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Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 20, 2022

COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 3,794 new cases

The seven-day average of new infections in the capital came to 7,430.3, compared with 9,385.0 a week earlier.
Japan Times
SOCCER / From the Spot
Sep 20, 2022

Kosuke Kimura expects tough fight between Japan and USMNT

The former Colorado Rapids defender, now an assistant coach with Major League Soccer's Nashville SC, hopes the Samurai Blue can learn from their opponents' optimism in Friday's friendly.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Sep 20, 2022

Gaffe or not, Biden's Taiwan defense remarks stir confusion

For the fourth time since taking office, Biden this week appeared to upend the U.S. policy of “strategic ambiguity' toward the self-ruled island.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 20, 2022

Four-day week pilot findings: Successful for most firms, but not all

A survey has found that 78% of leaders at the more than 70 U.K. companies that shifted to four-day schedules say their transition was good or 'seamless.”
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 20, 2022

War and energy crisis fires global hunt for coal, sparking investment in polluting fuel

Buyers in Europe and beyond are now vying to pay top dollar for coal, often from remote places that until now hardly even shipped the fuel.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 20, 2022

Biden says the pandemic is over, but at least 400 people are dying daily

Some patients said the president was being insensitive at best, and some public health experts said his words were at odds with the science.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Explainer
Sep 20, 2022

Debate over Abe's state funeral puts spotlight on practices of other nations

Japanese social media users have used 'real state funeral' to refer to Queen Elizabeth II's ceremony, highlighting their opposition to the state funeral plan for Abe.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 20, 2022

Typhoon Nanmadol weakens after bringing heavy rains to southwest Japan

The storm — one of the most powerful the country has ever seen when it reached the Kyushu region — became an extratropical cyclone after leaving two dead and at least 115 injured.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 20, 2022

JAL marks 10 years since stock market comeback amid rollout of new businesses

JAL went under in January 2010 and was delisted from the Tokyo Stock Exchange the following month, before being relisted two years and seven months later.
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.
Israeli soldiers walk during a raid at the Balata camp for Palestinian refugees, east of Nablus in the occupied West Bank on Nov. 19.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Nov 27, 2023

The West Bank is being reshaped along with Gaza post-Oct. 7

Hamas' attack has aggravated the long-standing conflict over the land between Israel and the Jordan River that forms the other Palestinian territory.
Israel's military operates in the Gaza Strip during a temporary truce between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas, in this handout picture released on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 27, 2023

Pressure grows on Israel to prolong cease-fire in war with Hamas

The halt in fighting is "critically needed” for additional aid to get into the territory and for more captives to be freed, U.S. President Joe Biden said.
Kanagawa Prefectural Police officers examine an area outside the K-Arena Yokohama facility in Yokohama on Thursday.
JAPAN
Nov 27, 2023

Woman in suspected knife attack confesses to stabbing herself

The woman's injuries were minor, and she has already been released from the hospital, police have said.
“The Boy and the Heron” marks Hayao Miyazaki’s return from retirement.
CULTURE / Film
Nov 27, 2023

What’s it like to work with Hayao Miyazaki? Go behind the scenes.

The anime master is a creature of habit who talks every day with his longtime producer, and keeps it more hands off with his regular composer.
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks at a news conference in Nantucket, Massachusetts, on Friday. Biden will not attend a major United Nations climate summit that begins Thursday in Dubai.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 27, 2023

Biden to skip U.N. climate summit, White House official says

Climate activists are likely to be angered by the decision, but analysts said it was not typical for a U.S. president to attend every climate summit.
Lee Kyeong-sig, who runs a dog meat farm, feeds dogs in cages in Hwaseong, South Korea, on Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Nov 27, 2023

South Korea's canine farmers protest proposed ban on dog meat

Despite its declining popularity and opposition from animal rights activists, previous attempts to ban dog meat have failed because of industry protests.
New Zealand's new Prime Minister Christopher Luxon takes an oath during the swearing-in of the new government in Wellington on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 27, 2023

New Zealand's new leader doesn't drink and loves country music

At 53, Christopher Luxon has completed a rapid political ascent four years after leaving one of the country's top executive roles.
The best season for Australian mangoes is from November to February, different from that of rival producers in the opposite hemisphere.
BUSINESS
Nov 27, 2023

Australia keen to boost mango exports to Japan after curbs eased

The Australian mango season is different to that of rival producers in the opposite hemisphere.
Jannik Sinner lifts the trophy after helping Italy defeat Australia in the Davis Cup final in Malaga, Spain, on Sunday.
TENNIS
Nov 27, 2023

Jannik Sinner carries Italy to Davis Cup title over Australia

Italy won the Davis Cup for the first time in 47 years.
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."
Japan bakes as temperatures across the country rise above 35 C
A pedestrian walks past air conditioning units in Tokyo on Saturday.
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.
As climate extremes intensify, Japan embraces ancient weather rituals
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.
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.
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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