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Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 20, 2019
Justin Trudeau, Conservative rival trade barbs as campaign comes to end
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, facing the loss of his parliamentary majority in this week's election, traded attacks with his main rival Saturday as a bad-tempered campaign entered its final days.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 15, 2019
In election fight, Canada's Trudeau says he needs voter support to stand up to Trump
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who looks set to lose his parliamentary majority after an Oct. 21 election, said on Monday he needed a strong government to keep standing up to U.S. President Donald Trump.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 10, 2019
Canada's Conservatives pledge to limit illegal border crossings from U.S. by migrants
Conservative Party leader Andrew Scheer pledged on Wednesday that if elected his party would take steps to limit illegal border crossings by migrants who first travel to the United States and then proceed to Canada.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 5, 2019
Trudeau rival Andrew Scheer pressed on U.S. citizenship, drops candidate for anti-LGBT comments
Andrew Scheer, the head of Canada's opposition Conservatives, on Friday dropped one of his candidates for the Oct. 21 election and faced repeated questions about why he had not revealed that he also has U.S. citizenship.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 30, 2019
Trudeau plans deeper deficits if he wins power again in Canada
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is prepared to run larger deficits — growing Canada's debt by 31.5 billion Canadian dollars ($23.8 billion) more than previously projected over the next four years — to finance campaign promises if his Liberal government is re-elected.
Japan Times
Rugby
Sep 22, 2019
Ireland crushes Scotland in early show of force
World No. 1-ranked Ireland announced itself in dominant style at the 2019 Rugby World Cup with a bruising 27-3 win over Scotland on Sunday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 19, 2019
If Trump wants to sue over NY tax return law, he must do so there and not before a Washington judge he picked: state
If the president wants to challenge a New York state law, let him do it on New York's turf.
Japan Times
PARALYMPICS / Summer Paralympics
Aug 25, 2019
High hopes for Paralympics with year to go
The countdown has begun for the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, with Sunday marking one year until the games featuring athletes with a range of disabilities begin.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 28, 2019
Kamala Harris challenges Joe Biden in breakout performance at second U.S. Democratic debate
Presidential candidate Kamala Harris dominated her Democratic rivals in a debate on Thursday, confronting front-runner Joe Biden on race and calling his remarks about working with segregationist senators "hurtful."
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 20, 2019
Team Trump replaces Obama-era power plant rule in boost to coal industry
The Trump administration finalized a new carbon emissions rule for U.S. power plants on Wednesday that it said could cut pollution without damaging the coal industry, replacing a much tougher Obama-era version to fight climate change.
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Jun 18, 2019
'Top Gear' used rainbow-painted cars to protest Brunei gay sex laws
The presenters of the British TV show "Top Gear" have painted two cars used in an episode shot in Brunei in the colors of the rainbow flag in a show of solidarity with LGBT+ people over a plan to impose the death penalty for gay sex.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 7, 2019
West Point cadet killed when military vehicle flips at training site
One cadet from the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, New York, died and 22 cadets and soldiers were injured on Thursday when a tactical vehicle carrying them flipped over during a training mission, officials said.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 6, 2019
Hawks knock around Buffaloes starter Andrew Albers in victory
Andrew Albers allowed nine runs in 1⅔ innings on Monday as the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks cranked out a 9-6 win over the Orix Buffaloes.
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 23, 2019
Trump's EPA chief vows to listen to scientists — sometimes
President Donald Trump's Environmental Protection Agency is promising to do a better job heeding the advice of its own scientific advisers — but only to a point.
Japan Times
PARALYMPICS / Summer Paralympics
Apr 13, 2019
As countdown to 2020 Paralympics reaches 500 days, Tokyo making positive strides, IPC chief says
With 500 days to go until the 2020 Paralympic Games, International Paralympic Committee President Andrew Parsons says Tokyo organizers have made great strides but must remain focused on the goal to ensure the event lives up to its promise.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 15, 2019
Senior prosecutor Andrew Weissmann to leave U.S. special counsel Robert Mueller's team soon
One of U.S. special counsel Robert Mueller's top prosecutors will soon leave his post, a Mueller spokesman said on Thursday, confirming a move likely to add fuel to speculation that the Russia investigation is nearing a conclusion.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 27, 2019
Contempt ruling stands: U.S. court rejects Roger Stone aide's challenge to special counsel Robert Mueller
A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday rejected a challenge brought by an associate of Roger Stone, the indicted long-time adviser to President Donald Trump, to the legality of Robert Mueller's 2017 appointment by the Justice Department as special counsel heading the Russia investigation.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 26, 2019
Public deserves 'robust' release of Robert Mueller probe findings, says ex-FBI chief Andrew McCabe
Former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe called on the Justice Department to make public special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia report but said some classified materials and investigative methods need to be protected.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 23, 2019
North Korea's Kim cites own children as reason to give up nukes: ex-CIA official
A former top CIA officer who took part in several meetings with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has said that Kim had voiced his sincerity to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo about giving up his nuclear weapons by citing the burden that they would be for his children, media reports said Friday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 20, 2019
Andrew McCabe says 'Gang of Eight' lawmakers didn't object when FBI opened Trump probe
Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe said congressional leaders — Republicans and Democrats — didn't object when he informed them in 2017 that the bureau was opening a counterintelligence investigation into President Donald Trump.
Tokuryū, a new crime menace in Japan, emerges from the shadows
The National Police Agency coined the term "tokuryū" to classify individuals involved in dark part time jobs and quasi-gangsters, using the words "tokumei" (anonymous) and "ryūdo" (fluid) to reflect their characteristics.
Two more arrested over brutal murder of couple in Tochigi
A vehicle carrying Seiha Sekine, the 32-year-old common-law husband of the deceased Tokyo couple's first daughter, leaves a police station in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward on Tuesday.
Is Modi’s party heading for a stunning election loss?
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's campaign tactics have escalated, including anti-Muslim rhetoric and fearmongering, reflecting his ruling party's desperation.
Thanks, tourists. Views of Mount Fuji are now blocked.
Tourists pose in front of a convenience store with Mount Fuji on Friday in the town of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture. Local residents are upset over littering, overcrowding and the inconvenience caused by the visitors.
Nadal to make Rome return against qualifier
Rafael Nadal takes part in a training session on Monday before the start of the Italian Open at the Foro Italico in Rome.
Unlike 10 years ago, Japan's new security bill sparks little debate
The Lower House starts discussing a security clearance bill on April 19 in Tokyo.
After blockbuster boxing victory, what next for ‘Monster’ Inoue?
Naoya Inoue celebrates his victory over Luis Nery in their IBF-WBA-WBC-WBO super bantamweight title boxing match at Tokyo Dome on Monday.
Xi bristles as Macron and von der Leyen urge China to do more on Ukraine
French President Emmanuel Macron, Chinese leader Xi Jinping and European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen walk after their meeting in Paris on Monday.
How a Japanese scientist is turning the climate crisis into music
A screencap of a performance of Hiroto Nagai's “String Quartet No. 1 ‘Polar Energy Budget’” by the PRT Quartet
Japan’s tween skateboarders get head start on preparations for 2028 Olympics
Ibuki Matsumoto competes at an event in Osaka on April 21.

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