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Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 16, 2022

In joust with Putin, Germany's Scholz displays more assertive style

Scholz was unexpectedly combative in his joint news conference with Putin during a day-trip to Moscow that was part of frantic diplomacy to avert a Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Feb 16, 2022

Collin Morikawa turns down Saudi-backed league to stick with PGA Tour

The Super Golf League has been actively recruiting from the two main tours, trying to lure away the world's top stars with offers ranging up to a reported $150 million to jump tours.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 16, 2022

New York and Miami face flood risk as U.S. sea levels set to rise at faster pace

While the amounts vary according to region, the inundation will lead to more coastal flooding and make tidal and storm surge more severe, a new U.S. report said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 16, 2022

China’s Xi orders Hong Kong to tackle COVID surge by all means

The message came a day after Hong Kong announced it had no plans for a citywide lockdown, while acknowledging the omicron outbreak had overwhelmed officials' capacity to respond.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Feb 16, 2022

James Harden ready for 'opportunity of a lifetime' with 76ers

The 32-year-old guard joined veteran forward Paul Millsap in being acquired by Philadelphia for guards Ben Simmons and Seth Curry, center Andre Drummond and a pair of first-round picks.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 16, 2022

Debutant Denmark and Canada reach men's hockey quarterfinals

Canada's expected victory capped off a day of surprises big and small on the ice, with 2018 silver medalists Germany crashing out and Switzerland stopping the Czech Republic.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 15, 2022

Russia pulls some troops back to base, but NATO remains cautious

Meanwhile, Russia's lower house of parliament voted Tuesday to appeal to Putin to recognize the separatist entities, potentially further complicating the conflict.
JAPAN
Feb 15, 2022

'Unusual' number of Russian warships spotted near Japan

24 Russian warships have been detected in the Sea of Japan and the southern part of the Sea of Okhotsk since Feb. 1, in an apparent show of force amid the Ukraine crisis.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 15, 2022

Akito Watabe takes bronze behind Joergen Graabak's gold in Nordic combined

Just as he did last week, Graabak sat back in the field and timed his charge perfectly to edge compatriot Jens Oftebro, who also came from deep to take silver.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 15, 2022

Canada critical to helping ensure global supply chain security

At the onset of COVID-19, there was a shortage of PPE supplies, demonstrating the link between security issues such as pandemics and the disruption of supply chains.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 15, 2022

Arm’s saga highlights complexity of techno-nationalism

Chip manufacturers feared that with the sale, Arm would no longer remain neutral, allowing Nvidia to dominate certain semiconductor markets.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 15, 2022

Analysis of elephant tusk DNA reveals poachers' links with ivory trafficking networks

The new study suggest between three and six criminal organizations were responsible for most shipments, with poachers returning repeatedly to the same elephant populations.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 15, 2022

‘We need to oppose Russia’: Ukrainians find common purpose

Across the country, Lenin statues and hammer-and-sickle emblems of the Soviet past have been toppled, replaced by monuments to Ukrainians killed in the 2014 uprising.
Japan's Shinnosuke Oka poses with his gold medal during the podium ceremony for the artistic gymnastics men's horizontal bar event of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Bercy Arena in Paris on Monday.
OLYMPICS / Gymnastics
Aug 5, 2024

Japan's Shinnosuke Oka wins third gold at Olympics on horizontal bar

The 20-year-old scored the same 14.533 score as Colombia's Angel Barajas, but took gold due to his higher execution mark.
Michael Olise of France celebrates after a goal from teammate Jean-Philippe Mateta on Monday.
OLYMPICS
Aug 6, 2024

France sets up Olympic men's soccer final against Spain

France is looking for its second Olympic men's soccer gold medal and first since 1984.
Hiroshima citizens place flowers at the Cenotaph, commemorating those lost in the atomic bombing of the city, on Tuesday, the 79th anniversary of the attack.
JAPAN
Aug 6, 2024

