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Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 9, 2022

Steve Bannon defiant after pleading not guilty to New York fraud charges

The charges relate to Bannon's involvement in We Build the Wall, a group that privately funded about eight kilometers of border fencing in two locations in Texas and New Mexico.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 8, 2022

Apple unveils new iPhone and smartwatch with a focus on fitness

Apple unveiled the products at the Steve Jobs Theater on its campus in Cupertino, California, the first time it had held a product event there since 2019.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Sep 7, 2022

Britain’s new PM Liz Truss to get closer to Japan and tougher on China

Truss is reportedly set to label China a 'threat' to U.K. interests and seek closer ties to other Indo-Pacific countries such as Japan, India, Australia and South Korea.
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Sep 7, 2022

'New normal' as Chinese warplanes push across Taiwan Strait median line

The push could help Beijing achieve two goals: delegitimizing Taipei's claim to statehood and exhausting the island's military resources.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 6, 2022

Ukrainians in rural Ireland piece together new lives, step by step

They are among the countless Ukrainians grappling with the uncertainty of how the next chapter of their lives will unfold as the war with Russia enters its seventh month.
JAPAN / Society / Longform
Sep 5, 2022

Japan’s foreign workers face a new post-COVID landscape

Tighter border controls amid the pandemic have kept technical interns and specified skilled workers from entering Japan. With restrictions now easing, can the government lure them back?
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 31, 2022

Mikhail Gorbachev, reformist Soviet leader, dies at 91

Adopting principles of glasnost and perestroika, he weighed the legacy of seven decades of Communist rule and set a new course, presiding over the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 30, 2022

There is no ‘new normal’ in the Taiwan Strait — yet

While Beijing is certainly trying hard to push in the direction of a “new normal,” Taiwan and the United States are pushing back against that notion.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 29, 2022

New fighting in Tripoli: Untangling the crisis in Libya

When fighting erupted between two groups on Friday, factions aligned with Fathy Bashagha began mounting what looked like coordinated attacks in a new effort to install him in the capital.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 26, 2022

California says new cars must be zero emission by 2035

California ruled Thursday that all new cars sold in America's most populous state must be zero emission from 2035, in what was billed as a nation-leading step to slash the pollutants that cause global warming.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 25, 2022

Mitsubishi to apply for stake in new Sakhalin-2 LNG operator

The move comes after the Japanese government asked Mitsubishi to 'think positively' about joining the new entity as the Sakhalin-2 is a key source of stable energy supplies for Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Aug 21, 2022

Japan looks to sewage to gain new insight into state of pandemic

Following the example of other countries, Japan is carrying out pilot projects that monitor wastewater for levels of COVID-19.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Aug 21, 2022

In India, new trauma as 11 convicted of gang rape and murder walk free

The convicts' early release came as the country marks 10 years since the horrific gang-rape of a young woman on a bus in the capital, New Delhi, which set off nationwide protests.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 21, 2022

Thousands celebrate crowning of South Africa's new Zulu king

Misuzulu Zulu ascended the throne during ceremonies that were partially overshadowed by a bitter succession dispute.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 17, 2022

Japan utilities get contract offer from new Russian operator of Sakhalin-2

The Russian entity replaces the project operator Sakhalin Energy as Moscow rewrites rules for foreign firms operating in the country amid global sanctions after its invasion of Ukraine.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 17, 2022

Why a century-old vaccine offers new hope against pathogens

The B.C.G. tuberculosis vaccine may protect against COVID-19 and other infections by broadly bolstering the immune system.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 14, 2022

With new weaponry, Ukraine is subtly shifting its war strategy

Despite massive losses, Russia still holds an advantage over Ukraine in a head-to-head fighting, but Ukraine is waging the war on its own terms.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Aug 14, 2022

Erik ten Hag given baptism by fire to Manchester United's new reality

As protests mount against the club's American owners, the former Ajax boss has been given the unenviable task of turning around a sinking ship with a squad he largely inherited.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 13, 2022

COVID-19 tracker: New cases in Japan fall by 43,800 week on week

Tokyo logged 23,773 new COVID-19 cases Saturday, down by 7,197 from a week before.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 13, 2022

New-look Padres on mission to slay 'dragon' in Los Angeles

San Diego's bold moves at the trade deadline made it clear that they're all-in on the dragon chasing.
JAPAN / Science & Health / EXPLAINER
Aug 12, 2022

What we know about the new omicron vaccines

New vaccines developed for the COVID-19 omicron variant are scheduled to be available from mid-October in Japan, raising hopes that the population will soon be better protected.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 11, 2022

What's behind the key appointments in Kishida’s new ‘unity Cabinet’

Selections have significant implications for what observers should expect from the government over the next year.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 10, 2022

Keeping cool as U.S.-China tensions simmer

Both Beijing and Washington need to make sure the new low in relations does not become the new normal.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 8, 2022

Carbon prices in Asia are too cheap to help curb emissions

Asia is struggling to adopt ambitious pollution pricing instruments, especially at a time of soaring inflation, rising energy prices and economic instability.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 6, 2022

COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo records 30,970 new cases, down 2,500 from a week ago

The capital also reported 13 deaths linked to COVID-19, while the number of severely ill patients under its criteria fell by one from Friday to 37.

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