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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Oct 3, 2022

Tokyo Disney resort shifts to fewer visitors and better customer satisfaction

The parks' operator hopes to boost revenue by freeing visitors from long lines and offering them opportunities to spend more on dining and shopping.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 3, 2022

Iranian drones, cheap and plentiful, help Russia terrorize Ukraine's port of Odesa

The bombardment is leading some Ukrainians to flee the city again for the first time since before the summer.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 3, 2022

Bitcoiners hunker down for ‘storms ahead’ as retail stays away

Even with the narrative going around that crypto hung tough in the July-September stretch, the mood has remained sour.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 3, 2022

Brazil presidential race heads for runoff as Bolsonaro outperforms polls

Leftist challenger Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva took 48% to Bolsonaro's 44%, Brazil's electoral court said, with 98% of votes counted.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 3, 2022

OPEC+ considering major production cut to prop up oil prices

A cut would also mark a major turnaround in policy for OPEC+, which includes Russia.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 3, 2022

Japan's business mood worsens as cost hikes bite, BOJ survey says

Adding to the gloom, fears of a global economic slowdown cloud the outlook for the export-reliant economy, which is still just emerging from the coronavirus pandemic.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 3, 2022

India has a $1.2 trillion plan to draw factories from China

Under a mega project called PM Gati Shakti — Hindi for strength of speed — Prime Minister Narendra Modi's administration is creating a digital platform that combines 16 ministries.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 3, 2022

Pakistani hospital overwhelmed as water-borne illnesses spread

Stagnant floodwaters, which may take months to recede, have already led to widespread cases of skin and eye infections, diarrhea, malaria, typhoid and dengue fever.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Oct 3, 2022

How effective are the West's sanctions on Russia?

With Russia still able to sell crude oil and gas to other nations, the country is still pulling in money to fund its war in Ukraine, leaving the real effect of economic sanctions unclear.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 3, 2022

Another defeat in Ukraine undermines Putin’s ‘forever’ goals

Outnumbered and increasingly encircled by Kyiv's forces, several thousand Russian troops withdrew from Lyman in Donetsk province over the weekend.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Oct 3, 2022

'I feel like I can’t live the life I had before Feb. 24'

How do you tell the world about a war? A Japanese publisher and pro-Ukrainian group team up in an attempt to get the story told by the people most affected by it.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 2, 2022

Burkina Faso's self-declared military leader says 'situation is under control'

Burkina Faso's self-declared military government said on Sunday that the situation is under control following the coup in the West African nation.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 2, 2022

Gas outflow from last Nord Stream leaks has ended, Denmark cites company as saying

A total of four leaks were discovered on the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines in the Baltic Sea near Denmark and Sweden last week.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 2, 2022

Number of Japan firms levied pro forma tax down 33% from peak level

Government officials believe that a significant number of firms may have reduced their capital to under u00a5100 million, a threshold for imposition of the tax, to evade paying it.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 2, 2022

Immigration and identity shape election in French-speaking Quebec

Quebec Premier Francois Legault made his views clear at the outset of the campaign: unchecked immigration by non-French speakers risks undermining social cohesion.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 2, 2022

Venezuela frees seven Americans in swap for Maduro wife's nephews

Sometimes called the 'narco nephews,' the cousins were sentenced to in prison for plotting to smuggle 800 kilos (1,760 pounds) of cocaine into the United States.
Shota Imanaga pitches for Japan during the World Baseball Classic final in March.
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 13, 2023

BayStars southpaw Shota Imanaga drawing interest from MLB teams

Imanaga impressed in his two innings as the starting and winning pitcher for Japan in the World Baseball Classic final against the United States in March.
U.S., Japanese and South Korean navy destroyers take part in joint missile defense exercises in international waters between South Korea and Japan in April.
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 13, 2023

Japan, U.S. South Korea to share missile-warning data

Following talks between the countries' defense chiefs, the three sides said the mechanism is now "in the final stages of testing."
State Minister of Finance Kenji Kanda (left) and Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki attend an Upper House session in Tokyo on Thursday.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 13, 2023

State minister of finance resigns in further blow to Kishida

Kenji Kanda submitted his resignation after admitting that his firm had failed to pay fixed asset taxes.
Acts represented by the talent agency formerly known as Johnny & Associates have not been included in this year’s lineup for “Kohaku Uta Gassen,” public broadcaster NHK’s annual New Year’s Eve musical show.
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Nov 13, 2023

