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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 11, 2023

Bon Curry sets Guinness Record for selling period dating back to 1968

Since the brand was launched 55 years ago, cumulative sales of Bon Curry products have topped 3 billion packs.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 11, 2023

Fujitsu to divest entire ¥140 billion stake in air-conditioning unit

The firm, which in its heyday made everything from supercomputers to chips, has hived off much of its consumer product lineup to focus on communications and information technology systems.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jan 11, 2023

Bills' Damar Hamlin out of hospital and returns to Buffalo

Hamlin's medical team in Cincinnati provided the update Monday and said the 24-year-old passed every test in his seven days there.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jan 11, 2023

Super-resistant mosquitoes in Asia pose growing threat, study says

Health authorities commonly fog mosquito-infested areas with insecticide, and resistance has long been a concern, but the scale of the problem was not well understood.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 11, 2023

Amid climate efforts, Japan considers issuing green transition bonds next fiscal year

Japan plans to issue u00a51.6 trillion of such bonds in the fiscal year that ends in March 2024, with an eye on those with maturity of 10 years and 20 years.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 11, 2023

Saury catches in Japan hit record low for fourth straight year

The historically poor catches of the autumn delicacy reflects a decline in saury stock, as well as smaller catches in Russian waters due to worsened ties between Tokyo and Moscow.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 11, 2023

New Indonesia capital imperils ancient Eden with 'ecological disaster'

With construction ramping up this year, environmentalists warn that the project will speed up deforestation in one of the world's largest and oldest tropical rainforests.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 11, 2023

Biden says he was surprised by classified documents discovery

Biden said he doesn't know what's in the documents, but that he believed they were handled properly by his lawyers.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jan 11, 2023

In Ukraine, a young gymnast's Olympic dreams hit by war

Anytime she goes to bomb shelter, she has to warm up all over again, leaving less time to actually improve.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 11, 2023

Uniqlo owner Fast Retailing to boost Japan salaries up to 40%

Starting monthly salaries for university graduates will increase to u00a5300,000 ($2,270) from u00a5255,000, while salaries for new store managers at Uniqlo will rise to u00a5390,000 from u00a5290,000.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 11, 2023

WHO urges travelers to wear masks as new COVID variant spreads

XBB.1.5 — the most transmissible omicron subvariant detected so far — accounted for 27.6% of COVID-19 cases in the United States for the week that ended Jan. 7.
England's Stuart Broad discusses his decision to retire following the end of play on Day 3 of the final Ashes test in London on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS / Cricket
Jul 30, 2023

England cricket great Stuart Broad to retire after 'wonderful ride'

The 37-year-old seamer is the fifth most successful bowler in test history with 602 wickets.
A firefighter walks among papers and broken glass Sunday outside a damaged office block of the Moscow International Business Center following a reported drone attack.
WORLD
Jul 30, 2023

Three Ukrainian drones downed over Moscow, Russia says

While one of the drones was shot down, two others were "suppressed by electronic warfare" and smashed into an office complex. No one was injured.
France's Leon Marchand poses with his gold medal after winning the men's 200-meter individual medley during the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka on Thursday.
MORE SPORTS / Swimming
Jul 30, 2023

Bob Bowman says Leon Marchand can handle Paris Games pressure

With three gold medals and a world record, the French sensation has been one of the competition's stars at this week's world championships in Fukuoka.
Pedestrians passing anti-tank obstacles in Odesa, Ukraine, on Thursday
WORLD
Jul 30, 2023

U.S. pressures Russia war smugglers after army’s run on chips

A chip ban is aimed at curbing Russia’s production of drones and precision missiles that rely on components that are largely manufactured in Taiwan.
An apartment building construction site in Sumida Ward, Tokyo, on July 19. Officials at Daito Trust Construction, which oversees the building project, say heatstroke dangers are a top concern given their aging workforce.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change / OUR PLANET
Jul 30, 2023

In Japan, extreme heat and an aging population are a deadly mix

Heat waves combined with high humidity are weighing particularly heavily on the nation’s 36 million people age 65 and over, who are at much greater risk of severe illness and death.
Thai firefighters put out embers around destroyed homes after an explosion ripped through a firework warehouse, killing nine people and injuring more than 100 in the Sungai Kolok district.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 30, 2023

At least nine killed in blast at Thai fireworks warehouse

The blast in the town of Sungai Kolok near Malaysia is thought to have been caused by welding during construction work on the building.
Nadeshiko Japan defender Moeka Minami (left) sees Monday's 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup group-stage finale against Spain as a key test for her team ahead of the knockout stage.
SOCCER / Women's World cup
Jul 30, 2023

Plenty of respect as Nadeshiko Japan prepares to face Spain

Japan and Spain have been two of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup's standout teams and both have already qualified for the last 16 out of Group C.
The Hamaoka nuclear power station in the city of Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, is one of the areas that could be at risk if there is a major earthquake in the Nankai Trough.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 18, 2023

Time for a Nankai Trough earthquake warning system

Edited A total of 707 municipal governments in 29 prefectures are considered at risk of major quakes in this region. The at-risk population is nearly 60 million.
Customers visit a grilled eel store in Meguro Ward, Tokyo, on Saturday.
JAPAN
Jul 30, 2023

People line up for grilled eel on the Day of the Ox in Japan

Japan has a tradition of eating nutritious grilled eels, believed to be good for restoring energy, on the midsummer Day of the Ox.
A memorial for Brodee Champlain Kingman on the corner of El Camino Real and Santa Fe Drive in Encinitas, California, on Thursday. The e-bike industry is booming, but many vehicles are not legal for teenagers, and accidents are on the rise.
WORLD / Society
Jul 30, 2023

‘A dangerous combination’: Teens’ accidents expose e-bike risks

The e-bike industry is booming, but a spate of fatal accidents has raised questions about how safe e-bikes are, especially for teenagers.
Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda gives a news conference in Tokyo on Friday. The BOJ jolted financial markets by loosening its grip on bond yields.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 30, 2023

BOJ yields some control, but also throws a curveball

In trying to keep several plates spinning as it pertains to monetary policy and inflation, BOJ Gov. Kazuo Ueda steps on his message.
Storage tanks for radioactive water at Tokyo Electric Power Co's tsunami-crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant
JAPAN
Jul 30, 2023

No change in plan to release treated water, minister says

Japan's industry minister says there is no change to plan to start releasing treated water from Fukushima nuclear plant this summer.
Military personnel patrol a street outside a branch of Ukraine's Sense Bank in central Kyiv in June.
WORLD
Jul 30, 2023

Banks are untold story of Ukraine’s survival, even state banks

Oschadbank CEO says Ukrainian state should keep control of some banks after the war because they’ll be helpful if Russia attacks again
Officials closed the gates of the Forbidden City due to heavy rain in Beijing on Sunday.
WORLD
Jul 30, 2023

China upgrades flood alert for Beijing, other northern areas

China’s central government warned areas around Beijing and the north to be prepared to deal with floods brought on by remnants of Typhoon Doksuri.
While the pace of deploying clean-energy solutions is faster than it has ever been, with climate change, the world overall is racing in the wrong direction.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 1, 2023

What the climate fight is really about

Now that a future of higher average global temperatures is inevitable, managing the problem well requires that we cut off the tail end of the extreme-weather distribution.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
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.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
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.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
A boom for business tourism in Japan?
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