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Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Sep 25, 2020
How an Oregon wildfire became one of the most destructive
The Almeda fire left a path of destruction as it tore through the Rogue Valley in southern Oregon. About 24 hours after it started, an estimated 2,350 homes had been left in ashes. We used satellite images, videos and social media posts to track what happened.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 22, 2020
China unlikely to approve Oracle and Walmart's TikTok deal, state media says
Beijing is unlikely to approve an "unfair" deal Oracle Corp. and Walmart Inc. said they have struck with ByteDance over the future of video-streaming app TikTok, state-backed newspaper Global Times said in an editorial.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Sep 18, 2020
Are China's Senkaku intrusions being played up for political ends?
According to a senior coast guard official, the announcement of intrusions in May was urged by the Prime Minister's Office and Foreign Ministry.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Sep 10, 2020
I used the podium to protest. The Olympic Committee punished me.
The I.O.C. is on the wrong side of history, again. Commentary by track and field Olympian Gwen Berry.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Sep 4, 2020
How to stop the next pandemic
It’s not just COVID-19. Pathogens once confined to nature are making their way into humans on a more regular basis. And it’s our fault.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Sep 3, 2020
[VIDEO] If you don’t have a vaccine, try fighting the virus with … TikTok?
While the United States was creating confusion with its virus messaging, the rest of the world got creative.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Aug 29, 2020
[VIDEO] Breaking down the biggest moments of Trump’s RNC speech
The New York Times’s White House correspondent Maggie Haberman analyzes President Trump’s nomination acceptance speech and breaks down the major moments.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Aug 28, 2020
[VIDEO] Highlights from the Republican National Convention: Night 3
Mike Pence officially accepted the nomination for vice president. In a speech from Fort McHenry in Baltimore, Pence emphasized law and order and acknowledged the protests about race relations nationwide.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Aug 28, 2020
All Okinawa political movement reaches a crossroads
With two years to go to the next gubernatorial election, the coalition faces a critical moment.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Aug 27, 2020
[VIDEO] Highlights from the Republican National Convention: Night 2
A speech by the first lady touched on race relations as the White House was used for political purposes. It also was the first time a sitting secretary of state addressed a national political convention in at least 75 years.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Aug 26, 2020
[VIDEO] Highlights from the Republican National Convention: Night 1
On the first night of the convention, Republicans mounted a misleading defense of President Trump's record.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Aug 22, 2020
[VIDEO] Breaking down the biggest moments of Joe Biden’s DNC speech
Katie Glueck, a politics reporter, has covered Joe Biden for over 15 months. Here are her takeaways from his nomination acceptance speech.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Aug 22, 2020
[VIDEO] Highlights From the Democratic National Convention: Night 4
On the last night of the convention, Joseph R. Biden Jr. officially accepted the Democratic nomination for president. In the most important speech of his career, he said that Americans “will overcome this season of darkness.”
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 21, 2020
Publishers ask Apple CEO for same app store deal given to Amazon
Details of a special deal struck between Apple services chief Eddy Cue and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos are being sought.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Aug 21, 2020
[VIDEO] Highlights from the Democratic National Convention: Night 3
Kamala Harris made history in accepting her official nomination for the vice presidency: She became the first woman of color to join a major party’s national ticket.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Aug 20, 2020
[VIDEO] Highlights from the Democratic National Convention: Night 2
On the second night of the virtual convention, former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. officially became the Democratic Party's nominee for president.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Aug 19, 2020
[VIDEO] Highlights from the Democratic National Convention: Night 1
On the first night of their first virtual convention, Democrats made their case for Joseph R. Biden Jr. with a mix of recorded programming and notable speakers delivering live remarks.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Aug 12, 2020
[VIDEO] Kamala Harris is Joe Biden’s VP pick. Here’s what to know about her.
Sen. Kamala Harris of California is the first Black woman and the first person of Indian descent to be nominated for national office by a major party.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Aug 8, 2020
[VIDEO] Allan Lichtman predicted Trump’s win in 2016. Now he’s ready to call 2020.
Most historians just study the past. But Allan Lichtman has successfully predicted the future.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Aug 7, 2020
Okinawa's fragile coral threatened by 'Black Devil' killer sponge
Terpios hoshinota is like a sheet of paper of about 1 millimeter thick, and attaches itself to coral's calcareous skeleton.
Japan says Biden's description of nation as xenophobic is 'unfortunate'
The National Diet building in Tokyo
G7 eyes plan on U.S.-led $50 billion aid package for Ukraine
A local resident visits the Lychakiv cemetery in Lviv, Ukraine, on Thursday. The U.S. is in talks with close partners to lead a group of allies that would give as much as $50 billion in aid to Ukraine.
Japan drops to 70th in press freedom rankings
A businessman reads a newspaper outside a train station in Tokyo.
Japan’s record-low children population weighs on growth
The number of children 14 years old or younger fell for the 43rd straight year to around 14.01 million as of April 1.
Biden calls ally Japan ‘xenophobic’ along with rivals China and Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Syracuse, New York, on April 25.
'Monster' Inoue ready to tear down Luis Nery in title defense at Tokyo Dome
Naoya Inoue (left) and Luis Nery following a pre-fight news conference in Yokohama on Saturday, two days ahead of their super bantamweight title fight.
Debate on constitutional revision at a standstill despite Kishida's pledges
With less than two months left before the conclusion of the current session of parliament, any possibility that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida can deliver constitutional reform before the end of his term as Liberal Democratic Party president in late September, as he has promised, appears remote.
Sapporo court ruling on Ainu fishing rights presents tough questions
A traditional Ainu preserved food called <i>satchep</i> (dried fish) being made at the government-run National Ainu Museum and Park, nicknamed Upopoy, in the town of Shiraoi, Hokkaido, on Dec. 25. The Sapporo District Court ruled last month that the Raporo Ainu Nation's rights as an Indigenous people did not extend to having an inherent right to fish for commercial reasons.
With eye on China, defense chiefs agree to bolster interoperability
From left: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Australian defense chief Richard Marles, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro hold a joint news conference in Honolulu on Thursday.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.

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