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Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 12, 2022

Russia is scouring the globe for weapons to use against Ukraine

While Ukraine has received billions of dollars of weapons from the U.S. and Europe to help defend itself, Russia must rely on its own resources to support front-line forces.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 11, 2022

Trump taps small, trusted pool of lawyers as legal woes mount

Overlapping circles when it comes to who has represented the former U.S. president and those around him could pose conflicts of interests as cases progress.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Aug 9, 2022

Upping the ante: Key takeaways from China’s major drills around Taiwan

China's largest-ever military exercises around Taiwan have provided analysts with potential insight into how Chinese forces might operate around the self-ruled island in case of a conflict.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 8, 2022

Kishida Cabinet’s approval rating falls as headwinds mount

Rising COVID-19 cases have started to weigh on the prime minister's popularity, while links between the LDP and the Unification Church are also having an impact.
Japan Times
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Aug 8, 2022

Australia wins gold at Commonwealth Games as cricket strengthens its Olympic case

'You just have to look how many people came out and watched every single game even when England wasn't playing. 'It was amazing to see people just supporting women's cricket.'
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 6, 2022

Jury awards $45.2 million in punitive damages in Alex Jones Sandy Hook trial

The U.S. conspiracy theorist was ordered to pay the parents of a 6-year-old boy killed in the 2012 massacre for falsely claiming the shooting was a hoax.
BUSINESS
Aug 5, 2022

Work stoppages and no chatting at lunch: Japan Inc. grapples with COVID

Relief for Japan's companies and the wider economy could be in sight as health experts project this wave of infection to peak early this month.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Aug 4, 2022

Al-Qaida unlikely to be deterred by al-Zawahri loss, experts say

The group's far-flung branches are tactically independent and are expected to plot more attacks on local and Western targets.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Aug 4, 2022

How will Yoon’s low approval ratings affect South Korea’s foreign policy?

The poor approval ratings have created concern that Yoon's domestic headwinds could have a knock-on effect on foreign policy, including any bid to repair ties with Japan.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Aug 3, 2022

Japan's biggest COVID wave yet pushes medical system near to its limit

Despite data suggesting that many patients now only develop mild symptoms, the nation's health care system is strained more than ever before.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Aug 3, 2022

‘We never give in to autocrats': Why Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan

Given Pelosi's position as U.S. House speaker and second in the presidential line of succession, Beijing has emphasized that it views her visit to Taiwan as a 'major provocation.'
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 3, 2022

Pelosi becomes highest-ranking U.S. official to visit Taiwan in 25 years

The No. 3 U.S. official's trip sent tensions between the superpowers soaring and prompted a furious China to announce missile tests and military drills encircling the democratic island.
JAPAN
Aug 2, 2022

In Japan, ties between politics and religion run deep

The assassination of Shinzo Abe has shed light on politicians' ties to the Unification Church, but less controversial organizations also play a political role.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 1, 2022

Toyota may quit production if Britain bans hybrids, report says

The carmaker said that a hybrid vehicle ban would affect its operations as well as its future investments in Britain.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Jul 31, 2022

Kishida to call for nuke-free world in historic address at U.N. treaty conference

The prime minister, who represents a district in Hiroshima, is also expected to call for greater transparency among nuclear powers regarding their stockpiles and capabilities.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 31, 2022

Ukraine calls for investigation into prisoner deaths as outrage grows

The explosion is particularly painful for the government of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy because many of the dead had fought to defend Mariupol.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 30, 2022

Explosion kills dozens of Ukrainian captives at Russian-held prison

For Russia, the fighters held prisoner at Correctional Colony No. 120 are a trophy. For Ukraine, they are war heroes. Why either side would want any of them dead is a mystery.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jul 29, 2022

Japan OKs smallpox vaccine to prevent monkeypox

Smallpox vaccines are about 85% effective in preventing monkeypox, the ministry said. The government has stockpiled smallpox vaccines as an anti-terrorism measure.
Japan Times
Switzerland report 2022
Jul 29, 2022

Every good trip begins with good advice

Harry Kolb Travel Services has been organizing trips from Switzerland to Japan and the Far East for 40 years.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 28, 2022

Taiwan had no greater champion than Shinzo Abe

Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's mark on contemporary Japan-Taiwan relations will have lasting consequences.
BUSINESS
Jul 28, 2022

KDDI’s network outage rekindles calls for stronger emergency systems

To prevent a situation where people are unable to use their cellphones for an extended period of time, there is an urgent need to consider a system enabling 'cross-carrier roaming.'
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jul 28, 2022

Massive arms deals highlight South Korea’s growing defense industry

Amid heightened concern over the war in neighboring Ukraine, Poland has joined a growing list of countries that have turned to South Korea to meet their critical defense needs.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jul 28, 2022

Japan's 'baby hatch' hospital offers mothers a 'last resort'

In all, 161 babies and toddlers have been left at the facility — with some coming from the Tokyo region, some 1,000 kilometers away, and beyond.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jul 27, 2022

'Only a matter of time': Warnings of China-U.S. military miscalculation grow

U.S. officials have pointed to a big increase in “unsafe and unprofessional behavior” by the Chinese military targeting not only the U.S. but also allied forces.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health / FOCUS
Jul 27, 2022

Monkeypox emergency could last months, with window closing to stop spread, experts say

Making predictions are complex, scientists around the world said, but with cases doubling every two weeks, sustained transmission is likely to last several months and possibly longer.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 27, 2022

Russia to quit International Space Station 'after 2024'

The confirmation of the long-proposed move comes as ties unravel between the Kremlin and the West over Moscow's military intervention in Ukraine.

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