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WORLD / Politics
Nov 14, 2022

Democrats defy 'red wave' forecasts to keep Senate control

Democratic leaders portrayed the better-than-expected performance as vindication of their agenda and a rebuke of election denialism and extremist candidates on the right.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Nov 14, 2022

Cyber criminals hold Asian tech workers captive in scam factories

Thousands of people, many with tech skills, have been lured by social media advertisements promising well-paid jobs in Southeast Asia only to find themselves forced to defraud strangers.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 14, 2022

If you’ve had COVID-19, watch out for stroke symptoms

Several studies now show an elevated risk of serious blood vessel inflammation during and after an infection.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 14, 2022

Philippines president looks to rebuild alliances in the Indo-Pacific region

Ferdinand Marcos Jr. appears to be overseeing a major shift in foreign policy, seeking to revitalize Manila's alliance with Washington and others.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 13, 2022

Iranian exile who got stuck for years in French airport and inspired movie dies

Mehran Karimi Nasseri died of natural causes just before midday on Saturday in terminal 2F at Charles de Gaulle Airport outside the French capital.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Nov 13, 2022

Todd Silverstein: ‘Startups are challenging but Naro is like several startups put together’

An experienced producer, Todd Silverstein finds a way to bring the aspects of Japan that he finds most inspiring to your living room.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 13, 2022

Israel's Netanyahu poised to retake reins of power

Benjamin Netanyahu, who is on trial over corruption allegations that he denies, will have at least 28 days to build a coalition government with his allies.
Japan Times
Rugby
Nov 13, 2022

Investment urged in women's rugby after stirring World Cup

World Rugby chief Bill Beaumont said a shortfall in sponsorship and broadcast rights was partly due to a lack of commitment World Rugby itself had made to the women's 15-a-side game.
Japanese purin is a classic dish, but this plant-based version is a bit of a sweet twist.
LIFE / The Recipe Box
Oct 15, 2023

Recipe: Soy caramel flan

Looking for a sweet snack? Here’s a traditional caramel and plant-based custard with a seaweed extract setting agent.
A representative of Chevalier Brewery presents a bottle of its sake adapted to French drinkers' tastes.
LIFE / Food & Drink
Oct 15, 2023

Sake fights an uphill battle for France’s wine lovers

Among many French drinkers, sake is still associated with cheap, low-quality alcohol only served at the end of meals in Japanese restaurants.
Nearly 60 years old, Pop-Tarts remain a polarizing yet iconic symbol of America's love of processed sweets.
LIFE / Food & Drink
Oct 15, 2023

How one family influenced the rise and recipes of Pop-Tarts

As Kellogg’s prepares to celebrate the 60th birthday of Pop-Tarts next year, the polarizing treats remain a cultural touchstone.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Israeli counterpart, Benjamin Netanyahu, visit the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem in July 2017.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 11, 2023

India’s realism comes of age in response to Israel-Hamas war

Unlike other Global South country leaders, Modi wasted no time expressing solidarity with Israel, an ally of India.
A gender-equality supporter protests against discrimination at an event held in Tokyo for International Women's Day in March 2021
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 13, 2023

Japan’s gender gap has never been wider. Can Kishida close it?

The government emphasizes the need to improve gender equality, but correcting Japan's dismal record requires a nuanced approach.
Smoke plumes billow over Gaza City after Israeli airstrikes Thursday.
EDITORIALS
Oct 13, 2023

Hamas mines depths of inhumanity. Israel must not do same.

There is the very real danger of a wider war. Netanyahu vowed “to change the Middle East,” a statement with ominous overtones.
A screen displays the Israeli flag in New York's Times Square on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 14, 2023

As Israel readies Gaza invasion, U.S. sees no plan for what’s next

The desire to support Israel versus the fear about what might come next underscores the delicate balancing act Biden faces.
Palestinians flee following the Israeli army's warning to leave their homes and move south before an expected ground offensive, in Gaza City, Gaza Strip, on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 14, 2023

Palestinians flee northern Gaza as Israel masses troops for assault

Israel announced overnight that it would temporarily guarantee the safety of Palestinians fleeing the area on two main roads.
Voters fill out ballot papers at a polling station on Sydney's Bondi Beach on Saturday as polls open in Australia's historic Indigenous rights referendum.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 14, 2023

Australian voters reject greater Indigenous rights

The result will be a setback to reconciliation efforts with Indigenous Australians and a political blow to the center-left Labor government.
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki (front right) arrives for a news conference during the annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, in Marrakech, Morocco, on Friday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 14, 2023

Japan tells G20 it may need to act in FX market

Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki's remarks came as the yen renewed its declines against the dollar.
U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan departs a Republican caucus meeting at the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 14, 2023

U.S. House Republicans nominate Jim Jordan for speaker

The hard-line conservative appears to be well short of the support he would need to seize the speaker's gavel.
A portion of a Microsoft data center that supports the Pentagon, and is next door to a bitcoin mine operated by Chinese-owned Bit Origin, in Cheyenne, Wyoming, on Sept. 29. Aside from the intelligence-gathering concerns over Chinese bitcoin mines in the U.S., the energy sucking facilities can also put immense pressure on power grids.
WORLD
Oct 14, 2023

Across U.S., Chinese bitcoin mines draw national security scrutiny

Microsoft reported one site in because of its proximity to a nuclear missile base. Other cryptocurrency facilities have ties to the Chinese state.
A Palestinian fighter from the armed wing of Hamas takes part in a military parade to mark the anniversary of the 2014 war with Israel, near the border in the central Gaza Strip, in July.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Oct 14, 2023

How Hamas secretly built a 'mini-army' to fight Israel

The group has a military academy training a range of specializations and boasts a naval commando unit among its 40,000-strong military wing.
A screen grab obtained from a social media video shows the scene of the stabbing of an Israeli Embassy staff member, in Beijing on Friday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 14, 2023

Israeli Embassy employee attacked with knife in Beijing

A 50-year-old male relative of an Israeli diplomat was stabbed by another foreign national outside a supermarket in Beijing, authorities said.
A man pours water atop his head outside the Emergency Aid Coalition during a heat wave in Houston in August.
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 14, 2023

2023 virtually certain to be warmest year on record, U.S. says

"There is a greater than 99% probability that 2023 will rank as the warmest year on record," the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said.

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