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Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 19, 2023
China readying supersonic spy drone unit, leaked U.S. assessment shows: report
The Washington Post said it obtained the assessment from classified files allegedly posted online by a member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard, who was arrested last week.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 19, 2023
Fox settles with Dominion for $787.5 million over false election claims
The high-profile defamation case put one of the world's top media companies in the crosshairs over its coverage of false vote-rigging claims in the 2020 U.S. election.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 18, 2023
Taiwan to buy 400 U.S. anti-ship missiles intended to repel China invasion
Taiwan has previously purchased ship-launched versions of the Harpoon missile, which is made by Boeing.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 18, 2023
Ukraine’s spring offensive just got harder
The bad news for Ukraine is that U.S. spies doubt Kyiv’s military and the Western alliance is fractious. The good news is that Ukrainians have the stomach to fight.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 18, 2023
The dollar remains the coin of the realm — and then some
The Chinese yuan’s role is growing, but it won’t replace the dollar without U.S. mistakes.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 18, 2023
What to know about Dominion, the voting machine company suing Fox
The company's highly anticipated case against Fox News is scheduled to go to trial this week, but on Monday the judge delayed the proceedings without citing a reason.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 18, 2023
Pentagon culls distribution list for sensitive documents after intel leak
A 21-year-old member of the United States Air National Guard with a junior job has been charged in the leak, the biggest in a decade.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 18, 2023
U.S. arrests two for setting up Chinese 'secret police station' in New York
Lu Jianwang, 61, and Chen Jinping, 59, face charges of conspiring to act as agents of China's government without informing U.S. authorities and obstruction of justice.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 17, 2023
U.S. climate envoy John Kerry meets Kishida after G7 environmental summit
Their talks centered on Kishida's push for a green transformation and the efforts being made by the administration of U.S. President Joe Biden to tackle climate change.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 17, 2023
Accounting for casino capitalism
Mark-to-market accounting standards turned the banking system into a playground for gamblers, fueling instability while adding little economic value.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 17, 2023
U.S. warship sails through Taiwan Strait days after China drills
A U.S. warship sailed through the waters separating Taiwan and mainland China, the U.S. Navy said, days after Beijing staged war games around the self-ruled island.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 17, 2023
Trump’s indictment sparked $15.4 million fundraising bonanza
Almost 98% of the donations since the indictment on March 30 came from donors who gave less than $200, and 24% came from first-time contributors to Trump.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 17, 2023
Four dead and 28 injured in Alabama teen birthday party shooting
There have been 163 mass shootings in the United States so far this year, according to the Gun Violence Archive.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Apr 16, 2023
Pentagon leaks: New twists in a familiar plot
The Pentagon intelligence leaks have offered new details about the state of the war in Ukraine but have not fundamentally altered the overall picture of it.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 16, 2023
An island under threat asks when to share and when to fight
Guam’s original inhabitants, the Chamorro, again are being tested amid another round of encroachment by the U.S. military as it tries to thwart China's expansionist ambitions.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Apr 16, 2023
Michael Jordan was an activist after all
On the first road trip of his NBA career, in the fall of 2001, Etan Thomas looked out the window of the Washington Wizards’ team bus and was stunned by the massing crowd around the hotel.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 15, 2023
U.S., Japan and South Korea look to regularize missile defense exercises to deter North Korea
Representatives from the three countries met Friday for talks in Washington, where they discussed the security environment on the Korean Peninsula and in the region.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 15, 2023
U.S. Supreme Court hits pause on abortion pill ban
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday temporarily preserved access to a widely used abortion pill, in an 11th-hour ruling preventing lower court restrictions on the drug from coming into force.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 15, 2023
Airman suspected of leaking secret U.S. documents hit with federal charges
Jack Teixeira, 21, was charged on Friday with unlawfully copying and transmitting classified material.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 15, 2023
Pence booed at NRA gathering even as he seeks to move right of Trump on guns
Former U.S. President Donald Trump, meanwhile, used the same forum on Friday to declare he would be a 'fearless champion' of Americans' right to bear arms.

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