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Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Nov 16, 2022

U.S. gymnast Sunisa Lee announces Paris bid

In addition to winning the all-around title, Lee helped the Americans take team silver in Tokyo and collected a bronze medal on the uneven bars.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 16, 2022

Panic eases over Poland strike as allies query rocket’s origin

Russia denied its forces had aimed missiles at targets near Ukraine's border with Poland, and Poland's president said it was unclear who was responsible.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Nov 16, 2022

Mid-season World Cup 'ominous' for player welfare, warns FIFPro

The global players' union has regularly voiced concerns about player workload since the COVID-19 pandemic.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Nov 16, 2022

Reports: Novak Djokovic to get visa for 2023 Australian Open

The former world No. 1's three-year ban can be overturned at the discretion of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's center-left government.
Japan Times
LIFE
Nov 16, 2022

Best foot forward for Japanese socks in U.S.

Maari Wada offers products from Nara Prefecture, known as a center for high-quality sock production, to customers in the United States.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 15, 2022

Biden, Jokowi unveil $20 billion deal to end coal in Indonesia

Brokered between the U.S., Indonesia and Japan following over a year of talks, it is the largest single climate finance transaction ever.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 15, 2022

Japan's Olympus says moving from asset sales towards doing deals

After two decades in human resources roles, incoming Stefan Kaufmann will become one of the few foreign CEOs leading a major Japanese company.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Nov 15, 2022

Japan's Daiichi Sankyo says mRNA COVID vaccine successful in booster trial

Approval would give Japan a home-grown source for mRNA vaccines, which have made up the bulk of its COVID-19 inoculations to date.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Nov 15, 2022

Ozeki Takakeisho beaten by Takayasu in first loss at Kyushu meet

Takakeisho (2-1), seeking his third Emperor's Cup, failed to join five unbeaten wrestlers despite forcing former ozeki Takayasu (2-1) to the edge with his opening attacks.
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WORLD
Nov 15, 2022

Western allies look to Ukraine as a testing ground for weapons

Though the battle for Ukraine remains largely an artillery war, new advances in technology and training there are being closely monitored for the ways they are starting to shape combat.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Nov 15, 2022

Princess Nobuko to undergo breast cancer surgery after early-stage diagnosis

The princess was diagnosed last Friday, but has no noticeable symptoms, the Imperial Household Agency has said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 15, 2022

Why China won’t end its 'COVID zero' policy

Chinese President Xi Jinping early on took ownership of the battle against the coronavirus — now his political legitimacy rests on the outcome.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 15, 2022

The new geopolitics demands a new vocabulary

Terms such as 'the West' and 'the East' are lazy, awkward and inaccurate geopolitical signifiers in the Post-Cold War era.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 15, 2022

Justice Ministry panel puts forward option of joint custody for divorced parents

The proposal could see Japan move into line with international standards, but has been criticized by supporters of domestic violence victims.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 15, 2022

New COVID-19 cases in Tokyo top 10,000 for first time since mid-September

Hokkaido, which has seen a surge in daily cases recently, reported a record high 10,906 new infections the same day — the first time the figure surpassed 10,000 cases in the prefecture.
Blackberries from Pairwise, a company that uses gene-editing technology to create new breeds of plants, in Durham, North Carolina, on Sept. 13. Pairwise hopes to create a seedless blackberry that grows on compact, thorn-free bushes.
ENVIRONMENT / Sustainability
Sep 26, 2023

Meet the climate-defying fruits and vegetables in your future

Breeding new crops that can thrive under these assaults is a long game.
Defense Minister Minoru Kihara is scheduled to visit Washington early next month.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 27, 2023

Japan's new defense chief to visit Washington in early October

Among the topics expected to be discussed during the visit is what role the U.S. will play in Japan's newly authorized "counterstrike capabilities."
Anon Numpa, a prominent activist and former human rights lawyer, speaks to media ahead of a Thai criminal court's verdict in a case of him allegedly having insulted the monarchy, at the criminal court in Bangkok on Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Sep 27, 2023

