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Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 8, 2022

Shootings and manhunt paralyze Memphis as city is urged to shelter

It was not immediately clear how many people had been shot Wednesday or whether the shootings were random.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 8, 2022

AI panned my screenplay. Can it crack Hollywood?

Artificial intelligence hopes to bring science to picking movie winners in a business long run by gut instinct.
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WORLD
Sep 8, 2022

How to save a forest by burning it

As useful as prescribed burns can be for maintaining forests, they are tough to carry out — costly, labor-intensive, contingent on narrowing windows of favorable weather.
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BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 8, 2022

Apple unveils new iPhone and smartwatch with a focus on fitness

Apple unveiled the products at the Steve Jobs Theater on its campus in Cupertino, California, the first time it had held a product event there since 2019.
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TENNIS
Sep 8, 2022

Frances Tiafoe takes thrilling run into U.S. Open semifinals

With the hopes of a nation resting on his shoulders, American Frances Tiafoe rose to the occasion by reaching his first Grand Slam semifinal with a 7-6 (7-3), 7-6 (7-0), 6-4 win over Russian Andrey Rublev at the U.S. Open on Wednesday.
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CULTURE / Art
Sep 8, 2022

K-pop, K-drama... K-art. Frieze fair lands in Seoul

Previous Frieze fairs were held in London, Paris and New York, but experts say the South Korean capital was a natural pick for the first Asian edition.
Japan Times
Sep 8, 2022

Kotozna laMondo: the Multilingual Chat Tool for Businesses Overcome Language Barriers

Kotozna laMondo provides global solutions for organizations of any size to assist in their business expansion. Prices start at 98 USD per month.
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WORLD
Sep 7, 2022

Portugal could hold an answer for a Europe captive to Russian gas

Long cut off from the continent's grid, Portugal and Spain built a system based on imports and alternatives like solar that is the envy of fellow European Union nations.
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BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 7, 2022

How China has added to its influence over the iPhone

Apple is taking small steps toward India. But the production of its latest phone, set for introduction on Wednesday, shows how difficult it will be to make big changes.
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WORLD
Sep 7, 2022

‘Playing with fire’: U.N. team calls for no-fire zone at Ukraine nuclear plant

In a highly anticipated report, nuclear experts who inspected Europe's largest nuclear plant called for Russia and Ukraine to halt all military activity around the complex.
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WORLD
Sep 7, 2022

How will Ukraine rebuild (and who should pay)?

A report to Western donors before a major reconstruction conference next month urges quick decisions, phased investment and strict foreign oversight of any aid.
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BUSINESS
Sep 7, 2022

Low-carbon bitcoin? Crypto miners' green power talk angers people in Texas

Crypto miners have flocked to Texas, attracted by a supportive regulatory environment and relatively cheap power.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 7, 2022

Daiwa Securities creates virtual moon-landing for staffers

While it's partly a way to learn about the so-called metaverse, the company's main goal is to encourage workers to bond more.
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TENNIS
Sep 7, 2022

WTA Finals moved to Texas, 'due' to return to China in 2023

The WTA said this year's championships would take place in Fort Worth from Oct. 31 to Nov. 7 at Dickies Arena.
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COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Sep 6, 2022

Japan needs to take measures against China’s geoeconomic strategy

This year has seen a rise in military tensions, but also increasing economic security concerns.
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WORLD
Sep 6, 2022

Russia is buying North Korean artillery, according to U.S. intelligence

American officials have said that, when it comes to Russia's ability to rebuild its military, the economic actions of Europe and the United States have been effective.
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BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 6, 2022

Billionaire bets on renewables in biggest 2022 Philippine IPO

Enrique Razon made his fortune operating ports and running casinos. His next target is the country's nascent renewables industry.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Sep 5, 2022

Munetaka Murakami left with no equal among Central League hitters this season

It's over — stop the race, stop the fight.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 5, 2022

Australia’s minister of everything

Former Prime Minister Scott Morrison's multiple ministerial self-appointments cannot be explained as anything other than an exercise of hubris.
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WORLD
Sep 5, 2022

The Himalayan glaciers are melting, and Pakistan is drowning

Dissolving snow and ice in the iconic mountain range is contributing to floods in Pakistan, droughts in China and changes on Mount Everest.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 5, 2022

Trump's QAnon posts highlight Truth Social's extremist presence

Trump's Aug. 30 posting spree on Truth Social indicates a lurch toward the darkest corners of conspiracy theory, almost two years after he lost the presidency to Joe Biden.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 5, 2022

Water woes deepen misery for families in Syria shattered by war

Many people are having to choose between dirty water and risking disease or going without and possibly becoming malnourished.
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COMMENTARY / World
Sep 4, 2022

Beijing’s Mikhail Gorbachev phobia

In the eyes of most leaders of the Communist Party of China, Mikhail Gorbachev committed the unforgivable crime of causing the collapse of the Soviet Union.
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BUSINESS
Sep 4, 2022

India’s electric vehicle boom is built on mopeds and rickshaws, not Teslas

Electric mopeds and three-wheeled rickshaw taxis that sell for as little as $1,000 are zipping along India's congested urban thoroughfares, cheered on by environmentalists and the government
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SOCCER
Sep 4, 2022

Iran's hopes for a World Cup surprise threatened by infighting

A potential decision to replace Team Melli's head coach less than three months before the tournament could throw the potential Group B upstarts into turmoil.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 4, 2022

Renewed shelling puts nuclear plant at risk despite U.N. presence

After Friday's shelling, the plant lost its last primary external power line, forcing it to use a reserve line to prevent meltdowns.
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CULTURE / Film
Sep 4, 2022

Foreign films, English titles and the dilemma distributors face

Leave as is? Translate? Change altogether? A movie's success doesn't depend entirely on what we call it, but it can have a big effect.

Longform

A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami