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Mar 14, 2021
World No. 1 golfer Dustin Johnson to skip Tokyo Olympics
World No. 1 Dustin Johnson confirmed on Saturday he did not put his name forward for a spot on the U.S. team for this summer's Tokyo Olympics and will instead focus on the PGA Tour.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 28, 2021
U.S. authorizes Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine
J&J's vaccine is expected to be used widely around the globe because it can be shipped and stored at normal refrigerator temperatures, making distribution easier.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 27, 2021
Small island states and Britain warn U.N. of climate threats to security
Weather-related disasters are displacing 16 million people a year, with water shortages and crop failures making vulnerable people prey to human traffickers, the British prime minister said.
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Feb 23, 2021
Injured Katarina Johnson-Thompson to be fit for Tokyo, says coach
British Athletics head coach Christian Malcolm is confident heptathlon world champion Katarina Johnson-Thompson will be fit for the Tokyo Olympics despite missing next week's European Indoor Championships due to an Achilles tendon injury.
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WORLD / FOCUS
Feb 21, 2021
Britain’s next answer to COVID-19 is to prepare to live with it
The U.K. plan is a pilot for whether nations can do enough to end damaging lockdowns and essentially learn to live with the disease.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 15, 2021
It's time to replace the outmoded G7
There is talk of permanently expanding the old inner group into a larger team of like-minded countries, reflecting the new realities of world power, as well as the new dangers.
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Feb 7, 2021
Peyton Manning and Charles Woodson highlight eight-member Hall class
Peyton Manning, Charles Woodson and Calvin Johnson were among the eight players selected Saturday night for enshrinement into the Pro Football Hall of Fame as headliners of the Class of 2021.
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WORLD
Feb 3, 2021
U.K.'s record-breaking fundraiser, 'hero' Captain Tom Moore, dies age 100
Moore struck a chord with locked-down Britain by walking around his garden with the help of a frame to raise u00a338.9 million ($53 million) for the National Health Service.
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JAPAN / Politics
Jan 28, 2021
Japan pushes back against U.K. plan to boost G7 Asia reach
Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who is hosting this year's G7, has invited South Korea, India and Australia to attend the leaders' summit in Cornwall in June.
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WORLD
Jan 23, 2021
New virus variant may be somewhat deadlier, U.K. warns
The evidence on the fatality rate is worrisome but not yet solid, scientists said. It contrasts with news that Britain is vaccinating its people at a promising pace.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 20, 2021
Brexit troubles aren’t all teething problems
It's not a great sign when a formerly pro-Brexit lobby is suddenly furious about a part of the deal that was billed as a triumph.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 19, 2021
Johnson triggers G7 fears of rival alliance to counter China
Expansion of the G7 is an idea that Japan, Italy, Germany and France oppose, according to officials familiar with those governments' positions.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 15, 2021
Boris Johnson’s leadership at risk without lockdown exit plan
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces a threat to his leadership from rebels in his Conservative Party who are demanding a clear path out of the U.K.’s economically damaging lockdown.
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WORLD
Jan 13, 2021
With hospitals nearly overwhelmed, U.K. faces harder days ahead
All pubs, restaurants and retail stores are already closed, school reopenings have been delayed, and public gatherings are forbidden.
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WORLD / Politics
Jan 9, 2021
Johnson needs to save the U.K. health service to save his career
The prime minister locked down England for a third time Monday as coronavirus infections pushed hospitals to the breaking point and the death toll rose above 75,000.
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WORLD
Jan 9, 2021
U.K. sees record daily COVID-19 deaths as London hospitals on brink
The United Kingdom recorded its highest daily death toll on Friday since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic as London declared a major incident, warning that its hospitals were at risk of being overwhelmed.
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WORLD / Politics
Dec 31, 2020
Johnson’s Brexit deal clears Parliament with just hours to spare
The rush to get the agreement through Parliament in a single day brings to an end a four-year saga that has gripped British politics and divided the country.
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WORLD / Politics
Dec 26, 2020
BBC says obtained full copy of post-Brexit trade deal
The post-Brexit trade deal reached by the United Kingdom and the European Union goes beyond the EU's so-called "Canada-style" trade accord, the BBC said on Friday, citing what it said was a full copy of the accord.
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WORLD
Dec 25, 2020
How Brexit talks overcame suspicion, resentment and fish
At times, mutual suspicion and paranoia over listening devices made Brexit look like a chapter from the Cold War, all heightened by COVID-19 restrictions.
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COMMENTARY / World
Dec 23, 2020
Christmas is canceled for Boris Johnson
The situation on Britain's borders is clearly serious, but will it wound Johnson fatally? That all depends on how many Britons are inclined to blame the virus for the chaos.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
Japan passes bill to introduce 'blue ticket' fines for cyclists
A new system under which bicycle riders pay fines for minor traffic violations to escape criminal punishment is expected to be introduced in Japan no later than 2026.
Japan changes law to allow joint custody after divorce
Legislation that allows the option of joint custody of children after divorce is passed at the Upper House plenary session on Friday.
U.S. envoy to Japan makes landmark visit to front-line island near Taiwan
U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel meets with members of the Self-Defense Forces stationed on Yonaguni, Okinawa Prefecture, on Friday.
Japan to review romanization system for first time in 70 years
An advisory panel to the education ministry will consider how the Japanese language should be transcribed into the Latin alphabet, including unifying different romanization styles currently in use.
Can AI-generated inventions be patented? A Tokyo court says no.
The Tokyo court's ruling comes amid ongoing debates on how to regulate generative AI and is part of a transnational class action lawsuit.
A new initiative rethinks old Tohoku crafts
The colored patterns of Tsuguru "nuri," made in Aomori Prefecture, are achieved by applying multiple coatings of lacquer, which are later polished down to reveal layers of colors beneath.
Xi and Putin mark ‘new era’ amid efforts to counter U.S. ‘containment’
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend an event in Beijing on Thursday. During Putin's visit, the leaders showed off their growing alignment amid efforts to push back against the U.S.-led world order.
Unraveling the Japanese prose of Yukio Mishima
Author Yukio Mishima accepts the Arts Festival Award in the drama category at the 20th Arts Festival Award Ceremony on Jan. 22, 1966.
New Taiwan president to set tone for ties with China at inauguration
Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te arrives at the CyberSec 2024 Exhibition in Taipei on Wednesday.

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