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Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 27, 2022

COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 5,247 new cases

The seven-day average of new cases in the capital came to 6,501.0, compared with 7,430.3 a week earlier.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 27, 2022

In China’s auto market, electric isn’t the future. It’s the present.

This year, the U.S. passed a key threshold of EVs accounting for 5% of new car sales. China passed that level in 2018.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 27, 2022

Taiwan VIPs' visit for Abe funeral signals deepening relationship with Japan

Japan included 'Taiwan' among the names of countries read aloud during the funeral — part of recent moves that point to deepening ties between Tokyo and Taipei.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Sep 27, 2022

Hideki Matsuyama to defend Zozo Championship in Japan

The 2021 Masters champion delighted huge galleries on home soil a year ago as he was cheered to a five-shot victory at Narashino Country Club in Chiba.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 27, 2022

Rocketing LNG prices putting cargoes in hands of energy giants and trading houses

With prices not expected to ease until 2026, poorer states reliant on the fuel to generate power are worried, while costs are being driven up for big Asian economies.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 27, 2022

The funerals for former prime ministers that were attended by U.S. presidents

Current U.S. President Joe Biden skipped the state funeral for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday, and Vice President Kamala Harris attended the event instead.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 27, 2022

Ukraine is on the offensive but struggling to get more powerful weapons

Ukraine's backers have shied away from sending the longest-range missile systems, combat aircraft and NATO standard tanks.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 27, 2022

Joe Biden wants ‘conversation’ on Atlanta Braves’ name

While some U.S. sports teams have recently changed their names from longtime monikers that referred to Native Americans, the Braves have so far resisted from doing so.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Sep 27, 2022

Pro Bowl to be replaced by skills competition and flag football game

The NFL said the new format will allow players to showcase their football and non-football skills in unique competitions in a fun way.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 27, 2022

Putin grants Edward Snowden Russian citizenship

Snowden received Russian citizenship as a result of his own request, made in 2020, to make it easier for his American wife to travel back and forth.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Sep 27, 2022

Chess champion Magnus Carlsen accuses Hans Niemann of recent cheating

The chess world has been shaken for three weeks by the controversy, since the 31-year-old five-time world champion withdrew from the Sinquefield Cup after losing to 19-year-old Niemann.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 27, 2022

Binance seeks permit to return to Japan market after four years

The nation's easing approach to crypto and substantial potential for user growth are the key reasons for the world's biggest cryptocurrency exchange's renewed interest.
A site at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant where workers were splashed with water containing radioactive materials in October
JAPAN
Dec 15, 2023

Radioactivity detected in Fukushima worker's nose

Radioactive materials may have touched the worker's face on Monday as he took off a full-face mask after finishing his work.
The maglev shinkansen line was originally scheduled for opening in 2027.
JAPAN
Dec 15, 2023

JR Central changes opening date of maglev shinkansen line

The line will open "no earlier than 2027" due to uncertainties over when drilling works for a tunnel in Shizuoka Prefecture can commence.
Construction work is conducted in the Henoko coastal area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on Thursday.
JAPAN
Dec 15, 2023

Okinawa promotion spending to fall to ¥267.8 billion in fiscal 2024

The outlay would stand below ¥300 billion for the third successive year, according to a government estimate.
Media mogul Jimmy Lai, the founder of now-shuttered pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily and one of the most prominent Hong Kong critics of China's Communist Party leadership, has faced a salvo of litigation since a wave of pro-democracy demonstrations in 2019.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 15, 2023

China crackdown on Hong Kong in focus as Jimmy Lai goes on trial

Media tycoon faces possible life imprisonment on charges he colluded with foreign forces, including the U.S.
Toyota dealer Hiroshima Toyopet has installed air conditioners at all 30 of its maintenance facilities in Hiroshima Prefecture to ensure mechanics can work comfortably during the summer.
BUSINESS / Companies / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Dec 25, 2023

Hiroshima car dealers seek ways to attract mechanics

Since many people use their cars as a daily means of transportation, it is essential to secure a stable pool of mechanics.
Salmon on sale in Sapporo on Dec. 1. The region has been hit hard by a Chinese ban on Japanese seafood products following the release into the ocean of treated, tritium-laced water from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.
JAPAN / Society / Regional Voices: Hokkaido
Dec 15, 2023

Hokkaido to face issues around Rapidus, seafood and '2024 problem'

An influx of foreign residents is expected in Chitose, while China's ban on marine products continues to hurt the region.
U.S. President Joe Biden hugs Brittany Alkonis, wife of Lt. Ridge Alkonis, on the day of the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in Washington on Feb. 7.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 15, 2023

