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Curtis Sparrer, founder of the public relations agency Bospar, sits at his desk in his apartment in San Francisco on Jan. 9.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 20, 2025

In the U.S., remote workers don't want to head back to the office

The question of remote work or working in an office has become increasingly political.
Russia shipped 2.96 million barrels a day of crude in the four weeks to Jan. 12.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 20, 2025

Where the U.S. has squeezed Russia’s oil flows the hardest

The latest U.S. sanctions on oil tankers hauling Russian petroleum look set to cause severe disruption across the nation’s export machine.
Fuji TV President Koichi Minato speaks at a news conference on Friday in Tokyo.
JAPAN / Media
Jan 20, 2025

What went wrong at Fuji TV's news conference on allegations against Nakai?

The broadcaster, which imposed various restrictions for the event that included denying access to many media agencies, ended up worsening the scandal.
Former U.S. President Joe Biden and former first lady Jill Biden wave as they board Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, during a farewell ceremony on Monday following Donald Trump's inauguration.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 21, 2025

Biden issues preemptive pardons for family and targets of Trump ire

Trump has repeatedly called for the prosecution of his perceived enemies since winning the White House in November.
U.S. President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 21, 2025

Trump pledges to save U.S. from 'decline,' vowing new 'golden age'

Trump quickly signed a series of executive actions to curb immigration and roll back environmental regulations, but did not take immediate action to raise tariffs.
Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone gives a news conference on the eve of the UEFA Champions League football match between Club Atletico de Madrid and Bayer Leverkusen at the Metropolitano stadium in Madrid on Jan. 20.
SOCCER
Jan 21, 2025

Atletico targeting Champions League final, says Simeone

Atletico Madrid is the only team to reach three Champions League finals without winning the trophy.
Former Seattle Mariners player Ichiro Suzuki during spring training workouts in Peoria, Arizona, in March 2022
BASEBALL / MLB
Jan 21, 2025

Ichiro could be unanimous pick in Baseball Hall of Fame voting

Suzuki will likely become the first Hall of Famer born in Japan and may become the first position player to earn unanimous election.
Then President-elect Donald Trump enters the stage of his inauguration as the 47th president of the United States inside the Capitol Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 21, 2025

Trump faces stiff challenges delivering on his promised 'Golden Age'

Many of Donald Trump's proposals are so norm-shattering, they are certain to result in extensive litigation that tests the boundaries of constitutional law.
Serbia's Novak Djokovic hits a return against the Czech Republic's Jiri Lehecka during their men's singles match on Day 8 of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on Sunday.
TENNIS
Jan 21, 2025

Djokovic and Alcaraz square up in Australian Open blockbuster

Djokovic is looking for his 100th tournament title and a record 25th Grand Slam crown.
A keen fisherman from Tokyo (Masaki Suda) moves to a tight-knit community in Miyagi Prefecture during the COVID-19 pandemic in “Sunset Sunrise.”
CULTURE / Film
Jan 21, 2025

‘Sunset Sunrise’: Rom-com finds pathos in peak pandemic setting

Yoshiyuki Kishi’s film delivers a deliciously uplifting story with humor and heart in a tight-knit community impacted by disasters.
U.S. President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Monday.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Jan 21, 2025

Trump withdraws from Paris climate agreement — again

The newly minted president removed the world's biggest historic emitter from global efforts to fight climate change for the second time in a decade.
Rakuten CEO Hiroshi Mikitani says the company sees an opportunity in Japan, which has been a laggard in the adoption of digital and artificial intelligence-powered technologies.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 21, 2025

Rakuten founder defends costly mobile foray with big AI bet

Rakuten Mobile and its 8 million-plus users help train an AI poised to expand the conglomerate’s business, according to billionaire founder Hiroshi Mikitani.
Qatar's Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson, Majed Al-Ansari, looks at a paper as he speaks after Qatar helped mediate a ceasefire agreement in Gaza, in Doha on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 21, 2025

Mediators on standby for obstacles as Gaza ceasefire starts

"These kinds of deals are never easy to maintain," said a spokesperson for Qatar's foreign ministry, which helped broker the ceasefire.
Experts in Japan emphasize the importance of supplementing a new legal framework with expanded opportunities for drug education targeted at young people.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 21, 2025

Many in Japan advocate for drug education to combat cannabis abuse

More than 80% of cannabis-related cases detected in Osaka in 2023 involved people in their 20s or younger, according to the Osaka prefectural police department.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during a meeting at the White House in 2018
WORLD / Politics
Jan 21, 2025

Saudi Arabia ready to fill power void left by Iran in region reshaped by war

The 15-month conflict in Gaza has tilted the balance of power in the Middle East against the Saudi Arabian kingdom's longtime rival Iran.
Yoshiteru Murosaki, professor emeritus of disaster prevention planning at Kobe University, says poor environments at evacuation centers following disasters remain a concern.
JAPAN
Jan 21, 2025

