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Nylon is wrapped around fiber-optic cables at a SubCom factory in Newington, New Hampshire, in December 2018.
WORLD
Nov 21, 2024

Strategic subsea cables: the vulnerable links that enable our digital lives

Sweden and Finland have opened investigations into potential "sabotage" against cables damaged on Sunday and Monday in the Baltic Sea.
Shizuo Aishima's son next to a photo of his father in March. Aishima was one of the executives of spray-dryer Ohkawara Kakohki arrested on charges of illegal exporting in 2020. The charges were later dropped by prosecutors.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 21, 2024

Ohkawara investigators referred to prosecutors over falsified documents

Executives at Ohkawara Kakohki were arrested in 2020 on suspicion of illegally exporting chemical machinery, but the charges were later dropped.
The Cabinet of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is set to approve an economic stimulus package totaling ¥21.9 trillion on Friday.
JAPAN
Nov 21, 2024

Ishiba set to announce $140 billion stimulus package

The package aims address a range of challenges from inflation to wage growth, and alleviate a cost-of-living crunch.
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 21, 2024

Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money

Investigators suspect Ryotaro Masuda beat his girlfriend repeatedly and invested money she received from coerced involvement with other men.
Gautam Adani has been charged in the U.S. with paying hundreds of millions of dollars in bribes and hiding the payments from investors.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 21, 2024

Indian billionaire Gautam Adani charged in U.S. with bribery

The billionaire chair of Indian conglomerate Adani Group has been indicted in New York over his role in a $265 million bribery scheme.
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
WORLD
Nov 22, 2024

Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said use of the new missile amounted to "a clear and severe escalation" in the war and called for strong worldwide condemnation.
While some theorize that U.S. President Joe Biden's authorization for missile strikes in Russia is an attempt to "Trump-proof" U.S. policy but the more likely intent is responsible statecraft, providing the president-elect with a stronger hand in upcoming geopolitical dealings.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 21, 2024

With U.S. missile approval, Trump inherits a stronger Ukraine

U.S. President Biden’s permission for Ukraine to use ATACMS was long overdue but by itself won’t make a decisive military difference.
Defense Minister Gen Nakatani
JAPAN
Nov 22, 2024

Japan's defense chief to visit South Korea by year-end

Gen Nakatani has expressed his eagerness to visit the country as soon as possible since taking office last month.
A blue sheet obscures a stone pillar that bears the name of the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, after graffiti was found on it on Aug. 19.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 22, 2024

Tokyo police obtain warrant for Chinese youth over Yasukuni graffiti

The youth is suspected of writing Chinese words, including one meaning toilet, on a stone pillar and its base at Yasukuni Shrine at around 10 p.m. on Aug. 18.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during a Liberal Democratic Party meeting on political reform on Thursday in Tokyo.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 22, 2024

LDP approves proposal to ban political activities funds

The ruling party will look to revise the political funds control law by the end of this year.
Brazilian police on Thursday called for the indictment of ex-president Jair Bolsonaro over a 2022 coup plot to prevent current leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva from taking office.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 22, 2024

Brazil police accuse Bolsonaro and ex-ministers of 2022 coup plot

The final police report caps a nearly two-year investigation into Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's role in the election-denying movement.
Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton drives during a practice session ahead of the Las Vegas Grand Prix on Thursday.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Nov 22, 2024

How the Las Vegas Grand Prix transforms the Strip in two hours

For the Las Vegas Grand Prix, the challenge of hosting a street race is multiplied by the fact that its circuit incorporates one of the most famous roadways in the world.
Sony's potential acquisition of Kadokawa, the publisher behind Elden Ring, represents an opportunity to expand its intellectual property across gaming, anime and other media provided it learns from past failures.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 22, 2024

Like in Elden Ring, Sony must learn from its mistakes

The Japanese firm’s proposed deal for Kadokawa has great potential — if it can avoid getting stuck in the same mazes as before.
Motohiko Saito talks to reporters on Monday after his reelection as Hyogo governor. His surprising comeback highlights rising populism in Japan.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 22, 2024

Has the age of populism finally reached Japan?

Motohiko Saito's reelection in Hyogo sparks concerns over populist trends in Japan's politics.
Suspect Kenichi Hosoya enters the Asakusa Police Station in Tokyo on Friday. The handcuffs and waist ties are blurred for privacy reasons.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 22, 2024

Tokyo couple served fresh arrest warrants over family murders

The couple was served arrest warrants for the fourth time, following warrants over the deaths of their second daughter, the husband's father and his sister.
Scott Bessent speaks at a campaign event for Donald Trump in Asheville in North Carolina in August.
WORLD
Nov 23, 2024

Trump taps Scott Bessent for U.S. Treasury

Bessent has advocated for tax reform and deregulation, particularly to spur more bank lending and energy production.
An employee at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Lost and Found Center in the Iidabashi area of central Tokyo bags, tags and organizes thousands of items.
JAPAN
Nov 23, 2024

Tokyo police care for lost umbrellas, keys and flying squirrels

In Japan, lost items are rarely disconnected from their owners for long, even in a megacity like Tokyo — population 14 million.
China’s recent breach of the innermost workings of the U.S. telecommunications system reached far deeper than the White House has described, the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee said on Thursday.
WORLD
Nov 23, 2024

China’s hacking reached deep into U.S. telecoms

Chinese activity in the past year has taken intrusions to a new level, the chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee said Thursday.
Delegates applaud during a closing plenary meeting of COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Sunday.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Nov 24, 2024

