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Sep 25, 2021

Asia's fastest man sees bright future for Chinese sprinting

Su led the United team — essentially China's national squad — to gold in the 4x100 meters relay at the National Games on Friday
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CULTURE / Music
Sep 24, 2021

Buffalo Daughter emerges from the pandemic with a new sense of current affairs

The rock trio takes a political turn on their latest album, 'We Are the Times.'
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BUSINESS
Sep 23, 2021

In setback for Apple, EU plans one mobile charging port for all

The move has been more than 10 years in the making, with the European Union executive touting environmental benefits and savings for users.
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WORLD / ANALYSIS
Sep 23, 2021

As Amazon destruction continues, Brazil faces future of floods and drought

The disastrous mix of floods, drought and intense downpours could be a glimpse of a potentially dire future.
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WORLD / Science & Health / ANALYSIS
Sep 23, 2021

China and U.S. climate pledges give COP26 boost but 'extra mile' sought

Analysts say the two superpowers' funding pledges to tackle planetary warming lacked detail and far more is needed to meet global goals.
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WORLD
Sep 22, 2021

Russia was behind Litvinenko assassination, European court finds

The European Court of Human Rights found that Moscow was responsible for the assassination of ex-KGB officer Alexander Litvinenko, who was poisoned with a rare radioactive substance.
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ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Sep 22, 2021

Overseas Uyghurs struggle to locate relatives in Xinjiang prisons

Rights groups and U.N. experts estimate more than 1 million Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities were interned in a network of camps since 2016.
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BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Sep 21, 2021

Higher taxes are coming. For markets, that could be a good thing.

Global indebtedness sits at nearly $300 trillion, with $4.8 trillion added in the second quarter of 2021 alone.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 21, 2021

China targets ‘effeminate’ men in Xi’s growing push for conformity

Beijing has pushed conservative ideas about gender before, including a 2016 ban on entertainment with gay themes and a 2018 attack by some state media on effeminate men in popular culture.
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BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Sep 21, 2021

Haruhiko Kuroda's monetary experiment set to continue beyond BOJ tenure record

Reaching the landmark as longest-running governor will be testament to Kuroda's ability to keep political and market pressure at bay despite having failed to spark inflation.
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CULTURE / Entertainment news
Sep 21, 2021

BTS took center stage at the U.N. Over 1 million fans watched live.

The K-pop group promoted the coronavirus vaccine and lauded young people for their resiliency during a nearly seven-minute speech at the U.N. headquarters.
SOCCER / J. League / From the Spot
Sep 20, 2021

Older, wiser Yuto Nagatomo comes full circle with return to FC Tokyo

Yuto Nagatomo has returned to FC Tokyo nearly 11 years after his emotional departure and is already making an impact.
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Sep 20, 2021

LDP contenders put China in crosshairs in bid to win votes

Foreign policy has taken on increased importance in the party's presidential race, as candidates are trying to win over conservative members with a tough stance on Beijing.
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BUSINESS / Companies / Regional Voices: Tohoku
Sep 20, 2021

Sendai throws weight behind efforts to develop tech for disasters

Companies in the Tohoku region are developing apps to help with the distribution of relief supplies and the management of evacuation centers.
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BUSINESS / FOCUS
Sep 20, 2021

The global housing market is broken, and it’s dividing entire countries

The perennial issue of housing costs has become one of acute housing inequality, and an entire generation is at risk of being left behind.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 19, 2021

LDP contender Sanae Takaichi says she'd accept U.S. intermediate-range missiles

The former internal affairs minister and China hawk was the party's sole presidential candidate to back the idea, calling such a move “absolutely necessary.'
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WORLD
Sep 19, 2021

The scientist and the AI-assisted, remote-control killing machine

Israeli agents had wanted to kill Iran's top nuclear scientist for years. Then they came up with a way to do it with no operatives present.
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COMMENTARY / World
Sep 19, 2021

War games are no game

All major powers — the United States, its NATO allies, China and Russia — are conducting military exercises more often and on a larger scale than ever.
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COMMENTARY / World
Sep 19, 2021

Starvation is as much a threat to Afghan women as the Taliban

In an aid-dependent economy already in deep trouble, the removal of tens of thousands female workers, many supporting large families, will only add to those facing hunger.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 18, 2021

North Korea’s work at uranium plant points to missile buildup

Any expansion of its enrich uranium program would be another sign that Kim Jong Un is removing self-imposed constraints on his atomic weapons program put in place during talks with the U.S.
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TENNIS
Sep 18, 2021

Emma Raducanu in position to cash in after U.S. Open triumph

'She's hugely in demand already but to follow that up with continued success in the majors in tennis will see her rapidly become one of the most marketable athletes on the planet.'
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JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse,Japan Pulse
Sep 18, 2021

Hikakin, the 'older brother' of YouTube, hits a milestone

The internet isn't short of stories of influencers behaving badly. Japan's most successful YouTuber proves that you can make a name for yourself by keeping things light.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 17, 2021

Why Shinzo Abe is backing a little-known hawk

The move by the former prime minister is aimed at allowing LDP heavyweights to maintain control of an increasingly fluid political situation.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 17, 2021

The policies and political backgrounds of each of the LDP leadership contenders

The candidates will hold policy debates, outline their platforms and seek further support among LDP lawmakers and rank-and-file members up until the Sept. 29 election.
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WORLD / ANALYSIS
Sep 17, 2021

Far more finance needed for nature-rich nations to make global deal fly

Improving conservation and management of natural areas, such as parks, oceans, forests and wildernesses, is seen as crucial to safeguarding the ecosystems on which humans depend.
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BUSINESS / FOCUS
Sep 17, 2021

Banks beware, outsiders are cracking the code for finance

Global brands are cutting out the traditional financial middleman and plugging in software from tech startups to offer customers everything from banking and credit to insurance.
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WORLD
Sep 17, 2021

Glasgow's COP26 climate summit at risk of failure, warns U.N. chief Antonio Guterres

Global warming threatens to exceed key thresholds as mistrust persists between developed and developing countries and the goals of some emerging economies fall short.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 16, 2021

Seiko Noda makes last-minute bid for LDP presidency

Noda's candidacy is expected to split votes that could have gone to vaccine chief Taro Kono and make it harder for any candidate to win a majority in the first round of voting.

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Dangami House is a 180-year-old former samurai residence of the Kato clan, who ruled over Ozu, Ehime Prefecture, until the Meiji Restoration.
A house, a legacy and the quiet work of restoration in rural Japan