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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 20, 2022

Affordable EVs remain fantasy for most as automakers capitalize on high demand

Many of the electric vehicles at dealerships are available in top trims, and for amounts far above the starting prices in ads and product launch presentations.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 20, 2022

LDP to update list of members linked to Unification Church

The LDP this month said that 179 out of 379 members it surveyed were found to have interacted with the church.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 20, 2022

Misinformation shrouds Philippine martial law-era horrors

Amnesty International estimates thousands of people were killed after Ferdinand Marcos imposed martial law in 1972, but misinformation about that era is now rife on social media.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Women at Work
Sep 20, 2022

Working with a belief that art has the power to change the world

First as curator and now as director of the Mori Art Museum in Tokyo, Mami Kataoka has aimed to shape a society that respects individuals by using contemporary art as her medium.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Sep 20, 2022

WADA still monitoring Russia ahead of doping ban expiration

The existing two-year ban from international sports imposed by WADA on Russia for widespread, state-sponsored infringements of doping regulations expires at the end of the year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 20, 2022

Russia to flood Asia with fuels as Europe ramps up sanctions

India and China took a combined 2.7 million barrels a day of Russian crude and products last month, according to Morgan Stanley.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 20, 2022

Minister looking at regional revitalization through digital technologies

Necessary funds for related measures, such as tax grants, have been requested under the government's budget for fiscal 2023, said regional revitalization minister Naoki Okada.
Japan Times
SUMO
Sep 20, 2022

Terunofuji out of Autumn meet with injuries to both knees

The Mongolian-born 30-year-old lost to maegashira Takayasu on Monday for his fourth defeat at Ryogoku Kokigikan, seemingly experiencing discomfort in his long-troubled right knee.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Sep 20, 2022

New-look United States target 11th women's basketball World Cup crown

With a deep pool of talent, several promising youngsters are knocking on the door for Team USA, including college player of the year Aliyah Boston and WNBA rookie of the year Rhyne Howard.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Sep 20, 2022

Caroline Garcia eyes Paris Olympics after past 'disaster'

The world No. 10 is looking forward to a 'special' Games in Paris after reaching a Grand Slam semifinal for the first time in her career at this month's U.S. Open.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 20, 2022

Housewife loses way in life and rebuilds as corporate exec

“Do not try to score 100 out of 100 points in your life because those are the points you earn from others, which will not make you truly happy. Only look to yourself to discover what makes you happy.” This is the message that Marraige Emichika, who was born Chika Emi but goes by Emichika, is trying...
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 20, 2022

Ukraine marches farther into liberated lands as separatist calls for referendum

Ukrainian troops have begun to push into Luhansk since driving Russian forces out of northeastern Kharkiv province in a lightning counteroffensive this month.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 20, 2022

Kishida leaves for New York to deliver speech at U.N.

Kishida may also have talks with South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol as Tokyo and Seoul try to improve their relations soured over wartime history and other issues.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 20, 2022

Inflation hit 31-year high in August, data shows, as BOJ plans to maintain stimulus

Rising energy and processed food costs continued to account for most of the year-on-year increase, while electricity prices were also higher.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Sep 20, 2022

Japan begins giving omicron booster shots to stem seventh wave of COVID-19

Those aged 60 and older and medical workers who have yet to receive their fourth shots will be given priority.
Max Verstappen celebrates on the podium after winning the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Nov 27, 2023

Max Verstappen wraps up record-breaking season in style

The three-time world champion came home 17.993 seconds ahead of Ferrari's Charles Leclerc.
A Bank of Japan survey shows that the services producer price index rose 2.3% in October from a year earlier.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 27, 2023

Corporate service inflation rise signals broadening price pressures

The services producer price index, which measures the price companies charge each other for services, rose 2.3% in October from a year earlier.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (center) meets soldiers at undisclosed location in the Gaza Strip on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 27, 2023

Netanyahu's two-front war against Hamas and politics

The Israeli prime minister is conducting a two-front war, one against Hamas and the other for his own political survival.
Ozeki Kirishima celebrates after winning the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka on Sunday.
SUMO
Nov 27, 2023

