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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 16, 2020

First man charged under Hong Kong security law pleads not guilty

The first person charged under a sweeping security law imposed on Hong Kong by China earlier this year pleaded not guilty, setting the stage for a landmark trial in the coming months.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 16, 2020

Remembering the Okinawa rape incident that changed Japan-U.S. military relations

It was twenty-five years ago nearly to the day, following the tragic early September 1995 rape of an Okinawan school girl in Kin Village, Okinawa Prefecture, by three U.S. servicemen — two Marines and a Navy medic — that the Commander-in-Chief U.S. Pacific Command made an inexcusable remark during...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 16, 2020

A vaccine won't derail the easy money train

Don't get carried away by the good news on vaccine development. Central banks are miles from the exit ramp for the tremendous stimulus they've pumped into the economy.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Nov 16, 2020

Swing state voters look to the future

In the days after the election, Times reporters went to four swing state counties with some of the tightest vote margins to see how people were feeling. The answer? Still pretty divided.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Nov 16, 2020

How a human rights angel lost her halo

Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi has turned into an apologist for the very generals who once locked her up, downplaying their murderous campaign against the Rohingya Muslim minority.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 16, 2020

China’s recovery strengthens as consumer spending picks up

Retail spending received a boost from the Golden Week holiday last month, though many shoppers also delayed purchases to take advantage of the Singles' Day shopping festival.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 16, 2020

Trump, trying to cling to power, fans unrest and conspiracies

More than a week after President-elect Joe Biden was declared the winner, Trump continues to block his successor's transition.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 16, 2020

Walmart to sell 85% stake in Seiyu to Rakuten and KKR

The deal is meant to shore up Seiyu's digital operations with the aid of its new owners as demand for online retail grows in Japan.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 16, 2020

South Korea weighs stricter distancing as COVID-19 takes 'a very dangerous turn'

South Korea reported more than 200 new coronavirus cases for the third consecutive day on Monday, as the government mulls tightening social distancing to curb persistent outbreaks from offices, medical facilities and small gatherings.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 16, 2020

U.S. doctors are calling it quits under stress of the pandemic

Thousands of medical practices have closed during the pandemic, according to a July survey of 3,500 doctors by the Physicians Foundation, a nonprofit group.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 16, 2020

Japanese economy rebounds from record slump as pandemic pain eases

Gross domestic product grew an annualized 21.4% in the three months through September from the previous quarter, expanding at the fastest clip since 1968.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 16, 2020

Behind Trump’s yearslong effort to turn losing into winning

The strategy uses the power of the executive branch, an army of lawyers, the conservative news media and the obedience of fellow Republicans in a bid to bend reality.
The Manzanillo seaport in Mexico. U.S. President Donald Trump gave Mexico a 90-day reprieve from higher tariffs of 30% on many goods to provide more time to negotiate a broader trade pact.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 1, 2025

Trump hits dozens of nations with steep tariffs

The U.S. president set rates including a 35% duty on many goods from Canada, 50% for Brazil, 25% for India, 20% for Taiwan and 39% for Switzerland.
Fuji Media Holdings announced Thursday that it expects a consolidated operating loss of ¥12 billion for fiscal 2025, which would mark its first full-year loss since becoming a holding company in 2008.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 1, 2025

Fuji Media expects first annual operating loss since 2008

It expects a consolidated operating loss of ¥12 billion for the fiscal year ending March 2026 on a slower-than-expected recovery in advertising revenue.
A flying car produced by startup SkyDrive performs a demonstration flight for visitors at the World Exposition in the city of Osaka on Thursday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 1, 2025

SkyDrive demonstrates flying car at Osaka Expo

The Japanese startup will hold demonstration flights on a daily basis until Aug. 24.
German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul attends a news conference at the King David Hotel in Jerusalem on Thursday.
WORLD
Aug 1, 2025

Germany opens the door to recognizing Palestinian statehood

As other European governments are hardening their position on Israel with respect to the humanitarian disaster in Gaza, Germany is under growing pressure.
A screenshot of a Chinese box office app showing info on the film "731"
JAPAN
Aug 1, 2025

Release of Unit 731-themed film delayed in China

"731" had been drawing attention in China even ahead of its planned release.
Brett Clark, Dai-ichi Life Holdings' senior managing executive officer in charge of the Asia-Pacific region
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 1, 2025

Japan’s Dai-ichi Life eyes M&A in Southeast Asia for growth

Japan’s biggest listed life insurer is looking at the Philippines and Malaysia as emerging markets that offer business opportunities as more households ascend to middle class.
Palestinians carry aid supplies from the U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, in the central Gaza Strip, on Thursday.
WORLD
Aug 1, 2025

U.S. shifts toward Israel after envoy meets Netanyahu in bid for Gaza aid and truce

The U.S. also announced sanctions on officials of the Palestinian Authority and the Palestine Liberation Organization, which run a state France, the U.K. and Canada may recognize.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
WORLD
Aug 1, 2025

After deadly strikes on Kyiv, Zelenskyy urges allies to seek Russia 'regime change'

The overnight strikes reduced part of a nine-story apartment block in Kyiv's western suburbs to rubble and wounded at least 150 people in the capital.
Canada's Summer McIntosh competes in the women's 200-meter butterfly final during the 2025 World Aquatics Championships in Singapore on Thursday.
MORE SPORTS / Swimming
Aug 1, 2025

Summer McIntosh and Leon Marchand outpace rivals at world championships

McIntosh earned her third individual gold medal of the meet.
Tokyo Electron is seeing slower-than-expected recovery in demand from producers of logic chips.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 1, 2025

Tokyo Electron cuts outlook on canceled logic chip tool orders

The Tokyo-based company now sees operating income of ¥570 billion in the year to March, down from a previous forecast of ¥727 billion.
Emissions rise from a smokestack at the Conesville Power Plant in Conesville, Ohio.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Aug 1, 2025

How Trump-vetted scientists are trying to shred the climate consensus

A new report is part of an effort by the Trump administration to try to end the U.S. government’s authority to regulate greenhouse gases.
The Twins traded Carlos Correa to the Astros ahead of the trade deadline on Thursday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 1, 2025

Carlos Correa headed back to Astros in blockbuster MLB trade

Correa, who waived his no-trade clause, told MLB.com that he and the Twins had agreed it was time for him to move on.
Coco Gauff hits a return against Veronika Kudermetova during their match in the third round of the Canadian Open in Montreal on Thursday.
TENNIS
Aug 1, 2025

Coco Gauff rallies to reach fourth round at Canadian Open

Gauff arrived in Montreal having lost her tournament openers at Wimbledon and Berlin in the wake of her French Open triumph.
Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 1, 2025

Japan’s Kato voices concern with yen at weakest since March

Kato’s comments came after the yen slid past the 150 level against the dollar on Thursday, following the BOJ’s decision to leave interest rates unchanged.
A shipwreck of a boat, used by refugees in the past, is stranded at a shore in the northern part of Lesbos island, Greece
WORLD
Aug 1, 2025

On Europe's hardened frontier, Greek island keeps migrants at bay

Ten years after it was a hot spot for migrants, Lesbos shows how far government responses have hardened against people seeking refuge in Europe.

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