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TENNIS
Oct 4, 2022

Iga Swiatek to skip Billie Jean King Cup finals over scheduling

The World No. 1 helped Poland progress to the finals in April, but the tournament will be held from Nov. 8-13, just one day after the season-ending WTA Finals in Fort Worth, Texas.
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WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 3, 2022

Sweden's Svante Paabo wins 2022 Nobel Prize in medicine

Paabo won “for his discoveries concerning the genomes of extinct hominins and human evolution,' kicking off a week of winner announcements.
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BASKETBALL / NBA
Oct 3, 2022

Warriors and Wizards look ahead after Japan trip

While the Wizards are hoping to improve enough to earn a spot in the playoffs, the Warriors will be hoping to defend their NBA title.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 3, 2022

Buffaloes rise to occasion to claim Pacific League pennant

The way everything fell in place over the weekend felt miraculous, but do not let that obscure the fact the Buffaloes made this happen.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Oct 3, 2022

Nick Kyrgios excited to be at Japan Open as court case looms at home

The 27-year-old Wimbledon finalist is due to have his case heard at a magistrates' court in Canberra on the same day he is scheduled to play in Tokyo.
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BUSINESS
Oct 3, 2022

BOJ discussed inflation risks in subtle shift in board debate

One board member went as far as saying the Bank of Japan must eventually communicate an exit strategy from ultraeasy policy.
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WORLD
Oct 3, 2022

Moroccan nomads' way of life threatened by climate change

According to the last census, just 25,000 people in Morocco were nomadic in 2014, down by two-thirds in just a decade.
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BUSINESS
Oct 3, 2022

U.K.'s Truss forced into humiliating U-turn on tax policy

Just hours after Truss went on television to defend the policy, her finance chief released a statement saying he accepted it had become a distraction.
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JAPAN
Oct 3, 2022

COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo cases drop below 2,000 for first time since June

The capital confirmed 1,673 new cases of coronavirus infection, down by 4,643 from a week before.
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WORLD
Oct 3, 2022

Tired of power cuts, blockaded Gaza turns to solar

For most of Gaza's 2.3 million residents, power cuts are a daily fact of life that impact everything from homes to hospital wards.
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JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 3, 2022

Sales data stolen from sushi chain rival shared within Kappa Create

The Hama-Sushi trade secrets in question are believed to have included data on the company's procurement costs and suppliers.
A protest against the visit by then-U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan in August 2022
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 4, 2023

The truth about ‘America skepticism’ in Taiwan

Distrust of the U.S. among Taiwanese people stems more from Washington’s policies than propaganda or misinformation.
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike speaks during a Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly meeting on Monday.
JAPAN / Society
Dec 6, 2023

Tokyo aims to make high school tuition free of charge for all

For families in the capital with an annual income of less than ¥9.1 million, current financial aid essentially makes high school tuition free.
Workers collect recyclable garbage including plastic bottles on World Environment Day in Tokyo in June 2020.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 6, 2023

New solutions tackle Japan’s waste problem at its core

Issues like the plastics and climate crises seem insurmountable — until we apply "systemic design," as several Japanese initiatives are showing.
While broad-based action at the COP28 summit is critical, the fact is that just a few key actors such as the U.S., China and India have the power to bring about a radical reduction in global emissions.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 6, 2023

COP28 can deliver progress on climate change, but will it?

Committed global climate action at every level of government, the economy, and society is needed to tackle such a complex, multifaceted challenge.
A young boy watches a screen showing Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Military Museum in Beijing.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 6, 2023

Xi Jinping is asserting tighter control of finance in China

The Communist Party expects banks, pension funds, insurers and other financial organizations in China to follow Marxist principles.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during the High-Level Segment for Heads of State and Government session at the United Nations climate summit in Dubai on Friday. Kishida spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday regarding the situation in Gaza.
JAPAN
Dec 6, 2023

Civilian casualties should be minimized, Kishida tells Netanyahu

In response, the Israeli leader set out his country's position on the military operation in Gaza, the Foreign Ministry said.
A mosaic image of asteroid Bennu, composed of 12 PolyCam images collected by the Osiris-Rex spacecraft from a range of 24 kilometers
JAPAN
Dec 6, 2023

NASA asteroid sample being analyzed in Japan

The team is also analyzing a sample from asteroid Ryugu brought by the Hayabusa2 explorer of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency.
As a customer for Renault's combustion-engine venture, Nissan will receive gearboxes and engines for 12 of its plants.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 6, 2023

Nissan to buy engines and gearboxes from Renault-Geely venture

The step is part of a major revamp of the firms working together following years of growing tensions.
Rakuten Bank executives hold a placard showing the company logo during a ceremony to mark the company's debut on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on April 21.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 6, 2023

Rakuten to raise up to $433 million with further sale of bank unit

The planned sale of 25.5 million shares is equivalent to just under 15% of the online bank, according to LSEG data.
American pop singer Caroline Polachek, who lived in Tokyo from the age of 1 through 7, held her first gig as a solo headliner in Japan at Toyosu Pit in November.
CULTURE / Music
Dec 7, 2023

A heady Tokyo homecoming for Caroline Polachek

The U.S. indie pop singer returns to her childhood home for her first solo gig in Japan and builds out her musical universe with maximalist emotions.
U.S. military Ospreys and helicopters are lined up on a runway at the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on Dec. 1
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 7, 2023

U.S. military grounds all Osprey aircraft after Japan crash

A preliminary investigation into the crash last week indicated that problems with the aircraft — not a mistake by the crew — had led to the deaths.
Experts have warned that the central government must take decisive action to curb illicit activities related to online casinos.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 12, 2023

Use of illegal online casinos rising, along with debt concerns

Experts warn that the central government must take decisive action to curb illicit activities.
Outfielder Juan Soto is on the move to the New York Yankees in a blockbuster, seven-player deal.
BASEBALL / MLB
Dec 7, 2023

Yankees to acquire slugger Juan Soto in blockbuster trade

The Yankees will send four pitchers, including Michael King and Jhonny Brito, as part of the package to land the star outfielder.
Sailors sit on a truck at the Cambodian Ream Naval Base in Sihanoukville, Cambodia, in 2019.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 7, 2023

U.S. monitoring reports of Chinese warships at Cambodian base

Radio Free Asia reported on Tuesday that Chinese warships had arrived at Cambodia's Ream Naval Base.
All Blacks captain Sam Cane following a news conference to announce his debut in Japan Rugby League One
MORE SPORTS / Rugby
Dec 7, 2023

World Cup stars 'make some coin' as Japan rugby season kicks off

Seven All Blacks and six Springboks from the World Cup final are now in Japan Rugby League One as it looks to take its profile to a new level.

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