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BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 2, 2021

Japanese startup designs wind turbine that can harness typhoon energy

Challenergy has designed a turbine that works in cyclonic conditions, which typically shut down most wind installations.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 2, 2021

U.S. Nuclear Posture Review poses basic questions for Biden and allies

Modernizing U.S. nuclear policy demands the development of new ways to deter by working creatively with allies to reapportion roles and responsibilities.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 2, 2021

Back to the land: Thai forest draws young green farmers

A small but growing back-to-the-land movement is luring young, ecofriendly farmers away from the city.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 2, 2021

Singapore has grand ambitions to become a global cryptocurrency hub

While nations differ vastly on its use — from outlawing it to embracing as legal tender — Singapore prepares to be at the forefront of crypto integration.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Nov 2, 2021

'Perfect storm': Poor Britons caught in cost-of-living squeeze

Economic and policy analysts say the world's fifth-biggest economy faces a deepening cost-of-living crisis.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Nov 2, 2021

Handball federation ends bikini bottom requirement for women

A fine against Norway's team shortly before the Tokyo Olympics added to the global discussion over double standards affecting female athletes at every level of competition.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 2, 2021

U.S. toymaker looks beyond port logjams to the risk of gluts

A key concern in the current environment is that companies will order too many goods as they scramble to fill orders.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Nov 2, 2021

Supply chain crisis risks taking the global economy down with it

New indicators underscore the extremity of the problem, the world's failure to find a quick fix and how in some regions the Big Crunch of 2021 is still getting worse.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Nov 2, 2021

Titans' Derrick Henry out indefinitely; foot surgery Tuesday

Tennessee head coach Mike Vrabel confirmed the team is planning for life without Henry and working out veteran free agents with the NFL trade deadline approaching.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Nov 2, 2021

China to hold World Cup qualifiers in UAE due to travel restrictions

China, attempting to qualify for the World Cup for the first time since 2002, has yet to play at home in the final round of Asian preliminaries for Qatar 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 2, 2021

EV startup Rivian could be valued at nearly as much as Honda in U.S. IPO

The firm is currently pursuing a two-track strategy, building electric delivery vans for Amazon and developing an electric-pickup and SUV brand aimed at affluent individuals.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 2, 2021

Guests locked in Shanghai Disneyland as China maintains strict COVID-19 controls

Nearly 34,000 people underwent testing, which ended close to midnight. Ferried home on 220 special buses, all were negative but are still required to isolate and retest.
Manchester United interim manager Ruud Van Nistelrooy hugs Amad Diallo after the team's League Cup win over Leicester City in Manchester, England on Wednesday.
SOCCER
Oct 31, 2024

Ruud Van Nistelrooy lends hand as United targets Ruben Amorim as next manager

Van Nistelrooy enjoyed a winning start as interim manager with United beating Leicester 5-2 to reach the League Cup quarterfinals.
New cars parked at Yantai port, in eastern China's Shandong province, on Oct. 21
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 31, 2024

China tells carmakers to halt investment in some EU states, sources say

New EU tariffs on Chinese-built electric vehicles have prompted retaliation from Beijing.
Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako speak with Hifumi Abe (third from right), an Olympic judo gold medalist, at a fall garden party on Wednesday in Tokyo.
JAPAN
Oct 31, 2024

Emperor and empress meet Paris Games gold medalists at garden party

A change at the fall party saw the husbands and wives of guests referred to by name, rather than simply as spouses.
A 15,000-pound undersea cable for transportation to Brazil, at Dulles International Airport in Virginia on June 8, 2009.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 31, 2024

U.S. agency to launch review of undersea cables and national security risks

More than 400 subsea cables form the backbone of the internet, carrying more than 99% of the world’s data traffic.
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin meets with South Korea's Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun during the U.S.-ROK Security Consultative Meeting at the Pentagon in Washington on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 31, 2024

North Korea troops could lengthen and broaden Ukraine war, U.S. warns

The move looks increasingly like a deployment to support Russia's combat operations in the Kursk region, the U.S. defense secretary said.
Lions receiver Jameson Williams catches a touchdown pass against the Cowboys in Arlington, Texas, on Oct. 13.
MORE SPORTS / Football
Oct 31, 2024

Lions coach Dan Campbell voices support for embattled receiver Jameson Williams

Campbell came to the defense of Williams as the latest off-field issue — and possible arrest — involving the former first-round pick came to light.
Residents walk past wreckage following deadly floods in Sedavi, south of Valencia, eastern Spain, on Wednesday.
WORLD
Oct 31, 2024

Spain's warning system under scrutiny as flood toll rises

Torrential rains that began at the start of the week sparked flooding that has left at least 95 people dead.
Republican Presidential Nominee Donald Trump
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 31, 2024

Trump factor bringing uncertainty to Asian firms' U.S. investment outlook

The former president has criticized the Inflation Reduction Act as a "scam” and the CHIPS and Science Act as a bad deal.
Images of semiconductor wafers at the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) Museum of Innovation in Hsinchu, Taiwan, on April 18, 2023. Taiwan's stock market emerged as the hottest major bourse in Asia over the past year, led by TSMC and Hon Hai Precision Industry.
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 31, 2024

AI’s $1.3 trillion future increasingly hinges on Taiwan

Thousands of businesses, executives and entrepreneurs rely on the island's unparalleled combination of talent, cost and speed.
Israel's U.N. ambassador Danny Danon attends a United Nations Security Council meeting in New York on Oct. 2.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 31, 2024

Israel denounces U.N. expert who accused it of 'genocide'

Francesca Albanase has long faced harsh criticism and allegations of antisemitism over her longstanding accusations of genocide.
A local resident watches Ukrainian rescuers clear debris on the site of a Russian missile strike in Dnipro, Ukraine, on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 31, 2024

U.S. sanctions entities in India, China and Turkey over Russia war supplies

The U.S. and its allies have piled thousands of sanctions on Russia since its invasion of Ukraine, yet Russia’s GDP is projected to grow 3.5% to 4% in 2024.
Hokkaido police have arrested two more suspects in connection with the assault and death of a 20-year-old college student in a park in Ebetsu.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 31, 2024

Two more teens arrested in death of Hokkaido college student

The suspects, both part-time male workers from Sapporo, are accused of assaulting a college student resulting in his death, though they have yet to make any statements.
Commanders receiver Dyami Brown runs with the ball during the team's win over the Bears in Landover, Maryland, on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Football
Oct 31, 2024

Commanders' win may herald outcome of race between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump

The Commanders earned a dramatic win over the Bears on Sunday.
The Dodgers celebrate with the World Series trophy after winning Game 5 at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 31, 2024

Dodgers win World Series after rallying from five runs down to beat Yankees in Game 5

Mookie Betts' sacrifice fly ensured a victory in Game Five, but it was Freddie Freeman’s MVP performance throughout that powered the Dodgers' eighth franchise title.
Vassily Nebenzia, Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation and President of the Security Council for the month of July, chairs a meeting of the United Nations Security Council at U.N. headquarters in New York on July 25.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 31, 2024

Russia questions 'flawed logic' in U.N. decrying North Korea's help

Russia faced accusations of violating U.N. resolutions and the founding U.N. Charter with the deployment of troops from North Korea to help Moscow.

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