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ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 15, 2022

China’s surveillance state hits rare resistance from its own subjects

As China builds up its vast surveillance and security apparatus, it is running up against growing public unease about the lack of safeguards to prevent the theft or misuse of personal data.
JAPAN
Jul 15, 2022

Japan adopts measures against COVID-19 seventh wave

To curb infections, the panel stressed that it is necessary to speed up vaccinations, maintain medical care functions and thoroughly implement basic infection prevention measures.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 15, 2022

Amid devastating heat, Europe's climate change impacts make adaptation harder

Heat waves and droughts are expected to overwhelm swaths of the continent this summer, causing fires, halting power plants and cutting crop output.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 14, 2022

Breakthrough seen in Ukraine grain export talks as heavy shelling continues

Apart from being major global wheat suppliers, Russia is also a large fertilizer exporter and Ukraine a significant producer of corn and sunflower oil.
JAPAN
Jul 13, 2022

Kishida announces Japan will hold state funeral for Abe in the fall

Abe's will be only the second state funeral for a former prime minister in Japan's postwar history, following the one held for Shigeru Yoshida, who signed the San Francisco peace treaty.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Jul 13, 2022

Abe's death may have shaken Kishida government despite election win

Some sources close to the party worry that, without Abe, the LDP's conservative wing has no heavyweight to keep it in check and may get out of control.
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Jul 12, 2022

Despite new political capital, questions linger over Kishida’s economic agenda

There is uncertainty about exactly what it is that Kishida wants to do with his new mandate, as so far he has only set out his agenda using broad brushstrokes.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 12, 2022

Kyiv warns that Russia will step up Donbas fight

In eastern Ukraine, the death toll from a weekend shelling of an apartment building in the town of Chasiv Yar in the Donetsk region has risen to 33.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 11, 2022

Unification Church says Abe shooting suspect’s mother is follower

The suspect, Tetsuya Yamagami, reportedly harbored a grudge against Abe over what he believed were the former prime minister's ties to the group.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jul 11, 2022

Constitutional revision inches closer in Japan, but actual change still far off

Divisions over what aspects to revise and more pressing political issues for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida could delay change to the top law.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 11, 2022

Kiribati withdraws from Pacific Island Forum in blow to regional unity

The move came as the body began talks on several important issues, including climate change, economic challenges and Beijing's push for closer economic and security ties.
JAPAN
Jul 11, 2022

U.S. hails Abe as 'man of vision' as family mourns late former leader

Top diplomat Antony Blinken said he had shared letters from U.S. President Joe Biden with Abe's family and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 11, 2022

Dozens feared trapped after Russian strike on Ukraine apartment building

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, said the attack in the town of Chasiv Yar in the Donetsk region was 'another terrorist attack.'
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 9, 2022

Shinzo Abe: A compassionate statesman, strategist and husband

A former adviser reflects on his days serving the late prime minister.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jul 8, 2022

Rafael Nadal withdraws from Wimbledon due to injury

Nadal's decision — which sends Australian maverick Nick Kyrgios to the final — ends his chance at completing a rare calendar-year Grand Slam.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 6, 2022

South Korean spy agency files complaints against ex-chiefs over North Korea cases

Two former chiefs, who led the agency under the liberal Moon Jae-in government, have been accused of ordering an investigation to end and destroying intelligence documents, respectively.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 4, 2022

Putin’s media blitz on Africa food crisis sparks alarm in Europe

Russian diplomats have gone on a media offensive in recent months to push the narrative that sanctions, rather than Russian blockades, are causing shortages.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Kyushu
Jul 4, 2022

As war in Ukraine heightens Taiwan fears, anxiety is stoked in Okinawa

Residents wonder what will happen to Yonaguni and other Japanese islands in the vicinity if and when China, now a military superpower, tries to unite with Taiwan — possibly by force.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 4, 2022

Mass surveillance in schools won’t prevent mass shootings

Growing use of weapons scanners and cameras might ease parents' worries, but they risk creating dystopian institutions for kids.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 3, 2022

Russia claims fall of key Ukraine city, accuses Kyiv of missile strikes

Ukraine has yet to comment on the claim that Lysychansk has fallen to Russian forces following days of intense clashes.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 3, 2022

TikTok admits some China-based employees can access U.S. user data

The revelation stoked further criticism from lawmakers who have raised alarms about the social network's data-sharing practices.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 3, 2022

Russia steps up pace of missile attacks on residential targets

Some of the deadliest strikes of the war have occurred in the past week, including at a shopping mall and a residential block.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 2, 2022

Japan cautious on starting tourism campaign as fears of virus wave grow

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has backed off a plan to begin the campaign early this month, amid fears that it could accelerate the spread of the virus.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 1, 2022

U.S. Supreme Court has taken control of climate policy

The top court's EPA decision upends precedent and, in effect, embraces a new doctrine of law.

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