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WORLD
Apr 22, 2023

Pentagon speeds up tank timeline for Ukraine but resists calls for jets

The U.S. will begin training Ukrainian troops on M1 Abrams tanks in the next few weeks, officials said, and combat-ready tanks could reach the battlefields by the fall.
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JAPAN
Apr 14, 2023

Ukraine’s envoy to Japan goes all in as a wartime ambassador

Sergiy Korsunsky finds little time to rest as he works to support evacuees, assist the war effort and plan for what comes after peace is achieved.
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 14, 2023

North Korea says it tested new stealthy solid-fuel ICBM

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the new ICBM, called a Hwasong-18, would 'radically promote the effectiveness of its nuclear counterattack posture.'
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COMMENTARY / World
Mar 28, 2023

AI and social media are a dangerous combination

The TikTok feeding frenzy reflects genuine fear about social media influence and AI, but a solution is elusive.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 23, 2023

Japanese Communist Party expulsions cause jitters in party ranks

Citing a serious violation of party regulations, the JCP expelled Nobuyuki Matsutake and Hajime Suzuki after both used book publications to agitate for the vote among party members.
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Special Supplements
Mar 23, 2023

‘NHK Newsline’ provides an Asian perspective for a global audience

“NHK Newsline” boasts a long history. With roots going back to 2000, the program first emerged in 2007. Today, it is the flagship English-language news show of NHK World-Japan, the international service of Japan’s public broadcaster, covering events from Japan, Asia and around the world on the...
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JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Mar 17, 2023

Why Kishida and Yoon moved to improve frosty bilateral ties

Beyond good food and drinks, North Korea’s repeated missile launches and the need for the two countries to cooperate over economic security brought the two leaders together.
PODCAST / deep dive
Mar 8, 2023

Moving to Fukushima? You’ll have to kick out the boars first

This week Alex K.T. Martin joins us to talk about the state of Fukushima 12 years after the quake. Animals have practically taken over, but Fukushima isn't the only place facing that challenge.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 24, 2023

North Korea fires strategic cruise missiles as U.S. and South Korea hold nuclear attack drill

Experts said the weapons, which Pyongyang said flew for roughly 2,000 kilometers, would put all of Japan and South Korea within striking distance.
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WORLD / Politics
Feb 21, 2023

In Biden’s unannounced visit to Kyiv, a preview of an increasingly direct contest with Putin

The vastly different world views of U.S. President Biden and President Vladimir Putin of Russia will become vividly apparent in a rare split-screen moment on Tuesday.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 17, 2023

Off the record should mean off the record

An off-the-record remark may have take down a high-level Japanese bureaucrat. Such actions by journalists will only hurt journalism.
JAPAN
Feb 6, 2023

What could Japan do about foreign spy balloons over its territory?

The nation may have already seen Chinese spy balloons over its skies, including two instances of remarkably similar design to the alleged spy balloon shot down by the U.S.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / Japan Pulse
Feb 2, 2023

‘Sushi terrorism’ chips away at Japan’s harmonious reputation

It may have taken longer than other countries, but it turns out Japan is just as susceptible to the spread of social media-induced clout-chasing behavior as anywhere else.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 19, 2023

U.S. soldier facing disciplinary action slips across inter-Korean border into North Korea

An American soldier facing disciplinary action at home “willfully and without authorization' fled Tuesday into North Korea, where he was apparently taken into custody.
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JAPAN
Jul 13, 2023

NATO leaders send mixed messages in Japan office controversy

While French President Emmanuel Macron said NATO should keep its focus on the North Atlantic region, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said the idea was still up for discussion.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 13, 2023

Credit Suisse AT1 fallout embroils more brokerages in Japan

Documents have raised questions over whether information over the risks associated with the product was properly disclosed to investors.
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WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 8, 2023

AI robots at U.N. reckon they could run the world better

They robots were assembled for what was billed as the world's first news conference with a packed panel of AI-enabled humanoid social robots.
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WORLD / Politics
Jan 15, 2023

Biden’s missteps on secret papers create a self-inflicted crisis

Recent disclosures have embarrassed and undermined the president and his spokespeople, who argue that they're handling it by the book.
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WORLD / Politics
Jan 12, 2023

Biden’s classified-document headache worsens with second batch

The revelation that records were found at a separate location from the first set are likely to prompt tough questions for the White House and fuel criticism from Republicans.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jan 11, 2023

Carlos Correa comes to terms with Twins, leaving the Mets behind

The Twins deal is also pending a physical. So until it is completed, everyone will have to stay tuned.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 11, 2023

Biden says he was surprised by classified documents discovery

Biden said he doesn't know what's in the documents, but that he believed they were handled properly by his lawyers.
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MORE SPORTS
Jan 5, 2023

With heavy hearts, NFL players go back to work

The Ravens' Calais Campbell said it was natural to ask if football was worth the risk as the NFL got back to work after the Bills' Damar Hamlin suffered a cardiac arrest on Monday.
People walk past a television screen showing a news broadcast with file footage of a North Korean missile test at the main railway station in Seoul on Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jul 25, 2023

North Korea fires missiles as it gears up for apparent military parade

The launch of two missiles came as the North Korea appeared to be gearing up for an large-scale military parade to mark the 70th anniversary of the Korean War armistice's signing.
Russian and North Korean flags fly above a street in Vladivostok, Russia, in 2019. As Pyongyang prepares to mark the Korean War's 70th anniversary, Kim Jong Un's regime has Russia to thank.
WORLD
Jul 26, 2023

North Korea’s depleted coffers are filling up again thanks to Russia

New funds are enabling Kim Jong Un to ignore financial incentives designed to bring North Korea back to the negotiating table.
Then-Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang holds a copy of China's constitution during a news conference at the National People's Congress in Beijing in March.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 26, 2023

China ousts foreign minister as world grasps for clues as to why

There are still several questions over Qin Gang's fate and whether he will continue to serve in the government as a state councilor.
JAPAN
Aug 1, 2023

Kishida aide Kihara sidesteps reporters after wife in the spotlight

Weekly magazine Shukan Bunshun reported that Kihara's wife had been questioned by Tokyo Metro Police on a voluntary basis.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 4, 2023

Kishida confirms plan to merge My Number and health insurance card

Kishida apologized for the anxiety caused by recent errors and announced a series of steps in the hope of restoring public trust.
Visitors at the Todaiji temple in Nara in June
JAPAN / Society
Aug 10, 2023

China lifts pandemic-era ban on group tours to Japan

The decision marks the first time since January 2020 that groups of Chinese tourists will be allowed to visit Japan.
Smoke billows as wildfires driven by high winds destroy a large part of the historic town of Lahaina in Mauii County, Hawaii, on Wednesday.
WORLD
Aug 10, 2023

Hawaii wildfires kill 36 as 'apocalypse' hits resort city

Multiple neighborhoods were burnt to the ground as the western side of the island was nearly cut off.

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