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John McFall, a former Paralympian, has been cleared for future space missions with the European Space Agency.
PARALYMPICS
Aug 28, 2024

World's first 'parastronaut' hails Paralympics' 'powerful platform'

John McFall will be taking a stand for sports and space this week after becoming the first person with a physical disability to be cleared for missions by the ESA.
Founder and CEO of Telegram Pavel Durov delivers a keynote speech during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, in 2016.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 29, 2024

Telegram founder Durov charged and banned from leaving France

Pavel Durov was charged on several counts of failing to curb extremist and illegal content on Telegram, a popular messaging app.
Former Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda is the second CDP lawmaker to join the leadership contest after party veteran Yukio Edano announced his decision to run last week.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 29, 2024

Noda announces CDP leadership bid with eye on a comeback for the opposition

The former prime minister emphasized that a certain degree of experience is required to tackle the challenges Japan is facing.
Sahra Wagenknecht (center), the leader of left-wing party BSW, stands on stage with members after being sprayed with red paint during a campaign event for the upcoming state elections, in Erfurt, eastern Germany, on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 30, 2024

Far-left rebel seeking peace with Putin rocks German politics

Sahra Wagenknecht, 55, also calls for an end to the government's support for Ukraine and a radical crackdown on immigration.
A lack of affordable child care is cited as one of the top concerns among working parents in South Korea.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Aug 30, 2024

World’s lowest birth rate spurs South Korea to hire foreign nannies

South Korea plans to bring in about 1,200 foreign nannies by the first half of 2025.
Blue Jackets left-winger Johnny Gaudreau skates with the puck during a game against the Canadiens in Montreal in March.
MORE SPORTS / Hockey
Aug 31, 2024

NHL star Johnny Gaudreau and his brother killed in New Jersey crash

Johnny Gaudreau played 11 NHL seasons with the Flames and Blue Jackets and took part in seven All-Star games.
Britain's Lucy Shuker says there is more work to be done to make things easier for people with disabilities.
PARALYMPICS / Tennis
Sep 1, 2024

Paralympic great Lucy Shuker says more can be done to aid people with disabilities

The 44-year-old is trying to earn her fourth Paralympic medal.
The front page of The Japan Times on Sept. 15, 1974, reports news of a terrorism incident in Europe.
JAPAN / History / Japan Times Gone By
Sep 1, 2024

Japan Times 1974: 'Red Army' trio seizes embassy

Fifty years ago, a terrorism incident plays out in Europe. Meanwhile, editions of The Japan Times look back on significant anniversaries.
Blue Jackets left wing Johnny Gaudreau skates with the puck during the second period against the Flames on Jan. 25.
MORE SPORTS / Ice Hockey
Sep 1, 2024

Johnny Gaudreau's wife pays tribute to late husband online

Gaudreau and his brother, Matthew, were killed Thursday night in New Jersey when they were struck by an alleged drunk driver.
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te speaks to veterans during the 66th anniversary of the Kinmen artillery battle in Kinmen, Taiwan, on Aug. 23. In an interview with local media broadcast on Sunday, Lai said that it is not for the sake of territorial integrity that China wants to annex Taiwan.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 2, 2024

If China wants Taiwan, it should also take back land from Russia, Lai says

The Taiwanese president referenced the 1858 Treaty of Aigun in which China signed over a vast tract of land in what is now Russia's far east to the Russian empire.
An abandoned house in Urayama, Saitama Prefecture. Buying an <i>akiya</i>, which means empty house in Japanese, can be a rewarding experience that yields a unique space and a livable home, competitively priced. Or it could turn out to be a money pit.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 2, 2024

First lesson of Japan’s akiya gold rush: No such thing as a free house.

Renovations are usually the most expensive part of the journey and the laundry list of what needs to be done is long and tends to get longer after the process starts.
A building emblazoned with a Great Wall graphic in Kitwe, Zambia
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 3, 2024

Xi wants bigger returns and fewer headaches from African debt deals

From Angola to Djibouti, for over a decade, China poured more than $120 billion of government-backed loans through its Belt and Road Initiative.
A washed-up boat on the shore of the city of Ibusuki, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Friday
JAPAN / Society
Sep 3, 2024

Typhoon-chaser's firsthand account of his pursuit of Shanshan

James Reynolds, who has built a career of venturing into the eye of nature's most ferocious storms, braved the elements as the cyclone bore down on Japan.
Rescue workers clear debris from a destroyed floor of a military academy struck by Russian missiles in Poltava, Ukraine, on Tuesday.
WORLD
Sep 4, 2024

Russian missiles kill 50 in strike on Ukrainian military institute

Russia has been intensifying its missile and drone attacks on Ukraine 2½ years into the full-scale war.
A street in Tokyo's Nakano Ward where one of a series of incidents of "one-touch" molestation occurred
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 5, 2024

Tokyo police urge caution against ‘one-touch’ molesters

A series of cases has occurred in Nakano Ward in which the perpetrator cycles from behind, gropes the victim while continuing to ride, and flees the scene.
Few in Japan may be more passionate about the 'onigiri' (rice ball) than Yumiko Ukon, owner of an onigiri specialty shop in Tokyo's Otsuka neighborhood.
LIFE / Food & Drink
Sep 8, 2024

‘When I die, I would like to come back as a rice ball’

