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Fans gather to watch the FIFA World Cup 2026 match between France and Senegal during a watch party hosted by Adidas at Brooklyn Bridge Park in the Brooklyn borough of New York on June 16.
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Jun 29, 2026
World Cup pits Adidas and Nike in fight for soccer street cred
With the ambush marketing of reintroducing a vintage jersey in March, Adidas is playing up soccer¡¯s off-field appeal to score points in its perpetual battle with Nike.
Samba sports shoes are displayed in an Adidas store in Berlin. Shares of Adidas are down by almost a third in the past year.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jan 12, 2026
The sneaker boom had a long run. Now some analysts say it¡¯s over.
In a 61-page analysis, Bank of America analysts concluded that the growth prospects for these sports brands are rapidly dimming.
Grace Wales Bonner, newly appointed creative director of men's ready-to-wear collections at Hermes, the 188-year-old French luxury house famed for its rigorous and meticulous ways.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 27, 2025
Grace Wales Bonner to lead menswear design at tradition-rich luxury house Hermes
The appointment gives the maker of Birkin bags a designer known for her unique way of melding fine tailoring with broad cultural research, with a string of awards under her belt.
The Puma logo at its flagship store in New York on July 16
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 4, 2025
Puma¡¯s new boss takes helm trailing Adidas and a recovering Nike
For more than two years, Puma¡¯s top brass spoke of ¡°elevating¡± the German brand and making its sneakers and apparel more aspirational. Since arriving last month, Chief Executive Officer Arthur Hoeld has delivered a fairly blunt verdict: Puma, if anything, is now perceived as cheap.
Adidas CEO Bjorn Gulden at Adi-Dassler-Sportplatz in Herzogenaurach, Germany, on June 10.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 25, 2024
Adidas CEO rides Samba craze to revive brand after Ye debacle
Adidas¡¯ stocks have more than doubled from when Bjorn Gulden was announced as the new boss 18 months ago.
A bottle of Bayer AG Roundup brand weedkiller concentrate
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 31, 2024
Bayer faces billions in Roundup claims as legal strategy falls short
In the firm¡¯s biggest courtroom loss so far, a jury awarded $2.25 billion to a former user who blamed his cancer diagnosis on exposure to the herbicide.
The Birkenstock logo in Paris
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 13, 2023
Birkenstock files for IPO in further boost to U.S. market
The company will disclose the proposed terms of the share sale in a later filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 30, 2022
European health officials oppose restrictions on travel from China
Europeans have high levels of protection against COVID-19, and health systems on the continent can handle the current load of infections, authorities have said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 14, 2022
Scientists find gene variant tied to better COVID shot response
Scientists have identified an immunity gene variant in people with strong responses to COVID-19 vaccines who were less likely to get breakthrough infections.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 12, 2022
The era of pandemic restrictions is fast coming to an end
While the world has changed since early 2020 and new approaches to restrictions are justified, health officials warn that the coronavirus remains part of our reality.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 4, 2022
COVID¡¯s endemic shift means a slowdown for virus product makers
Demand for at-home tests will probably slow first while sales of more reliable PCRs will show more resilience, according to medical supply executives.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 3, 2021
Olaf Scholz prepares to mandate COVID-19 vaccination as Germany¡¯s fourth wave deepens
The ambitious path now being set by Germany¡¯s next chancellor reverses earlier policies that have left 31% of the country unvaccinated.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 4, 2021
COVID-19 shots targeting delta variant may be needed, researchers say
Researchers pointed to evidence that the strain¡¯s spike protein has mutated to a point where antibodies raised by current shots are becoming less effective.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 15, 2021
Rapid tests for COVID-19 are missing early infections, expert warns
The shortcoming could undermine efforts to use these fast and cheap tests to determine if someone can safely enter a place where people are congregating.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 8, 2021
AstraZeneca clot worries complicate bid to vaccinate the world
Reviews by U.K. and European Union regulators finding potential links to the unusual side effects are another blow for the shot.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 4, 2021
The vaccine revolution is coming inside tiny bubbles of fat
If messenger-RNA vaccines are the breakout medicine of the pandemic, then the tiny lipid spheres that bring them into people¡¯s cells are the unsung heroes.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 23, 2020
How vaccine-makers are preparing for mutant coronavirus strains
Drugmakers have said they could reset the COVID-19 shot to counter a new strain within just six weeks.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 4, 2020
Contact tracers eye cluster-busting to tackle COVID-19¡¯s new surge
As the pandemic worsens in the U.S. and Europe, an approach that has seen success in Japan gains interest.
Uruguay federation reportedly cancels charter flight after World Cup exit
Uruguay's Jose Maria Gimenez reacts after the team's loss against Spain at the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Friday.
Inside Japan¡¯s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.
India¡¯s gig workers pay the price for exposure to New Delhi¡¯s hazardous air
Rohit Kushwaha waits for a customer as he delivers his last parcel of the day, in New Delhi in January. His work as a delivery driver has helped pay the family¡¯s bills, but has had a significant impact on his health.
Yen hits 40-year low against the dollar, breaking ?162 level
Japan's currency broke ?162 to the dollar on Tuesday in Tokyo.
Japan falls in gut-wrenching fashion as Brazil strikes late to win World Cup clash
Brazil's Gabriel Martinelli (right) shoots past Japan defenders Shogo Taniguchi (left) and Takehiro Tomiyasu to score in the second half of a match in the round of 32 at the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Houston on Monday.
Japan¡¯s fertility system offers few safe paths for same-sex couples
A Tokyo Pride parade participant holds a sign that says "we want to be a married couple, not a couple."
Inside Japan¡¯s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.
A French ship with close ties to Japan combines arts and sciences on the high seas
Romain Troubl¨¦, the executive director of Tara Ocean Foundation, speaks to visitors aboard the Tara during a rare port call in Tokyo in April.
In Kyushu¡¯s far south, Senti.U sparks a culinary destination
Chef Yasuhiko Uchida was born in Saga Prefecture but has made his home in Kanoya, Kagoshima Prefecture, since 2012.
¡®The colors speak for themselves¡¯: How Japan¡¯s chroma bible went global
¡°A Dictionary of Color Combinations¡± is meant to function as a quick-reference guide for artists, designers and anyone with a passing interest in aesthetics as a quantifiable pursuit.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
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