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While baldness can often be the butt of jokes in Japan, it can also be a powerfully freeing act of self-acceptance for those struggling with hair loss.
LIFE / Lifestyle
Nov 16, 2024

Thinning up top? Hair loss in Japan is not the end.

Among Asian countries, Japan has the highest rate of alopecia at around 26%, as well as 7.8% of women experiencing some form of hair thinning.
The newly opened Nintendo Museum and upcoming Donkey Kong Country area of Universal Studios Japan are the latest examples of the gaming giant's efforts to expand beyond traditional consoles and handhelds.
LIFE / Digital
Nov 16, 2024

Why Nintendo is becoming a 'talent agency' for its beloved characters

Game and console sales account for over 90% of Nintendo's revenue, so exposure to characters could be "a trigger" to attract more people to consoles.
Originally from Hiroshima, chef Kenichi Nishi moved to Yaizu, Shizuoka Prefecture, to have better access to the top-flight seafood of Sasue Maeda.
LIFE / Food & Drink / Destination Restaurants
Nov 17, 2024

Chisou Nishi Kenichi: Modern French with unrivaled Shizuoka seafood

When a chef relocates to be within walking distance of his favorite fishmonger, you know the fish must be truly special.
Nissan and its group firms have about $1.6 billion of debt due next year, a slight decrease from 2024, but that figure will jump to around $5.6 billion in 2026, the most in Bloomberg-compiled data going back to 1996.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 15, 2024

Nissan faces record debt bill with one year left to fix finances

The automaker and its group firms are seen having about $5.6 billion in debt due in 2026.
Positioned as Google's answer to OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Gemini aims to tap into Apple's vast user base to expand its footprint in a rapidly evolving artificial intelligence landscape.
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 15, 2024

Google launches Gemini app — with Japanese support — on iOS App Store

The app gives iOS users direct access to Gemini, which was previously accessible only by navigating through the main Google app or a web browser.
The discovery of the Navaornis hestiae fills the intermediate step in evolution between the first bird-like dinosaurs, such as Archaeopteryx, and living birds.
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 15, 2024

'One-of-a-kind' fossil from Brazil reveals birds' brain evolution

The fossil discovery filled in a gap of 70 million years in the understanding of the evolution of avian neuroanatomy.
Lecanemab was developed by drugmakers Eisai of Japan and Biogen of the United States.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Nov 15, 2024

European agency switches to recommending new Alzheimer's drug

The committee judged that the efficacy of lecanemab outweighs the risk for some patients.
A Ukrainian flag flies over the site of the former monument to Russian Empress Catherine the Great in Odesa, Ukraine.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 15, 2024

Ukraine’s post-colonial future

If the Ukrainians are truly fighting for us, it is because they are fighting the last battle against European imperialism.
Japanese companies lack the agility needed for the digital transformation, a new report says.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 15, 2024

Japan ranked 31st in digital competitiveness, 92nd for English skills

In the 2024 EF English Proficiency Index, Japan was ranked 92nd, down from 87 the previous year. It was its worst showing yet.
Marco Rubio debates Donald Trump during the 2016 Republican presidential primary race. The president-elect has named the senator from Florida as his prospective secretary of state.
EDITORIALS
Nov 15, 2024

Trump’s Cabinet picks make clear his priorities. Allies get ready.

Trump claims a mandate — winning the popular vote and both Houses of Congress — but his margin of victory is smaller than he will admit.
The facade of the Okinawa Prefectural Museum & Art Museum graces the cover of Paul Tulett’s new book “Brutalist Japan: A Photographic Tour of Post-War Japanese Architecture.”
CULTURE / Books
Nov 16, 2024

Brutal beauty worth saving from the wrecking ball

Paul Tulett advocates for preserving concrete Brutalist architecture in his new book “Brutalist Japan.”
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba attends a meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden and South Korean leader Yoon Suk Yeol on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Lima on Friday.
JAPAN
Nov 16, 2024

Ishiba meets Biden and Yoon, as Trump's White House return looms

The three sought to further cement ties by announcing the creation of a “trilateral secretariat” to better coordinate and implement their goals.
Yoko Ono gestures as she unveils the "John Lennon: The New York City Years" exhibit at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Annex in New York in May 2009.
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Nov 16, 2024

Yoko Ono is rightful owner of John Lennon's stolen watch, says Swiss court

The Patek Philippe watch was a birthday gift to the former Beatle from Japanese artist Ono in 1980, just two months before his assassination in New York.
Defense Minister Gen Nakatani speaks during a news conference at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Friday.
JAPAN
Nov 16, 2024

Japan defense chief says no decision yet on relocating U.S. military's command

A U.S. newspaper reported that U.S. Forces Japan is considering moving its command from its Yokota base in Tokyo's western suburbs to central Tokyo.
Karoline Leavitt waves during a campaign event at the New England Sports Center in Derry, New Hampshire, in October 2023.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 16, 2024

Trump names Karoline Leavitt as White House press secretary

"Karoline is smart, tough, and has proven to be a highly effective communicator,” Trump said in a statement on Friday.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at the Chancellery for bilateral talks in Berlin on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 16, 2024

Ukraine slams Scholz after first call with Putin in two years

Ukraine responded angrily to Berlin reviving its lines of communication with Moscow, saying the call had opened a "Pandora's Box."
Former Taiwan Vice Premier Lin Hsin-i attends the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Lima on Friday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 16, 2024

Taiwan's APEC representative invites Biden to visit island

Meeting on the sidelines of APEC summit in Lima, Taiwan's representative Lin Hsin-i thanked Biden for his contributions to promoting U.S.-Taiwan relations.
Retired pro-boxer Mike Tyson and YouTuber-turned-prizefighter Jake Paul fight during a heavyweight boxing bout in Arlington, Texas, on Friday.
MORE SPORTS / Boxing
Nov 16, 2024

