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Japan Times
JAPAN / Explainer
Nov 20, 2022

As 'twindemic' looms in Japan, here is what to do if you have a fever

This winter, the cause of flu-like symptoms could be the coronavirus, the flu or the respiratory syncytial virus.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 19, 2022

COP27 talks on verge of collapse after EU threatens to walk out

The EU's ultimatum throws talks into jeopardy just days after the bloc proposed to establish a finance facility to pay for the loss and damage caused by events like flooding and hurricanes.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 18, 2022

As recession looms, British business sends out lending SOS

Banks are increasingly nervous about extending credit to small companies, as rising costs put the business case of lending to such companies under unprecedented strain.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 18, 2022

Investors wary of greenwashing in Japan’s $140 billion bond plan

The ambiguous name and a lack of details over what the proceeds would be used for are sparking concerns among investors.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 16, 2022

New weight-loss drugs work, but who's paying?

Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly say they can treat obesity with a weekly injection. But insurers aren't yet on board.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Nov 14, 2022

From bad to worse? Next year’s economic risks are already here.

History says the Federal Reserve's high-speed interest-rate hikes may well tip the U.S. into recession in 2023. Few will be surprised if spiraling natural-gas prices do the same for Europe.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Nov 14, 2022

Japanese pianists win first and fourth prizes in Paris contest

Japanese musicians won the first and fourth prizes in the piano category of the Long-Thibaud-Crespin international music competition in Paris.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 12, 2022

China says it’s refining COVID-19 rules, not relaxing control

Officials said a strict attitude toward stamping out infections remains China's guiding principle.
Japan Times
SUMO
Nov 11, 2022

Only certainty about upcoming Kyushu Basho is uncertainty

Predicting who will emerge victorious in the 2022 Kyushu Basho is almost impossible, but another first time champion or unexpected career breakout performance is a safe bet.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 11, 2022

Half a million U.K. workers drop out of workforce, citing long-term illness

The increase in long-term sickness started in 2019, before the pandemic, before rising sharply by 363,000 between early 2020 and the three months to the end of August 2022.
Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Nov 9, 2022

Should the Japan Sumo Association reconsider the Kyushu Basho?

While better ticket sales and increased income could potentially be found elsewhere, the value of holding a tournament in Fukuoka isn't just monetary.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 5, 2022

G7 urges China to abstain from threats and use of force

The U.S. touted the countries' increasingly aligned approach toward dealing with Beijing, but a mildly worded communique was the best the grouping could muster at the end of their meeting.
Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Nov 2, 2022

Centuries-old records test sumo’s modern superstars

Autumn Basho champion Tamawashi is 11 tournaments away from becoming sumo's all-time ironman, but there are other marks in the sport widely expected to remain untouchable.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 30, 2022

Democrats were smart to meddle in GOP primaries

Democrats' meddlingu00a0in GOP primaries is aimed at helping extremist Republican candidates advance in order to improve the general election chances of Democrats.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 23, 2022

Dietrich Mateschitz, marketing pioneer of Red Bull, dies at 78

A pilot and skiing enthusiast, he built a sports and marketing empire, along with a multi-billion-dollar personal fortune.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Oct 13, 2022

Former skater Sarah Abitbol 'feels punished' for speaking out about sexual abuse

Former figure skating star Sarah Abitbol lifted the lid on sexual abuse in sports in France by revealing she was raped by her former coach as a teenager — but says she feels she was "punished" as a result.
Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
Oct 12, 2022

It's Shotime!: Shohei Ohtani and the future of baseball

Sports writer Jason Coskrey and editor Dave Cortez join new Deep Dive host Jason Jenkins to discuss baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani and the future of the sport he has committed his life to mastering.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Oct 7, 2022

Yoshio Osakabe: ‘There are probably a lot of old fans who actually don't want Murakami to win the Nobel’

Coined 'Harukisuto,' or 'Haruki-ists,' for their passionate devotion to Haruki Murakami, one fan talks about the joy he gets from the work of one of Japan's most-treasured authors.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 5, 2022

Lack of scrutiny on 'green' bonds offering firms cheap finance while derailing climate action

That firms set their own objectives to evade interest penalties incentivizes them to aim low, as so-called greenwashing enters a $22 trillion corporate bond market.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 5, 2022

Ruling LDP looks to continue aid to struggling Japan firms as pandemic loans end

The party will draw up new support proposals for firms at risk of default, aiming to reflect them in the government's economic package that will be put together by the end of the month.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 3, 2022

Buffaloes rise to occasion to claim Pacific League pennant

The way everything fell in place over the weekend felt miraculous, but do not let that obscure the fact the Buffaloes made this happen.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 3, 2022

Sony betting big on next VR headset with increased production plan

Mass production of the virtual reality goggles began in September and hasn't yet faced supply chain constraints, sources said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 1, 2022

Hurricane Ian strikes South Carolina as Florida counts cost of destruction

Ian, now classified as a post-tropical cyclone, will bring heavy rain and potential flash flooding to parts of North and South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia until at least Saturday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 30, 2022

Hurricane Ian leaves behind a staggering scale of wreckage in Florida

The extent of the damage was difficult to comprehend, even for residents who had survived and rebuilt after other powerful storms.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 29, 2022

Powerful storm Ian heads across Florida after battering Gulf Coast

Hurricane Ian, one of the mightiest to hit the U.S. mainland in recent years, flooded communities and left more than 2 million homes and businesses without power as it battered Florida's Gulf Coast with howling winds, torrential rains and raging surf.
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.
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
Japan will spend ¥325 million in government funds on Princess Yuriko's funeral
Princess Yuriko waves during the New Year's public greeting at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in January 2019.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
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.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
A boom for business tourism in Japan?
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