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Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 4, 2022

Washington’s newest worry: The dangers of cornering Putin

Putin's reaction to the initial wave of sanctions has provoked a range of concerns that one senior official called the 'Cornered Putin Problem.”
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 4, 2022

Japan looks to plug potential crypto holes in Russia sanctions

Individuals can use cryptocurrency exchanges that don't verify the identity of customers to conduct transactions even if they are in sanctioned countries.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 4, 2022

Ukraine war sharpens China’s energy priorities as prices spike

The government this week issued orders to prioritize the security of its energy and commodities supply, triggered by concerns over disruptions stemming from the Russian invasion.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 4, 2022

Big Oil's plastic boom threatens U.N.'s 'historic' pollution pact

When the U.N. agreed on a deal to create the world's first ever global plastic pollution treaty, every party was quick to claim victory, but that could spell trouble.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 4, 2022

'Quad' leaders agree Ukraine scenario must never happen in Indo-Pacific region

'This development makes it even more important to work toward realizing a free and open Indo-Pacific,' Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told reporters after the virtual meeting.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 4, 2022

Fire at Ukraine nuclear plant rattles nerves across the globe

Amid panic and disinformation, observers and experts have worked to ascertain the situation on the ground at the Zaporizhzhia plant, which was witness to a firefight Friday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 4, 2022

Japan's rigid COVID-19 border controls hurt foreign students, but also the country’s future

Japan's closed borders over the past two years have created difficult obstacles and deflected students to other countries, including South Korea.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Mar 4, 2022

Biden demonstrates true leadership in the Ukraine crisis

The West, and the world, has united to oppose the invasion of Ukraine. While many leaders deserve credit for helping to forge this coalition, Biden deserves a good deal of the credit.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 4, 2022

It's not what Biden said in the State of the Union, but what he failed to say

Many people in Japan are still uneasy, if not disappointed, about Biden's lack of reference to China in his State of the Union.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 4, 2022

Nissan won’t appeal ruling that carmaker hid Carlos Ghosn’s pay

Meanwhile, lawyers for Nissan's former director, Greg Kelly, said they will appeal a ruling that saw him given a suspended sentence.
U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris at the White House in Washington on July 4.
WORLD
Jul 22, 2024

Biden drops out of presidential race, endorsing Kamala Harris

The stunning announcement — just 3½ months before the Nov. 5 election — came as concerns mounted that Biden could not defeat Republican rival Donald Trump.
Workers engage in restoration work on the Tokaido Shinkansen Line in Gamagori, Aichi Prefecture, where two maintenance trains had derailed on Monday.
JAPAN
Jul 22, 2024

Accident halts Tokaido Shinkansen services between Hamamatsu and Nagoya

JR Central said the resumption work is expected to continue until the evening and it is not clear when the services will be fully resumed.
A person holds a placard as people gather outside the White House after U.S. President Joe Biden announced he is stopping his bid for reelection in Washington on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Jul 22, 2024

Shock — and relief — as Americans digest Biden's election exit

U.S. President Joe Biden's shock decision Sunday to end his re-election bid drew an outpouring of heartfelt reactions from American voters.
The 2024 presidential race throws another curveball at the markets with U.S. President Joe Biden dropping out of the race.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 22, 2024

How investors are reacting to Biden dropping reelection bid

Many investors are waiting to see who the new Democratic nominee will be, with some uncomfortable about the uncertainty.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and U.S. President Joe Biden walk through the colonnade on their way to the Oval Office at the White House in Washington in January 2023.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 22, 2024

World leaders praise Biden’s record after U.S. president quits 2024 race

Leaders, including Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, said they would continue to watch the U.S. presidential race closely.
U.S. President Joe Biden attends a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he visits Israel amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Tel Aviv on Oct. 18, 2023.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 22, 2024

A confident Netanyahu takes his message to a weakened Biden

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to the White House is seen by many as a sign of U.S. President Joe Biden’s declining ability to impose his will on the world.
Mai Yamamoto drives to the basket during an Olympic tune-up game against New Zealand in Tokyo on July 4.
OLYMPICS / Basketball
Jul 22, 2024

Akatsuki Japan believes it can 'surprise the world' in Paris

Women's basketball team will be looking to replicate its inspiring Olympic run in Tokyo and make waves in Paris.
The U.S. and its allies have accused China of supporting Russia's war in Ukraine, in part by exporting parts and equipment needed by Moscow's weapons makers, including semiconductors.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 22, 2024

Illicit chip flows to Russia seen slowing in China

Both mainland China and Hong Kong are seen by the U.S. government as key global nodes for Russia to source materials for its military.
Having U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee would alter the race in perhaps unforeseen ways, political strategists have said.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 22, 2024

Trump campaign switches gears to confront a Harris challenge

Sources said Donald Trump's campaign had for weeks been planning for Vice President Kamala Harris to be his opponent should she win her party's nomination.
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan leader Kenta Izumi speaks during a news conference at the Diet building on Friday.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 22, 2024

CDP mulls setting leadership election for mid to late September

The CDP election will be held as current leader Kenta Izumi's term of office will expire at the end of September.
The grounded Philippine Navy ship BRP Sierra Madre, where marines are stationed to assert Manila's territorial claims at Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea's Spratly Island chain, is seen in April last year.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 22, 2024

Philippines and China reach 'arrangement' for reef resupply missions

Manila did not provide details of the arrangement, but said Monday that here will be no prior notification from it to China for the routine missions.
Officials of the Tokyo Public Prosecutor's Office raid the office of Lower House member Manabu Horii in Noboribetsu, Hokkaido, on Thursday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 22, 2024

Lawmaker Horii knew funeral money handouts were illegal: sources

Prosecutors raided Horii's offices in Tokyo and Hokkaido as well as his home, on suspicion of violating the public offices election law.
A drone view of Neve Daniel, a Jewish settlement in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on March 12
WORLD
Jul 22, 2024

Israeli settlers court Republican religious right after Hamas attacks

While Donald Trump has suggested U.S. policy could change, neither he nor the Republican Party have been explicit about their position toward a Palestinian state.
Members of Taiwan's Navy on board a special operation boat during a demonstration for the media on the waters near a military base in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, on Jan. 31.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 22, 2024

Taiwan starts annual war games, aiming to closely mimic actual combat

Taiwan's drills this year have intensified nighttime exercises and practicing how to operate with severed command lines.
The annual number of Self-Defense Forces personnel quitting mid-career has reached around 6,000, accounting for around 2% of all SDF staff.
JAPAN / Society
Jul 22, 2024

Defense ministry concerned as more SDF staff quit citing workplace issues

The government's Defense Buildup Program, formulated in 2022, emphasized curbing mid-career resignations of SDF personnel as an "urgent issue."

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