Hiroshima marks 79 years since atomic bombing as nuclear war fears rise

Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui stressed the need to “not be resigned to pessimism” as conflicts across globe prompt growing focus on nuclear deterrence.
The Nikkei stock index showed a strong rebound Tuesday morning after a historic plunge a day earlier in Tokyo.
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 6, 2024

Tokyo stocks rebound sharply in morning trading after record fall

On Monday, the Nikkei had closed down 12.40%, or 4,451.28 points — its largest points drop in history.
Serbia's Novak Djokovic celebrates after beating Spain's Carlos Alcaraz in the men's singles final at the Paris Olympics on Sunday.
OLYMPICS / Tennis
Aug 6, 2024

Roland Garros delivered an Olympic tourney for the ages

The 37-year-old's win over Carlos Alcaraz was one of the best Olympic matches since the sport returned to the fold in 1988.
Britain's Keely Hodgkinson crosses the line to win the women's 800-meter final at the Paris Olympics on Monday.
OLYMPICS / Athletics
Aug 6, 2024

In her teens, this British runner struggled to walk. Now she's an Olympic champion.

The 22-year-old buried a reputation for being always the bridesmaid and never the bride as she stormed to victory.
Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu
WORLD
Aug 6, 2024

Iranian president, in talks with Putin ally, calls for expanded ties with Russia

Russia's Sergei Shoigu met Iran's president and top security officials as Tehran weighs its response to the killing of a Hamas leader.
A soldier directs Israeli tanks near a border crossing to southern Gaza.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 6, 2024

U.S. and allies make last-minute push to avert full Middle East war

The U.S. conferred with top officials from Qatar and Egypt — the two countries helping lead Israel-Hamas cease-fire negotiations.
Ngun Nei Par, the general manager at Ginshotei Awashima in Numata, Gunma Prefecture, graduated from a university in Myanmar with a degree in geography.
JAPAN / Society
Aug 6, 2024

Japan needs foreign workers, but it might not want them to stay long

Japanese politicians remain reluctant to create pathways for foreign workers, especially those in low-skill jobs, to stay indefinitely.
U.S. military vehicles at the Ain al-Asad air base in Anbar province, Iraq, in 2020
WORLD
Aug 6, 2024

U.S. personnel wounded in attack against base in Iraq, officials say

Two Katyusha rockets on Monday were fired at a military base in western Iraq.
The International Boxing Association holds a news conference in Paris on Monday, with the association's president, Umar Kremlev, appearing on a video feed from Moscow.
OLYMPICS
Aug 6, 2024

A chaotic news conference offers little clarity on an Olympic boxing dispute

The International Boxing Association’s Russian president delivered wild accusations, personal attacks and used questionable language when detailing the two women's cases.
Americans Simone Biles (left) and Jordan Chiles (right) bow toward Brazil's Rebeca Andrade after Andrade won gold in the floor exercise event at the Paris Olympics.
OLYMPICS / Gymnastics
Aug 6, 2024

Brazil's Rebeca Andrade gets her moment of glory after long wait

After playing second fiddle to American superstar Simone Biles for the past week, Brazil's Rebeca Andrade finally rose to the top of the podium.
Many market followers believe the pillars that had underpinned gains for years — a series of key assumptions that investors across the world were banking on — have been shaken.
BUSINESS
Aug 6, 2024

$6.4 trillion stock wipeout has traders fearing ‘great unwind’ is just starting

Many market followers believe the pillars that had underpinned gains for years have been shaken.
Women with children interact in a lounge at a postpartum care facility in Ikoma, Nara Prefecture.
JAPAN
Aug 6, 2024

Private companies increasingly expanding into postpartum care

Companies such as Nestle Japan and Mitsubishi Estate have launched initiatives aimed at mothers and children
An ultrasonographic checkup to detect Little League elbow (top). The image on the bottom left shows a healthy elbow while an arrow on the bottom right image shows damage.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Aug 6, 2024

Japanese team develops AI program to detect Little League elbow

The researchers aim to develop diagnostic equipment using an AI program for practical use in about a year.

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