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BASKETBALL
Nov 14, 2020

Tokyo Samurai gradually changing face of Japanese basketball

The Tokyo Samurai squad, formed in 2014, is a unique presence on the Japanese youth basketball scene.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Nov 14, 2020

Cambodia readies treason trials against political dissidents

Cambodia's government has targeted about 50 people in its most concerted legal offensive against its political opponents since 2017.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 14, 2020

Vietnam braces for Typhoon Vamco as death toll rises to 53 in Philippines

Vietnam was bracing for Typhoon Vamco to make landfall in the country's central coast early on Sunday, as the death toll in the Philippines rose to 53 from that country's deadliest storm this year.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 14, 2020

World’s populists may regret their embrace of Trump

The likes of Putin, Bolsonaro and Erdogan may be about to see an end to their years as part of a U.S.-led strongman brotherhood.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 14, 2020

Australia becomes climate change outlier after Biden victory

As the world's largest exporter of coal and gas, the country may struggle as other nations take pledges to go carbon neutral.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Nov 14, 2020

Boris Johnson clears out his Brexit gang to take back control

Boris Johnson was livid, and so was Dominic Cummings. After a series of rows that boiled down to who was really running Britain, the prime minister threw his most powerful adviser out of Downing Street on Friday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 14, 2020

Al-Qaida’s No. 2, accused in U.S. Embassy attacks, is secretly killed in Iran

Israeli agents shot Abu Muhammad al-Masri on the streets of Tehran at the behest of the U.S., intelligence officials have confirmed.
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WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 14, 2020

Britain to pilot COVID-19 tests for care home visitors

Visitors to care homes in parts of England will be able to get tested for COVID-19 under a new pilot plan aimed at reducing onerous restrictions in time for Christmas, the health ministry said Saturday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 14, 2020

Before Biden inauguration, 70,000 more could die from COVID-19 in the U.S.

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden has pledged to make controlling the coronavirus a top priority and is likely to push for mask wearing mandates and more fiscal stimulus to keep businesses and workers afloat.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 14, 2020

Trump floats improbable survival scenarios as he ponders his future

By dominating the story of his exit from the White House, he hopes to keep his millions of supporters energized and engaged for whatever comes next.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 14, 2020

Could state legislatures pick their own electors to vote for Trump? Not likely.

U.S. President Donald Trump’s last-ditch efforts to reverse the election seem to come down to a far-fetched scenario, one in which Republican-led state legislatures choose the members of the Electoral College, overturning the will of voters.
Four male workers were confirmed dead after falling into a manhole in Gyoda, Saitama Prefecture, on Saturday morning, fire authorities said.
JAPAN
Aug 2, 2025

Four dead after falling into manhole in Saitama

The four, all in their 50s, fell into the manhole around 9:25 a.m. during a sewage pipe inspection.
Voters cast their ballots for the Upper House election at a polling station in Tokyo on July 20.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 2, 2025

Japan to ramp up measures against foreign election interference

In last month's Upper House election, foreign actors were suspected to be behind the spread of disinformation on social media.
Miyu Yamashita walks off the 18th green after completing her third round at the Women's British Open at Royal Porthcawl in Wales on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS / Golf
Aug 3, 2025

Miyu Yamashita takes slim lead into final round at Women's British Open

After holding a three-shot lead through the midway point of the tournament, Yamashita was at 9-under par through three rounds as her advantage was narrowed.
Lakers star Luka Doncic speaks during an interview on Saturday in El Segundo, California, after his contract extension was announced.
BASKETBALL / NBA
Aug 3, 2025

Doncic embraces championship hopes after inking $165 million contract extension

Doncic, 26, arrived in Los Angeles in a stunning February trade that sent Anthony Davis to the Dallas Mavericks.
Katie Ledecky celebrates after winning gold in the women's 800-meter freestyle event at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS / Swimming
Aug 3, 2025

Imperious Ledecky beats McIntosh to win 800-meter free thriller

Ledecky won her seventh career gold in the event but she was challenged all the way, touching the wall in a championship-record 8 minutes, 5.62 seconds.
Radwimps lead singer Yojiro Noda threw himself into the rock band’s Green Stage performance ahead of headliner Vampire Weekend.
CULTURE / Music
Aug 4, 2025

Fuji Rock's weekend of surprises was one of its best yet

Thousands braved crowds and slow-moving lines, but unexpected guest appearances by Mariya Takeuchi and Atarashii Gakko! made this year’s event one of the all-time greats.
U.S. President Donald Trump boards Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 3, 2025

Trump builds $274 million war chest ahead of midterm elections

The fundraising is an unprecedented sum for a second-term president.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba walks toward the Upper House hall to attend the opening ceremony of a parliamentary session in Tokyo on Thursday.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 3, 2025

Ishiba unlikely to make personal statement on WWII anniversary

A personal statement by Ishiba, who is viewed as relatively dovish, could intensify the calls for his resignation that have emerged inside the LDP.
Special counsel Jack Smith attends a news conference to announce an indictment of former U.S. President Donald Trump, in Washington in August 2023.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 3, 2025

Federal agency opens probe into former Trump prosecutor Jack Smith

Smith brought two criminal cases against Trump: one accusing him of illegally retaining classified material and another related to attempts to overturn the 2020 election.
Astronaut Kimiya Yui (front, second from right) and Takuya Onishi (front, left) at the International Space Station on Saturday.
JAPAN
Aug 3, 2025

Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui arrives at International Space Station

Yui, who is expected to stay on board for six months, will conduct various experiments in the Japanese module Kibo.
Victoria Mboko after winning her fourth round match over Coco Gauff in Montreal on Saturday.
TENNIS / Tennis
Aug 3, 2025

Canadian teen Mboko stuns top-seeded Gauff in Montreal

The 18-year-old wild card saved all four break points she faced, and broke reigning French Open champion Gauff three times.
Troops from the Ground Self-Defense Force launch a Type 12 surface-to-ship missile at Beecroft Weapons Range in Australia's New South Wales state during Exercise Talisman Sabre on July 14.
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Aug 3, 2025

'Firsts’ abound in latest Talisman Sabre joint military drills

The multinational military drills saw over 80 "firsts" in which participants either tested new systems or performed certain combined activities for the first time.
Kid carts and strollers were a common sight at the Fuji Rock Festival this year.
CULTURE / Music
Aug 4, 2025

The families that rock together at Fuji

Taking children to Fuji Rock is a rite of passage that should be supported.
U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff (left) arrives to meet families of Israelis held hostage by Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip since October 2023 as they demonstrate in Tel Aviv's "Hostage square" on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 3, 2025

U.S. envoy meets Israeli hostage families in Tel Aviv

U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff met anguished relatives of Israeli hostages still held in Gaza on Saturday, as fears for the captives' survival mounted.
Ottawa Senators defenseman Jordan Spence helps lead the Dreamskate Japan hockey camp in Tomakomai, Hokkaido, on July 5.
MORE SPORTS / Ice Hockey
Aug 3, 2025

From Osaka to the NHL: Jordan Spence hopes to inspire young Japanese hockey players

The Ottawa Senators defenseman briefly returned to Japan last month to help run a hockey camp in Hokkaido.

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