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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / FOCUS
Nov 20, 2022

East Asia chipmakers see high-tech decoupling with China as inevitable

Supply chain resiliency was addressed at the APEC summit Saturday in response to the impact of chip shortages on automakers and other industries.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Nov 20, 2022

Roger Federer shares memories with Japanese stars at kids' event

Kei Nishikori, who has been on the comeback trail for over a year, said he remembered every one of his matches with Federer, including their 2019 Wimbledon semifinal.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 20, 2022

Dating apps now most popular way for newlyweds in Japan to meet, survey finds

Nearly 23% of newlywed pairs found love online, overtaking couples who met at work or school, which both came in at 20.8%, the survey found.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Nov 20, 2022

Arsene Wenger says players must not be daunted by data insights

FIFA is sharing in-depth match data, graphics and video from every World Cup match in Qatar with all participating teams as well as fans and media.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 20, 2022

Report: Padres meet SoftBank pitcher Kodai Senga after Mets

The Dodgers and Angels are reportedly among other suitors for the free agent right-hander, who will turn 30 in January.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Nov 20, 2022

Shoma Uno retains NHK Trophy men's crown

The Beijing Games bronze medalist only gave himself a passing grade for a clean routine heavy on quadruple jumps, including a quad loop and a quad toe loop-double toe loop combination.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Nov 20, 2022

Australia's climate policies don't match its big talk at COP27

Australia is talking up its green credentials, but its policies do not match the portrayal as it continues to fuel the crisis through its enormous fossil fuel exports.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Nov 20, 2022

Nets' Kyrie Irving apologizes 'deeply,' says he is not anti-Semitic

Brooklyn has kept him off the court for the last eight games after he 'refused to unequivocally say he has no anti-Semitic beliefs.'
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Nov 20, 2022

With stadium beer ban, World Cup fans look for sip of hope

The 2022 World Cup is the first edition of the tournament held in a conservative Muslim country with strict controls on alcohol, the consumption of which is banned in public.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 20, 2022

Europe reasserts middle path on China, pushing back on Biden

The shift in sentiment amounts to a victory for Xi on just his second foray outside of China since the pandemic began.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 20, 2022

Musk reinstates Trump's Twitter account after users vote

Trump's once-blocked account reappeared on the platform Sunday, after users voted 52% to 48% in a poll to lift the 22-month suspension over incitement of violence.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Nov 20, 2022

France rocked as Karim Benzema ruled out of World Cup

France's hope of successfully defending the World Cup was dealt a huge blow late on Saturday as Ballon d'Or winner Karim Benzema was ruled out of the tournament in Qatar with an injured left thigh.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Nov 20, 2022

'The Samurai Castle Master': Long-maligned samurai gets overdue redemption

Chris Glenn's new book on Todo Takatora portrays him as an intelligent and honest warrior worthy of Tokugawa Ieyasu's trust, rather than the disloyal man his enemies made him out to be.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Nov 20, 2022

Tokyo marks Transgender Awareness Week with march

According to organizers, around 1,000 people joined an event that kicked off a week of events in the capital meant to bring awareness to the rights of transgender people.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / THE LIVING PAST
Nov 20, 2022

The challenging journey that led to Nara's crown jewel

Image and temple were each the largest structure of its kind, dwarfing all work previously done in a country whose culture had never before, and rarely since, valued size for its own sake.
Sogo & Seibu’s flagship store in Ikebukuro is closed due to a strike on Aug. 31. 
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 19, 2023

As goes the Sogo department store, so goes Japan

The number of department stores located outside Japan's 10 biggest cities has dropped by 30% in the past decade.
Burnt olive groves following a wildfire in the village of Dikella, west of Alexandroupolis, Greece, on Aug. 29. Nature-based investment aims to back projects that tackle land degradation, rectify biodiversity loss and combat climate change.
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 22, 2023

Japan an outlier as interest in nature-based investment grows

Such investments aim to back projects that tackle land degradation, rectify biodiversity loss and combat climate change.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks at the Economic Club of New York, a group of top business executives and bankers, in New York on Thursday.
BUSINESS
Sep 22, 2023

Kishida seeks to shake up to $5 trillion asset management industry

The Japanese government is reviving its decades-old policy pledge to move ¥2 quadrillion of household financial assets into investment.
Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi (left) shoots against Toronto FC defender Raoul Petretta at DRV PNK Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Wednesday.
SOCCER / World cup
Sep 22, 2023

