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Residents from coastal areas take shelter at an evacuation center in Legaspi City, south of Manila, on Saturday, ahead of Super Typhoon Man-yi's landfall.
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 16, 2024

Tens of thousands flee as Super Typhoon Man-yi nears Philippines

Around 255,000 people have fled their homes ahead of Super Typhoon Man-yi, which is expected to make landfall later Saturday or early Sunday.
Kenyan climate scientist Joyce Kimutai during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku on Friday.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Nov 16, 2024

World not listening to us, laments Kenyan climate scientist at COP29

"If the world was listening to science, maybe we wouldn't be doing these COPs," the 36-year-old Kenyan climate scientist said.
U.S. President Joe Biden meets with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Lima on Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 17, 2024

Trump's shadow looms as Xi and Biden hold final meeting

The talks focused broadly on efforts by Washington and Beijing to ease the countries’ tense relationship.
A woman holds a bouquet of flowers on Wednesday as she heads toward a sports center where a deadly car attack took place in Zhuhai, China. On Saturday, one man was arrested after eight people were killed and 17 others wounded in a knife attack at a vocational school in the eastern city of Yixing, in Jiangsu province.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Nov 17, 2024

At least eight dead and 17 hurt in China school knife attack

The suspect — a 21-year-old former student at the vocational school in the city of Yixing — was arrested, police said.
Members of the Indigenous People Association stage a protest to demand action on climate change, holding cutouts of U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping on the waters of Botafogo Bay, ahead of the Group of 20 summit in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Nov 17, 2024

Biden weighs fossil fuel finance curbs that could outlast Trump

Landing the deal is seen as essential to deliver on a promise Biden made during his first year in the White House.
Smoke rises after an Israeli airstrike in Beirut on Nov. 13.
WORLD
Nov 17, 2024

Israel pummels south Beirut as Hezbollah targets Haifa area

Israel's military reported a "heavy rocket barrage" on Haifa and said a synagogue was hit, wounding two civilians.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an environmental lawyer known for his anti-science stances, lacks public health experience and has a history of promoting harmful conspiracy theories, such as anti-vaccine activism.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 17, 2024

RFK Jr.’s junk science will put every American at risk

His promotion of bizarre conspiracy theories could turn the government into an “accelerant for misinformation.”
Super Typhoon Man-yi making landfall on the island of Luzon in the Philippines.
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 17, 2024

Super Typhoon Man-yi batters Philippines' most populous island

Man-yi was still packing maximum sustained winds of 185 kilometers per hour (115 miles per hour) after making its first landfall late Saturday on Catanduanes island.
Ukrainian emergency service personnel remove fragments of a downed Russian hypersonic missile which hit a five-story residential building in Kyiv on Sunday.
WORLD
Nov 17, 2024

Russia pounds Ukraine's power grid in 'massive' air strike

Ukrainians have been bracing for weeks for an attack on the hobbled energy system, fearing crippling damage that would cause long blackouts as winter sets.
Motohiko Saito makes a speech following his reelection Sunday as governor of Hyogo Prefecture, a position he lost after the prefectural assembly unanimously passed a no-confidence vote against him in September.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 18, 2024

Hyogo governor reelected following ouster by assembly over harassment

Motohiko Saito garnered popular support despite strong opposition from political parties and a majority of Hyogo’s city mayors.
Rice fields in the town of Ozu, Kumamoto Prefecture. The water-filled paddies glistening under the sun is a symbol of a long-running effort to preserve the prefecture’s groundwater.
ENVIRONMENT / Sustainability / OUR PLANET
Nov 17, 2024

Japan's chipmaking rush pressures Kumamoto's special water supply

TSMC and others hope that support for existing projects and proper wastewater management can avoid undermining water development efforts lauded by the U.N.
Kim Jong Un shakes hands with Vladimir Putin in 2019.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 18, 2024

