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WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 24, 2019

Root and branch reform: Swedish scientist makes fuel from tree waste

Could tree roots, twigs and branches one day be used to power cars? That's the hope of a Swedish researcher who has developed a pulp byproduct that — on a modest scale — does just that.
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PRESS / Publications
Jan 24, 2019

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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 24, 2019

Kim satisfied at outcome of talks with U.S. over second Trump summit, North Korea state media says

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un expressed satisfaction over results of recent talks between the country's delegation and U.S. officials to discuss the second summit between him and U.S. President Donald Trump, speaking highly of the American leader, state media said on Thursday.
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WORLD / Politics
Jan 24, 2019

Democrats push technology as alternative to Trump wall in shutdown impasse

Democratic leaders in the House of Representatives floated the idea on Wednesday of ending a partial U.S. government shutdown by giving President Donald Trump most or all of the money he seeks for security along the Mexican border but for items other than the wall he wants.
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WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 24, 2019

At least five killed in Florida bank shooting and gunman, 21, arrested: police

At least five people were killed on Wednesday in a shooting inside a bank in a small central Florida town, and the suspect is in custody, authorities said.
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WORLD
Jan 24, 2019

U.S. aviation agency details impact of drone sightings on Newark airport

The Federal Aviation Administration said on Wednesday that 43 flights into New Jersey's Newark Liberty International Airport were required to hold after drone sightings at a nearby airport on Tuesday, while nine flights were diverted.
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CULTURE / Entertainment news
Jan 24, 2019

Popular Zimbabwean musician Oliver 'Tuku' Mtukudzi dies at 66

Zimbabwe's most successful and internationally renowned musician Oliver Mtukudzi died on Wednesday after suffering from diabetes, ending a career that spanned four decades and 67 albums.
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SOCCER
Jan 24, 2019

Hopes fade of finding soccer star Emiliano Sala alive after plane goes down in English Channel

Rescuers said there was almost no chance of Premier League soccer player Emiliano Sala being found alive after a recording emerged of a fearful voice message he apparently sent from his stricken plane before it disappeared over the English Channel.
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WORLD / Politics
Jan 24, 2019

Anti-immigrant AfD lawmakers walk out on Holocaust survivor's speech in Bavaria legislature

Lawmakers from the anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany (AfD) walked out of the Bavarian parliament on Wednesday after a Jewish community leader accused the party during a speech to commemorate the Holocaust of playing down Nazi crimes.
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WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 24, 2019

Michael Cohen postpones testimony to Congress amid 'threats' by Trump against his family, lawyer says

President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, is postponing his Feb. 7 testimony to the U.S. Congress because of threats against his family from Trump, his adviser said on Wednesday.
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WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 24, 2019

Paul Manafort disputes Robert Mueller's claims he lied to prosecutors

Lawyers for Paul Manafort, the convicted former campaign chairman for President Donald Trump, denied in court papers that he broke his plea agreement by lying to prosecutors when he was supposed to be cooperating.
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WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 24, 2019

Wife of 'El Chapo' played key role in escape plots, ex-lieutenant testifies

The wife of accused Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman played an important role in plotting his 2015 escape from a Mexican prison and tried to help him escape again after he was recaptured the following year, one Guzman's former top lieutenants testified on Wednesday.
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WORLD / Politics
Jan 24, 2019

Bolsonaro says Brazil must reform or it will become the next Venezuela

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro pledged swift and sweeping measures to fix the economy and ward off what he said was a risk that Latin America's largest nation turns into a Venezuela-style regime.
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TENNIS
Jan 23, 2019

Armed with inner peace, Naomi Osaka hungry for more success

Having tasted her first Grand Slam success at the U.S. Open last year, Naomi Osaka says she now has a "weird" feeling of wanting more after progressing to her first Australian Open semifinal on Wednesday.
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BUSINESS
Jan 23, 2019

Abe calls for rebuilding of trust in international trade at World Economic Forum meeting in Davos

