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COMMENTARY / World
Nov 10, 2021
The U.S. should be realistic about missile defense
The U.S. should be vigilant about emerging threats, but pouring more money into unproven missile-defense technologies isn't the answer.
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OLYMPICS
Nov 10, 2021
Luge federation boosts safety measures after crash at Beijing venue
The FIL said additional safety measures had been put in place with immediate effect on Tuesday, including the 'set-up of blockades at a start height once training moves to the other start.'
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Nov 10, 2021
Coaches warn of scary times facing China's hockey team at Games
A 'group of death' featuring the United States, Canada and Germany is expected to show no mercy to the host nation, whose Olympic preparations have floundered in the wake of the pandemic.
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Nov 10, 2021
Aaron Rodgers admits he 'misled' people about his vaccine status
Days after he tested positive, the former Super Bowl champion defiantly told 'The Pat McAfee Show' that he had not lied, but returned to the program on Tuesday to clarify his comments.
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BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 10, 2021
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Bryce Harper win Hank Aaron Award
Blue Jays infielder Guerrero beat out Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani in the American League, while Harper won the award for the second time in the National League.
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WORLD / Politics
Nov 10, 2021
Biden-Xi virtual meeting planned for as soon as next week
U.S. officials believe direct engagement with Xi is the best way to prevent the relationship between the world's two biggest economies from spiraling toward conflict.
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WORLD
Nov 9, 2021
Obama tells COP26 to help poor nations as he chides China and Russia
The failure of rich nations to help developing countries has fueled mistrust, which creates a major obstacle to progress in cutting emissions.
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OLYMPICS
Nov 9, 2021
Polish luger says Beijing crash could have been 'tragedy'
Mateusz Sochowicz said the track team had been slow to react and that he had spent half an hour on the ice before being transported to hospital for surgery.
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Nov 9, 2021
Sponsors split on Aaron Rodgers' anti-vaccine stance
Rodgers tested positive for COVID-19 last week and faced backlash for telling reporters in August that he was 'immunized' in response to a question about whether he had received the vaccine.
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BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 9, 2021
Wages in Japan eke out meager gains as Kishida eyes tax breaks
While pay appears to have been improving this year, it is still measured against the low levels of last year and the gains are far below levels seen as necessary to help inflation reach 2%.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 8, 2021
Biden's democracy summit: Problematic invite list casts shadow on impact
Rights advocates are questioning whether the virtual Democracy summit can push world leaders who are invited, some accused of harboring authoritarian tendencies, to take meaningful action.
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Nov 8, 2021
Tokyo Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir wins NYC marathon
Jepchirchir is the first athlete to pick up Olympic gold and win the New York Marathon in the same year.
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TENNIS
Nov 8, 2021
Inaugural Billie Jean King Cup draws mixed reviews from players and fans
Sloane Stevens described the tournament as a 'work in progress.'
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BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 8, 2021
SoftBank Vision Fund posts a record loss as Coupang shares fall
The plunging value of some investments and a tech sector crackdown by Chinese regulators have pushed the business into the red.
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JAPAN / Science & Health / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Nov 8, 2021
Geologists hope pumice stones drifting off Okinawa will reveal nature's secrets
The stones have previously helped researchers understand the currents and countercurrents that flow south of Japan.
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Nov 8, 2021
Jaguars' Josh Allen torments Bills' Josh Allen in upset victory
Jacksonville Jaguars linebacker Josh Allen recorded a sack, an interception and a fumble recovery off Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen, an odd twist to the Jags' 9-6 upset on Sunday.
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JAPAN / Science & Health / Regional voices: Chubu
Nov 8, 2021
Parents and children in Japan unaware HPV vaccines are available for free
In Japan, about 11,000 women mainly in their 20s through 40s suffer from cervical cancer every year, of which about 2,800 die from the disease.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 8, 2021
China deems people almost a kilometer apart as ‘close contacts’
The definition of a close contact is getting broader in China, where authorities hunting down every potential COVID-19 infection.
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SOCCER
Nov 8, 2021
High-flying West Ham ends Liverpool's record unbeaten run
West Ham United validated its place in the Premier League by outmuscling Liverpool for a memorable 3-2 victory at a rocking London Stadium on Sunday.
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BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 8, 2021
BOJ policymakers stress need to keep easy policy on weak inflation
While rising energy and food costs are pushing up prices in Japan, inflation remains well below the bank's 2% target.
Foreign tourists with unpaid medical bills in Japan to be denied entry
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during ministerial meeting meeting on foreign residents in Japan on Friday at the Prime Minister's Office.
Japan eyes tougher rules for foreign residents and tax hike for tourists
A tax-free shop in Kyoto in April 2024. Last week, members of a Liberal Democratic Party study group drafted a proposal seeking to scrap the country's tax-free shopping system altogether.
Accidents raise concern over how Japan vets foreign drivers
Keita Ueno (right), the owner of Kiki Driving School and an instructor who supports both foreign nationals and Japanese citizens returning from abroad in getting their foreign driver’s licenses converted, is worried about the current lax system for the process.
Japan won’t wait for G7 summit for possible U.S. trade deal
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's top negotiator in tariff talks with the U.S. speaks to reporters at the Japanese Embassy in Washington on Friday.
From ridicule to redemption: Rice crisis returns Koizumi to the spotlight
Agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi speaks to the media as he inspects a warehouse storing stockpiled rice in Kanagawa Prefecture on May 30.
What can Kenji Yanobe’s cosmic cats teach us about humanity?
Kenji Yanobe’s spacesuited cats are the main characters of “Ship’s Cat Island,” the inaugural exhibition at Hyper Museum Hanno in Saitama Prefecture.
From ridicule to redemption: Rice crisis returns Koizumi to the spotlight
Agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi speaks to the media as he inspects a warehouse storing stockpiled rice in Kanagawa Prefecture on May 30.
New Naoshima museum bets on Asia, not the West
Detail of Takashi Murakami, “Rakuchu-Rakugai-zu Byobu: Iwasa Matabei RIP” (2023-25)
Japan’s prison reform focuses on rehabilitation
Justice Minister Keisuke Suzuki speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Friday. Suzuki said preparations for the changes that will focus more on rehabilitation are being actively made at each correctional facility.
Accidents raise concern over how Japan vets foreign drivers
Keita Ueno (right), the owner of Kiki Driving School and an instructor who supports both foreign nationals and Japanese citizens returning from abroad in getting their foreign driver’s licenses converted, is worried about the current lax system for the process.

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