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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 18, 2023

Warning lights flash faster and brighter on the Korean Peninsula

North Korea appears to be growing more emboldened due to its increasing nuclear arsenal, and is stepping up its military provocations with South Korea.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 18, 2023

7.0-magnitude quake hits eastern Indonesia; tsunami warning lifted

The epicenter of the tremor was located 150 kilometers northwest of the eastern Indonesian island of Halmahera, at a depth of 48 kilometers.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 18, 2023

Top U.S. envoy to make long-awaited China visit on Feb. 5 and 6

Blinken is expected to meet Foreign Minister Qin Gang, until recently China's ambassador in Washington, and possibly President Xi Jinping.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jan 18, 2023

Corruption trial opens over international soccer broadcast rights

The charges are part of a long-running corruption probe surrounding soccer's global governing body FIFA.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jan 18, 2023

Warriors praise Joe Biden on Brittney Griner in White House return

In addition to meeting Biden, head coach Steve Kerr and players Klay Thompson and Moses Moody attended a roundtable discussion with senior White House staffers on gun violence.

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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