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WORLD
Oct 15, 2022

Musk’s Starlink isn’t only option for Ukraine, Pentagon says

Musk, the world's richest person, has threatened to cut financial support for the high-speed broadband system that has become an essential communications tool for Kyiv.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Oct 15, 2022

Musk tweets complicate U.S. diplomacy From Ukraine to Taiwan

Musk is hardly the first U.S. business executive or celebrity to get tangled up in foreign policy, but his wealth and penchant for mischief make him harder to ignore.
Japan Times
CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
Oct 15, 2022

Roger Dahl on North Korea's missile tests

Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Oct 15, 2022

Kaoru Takamura's thrilling whydunit saga comes to a close

English readers can finally solve the puzzle of the author's magnum opus with the release of 'Lady Joker: Volume Two,' compellingly translated by Marie Iida and Allison Markin Powell.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 15, 2022

Amway Japan ordered to halt transactions for six months over illegal soliciting

The company was punished for soliciting people to buy products or sign up for membership without telling them that they would be made to participate in a networking business.
Japan Times
CARTOONS / ZERO GRAVITY
Oct 15, 2022

Roger Dahl on following meetings in Japanese

Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Oct 15, 2022

Fujifilm gives up developing Avigan drug for COVID-19 treatment

Avigan, initially developed as a drug for influenza, emerged as a potential treatment for the coronavirus during the early stages of the pandemic.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Oct 15, 2022

Japan set to drop archaic paternity rule for divorced women

The bill will also end a ban on pregnant women remarrying within 100 days of divorce, ostensibly imposed to avoid disputes over paternity.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 15, 2022

Truss’ desperate bid to save U.K. premiership lands her in more trouble

Boxed in, U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss was left with two cards to play: hitting reset on her economic plan, and firing her friend and finance minister, Kwasi Kwarteng.
Japan Times
LIFE
Oct 15, 2022

The almighty dollar gets even mightier for U.S. travelers in Japan

One of the best arguments for hopping on a plane to Japan right now: If you're American, everything's a bargain.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 14, 2022

Swallows sweep Tigers to reach second straight Japan Series

The Swallows won the final stage 4-0 at Jingu Stadium after entering the series with a one-win advantage as the pennant winner.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 14, 2022

The U.S. midterms and what they may mean for Asia

A Democratic Party victory in both houses would probably lead to a foreign policy more focused on Asia compared to the more isolationist-leaning Republican Party.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 14, 2022

Banks try quiet quitting on net-zero goals

Some big banks seem worried they jumped on the zero emissions bandwagon too soon, especially as oil and gas companies have experienced a market resurgence.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 14, 2022

Two Tokyo national universities to merge, eyeing global competition

The Tokyo Institute of Technology and the Tokyo Medical and Dental University said Friday they will merge into a new national university by the end of fiscal 2024.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 14, 2022

Putin and all the king’s games

In an era of democratic erosion, we must study the tactics that enable authoritarians like Vladimir Putin to stay in power.
Rina Gonoi, who made the rare move of coming forward over alleged sexual offenses she suffered while serving as a Ground Self-Defense Forces member, speaks to reporters outside the Fukushima District Court on Monday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 30, 2023

Two years sought for three ex-SDF members in major sex crime case

The case has gained wide public attention as the victim, Rina Gonoi, made the rare move of coming forward over the alleged sexual offenses.
A vegetable store on the Asagaya shopping street in Tokyo on Sunday
BUSINESS
Oct 30, 2023

Japan warns Middle East situation could hit economy

The government added the developments in the Middle East to factors requiring close attention, as it "could pose a downside risk to the Japanese economy."
Currently, if foreign nationals hope to obtain a residence status enabling them to start a business, they must secure a place of business and have two or more full-time employees or a capital fund of at least ¥5 million ($33,000).
JAPAN
Oct 30, 2023

Japan mulls eased residency requirements for foreign entrepreneurs

Foreign nationals may be allowed to stay for two years if they have certified business plans and even if they do not have a place of business or capital.
A judge has decided to evict former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn from his residence in the Lebanese capital, a judicial source has said, about four years after an investment firm accused him of "trespassing."
BUSINESS
Oct 30, 2023

Lebanon court orders Carlos Ghosn out of Beirut home

Phoinos Investment, to which the home in the Lebanese capital is registered, has accused the former Nissan boss of "trespassing."
Trendy buzzwords tend to be most at risk of dying out as they often reflect ideas and trends that are fleeting.
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Oct 31, 2023

A foray into the realm of Japanese ‘dead words’

Old slang and problematic terms are prime candidates when it comes to slipping out of usage and disappearing from the Japanese lexicon.
Inter Miami's Lionel Messi receives his 8th Ballon d'Or award during the 2023 Ballon d'Or France Football award ceremony in Paris on Monday.
SOCCER
Oct 31, 2023

Messi wins record eighth Ballon d'Or for best player in the world

Inter Miami's Messi, who last won the award in 2021, played a pivotal role in guiding Argentina to its first World Cup title in 36 years last year.
Bungie, the Sony-owned game studio behind Destiny 2, has cut an undisclosed number of staffers amid restructuring of Sony's video game operations.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 31, 2023

Sony’s Bungie game unit cuts staff following delayed titles

Sony, which purchased Bungie in early 2022 for $3.6 billion, has been cutting staff across its PlayStation division this year, in part due to delays.
Former President of the Royal Spanish Football Federation Luis Rubiales says he will use his right to appeal a three-year ban on all soccer-related activities.
SOCCER
Oct 31, 2023

Spain's ex-FA chief Rubiales gets three-year ban over kiss scandal

Rubiales said he will use his right to appeal, accusing FIFA of not giving him the chance to defend himself.
Australia head coach Eddie Jones during training in Saint-Etienne, France, on Sept. 30. Jones has repeatedly denied a return to coaching in Japan.
MORE SPORTS / Rugby
Oct 31, 2023

Rugby Australia confirms Eddie Jones has quit as Wallabies coach

Jones, 63, will formally leave his position on Nov. 25, the governing body said.
Striking United Auto Workers union members embrace at the end of their picket shift outside the Ford Assembly Plant in Wayne, Michigan, on Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 31, 2023

UAW reaches deal with GM, ending strike against Detroit carmakers

Some analysts have said recent deals will place the Detroit Three at a disadvantage compared with Tesla and foreign brands such as Toyota.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a press conference at the Kirya military base in Tel Aviv on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 31, 2023

Netanyahu's ‘Mr. Security’ image fades as rivals want him out

Opponents say Netanyahu failed spectacularly by ignoring Hamas’ true intentions.
Laborers work at a private garment factory in Hanoi in 2021.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 31, 2023

Clothing-makers find it hard to break with China’s supply chain

Amid economic uncertainty and weakening consumer demand, many are discovering that finding alternative production hubs comes with its own challenges.
Kwok Wai-shing (center) canvasses for votes to compete for a seat in the Sham Shui Po East constituency in Hong Kong's coming district council poll. Candidates from Hong Kong's main pro-democracy party were shut out of upcoming local elections after the nomination period ended on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 31, 2023

Hong Kong election reforms exclude pro-democracy candidates

Directly elected seats in the district council were slashed from 452 to 88 after pro-democracy parties won a landslide victory in 2019.
A missile is fired from a Myanmar military base in Lashio township, northern Shan State, on Saturday. Heavy fighting between rebels and the Myanmar military stretched into a second day near the country's northern border with China.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 31, 2023

Thousands feared displaced in new Myanmar clashes: U.N.

On Friday, three powerful ethnic armed organizations attacked junta troops across a swathe of northern Shan state.
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.

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