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HOME PAGE * Subscribe Digital Print * * 23℃ TOKYO June 27, 2024 * Subscribe Digital Print * * June 27, 2024 Tokyo governor race Kishida under fire Weakening yen Latest News Deep Dive Podcast Subscribe Digital Print * Tokyo governor race * Kishida under fire * Weakening yen * Latest News * Deep Dive Podcast Today's print edition Home Delivery * JAPAN * Politics * Society * Crime & Legal * Science & Health * Explainer * History * WORLD * Politics * Crime & Legal * Science & Health * Society * ASIA PACIFIC * Politics * Crime & Legal * Science & Health * Society * BUSINESS * Companies * Economy * Markets * Tech * SPORTS * Sumo * Soccer * Baseball * Basketball * Tennis * Olympics * More sports * OPINION * Editorials * Commentary * Environment * CLIMATE CHANGE * Energy * SUSTAINABILITY * WILDLIFE * EARTH SCIENCE * LIFE * Travel * Digital * Food & Drink * Style & Design * Language * Lifestyle * CULTURE * Film * Books * Music * Art * TV & Streaming * Stage * Entertainment news * COMMUNITY * Voices * Issues * How-tos * Our Lives * * My Account * Logout Subscribe for more access BUSINESS Yen’s tumble to weakest since 1986 boosts risk of intervention By Naomi Tajitsu and Masaki Kondo The Japanese currency fell as much as 0.4% to ¥160.39 per dollar on Wednesday, extending losses this year to around 12%. ASIA PACIFIC In first, North Korea claims successful multiple-warhead missile test By Jesse Johnson Such a capability would potentially allow for a single North Korean missile to drop nuclear warheads on a broad swath of targets. JAPAN Three confirmed dead on Mount Fuji ahead of climbing season During the July-September hiking season, more than 220,000 visitors trudge up Fuji's steep, rocky slopes. BUSINESS / Companies Aeon to ramp up hiring of foreign workers under specified skills visa framework By Francis Tang The retail giant is planning to employ 4,000 foreign workers with specified skilled worker visas by 2030 amid a labor shortage. OLYMPICS / Gymnastics Japan men's gymnastics team sets sights on China for team gold By Chang-Ran Kim and Irene Wang Three years ago, the Russians beat Japan by 0.103 points — a sliver of a number that etched itself into the minds of Japan's gymnasts. JAPAN Doctor urges Japan to pass on lessons of Nagano sarin gas attack Hiroshi Okudera, 68, who treated victims at Shinshu University Hospital, has spent three decades ensuring the lessons from the tragic incident are not forgotten. Aomori woman, 80, killed by bear amid surge of attacks nationwide By Jessica Speed She was foraging for bamboo shoots in the mountains when she was attacked by what local officials have determined to be an adult Asian black bear. Ex-member of Johnny's calls for victim protection at U.N. panel Japan's Emperor Naruhito visits medical research center in London Life-sized Gundam to be displayed at 2025 Osaka Expo Altar set up to mark 30th anniversary of Matsumoto sarin attack BUSINESS U.S., Japan, South Korea vow strategic cooperation By David Shepardson "We're doubling down our efforts to work together," U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said. Ignore the ‘AI revolution’ at your own peril, investors warn While a recent selloff in shares of chipmaker Nvidia may have fueled fears of an AI bubble, the correction is barely visible, some say. Jera ends ammonia co-firing trial with positive results By Yuka Obayashi Volkswagen's $5 billion investment in Rivian boosts EV maker's shares Singapore port congestion shows global impact of Red Sea attacks By Lisa Barrington and Jeslyn Lerh Toyota chair's pay raised to $10 million despite safety probe By Nicholas Takahashi WORLD Bolivian general is arrested after apparent coup attempt By Julie Turkewitz, Genevieve Glatsky and Maria Silvia Trigo In all, an attempted afternoon incursion into the presidential palace lasted just three hours. As time wore on, it became clear that the plan had little support. China’s ax-wielding coast guard tests limits in South China Sea By Philip Heijmans The Philippines Armed Forces called the June 17 moves by China a "brutal assault" and said the Chinese sailors acted like pirates. As ice melts, Everest's 