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JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 1, 2022

Thousands back former SDF member demanding sexual assault probe

Rina Gonoi, 22, alleges that she was assaulted by multiple male colleagues while on a training exercise in 2021, a year after she joined the Ground Self-Defense Force.
JAPAN
Sep 1, 2022

Japan to resume nuclear fuel production

The country's three nuclear fuel producers have suspended production since December 2018 as it took time to comply with new standards set by the Nuclear Regulation Authority.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 1, 2022

Toyota won't renew contract with actor Teruyuki Kagawa after alleged sexual assault

The automaker has already pulled its commercials featuring Kagawa, and broadcaster TBS has said it will remove the actor from its weekday morning information program.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Sep 1, 2022

Japan’s policy on China is critically lacking a military perspective

While Japan has researchers, much of their innovations are not being applied to national security.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 1, 2022

Taiwan shoots down drone, highlighting risk of escalation with China

Taiwanese troops shot the drone down near Kinmen Island around noon Thursday after attempts to repel it failed.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 1, 2022

Japan clarifies new border rules as it moves to allow most individual tourists to enter

Under the eased restrictions, only tourists who wish to book their travel independently, rather than through agencies, will be denied entry.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Sep 1, 2022

No. 2 Cameron Smith bemoans lack of ranking points for LIV golfers

'It's really a shame we're not getting world ranking points out here,' Smith said. 'To the fans of major championship golf, it may be a little bit unfair on them.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 1, 2022

The greatest democrat Russia ever had

After the Soviet Union's collapse, Gorbachev's belief in peace and democracy remained unwavering. He wanted the USSR to continue, but only as a reformed and democratized federation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Sep 1, 2022

Japan's inbound tourism remains at a trickle as travelers shun group tours

Industry stakeholders are concerned that foreign visitors may soon make other plans and cancel or postpone visits to Japan.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Sep 1, 2022

Serena Williams expresses gratitude for Tiger Woods' support

Serena Williams credited Tiger Woods on Wednesday as one of the main reasons she was still playing tennis and had the golf great on his feet during her stunning win over world No. 2 Anett Kontaveit in the second round of the U.S. Open.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 1, 2022

COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo marks week-on-week fall in cases for 11th straight day

The seven-day average of new cases in the capital came to 15,051.6, compared with 23,308.7 a week earlier.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 1, 2022

U.N. says China may have committed crimes against humanity in Xinjiang

The report was hailed by human rights groups for adding credibility to long-running concerns over violations that some Western nations have labeled genocide.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Sep 1, 2022

China marriages dive to record low as population pressures mount

The drop in marriages — along with a plummeting birth rate — is likely attributable to a decline in the population of young people.
A crane moves containers in Montreal on Jan. 17.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 23, 2024

Chaos in the Red Sea is starting to bite into companies’ profits

With the Red Sea crisis roiling shipments, it’s only a matter of time before soaring costs and supply-chain strains show up in companies’ earnings reports.
Coming out of the pandemic, job vacancies were historically high in the U.S. because firms needed workers and could not find them.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 23, 2024

This year will mark the end of the post-pandemic economy

The trade-off between bringing down inflation and harming growth will come back with a vengeance in the post-pandemic economy.
According to the the U.N. Conference on Trade and Development, international economic activity is expected to slow amid changing trade patterns.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 23, 2024

From 'hyperglobalization' to 'thin globalism'

How geopolitics, pandemics, and economic tensions are transforming global trade.
BOJ Gov. Kazuo Ueda enters the Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo on Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 23, 2024

BOJ stands pat on policy as quake's economic impact remains unclear

Observers are watching for when the BOJ will start exiting negative rates, amid growing expectations it will likely seek normalization this year.
Kochikai, formerly led by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, meets in Tokyo on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 23, 2024

LDP agrees to reshape factions and toughen rules on political funding

It remains unclear, however, whether this move will lead to a substantial reform of the party's faction-oriented politics.
Toshiya Ikehata (center) helps prepare rice balls at a community kitchen in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Jan. 7. Ikehata runs a fine-dining restaurant in the city, which was among the hardest-hit areas in the Noto Peninsula earthquake.
JAPAN
Jan 23, 2024

Shattered lives, unbroken spirits: Chefs step up to serve Noto communities

Fine-dining chefs rise to the challenge of feeding disaster victims in the hardest-hit areas of Ishikawa Prefecture.
People watch a news broadcast with file footage of a North Korean missile test, at the main railway station in Seoul on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 24, 2024

North Korea fires multiple cruise missiles off western coast

Leader Kim Jong Un has signaled that his regime no longer recognizes the two Koreas de facto maritime border, staging days of artillery drills in the area earlier this month.
Supporters of former U.S. President Donald Trump react as results are announced during his New Hampshire presidential primary election night watch party in Nashua, New Hampshire, on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 24, 2024

Trump defeats Haley in New Hampshire, moving closer to nomination

The former president's only remaining rival, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, remained defiant telling supporters at a primary night party: "This race is far from over."
Israeli soldiers operate in the Gaza Strip
WORLD / Politics
Jan 24, 2024

One-month Gaza truce is the focus of intensive talks, sources say

Despite the difficulty of bridging the gap in positions, a source described the talks as intensive and said a deal could be agreed to "at any minute."
Palestine forward Mahmoud Wadi (19) and midfielder Oday Kharoub (6) greet supporters after the team's win over Hong Kong at Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium in Doha on Tuesday.
SOCCER
Jan 24, 2024

Palestine 'fulfills promise' after historic Asian Cup win

The 3-0 victory over Hong Kong was also their first win in the history of the competition and enough to squeeze into the last 16 as one of the four best third-placed teams.
Turkish lawmakers attend a session before voting on a bill regarding Sweden's accession to NATO on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 24, 2024

Turkey approves Sweden NATO bid, leaving Hungary as holdout

Sweden’s entry would bolster defense alliance, reinforcing its northern reach and improving its ability to defend the eastern flank.
A placard reads, "deport AFD now," during nationwide protests against racism and plans of Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AFD) party to deport foreign nationals, in Bonn, Germany, on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 24, 2024

'Sharp right turn' projected for EU elections

The report, by the European Council on Foreign Relations, confirmed other polls suggesting far-right parties will make big inroads in the EU elections in June.
An aerial view of islands in Palau
WORLD / Politics
Jan 24, 2024

Palau becomes first nation to ratify U.N. high seas treaty

The so-called High Seas Treaty was adopted by U.N. member states in June, after more than 15 years of discussions.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 24, 2024

Kishida pitches Japan's ‘golden opportunity’ at Goldman event

Japan's government will demonstrate the nation’s transition to a new economic stage by mobilizing all policy tools, the prime minister said in his video address.
The value of Japan's exports rose at the fast pace in a year in December, propelled by shipments to China growing for the first time in over a year and record sales to the United States.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 24, 2024

Strong December exports boost odds of a return to growth last quarter

A return to growth would make it easier for the Bank of Japan to end its negative rate policy.

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