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Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Oct 29, 2022
New front line of U.S. abortion battles emerges in New Mexico
Anti-abortion activists hope more will follow the lead of two New Mexican towns to vastly shrink where abortions are still performed, especially in other states controlled by Democrats.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 5, 2022
All rise! Yankees' Aaron Judge becomes AL's new home run king
The popular outfielder clobbered a first-inning offering from Texas right-hander Jesus Tinoco over the left field wall to etch his name into the history books
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 4, 2022
Samsung launches five-year plan to tempt U.S. buyers with smaller chips
The company, based in the city of Suwon, South Korea, is the world's largest chipmaker by revenue, but its foundry business is playing catch-up with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 17, 2022
Is that legal? How scores of migrants to U.S. came to be shipped north.
Critics have made comparisons to the so-called Reverse Freedom Rides arranged by white segregationists in 1962 to retaliate against those protesting segregation in the South.
Japan Times
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.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 29, 2022
Angels' Shohei Ohtani strikes out 11 in loss
Ohtani (9-6), who was seeking his 10th win of the season, scattered eight hits over six innings, allowing two runs and no walks while striking out 11 at Angel Stadium.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 28, 2022
At least 46 migrants found dead in trailer truck in Texas
The grim discovery was one of the worst disasters involving migrants in the United States in recent years.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 17, 2022
Elon Musk's boring company is feuding with Texas over a driveway
Since Boring Co. bought land last May to create a research and development center in a rural area outside Austin, Texas, the company has skirted requests for proper permits.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 4, 2022
No radio and old tactics: How the police response in Uvalde broke down
The commander at the scene arrived without a police radio, and decided in the first minutes on an approach that would delay a confrontation.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 3, 2022
‘Not if but when’: More mass shootings add to weary nation’s grief
Some 20 shootings in which at least four people were hurt or killed have unfolded in a matter of nine days, according to data from the Gun Violence Archive.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 3, 2022
Biden says 'Enough!' on gun violence and urges Congress to act
The president called for a number of measures historically opposed by Republicans in Congress, including banning the sale of assault weapons.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Jun 2, 2022
Police, guns and schools protected from lawsuits over Texas shooting
As in past school shootings, families of the victims will likely find that any lawsuits will run into legal challenges that do not exist for shootings in other locations.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 30, 2022
America may be broken beyond repair
It will be impossible to do anything about guns in the country as long as Democrats depend on the cooperation of a party that holds in reserve the possibility of insurrection.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 29, 2022
As shooting continued, officers questioned commander’s decision to wait
Questions have mounted over local police chief Pedro Arredondo, the role of the department and whether any of the 21 lives that were lost could have been saved.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 29, 2022
Gun massacres test whether Washington can move beyond paralysis
Emerging details of the massacre at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, suggest that few of the proposals under discussion would have made much of a difference.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 28, 2022
In mass shootings, U.S. police are trained to ‘confront the attacker’
As new questions emerged about the police response to the shooting at a Texas elementary school, experts say officers are trained to act with urgency and defend innocent lives.
Naked man’s rampage in Saitama linked to one fatality and 10 injured
Police believe Daisuke Nishimura may have been involved in roughly 20 incidents in the 90 minutes leading up to his arrest, including a fatal hit-and-run and multiple assaults.
Japan set to fine cyclists on the spot for rule violations from 2026
Under new rules, those who use smartphones while riding a bicycle would be subject to the maximum fine of ¥12,000.
Japan brings forward deadline for electronic travel authorization system
Japan is planning to implement by March 2029 a new online screening system in which foreign visitors who don’t need a visa apply for a certification before entering the country.
Built in a flash, Osaka Expo pavilions wrestle with sustainability
Kengo Kuma & Associates oversaw the construction of the Malaysia pavilion, which is encased in interwoven rows of bamboo that appear to ripple.
Social media helps fuel growing 'sex tourism' in Japan
People walk down a street in the red-light entertainment area of Kabukicho in the Shinjuku district of Tokyo on March 31.
Amid uncertain tariffs, is now the time to buy a new iPhone?
An Apple store in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward in September. Prices for the newest iPhone models start at around ¥100,000 ($700) in Japan.
Built in a flash, Osaka Expo pavilions wrestle with sustainability
Kengo Kuma & Associates oversaw the construction of the Malaysia pavilion, which is encased in interwoven rows of bamboo that appear to ripple.
Japan weighs using U.S. rice imports as tariff negotiation tool with Trump
A restaurant owner pours California-grown Calrose rice into a rice cooker at his restaurant in Tokyo
Is Japan’s parliament ready to welcome more youth to its ranks?
Lower House lawmaker Kai Odake in his Tokyo office on Wednesday
Crow meat, goat tartare: Mauvaise Herbe raises its game
Crow meat, shaped into a ball and attached to a foot of the bird, is one of the peculiar offerings of game at Mauvaise Herbe.

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