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Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 25, 2022

Japan to extend nationwide travel discount program

The tourism minister told a news conference that the program will be suspended from Dec. 28 and resumed after the New Year holiday period.
Japan Times
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Nov 25, 2022

With Derby winners out, 42nd Cup is anyone’s to win

It was back in 1981 when the Japan Cup was first run at Tokyo racecourse in a bid to see how Japanese horses would fare against challengers from other countries. That first race went the way of a 5-year-old mare from America, Mairzy Doates, ridden by Cash Asmussen.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 25, 2022

Post-election U.S. sees rise of the 'Never Again Trumper'

These Republicans initially backed Donald Trump, turning a blind eye to his antics as long as he cut taxes, appointed conservative judges and, most importantly, won elections.
Japan Times
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Nov 25, 2022

Quarantine stable helps lure foreign horses

Races between Japanese horses and their foreign rivals may heat up again soon thanks to the addition of an on-site quarantine facility and a bulging purse 25% bigger than last year.
Japan Times
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Nov 25, 2022

Bills edge Lions on late field goal for Thanksgiving victory

The win moved the Bills to 8-3 and snapped the Lions' three-game winning streak.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 25, 2022

Kishida vows relief to wide range of Unification Church victims

Ruling parties are planning for a provision requiring religious and other corporations to take care not to solicit donations in certain situations.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 25, 2022

China’s daily COVID tally tops 30,000 for first time as curbs spread

Amid the rise in cases, officials are having to reconcile twin imperatives of being less disruptive with their restrictions while also continuing to suppress the virus.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Nov 25, 2022

Slower Fed hikes spell relief from Tokyo to Buenos Aires

A slowdown in the pace takes pressure off global peers to keep on raising rates and offers relief to emerging markets.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 25, 2022

Europe's heat wave may have caused more than 20,000 'excess' deaths

Temperatures hit nearly 40 degrees Celsius or above from Paris to London in summer this year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 25, 2022

Tohoku Electric seeks government approval for household rate hike

After the rate increase, the monthly electricity bill for a standard household consuming 260 kWh will rise by u00a52,717 from the current level to u00a511,282.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 25, 2022

Human rights violations confirmed at leprosy sanatorium

According to the report, 1,674 residents died in the facility between 1938 and 1998, and autopsies were performed on 1,184 of them, about 70% of the total.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 25, 2022

In a challenge to Beijing, unrest over COVID lockdowns spreads

Protests have broken out in Guangzhou and at an iPhone factory in central China, while online many have raged at authorities after the death of a girl was blamed on COVID-19 restrictions.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 25, 2022

U.K. government formally discourages use of Chinese surveillance cameras

Firms subject to the new order are those required by Chinese law to share intelligence with Beijing's security services.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 25, 2022

Fueled by weak yen, Tokyo inflation hits fastest pace since 1982

The continued acceleration in core inflation challenges Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda's view that the current cost-push inflation is only temporary.
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare at U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 22
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 28, 2023

Solomons leader says he spurned U.S. summit 'lecture'

The pro-China prime minister severed diplomatic ties with Taiwan in 2019, unlocking large sums of Beijing aid and investment.
Novak Djokovic (right) and Carlos Alcaraz meet at the net following the 2023 Wimbledon final in London in July.
TENNIS
Sep 28, 2023

Novak Djokovic sees bright future for tennis Carlos Alcaraz leading charge

World No. 1 Novak Djokovic believes the future of tennis is in good hands with young gun Carlos Alcaraz leading the way.
The baby hatch at Jikei Hospital in the city of Kumamoto
JAPAN / Society
Sep 28, 2023

Tokyo hospital hopes to launch baby hatch next year

San-ikukai Hospital is preparing to set up a baby hatch next spring or later, along with a system to allow women to give births confidentially.
Demonstrators during a Women's Day march in Tokyo on March 8
JAPAN / Science & Health
Sep 28, 2023

Consent issue casts shadow on safe abortion in Japan

The law stipulates that abortion must be carried out in the early stages of pregnancy with the consent of one's spouse.
BlackTech, a Chinese government-linked group that has been active since 2010, breached company headquarters through the infiltration of international subsidiaries, according to Japanese and U.S. security agencies.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 28, 2023

Japan and U.S. warn of corporate hacking by China-linked group

BlackTech, a group that has been active since 2010, was said to have targeted a variety of sectors including technology and telecommunications.
Anton Korynevych (left), permanent representative of the Ukrainian President in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, and Oksana Zolotaryova, director of the International Law Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, speak to the press at the International Criminal Court in The Hague in 2022.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 28, 2023

Ukraine conducts 'lawfare' to hold Putin to account

Over the past two weeks, judges in The Hague have heard lawyers for the two warring nations argue over details of the Genocide Convention.
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. leaves a meeting in Jakarta on Sept. 7.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 28, 2023

Marcos' challenge of China pressures U.S.

There are questions about how far Manila is willing to go and whether the U.S. would really have its back if the situation escalates.
Electric vehicle chargers at a BYD Co. factory in Chongqing, China, on Sept. 5
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 28, 2023

China shies away from row with EU over EV probe

Europeans have found President Xi Jinping’s government ready to talk, make promises and avoid aggressive rhetoric.
Shell CEO Wael Sawan attends the China Development Forum 2023 in Beijing on March 25. At an investor day in June, Sawan outlined plans to slow investment in renewables and low-carbon business as part of a strategy to boost returns.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 28, 2023

Shell CEO faces pressure from within over renewables commitment

Employees have issued a rare open letter to Wael Sawan after he outlined plans to slow investment in renewables in a strategy to boost returns.
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen attends the launching ceremony of Hai Kun, the island's first domestically built submarine, in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Sep 28, 2023

How Taiwan's new subs could complicate a Chinese invasion

The way in which Taipei deploys what is set to be a fleet of eight new attack submarines will be crucial in its efforts to deter or counter Beijing.
Uruguay's Felipe Arcos Perez is tackled during his team's Pool A match against Namibia at the Rugby World Cup in Lyon, France, on Wednesday.
MORE SPORTS / Rugby
Sep 28, 2023

Uruguay accomplishes mission with win over Namibia at Rugby World Cup

The South Americans made the most of Namibia's poor discipline to stage a second-half comeback and prevail 36-26 to avoid finishing last in Pool A.
Toyota's global sales and production for August hit record highs.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 29, 2023

Toyota's global sales and output hit record high in August

Global production rose 4% to a record 924,509 vehicles, including subsidiaries Daihatsu Motor and Hino Motors, the Japanese carmaker said Thursday.
The famous Nike swoosh and Air Jordan logo on an Air Jordan 1, called "Notorious" and released from 1984-85, during a preview for "The Rise of the Sneaker Culture" exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum in New York in 2015.
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 28, 2023

Air Jordan resale prices tumble, casting shadow over Nike

Sneaker styles that once sold on StockX for $100 or more above Nike's list price are now selling for a premium of less than $10.
Makoto Nishimoto during his campaign rally in December 2022. On Wednesday, Nishimoto, a member of the Miyazaki Municipal Assembly who goes by the name Super Crazy-kun, was indicted on sexual assault charges.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 28, 2023

Japan politician Super Crazy-kun indicted on sexual assault charges

Makoto Nishimoto was charged on the grounds of nonconsensual sexual intercourse resulting in injury. The victim was a female acquaintance in her 30s.

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