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LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Dec 31, 2022

With borders reopened, Tokyo dining closed 2022 on a welcome high

For all the ups and downs of 2022, Tokyo's culinary scene seems poised for a big year in 2023.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Dec 31, 2022

Cristiano Ronaldo joins Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr until 2025

Ronaldo departed Old Trafford last month following an explosive television interview in which the 37-year-old forward said he felt betrayed by the club.
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BUSINESS
Dec 31, 2022

What you’ll find inside Nintendo’s new California theme park

Starting next year, Nintendo fans can step through a life-sizeu00a0warp pipe and enter the Mushroom Kingdom for the first time on American soil.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 31, 2022

Shielded by Russia and China, Myanmar junta turn more brutal

The two countries have become significantly important to the junta as Western sanctions hurt the country's finances.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 31, 2022

Bank of Japan considers raising inflation forecasts closer to 2% target: report

The proposed changes would show the core consumer price index rising around 3% in fiscal 2022, between 1.6% and 2% in fiscal 2023, and nearly 2% in fiscal 2024.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 31, 2022

Two missing after landslide in northeastern Japan

Police requested that the Self-Defense Forces conduct search and rescue operations for the missing people who, according to some accounts, are in their 70s to 80s.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 31, 2022

Japan ranks 41st in attracting talent in 2022 according to Swiss survey

In a breakdown, Japan ranked last for the international experience of senior managers and 62nd for language skills.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 31, 2022

COVID mutation risk drives rush to test travelers from China

The scenario echoes the pandemic's early days, when China was criticized for not releasing key genetic data on the virus until weeks after news of the new illness became public.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 31, 2022

Apple CEO Tim Cook conveyed concern over App Store curbs in meet with Kishida

Apple has faced heightened scrutiny over its App Store practices that charge a 30% fee on payments and subscriptions and does not allow iPhones to use apps from third party app stores.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 31, 2022

A town-by-town battle to sell Americans on renewable energy

In the fight against global warming, the U.S. is pumping a record $370 billion into clean energy, but the future of the American power grid is being determined by rural communities.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 31, 2022

Three years in, COVID's true death toll still elusive

The difference between the official and real figures could diverge even further next year, with modeling predicting more than a million deaths in China.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Dec 31, 2022

Xi and Putin meet again, two strongmen in a weak moment

Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine began in February, Putin has been isolated and highly dependent on China to maintain a semblance of diplomatic and financial stability.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / The Year Ahead
Dec 31, 2022

Resilient trade

Comparative advantage explains the efficiency gains of international trade and specialization. But we have learned that we must also account for the reliability of trade.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 31, 2022

Big write-offs and tax-cut perks: Key takeaways from Trump’s tax returns

Massive losses and large tax deductions in Donald Trump's returns reveal how the former U.S. president was able to use the tax code to minimize his income tax payments.
Japan Times
CARTOONS / ZERO GRAVITY
Dec 31, 2022

Roger Dahl on new year dreams

Members and supporters of the San Francisco Taxi Workers Alliance attend a rally outside the California Public Utilities Commission headquarters in San Francisco on Monday.
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 8, 2023

Will AI be an economic blessing or curse? History offers clues

History shows the economic impact of technological advances is generally uncertain, unequal and sometimes outright malign.
Spain's Ricardo Ten Argiles takes part in the men's C1 individual pursuit final during the UCI Cycling World Championships at Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome in Glasgow, Scotland, on Thursday.
MORE SPORTS / Cycling
Aug 8, 2023

Indomitable one-limbed Spaniard wins third track title, targets Paris

Ricardo Ten Argiles, who hails from Valencia, is writing a second chapter to a remarkable tale of sporting endeavor in the face of adversity.
Hiroyuki Nagai, president and chief executive officer of Rakuten Bank (left), attends the company's listing ceremony at the Tokyo Stock Exchange on April 21.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 8, 2023

Rakuten Bank sees edge over rivals once BOJ ends negative rates

Uncertainty remains over when the Bank of Japan will scrap the policy, which has squeezed banks’ lending margins since its introduction seven years ago.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russia's Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu visit an exhibition of military equipment on July 27.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 8, 2023

North Korean hackers breached top Russian missile-maker

Experts say the incident shows how the isolated country will even target its allies in a bid to acquire critical technologies.
Nominal cash earnings for workers in June rose 2.3% from the previous year, decelerating from a revised 2.9% clip in the previous month.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 8, 2023

Wage growth slowed in June, boosting case for BOJ to hold firm

The unexpected slowdown suggests the labor market may be losing some steam, and clouds prospects for the Bank of Japan’s sustainable inflation goal.
Residents stand in the corridors outside their homes at the Worli dairy quarters building in Mumbai. This crumbling structure houses more than 600 people.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 8, 2023

In Mumbai, civil servants risk safety for affordable housing

Some 600 people live in one government-owned, dilapidated block, in the same neighborhood that's home to the daughter of India's richest man.
A market in Kolkata, India. Developing nations are demanding control of their resources, in part by insisting on factories in their own countries.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 8, 2023

The Global South breaks away from the U.S.-led world order

Developing nations are demanding control over their resources and reordering relationship that date back to colonial times.
Nao Hibino celebrates with the trophy after winning the women's singles final of the Prague Open against Linda Noskova in Prague on Monday.
TENNIS
Aug 8, 2023

Nao Hibino wins singles and doubles titles at Prague Open

The 28-year-old rose from 136th to 84th in the world rankings following the tournament.
Taiwanese singer Chang Hui-mei — also known as "A-Mei" — poses with her mother (second from left) on the red carpet in Taipei in 2016.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Aug 8, 2023

Chinese fans barred from wearing rainbows at gay-friendly show

Being gay, bisexual or transgender is increasingly seen by some in China as a concept imported from the West.
Riders dressed as samurai participate in an annual Soma Nomaoi festival in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, on July 30. Two horses died from heatstroke in the event.
JAPAN
Aug 8, 2023

Scores of horses suffer sunstroke at samurai festival

Organizers may move the annual event — featuring over 400 participants dressed as samurai on horseback — to a cooler time of year.
Japan's current account surplus in June roughly tripled from a year earlier after the resource-scarce nation recorded its first trade surplus in nearly two years.
BUSINESS
Aug 8, 2023

Half-year current account surplus up 11% as trade deficit shrinks

Surging import costs for energy, raw materials and other goods have left Japan deep in the red, despite a recovery in exports.
The music score for “Glory to Hong Kong”
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 8, 2023

Hong Kong government to appeal in failed bid to ban protest song

Reiterating that disseminating the song was a national security crime, the government said its injunction was crucial to safeguarding the city.
New Zealand already generates more than 80% of its electricity from renewable sources, and aspires to reach 100% by 2030.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 8, 2023

New Zealand ties up with BlackRock in drive for fully green power

The deal will supercharge efforts by New Zealand to become one of the first countries in the world to achieve a 100% renewable electricity supply.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping arrive for a signing ceremony at the Kremlin in Moscow on March 21.
WORLD
Aug 8, 2023

China’s rebuke of Russia over border tussle doesn't signal shift

The rare admonition took place Friday over an incident involving Chinese citizens denied entry from Kazakhstan into Russia at a border checkpoint.
Taro Aso, a former prime minister and current vice president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, speaks during the Ketagalan Forum in Taipei on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 8, 2023

Taiwan situation ‘tilting toward emergency,’ former Japan PM says

Taro Aso said this shift was “definitely not out of the blue” but was now “more evident,” pointing to military exercises by China around Taiwan.

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