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Japan Times
Special Supplements
Dec 12, 2022

NHK Top Docs tells powerful stories about the world around us

Documentaries explore, preserve and publicize history in immersive ways so that we can learn from it. That’s why NHK Top Docs, a free streaming service provided by NHK World-Japan, is such an important project. With all the resources of Japan’s public broadcaster behind it, NHK Top Docs introduces...
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Figure Skating
Dec 11, 2022

World champion Shoma Uno and Mai Mihara shine in Grand Prix triumph

The victory in Turin capped off a tremendous year of international competitions for Uno that included a world championship, two Grand Prix wins and a pair of Olympic medals.
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SOCCER / World cup
Dec 10, 2022

Minutes from elimination, Croatia roars back to eliminate Brazil

A late shock goal in extra time forced penalty kicks. Croatia made the most of them.
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Rugby
Dec 7, 2022

Ruthless England sacks Eddie Jones nine months from Rugby World Cup

Jones' future was in the balance following a recent Autumn series where a lone win over Japan and fortunate draw with New Zealand were bookended by defeats.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Dec 5, 2022

England quickly shifts focus to showdown against France

England only spent a little time celebrating its 3-0 World Cup win over Senegal on Sunday before turning its thoughts to an intimidating quarterfinal against reigning champion France and Kylian Mbappe.
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SOCCER / World cup
Dec 4, 2022

Japan super-sub Ritsu Doan aims to sink Croatia

The Freiburg winger would become the first Japanese player to score three goals at a single World Cup if he scores on Monday, but his focus is on helping his team reach the quarterfinals.
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SOCCER / World cup
Nov 29, 2022

'Superman' Harry Souttar embodies Scottish influence on Socceroos

The 198-cm defender was praised for his colossal display against Tunisia at Al Janoub Stadium on Saturday to give Australia its first World Cup win in 12 years.
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LIFE / Food & Drink / Longform
Nov 28, 2022

Wood spirits: How Japan made the world’s first liquor from trees

History is being made by a technology that may help aging rural populations, reinvigorate the nation's struggling forestry sector and shake up the global alcohol industry in unforeseen ways.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Nov 28, 2022

Japan's magic fades with disappointing loss to Costa Rica

The magic Japan conjured up in its upset of Germany is gone, and only uncertainty awaits after an uninspired showing in a loss against Costa Rica at the World Cup in Qatar.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 27, 2022

Kim vows North Korea to have world's most powerful nuclear force

Kim also noted that North Korean scientists had made a 'wonderful leap forward in the development of the technology of mounting nuclear warheads on ballistic missiles.'
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WORLD
Nov 24, 2022

Will the world abort women's rights after death of Roe v. Wade?

Women and girls around the world will suffer a knock-on effect from the U.S. decision to roll back abortion rights, experts say, predicting a global clampdown on hard-won female freedoms.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Nov 23, 2022

In the land of baseball, sumo and soccer share a close relationship

Japan's national sport and the 'beautiful game' have formed many ties over the years, with even top-ranked wrestlers attending matches and taking part in promotional events.
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SOCCER / World cup
Nov 22, 2022

Iran coach Carlos Queiroz vents anger over efforts to politicize players

Fans have accused the squad of siding with a violent state crackdown on the unrest, during which activists say more than 400 people have been killed, including dozens of minors.
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WORLD / Politics
Nov 17, 2022

Xi looks away from Putin toward West in return to world stage

Recent moves appear to be part of a broader return to pragmatism since Xi set himself up to rule for life by breaking succession norms at a party congress last month.
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COMMENTARY / World
Nov 16, 2022

The world finds itself on the cusp of a new era

The world has entered a new period of turbulence, and it remains to be seen what new rules and institutions will emerge from it.
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WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 11, 2022

Can world leaders at COP27 climate summit still limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius?

