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Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Dec 3, 2022

Tokyo named among the world's best destinations for disabled travelers

Amsterdam, Las Vegas, Paris and Tokyo were all among the most accessible cities according to a recent report, but there's still more work to be done.
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WORLD
Dec 2, 2022

Brace for bombs, fix and repeat: Ukraine’s grim efforts to restore power

Even as Ukrainian workers race to restore basic services like electricity, heat and water, new Russian airstrikes send them back to the starting line.
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COMMENTARY / World
Dec 2, 2022

Elon Musk and his not-so-hidden agenda

If the information space is destroyed, such as with Elon Musk's purchase of Twitter, it will no longer be possible to marshal citizens against the powerful.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Dec 2, 2022

Germany suffers another early World Cup exit after 'absolute catastrophe' in Qatar

Kai Havertz said Germany's final day at the World Cup was 'like watching a horror movie.'
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WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 2, 2022

Physicists create ‘the smallest, crummiest wormhole you can imagine’

Scientists used a quantum computer to explore the ultimate escape route from a black hole.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 2, 2022

Samurai spirit: Japan explodes with World Cup joy

Dressed in their team's blue jersey, the revelers mingled with commuters in suits on their way to work.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Dec 2, 2022

Morocco aiming even higher after advancing to knockout round at World Cup

Morocco coach Walid Regragui said the Atlas Lions are ready to "aim for the sky" after reaching the World Cup knockout round for the first time in 36 years on Thursday.
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BUSINESS
Dec 2, 2022

World Cup stocks rise in Tokyo as Japan upsets Spain to advance

Shares of CyberAgent, which is broadcasting all the games for free in Japan on its Abema streaming service, jumped as much as 7.3%.
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SOCCER / World cup
Dec 2, 2022

Stephanie Frappart makes history as first female referee for match at men's World Cup

Frappart's achievement was met with recognition, with Costa Rica manager Luis Fernando Suarez describing it as a step forward for women in a 'sexist sport.'
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ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 2, 2022

U.S. and Asian allies impose new sanctions on North Korea after ICBM test

Japan designated three entities and an individual for new sanctions, the Foreign Ministry said, including the Lazarus Group suspected of carrying out cyberattacks.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Dec 2, 2022

Spain coach Luis Enrique bemoans 5-minute 'total loss of control' against Japan

'They scored two goals against us, and if they had needed to score two more, then they would have scored them too, I'm sure,' Spain coach Luis Enrique said about his team's collapse.
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ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Dec 2, 2022

As economy stutters, China's youth seek safety of civil service

Civil servant jobs in China have been in high demand for thousands of years as a sure way for those with high scores at the five-hour, multidisciplinary exam to move up the social ladder.
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SOCCER / World cup
Dec 2, 2022

Germany crashes out of World Cup despite 4-2 win over Costa Rica

Germany finished third in Group E, behind Spain on goal difference, tumbling out of the FIFA World Cup at the first hurdle for the second consecutive time.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Dec 1, 2022

Argentina starting to round into form at World Cup

Argentina's performance should sound an alarm to the other title hopefuls that Lionel Messi and the rest of the squad is starting to click into gear.
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BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 1, 2022

Rengo formalizes plan to demand 5% pay hike

The lifting of the pay-scale target and regular salary growth from around 4% set for 2022 negotiations is aimed at having wages reflect rising prices.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 1, 2022

The soccer world must protect Iran’s team

After losing to the United States in World Cup, Team Melli returns home to a hostile population and a vengeful regime.
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WORLD
Dec 1, 2022

A greener ride: West Africans switch on to electric motorbikes

Local authorities also are encouraging the switch to electric in a bid to replace old, highly polluting motorcycles.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 1, 2022

For China’s leader, another dilemma: How to mourn Jiang Zemin

Paying tribute to Jiang while preventing him from becoming a symbolic cudgel against the current regime will be a challenge for Xi Jinping in the coming weeks
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WORLD
Dec 1, 2022

Unusual 'triple-dip' La Nina weather may persist into March, U.N. says

The current large-scale cooling of surface temperatures is the first triple-dip La Nina of the century and only the third since 1950, the U.N.'s World Meteorological Organization said.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Dec 1, 2022

Christine McVie, hit-maker for Fleetwood Mac, dies at 79

As a singer, songwriter and keyboardist, she was a prolific force behind one of the most popular rock bands of the last 50 years.
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COMMENTARY / World
Nov 30, 2022

What makes a fascist?

Parties or regimes exhibiting certain features might not be fascist today; but they could become so in predictable ways.
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ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Nov 30, 2022

China could triple nuke arsenal, Pentagon says in report spotlighting submarine capabilities

In an annual report that also spotlighted Beijing's designs on Taiwan, the U.S. Defense Department said it expected China could have 1,500 nuclear warheads by 2035.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 30, 2022

Proud, scared and conflicted. What the China protesters told me.

After nearly three long years of COVID zero, which has turned into a political campaign for Chinese President Xi Jinping, China's future looks increasingly bleak.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Nov 30, 2022

Dutch boss Louis Van Gaal bristles at critics after topping group

Van Gaal chose to highlight the role of Memphis Depay and Marten de Roon, who he included in his squad for the World Cup even though they were not fully fit at the time.
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BUSINESS
Nov 30, 2022

Elon Musk's Twitter lifts rule against COVID-19 misinformation

The move comes after the mercurial billionaire reinstated a slew of accounts on the social media network that had previously been banned for violating its content rules.

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