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Tugboats guide the Maersk Atlanta container ship at the Port of Newark in Newark, New Jersey, on Saturday. The bridge collapse Tuesday that shut the Port of Baltimore and closed a major highway will cause weeks or months of transportation disruptions in the Mid-Atlantic region.
BUSINESS
Apr 1, 2024
Baltimore ship accident has east coast ports scrambling to absorb cargo
The bridge collapse will accelerate a shift of cargo to the U.S. West Coast in order to avoid potential bottlenecks at trade gateways from Boston to Miami.
Cranes begin the clean-up of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge and the container ship Dali in Baltimore, Maryland, on Saturday.
WORLD
Mar 31, 2024
Salvage crews work to lift first piece of collapsed Baltimore bridge
Five days after the tragedy, the jobs of some 15,000 people whose work revolves around daily port operation are on hold.
The Dali cargo vessel that crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge, causing it to collapse in Baltimore, Maryland, on Tuesday
BUSINESS
Mar 27, 2024
Baltimore’s freak bridge collapse reverberates from cars to coal
The aftermath of the bridge’s collapse throws another spotlight on the fragile nature of global supply chains.
A view of the Dali cargo vessel that crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge causing it to collapse in Baltimore, Maryland, on Tuesday.
WORLD
Mar 26, 2024
Baltimore bridge collision sends vehicles tumbling into water
Rescuers pulled out two survivors, one in a "very serious condition," and were searching for more after the Francis Scott Key Bridge fell into the water.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 2, 2023
Baltimore police say two dead, 28 injured after mass shooting at housing block
Hundreds of people were gathered in the area for an event called 'Brooklyn Day,' a witness told a local Baltimore TV station, adding that they had heard 20 to 30 shots fired.
Japan Times
SOCCER / From the Spot
Jan 15, 2020
Toronto midfielder Tsubasa Endoh awaits breakthrough moment for MLS in Japan
When newly minted FC Cincinnati striker Yuya Kubo makes his MLS debut in March, few will be more eager to welcome him than Tsubasa Endoh.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 29, 2019
Maryland newspaper mass shooting suspect pleads guilty to five slayings: Washington Post
The man charged in a 2018 mass shooting at the Capitol Gazette newspaper in Maryland that killed five people admitted his guilt, the Washington Post reported on Monday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 9, 2019
Taliban says Trump's decision to cancel Afghan talks will mean more U.S. lives lost
The Taliban on Sunday said U.S. President Donald Trump's abrupt decision to cancel peace talks would lead to fresh losses of American lives in Afghanistan at a time when the insurgent group was ready to finalize a deal to end the war.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 19, 2018
U.S. top court sidesteps major rulings on partisan gerrymandering electoral map manipulation
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday dealt a setback to election reformers by declining to use high-profile cases from Wisconsin and Maryland to curb the ability of state lawmakers to draw electoral districts purely for partisan advantage.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 31, 2018
Japan Times Bee winner Hanna Yoshida out of Scripps National Spelling Bee
Despite a solid performance in the oral competition Wednesday in the U.S. spelling bee, Japan Times Bee winner Hanna Yoshida failed to qualify for Thursday's finals due to weak written test results.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 1, 2016
Flash flood rages down historic Maryland mainstreet, kills two
Flooding from torrential rain killed two people in Ellicott City, Maryland, with floodwaters that tore through the U.S. town's historic downtown, collapsing a street and sweeping away cars.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 23, 2015
Mother found pushing dead toddler on swing in Maryland park
A Maryland mother was found early Friday pushing her dead 3-year-old boy on a park swing, authorities said.
JAPAN
Jun 25, 2014
Kyushu Univ., Univ. of Maryland tie up on cybersecurity study
Kyushu University and the University of Maryland on Tuesday signed an accord to tie up on education and research in the area of cybersecurity aimed at jointly developing educational programs and fostering experts.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 18, 2014
Debut work by sci-fi author Komatsu found
A comic book published in September 1948 and kept at a library in the United Sates was recently confirmed as the debut work of famed science fiction novelist Sakyo Komatsu, who died three years ago.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 29, 2013
Bringing farmers markets to the urban poor
he Crossroads Farmers Market in Maryland is not your typical farmers market. It was founded to offer a friendly environment for low-income people to buy fresh produce.
JAPAN
Sep 19, 2013
Government asks U.S. county not to teach South Korean sea name
The government has asked a county in Maryland not to teach public school students the South Korean name for the sea separating Japan and the Korean Peninsula, a government official said in Tokyo.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Apr 16, 2013
Blossom Queen ritual becomes an education
Adjusting her cupcake-size replica of a Mikimoto gold-and-pearl crown and gliding through a downtown Washington hotel lobby in her white sash, Taylor Barfield offers her business card with a knowing grin: "First African-American United States Cherry Blossom Queen," it reads.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 5, 2013
Maryland House passes firearm bill
The Maryland House of Delegates passed what would be among the most restrictive U.S. gun-control measures Wednesday, voting to ratchet up the state's already tough rules by requiring fingerprinting of gun buyers, new limits on firearm purchases by the mentally ill, and bans on assault weapons and magazines that hold more than 10 bullets.

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Later this month, author Shogo Imamura will open Honmaru, a bookstore that allows other businesses to rent its shelves. It's part of a wave of ideas Japanese booksellers are trying to compete with online spaces.
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