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Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 19, 2023
Las Vegas police search home in Tupac murder case
The best-selling hip-hop artist behind hits such as 'California Love' was gunned down in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas at the age of just 25, and his killers have never been caught.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 19, 2023
U.S. soldier facing disciplinary action slips across inter-Korean border into North Korea
An American soldier facing disciplinary action at home “willfully and without authorization' fled Tuesday into North Korea, where he was apparently taken into custody.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jul 19, 2023
Meet the billionaire who convinced Lionel Messi to pick MLS over Saudi Arabia
With Lionel Messi and Apple on his side, 60-year-old construction executive Jorge Mas is seeking to upend the business of U.S. soccer and make it a lot more profitable.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 18, 2023
Trump says he’s a target in special counsel’s investigation into Jan. 6
The development is a sign that he is likely to be indicted in the case.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 18, 2023
U.S. national in North Korean custody after crossing inter-Korean border during tour
The U.S. citizen crossed into the nuclear-armed country while on a tour of the Joint Security Area at the border with the South, the United Nations Command said Tuesday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 18, 2023
In Chinese media, the U.S. is invariably the villain
China believes it is laying the foundation for a new global order more respectful and accommodating to other nations, potentially strengthening its position in the world.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 18, 2023
Kerry says climate cooperation could help stabilize U.S.-China ties
U.S. climate envoy John Kerry said talks with top Chinese officials were a rare opportunity for the two sides to boost ties via cooperation on fighting climate change.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 18, 2023
U.S. nuclear sub visits South Korea for first time in decades as allies hold key talks
The U.S. said the ballistic missile submarine had arrived after the allies held the inaugural meeting of their Nuclear Consultative Group on Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 17, 2023
China-U.S. climate progress could hinge on new methane deal
China had drafted a plan with concrete measures to curb methane emissions from energy, agriculture and waste but has yet to make the plan public.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 17, 2023
Sanctioned Chinese military giant’s U.S. business keeps growing
For more than a decade, Cirrus Aircraft has been a subsidiary of Aviation Industry Corp. of China, a maker of fighter jets, helicopters and drones for the People’s Liberation Army.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 17, 2023
North Korean nuclear test 'would not come as a surprise' to U.S.
The remarks by U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan come just days after Pyongyang held a successful test of its most powerful long-range missile.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 16, 2023
Why can’t the Republicans quit Donald Trump?
Republican presidential candidates are preaching the same message — but Trumpism without Trump isn’t selling.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 16, 2023
Summer-tested Phoenix braves relentless wave of extreme heat
Despite the trend toward more very hot days, Phoenix residents have tended to shrug off the heat; they are simply accustomed to dealing with it.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 16, 2023
Record heat waves sweep the world, from U.S. to Japan via Europe
Parts of eastern Japan are expected to reach 38 to 39 degrees Celsius, with the Meteorological Agency warning temperatures could hit previous records.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 15, 2023
U.S. climate envoy heads to Beijing as world’s top polluters look for ways to stem crisis
As floods and heat waves made worse by global warming rattle the globe, U.S. climate envoy John Kerry will explore ways the world’s top two polluters can cooperate.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 15, 2023
U.S., Japan and South Korea condemn North Korean missile launch
The condemnation came after North Korea fired a powerful long-range missile that flew for a record 74 minutes to an altitude of 6,000 kilometers.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 15, 2023
Biden forgives $39 billion in U.S. student debt using program tweak
The Biden administration will cancel student debt for more than 804,000 borrowers, describing the relief as the result of a 'fix' to income-driven repayment plans.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 15, 2023
Chip leaders head to Washington to lobby for China rules relief
The CEOs of Intel, Qualcomm and Nvidia are planning to lobby against extending restrictions on the sale to China of certain chips and the equipment to manufacture the semiconductors.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Jul 14, 2023
Tumbling U.S. dollar a boon to risk assets across the globe
The greenback's tumble has come as U.S. Treasury yields have eased in recent days, dulling the dollar's allure while boosting a wide range of other currencies.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Jul 14, 2023
Actors go on strike in new blow to struggling Hollywood studios
The Screen Actors Guild, which represents some 160,000 performers, announced the walkout after failing to reach a new labor agreement.
Japan ruling bloc loses majority in Upper House after election drubbing
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who serves concurrently as president of the Liberal Democratic Party, leaves at the party's headquarters following announcement of Upper House election result projections in Tokyo early Monday.
Polls open for key Upper House election that could shake Japanese politics
People vote during Japan's Upper House election at a polling station in Tokyo on Sunday.
Sunken WWII Japanese warship Teruzuki found off Solomon Islands
The Solomon Islands. A team from the U.S. nonprofit Ocean Exploration Trust has discovered the Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer Teruzuki on the deep seabed off the Solomon Islands as the 80th anniversary of the war's end approaches.
‘Japanese First’ Sanseito emerges as powerful force after Upper House poll
Sanseito leader Sohei Kamiya in Tokyo on Sunday night
Japan team finds ancient ocean full of squids
The ancient ocean was full of squids, whose population exceeded that of fish or ammonites, a Japanese research team mainly from Hokkaido University has found through a new method using technology.
Japan’s top brands get tied up in the great sunscreen debate
A coral reef in Okinawa in July 2022. Some jurisdictions around the world have moved to ban certain sunscreens in a bid to protect coral reefs, but some say the impact on reefs is far from clear.
Pentagon looks to unleash ‘military drone dominance’
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth hosts a drone demonstration at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, on July 10.
‘Noto Democracy’ and the slow work of civic change
Yukio Iokibe’s “Noto Democracy" centers on Motoyuki Takii, a former junior high school teacher who publishes a handwritten newspaper every month to encourage the residents of Anamizu, Ishikawa Prefecture, to engage in local politics.
In microbes we trust: Embracing the nature of fermented food
You don't need an oven to make Kenji Morimoto's easy and delicious Miso Sticky Toffee Crepe Cake.
Touring the Silk Road — without leaving Tokyo
One of the entrances to Pao Compound, a nine-story Silk Road-inspired complex in Tokyo's Higashinakano neighborhood

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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