There’s no denying the cultural significance of the ‘onigiri’ (rice ball). But there comes a point where an onigiri is surely just an onigiri.
Gabon President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema waves as he arrives at Beijing Capital International Airport ahead of the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation in Beijing on Sep. 1.
WORLD
Sep 7, 2024

U.S. pitches deal to thwart Chinese military base in Africa

The U.S. is assembling an economic and security assistance package for Gabon in a bid to prevent China from establishing a military footprint there.
Atsushi Sakima (center) celebrates his victory in the Ginowan mayoral election with his supporters in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on Sunday.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 9, 2024

Ruling camp-backed candidate wins Ginowan mayoral election

Atsushi Sakima, a former Ginowan mayor, defeated Isao Tobaru, a former member of the Ginowan assembly, and corporate representative Takashi Higa.
About 30 students from Biwako Seikei Sport College who had gone kayaking in Lake Biwa on Monday failed to return to shore on time. It wasn’t until hours after sundown that all the missing students returned to shore on their own.
JAPAN / Society
Sep 10, 2024

Students reported missing while kayaking in Lake Biwa all accounted for

Having failed to return to shore before sundown, the group of university students finally made it back hours later after three of their kayaks capsized.
A gate at the fifth station of Mount Fuji's Yoshida Trail in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, is closed Tuesday as this year's climbing season ended.
JAPAN / Society
Sep 11, 2024

Authorities say cap on Mount Fuji hikers achieved goals as season ends

Yamanashi introduced a daily limit of 4,000 climbers and ¥2,000 fee this season, in hopes of clamping down on "bullet climbing" and easing congestion.
Cosplayer Xu Yunting (left), dressed as Jesse, a male character from the video game Light and Night, and video game enthusiast Feng Xinyu visit a crafts shop during their 'cos commissioning' date in Shanghai.
LIFE / Lifestyle
Sep 11, 2024

'Dream men': Female cosplayers in China fulfill fantasies for young women

A trend called "cos commissioning" is allowing young women in China to perform idealized heteronormative relationships — with other women.
A young boy (Keitatsu Koshiyama, center) and his skating partner (Kiara Nakanishi, left) blossom under the dedicated guidance of their coach (Sosuke Ikematsu) in “My Sunshine.”
CULTURE / Film
Sep 12, 2024

‘My Sunshine’ brings together realism and lyricism to a rare degree

Hiroshi Okuyama’s feature about teen skaters is a gentle masterwork that illustrates Japanese society’s deep conservatism with poignance and bite.
A Japan Freight Railway train passes through a train station in Osaka in 2017. JR Freight on Thursday resumed operations for all of its freight trains after a temporary halt following the discovery of data tampering and other irregularities.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 12, 2024

JR Freight resumes train operations after discovery of data tampering

The freight operator had suspended operations on Wednesday to inspect container cars suspected to have been affected.
Japanese media's lack of critical engagement and depth in covering debates can be attributed to Japan's Broadcasting Law, which mandates political impartiality in news coverage.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 12, 2024

How Japanese and U.S. election coverage differs

Japanese media's coverage of U.S. debates tends to be more superficial and uniform, often merely reflecting U.S. media content.
Venezuelan Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello speaks at a news conference Saturday in Caracas after three American citizens, two Spaniards and a Czech citizen were detained in the country on suspicion of plotting to destabilize it through "violent actions," the government in Caracas said.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 15, 2024

Americans and Spaniards held over alleged plot to 'destabilize' Venezuela

The arrests come during heightened tensions after Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was accused of stealing the country's election.
A student holds up a mock missile during a demonstration in solidarity with Palestinians at the campus of Sanaa University on Aug. 21.
WORLD
Sep 15, 2024

Houthi missile reaches central Israel for first time; no injuries reported

The Houthis have fired missiles and drones at Israel repeatedly in what they say is solidarity with the Palestinians, since the Gaza war began.
The flags of China (right) and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) in the Tsim Sha Tsui district in Hong Kong on June 23
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Sep 16, 2024

First person convicted under Hong Kong's new national security law

Under the new security law, the maximum sentence for the offense of "doing with a seditious intention an act" has been expanded from two years to seven years in prison.
The first season of 'Shogun' wraps up just prior to the 1600 Battle of Sekigahara, where Tokugawa Ieyasu (Yoshii Toranaga in the TV show) faced off against Ishida Mitsunari (Ishido Kazunari) to determine the new ruler of Japan.
LIFE / Travel
Sep 17, 2024

The real-world inspirations behind 'Shogun' are a shinkansen away

“Shogun” has cleaned up at the Emmys, so why not pack a bag and see the real history behind the award-winning show?
Democratic presidential nominee and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris gestures as she speaks during a campaign event in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, on Sept. 13.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 18, 2024

Harris calls for end to war in Gaza and no Israeli reoccupation

A two-state solution and Middle East stability in a way that does not empower Iran need to be achieved "in the best interest of everyone in the region," she said.
Shiretoko Yuransen President Seiichi Katsurada (center) in Shari, Hokkaido, in May 2022
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 18, 2024

Hokkaido boat operator head arrested over 2022 fatal sinking

Of the 26 people onboard the boat, 20 died while six remain missing.

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A man offers prayers at Hebikubo Shrine in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward. The shrine is one of several across the country dedicated to the snake.
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