'death zone' gives up its ghosts By Paavan MATHEMA U.S. health workers describe dire conditions at Gaza's hospitals By Issam AHMED Fears emerge over new 'most dangerous' mpox strain crossing borders By Daniel Lawler Kaz Hosaka, who led two poodles to Westminster glory, dies at 65 By Richard Sandomir SPORTS Rising star Oshoma blends traditional background with unique approach By John Gunning Despite his late arrival in sumo’s higher ranks, it would be wrong to dismiss Oshoma's impressive 10-win top-tier debut. Hawks select Zaccharie Risacher No. 1 overall in NBA draft NBC brings AI version of legendary broadcaster to Olympic coverage Tour de France favorite Pogacar says he has 'never felt so good on a bike' Ukrainians keen for a wartime success lament Euro elimination By Ivan Lubysh-Kirdey and Anna Voitenko OPINION Traders are out of step with the BOJ’s Ueda Gearoid Reidy and Daniel Moss Time and time again, traders predict that the Bank of Japan will take bold next steps, but these rarely come. That's because Gov. Ueda is, most of all, cautious. Giving organs can save donors’ lives, too By Peter Singer Julian Assange’s saga will forever exist in a legal gray area By Noah Feldman New EU leaders must unite on China By Anders Fogh Rasmussen What Prabowo’s presidency in Indonesia will look like By Joshua Kurlantzick ENVIRONMENT River Seine's water quality in doubt as Paris counts down to Olympics By Adam PLOWRIGHT Heavy rain in May and June has caused major pollution problems in the river. Divers become conservationists as corals bleach all over the world By Sara Hussein 'Breathing smoke': Brazil's Pantanal wetlands hit by record fires By VITORIA VELEZ Japan looks to 'blue carbon' to cut emissions — and restore its coasts By Annelise Giseburt Deadly heat waves mark Northern Hemisphere's first day of summer By Gloria Dickie CULTURE ‘The Night of Baba Yaga’ weaves a yakuza thriller into a meditation on queerness By Kris Kosaka Translator Sam Bett gravitated to the Akira Otani novel for its refusal to adhere to established genre conventions. ‘Sakura’: Secret agents, a murder mystery and one very determined young sleuth By Mark Schilling ‘Look Back’: A tale of self-discovery and tragedy told at a refreshing pace By Matt Schley Don't sleep on bed's genre-melding mayhem By Kim Kahan The Japanese-American ceramicist who made pots as big as her By Thu-Huong Ha LIFE Kazunori Otowa: Tochigi’s patriarch of French fine dining By Robbie Swinnerton Superb cuisine, family values and deep regional roots have elevated Restaurant Otowa to its lofty position. On Okinawa's Tokashiki Island, life's a beach — one of the best in the world By Lance Henderstein To Miho Fujita, ‘rules are meant to be broken in the sake world’ By Melinda Joe A playfully subversive knife from a rising Scottish design star By Hugh Carver Action drives VR, but Japan prizes anonymity and plot By Samantha Low COMMUNITY ‘You’re a spy, then?’ The odd interactions of a non-Japanese father in Japan By Jordan Allen Remember to keep your ears open whenever you’re near children and you’re guaranteed to hear something that’ll make you think. Dan Martin: ‘Long-term sustainability is the key factor to any diet’ By David McElhinney U.S. civil rights icon Opal Lee brings her Juneteenth walk to Tokyo By Baye McNeil There’s no one-size-fits-all fatherhood for foreign-born dads in Japan By Justin Randall Colin Croy: 'After I built my first pedal, I just kept making more and more' By Ryon Morrin OPINION Peter Singer Giving organs can save donors’ lives, too A U.S. sex offender donated an organ to save a sick child, showing others like him that a path to redemption exists — and multiplying the good of his action. Noah Feldman Julian Assange’s saga will forever exist in a legal gray area WikiLeaks founder Assange’s case lies on the boundary between espionage and protected speech. Its outcome has done nothing to shed light on this gray zone. Anders Fogh Rasmussen New EU leaders must unite on China As Ursula von der Leyen lines up for a second term as European Commission president, she should continue taking a tough stance on China together with other EU leaders. 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