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Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 7, 2023
International fusion energy project faces delays, chief says
A 2025 deadline 'wasn't realistic in the first place,' even before two major problems surfaced, the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor head said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Jan 7, 2023
The U.S. keeps offering China its COVID vaccines. China keeps saying no.
China has rebuffed repeated offers to share advanced vaccines as it battles a COVID-19 wave, a rejection that's frustrated American officials concerned about a resurgence of the pandemic.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 7, 2023
U.S. Navy cuts Taiwan transits even as China steps up military pressure
The U.S. reduced its number of naval transits through the Taiwan Strait in 2022 to the lowest level in four years.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 6, 2023
Russian Muppets or American puppets?
The experience in the 1990s of trying to introduce “Sesame Street” to Russia offers valuable insights into the Russian mind.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jan 6, 2023
No improvement in sight: China-U.S. rivalry to further intensify in 2023
Washington will continue to hunt for ways to isolate Beijing and further slow its technological rise, while China is expected to keep pressuring Taiwan and increase its self-sufficiency.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 6, 2023
McCarthy fails in 11th U.S. Speaker vote, cementing longest fight since 1859
The stalemate has left House Republicans fractured after they reclaimed the majority in the November election and has stopped all other business in the chamber.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 6, 2023
California lashed by deadly 'atmospheric river' storm
The blast of extreme winter weather marked the third and strongest atmospheric river to strike California since early last week.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 5, 2023
Kevin McCarthy's allies struggle to save his bid for U.S. House speaker
McCarthy fell short in six consecutive ballots in two days, as Republican holdouts deemed him ideologically unreliable.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 4, 2023
Eating the last cannibals
The dangerous new trend among right-wing leaders such as Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump is to openly embrace criminality.
JAPAN
Jan 4, 2023
Kishida and Biden to meet at White House on Jan. 13
The meeting comes as North Korea's missile tests and calls for a larger nuclear arsenal worry U.S. allies in the region.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 4, 2023
Tokyo Gas unit nears $4.6 billion deal to buy U.S. gas producer, sources say
If consummated, the deal would be the latest move by a Japanese entity to secure gas in jurisdictions perceived as friendly.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 4, 2023
Sam Bankman-Fried pleads not guilty in FTX fraud case as trial is set for October
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology graduate could face up to 115 years in prison if convicted.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 4, 2023
U.S. House adjourns with Kevin McCarthy’s speaker bid still in doubt
It was the first time in a century that the House hasn't elected a speaker, the top position in Congress, after one round of balloting.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 3, 2023
U.S. in talks with Seoul on deterring North Korea from using nukes
Following a meeting last year, U.S. President Joe Biden and South Korean counterpart Yoon Suk-yeol asked their teams to plan for a coordinated response to a range of scenarios.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 3, 2023
Investigations and gridlock: What to expect in the U.S. Congress in 2023
The 2021-23 Democratic-controlled Congress was one of the most productive in modern history, but Washington watchers fear the age of cross-party cooperation may be coming to an end.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 3, 2023
Biden says no nuclear drills with Seoul after Yoon’s comments
The South Korean leader said the strategy of 'nuclear umbrella” or 'extended deterrence” is no longer reassuring for the public now that North Korea has developed nuclear weapons.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 3, 2023
Kevin McCarthy struggles for top spot in new Republican-led U.S. Congress
A group of hard-line conservatives oppose his candidacy, concerned that he is less deeply vested in the culture wars and partisan rivalries that have dominated the House in recent years.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 2, 2023
South Korea and U.S. discussing nuclear exercises as tensions flare with North, Yoon says
The comments come after he called for 'war preparation' with an 'overwhelming' capability, following a year marked by the North's record number of missile tests.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 2, 2023
‘OK, Mexico, save me’: After China, this is where globalization may lead
As American companies seek to limit their exposure to the pitfalls of making goods in China, some are moving production to Mexico.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 2, 2023
U.S. ignored own scientists' warning in backing Atlantic wind farm
Marine scientists have warned that projects along the New England coast could imperil endangered North Atlantic right whales.

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Ichiro Suzuki, one of the most iconic players in NPB and MLB history, was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame with 99.7% of the vote.
With Hall of Fame induction, Ichiro makes himself heard loud and clear