Top Thai protest leader jailed on royal insult charges

Thailand has some of the world's strictest royal defamation laws, which shield King Maha Vajiralongkorn and his close family from criticism.
Packages to be delivered on Amazon Prime Day in New York in 2022
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 27, 2023

Why Amazon’s online marketplace drew FTC scrutiny

The FTC’s case against Amazon is an important test of whether Lina Khan’s interpretation of the law will hold up in court.
French President Emmanuel Macron arrives at the Palazzo Montecitorio in Rome on Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Sep 27, 2023

Macron is pushing the EU into $900 billion fight with China

The bloc's new approach is being shaped by French concerns that Beijing’s trade practices have started to pose a critical threat to core industries.
People walk on the bank of the frozen Spree river in Berlin in 2021.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 27, 2023

EU forecasts a more comfortable winter ahead without Russian gas

Before Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the Nord Stream 1 pipeline had accounted for 15% of Europe's gas imports in 2021.
Japan's Miu Hirano hits a return against China's Chen Meng in the table tennis women's team final at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, on Tuesday.
MORE SPORTS / Table tennis
Sep 27, 2023

China defeats Japan for Asian Games women's table tennis team gold

The final turned out to be one of the most closely watched events at Asia's version of the Olympics.
Tomoru Honda celebrates after winning the men's 400-meter individual medley final during the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, on Tuesday.
MORE SPORTS / Swimming
Sep 27, 2023

Tomoru Honda bags Japan's first swimming gold in Hangzhou

Japan's first gold in the pool came on Day 3 of the six-day swimming program after two days of Chinese dominance.
DeNA's Katsuki Azuma pitches against the Giants in Yokohama on Tuesday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 27, 2023

Katsuki Azuma gem for DeNA puts Giants' playoff hopes on rocks

The BayStars' only run came when catcher Yudai Yamamoto's ground ball found a hole between third and short for a leadoff single.
Treated radioactive water flows into an undersea tunnel at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant on Aug. 24 after diluted with seawater.
JAPAN
Sep 27, 2023

Over 60% of Taiwanese worried about Fukushima water release: poll

Several Taiwanese groups have voiced opposition to the discharge, but there have not been large-scale protests or calls to avoid eating Japanese seafood.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (center) leaves after the state commemoration ceremony for fallen soldiers on the 50th anniversary of the 1973 Arab-Israeli war, at the Memorial Hall on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 27, 2023

Amid optimism for Saudi-Israeli pact, lingering obstacles remain

U.S. President Joe Biden, whose aides are driving the push, is said to be seeking a deal before his re-election campaign next year.
LIV Golf's reported preliminary schedule for the 2024 season features more events booked opposite those of the PGA Tour.
MORE SPORTS
Sep 27, 2023

No Trump courses on preliminary 2024 LIV Golf schedule: report

The Saudi-backed upstart series will have hosted five events on Trump layouts in its first two seasons.
Members of the United Auto Workers pickett outside of the Michigan Parts Assembly Plant in Wayne, Michigan, on Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 27, 2023

Japanese automakers stand to gain from Detroit’s labor strike

Many firms receive a large percentage of their overall revenue from U.S. markets, so the labor action there may give a tailwind to Japanese carmakers.
Komeito leader Natsuo Yamaguchi in Tokyo on Tuesday
JAPAN
Sep 27, 2023

Coalition party leader seeks China visit this year to mend ties

Natsuo Yamaguchi, leader of Komeito, abandoned a planned trip last month as friction worsened with Japan’s biggest trading partner.
U.S. President Joe Biden joins striking members of the United Auto Workers (UAW) on the picket line outside the GM's Willow Run Distribution Center, in Belleville, Michigan, on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 27, 2023

Biden makes history by joining U.S. auto workers picket line

The autoworkers strike that began on September 15 has increasingly become a political football for Biden and Trump.
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.
Yen rally shakes markets, sending dollar to weakest level since May
The yen rose to the ¥155 range against the dollar, the highest in almost two months, in Tokyo on Thursday.
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.
U.S. forces-linked sex crimes in Kanagawa went unreported to prefectural government
The police reported two sexual crime cases to the U.S. military, but the prefectural government was not aware of the incidents.
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.
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.

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