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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 19, 2022
The strategy against Russia is working and must continue
With Europe and its partners set to continue providing support to Ukraine and maintaining sanctions against Russia, the Kremlin is fighting a losing battle.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 19, 2022
Biden hedges on seeking re-election in 2024
In a rare, wide-ranging interview, the U.S. president went back on repeated assertions by the White House that he is sure to run in two years.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 19, 2022
New South Korean president tries to make his mark on foreign policy
Yoon Suk-yeol has aligned his country more closely with the United States, but there are limits to how far he can go without angering China or provoking North Korea.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 18, 2022
U.S.-China tech rivalry adds to headaches for stock investors
Shares of China's key manufacturers have seen heavy selling recently as U.S. initiatives to secure domestic supply chains raised uncertainties for Chinese firms.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 18, 2022
Ukraine wants the U.S. to send powerful new weapons. Biden is not so sure.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says one weapon — a missile system with a range of 305 kilometers — is critical to launching a wider counteroffensive, perhaps early next year.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Sep 18, 2022
With Russia in crosshairs, U.S. suddenly talks up U.N. reform
As world leaders gather for the annual General Assembly, calls for change are coming from an unlikely source — the United States, which has been exasperated by Russia's veto power.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 17, 2022
U.S. vows continued deployment of strategic assets after new North Korean nuclear law
The first meeting of the Extended Deterrence Strategy and Consultation Group since 2018 said any North Korean nuclear attack would be met with an 'overwhelming and decisive response.'
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 17, 2022
U.S. Justice Department asks appeals court to allow review of classified documents in Trump probe
The department said the court should halt part of a lower court decision that prevents prosecutors from relying on the classified documents in their criminal investigation.
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
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 17, 2022
In the ‘Great Game’ of Central Asia, China’s leader seeks the advantage
Xi Jinping's visit to Central Asia sheds a light on his country's efforts to increase its sway in the vast, resource-rich region once considered Russia's domain.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Sep 16, 2022
Putin’s support for China on Taiwan outweighs any of Xi's concerns about Ukraine
During their first in-person talks since the Ukraine war began, Putin blasted what he called 'provocations by the U.S. and its satellites in the Taiwan Strait.'
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 16, 2022
Xi Jinping and China’s endgame for America
Xi Jinping speeches make clear that he is committed to spreading China's model of communism around the world.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Sep 16, 2022
How Ukraine took the fight to Russia
Ukraine has stunned the world with a lightning counteroffensive that began earlier this month and saw them retake broad swaths of land from Russian forces.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 16, 2022
Trump documents will be reviewed by retiring judge, court says
The Justice Department has already appealed the appointment of the special master at the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 15, 2022
U.S. railroad strike averted as unions and companies reach tentative deal
A rail shutdown could freeze almost 30% of U.S. cargo shipments by weight, stoke inflation and cost the U.S. economy as much as $2 billion per day.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 15, 2022
U.S. Senate panel approves Taiwan measure that makes Biden uneasy
The Taiwan Policy Act would give Taipei $4.5 billion for defense and call for the U.S. to 'engage with” its democratic government as the 'legitimate representative of the people of Taiwan.”
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 14, 2022
How the Ukraine offensive will shift the market narrative
And not for the first time, market attitudes toward events in the Ukraine war have been inconsistent as the nature of war makes economic predictions difficult to make.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 14, 2022
Twitter data unprotected, ex-security chief tells U.S. Congress, as Musk deal approved
'They don't know what data they have, where it lives, or where it came from. And so, unsurprisingly, they can't protect it,' whistleblower Peiter Zatko told the Judiciary Committee.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 14, 2022
Wall Street push by Japan banks under scrutiny as rates rise
Faced with ultralow interest rates and tepid loan demand at home, banks in Japan have been ramping up corporate lending and bond underwriting overseas.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Sep 14, 2022
Despite U.S. inflation, Democratic voters remain energized for midterms, poll shows
The data points to a potentially close contest in November's elections.
‘Demon Slayer’ movie slashes its own box office records
“Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle” is the first installment in a trilogy that's set to wrap the anime adaptation of Koyoharu Gotoke's manga about sword-wielding heroes fighting man-eating demons.
Kyoto University researchers find mechanism behind malignant pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic cancer, the third-leading cause of cancer death in Japan, has the lowest five-year survival rate of any cancer at just 8.5%.
Tokyo is the No. 2 choice for international students
The University of Tokyo. International students are increasingly flocking to Asia, with affordability being a particularly important metric.
Ishiba rules out joint document on U.S. tariffs as deal's details trickle out
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers a speech at an event in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, on Friday afternoon.
Japan's average life expectancy in 2024 almost unchanged from 2023, data shows
The average life expectancy of Japanese citizens in 2024 is 81.09 years for men and 87.13 years for women, according to the health ministry.
Amid fossil fuel shift in U.S., hope emerges for India and Japan tie-up on solar
A technician works on the assembly line at a solar panel manufacturing hub on the outskirts of New Delhi last October.
Behind the scenes: Inside Fuji Rock’s strategy for staying on top
In recent years, Fuji Rock has had fewer blockbuster performers and showcased more top-selling Japanese acts and international musicians' first-time performances in Japan.
Tokyo is the No. 2 choice for international students
The University of Tokyo. International students are increasingly flocking to Asia, with affordability being a particularly important metric.
Hall of Fame always held deeper meaning for Ichiro
Ichiro presents then-Hall of Fame President Jeff Idelson with the bat he used to break the single-season hits record in 2004.
Japan leans into homegrown AI amid rising competition
McKinsey’s 2025 Technology Trends Outlook, published Wednesday, says that the use of “sovereign AI” is a trend gaining significant global traction, including in Japan.

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