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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Nov 7, 2022

Hedge fund veteran trims exposure to China and sees parallels with Japan slump

Indus Capital Partners' Byron Gill said the company's $729 million Pacific Opportunities Fund began to cut its exposure to China equities in the first quarter of 2021.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Nov 7, 2022

How long will it take to know who won in U.S. midterm elections?

Nonpartisan election forecasters and polls suggest Republicans have a very strong chance of winning a majority in the House of Representatives.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 7, 2022

In final midterm push, Biden warns of threats as Trump hints at another run

Nonpartisan forecasters favor the Republicans to win control of the House of Representatives.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Nov 7, 2022

Tottenham manager Antonio Conte 'confident' Son Heung-min will recover in time for World Cup

The Spurs star sustained a fracture around his left eye when he collided with Chancel Mbemba during the club's 2-1 win over Marseille last week.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 7, 2022

Taliban reveal burial place of founder Mullah Omar, nine years after death

The Taliban on Sunday revealed the final resting place of the movement's founder, Mullah Omar, whose death and burial they kept secret for years.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 7, 2022

Fate of Toshiba management causing friction for banks in buyout plan

There is concern preferred bidder JIP's plan to retain Toshiba CEO Taro Shimada and his team could impede the reorganization needed to put the firm on the road to recovery.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 7, 2022

Pfizer’s Paxlovid anti-viral seen to lower long-COVID risk in study

Taking the oral medication within five days of testing positive for a SARS-CoV-2 infection was linked to a 26% lower risk of lingering post-viral complications, researchers found.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 7, 2022

Japan's development assistance program battered by yen's rapid weakening

A weaker yen means a decrease in the amount of Japanese assistance when converted into dollars.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health / FOCUS
Nov 7, 2022

Planet Earth: 8 billion humans and dwindling resources

Instead of fear of overpopulation, experts say we should focus on the overconsumption of the planet's resources by the wealthiest among us.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Nov 7, 2022

What to expect in the plan to fix Britain's fiscal hole

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's finance minister is trying to identify u00a350 billion ($56 billion) of spending cuts and tax increases.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 7, 2022

Apple warns of hit to iPhone shipments from China COVID-19 disruptions

A Zhengzhou plant in central China, which employs about 200,000 people, has been rocked by discontent over stringent measures to curb the spread of COVID-19.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Nov 7, 2022

Hazuki Watanabe becomes youngest Japanese woman to win title at artistic gymnastics world championships

Watanabe joins an exclusive club in Japan as only the fourth woman to win a gymnastics world title.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 7, 2022

Twitter asks some fired workers to come back

Twitter cut close to 3,700 people last week via email as a way to trim costs following Musk's acquisition, which closed in late October.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 7, 2022

Gifu festival featuring actor Takuya Kimura draws huge crowd

The Gifu Nobunaga Festival went off mostly without a hitch, although three women had to be taken to the hospital with minor injuries.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Nov 7, 2022

How can Japan engage with Pacific nations amid U.S.-China competition?

The Pacific islands are strategically important for Japan, as they are located on access routes to like-minded nations and lie near vital submarine cables.
A self-employed Amazon Japan delivery driver (right) who was deemed eligible for workers' compensation holds a news conference in Tokyo on Wednesday.
JAPAN / Society
Oct 5, 2023

Amazon Japan delivery driver eligible for workers' compensation

The outcome could clear the way for other self-employed Amazon delivery drivers to be eligible for compensation and could impact other industries.
Fujitsu and Riken say they have developed Japan's second quantum computer.
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 5, 2023

Fujitsu and Riken develop Japan's second quantum computer

The 64 qubit quantum computer from Fujitsu and state-backed Riken will be integrated with a 40 qubit quantum computer simulator.
The first snow of the season is spotted on the peak of Mount Fuji on Thursday.
JAPAN
Oct 5, 2023

Mount Fuji gets first winter snowcap, five days later than in '22

The local observatory said snowfall was brought by clouds hovering over the peak due to a low-pressure system from late Tuesday night.
A North Korean nuclear plant in Yongbyon
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 5, 2023

