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According to an annual survey, among all respondents who answered that their living conditions were difficult, 26.5% chose "very difficult" and 33.1% "somewhat difficult."
JAPAN / Society
Jul 6, 2024

60% of households in Japan face 'difficult' living conditions, survey finds

Among all respondents who answered that their living conditions were difficult, 26.5% chose "very difficult" and 33.1% "somewhat difficult."
Japan has finally scrapped every regulation requiring the use of floppy disks for administrative purposes.
JAPAN
Jul 6, 2024

Japan finally phases out floppy disks

One of the world’s most technologically advanced nations has held on to some of the most outmoded devices.
Visitors walk past an Amazon exhibition booth during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai on Friday.
BUSINESS / Tech / FOCUS
Jul 6, 2024

Is AI a major drain on the world's energy supply?

The spread of data centers across the globe is throwing a spotlight on the amount of energy the technology uses as well as its impact on the environment.
Takashi Yamazaki’s “Godzilla Minus One,” which won an Academy Award for best visual effects, was made for a reported $15 million — a small fraction of the budgets used by its Hollywood competitors.
CULTURE / Film
Jul 6, 2024

Japanese cinema is having a stand-out year. Here are some films to watch.

The success of "Godzilla Minus One" gave Japan's film industry a confidence boost, but we haven't been short on must-see hits in 2024.
"Shogun" features Hiroyuki Sanada as the warlord Toranaga. The series is generating major buzz ahead of the announcement of Emmy nominations on July 17.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Jul 6, 2024

All hail the era of Japan-themed prestige TV

With shows like "Shogun" and "Tokyo Vice" vying for Emmy nominations this month, it's safe to say the streamers are having a bit of a "Japan moment."
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban arrive to deliver a joint statement following their talks at the Kremlin in Moscow on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 6, 2024

Kyiv and allies slam Hungary's Orban for Ukraine talks with Putin

Hungary's six-month EU presidency gives the central European country sway over the bloc's agenda and priorities for the next six months.
Ryo Sakai, the chief of staff of the Maritime Self-Defense Force, is expected to quit his post following reports that several MSDF vessels allowed unvetted personnel to handle top secret information related to national security.
JAPAN
Jul 6, 2024

MSDF chief may quit over widespread mishandling of secret info

The latest revelation comes just months after the ministry punished five SDF members over leaks of secret information to unvetted personnel.
A gyrotron, which is used to heat plasma for nuclear fusion reactions, developed by Kyoto Fusioneering
ENVIRONMENT / Energy / OUR PLANET
Jul 7, 2024

Kyoto Fusioneering looks toward a 'Made in Japan' approach for nuclear fusion

Although it recognizes that international collaboration is key, the startup sees the country playing an integral role in the fusion ecosystem.
Japanese workers' base pay increased 2.5% in May from a year ago, the fastest growth since 1993.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 8, 2024

Japan base pay jumps most since 1993 in positive signal for BOJ

Base pay increased 2.5% in May from a year ago, the fastest growth since 1993.
The PayPay app had about 60 million registered users as of October.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 8, 2024

SoftBank group firm PayPay Securities aims to double accounts

The company has been in the red since February 2021, with a net loss of ¥4.6 billion ($29 million) for the 2023 fiscal year.
Joel Embiid, who has French citizenship, will suit up for the U.S. at the 2024 Paris Games.
OLYMPICS / Basketball
Jul 8, 2024

U.S. star Joel Embiid ready to hear boos from French crowd during Olympics

Embiid received his French passport in 2022 and many thought he would play for France or his native Cameroon in his first Olympics.
Hiroshi Matano, executive vice president of the World Bank Group's Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency, during an interview in Washington on Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 8, 2024

World Bank official backs Japan to show regional climate leadership

There is significant room for emissions reductions in the Asia-Pacific region.
Police officers stand guard during a campaign speech by a Lower House by-election candidate in Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture, in April 2023.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 8, 2024

Police beef up security measures ahead of upcoming election

Two years after the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, a review of dignitary protection is being conducted.
Asami Yoshida (center) practices with Japan at the National Training Center in Tokyo in January.
OLYMPICS / Basketball
Jul 8, 2024

Asami Yoshida bringing experience and swagger to Akatsuki Japan for Paris Olympics

The veteran point guard was Japan's captain at the 2016 Olympics.
The government aims to increase the number of foreign students in Japan to 400,000 by 2033, despite a recent Justice Ministry ordinance that puts in place tougher rules on accepting overseas applicants.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 8, 2024

Can Japan boost its foreign student count to 400,000?

