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Japan Times
SOCCER
Oct 17, 2022

Kylian Mbappe denies reports about wanting to leave PSG

The 23-year-old superstar said he 'was as shocked as everyone' when the rumors about his future surfaced last week.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 12, 2022

The invasion of Ukraine tests international institutions

The Ukraine war has been a test for international institutions. Many have been found wanting. Fortunately, several have risen to the moment and we should learn from their successes.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 9, 2022

China reports nation’s first community spread of omicron

The discovery ignited a mass testing blitz in the city of Tianjin as the country strives to maintain its zero-tolerance approach to COVID-19 in the face of more transmissible variants.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 10, 2021

U.N. atomic watchdog reports new Iranian breach of nuclear deal

The U.N. atomic watchdog on Friday flagged a new breach by Iran of its nuclear deal with major powers on the day those powers met to revive the agreement , a report by the agency seen by Reuters showed, likely raising tensions with Western powers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 9, 2021

Fifth of men think media reports about gender pay gap are 'fake news'

Efforts to close the gender pay gap risk stalling as countries recover from COVID-19, researchers said on Monday as a global poll showed almost a quarter of men thought the issue was "political correctness gone too far."
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 15, 2021

China possibly committed 'genocide' in Xinjiang, U.S. Congress panel reports

The report calls for a formal U.S. 'determination on whether atrocities are being committed' within 90 days of legislation passed on Dec. 27.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jan 14, 2020

Manchester United holds talks with Sporting Lisbon to sign Bruno Fernandes: reports

Manchester United has held talks with Portuguese side Sporting Lisbon over the transfer of midfielder Bruno Fernandes, but the clubs have yet to agree on the fee, according to published reports on Tuesday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / JUST BE CAUSE
Jan 6, 2020

'Low IQ' kids, parental rights and problematic terminology dogged Japan's international community in 2019

Of the issues non-Japanese had to deal with in the past year (and even the past decade), some were major news stories and some fell quietly into the cracks.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 14, 2019

Tokyo set 30-day deadline for Seoul over talks on forced labor rulings, South Korean media reports

Tokyo and Seoul have been engaged in the intensifying dispute since October.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 31, 2018

North Korea preparing nuclear test site for international inspectors: report

North Korea may be preparing for a visit by international inspectors to its shuttered Punggye-ri nuclear test site, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported Wednesday, citing the country's spy agency.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 25, 2018

Trump plays up North Korean reports of missile site dismantling

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday played up reports that North Korea has begun dismantling key parts of a missile test site, but the president's enthusiasm contrasted with remarks by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who said the same day that verification and inspections would still be needed to...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 7, 2018

Singapore likely to host Trump-Kim summit in mid-June, reports say

Singapore has become the most likely site for a landmark summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in mid-June, reports have said, as the two nations move closer to formally announcing a date and location.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jan 12, 2017

Aid agencies alarmed over reports of migrants freezing to death in Balkans

Dozens of migrants are at risk of freezing to death in Europe after heavy snowfall and bitterly cold temperatures hit Greece and the Balkans, aid agencies said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 9, 2015

National Stadium architects reject reports they may be fired

The architects behind Tokyo's new National Stadium deny reports that they may be fired from the project as criticism mounts over the building's cost and appearance.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 29, 2013

How the West fell for the 'big lie' about South Sudan

The pursuit of separation from northern Sudan at all costs made it harder to admit certain truths about the south, such as ethnic divisions, and created the need for the 'big lie,' as one senior U.N. official calls it. 'The big lie is that there was no ethnic problem in South Sudan; there is a political problem.'
JAPAN
Jun 20, 2012

International Baccalaureate classes to be taught in Japanese: government

Students in Japan may soon be able to qualify to apply for foreign universities by attending educational programs taught in Japanese, according to the education ministry.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Aug 14, 2011

Well-traveled Stairs enjoyed lengthy career after season in Japan

For many American players, Japan is the last stop in their professional baseball careers.
JAPAN
Mar 21, 2011

Foreign media take flak for fanning fears

OSAKA — Some foreign media coverage of the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant has been so extreme it has fanned fears of a deadly radiation cloud descending on Tokyo and turning residents into walking zombies, before drifting across the oceans to menace the United States and Ireland....
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 31, 2007

Number of displaced Iraqis is soaring

American officials report that the number of sectarian and other killings in Iraq has declined since the onset of the military "surge" that began earlier this year. But while the number of killings may, indeed, have fallen, does that mean Iraq is really safer?
JAPAN
Dec 28, 2004

Reports of Japanese fatalities yet to be confirmed

Foreign Ministry and embassy officials were trying Monday to confirm reports that several Japanese may have been killed in the massive tsunamis that hit South and Southeast Asia the previous day.
Dec 28, 2004

Reports of Japanese fatalities yet to be confirmed

Foreign Ministry and embassy officials were trying Monday to confirm reports that several Japanese may have been killed in the massive tsunamis that hit South and Southeast Asia the previous day.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Nov 12, 2003

Gift-giving season came early for the Hawks and Giants

"Kokubo dealt to Giants" read our headline above the story reporting the transfer of infielder Hiroki Kokubo from the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks to the Yomiuri Giants on Nov. 4. But how would this appear in the sports transactions columns listed in many newspapers in North America and around the world?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Sep 30, 2003

A level playing field?

Sports are seen as a catalyst for international communication. Even the Olympic Games were established a century ago to promote world peace -- through people meeting and competing on level playing fields.
JAPAN
Oct 7, 1999

Agency reports Tokai damage but revelations continue

The Science and Technology Agency informed the International Atomic Energy Agency early Thursday that the exterior of the roof of the uranium-processing plant where Japan's worst nuclear accident occurred last week is not damaged, agency officials said.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 19, 1999

China's oppression of Tibet continues

Fifty years after being invaded by Chinese troops in 1949, Tibet is still experiencing repression and violence on the part of Chinese occupying forces. According to Amnesty International reports, human-rights violations such as ill-treatment of prisoners and torture are widespread in Tibet. Even those...
Despite China’s advocacy for “no first use” as a global standard and its call for inclusion in international law for nuclear weapons, many analysts view it as a political statement rather than a practical strategy.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 6, 2024

China’s 'no first use' nuclear policy rings hollow for many

Critics argue that China's NFU policy is less credible due to its expanding nuclear arsenal and the secrecy surrounding
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
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