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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 7, 2022

Japan's Rapidus and Belgium institute join hands on advanced chip R&D

The collaboration, which includes eight major Japanese companies, aims to build a sustainable, long-term partnership, according to government officials.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 7, 2022

EV battery-makers face emissions challenge, Panasonic unit head says

Customers are now adding carbon footprints as a measurement when assessing batteries, the senior executive said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 7, 2022

Nomura’s crypto arm seeks profit in two years in shakeout after FTX crisis

The unit, Laser Digital, will leverage the backing of the Tokyo-based investment bank to win over institutional investors and plans to add 50 employees by March.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 7, 2022

Explosion in Tokyo manhole kills two

Police will investigate the case with a view to bringing a charge of professional negligence resulting in death.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 7, 2022

Ukrainian strikes on Russian bases score symbolic win

Kyiv has yet to claim responsibility, but experts believe Ukraine used Soviet-era drones from the 1970s, possibly modified to carry weapons.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 7, 2022

South Korea debt crisis is a cautionary tale as era of easy money ends

Even relatively safer financial systems like South Korea's face threats of contagion.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Dec 7, 2022

G7's Russian oil price cap evolves from revenue squeeze to market anchor

Analysts said the cap will have little immediate impact on the oil revenues that Moscow is currently earning to fund its war machine.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 7, 2022

Sony says it has technology for humanoid robots, needs to find usage

Honda and Hyundai have been developing humanoid robots for decades, while Tesla showed off its prototype in September.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 7, 2022

Japan business mood up as global slowdown weighs on outlook

The monthly poll found large manufacturers expected business conditions to hold steady in the coming three months, while the service-sector had a worsening outlook.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal / FOCUS
Dec 7, 2022

Court ruling over hate crime in Kyoto highlights calls for anti-discrimination law

In the trial, the accused, Shogo Arimoto, admitted that he had hostile feelings toward South Koreans and intended to scare them out of Japan.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 7, 2022

U.S. answers North Korea missile barrage with vow to stay the course

North Korea has fired off a record number of missiles this year as the U.S. and its allies continue to pursue a policy that is aimed at the full denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 7, 2022

Wall Street chorus grows louder, warning that 2023 will be ugly

From Goldman Sachs to JPMorgan Chase and Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, the messages have become increasingly dire.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 7, 2022

Pricier Christmas cake hits Japan’s holiday season as inflation bites

The average price of a holiday season cake has risen by around 5% since last year to u00a54,040 ($30), according to a Teikoku Databank report.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 7, 2022

Japanese climate activist Kimiko Hirata makes BBC's 100 influential women list

Hirata, the executive director of a Tokyo-based climate change think tank, leads a campaign to stop the construction of coal-fired power plants.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Dec 7, 2022

Ramos bags hat-trick as Portugal crushes Switzerland to reach World Cup quarterfinals

The 21-year-old forward, who started instead of Ronaldo, is the youngest player to strike three times in a World Cup knockout match since Pele in 1958.
Survivors of the fire that ripped through the five-story building in the early hours on Thursday, killing 74 people, wait in line to receive donated food at a provisional shelter in Johannesburg on Friday.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 3, 2023

Inside the Johannesburg building where scores burned alive

Dozens of abandoned buildings have been "hijacked" or taken over by criminal syndicates who charge fees for staying there.
South Sudan qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics as highest-placed African team at the Basketball World Cup.
BASKETBALL
Sep 3, 2023

Jubilant South Sudan qualifies for Paris Olympics

South Sudan coach Royal Ivey said the team had brought "unity, camaraderie, love and friendship" to the country.
A simulated North Korean "tactical nuclear attack" drill is seen at an undisclosed location in the country in this picture released Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 3, 2023

North Korea stages 'tactical nuclear attack' drill

Meanwhile, Kim Jong Un inspected munitions and shipbuilding factories to stress the importance of strengthening Pyongyang's naval forces.
Yuichiro Tamaki gives a news conference after securing his re-election as the head of the Japanese opposition Democratic Party for the People in Tokyo on Saturday.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 3, 2023

Japan's opposition party incumbent head Yuichiro Tamaki re-elected

The five-term House of Representatives member also said he has no plans to become a Cabinet member.
Twitter owner Elon Musk attends the Viva Technology conference in Paris in June.
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 3, 2023

X community notes: Weapon against fake news or free speech?