The government recently tightened rules for accepting overseas applicants, though it hasn't lost sight of its lofty goal of increasing foreign student numbers.
Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton (right) overtakes teammate George Russell during the Formula One British Grand Prix in Silverstone, England, on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Jul 9, 2024

Mercedes experiencing a return to the top

Team boss Toto Wolff attributes much of the credit to technical director James Allison.
German referee Felix Zwayer during the UEFA Euro 2024 match between Romania and the Netherlands in Munich on July 2. Zwayer will referee the semifinal clash between England and the Netherlands on Wednesday.
SOCCER
Jul 9, 2024

England's Euro semifinal referee has history with Bellingham

In 2021, the midfielder received a fine of €40,000 for comments he made regarding Felix Zwayer.
Boeing 737 MAX aircraft are assembled at the company’s plant in Renton, Washington, on June 25.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 9, 2024

Boeing in talks with U.S. Defense Department on impact of guilty plea

The plea in relation to two fatal crashes involving its planes in 2018 and 2019 potentially threatens the company's ability to secure lucrative government contracts.
Protesters hold a giant French flag on the statue of Marianne as people gather at the Place de la Republique, after partial results in the second round of the early French parliamentary elections, in Paris on Sunday.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 9, 2024

Debt and political deadlock keep investors nervous after French election

At the center of the euro project and the bloc's second biggest economy, France, still faces a hung parliament and taxing negotiations to form a government.
Tea garden workers pluck tea leaves inside Durgabari Tea Estate on the outskirts of Agartala, India, in 2017.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 9, 2024

India's tea prices soar as extreme weather slashes output

The price rise could support the beleaguered Indian tea industry, which has been struggling with rising production costs.
Members of ethnic minority armed group Ta'ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) prepare their weapons amid clashes with Myanmar's military in Kyaukme in Myanmar's northern Shan state on July 3.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 9, 2024

'This poor, miserable life': New Myanmar clashes turn town to rubble

Myanmar's borderlands are home to many armed ethnic groups who have battled the military since independence from Britain in 1948.
Nintendo is among the big name companies in which Kyoto Financial Group has cross-held shares.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 9, 2024

Kyoto bank defies call to unwind holdings after $6-billion gain

Kyoto Financial Group has amassed unrealized profits of more than $6 billion on holdings in other firms.
People wait for treatment at a make-shift emergency clinic serving people displaced by conflict from Singa, Sennar, and Dinder, at a former technical education school building in Kassala in eastern Sudan on Saturday.
WORLD
Jul 9, 2024

No oil, no food: Damaged pipeline piles misery on South Sudan

The damaged pipeline, vital for South Sudan's crude oil exports, accounted for about 90% of the country's GDP.
Russia's Daniil Medvedev hits a forehand during his Wimbledon quarterfinal against Jannik Sinner on Tuesday.
TENNIS
Jul 10, 2024

Carlos Alcaraz and Daniil Medvedev set up Wimbledon semifinal repeat

Alcaraz battled back from a set down to defeat Tommy Paul, while Medvedev stunned world No. 1 Jannik Sinner.
The National Police Agency's National Cyber Unit has arrested a man who is believed to be the mastermind behind a group involved in fraudulent transfers exceeding ¥120 million.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 10, 2024

Japan's National Cyber Unit makes first arrest

The suspect, Yohei Yano, is believed to be the mastermind behind a group involved in fraudulent transfers exceeding ¥120 million.
Tokyo police have arrested a 27-year-old woman for posting online personal information of a professional baseball player along with violent messages.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 10, 2024

Ex-Nippon Life staffer arrested over leak of Giants player's information

The suspect, Satomi Amano, has denied the charges, claiming she doesn't remember her actions due to having made “so many posts.”
A general view of the Belmarsh prison in London on May 20
WORLD / Politics
Jul 10, 2024

U.K.'s overflowing prisons present PM Starmer with early crisis

The U.K. prison population has doubled over 30 years despite falling crime rates, and is projected to exceed 100,000 by 2026.
When the effects of dementia cause Yohji (left, Tatsuya Fuji) to spiral out of control, it becomes clear to his son (Mirai Moriyama) that he has been absent from his life in more ways than one in Kei Chikaura’s “Great Absence.”
CULTURE / Film
Jul 11, 2024

‘Great Absence’: Poetic family drama follows downfall of dementia-plagued patriarch

A retired professor’s mind is slipping away from him, but there is more to unravel in Kei Chikaura’s dark family drama.
BUSINESS
Jul 10, 2024

Tokyo residents seek to block building of massive data center

Residents of Akishima are concerned the center will threaten wildlife and cause pollution among other issues.
Osamu Ie, a master brewer at Miyakobijin Shuzo, holds Miyakobijin Taiyou sake that won this year's Champion Sake trophy at the sake division of International Wine Challenge held in London on Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jul 11, 2024

Local Hyogo brew wins international sake championship

According to tasting notes, the sake has "aromas of musk melon, strawberries, hints of nuttiness, almond spice with an exquisitely integrated acidity on the palate."
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Saitama court bans demonstrations over anti-Kurd hate speech
Kurdish people in Japan in 2015. A court injunction has banned acts that defame the Japan Kurdish Cultural Association and are disrespectful, such as putting up banner flags or handing out fliers with hate speech like “Refugees should go back to their home countries.”
China reinstates visa-free travel for Japanese nationals
Beijing Daxing International Airport
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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