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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Mar 21, 2023

COVID report based on China samples puts suspicion back to animal origins

A new analysis of samples taken from a market in Wuhan during the early days of the pandemic are the strongest evidence yet that the COVID-19 virus jumped from animals to humans.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 21, 2023

Trump sweats an arrest. We should sweat a second term.

Former U.S. President Donald Trump's efforts to mobilize his mob show how important it is to ensure he never occupies the White House again.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 21, 2023

Israeli minister's 'no Palestinians' tirade sparks Arab outcry

Farhan Haq, deputy spokesman for U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, dubbed the minister's remarks 'completely unhelpful,' stressing the Palestinian people 'obviously' exist.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Mar 20, 2023

Carlos Alcaraz cruises past Daniil Medvedev in Indian Wells final to return to No. 1

Top seed Carlos Alcaraz snapped Daniil Medvedev's 19-match win streak with a 6-3 6-2 rout in the Indian Wells final on Sunday that will see him leapfrog Novak Djokovic and return to world No. 1 in the rankings.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS / Regional Voices: Hokkaido
Mar 20, 2023

Obihiro in need of balancing act to secure skating rink for children

Overall participation in skating has decreased in the Hokkaido city, and officials believe that access to local facilities is key to expanding the sport.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 20, 2023

How the AI 'revolution' is shaking up journalism

Many commentators believe that journalism is on the cusp of a revolution where mastery of algorithms and AI tools that generate content will be a key battleground.
Japan Times
SUMO
Mar 19, 2023

Female sumo wrestlers slap down prejudices in Brazil

The president of the Brazilian Sumo Confederation says women are behind the sport's growth in the country.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Mar 19, 2023

Novak Djokovic to miss Miami Open over lack of COVID-19 vaccination

The world No. 1 has missed other events due to being unvaccinated, but was allowed to compete in this year's Australian Open and won his 10th crown at Melbourne.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Mar 18, 2023

Baseball icon Miguel Cabrera soaks up a lot of lasts at World Baseball Classic

As Cabrera, 39, gets ready to hang up his spikes, he is soaking up a lot of lasts, starting with his fifth and final World Baseball Classic.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 18, 2023

WHO accuses China of withholding data on pandemic’s origins

Genetic research from China suggests to some experts that the coronavirus may have sprung from a seafood market in Wuhan. Now the data are missing from a scientific database.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Mar 18, 2023

Can ChatGPT plan your next vacation?

Goodbye travel agents, hello AI-powered personalized itineraries.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 17, 2023

Should Japan have a nuclear-sharing agreement?

While Japan may be softening to the idea of taking a more active role in its own security, persuading the Japanese to accept the idea of hosting nuclear weapons will not be easy.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 17, 2023

Web of secret chip deals allegedly help U.S. tech flow to Russia

Customs data shows that semiconductors made by large U.S. companies have been getting to Russia via third-party firms since the Ukraine war started.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 17, 2023

Credit Suisse got its lifeline. Now it needs to win back clients.

The battered bank received a $54 billion loan from the Swiss government after net outflows hit $119 billion in the 4th quarter.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 15, 2023

Osaka Gas to secure more LNG in fiscal 2023 amid tight global supply

The LNG contract that Osaka Gas, JERA and Tokyo Gas have signed to buy a combined 3.4 million tonnes per year from Brunei for 10 years from April 2013 is due to expire this month.
Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
Mar 15, 2023

Haruki Murakami’s new novel. Plus, allegations resurface in J-pop.

Celebrated author Haruki Murakami reveals the title to a new novel, “The City and its Uncertain Walls.” Also, the BBC puts out a documentary on J-pop titan Johnny Kitagawa.
Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Mar 15, 2023

Pressure back on JSA to reconnect with fans as pandemic ends

After nearly three years of restrictions, there are plenty of ways for sumo officials to widen the sport's audience both domestically and globally.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 15, 2023

Squaring the circle of same-sex marriage in Japan

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is being drawn into a debate on marriage equality ahead of the G7 summit. Could he turn it into an opportunity?
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 15, 2023

Biden issues executive order to strengthen background checks for guns

The visit is Biden’s latest attempt to express his horror over the continued loss of life and to demonstrate his administration’s effort to reduce the chance of another mass shooting.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 14, 2023

The Arctic is the latest arena for NATO and Russia to flex their military muscle

The region is increasingly important for energy, trade and security, and an area where Russia, the U.S., China and others are vying for greater control.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 14, 2023

Trump wades into education culture war as he eyes race with DeSantis

The former president has pledged to prohibit the teaching of so-called critical race theory in public schools and keep transgender athletes from competing in girls' sports.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 13, 2023

Xi could visit Putin and speak to Zelenskyy next week

If Xi's visit to Moscow coincides with a video meeting with Zelenskyy, that could be a big coup for the Ukrainians, who want Beijing to remain neutral.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Mar 13, 2023

Seoul to bid for 2036 Games without Pyongyang, says mayor

Seoul will remain flexible to the idea of holding a few events in the Demilitarized Zone or Pyongyang if relations improve enough by that time.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 13, 2023

After Silicon Valley Bank failure, U.S. acts to shore up confidence in banking system

The move will not lead to losses by American taxpayers and all depositors, including those whose funds exceed the maximum government-insured level, will be made whole.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Mar 10, 2023

How the 3/11 disasters set in motion an evolution of the U.S.-Japan alliance

The March 11, 2011, tragedy prompted a broad and important shift for the Self-Defense Forces and the country’s military alliance with the United States.
Japan Times
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Mar 10, 2023

Japan’s first 'Drag Race' contestant hits the stage

Tokyo-based Swedish drag queen Endigo is representing the country's pop culture on “Drag Race Sverige,” a Swedish off-shoot of drag queen RuPaul’s award-winning reality television show.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 10, 2023

Government to scale back COVID support with disease downgrade on May 8

The move means much of the state subsidies for screening and treatments will be scaled back and free COVID testing and outpatient care will end.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 10, 2023

Victims remembered 78 years on from devastating U.S. air raid on Tokyo

Among the roughly 100 attendees at the memorial service in Suginami Ward were the surviving relatives of the victims, alongside Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike and the Crown Prince and Princess.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

Podcast

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

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Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
A boom for business tourism in Japan?
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