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Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Oct 14, 2022

Russia must not be allowed to escalate the war to victory

The reality is the conflict in Ukraine will likely worsen before it improves.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 14, 2022

Inside the global effort to keep perfectly good food out of the dump

Around the world, lawmakers and entrepreneurs are taking steps to tackle two of humanity's most pressing problems: hunger and climate change.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 14, 2022

Osaka High Court declares July Upper House poll unconstitutional

The court rejected the plaintiffs' demand that the result of the election, in which the maximum vote-value gap stood at 3.03 times, be nullified.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 14, 2022

COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo confirms 3,495 new cases in rise over last week

The seven-day average of new infections fell 13.1% week on week to 2,906.6, according to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 14, 2022

Japan-Australian alliance is even more important in today's geopolitical environment

Japan and Australia have much to gain by improving ties, both militarily and economically, in an uncertain global geopolitical environment.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / EXPLAINER
Oct 14, 2022

Think you've got COVID? You might have fall allergies instead

Unlike allergies from cedar and cypress pollen, which hit in the spring, fall allergies — caused by several grasses and weeds — are less recognized in Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Oct 14, 2022

Time running out for families of Japanese abducted by North Korea

There is concern that Pyongyang will continue to stall on the issue, and some family members have suggested the Japanese government needs to rethink its approach.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Oct 14, 2022

Qatar World Cup will have areas for drunk fans to sober up

The Nov. 20 to Dec. 18 event is the first to be held in a Muslim country with strict controls on alcohol, presenting unique challenges for organizers.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Oct 14, 2022

Bears come up inches short in Thursday Night Football loss to Commanders

The game pivoted in the Commanders' favor midway through the fourth quarter, as Chicago's Velus Jones Jr. muffed a punt return and Washington recovered the ball at the Chicago 6-yard line.
Japan Times
Rugby
Oct 14, 2022

New boy Ihaia West helps Toulon 'get jump on' La Rochelle

Ex-All Blacks playmaker West, won the European Champions Cup and was a Top 14 runner up before switching the Atlantic for the Mediterranean this summer.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Oct 14, 2022

New film explores Nigeria's pioneering Olympics football glory

The victory by that flock of Super Eagles — as the national team is known — was the first global soccer tournament won by an African team and was celebrated across the continent.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 14, 2022

Japan keeps up yen warnings, declines to say if intervened

The currency fell to u00a5147.67 per dollar, the weakest since August 1990, before bouncing back in choppy trading.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 14, 2022

Japan adopts bill to restrict city gas use if supply becomes tight

The government aims to enact the bill during the ongoing session of parliament, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine threatens to disrupt supply of liquefied natural gas.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Oct 14, 2022

Patrick Mahomes and Josh Allen take center stage as Chiefs and Bills clash

Mahomes and Allen delivered a quarterback shootout for the ages in the divisional round last January, with Mahomes guiding the Chiefs to a breathless 42-36 overtime win.
At the time ofElon Musk's takeover, Twitter was valued at $44 billion. Now called X, the company is now valued at $19 billion.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 31, 2023

Elon Musk’s X is worth less than half of price he paid for Twitter

In the past, Musk has hinted that he’d like to take X public, but the company’s steep drop in value could make that difficult.
Japan's industrial output increased a smaller-than-expected 0.2% in September.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 31, 2023

Japan's September industrial production growth misses consensus

Factory output increased 0.2% from a month earlier, missing economist expectations of a 2.5% gain.
A graphic pro-Israel advert was displayed within mobile phone video games in Britain, France, Austria, Germany and Holland.
WORLD
Oct 31, 2023

Graphic pro-Israel ads displayed in children’s mobile phone games

Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that the video was a government-promoted ad but said they had "no idea" how it ended up inside games.
Ryo and Kaho Nagata greet a regular customer from the second floor of their cafe in Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture.
JAPAN / Society / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Nov 6, 2023

Young migrants bring vitality to rural Hiroshima

Some new residents found a place where they could try something new, as well as having cheaper rents for stores and homes compared to Tokyo.
Single-use bathing wear that comes in the form of a blouse or a dress
JAPAN / Society / Regional Voices: Kyushu
Nov 6, 2023

Breast cancer survivors face tough time at public baths

It is customary in Japan not to take clothing or towels into the water at public baths, and some facilities make it a rule for hygienic reasons.
BOJ Gov. Kazuo Ueda speaks during a news conference on Tuesday in Tokyo.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 31, 2023

Bank of Japan to allow 10-year yields to top 1%

The development is significant as the central bank has long maintained its strategy of buying up government bonds to control interest rates.
U.S. President Joe Biden signs an Executive Order about Artificial Intelligence as Vice President Kamala Harris looks on, at the White House in Washington on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 31, 2023