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe took the stage at the World Economic Forum's 2019 Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday, where he stressed Japan's commitment to enhancing a free, open and rules-based international order.
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SOCCER / From the Spot
Jan 23, 2019

Japan fails to shift attack into gear

"Defense wins championships," as the old saying goes.
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SUMO
Jan 23, 2019

Sumo 101: Trading cards

With a sport as ancient as sumo, trading cards aren't the first things that spring to mind when you think of memorabilia.
EDITORIALS
Jan 23, 2019

'Star Wars' missile defense remains a dangerous fantasy

The 'Star Wars' missile defense system's goals still exceed the capabilities of existing technology and threatened an arms race between the U.S. and its adversaries.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 23, 2019

Reform education to produce true leaders

Greater involvement by families and local communities can stimulate the curiosity of young potential leaders and cultivate their spirit of adventure.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 23, 2019

Putin doesn't have the clout to get a deal with Abe

Resolving a dispute from WWII would require giving up territory, but that would be deeply unpopular in Russia.
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BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 23, 2019

Latest trick for Sony's Aibo robotic pooch: Acting as watchdog

Sony Corp. on Wednesday showed off the latest tricks of its signature robotic dog, Aibo, including a new security capability of patrolling inside a house.
JAPAN
Jan 23, 2019

Nursing skill tests for new visa expected to start in Vietnam and Philippines

The government is considering holding the first skills tests for foreign nationals hoping to work in the Japan's nursing sector under new visa categories in Vietnam and the Philippines, sources with knowledge of the matter said Tuesday.
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PODCAST / deep dive
Jan 23, 2019

Episode 5: The legacy of the University of Tokyo riots

50 years on from the riots at the University of Tokyo, where does activism in Japan stand now?
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BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 23, 2019

Toyota and Panasonic to launch joint venture to make electric vehicle batteries by end of 2020

Toyota Motor Corp. and electronics giant Panasonic Corp. said Tuesday they will jointly establish a new company to make batteries for automobiles, including electric vehicles, by the end of 2020.
University of Tokyo lands its highest spot ever in global higher education ranking
The University of Tokyo in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward
‘Save the Ring’ calls intensify as Osaka Expo’s end nears
Visitors lounge on the grassy hill on the top of the Grand Ring during the 2025 Osaka Expo in the city of Osaka in May.
Takaichi's PM bid faces further headwinds with coalition split
LDP leader Sanae Takaichi and Komeito leader Tetsuo Saito attend a party leaders' meeting on Friday in Tokyo.
After ruling bloc breakup, CDP and Komeito eye unified PM candidate
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan leader Yoshihiko Noda speaks to reporters at the Diet in Tokyo on Friday.
Tokyo named world’s best big city for second straight year
Tokyo was ranked the world's best large city for the second year in a row in the Conde Nast Traveler's 2025 Readers' Choice Awards.
Ghost of Yotei’s bloodstained fun sidesteps Ainu identity
Ghost of Yotei, the follow-up to 2020's smash hit Ghost of Tsushima, is a violent, vengeful and engaging romp through 17th-century Hokkaido that fails to stick the landing on its most sensitive cultural material.
‘Takaichi trade’ starts unwinding as political calculus upended by Komeito exit
Less than a week ago, Sanae Takaichi seemed set to become Japan's first female prime minister.
‘Save the Ring’ calls intensify as Osaka Expo’s end nears
Visitors lounge on the grassy hill on the top of the Grand Ring during the 2025 Osaka Expo in the city of Osaka in May.
A Japanese comedian walks into an Aussie bar … and stays there
Takashi “Waka” Wakasugi stopped by the Tokyo Comedy Bar in Shibuya Ward last month following his stint at Edinburgh Festival Fringe performing his show “Comedy Samurai.”
Chemistry Nobel winner Kitagawa says downtime helped him think up new material
Susumu Kitagawa speaks to reporters at Kyoto University on Wednesday after receiving the news that he had been awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry the same day.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Growing families are being priced out of Tokyo’s condo market, forced to choose between downtown convenience and suburban space.
Is living in central Tokyo still affordable?
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