North Korea halts nuclear reactor, likely to extract bomb fuel

North Korea has previously halted the operation of the reactor and public confirmation of the purpose of such a move is usually unavailable.
NTT Docomo President Motoyuki Ii (left) and Monex Group Chairman Oki Matsumoto hold a news conference in Tokyo on Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 5, 2023

NTT Docomo to make online brokerage Monex a subsidiary

With the move, the firm aims to strengthen its revenue base by entering in the field of asset formation services.
Gold medalist Neeraj Chopra (center), silver medalist Kishore Kumar Jena (left) and Roderick Genki Dean, who took bronze, pose after the men's javelin throw final at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, on Wednesday.
MORE SPORTS / Athletics
Oct 5, 2023

Japan earns three bronze medals in athletics at Asian Games

Dean, who hopes to make his first Olympic appearance since the 2012 London Games, just missed his season's best in the javelin throw.
South Korean tourists shield themselves from the sun in Ronda, Spain, on Aug. 9. Much of the world sweltered through unseasonably warm weather in September, in a year expected to be the hottest in human history.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Oct 5, 2023

September hottest on record by 'extraordinary' margin: EU monitor

The average surface air temperature for the month was around 1.75 C hotter than the September average in the 1850-1900 pre-industrial period.
Soy farming has seldom been synonymous with sustainability, but more farmers in Brazil are working to regenerate depleted land instead of expanding the agricultural frontier.
ENVIRONMENT / Sustainability
Oct 5, 2023

Can Brazil's farmers grow more soy without deforestation?

Deforestation is fueling climate change impacts including harsher heat, drought and floods.
Voters listen to a speech by a candidate in the Tokushima-Kochi Upper House district as campaigning kicked off on Thursday for a by-election.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 5, 2023

Campaigning begins for Upper House by-election in western Japan

The Upper House race in the Tokushima-Kochi district kicked off before campaigning for a House of Representatives by-election starts next Tuesday.
The PayPay app now seeks to keep its pace of double-digit growth with help from other SoftBank portfolio companies.
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 5, 2023

SoftBank’s PayPay app showcases Masayoshi Son’s clout in Japan

Seen to be next in SoftBank’s initial public offering pipeline, the startup now holds two-thirds’ share in QR-code payments in Japan.
A specialist removes a Kirin 9000s chip fabricated in China by Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. from a Huawei Mate X5 foldable smartphone in Ottawa on Sept. 19.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 5, 2023

Taiwan to probe suppliers helping Huawei with China chip plants

A news report this week identified four firms working on chip plants backed by Huawei in China.
Employees monitor the production of Covishield, the local name for the COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford, at the Serum Institute of India in Pune, Maharashtra, India.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 5, 2023

Top vaccine maker seeks growth by selling shots to globetrotters

Serum Institute of India plans to start production of yellow fever and dengue shots for travelers to countries where those diseases are endemic.
U.S. President Joe Biden (left), Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia (center left), Prime Minister Fumio Kishida of Japan (center right) and Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India (right) participate in a Quad Leaders' meeting on May 20 in Hiroshima.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 5, 2023

U.S. deepening intelligence links across Asia to counter China

Washington has developed a set of separate but overlapping partnerships including with the "Quad” grouping of the U.S., India, Japan and Australia.
Blue Jays pitcher Yusei Kikuchi leaves the mound during the fifth inning against the Twins during Game 2 of their playoff series in Minnesota on Wednesday. The Twins won 2-0.
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 5, 2023

Yusei Kikuchi stumbles as Twins sweep Blue Jays out of playoffs

Yusei Kikuchi made his first relief appearance of 2023 in a surprise pitching change that proved costly for the Toronto Blue Jays
Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki speaks to reporters in Naha on Thursday.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 6, 2023

Land minister sues Okinawa governor over U.S. base landfill plan

The central government and Okinawa Prefecture have long been at odds over relocating U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma.
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.

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

Longform

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'
By Tomoko Otake

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