Expert calls for more discussions on earthquake preparedness

The expert mentioned poor environments at evacuation centers as one of the problems persisting since the Great Hanshin Earthquake of 1995.
The Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taipei on Monday. A magnitude 6.0 earthquake hit southern Taiwan on Tuesday, causing buildings in the capital Taipei to shake.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 21, 2025

Magnitude 6.0 earthquake shakes Taiwan, U.S. Geological Survey says

The shallow quake struck 12 kilometers north of Yujing, a mango-growing district in southern Taiwan, in the wee hours of Tuesday.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum speaks during a news conference in Mexico City on Jan. 13.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 21, 2025

How Mexico is readying for Trump’s promised mass deportations

The country has launched a panic app for those detained and lined up more than 2,600 lawyers and nearly 2,200 consulate workers.
U.S. President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 21, 2025

Trump declares U.S. exempt from previously agreed global corporate tax pact

The landmark 2021 agreement with nearly 140 countries set a global corporate minimum tax rate of 15%.
Liverpool striker Darwin Nunez celebrates at the end of the English Premier League football match between Brentford and Liverpool in London on Saturday.
SOCCER
Jan 21, 2025

Slot challenges Liverpool striker Nunez to prove he is elite

Nunez has struggled to win over both Slot and his predecessor Jurgen Klopp since signing from Benfica in 2022.
During his first term, U.S. President Donald Trump took a hard line against China. As Trump takes office again, this confrontation is likely to continue and potentially escalate over issues such as Taiwan and economic security interests.
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Jan 20, 2025

Politics and the economy: Bedfellows of U.S.-China relations

Since Trump's first term, China has shown its willingness to use aggressive economic measures in its confrontation with the U.S., setting the stage for a potential escalation.
International law and norms are eroding, especially due to the conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza, as multilateral security systems break down and powerful nations prioritize their own interests over global stability.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 20, 2025

To avoid collective ruin requires renewed global cooperation

Alarmingly, geopolitical tensions are deepening just as humanity faces existential threats demanding urgent international cooperation.
It’s easy to forget that not too long ago, the horse was crucial to the way wars were fought and daily life was lived, echoing today’s reliance on semiconductors.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 19, 2025

A history of globalization on horseback

The animal has been part of Western imagination since Paleolithic humans painted the Lascaux caves around 20,000 years ago.
Members of the far-right Proud Boys gather on the day of the inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 22, 2025

Trump's pardons will embolden far-right groups, experts say

In a few pen strokes, Donald Trump reversed the largest U.S. Justice Department investigation and prosecution in history.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as he attends the Commander in Chief Ball in honor of his inauguration in Washington on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 22, 2025

Aiming to weaken U.S. foes, Trump faces an 'unholy alliance'

Russia, China, North Korea and Iran have drawn closer following Moscow's 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
In this long exposure photo, a helicopter surveys the scene during the Lilac fire in unincorporated San Diego County, California, on Tuesday.
WORLD
Jan 22, 2025

Fire-scarred Los Angeles to face dry winds with promise of weekend rain

This weekend could bring much-needed rain, with up to 1.3 centimeters forecast for the drought-stricken Los Angeles area.
Russian President Vladimir Putin holds a video conference meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow on Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 22, 2025

Xi and Putin discuss relations with Trump, Ukraine and Taiwan

In a video call, Xi and Putin proposed a further deepening of the strategic partnership between their countries that worries the West.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivers a speech during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday.
WORLD
Jan 22, 2025

Zelenskyy says security guarantee would need 200,000 peacekeepers

"From all the Europeans? 200,000, it's a minimum. It's a minimum, otherwise it's nothing," Zelenskyy said when asked about the idea of a peacekeeping contingent.
Top "Quad" diplomats — Foreign Minister Iwaya Takeshi (left to right), Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong — walk to their meeting at the State Department in Washington on Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 22, 2025

'Quad' diplomats meet in signal of Trump commitment to grouping

Coming just a day after Trump’s inauguration, the meeting was seen as a veiled warning to Beijing, which has lambasted the Quad as a tool for containing China.
Items produced under agriculture-welfare partnerships are displayed at an event in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on Dec. 2.
JAPAN
Jan 22, 2025

Farm-welfare links for disabled employment expand in Japan

Such partnership initiatives, launched by agricultural corporations and employment facilities, reached about 7,100 by fiscal 2023.

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Bear attacks have dominated Japanese news headlines in recent months, with 13 people so far having been killed by the animals.
Japan’s bears have been on their killing spree for more than 100 years