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WORLD
Mar 7, 2018

All 39 aboard confirmed killed in crash of Russian military plane at Syria base

A Russian military transport plane crashed in Syria on Tuesday, killing all 39 people on board, Russian officials said, an incident that sharply raised the death toll from the Kremlin's intervention in the Syrian war.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 2, 2018

Speculating on the future of initial coin offerings

Governments are only now waking up to the need to regulate ICOs and their related tokens.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 28, 2018

Russian operatives compromised election systems in seven U.S. states in 2016: report

U.S. intelligence had evidence that voter registration systems or websites in seven states — Alaska, Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois, Texas and Wisconsin — were compromised by Russian-backed operatives before the 2016 election but never told the states, NBC News reported on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 22, 2018

U.S. Democrats want $300 million to fight possible Russia election tampering

U.S. Democratic leaders called on Congress on Wednesday to give the FBI $300 million to fight Russian efforts to interfere in congressional and state elections in November.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 19, 2018

America's never-ending struggle: Gun rights versus gun control

There are at least two sides to every issue, and gun ownership in America is no exception.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 14, 2018

U.S. intel chief Dan Coats says North Korea 'decision time' is near

The U.S. director of national intelligence warned on Tuesday that time was running out for the United States to act on the threat posed by North Korea's nuclear weapons program.
WORLD
Feb 11, 2018

Iranian-Canadian environmental activist imprisoned by Tehran dies

An Iranian-Canadian dual citizen and environmental activist imprisoned by Iranian authorities last month has died in prison, his son wrote on Twitter on Saturday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 10, 2018

As Trump attacks U.S. law enforcement, another top official quits

The U.S. Justice Department's third-ranking official, Rachel Brand, will resign and take a senior job at Walmart Inc., with sources familiar with her decision saying on Friday that she had grown increasingly uncomfortable with President Donald Trump's attacks on her department and the FBI.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 5, 2018

GOP-led House intel panel to weigh whether to release Democratic memo Monday: sources

The U.S. House Intelligence Committee on Monday will consider whether to release the Democratic rebuttal to a Republican memo alleging bias at the FBI and Justice Department against President Donald Trump, two sources told Reuters.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 29, 2018

Trump security team considering a government-built 5G network to counter China

President Donald Trump's national security team is looking at options to counter the threat of China spying on U.S. phone calls that include the government building a superfast 5G wireless network, a senior administration official said Sunday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital
Jan 20, 2018

Entering the drone age: Japan seeks to tap into the potential of unmanned flying vehicles

When officials from the Crisis Management Division of the city of Yaizu in Shizuoka Prefecture carried out emergency response drills last summer, they received a helping hand from an unconventional source.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 18, 2018

Prime Minister Abe and Australian counterpart Malcolm Turnbull meet in Tokyo and agree to boost defense ties

The leaders agreed to bolster cooperation to ensure a “free, open, stable and prosperous Indo-Pacific region” built on a “rule-based order,” effectively endorsing Japan's strategy to keep China in check.
Japan Times
Rugby
Jan 17, 2018

Rugby World Cup ticket sales program gets ready for worldwide launch

With less than two years to go until Asia's first Rugby World Cup, the ticket sales program for the 2019 tournament will launch simultaneously around the world on Friday, Japan time.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 10, 2018

Washington now hails Seoul-Pyongyang talks despite Kim's refusal to discuss its nuclear threat

North and South Korea held their first talks in over two years on Tuesday, and Washington welcomed them as a first step to solving the North Korean nuclear weapons crisis, even though Pyongyang said those were aimed only at the United States and not up for discussion.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 30, 2017

Russian tankers fueled North Korea via transfers at sea, sources say

Russian tankers have supplied fuel to North Korea on at least three occasions in recent months by transferring cargoes at sea, according to two senior Western European security sources, providing an economic lifeline to the secretive communist state.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 21, 2017

GOP-led House panels to quiz FBI deputy director in closed interviews on Clinton email probe

The FBI'S deputy director, Andrew McCabe, will appear for a closed-door interview on Thursday with two key U.S. congressional committees, after Republicans asked him to discuss the bureau's handling of its Hillary Clinton email probe.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 20, 2017

Facebook and Microsoft disabled North Korean cyberthreats besides WannaCry: White House

Facebook Inc. and Microsoft Corp. disabled a number of North Korean cyberthreats last week, a White House official said on Tuesday, as the United States publicly blamed Pyongyang for a May cyberattack that crippled hospitals, banks and other companies.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 8, 2017

Judge charges Argentina ex-leader Fernandez with treason over Jewish center blast, seeks arrest

A federal judge in Argentina indicted former President Cristina Fernandez for treason and asked for her arrest for allegedly covering up Iran's possible role in the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community center that killed 85 people, a court ruling said.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 7, 2017

Mass arrests for online child sex abuse in Britain stoke trafficking fears

The arrests of almost 200 people on suspicion of child sex crimes, from grooming to live streaming abuse, have stoked fears about the growing online exploitation and trafficking of children in Britain, anti-slavery groups said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 28, 2017

Rohingya militancy poses a regional threat

External forces fomenting jihadist attacks in Rakhine state bear considerable responsibility for the current plight of the Rohingya.
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 15, 2017

U.S. Congress urged to require Chinese state journalists to register as foreign agents

A report to the U.S. Congress released on Wednesday accused Chinese state media entities of involvement in spying and propaganda and said their staff in the United States should be required to register as foreign agents.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 15, 2017

House grilling of Jeff Sessions: Democrats focus on Russia factor, Republicans on anything else

Attorney General Jeff Sessions was pressed by House Democrats Tuesday on new questions about Russian contacts with Donald Trump's presidential campaign — and by Republicans on almost anything but that.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 4, 2017

Millions either malnourished or obese in global nutrition crisis, study says

Almost every country in the world now has serious nutrition problems due either to obesity or to a lack of food, according to a major study published on Saturday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / A MATTER OF HEALTH
Oct 25, 2017

Cancer and breast density: What are doctors withholding?

October is Pink Ribbon Month: an annual campaign to increase awareness about breast cancer and get more women screened in order to catch the disease in its early stages, which will boost survival rates.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 18, 2017

CIA says it mistakenly 'shredded' U.S. Senate torture report — then it is found

The Central Intelligence Agency thought for months that it had mistakenly shredded a massive U.S. Senate report on its use of waterboarding and other "enhanced interrogation techniques" before suddenly discovering that its copy had not been lost after all, an agency official said Tuesday.

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Ichiro Suzuki, one of the most iconic players in NPB and MLB history, was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame with 99.7% of the vote.
With Hall of Fame induction, Ichiro makes himself heard loud and clear