Kirishima achieves goal by honoring stablemaster with title

The 27-year-old from Mongolia is on the path for promotion to sumo's highest rank.
Ko Wen-je (right) and his running mate, Cynthia Wu, on Friday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 27, 2023

Taiwan’s latest poll shows outsider leading presidential race

Ko Wen-je, the Taiwan People’s Party’s nominee, had an approval rating of 31.9% versus 29.2% for Democratic Progressive Party’s Lai Ching-te.
Koshiro Takeuchi (left) placed third in the violin category of the Long-Thibaud Competition in Paris, while Miyu Kitsuwa took fifth.
JAPAN / Society
Nov 27, 2023

Japanese violinist takes third in international contest for young talent

Koshiro Takeuchi, 18, said he was "honored to win a prize in such a prestigious competition."
Kenta Maeda pitches for the Twins during the 2023 ALDS in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Oct. 10.
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 27, 2023

Free-agent pitcher Kenta Maeda set to join Tigers

Maeda is 65-49 with a 3.92 ERA over 190 career MLB games.
Akina Shu has visited around 50 countries as a speaker and ambassador on the digital nomad lifestyle since 2020.
JAPAN / Society / FOCUS
Nov 27, 2023

Japan is enticing for digital nomads, but visa hurdles remain

While the country does not offer a digital nomad visa, the government is working on introducing one sometime in 2024.
A man sings for customers touring the Erhai lake on a sightseeing bus in Dali, in China's Yunnan province.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Nov 27, 2023

Chasing a different dream, China's tech nomads head for the hills

In the mountain town of Dali, former city-dwellers in search of a space for open discussion and exchange of ideas in authoritarian China find refuge.
A bed bug in Paris in September
JAPAN / Society
Nov 27, 2023

Bedbugs are spreading in South Korea and China. Is Japan next?

Experts caution that it may only be a matter of time, given the number of travelers now arriving in the country.
North Korean soldiers rebuild a guard post on the North side of the Demilitarized zone dividing the two Koreas in this undated handout photo released Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 27, 2023

North Korea vows more satellites and beefs up military on border

The warning came as the North's troops were reported to be restoring some demolished guard posts on the border with South Korea.
Former Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga says Japanese firms' clean energy technology can speed up the country’s efforts to curb emissions.
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 27, 2023

Japan’s tech leaders accelerate its climate actions, ex-PM says

Japan’s companies were once at the cutting edge of green technology but have been surpassed by Chinese producers.
Buffaloes ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto was named to his third straight Best Nine team on Monday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 27, 2023

Yoshinobu Yamamoto named to third straight Best Nine team

Yoshinobu Yamamoto was the runaway choice as the best pitcher in the Pacific League on Monday, when the winners of NPB’s annual Best Nine awards were announced.
A view inside of Sai Life Sciences' manufacturing facility in Bindar, Karnataka, India, in September.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 27, 2023

Indian drugmakers benefit from Big Pharma interest beyond China

Rising tensions with China have prompted more Western governments to recommend that firms "de-risk" supply chains from exposure to the Asian superpower.
Customers look at products on display outside a drug store in Tokyo on Friday. As part of a trial, 145 stores nationwide will be allowed to sell morning-after pills until the end of March.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Nov 27, 2023

Japan to start trial of over-the-counter sales of morning-after pills

The health ministry will allow 145 stores nationwide to sell morning-after pills until the end of March.
Japanese gymnast Shoko Miyata leaves Olympic team over drinking and smoking
Shoko Miyata had been set to lead the Japanese women's gymnastics team at the Paris Games.
U.S.-Japan Patriot missile production plan hits Boeing component snag
Self-Defense Forces soldiers walk past a Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missile unit in Tokyo in October 2017.
Nippon Steel hires Mike Pompeo to help clinch purchase of U.S. Steel
Former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during the last day of the 2024 Republican National Convention on Thursday in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Secluded at beach house, Biden stews at allies’ pressure to drop out
U.S. President Joe Biden and former President Barack Obama attend a campaign fundraiser at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on June 15.
Japanese culture festival kicks off in London
Matthew Barry (right) tastes sake at the Hyper Japan Festival on Friday in London.
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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