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Rugby
Jan 13, 2023

Japan's Tevita Tatafu to join Bordeaux-Begles following Rugby World Cup

Japan No. 8 Tevita Tatafu will join French outfit Bordeaux-Begles next season, his Japanese side Suntory Sungoliath announced on Thursday.
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SOCCER
Jan 13, 2023

Lionel Messi on FIFA shortlist for best player award

Argentina featured heavily in shortlists for various FIFA awards following its World Cup triumph.
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WORLD / Politics / EXPLAINER
Jan 13, 2023

Biden vs. Trump: The difference between the two classified-records cases

Prosecutors typically won't pursue charges for the accidental retention of classified records, but if there is evidence of possible obstruction of justice, that could change things.
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JAPAN
Jan 13, 2023

Japan and Canada vow to boost security ties with eye on China

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Canada will provide full support for the success of the Group of Seven summit scheduled for May in Hiroshima, according to the Foreign Ministry.
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CULTURE / Books
Jan 13, 2023

Pico Iyer's search for peace in a world of uncertainty

The author reflects on his extensive travels over the past 48 years while examining conceptions of paradise in his new collection of essays, 'The Half Known Life.'
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BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 12, 2023

BOJ upgrades assessments for four of Japan's nine regional economies

In its quarterly report, the central bank said many regional economies are either 'picking up' or 'picking up moderately,' helped by the easing of supply constraints and revived activity.
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BUSINESS
Jan 12, 2023

Uniqlo owner sticks to forecast while seeking to raise wages

Operating profit for the year ending August is forecast to reach u00a5350 billion ($2.7 billion), the clothing retailer said in a statement.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 12, 2023

A stronger Japan defense posture is easier said than done

The meeting between Prime Minister Kishida and U.S. President Biden comes as Tokyo and Washington find themselves in sync on the major security challenges.
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JAPAN
Jan 12, 2023

Japanese astronaut apologizes for data tampering and gets warning

Satoshi Furukawa, 58, was responsible for an experiment conducted between 2016 and 2017 that simulated life on the ISS.
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SUMO / Basho reports
Jan 12, 2023

Unbeaten trio tied for lead after Day 5 of New Year Grand Sumo Tournament

Abi, Aoiyama and Kotoshoho all won to improve to 5-0 on the fifth day of the tournament.
Hawks pitcher Kohei Arihara celebrates his win over the Buffaloes in Osaka on Tuesday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 26, 2023

Kohei Arihara throws shutout to snap Hawks' losing streak

In the Central League, the league-leading Hanshin Tigers and their nearest pursuers, the Hiroshima Carp, both came from behind.
Coal piles at Jera's Hekinan thermal power station in Hekinan, Aichi Prefecture, in October 2021
ENVIRONMENT / Energy
Jul 8, 2024

Japan should phase out coal power by 2035, climate group says

The nation should adjust its national targets and slash emissions by two-thirds by the middle of the next decade, according to the Japan Climate Initiative.
Al Nassr's Cristiano Ronaldo (left) fights for the ball with PSG's Danilo Pereira during an international club friendly in Osaka on Tuesday.
SOCCER
Jul 26, 2023

Kylian Mbappe specter looms over PSG draw with Al Nassr

The lack of star power for PSG was evident in the relatively modest crowd of 25,432 at Yanmar Stadium Nagai, who were left with little to cheer about on Tuesday.
A lone Tesla charges in the basement of a commercial property in Tokyo. One of Japan’s biggest obstacles to electric vehicles is subpar charging infrastructure.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 8, 2024

How three high-tech countries became laggards in electric vehicles

Japan's slow adoption traces back to a decade-old bet on hydrogen fuel-cell technology, while U.S. and South Korea have hit bottlenecks.
A Bank of Japan survey on households showed that 87.5% expect prices to rise a year from now, up from 83.3% in a previous survey in March.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 12, 2024

Japan households' inflation expectations heighten, quarterly survey shows

Of the total households surveyed by the Bank of Japan, 87.5% said they expect prices to rise a year from now.
Osaka Organic Chemical Industry President Masayuki Ando talks about their strategy at the company office in Tokyo on Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Jul 26, 2023

Japanese chemicals company sees potential niche in EUV chipmaking materials

Little known even in its home country, Osaka Organic has carved out a critical niche in the semiconductor industry by supplying companies that make photoresists.
International Monetary Fund chief economist Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 26, 2023

