Japan Times in an interview that shared worries over Russia are leading her country and Japan to boost cooperation.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 17, 2023

Global executions highest in five years, Amnesty International says

Egypt, Iran and Saudi Arabia carried out 90% of the executions recorded last year, the rights group said. The numbers did not include China, it said, citing a lack of transparency.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
May 17, 2023

Spurs win NBA draft lottery, poised for Victor Wembanyama pick

San Antonio, which finished the regular season last in the Western Conference with a 22-60 record, beat out Houston and Detroit for the right to select the French teenager.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 17, 2023

In first, Kyiv says it shot down volley of Russian hypersonic missiles

When asked about the Ukrainian claim, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu dismissed it, the RIA news agency reported.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 17, 2023

At Hiroshima G7, bomb survivors grapple with a disarmament dream deferred

They fear Hiroshima's legacy — its importance as the first city to be flattened by a nuclear weapon — may be reduced to a historical artifact rather than a call for change.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 17, 2023

Biden cancels stops in Australia and Papua New Guinea after G7 Hiroshima summit

The decision was seen as a self-inflicted blow to hopes of a more visible U.S. presence in the Indo-Pacific amid its competition with China in the region.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 17, 2023

Former Cy Young Award winner Trevor Bauer hammered again

The BayStars trailed 7-0 in the second and battled back but fell short.
Japan Times
SOCCER
May 17, 2023

Inter wins Milan derby to reach Champions League final

Inter will undoubtedly be the underdog against either Real Madrid or Manchester City in the final in Istanbul on June 10.
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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