Biden inks executive order to curb AI risks to national security

Artificial intelligence technology has been making rapid gains in capability and popularity in an environment of, so far, limited regulation.
A woman cleans a portrait displayed on a tree to mark the Day of Victims of Political Repressions, who were buried during the Stalin era in the woods on the outskirts of St. Petersburg on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 31, 2023

Russians struggle to keep alive memory of Stalin's victims

Russian President Vladimir Putin has sought to suppress attempts to evaluate Josef Stalin critically.
Texas Rangers relief pitcher Jose Leclerc (left) and catcher Jonah Heim celebrate after defeating the Arizona Diamondbacks in Game 3 of the World Series at Chase Field in Phoenix on Monday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 31, 2023

Rangers bounce back to down Diamondbacks and lead World Series

The Rangers suffered an early blow when starter Max Scherzer was pulled from the mound after just 36 scoreless pitches with an apparent back injury.
The basement of the new Anime Tokyo Station facility houses the Tokyo Metropolitan Government's archives of anime production materials.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 31, 2023

New anime facility opens in Tokyo showcasing capital's archives

Anime Tokyo Station, spanning a total area of around 1,300 square meters, aims to promote anime-based industry, culture and tourism in the capital.
Saudi women exercise in a mall in Riyadh on Oct. 15. Long popular in the United States, another car-centric country with an obesity problem, mall-walking is increasingly becoming a Saudi sport.
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 31, 2023

Saudis tackle obesity while beating heat with mall-walking

Roughly one in five Saudi adults is obese, according to an in-depth study published by the World Bank last year.
Tsuneo Suzuki (center), the suspect arrested after a police raid of a post office in Warabi, Saitama Prefecture, on Tuesday, is taken to a police station in the prefecture.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 31, 2023

Shooting suspect arrested after police raid Saitama post office

Two men were injured in the shooting at a hospital, while two female staff members of the post office were said to be unharmed.
The Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp. headquarters in Taiwan
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 31, 2023

Taiwan's Powerchip chooses Miyagi Prefecture for $5.4 billion fab

The fab will manufacture chips in the 28-nanometer, 40-nm and 55-nm categories with a planned monthly output of 40,000 wafers, the two companies said.
Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa will be visiting Israel later this week.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 31, 2023

Japan to freeze assets of Hamas members amid Gaza war

The punitive measures are the first imposed by Japan since Hamas launched an attack on Israel on Oct. 7.
Japan Coast Guard Commandant Shohei Ishii (on screen) makes a speech at the opening ceremony of the Coast Guard Global Summit in Tokyo on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Society
Oct 31, 2023

Coast guard leaders from over 100 nations gather at Tokyo summit

The two-day talks from Tuesday are set to focus on building a framework for international cooperation in maritime security.
Tomochika Uyama, a senior official of the World Trade Organization, during an interview in Osaka on Sunday
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 31, 2023

WTO's Tomochika Uyama eager to restore dispute settlement system

The senior adviser to the body's director-general cited momentum following a two-day meeting of Group of Seven trade ministers in Osaka.
Japanese gymnast Shoko Miyata leaves Olympic team over drinking and smoking
Shoko Miyata had been set to lead the Japanese women's gymnastics team at the Paris Games.
Japan mostly spared in global IT meltdown despite reports of some bugs
A screen displays an error message at a self-checkout terminal of a supermarket in Sydney on Friday.
How to prevent and respond to heatstroke in Japan this summer
A passerby holding a parasol wipes her face as she walks on the street amid a heatstroke alert in Tokyo and other prefectures, in Tokyo on July 9.
As risk of heatstroke rises in Japan, so does that of COVID-19
People hold umbrellas while watching baseball to deal with the heat in the city of Shizuoka on July 7.
Households struggle as Japan’s inflation rises near U.S. levels
The Nishiki market in Kyoto. June’s inflation report shows extraordinary jumps in the prices of some items favored by households, including cabbage (27.6%), potatoes (28.5%) and tomatoes (15.6%).
How to prevent and respond to heatstroke in Japan this summer
A passerby holding a parasol wipes her face as she walks on the street amid a heatstroke alert in Tokyo and other prefectures, in Tokyo on July 9.
Households struggle as Japan’s inflation rises near U.S. levels
The Nishiki market in Kyoto. June’s inflation report shows extraordinary jumps in the prices of some items favored by households, including cabbage (27.6%), potatoes (28.5%) and tomatoes (15.6%).
As risk of heatstroke rises in Japan, so does that of COVID-19
People hold umbrellas while watching baseball to deal with the heat in the city of Shizuoka on July 7.
German, French and Spanish fighter aircraft arrive in Japan for joint drills
Two Air Self-Defense Force F-15s (right) escort two German Air Force Eurofighter jets and an A330MRTT aerial tanker on their arrival in Japan Friday. The ASDF is conducting training exercises with the German, French and Spanish air forces this weekend.
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.

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'
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