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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 16, 2019
80 years after 1939, Europe's far right smells power again
Far-right parties are making gains in Europe once again.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 16, 2019
Fed trades 'remarkably positive' for 'no precedents' after volatile year and as slump looms
A year ago, U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell held a "remarkably positive outlook" for an economy enjoying a "historically rare" combination of good news including low unemployment, steady inflation and strong growth that were all expected to continue.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 11, 2019
Boeing 737 Max jet to face separate flight test by EU regulators
The European Aviation Safety Agency plans to send its own pilots to the U.S. to conduct flight tests of Boeing Co.'s grounded 737 Max jet before it is returned to service, it said Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 22, 2019
Trump says other nations will need to fight resurgent Islamic State, and threatens to set prisoners free in their home countries
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that other countries will need to take up the fight against Islamic State militants, citing Russia, Pakistan and Iran as examples.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 19, 2019
Chinese Embassy tells Canada to stop meddling in Hong Kong affairs
The Chinese Embassy in Ottawa warned Canada on Sunday to stop meddling in Hong Kong affairs a day after the country issued a joint statement with the European Union in defense of the "fundamental right of assembly" for Hong Kong citizens.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 16, 2019
BOJ's September meeting to be watched closely for new easing
The next policy-setting meeting of the Bank of Japan, set to be held from Sept. 18 to 19, is the subject of heightened attention as observers anticipate fresh monetary-easing after the yen's recent spike against other major currencies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 15, 2019
U.S. lawmakers pressure tech as devices capture conversations
Members of Congress from both parties called out Facebook Inc. on Wednesday for paying contractors to transcribe audio clips from its users and urged new statutes to tackle the drumbeat of such revelations from across the tech industry.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 14, 2019
How does a negative rate policy work?
This is how a negative rate policy works and its potential pitfalls:
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 1, 2019
Ryanair tells ranks it has 900 more pilots and crew than needed
Ryanair has 500 more pilots and 400 more cabin crew than needed, and job losses will be announced in the coming weeks, Chief Executive Michael O'Leary told staff in a video message vimeo.com/350780012/5abde31242.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 31, 2019
Bayer CEO opens door to Roundup settlement as suits swell and stocks slide
Bayer AG Chief Executive Officer Werner Baumann said he'd consider a "financially reasonable" settlement of litigation over the weedkiller Roundup as the caseload swells and the company's shares slump anew.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jul 25, 2019
On Albania border patrol, EU's Frontex helps tackle migrant flow
Patrolling dirt paths on sun-baked hills bordering Greece, a European police team is helping Albania intercept more of the migrants trying to reach European Union states to the north.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / INSIDER REPORT
Jul 22, 2019
Will there be progress in the switch to a low-carbon society?
This is the fourth in a series of reports on Japan's energy policy.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 19, 2019
June was the hottest on record across the globe: NOAA
June 2019 was the hottest in 140 years, setting a global record, according to the latest monthly global climate report released on Thursday by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
BUSINESS
Jul 12, 2019
Goldman Sachs joins Wall Street chorus warning about possible U.S. FX intervention
The buzz around possible U.S. currency intervention is growing louder as Goldman Sachs Group Inc. has now weighed in on an idea that has been making the rounds on Wall Street.
WORLD / FOCUS
Jul 8, 2019
European privacy laws may be hampering fight against terrorism
When U.S., European and Canadian law enforcement officials claimed success last year in largely obliterating militant group Islamic State's online propaganda network following a two-year operation, it was a public database of domain names that partly helped.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 8, 2019
Europe weighs next move after Iran breaches nuclear deal's uranium enrichment limit
European powers urged Iran to reverse its latest decision to breach the levels of uranium enrichment under the 2015 nuclear accord but stopped short of threatening sanctions.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jul 4, 2019
Italy's Matteo Salvini brands release of migrant rescue ship skipper as politically biased
Interior Minister Matteo Salvini on Wednesday denounced a judge who freed the German captain of a charity rescue ship accused of forcing an Italian naval blockade and suggested the ruling was politically motivated.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 1, 2019
Emergency EU summit to decide top jobs runs into trouble again amid 'center-right revolt'
A deal hatched among several key European leaders to award a former Dutch foreign minister the post of EU chief executive broke down at an emergency summit Sunday after eastern European and center-right European leaders rejected the plan.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 26, 2019
Parched tourists seek gelato and shade in sweltering Paris and Rome
Tourists in Rome and Paris scaled back their sightseeing in sweltering temperatures on Tuesday, dousing themselves at fountains and cooling down with ice cream as a heatwave continued in continental Europe.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 25, 2019
Boris Johnson pledges Brexit in October, with or without deal
Boris Johnson, the favourite to become the next British prime minister, promised on Monday to take Britain out of the European Union on Oct. 31, with or without a deal.
Surrounded by Chinese bases, a tiny Philippine island stands firm
A Philippine Navy sailor looks at a China Coast Guard vessel just off the coast of Pag-asa Island in the disputed South China Sea last month.
Anger in Japan after Instagrammer drinks burial site offering
Foreign tourists visit a park near the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in August.
Tamagotchi hatches 100 million shipments worldwide thanks to ’90s nostalgia
The latest version of Tamagotchi, called Tamagotchi Paradise, is awarded the best digital toy at Tokyo Toy Show on Aug. 28.
Bangladesh is a South Asian time bomb
Many Bangladeshis hoped that the overthrow of long-time leader Sheikh Hasina last year would revitalize the country’s democracy after an authoritarian lurch under the “iron lady.” Instead it has led to proliferating human-rights abuses, intensifying repression and widespread Islamist violence.
Musk voices support for anti-immigration rally in Japan
Elon Musk has voiced support for anti-immigration protest in Japan, where a "Japanese First" party saw gains in recent elections.
Xi — joined by Kim and Putin — delivers stark warning at military parade
Chinese leader Xi Jinping walks with Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un before a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of victory over Japan and the end of World War II, in Beijing on Wednesday.
Tamagotchi hatches 100 million shipments worldwide thanks to ’90s nostalgia
The latest version of Tamagotchi, called Tamagotchi Paradise, is awarded the best digital toy at Tokyo Toy Show on Aug. 28.
Why Stalin didn’t invade Hokkaido still largely unknown, 80 years after WWII
During a survey to collect the remains of victims from the Taito Maru, one of the vessels involved in the Three Ships Incident, a metal helmet was found near the stern of the vessel on Aug. 5, 1984, at Rumoi Port. No human remains were discovered.
More sweltering days forecast for September after hottest summer on record
By the end of August, 8,341 people had been transported by ambulance for heatstroke in Tokyo alone.
Surrounded by Chinese bases, a tiny Philippine island stands firm
A Philippine Navy sailor looks at a China Coast Guard vessel just off the coast of Pag-asa Island in the disputed South China Sea last month.

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