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LIFE / EVENTS AND INFORMATION
May 9, 2019

MBA team wins event

A team of MBA students from McGill MBA Japan emerged victorious in the 2019 Japan InterMBA case competition held at Hitotsubashi University's Jimbocho Campus, in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward, on March 31.
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
May 9, 2019

Fresh sweets within a reverie of greenery

A nighttime buffet of tasty treats amid botanical gardens awaits guests at the Yokohama Bay Sheraton Hotel and Towers.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 9, 2019

Japan's Izumo helicopter carrier drills with U.S., India and Philippine militaries in disputed South China Sea

Naval vessels from Japan, the U.S., India and the Philippines have sailed together through the disputed South China Sea in a nearly weeklong multilateral drill amid tensions with China over the strategic waterway.
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WORLD / Society
May 9, 2019

After ballot, Denver set to become first U.S. city to decriminalize magic mushrooms

Based on final unofficial results Wednesday of a ballot initiative about the hallucinogenic drug, Denver will become the first city in the United States to decriminalize magic mushrooms.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 9, 2019

Answer to climate change will be found in labs, Exxon Mobil CEO says

For Darren Woods, Exxon Mobil Corp.'s chief executive officer, the answer to climate change won't be found in solar panels or high-profile global accords, but rather in a U.S. government laboratory.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
May 9, 2019

Ex-ministers blast Jair Bolsonaro for dismantling Brazil's environmental protections

Eight former Brazilian environment ministers blasted new right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro and his administration in a letter on Wednesday, saying it is dismantling the country's environmental protections.
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ASIA PACIFIC
May 9, 2019

North Korean ministry says recent rocket and missile drill was 'regular and self-defensive'

North Korea's "strike drill" last week at which leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the launch of rockets and at least one short-range ballistic missile was "regular and self-defensive," the North's Foreign Ministry said Wednesday, according to state media.
Japan Times
May 9, 2019

TSUNEISHI SHIPBUILDING and Hiroshima University Reach Agreement on Comprehensive Research Partnership

Strengthening Partnership to Develop Global Human Resources
Japan Times
Special Supplements / EU Special
May 9, 2019

Steadfast support for global unity

It is with great pleasure that I address the readers of The Japan Times on Europe Day. The day marks the presentation on May 9, 1950, of the Schuman Declaration, which proposed the creation of a European coal and steel community that would evolve into the European Union. Five years after the end of World...
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Special Supplements / EU Special
May 9, 2019

Trade pact lauded as 'victory'

The economic partnership agreement (EPA) between the European Union and Japan, which entered into force on Feb. 1, created a marketplace with 635 million people that comprises almost one-third of global gross domestic product. It is the biggest trade deal negotiated by the EU and will help bring the...
Japan Times
Special Supplements / EU Special
May 9, 2019

High hopes for EPA-related areas

As newly elected chairman of the European Business Council in Japan (EBC), I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to The Japan Times for this ongoing opportunity to address its readers on Europe Day, which marks the 69th anniversary of the signing of the Schuman Declaration on May 9, 1950, regarded...
BUSINESS
May 9, 2019

Once opposed by Republicans, U.S. Senate OKs EXIM Bank nominees and restores lending powers

The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed President Donald Trump's choice of three new board members of the U.S. Export-Import Bank, filling vacancies that had long prevented the agency from financing large sales of exports such as commercial aircraft.
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WORLD / Politics
May 9, 2019

Sudan protest coalition calls for civil disobedience campaign and hits military for dragging its feet

Sudanese protest and opposition leaders on Wednesday called for a campaign of civil disobedience in response to what one of them described as the military's "disappointing" answer to their proposals for an interim government.
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WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 9, 2019

Ex-member of alleged New York sex cult tells jury of forced encounter and 'shame'

A former member of an alleged New York sex cult testified on Wednesday that the secretive group's leader forced her into an unwanted sexual encounter and took nude photos of her after he announced that he was her "grand master."
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WORLD
May 9, 2019

Taliban attack on aid group in Kabul ends with four killed, dozens wounded

Afghan forces fought for hours against Taliban insurgents who killed at least four civilians and wounded dozens more when they stormed an aid organization in Kabul on Wednesday, security officials said.
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WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 9, 2019

House panel to hold William Barr in contempt of Congress over refusal to turn over Russia report

A Democratic-led House panel on Wednesday approved a measure to hold U.S. Attorney General William Barr in contempt for refusing to hand over an unredacted copy of the Mueller report on Russian election interference even as President Donald Trump invoked the legal principle of executive privilege to...
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BUSINESS
May 9, 2019

Kenya to upgrade old rail line to deliver Uganda link, shunning China-funded project

Kenya plans to modernize an old railway track to link a newer line to neighboring Uganda at a cost of $210 million, with funding from an unidentified private backer rather than building another modern one with Chinese money.
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BUSINESS
May 9, 2019

GM will sell Lordstown plant and invest in Ohio, says Trump

General Motors Co. moved to solve two major political headaches on Wednesday as U.S. President Donald Trump announced the Detroit automaker will sell its Lordstown, Ohio, plant to a company to build electric trucks, while GM said it would maintain some operations at a Canadian plant.
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BUSINESS / Tech
May 9, 2019

No time to go 'wobbly': Mike Pompeo scolds Britain over China and Huawei

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Britain on Wednesday it needed to change its attitude toward China and telecoms company Huawei, casting the world's second largest economy as a threat to the West similar to that once posed by the Soviet Union.
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WORLD
May 9, 2019

France seeks Libya cease-fire after Tripoli migrant center is struck

France's President Emmanuel Macron called on Wednesday for a cease-fire in the month-long battle for Libya's capital Tripoli after fighting hit a migrant detention center overnight.
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WORLD
May 9, 2019

Biman Bangladesh plane skids off runway in Yangon, leaving 17 injured

A Biman Bangladesh Airlines plane skidded off the runway when it landed in bad weather at Yangon's international airport on Wednesday evening, injuring at least 17 people, officials said.
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WORLD / Science & Health
May 9, 2019

Bat-winged dinosaur was intriguing, brief detour in evolution of flight

A fossil unearthed in northeastern China of a feathered dinosaur a bit bigger than a blue jay that possessed bat-like wings represents a remarkable but short-lived detour in the evolution of flight and the advent of birds, scientists said on Wednesday.
MULTIMEDIA
May 9, 2019

[VIDEO] Voices from Star Wars fans at “Star Wars Day” Tokyo 2019

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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 8, 2019

Thai election results show no clear winner but junta party favored

Long-delayed results of Thailand's first election since a 2014 military coup released on Wednesday produced no clear winner but gave a pro-army party a clear advantage in its bid to install the current junta leader as an elected prime minister.

Longform

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