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BUSINESS
Apr 12, 2023

Tokyo Disneyland to celebrate 40th anniversary amid business recovery

Experiences during the pandemic have prompted the theme park's operator to shift its strategy from seeking more visitors to improving visitor satisfaction and increasing sales per visitor.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Apr 12, 2023

Indonesian clubs involved in deadly stampede hold closed-door rematch

Fierce rivals Persebaya and Arema FC last met in October 2022, when the match ended in a crush in which 135 people were killed.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 12, 2023

Japan proposes industrial hub in Bangladesh with links to northeast India

The government has approved $1.27 billion in funding to Bangladesh for three infrastructure projects including a new commercial port south of Dhaka with links to adjacent Indian states.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Apr 12, 2023

Brittney Griner to write book about 'unfathomable' Russian detainment

The memoir will also address the issue of pay inequity for women athletes in the United States, which led Griner to play basketball in Russia during the WNBA off-season.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 12, 2023

Myanmar confirms deadly air strike as international outcry mounts

U.N. rights chief Volker Turk said he was 'horrified' by the deadly air strike, whose victims he said included schoolchildren performing dances.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 12, 2023

Twitter company ‘no longer exists’ and is now part of Elon Musk’s X Corp.

It’s unclear what the change means. In the past, Musk suggested that buying Twitter would be an 'accelerant” for creating X — which he dubbed an 'everything app.”
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Apr 12, 2023

At Noma Kyoto, chef Rene Redzepi plants ‘seeds’ for the future

The world's best chef is experimenting with the next phase of fine dining at his Kyoto pop-up.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 11, 2023

Giants' Louis Okoye off to hot start with new team

Okoye has nine hits in six games with the Giants.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 11, 2023

Europe’s China confusion does the world a disservice

European incoherence on China policy is worrying for the world and for Japan.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Apr 11, 2023

Babymetal loses its edge on ‘The Other One’

In striving for lyrical maturity and leaving behind its quirky energy, Babymetal’s fourth full-length is well crafted but lacks anything that makes the heavy metal J-pop group stand out.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 11, 2023

COVID tracker: Tokyo reports 1,490 new cases as rising trend continues

The seven-day average of new infections in the capital came to 1,087.3, compared to 909.9 a week earlier.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 11, 2023

How to decommission a nuclear power plant

Germany's last three nuclear power plants will stop generating electricity from Saturday. Here's a look at what happens after the plants are taken offline.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 11, 2023

Mask use in Japan at 86% despite eased guidelines, AI analysis finds

Revised guidelines that went into effect in March leave it up to individuals to decide on whether to wear a mask.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Apr 11, 2023

The ups and downs of the global nuclear industry

As Germany prepares to shut its last nuclear reactors for good, other countries are turning to nuclear as a means of boosting their energy independence and cutting fossil fuel emissions.
JAPAN
Apr 11, 2023

Sapporo looks to change Winter Games bid to 2034 amid opposition

The Japanese Olympic Committee has said that it will be difficult to proceed with the 2030 bid due to public sentiment.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Apr 11, 2023

Does Macron's stance on Taiwan weaken G7 deterrence against China?

One of Kishida's top goals for next month’s G7 summit is to create a united front on issues like China and Ukraine, but that job may have just got harder.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 11, 2023

Whatever happened to the metaverse?

Following a great deal of hype last year, companies now seem to be reining back their investments in the metaverse.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Apr 11, 2023

Concern over spate of videos targeting homeless people in Japan

Some posts show homeless people being filmed without permission and being teased. Supporters say that the videos make fun of vulnerable people.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 11, 2023

South Korea says leaked U.S. document fake as spy allegations roil alliance

The presidential office in Seoul said that a 'significant portion' of the information in leaked classified Pentagon documents detailing apparent U.S. spying on Seoul is untrue.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 11, 2023

Could an EU law to save the rainforest destroy palm oil farmers?

The long list of requirements will be hard for small-scale farmers to meet, and could push risk-averse palm oil buyers in Europe to switch to larger plantations with deeper pockets.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 11, 2023

Seoul theater chain swaps screens for climbing walls to lure young Koreans

South Korea's largest multiplex movie chain operator started installing climbing walls in 2021 in one of its multiplexes, demolishing two movie screens to make way for the walls.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 11, 2023

Russia pounds Ukraine's front line as leak prompts questions over counteroffensive

Ukrainian officials played down a report that Kyiv is amending plans following the unauthorized release of classified U.S. documents.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 11, 2023

U.S. officials review intel sharing after damaging leak

Investigators are also working to determine what person or group might have had the ability and motivation to release the intelligence reports.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Apr 11, 2023

Fever select Aliyah Boston with first overall pick of WNBA draft

Indiana hopes the two-time Defensive Player of the Year can lead the franchise to its first playoff appearance since 2016.

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