'We'll see': Messi unsure about 2026 World Cup

For now, the Argentina captain said he is focused on the 2024 U.S.-hosted Copa America tournament.
Fans of Japan's Brave Blossoms ahead of the team's Rugby World Cup opener against Chile on Sept. 10 in Toulouse, France
MORE SPORTS / Rugby
Sep 22, 2023

World Cup travel chaos leaves Japanese fans longing for 2019

Cancellations of transport services have forced fans to find alternative ways to the host cities and grounds.
Baidu's co-founder and CEO Robin Li showcases an artificial intelligence chatbot known as Ernie Bot, during a news conference at the company's headquarters in Beijing in March
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 22, 2023

China's AI 'war of a hundred models' heads for a shakeout

Investors and analysts say that most AI firms lack viable business models, were too similar to each other and were now grappling with surging costs.
GaaSyy bows after being released on bail from the Tokyo Detention House in Tokyo on Thursday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 22, 2023

Ex-lawmaker and YouTuber GaaSyy released on ¥30 million bail

The expelled lawmaker has been indicted on five charges including habitual online intimidation of celebrities.
Yusuke Hashimoto (center) leaves the Metropolitan Police Department in a police car on Thursday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 22, 2023

Former Japan cancer center doctor arrested over bribery

The doctor allegedly had Zeon Medical company pay ¥1.7 million into his bank account in 2021 in exchange for ensuring the usage of their products.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau answers questions during a news conference in New York on Thursday as relations between Ottawa and New Delhi deteriorate.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 22, 2023

After China, India crisis tests 'naive' Canadian diplomacy

Experts say a growing number of autocracies are exerting influence on Canadian soil.
The new Parliament building in New Delhi. The Indian parliament approved a bill to reserve a third of lawmakers’ seat for women.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 22, 2023

India parliament passes bill to reserve more seats for women

The bill can be enforced only after the country conducts a fresh census and reshapes its political districts, a process that has been frozen until 2026.
India has abruptly canceled visa applications amid an escalating row with Canada. The latest move means most Canadians won’t be able to travel to India if they don’t already have a visa.
WORLD / Society
Sep 22, 2023

Travelers in limbo after India halts visas in Canada in growing row

The visa issuance suspension means most Canadians won’t be able to travel to India if they don’t already have a visa.
Japan's core inflation was steady in August and stayed above the central bank's 2% target for a 17th straight month, a sign of broadening price pressure that could heighten the case for an exit from ultraeasy monetary policy.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 22, 2023

Japan's core consumer prices in August up 3.1% on year

The rate of increase in the key gauge of inflation was unchanged from July after energy prices dropped 9.8% from a year earlier.
Ali Zaidi, the White House climate adviser, at a climate rally outside the White House, in Washington on April 23, 2022.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 22, 2023

U.S. government shutdown poses ‘seismic’ threat to climate

A shutdown would mean many federal regulators would have to stop writing marquee Biden administration environmental regulations.
Tuvalu's Finance Minister Seve Paeniu shows a picture of his grandchildren on his phone while attending the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Glasgow in November 2021.
ENVIRONMENT / Oceans
Sep 22, 2023

Tuvalu partners with Australia as rising seas threaten survival

The project will test a new U.N. blueprint under which one rich nation takes responsibility for raising funds to support a climate-vulnerable country.
The Fair Trade Commission urged online platforms such as Yahoo Japan and Google to transparently disclose their criteria for compensating news content usage.
JAPAN
Sep 22, 2023

Japan warns IT giants over low pay to media for news distribution

The warning comes amid growing global concerns that these platforms are generating substantial revenue from the distribution of news.
Triple whammy takes Japan bankruptcies to decade high
More Japanese firms have gone bankrupt in the first half of this year due to soaring costs, labor shortages and the end of pandemic-related support.
With eye on China, Japan deepens ties with Pacific islands at Tokyo summit
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and the Cook Islands' Prime Minister Mark Brown shake hands during 10th Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting on Thursday in Tokyo.
Say cheese: Japanese scientists make robot face 'smile' with living skin
A researcher at the University of Tokyo shows a face mold covered in human skin tissue at its lab.
Rainy season ends in Tokai and Kanto regions
The streets of Tokyo's Ginza district on Thursday. The rainy season appears to have ended in the regions of Tokai and Kanto, including Tokyo, on Thursday, according to the Meteorological Agency.
India’s envoy in Japan calls for boosted supply chain and defense cooperation
Indian Ambassador Sibi George says one of his main tasks in his post is to boost Japanese public and private investments the South Asian powerhouse.
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.
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.

Podcast

You can often see generations of families enjoying performances together at Fuji Rock Festival.
Japan’s summer music festivals are feeling the heat in more ways than one

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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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