Despite being touted by Elon Musk as the way to police Twitter, experts remain unimpressed, citing opportunities for abuse.
Huge waves pummel the city of Yilan as Typhoon Haikui makes landfall in eastern Taiwan on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Sep 3, 2023

Typhoon Haikui makes landfall in Taiwan

Authorities said they had evacuated more than 2,800 people across seven cities — the majority of them from the mountainous county of Hualien.
Iwaya's high-flying craft is equipped with a machine capable of sustaining those inside by maintaining a breathable atmosphere, through controlling components such as the cabin's oxygen and water vapor levels.
BUSINESS
Sep 14, 2023

Hokkaido startup aims for the stars with high-altitude balloon trips

Iwaya's balloon is expected to attain its final target of reaching a height of 25 kilometers by the end of this year.
Buffaloes starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitches against the Fighters at Es Con Field Hokkaido in Kitahiroshima, Hokkaido, on Saturday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 3, 2023

Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitches Buffaloes past Fighters

Yamamoto went head to head with World Baseball Classic teammate Hiromi Ito and just barely scraped out a 1-0 victory.
Manchester City's Erling Haaland (right) scored three goals during his team's over Fulham in Manchester, England, on Saturday.
SOCCER
Sep 3, 2023

Erling Haaland scores hat trick to power Manchester City

Manchester City's Erling Haaland has scored six goals in five games to start the Premier League season.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida aims to garner support from the so-called Global South countries in his upcoming trip from Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 3, 2023

Kishida aims to draw 'Global South' support in upcoming trip

Kishida plans to find common ground with emerging economies over the topic of food security, an area of increased attention since the invasion of Ukraine.
After the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011, many people who were unable to return home took shelter at the Tokyo International Forum.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Sep 3, 2023

Tokyo lacks places for stranded people just after quake

With transportation networks severely disrupted, experts ponder how to care for those who wouldn't be able to go home.
Ons Jabeur defeated Marie Bouzkova to reach the fourth round of the U.S. Open in New York on Saturday.
TENNIS
Sep 3, 2023

Ons Jabeur beats Marie Bouzkova to reach fourth round at U.S. Open

Jabeur said she was feeling like a "zombie" due to illness but came back from the dead to overcome Bouzkova.
A woman stands under surveillance cameras on a riverside, during the National People's Congress in Shanghai on March 7.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 3, 2023

China to its people: Spies are everywhere, help us catch them

China’s ruling Communist Party is enlisting ordinary people to guard against perceived threats to the country.
Local residents in the city of Tama in Tokyo protest against the Unification Church's plan to build a facility in the area in July.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 3, 2023

Japan may seek court order to disband Unification Church

The ministry is trying to determine whether or not the group's practices are organizational, malicious and continuous.
Dmitry Medvedev
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 3, 2023

Russia's Medvedev: Japan's 'militarization' complicates Asia-Pacific

Relations between Russia and Japan have been marked by a territorial disputes over a handful of small islands off Hokkaido.
Cutting ties with JCP not easy for CDP despite Renho's defeat
When Renho (center) announced her candidacy for the Tokyo gubernatorial election on May 27, the head of the Japanese Communist Party's secretariat, Akira Koike (far left), was also in attendance.
Japan soccer player Sano arrested for alleged sexual assault
Professional soccer player Kaishu Sano has been arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting a woman in her 30s at a Tokyo hotel.
Taro Kono says central bank needs to raise rates to lift yen
Taro Kono, Japan's digital transformation minister, speaks during an interview in Tokyo on Wednesday.
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.
After Tokyo Olympic disappointment, Nadeshiko Japan look for redemption
Japan's Hikaru Kitagawa dribbles past a defender during an Olympic qualifying match against North Korea at National Stadium in Tokyo in February.
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.

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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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