North Korea may end up sending Putin 100,000 troops for war

North Korea sending troops to join Russia’s fight against Ukraine has alarmed Kyiv’s allies, who say it risks exacerbating Europe’s largest conflict since World War II.
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.
JAPAN / Society
Nov 18, 2024

For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action

Always trying to solve the problems of modern life, the perennial candidate refuses to bow to societal expectations of age.
A firefighter works to extinguish a fire at the site of an Israeli strike on Beirut's Mar Elias street, Lebanon, on Sunday.
WORLD
Nov 18, 2024

Israeli strike on Beirut kills Hezbollah's media relations head

Israel has rarely hit senior Hezbollah personnel who do not have clear military roles.
A Ukrainian rescuer works to extinguish a fire in a building following a drone attack in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, on Sunday.
WORLD
Nov 18, 2024

Massive Russian air attack pounds Ukraine as 1,000th day of war nears

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Moscow had launched 120 missiles and almost 100 drones.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (right) and First Lady Rosangela da Silva attend the Independence Day military parade in Brasilia, Brazil, on Sept. 7, 2023.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 18, 2024

Lula’s wife curses out Elon Musk on eve of Brazil’s G20

Brazil's first lady took aim at the billionaire owner of the X platform at an event while talking about the need to regulate social media networks and combat fake news.
A poster in the Tamil language advertises smartphone assembly roles outside a shop in Sriperumbudur, near Chennai, in India, on Oct. 28.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 18, 2024

Foxconn tells India recruiters: Nix marital status in iPhone job ads

The move follows an investigation published June 25 that found Foxconn excluded married women from jobs at its main India iPhone assembly plant.
Japan’s megabanks have resumed trading activities with Nomura Holdings, people with knowledge of the matter said.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 18, 2024

Nomura's trading clients return after market manipulation probe

Many of the firms returned to Nomura after the brokerage explained measures it is taking to prevent a recurrence of the breach, sources said.
Jorge Martin celebrates after winning the MotoGP World Championship in Barcelona, Spain, on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS
Nov 18, 2024

'Emotional' Jorge Martin defies Francesco Bagnaia to claim first MotoGP title

Bagnaia took the checkered flag for the 11th time this season, but it was not enough to wrest the title from the Spanish rider
A screenshot of a health ministry website that allows people to easily calculate the amount of time it takes for their body to break down the alcohol they have consumed
JAPAN / Science & Health
Nov 18, 2024

Japan ministry launches website to estimate alcohol breakdown time

The “Alcohol Watch” website allows people to enter the type and amount of drinks they consumed to calculate how long it will take for the alcohol to break down.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during a news conference at the European Political Community summit in Budapest on Nov. 7.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 18, 2024

Ukraine’s allies are leaning on Zelenskyy for a way to end the war

There is increasing recognition that Kyiv will have to compromise with Moscow because it has become clear that neither side can secure a decisive victory.
Since inmates with mental disabilities often repeat similar offenses after a short period of time — partly due to a lack of necessary support — increased help from staffers with specialized knowledge is becoming crucial.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 18, 2024

Ministry ramps up support for prisoners with mental disabilities in Japan

One of the main targets is to reduce the recidivism rate, which tends to be higher for prisoners with mental and developmental disabilities.
Komeito chief Tetsuo Saito says the party needs to "return to where it started so as to regain power" during a news conference in Hiroshima on Saturday.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Nov 19, 2024

Komeito's clean, pacifist image fades after 60 years

Komeito has faced a conundrum in choosing between upholding its founding philosophy and staying in the coalition government.
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
MORE SPORTS / Rugby
Nov 19, 2024

Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby

Up to 17 teams are slated to join this year’s Asian Japanese Rugby Cup tournament in Malaysia on Dec. 14.
The number of visitors to Mount Fuji has exploded in recent years and authorities have struggled to reduce the environmental impact.
JAPAN
Nov 18, 2024