Developing nations blast $300 billion COP29 climate deal as insufficient

The deal reached at the close of the two-week COP29 summit in Azerbaijan resulted from fractious and at times openly hostile negotiations.
Former Prime Minister Fumio Kishida gives a speech on Friday at a meeting of a newly formed group within the Liberal Democratic party to promote investments.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 24, 2024

Former Prime Minister Kishida launches new group in ruling LDP

Kishida is keen to exert his influence, saying that he has a lot of unfinished projects, sources said.
Brazil’s Rayssa Leal celebrates after winning the women's Street League Skateboarding competition on Saturday in Tokyo.
MORE SPORTS / Skateboarding
Nov 24, 2024

Rayssa Leal and Chloe Covell on Japan’s teen skaters: We are friends, not rivals

On Saturday, there were plenty of high-fives, fist bumps and hugs between “rivals” as Leal won Street League Skateboarding's Tokyo stop.
Randy's Donuts in Inglewood, California. Replicas of the giant doughnut sculpture will be installed, where possible, at shops in Japan.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 24, 2024

An iconic 32-foot doughnut might give Randy’s an edge in Japan

The doughnut had a cameo in “2012,” where it is seen rolling down the street as an enduring symbol of end-time. Now the brand looks to tackle the tough Japanese market.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks on Saturday in Tokyo at a rally that was held by a group of families of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea decades ago to demand the immediate return of all abductees.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 24, 2024

Ishiba shelves proposal for liaison offices with North Korea amid rising tensions

The Prime Minister has expressed his commitment to resolving the abduction issue, as well as his willingness to hold talks with Kim Jong Un.
The New Delhi skyline engulfed in heavy smog on Nov. 17
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Nov 24, 2024

Mounting economic costs of India's killer smog

Smog in New Delhi this month contains more than 50 times the World Health Organization's recommended limit of fine particulate matter.
Tehran's illuminated city skyline on Sept. 20. 2019
WORLD / Politics
Nov 24, 2024

Iran braces for Trump reset with economy buckling from sanctions

With Iranians struggling with economic hardship after years of sanctions, its leaders are signaling they’re keen to establish a different relationship this time around.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks in Washington on July 24. The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant, a former Israeli defense minister, for crimes against humanity and war crimes in the Gaza Strip, on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 24, 2024

Legal threats close in on Israel's Netanyahu and could impact ongoing wars

Netanyahu is due to testify in a corruption trial that has dogged him for years and could end his political career if he is found guilty.
Gautam Adani, whose role as chairman and founder of India's Adani Group has made him one of the world's richest people, in Boston on Oct. 28, 2022.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 25, 2024

Adani charges to test Trump’s desire to keep India in U.S. orbit

The case against Gautam Adani is yet another reminder of the long reach of U.S. law — one that can affect both friends and foes around the world.
China is on track for a record trade surplus that could reach almost $1 trillion this year.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 25, 2024

Chinese exports to hit record this year before second Trump term

Exports already started off this quarter with the fastest growth since July 2022.
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump approaches to embrace Donald Trump Jr. at his campaign rally in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on Nov. 4.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 25, 2024

Trump's son helping him pick most controversial Cabinet of modern times

Donald Trump Jr. is helping contenders sink or rise to the fore, according to a half dozen sources with knowledge of his role.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba addresses a meeting at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters on Thursday to discuss political reform.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 25, 2024

Corporate donations remain sticky point in political reform talks

The opposition wants such donations banned but the ruling coalition maintains that a ban would curtail the political freedom of the private sector.
Japan's jobs-to-applicant ratio falls to 1.22 in June
Japan's seasonally adjusted effective job-to-applicant ratio dipped to 1.22 in June, down 0.02 point from the previous month, according to the labor ministry.
Why did such a powerful earthquake produce such a weak tsunami?
A person records images of waves following a tsunami advisory generated by local authorities after an earthquake struck off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, prompting warnings and evacuations stretching across at the South Pacific, in Vina del Mar, Chile, on Wednesday.
Japanese students struggle with description-type tests
The average correct answer rate for description-type questions in the Japanese-language section of the fiscal 2025 national achievement test for third-year junior high school students was as low as 25.6%, according to the education ministry.
Junglia brought dinos back to Okinawa. But will it bring tourists?
At Panorama Dining, one of Junglia’s two proper restaurants that also doubles as the rooftop Inifinity Terrace overlook, guests can pay extra to sit in balcony tables made to look like birds’ nests overlooking the park grounds.
Last soldiers of Imperial Japanese Army have a warning for younger generations
Kunshiro Kiyozumi, 97, who was the youngest crew member of the Imperial Japanese Navy submarine I-58 in World War II, on his way to a restaurant to have lunch in Matsuyama, Japan, on April 29.
Fuji Rock's weekend of surprises was one of its best yet
Radwimps lead singer Yojiro Noda threw himself into the rock band’s Green Stage performance ahead of headliner Vampire Weekend.
How Trump is gaslighting on climate change — with Japan’s help
The Bishu Maru LNG tanker, owned by Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, next to the Freeport LNG terminal in Texas
Junglia brought dinos back to Okinawa. But will it bring tourists?
At Panorama Dining, one of Junglia’s two proper restaurants that also doubles as the rooftop Inifinity Terrace overlook, guests can pay extra to sit in balcony tables made to look like birds’ nests overlooking the park grounds.
From Osaka to the NHL: Jordan Spence hopes to inspire young Japanese hockey players
Ottawa Senators defenseman Jordan Spence helps lead the Dreamskate Japan hockey camp in Tomakomai, Hokkaido, on July 5.

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