IMF urges BOJ to move away from yield control and prepare for future tightening

The remarks came ahead of the BOJ's meeting on Friday, where the board will release price forecasts and debate whether to adjust policy.
In 2023, Bryan Eastlake (left) began a three-year contract with the local Takahama tourism association to write, post photos and otherwise promote the small town in northern Kyoto Prefecture to a wider audience.
COMMUNITY / Issues / The Foreign Element
May 20, 2024

The new vanguard of rural revitalization efforts in Japan

Currently, the Regional Revitalization Corps has around 200 foreign residents working in different industries around the country.
Qin Gang
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 25, 2023

Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang removed from office after one-month absence

The report did not give a reason for Qin's removal, but said President Xi Jinping signed a presidential order to enact the decision. Top diplomat Wang Yi will replace him.
The Kadena Air Base in Okinawa Prefecture. Brennon Washington, a 25-year-old U.S. Air Force serviceman based at Kadena, on Friday pleaded not guilty to kidnapping and sexually assaulting a minor.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 12, 2024

U.S. serviceman in Okinawa pleads not guilty to sexual assault

Brennon Washington, who is stationed at the Kadena Air Base, said he did not kidnap or assault an underage girl in December.
Two friends bond over their shared love of art, but when tragedy strikes, one of them gets the chance to ask “what if” in Kiyotaka Oshiyama’s “Look Back.”
CULTURE / Film
Jun 26, 2024

‘Look Back’: A tale of self-discovery and tragedy told at a refreshing pace

A touching story that’s also a pleasure to look at thanks to director Kiyotaka Oshiyama’s springy, supple art style.
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol presides over a repatriation ceremony — receiving the remains of South Korean soldiers killed in the Korean War — on Wednesday, the day before the 70th anniversary of the Korean armistice, at Seoul Air Base in Seongnam, South Korea.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 26, 2023

Korean War veterans dream of real peace on divided peninsula

70 years on, Korean War veterans say their memories of comrades who died on the battlefields have come back to haunt them as they grow older.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken shakes hands with Tonga's Prime Minister Hu'akavameiliku Siaosi in Nuku'alofa, Tonga, on Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 26, 2023

Antony Blinken in Tonga warns of 'predatory' Chinese aid

As part of a drive to build Washington's influence across the region and to counter Beijing's growing clout, Blinken touched down in Tonga on a diplomatic charm offensive.
The top U.S. military commander in the Indo-Pacific, Adm. John Aquilino, has said that Beijing is maintaining its goal of being able to invade Taiwan by 2027.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Apr 2, 2024

Will China truly be ‘ready’ to invade Taiwan by 2027? It’s complicated.

The most important factor shaping any plan will not be based on just military readiness, but rather on political and strategic objectives, analysts say.
A man watches as Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen speaks during a special statement on television at a restaurant in Phnom Penh on Wednesday. Hun Sen, one of the world's longest-serving leaders, said he will resign and hand power to his son, after almost four decades of hardline rule.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 26, 2023

Cambodia’s leader of four decades signals retirement after vote

Hun Sen is widely expected to hand over power to his son after indicating on Chinese TV that his succession will take place within weeks.
A Japanese high court decision on Wednesday touched on the contentious issue of whether transgender people need to undergo surgery in order to have their gender changed in official records.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 10, 2024

Japan high court backs gender status change without surgery

The development is likely to put more pressure on the government to revise the contentious 2003 law on gender dysphoria.
Yui Hasegawa lines up a kick during Japan's match against Costa Rica on Wednesday in Dunedin, New Zealand.
SOCCER / Women's World cup
Jul 26, 2023

Nadeshiko Japan down Costa Rica to move into last 16

Two goals in two first-half minutes gave Japan a 2-0 win to clinch a spot in the knockout rounds of the Women's World Cup.
A supermarket in Tokyo. A Bank of Japan survey showed that 87.5% of respondents believe that prices will be even higher in one year's time.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 13, 2024

95% in Japan feel impact of rising prices, BOJ survey shows

The figure for June rose from the 94.4% reported three months earlier.
Fans celebrate BTS' 11th debut anniversary during 2024 FESTA, an event for fans of the K-pop boy band a day after band member Jin was discharged from the South Korean army after 18 months of military service, in Seoul on June 13.
BUSINESS
Jul 15, 2024

TikTok sees K-culture spend doubling to $143 billion by 2030

In the U.S. and Southeast Asia, research has found that about 80% of social media users have found Korean culture through TikTok.
 Gerrymandered districts and attacks on voting rights are further threatening American democracy at the state and local levels.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 26, 2023

The local threat to American democracy

Through "preemption" measures, ballot and voting restrictions, gerrymandering and other schemes, America continues to be threatened by entrenched minority rule.

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