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WORLD
Aug 29, 2018

Brazil sends army to border as Venezuelans flee crisis at home

Brazil said it was sending armed forces to keep order near the Venezuelan border area, while Peru declared a health emergency, as a regional crisis sparked by thousands of Venezuelans fleeing economic collapse escalated Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 29, 2018

About 300 endangered sea turtles found dead in apparent net off Mexican coast

About 300 endangered sea turtles were found dead off the southern coast of Mexico on Tuesday, trapped in fishing nets, shortly after more than 100 dead turtles were recovered.
BUSINESS
Aug 29, 2018

U.S. energy firms fume over rejected steel tariff exemptions

The U.S. Commerce Department recently granted a tariff exemption to oil major Chevron for its imports of 4.5-inch Japanese steel tubes for oil exploration.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 29, 2018

Architect Renzo Piano offers new bridge design for hometown Genoa after tragedy

Italy's best-known architect, Renzo Piano, offered on Tuesday to donate the design for a bridge to replace the one that collapsed in his birthplace of Genoa this month, saying he cannot think about anything else after 43 people were killed in the tragedy.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 29, 2018

French police detain suspect in viral video attack of woman

French police have arrested a man suspected of having punched a young woman in front of a Paris terrace in an attack which prompted widespread outrage after CCTV footage of the assault went viral.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Aug 29, 2018

U.S. Rohingya report 'consistent' with U.N. findings of genocide by Myanmar regime: Nikki Haley

Findings of a U.S. State Department investigation into Myanmar's Rohingya crisis are "consistent" with those of a report by U.N. investigators released this week that called for Myanmar's commander-in-chief and other generals be tried for genocide, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations said on Tuesday....
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 29, 2018

Bees besiege Times Square street, drawing swarm of tourists

It was a case of hold the honey, double the mustard in Times Square at lunchtime on Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 29, 2018

Defenders rally around pope, fear conservatives escalating war to oust him

Supporters of Pope Francis have rushed to his defense after a former top Vatican official launched an unprecedented attack on him, a move they say dangerously escalates a campaign to weaken his papacy by conservatives who condemn him as too liberal.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 29, 2018

White House probing Google after Trump accuses it of hiding 'fair media' coverage of him

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday Google's search engine was hiding "fair media" coverage of him and said he would address the situation, taking a swipe at the internet giant without providing evidence or giving details of action he might take.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Aug 29, 2018

Peru declares health emergency at border as exodus out of Venezuela nears 'crisis moment'

Peru on Tuesday declared a health emergency at its northern border as thousands of Venezuelans, fleeing economic crisis and hunger at home, continued to stream into the country despite tightening entry requirements.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 29, 2018

Nigerian schoolgirl kidnapped by Boko Haram begs for freedom in audio release

The father of a Nigerian schoolgirl kidnapped by Boko Haram called on Tuesday for the government to do more to secure her freedom after audio of her begging for help was released.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 29, 2018

Sucking carbon from air, Swiss firm wins new funds for costly climate fix

A small Swiss company won $31 million in new investment on Tuesday to suck carbon dioxide from thin air as part of a fledgling, costly technology that may gain wider acceptance from governments in 2018 as a way to slow climate change.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 29, 2018

U.S. judge gives partial win to prosecution ahead of Paul Manafort's second trial

A judge overseeing the upcoming second trial of former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort on Tuesday approved the prosecution's request to allow evidence about a Justice Department inspection of Manafort's lobbying activities in the 1980s but limited the scope of what it can show.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 29, 2018

As trade tensions rise, fewer Americans see China favorably, survey shows

Trade disputes — not China's surging military strength — are the top concern of Americans, a comprehensive annual survey released Wednesday on the public image of China in the United States has shown.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Aug 29, 2018

[VIDEO] ‘Uchimizu,’ penguins with lights and virtual carps: scenes from summer 2018 in Tokyo

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 28, 2018

Startup takes stress out of fed-up workers' exit plans

There was the 24-year-old insurance saleswoman who got sick of being yelled at when she couldn't reach her quota. Then there's the exhausted designer who clocked 160 hours of monthly overtime. And the ramen noodle shop employee who suffered stress to the point of developing depression.
TENNIS
Aug 28, 2018

Yoshihito Nishioka faces tough task against Roger Federer at U.S. Open in latest stage of comeback

It's been a long road back from major knee surgery for Yoshihito Nishioka.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 28, 2018

Steady starter Kris Johnson improves to 10-2 as Carp pound Giants

Hiroshima Carp pitcher Kris Johnson gave himself a passing grade, just barely, for his performance against the Yomiuri Giants on Tuesday night.
MORE SPORTS
Aug 28, 2018

After another Asian Games title, decathlete Keisuke Ushiro eyes success on global stage

Veteran decathlon athlete Keisuke Ushiro acknowledged his exhaustion after capturing the gold medal for the second straight time at the Asian Games on Sunday.
JAPAN
Aug 28, 2018

Fukushima to remove controversial statue of child in radiation protection suit

Fukushima Mayor Hiroshi Kohata announced a decision on Tuesday to remove a controversial statue of a child in a radiation protection suit that has drawn waves of criticism since it was unveiled early this month.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Aug 28, 2018

The Louvre has a new seat of power

Kohei Nawa talks about his 3-ton golden 'Throne,' which takes a seat of honor at the Louvre as one of the works for Japonismes 2018, Paris' large-scale event celebrating 160 years of France-Japan relations.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Aug 28, 2018

An education in modernist art teaching

The Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto surveys German, Japanese and Indian Bauhaus developments as part of a wider collation of international exhibitions and research in preparation for next year's Bauhaus centenary anniversary in Berlin.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Aug 28, 2018

'Zen and the Art of Cultural Exchange: An Invitation to Calligraphy and Ink Painting'

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