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Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 12, 2022

NASA’s Orion returns from space, completing moon orbit mission

The flight, named Artemis I, helps pave the way for NASA's program to return humans to the surface of the moon later in the decade for the first time since 1972.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 12, 2022

China developing the digital yuan to protect its interests

The ruling Communist Party is sacrificing innovation on the altar of social stability.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Dec 12, 2022

Japan claims silver in foil at World Cup event

Kyosuke Matsuyama, Takahiro Shikine, Kazuki Iimura and Kenta Suzumura beat No. 1 Italy in the semifinals.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 12, 2022

The new chatbots could change the world. Can you trust them?

Many experts believe these new chatbots are poised to reinvent or even replace internet search engines such as Google and Bing.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Longform
Dec 12, 2022

Smooth operator: Rahm Emanuel’s transition to life as a diplomat

The U.S. ambassador on adjusting to life in Tokyo, his direct management style and dealing with Japanese politicians.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Dec 12, 2022

Ryuichi Sakamoto performs possible last concert amid cancer battle

Sakamoto revealed in June that he is battling stage 4 cancer, after previously announcing he had throat cancer in 2014 and rectal cancer in 2021.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 11, 2022

No survivors in Jersey apartment building blast, rescuers say

Rescuers in Jersey said Sunday after an all-night search that there was no hope of survivors from an explosion that flattened a three-storey apartment block.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 11, 2022

Ukraine attacks occupied Melitopol; Russian side says two killed

An adviser to Ukrainian President Zelenskyy said Melitopol, a major industrial and transport center occupied by Russia since March, was key to the defense of the south.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 11, 2022

Former Defense Minister Kishi won't run in next election

Nobuo Kishi's decision not run in the election was announced at a meeting of his supporters on Sunday. His eldest son is hoping to follow in his father's footsteps.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 11, 2022

Prices surge for bluefin tuna in Japan

The total number of domestic natural bluefin tuna shipped to Tokyo's Toyosu wholesale market stood at about 220 between Dec. 1 and Friday, down almost 50% from the year-before.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 11, 2022

Kishida aims for nuclear abolition talks at Hiroshima G7 summit

Realizing a world without nuclear weapons is a primary goal for the prime minister, whose district is in Hiroshima.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Dec 11, 2022

Japanese startup launches moon mission in historic first

The spacecraft, built by Tokyo-based startup Ispace, blasted off in Japan's first moon mission aboard a Falcon 9 rocket on Sunday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 11, 2022

Izakaya pubs see spike in bookings for year-end parties

The situation for the 'izakaya' industry has improved drastically from the past two years, when such pubs were deserted amid the spread of the coronavirus.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 11, 2022

Kishida dismisses using government bonds to finance defense budget hike

The prime minister says government bonds are not an option to cover defense spending increases due to the financial difficulties they would place on future generations.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 11, 2022

Recruited for Navy SEALs, many sailors wind up scraping paint

The high failure rate of the elite U.S. SEALs' selection course shunts hundreds of candidates into low-skilled jobs.
Japan’s unemployment rate rose for the first time in four months in July.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 29, 2023

Rising jobless rate dims outlook for labor market and inflation

The job market must tighten to spur wage gains, which in turn would contribute to a virtuous cycle of inflation and salaries.
Former Prosecutor-General Makoto Hayashi (center) and two other experts speak about their investigation into Johnny Kitagawa's sexual abuse allegations, in Tokyo on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Society
Aug 29, 2023

Expert team reports on decades of sexual abuse by Johnny Kitagawa

The team urged Johnny & Associates President Julie Keiko Fujishima to step down after the family-run business left the issue unaddressed for decades.
Security personnel guard the BYD booth at the Auto Shanghai show in April 2023.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 29, 2023

China's leading electric carmaker BYD triples half-year profit

This month the company became the first global manufacturer to pass the 5 million milestone in electric vehicle production.
Then Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and U.S. President Donald Trump meet during their final debate ahead of the 2020 election, in Nashville, Tennessee, in October of that year.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 29, 2023

Trump vs. Biden: Do American voters want either?

Confidence among the American public in their leaders and in their political system continues to erode.
A worker holds a piece of black mass — a mix of lithium, nickel, cobalt, and graphite — at the Li-Cycle lithium-ion battery recycling facility in Ontario in 2021.
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 29, 2023

Why the electric-vehicle industry is talking about ‘black mass’

The metallic powder is made by crushing and shredding batteries or battery cells, extracting unwanted elements, then refining the remainder.
Over the last decade, the attention given to falling income and wealth inequality has been tiny, creating a view of the issue that may be seriously out of date.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 29, 2023

We should concentrate on fighting poverty, not income inequality

Wealth inequality has recently gone down in the U.S. and the West, and the decline has been going on for the better part of the last decade.
Yu Darvish of the San Diego Padres has been placed on the 15-day injured list with right elbow inflammation.
BASEBALL / MLB / Baseball
Aug 29, 2023

Darvish placed on 15-day injured list with elbow inflammation

The right-hander allowed five runs over four innings and took the loss in a 7-3 defeat to the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday.
Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and economic security minister Sanae Takaichi attend a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 29, 2023

Japan hints at complaint to WTO over China's seafood import ban

The two Asian powers have been at odds over the safety of the water being released from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.
A VinFast electric car is parked outside a showroom in Hanoi on Aug. 18.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 29, 2023

EV maker VinFast now worth more than Goldman Sachs and Boeing

VinFast shares closed up 20% at $82.35 Monday, marking a blistering 688% since its market debut Aug. 15. It is currently worth about $190 billion.
Saury are unloaded at a port in Akkeshi, Hokkaido, this month.
JAPAN / Society
Aug 29, 2023

Hokkaido hit hard by China's ban on Japan seafood imports

Chinese demand for products like scallops and sea cucumbers provides a crucial source of revenue for the prefecture.
Foxconn founder Terry Gou announces his bid for Taiwan's presidency in Taipei on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Aug 29, 2023

Foxconn chief Terry Gou could upend Taiwan presidential poll

The tech titan has touted his business experience in announcing his presidential bid, but a number of challenges — including his ties to China — await.
Mount Fuji has seen a large increase in the number of hikers, prompting a local government to devise new ways to control visitor numbers.
JAPAN
Aug 29, 2023

Yamanashi governor proposes light rail system for Mount Fuji

The rail system, intended to address over-tourism, would replace the Fuji Subaru highway, which leads to one of the Mount Fuji’s fifth stations.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meets the press at his office in Tokyo on Thursday. On Tuesday night, Kishida promised more support to Ukraine while speaking to Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Zelenskyy via phone call.
JAPAN
Aug 29, 2023

Kishida vows to keep supporting Ukraine in war with Russia

Kishida told reporters at his office that the Ukrainian leader expressed gratitude in a phone call for Japan's efforts to provide assistance.
An employee removes an electric scooter by Tier sharing service from a street in Paris as an e-scooter ban is set to take effect in the French capital this week.
WORLD / Society
Aug 29, 2023

Paris blazes a trail by bidding adieu to rental electric scooters

Paris will on Friday become the first European capital to ban floating electric scooters from its streets, leaving fans desolate but relieving those who loathed their "nuisance" factor.
Women hold portable fans in front of a baby amid summer heat in Tokyo's Ginza area in August 2020.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Aug 30, 2023

Aging Japan's births fall 3.6% to 370,000 in January to June

The number of births in the six-month period suggests that the annual total in the country this year is likely to stay around the record low in 2022.
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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