NHK ditches Johnny's acts for year-end musical bonanza

For the first time in 44 years, performers represented by the beleaguered talent agency will not appear on "Kohaku Uta Gassen."
Police examine the area near an apartment complex in Osaka where a woman was injured and a knife-carrying man was shot by an officer on Monday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 13, 2023

Knife-wielding man shot by police in Osaka after attack

The man was shot while wielding two kitchen knives in the wake of an altercation at an apartment building in which a woman was injured.
Chiba Prefectural Police officers speak at a news conference at Matsudo Police Station on Friday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 13, 2023

Woman killed in Chiba was repeatedly hit with blunt object

The suspects — one male about 180 cm tall who was wearing a jacket and a cap, and another man described as fairly thin — remain at large.
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency booth at the International Space Industry Exhibition in Tokyo in February
BUSINESS
Nov 13, 2023

Japan to create ¥1 trillion fund to develop outer space industry

The ¥1 trillion fund will be allocated over a 10-year period for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), as a new global space race heats up.
Kobe's Yuya Osako celebrates after his goal against Reds at Saitama Stadium on Sunday.
SOCCER / J. League
Nov 13, 2023

Yuya Osako scores dramatic winner to keep Kobe atop J. League

Osako scored a stoppage-time winner from 40 meters as Kobe retained a two-point lead at the top of the J. League first division.
The curtain is closing on the Lee dynasty's leadership of Singapore. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced his resignation, which could come next year, and the handing of power to deputy Lawrence Wong.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 10, 2023

Singapore contemplates the end of the Lee political era

Prime minister Lee Hsien Loong has announced his resignation, marking the end of his dynasty's leadership and a new chapter in Singapore's politics.
Young monks practice writing Tibetan at a monastery in Yushu, China. Beijing has restricted the teaching and practice of minority languages and religions.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 13, 2023

China’s new law on religion: A great leap backward

Beijing's new law on religious venues has received little attention but has far-reaching consequences in restricting religious freedom.
Smoke and steam billow from a coal-fired power plant in Suralaya, Banten province, Indonesia.
ENVIRONMENT / Energy
Nov 13, 2023

Can Indonesia deliver a green power plan for the people?

Communities impacted by a major climate deal are at risk of losing out because they have had limited involvement in planning the transition so far.
Ozeki Takakeisho (left) battles Shodai on Day 2 of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka on Monday.
SUMO / Basho reports
Nov 13, 2023

Sumo: Takakeisho stays on track with tough Day 2 win over Shodai

Takekeisho improved to 2-0 after a tough bout against Shodai.
Nepali security personnel stand guard at Pokhara International Airport in Pokhara, Nepal, ahead of the arrival of the first international flight from China on June 21.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 13, 2023

Nepal is investigating new airport made by China

A few engineers who had worked on the airport said that building quality had been compromised and that the project’s infrastructure was not sound.
Shota Imanaga speaks during a news conference at Yokohama Stadium on Monday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 13, 2023

BayStars lefty Shota Imanaga hoping to face Shohei Ohtani in MLB

The BayStars have given the 30-year-old pitcher permission to use the posting system this offseason.
South Korea couple beat same-sex barriers to parenthood
South Korean lesbian couple Kim Kyu-jin (left) and her wife, Kim Sae-yeon, pose with a "pregnant woman" badge during an interview in Seoul last month.
Japan unveils new overtourism countermeasures
The majority of tourists in Japan tend to stay in Tokyo, Osaka or Kyoto, resulting in overcrowding in popular tourist spots and a strain on transportation systems.
Opportunities await the bold in the Year of the Wood Dragon
2024 marks the Year of the Dragon in the Chinese zodiac, with the year predicted to be a good time for fresh starts.
Japan pharma startup developing world-first drug to grow new teeth
A new tooth is seen in a ferret's mouth after it was administered a drug to stimulate the growth of tooth buds.
Don’t worry about global population collapse
Most projections show the world will hit peak humanity in the 21st century as people choose to have smaller families and women gain power over their own reproduction.
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.
‘Sniper from Oita’ sets her sights on Paris Olympics target
Misaki Nobata competes at the World University Games in 2023. A hero in her hometown of Oita, Nobata is one of three Japanese shooters who will compete at the upcoming Paris Olympics.
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.

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Traditional folk rituals like Mizudome-no-mai (dance to stop the rain) provide a sense of agency to a population that feels largely powerless in the face of the climate crisis.
As climate extremes intensify, Japan embraces ancient weather rituals
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