Yamanashi officially scraps Fuji railway plan as it looks to Chinese tram

Authorities are eyeing a transport system developed by China's state-owned railway company CRRC, as well as alternatives from Japanese firms.
A Kamala Harris supporter listens as the Democratic presidential nominee concedes the 2024 U.S. presidential election to President-elect Donald Trump at Howard University in Washington on Nov 6. 2024.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 19, 2024

What progressives must learn from Trump’s campaign

Progressives face a dilemma: prioritize every cause they deem right or adopt centrist positions on less critical issues to win over key voters.
Haruna Kojima sings at an event held in Central Park, New York, in 2015 as a member of the AKB48 pop group.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 19, 2024

Chinese man suspected of stalking celebrity Haruna Kojima

The man is suspected of ambushing Haruna Kojima several times since around August, including near event venues in Tokyo.
Leaders of over 70 universities and research institutions from Japan and India attended a forum in New Delhi in mid-October.
JAPAN
Nov 19, 2024

Japan's public and private sectors seek workers from India

The number of technical trainees and what are known as specified skilled workers coming from India to Japan has been on the rise in recent years.
A Palestinian man searches for clothes through the rubble of a house destroyed in the Israeli military offensive, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, on Monday.
WORLD
Nov 19, 2024

Gazans rebuild homes from rubble as winter looms

Many are scrambling to prepare shelters with limited resources, anticipating the cold winter nights in the besieged territory.
A member of the U.S. National Guard patrols on top of shipping containers along the Rio Grande, in Shelby Park in Eagle Pass, Texas, on March 19.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 19, 2024

Surveillance technology could supercharge Trump's plans, rights groups say

Trump could use surveillance systems and artificial intelligence as part of his plans to carry out mass deportations and more.
Success of Chinese-made fighter jets against India raises alarm in Asia
Chinese J-10 fighter jets from the People's Liberation Army Air Force August 1st Aerobatics Team perform during a media demonstration at the Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base, Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, in November 2015.
Japan to recognize Taiwan as place of origin in family registration system
Masataka Yuhara, secretary-general of the Friends of Lee Teng Hui Association in Japan, which has been calling for "Taiwan" to be permitted as a place of origin in family registers.
Japanese retailers turn to California rice for cheaper alternative
U.S. Ambassador to Japan George Glass eats California rice at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo on Tuesday along with Mitsuko Tsuchiya, vice president of retailer Aeon.
Japanese automakers looking at a ¥1 trillion hit from Trump tariffs 
Cars on display at Nissan's headquarters in Yokohama on Tuesday. The automaker posted a massive annual net loss and confirmed that it plans to cut thousands of jobs worldwide.
Two crew feared dead after ASDF training jet crashes in Aichi
Self-Defense Forces personnel collect apparent parts of an Air Self-Defense Force T-4 training jet from a reservoir in Inuyama, Aichi Prefeture, on Thursday. The jet crashed shortly after takeoff a day earlier.
Historian Rob Fitts discovers earliest ever reference to baseball in Japan
Japan's Shohei Ohtani carries the Japanese flag onto the field before the start of the World Baseball Classic final against the United States in Miami on March 21, 2023.
Harmfully hot days for pregnant women in Japan nearly doubled over past five years
New research by a U.S. climate scientists’ group reveals that extreme heat has increased the risks of preterm births and other pregnancy complications in Japan, nearly doubling the number of days that are harmfully hot for pregnant women over the past five years.
Sumo title contenders already emerging in early stages of Tokyo meet
Onosato (left) battles Abi on Day 3 of the Summer Basho in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japanese automakers looking at a ¥1 trillion hit from Trump tariffs 
Cars on display at Nissan's headquarters in Yokohama on Tuesday. The automaker posted a massive annual net loss and confirmed that it plans to cut thousands of jobs worldwide.
Tokyo Stock Exchange wants stocks to be affordable for the average investor
The Tokyo Stock Exchange building in Nihonbashi. The exchange wants companies to lower the entry cost of investing in their shares.

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