U.S. Navy officer jailed in Japan transferred to U.S. custody

Lt. Ridge Alkonis has been serving a three-year prison term since being convicted of negligent driving over a fatal car crash.
Dodgers owner Mark Walter puts a jersey on Shohei Ohtani during the superstar's introductory news conference on Thursday. The structure of Ohtani's contract could help the Dodgers get a full return on their investment in the two-way player.
BASEBALL / MLB
Dec 15, 2023

For the Dodgers, Ohtani's megadeal could end up being a bargain

The Dodgers have the makings of a juggernaut, and success on the field will allow the franchise to cash in on Ohtani’s transcendent marketability.
Water tanks containing treated radioactive water on the grounds of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in October
JAPAN
Dec 15, 2023

Tepco's Fukushima No. 1 victim compensation costs set to rise

Factors in the increase includes pay outs to fishery operators due to the releases into the ocean of tritium-containing treated wastewater from the plant.
People take shelter in the Khreshchatyk metro station during an air strike alarm in Kyiv on Thursday amid the Russia invasion of Ukraine.
JAPAN
Dec 15, 2023

Japan expands sanctions over Russia's Ukraine invasion

Tokyo added to its sanctions list 57 organizations in Russia and six others in countries.
A member of the insurgent Karenni Nationalities Defence Force rescues civilians trapped amid airstrikes, during a battle to take over Loikaw in Kayah State, Myanmar, in November.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 15, 2023

Rebel fire and China's ire: Inside Myanmar's anti-junta offensive

Operation 1027 has become the most significant threat to the regime since it seized power in a 2021 coup.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida during a news conference at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on Wednesday
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 15, 2023

Kishida's approval rate falls into dangerous territory amid scandal

The rate is the worst figure for a prime minister from the Liberal Democratic Party in more than a decade.
Visitors in the last gallery of “Yves Saint Laurent, Across the Style” at the National Art Center, Tokyo, view designs inspired by fine art.
CULTURE / Art / 2023 in Review
Dec 16, 2023

Eager crowds congested Tokyo’s biggest art museums in 2023

Art fans came with wallets ready for a lineup of blockbuster exhibitions, creating bottlenecks at photo-friendly masterpieces and gift shops.
From left: Naho Sato, President Masamichi Idemitsu and Naoki Tajima
ESG CONSORTIUM
Dec 18, 2023

Mita Kosan develops real estate, community in central Tokyo area

Mita Kosan Co. Ltd., a real estate developer and leasing company, is housed in an office building right across the road from Keio University’s East Gate in the Mita district of Tokyo’s Minato Ward. The area has a uniquely mixed atmosphere: premium and academic, yet homey with a lot of small local...
If you're having a Christmas potluck with your friends, you'll want to make sure your dishes look as good as they taste.
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Dec 21, 2023

A few linguistic palate cleansers for your holiday potlucks

With the pandemic-era norms subsiding, it looks like home parties may be back and bigger than ever.
Funeral held for Princess Yuriko at Tokyo cemetery
Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, followed by Princess Aiko and Princess Kako, prepare to attend a funeral service for Princess Yuriko at Toshimagaoka Cemetery in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Trump team weighs direct talks with North Korea's Kim
Then-U.S. President Donald Trump meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the Demilitarized Zone separating the two Koreas, in Panmunjom, South Korea, in June 2019.
Bluesky is booming in Japan — mainly for reasons other than U.S. politics
According to Similarweb, average monthly user numbers for Bluesky on Android in Japan quintupled in the 12 months to October.
Israel-Hezbollah cease-fire, brokered by U.S. and France, takes effect
People near Martyrs Square in Beirut watch as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announces a cease-fire on television on Tuesday.
Suspected arson in Sapporo leaves four injured
Firetrucks outside a building in Sapporo where an explosion left four people injured on Tuesday.
Bluesky is booming in Japan — mainly for reasons other than U.S. politics
According to Similarweb, average monthly user numbers for Bluesky on Android in Japan quintupled in the 12 months to October.
China defense minister being investigated for corruption, report says
Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun attends the opening ceremony of the Xiangshan Forum at the Beijing International Convention Center on Sept. 13. Dong is the third consecutive incumbent or former defense chief to be probed over alleged corruption.
How Japan can exit the fossil fuel subsidies it can’t seem to quit
A man walks past a gasoline station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Are you leaving your loved ones digital legacies or headaches?
The National Consumer Affairs Center reports a growing number of consultations regarding "digital legacies" — data and online services left behind when people die.
Rayssa Leal and Chloe Covell on Japan’s teen skaters: We are friends, not rivals
Brazil’s Rayssa Leal celebrates after winning the women's Street League Skateboarding competition on Saturday in Tokyo.

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