One of the key objectives around which the 2015 Paris Agreement was formed, the figure has become a shorthand for the success of every subsequent climate summit.
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BUSINESS / EXPLAINER
Nov 10, 2022

How Binance-FTX deal rocked the crypto world and then collapsed

While crypto might seem like a niche corner of finance, the saga between two of its top players has upended the crypto ecosystem and is likely to have far-reaching repercussions.
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SOCCER / World cup
Nov 7, 2022

Tottenham manager Antonio Conte 'confident' Son Heung-min will recover in time for World Cup

The Spurs star sustained a fracture around his left eye when he collided with Chancel Mbemba during the club's 2-1 win over Marseille last week.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 31, 2022

Taiwan tensions raise alarms over risks to world’s subsea cables

A disruption in a conflict with China could result in Taiwan getting cut off from the world, similar to what happened to the Pacific Island nation of Tonga earlier this year.
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BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Oct 23, 2022

Poor nations face peril over elusive G20 debt relief push

Results under the Common Framework have proven elusive, hampered by a combination of a lack of progress in bringing key creditors around the table and getting them to commit to joint action.
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WORLD
Oct 16, 2022

Soaring dollar leaves food piled up in ports as world hunger grows

Around the world, countries that rely on food imports are grappling with a destructive combination of high interest rates, a soaring dollar and elevated commodity prices.
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BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 11, 2022

China's shot at overtaking the U.S. economy is at stake in Xi's next term

If the property downturn is deeper than expected and 'COVID zero' restrictions remain beyond 2023, GDP growth may average below 4% over the next decade.
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WORLD / Society
Oct 11, 2022

World failing to address 'dangerous' inequality after COVID-19, Oxfam says

The charity assessed 161 governments from 2020 to 2022, and found that half of the nations covered cut their spending on social protection and 70% slashed education.
Japan Times
SOCCER / Women's World Cup
Sep 30, 2022

U.S. women to embrace 'adversity' at sold-out Wembley

It will be the first time the American women have played at Wembley since the Stars and Stripes won their fourth Olympic gold medal in 2012.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Sep 29, 2022

World of elite chess being shaken over cheating allegations by world champion

Magnus Carlsen's allegations sent shock waves through the chess world just seven days before the U.S. Chess Championship.
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LIFE / Lifestyle / Longform
Sep 19, 2022

Pitch black: A therapeutic walk into total darkness

Night treks help people in Japan reclaim a primitive fear and reverence toward a world without light.
Possibility of Nankai Trough megaquake now 80%, government panel reports
A map of the hypocentral region of an anticipated Nankai Trough earthquake
Crashed Jeju jet’s black box failure shows decadeslong gap in power rules
The flight data recorder retrieved from Jeju Air flight 2216, which crashed killing 179 people in December. Black boxes holding the flight data and cockpit voice recorders for the flight stopped recording four minutes before the disaster, South Korea's transport ministry said Saturday.
Hanshin quake sparked changes to Japan's disaster response policies
Self-Defense Forces members search for victims in Kobe's Nagata Ward on Jan. 28, 1995, in the wake of the Great Hanshin Earthquake.
Fuji TV scrutinized over handling of allegations against ex-SMAP member Nakai
Fuji TV in the Odaiba waterfront area in Tokyo in 2021
Possibility of Nankai Trough megaquake now 80%, government panel reports
A map of the hypocentral region of an anticipated Nankai Trough earthquake
With new regional party, Shinji Ishimaru touts rebirth
Shinji Ishimaru announces details of his new regional party at a news conference in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Nippon Steel’s case against Biden probably unwinnable, attorneys argue
U.S. Steel’s Edgar Thomson Steel Works in Braddock, Pennsylvannia, in 2019. Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel face significant legal challenges in their case against the United States.
Japanese companies rush to up English-language disclosures in 2025
The Tokyo Stock Exchange will soon require some companies to publish their financials in English in addition to Japanese.
Tokyo plans to subsidize epidurals, but are hospitals ready?
Epidurals during childbirth have long been uncommon in Japan, though they have been growing more popular in recent years.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Atsuyoshi Koike, the president and CEO of Rapidus, says there is a “sense of urgency” when it comes to Japan’s efforts in manufacturing semiconductors. “We have to make sure we are successful,” he says.
Atsuyoshi Koike’s big game: Fourth down and 2 nanometers to go
By Kazuaki Nagata and Richard Meyer

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