Mike Tyson in heavyweight return beaten by YouTuber Jake Paul

Tyson, 58, barely landed a punch during the eight-round bout at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, with Paul winning by big margins on all three cards.
Residents from coastal areas take shelter at an evacuation center in Legaspi City, south of Manila, on Saturday, ahead of Super Typhoon Man-yi's landfall.
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 16, 2024

Tens of thousands flee as Super Typhoon Man-yi nears Philippines

Around 255,000 people have fled their homes ahead of Super Typhoon Man-yi, which is expected to make landfall later Saturday or early Sunday.
Kenyan climate scientist Joyce Kimutai during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku on Friday.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Nov 16, 2024

World not listening to us, laments Kenyan climate scientist at COP29

"If the world was listening to science, maybe we wouldn't be doing these COPs," the 36-year-old Kenyan climate scientist said.
U.S. President Joe Biden meets with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Lima on Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 17, 2024

Trump's shadow looms as Xi and Biden hold final meeting

The talks focused broadly on efforts by Washington and Beijing to ease the countries’ tense relationship.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy meet at Trump Tower in New York City on Sept. 27.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 17, 2024

Zelenskyy says Ukraine must do everything to end war next year

Zelenskyy added that he believes Russian President Vladimir Putin is not interested in agreeing to a peace deal.
Members of the Indigenous People Association stage a protest to demand action on climate change, holding cutouts of U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping on the waters of Botafogo Bay, ahead of the Group of 20 summit in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Nov 17, 2024

Biden weighs fossil fuel finance curbs that could outlast Trump

Landing the deal is seen as essential to deliver on a promise Biden made during his first year in the White House.
Taiwan's Lin Hsin-i, the island's representative for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, speaks during a news conference on the sidelines of the APEC summit in Lima on Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 17, 2024

At APEC, Taiwan representative and Xi greet each other with only a wave

The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum is one of the few international meetings in which both Taiwan and China participate.
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, who has both vowed a strong military and to end or avoid wars, has promised "peace through strength" in announcements of several key nominees to serve in his administration.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Nov 17, 2024

Trump revives 'peace through strength,' but his meaning is up for debate

Whether the U.S. president-elect is pursuing a strategy or just relying on a catchphrase is a matter of dispute.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Saturday during their meeting on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Lima
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 17, 2024

Ishiba and Yoon unite on 'strong concerns' over North Korean troops in Russia

Tokyo and Seoul have stressed that, with the involvement of North Korea in the Ukraine war, the conflict has expanded to include Asia.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba waves upon arrival for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, in Callao, Peru, on Friday.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 17, 2024

Ishiba delays meeting with Trump, citing legal restrictions

According to Ishiba, Trump’s team explained that no meetings with foreign leaders will take place before the inauguration due to legal constraints
Troops from the Ground Self-Defense Force's Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade take part in a marine landing drill as a part of the country's nationwide 05JX military exercises in Kagoshima Prefecture in November of last year.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 17, 2024

Elite GSDF troops to regularly deploy for drills in Australia

Tokyo will begin the deployments of the GSDF’s elite Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade to the city of Darwin starting next year.
Four candidates vying to lead Nippon Ishin no Kai — from left, former Kanagawa Gov. Shigefumi Matsuzawa, party Deputy Secretary-General Ryuna Kanemura, Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura and Lower House member Seiki Soramoto — gather for a stump speech in Osaka on Sunday.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 18, 2024

Four candidates vie for leadership of Nippon Ishin no Kai

The leadership race follows the resignation of incumbent leader Nobuyuki Baba over the party's lackluster performance in the Oct. 27 general election.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an environmental lawyer known for his anti-science stances, lacks public health experience and has a history of promoting harmful conspiracy theories, such as anti-vaccine activism.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 17, 2024

RFK Jr.’s junk science will put every American at risk

His promotion of bizarre conspiracy theories could turn the government into an “accelerant for misinformation.”
OpenAI study finds links between ChatGPT use and loneliness
San Francisco-based OpenAI sees the new studies as a way to get a better sense of how people interact with, and are affected by, its popular chatbot.
Trump plans his tariff ‘Liberation Day’ with more targeted push
U.S. President Donald Trump walks toward Air Force One in Morristown, New Jersey, on Saturday.
Billion-dollar U.S. levies on Chinese ships risk ‘trade apocalypse’
Workers at the Cosco Shipping Holding shipyard in Qidong, Jiangsu province, China, on Oct. 8, 2024
Japan picks model projects to promote 'dual habitation'
Kochi and Tottori prefectures, in collaboration with major airline ANA Holdings, will begin offering airfare discounts through the introduction of a flat-rate system as early as October for individuals based in multiple locations.
Stay at home if Mount Fuji erupts, government panel says
Mount Fuji in November. For the first time, the government has released specific guidelines on how residents should act in the event that Mount Fuji erupts.
Japanese wages likely to rise more than 5% again this year
Wages are set for another big increase this year as annual negotiations secure generous agreements.
Stay at home if Mount Fuji erupts, government panel says
Mount Fuji in November. For the first time, the government has released specific guidelines on how residents should act in the event that Mount Fuji erupts.
In pictures: Tokyo's weeklong celebration of baseball's best
Shohei Ohtani belts a home run in the fifth inning of the second game of the Tokyo Series between the Dodgers and Cubs.
What's the fuss over Ishiba's gift vouchers?
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba waits for a session of the House of Councillors Budget Committee to begin in Tokyo on Friday.
At Tokyo Dome, a stage so big that even Shohei Ohtani felt nervous
Shohei Ohtani tips his batting helmet during the opening game of the MLB season between the Dodgers and Cubs on Tuesday at Tokyo Dome

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