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JAPAN
Jul 16, 2022

Fukushima beach in former evacuation zone reopens after 11 years

The beach became the first swimming beach to reopen in areas once covered by evacuation orders issued after the triple meltdown at the Fukushima No. 1 plant.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 16, 2022

China's surging hydropower a boon for its climate goals and energy bills

Plentiful rainfall and fast-growing new capacity for other renewable sources have cut needs for fossil fuel.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 16, 2022

Aviation sector faces hiring headache as mechanics shortage looms

Two years after lockdowns nearly grounded the airline industry, repair shops and suppliers are scrambling for students.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 16, 2022

U.S. Navy sends warship near disputed South China Sea islands for second time in a week

The U.S. destroyer sailed near the contested Spratly Islands, days after China claimed to have expelled the same vessel from waters near the disputed Paracel islets.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 16, 2022

U.S. House panel subpoenas Secret Service records in Jan. 6 inquiry

The committee investigating the assault on the U.S. Capitol has subpoenaed the records after being told by a government inspector general that the agency wasn't cooperating with the inquiry.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 16, 2022

Warning sirens sound in Ukraine's capital as Russia steps up bombardment

Air raid sirens sounded across Kyiv on Saturday as Russia stepped up long-range bombardment of Ukrainian cities that has killed at least 34 people in the last three days and wounded scores.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Jul 16, 2022

Kishida’s next moves will determine fate of Abe legacy

Prime Minister Kishida's actions after the election win will reveal the power that Abe's name retains and the immediate prospects for his legacy.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jul 16, 2022

NFL players pay small price when accused of violence against women

A study found that a player's worth on the field more strongly predicts how long his career will be than whether he is accused of violence against women.
The Wajima Morning Market is held as a pop-up event in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Saturday.
JAPAN
Mar 23, 2024

Wajima morning market held for first time since Noto quake

The original site of the Wajima Asaichi market in the city of Wajima was reduced to ashes by a fire that broke out after the 7.6 magnitude earthquake.
A law enforcement officer patrols the scene of the deadly attack at the Crocus City Hall concert hall in Krasnogorsk, outside Moscow, on Saturday.
WORLD
Mar 24, 2024

Putin vows to punish those behind Russia concert massacre

Officials said 133 bodies had been recovered from the rubble in 24 hours, and doctors were "fighting for the lives of 107 people."
Baltimore Orioles owner Peter Angelos in 2011
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 24, 2024

Longtime Orioles owner Peter Angelos dies at 94

A successful trial attorney who made his fortune in class-action lawsuits, Angelos led a group of investors that purchased the Orioles in 1993.
Tsuneyasu Miyamoto speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on Saturday.
SOCCER
Mar 24, 2024

Ex-Japan captain Miyamoto becomes youngest head of soccer association

Miyamoto, 47, is the youngest JFA president since the end of World War II, and the first JFA head to have played in the World Cup.
North Korea's Kim Song Nam, head of the International Department of the Workers' Party of Korea, and Cai Qi, head of the Secretariat of the Chinese Communist Party, meet in Beijing on Friday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 24, 2024

North Korea and China commit to bolster ties in high-level Beijing talks

A delegation led by senior North Korean official Kim Song Nam was among groups visiting regional countries last week.
Britain's Prince William and Princess Catherine attend a ceremony in November.
WORLD
Mar 24, 2024

U.K. royal Catherine 'touched' by support after cancer announcement

Kate said she was undergoing preventive chemotherapy after tests done following her major abdominal surgery in January revealed cancer had been present.
TENNIS
Mar 24, 2024

Sun returns to Miami as Swiatek dominates and Osaka earns big win

It is another big step in the 26-year-old Japanese's comeback, having now picked off two top 20 ranked players in the six matches since her return.
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres meets with a Palestinian child evacuated from the Gaza Strip at a hospital in El-Arish, Egypt, on Saturday.
WORLD
Mar 24, 2024

U.N. chief calls conditions in Gaza a ‘moral outrage’

For months, aid organizations have struggled to transport and distribute sufficient food and other supplies in Gaza.
People lay flowers at a makeshift memorial near Crocus City Hall, a concert venue outside Moscow that was the site of a mass shooting on Friday night.
WORLD
Mar 24, 2024

Deadly Moscow attack shatters Putin’s security promise to Russians

The tragedy outside Moscow is a blow to a leader riding an aura of confidence only days after a stage-managed election victory.
A coal-fired power plant in Shanghai in October 2021. For years, analysts expected coal production to plateau after it hit a then-record in 2013. Then came 2021, when power shortages in China set Beijing on a path to order more mining to ensure energy security.
ENVIRONMENT / Energy
Mar 24, 2024

Coal, the dirtiest fossil fuel, is preparing for a long goodbye

Output hit a record last year, and producers expect a future where coal will be required to balance renewable energy for decades.
American Ilia Malinin skates in the men's free program during the World Figure Skating Championships in Montreal on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS / Figure skating
Mar 24, 2024

Malinin nails six quads to win men's figure skating title ahead of Kagiyama

Shoma Uno, who led after the short program, endured a disastrous free skate to finish fourth.
People lay flowers at a makeshift memorial Saturday near the Crocus City Hall, a popular concert venue where more than 130 people were killed Friday night in an attack outside Moscow.
WORLD
Mar 24, 2024

Russia mourns victims of deadly concert hall attack as airstrikes rock Ukraine

A national day of mourning over the attack was declared as Russian forces unleashed a fresh large-scale missile barrage against Ukraine.
North Korean fans cheer on the national team during a World Cup qualifying match against Japan on Thursday in Tokyo.
SOCCER
Mar 24, 2024

The many twists and turns for Japan's canceled World Cup qualifier in Pyongyang

On Sunday, FIFA ultimately determined that the match wouldn't go ahead at all, which could hand Japan a place in the next round.
A screenshot from a video taken and released Saturday shows China Coast Guard ships deploying water cannons against a Philippine military-chartered civilian supply boat near the Second Thomas Shoal in disputed waters of the South China Sea.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 24, 2024

After clash, China warns Philippines over escalation in South China Sea

China's Defense Ministry issued the warning a day after Manila accused Beijing of damaging a Philippine vessel and injuring its crew with water cannons.
Ferrari's Carlos Sainz celebrates with the winner's trophy after taking the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday in Melbourne.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Mar 24, 2024

Sainz leads Ferrari 1-2 in Australia as Tsunoda grabs first points of 2024

Japan's Yuki Tsunoda had his best drive of the season and finished eighth to give him momentum heading into the Japanese Grand Prix in two weeks.

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