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Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 25, 2022
The man most responsible for ending Roe worries that it could hurt his party
As former President Donald Trump prepares for a likely 2024 presidential campaign, he has privately told friends and advisers the ruling will be 'bad for Republicans.”
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 25, 2022
Chinese military says U.S. plane in Taiwan Strait endangered peace
Beijing has said that it has sovereignty and jurisdiction over the Taiwan Strait while Washington and Taipei assert that the strait is an international waterway.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Jun 25, 2022
Biden limps to G7 as allies fret over his troubles at home
Several G7 leaders are concerned that a midterm election defeat would limit how much the U.S. president can promise and get done in the months ahead.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 25, 2022
Clarence Thomas opinion signals same-sex marriage and contraception at risk after abortion ruling
Thomas's opinion is a rallying cry for conservatives to start challenging same-sex marriages almost immediately, according to some experts.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 25, 2022
U.S. passes first major gun bill in decades
That vote came hours after the Supreme Court's conservative majority had struck down a century-old New York law requiring permits for concealed-carry handguns.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 25, 2022
U.S. Fed chief Janet Yellen to visit South Korea to discuss sanctions on North
Yellen could have talks with South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin and Finance Minister Choo Kyung-ho amid concerns North Korea is preparing to conduct its first nuclear test in five years.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Jun 25, 2022
Abortion pills over the counter? Experts see big hurdles in widening U.S. access.
A pill used to terminate early pregnancies is unlikely to become available in the U.S. without a prescription for years, if ever, experts say.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 25, 2022
U.S. recession would be 'necessary price' to defeat inflation, IMF chief says
For 2023, U.S. growth is expected to slow to 1.7%, but 'narrowly avoid' a recession, according to the annual review of the country's economy.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 25, 2022
U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade abortion-rights ruling
The court voted along ideological lines, 6-3, to uphold Mississippi's ban after 15 weeks of pregnancy, and 5-4 to go further and explicitly overturn Roe.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 24, 2022
Sapporo U.S.A. to acquire Stone Brewing as it moves to speed up global expansion
Sapporo plans to brew its products at Stone facilities for U.S. distribution, while Stone will continue to brew its own lineup.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 24, 2022
Freedom and fear: the foundations of America's deadly gun culture
Why are Americans so wedded to firearms? The answer, experts say, lies both in tradition and a growing belief among consumers that they need guns for their personal safety.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 24, 2022
U.S. Senate passes gun safety bill as Supreme Court knocks down handgun limits
The landmark court ruling and Senate action on gun safety illustrate the deep divide over firearms in the United States.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 24, 2022
Weak yen draws foreign buyers to Japan’s used-car market
While the import and sale of new automobiles in Russia been halted due to sanctions, Japanese law allows for the export of vehicles under the price of u00a56 million.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 24, 2022
Trump allies sought pardons after supporting his attempts to overturn election
Their names emerged at the end of a fifth day of hearings that focused on how Trump pressured top Justice Department officials daily in his final weeks in office.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 23, 2022
Biden seeks pause in gas tax to give families a ‘bit of relief’
The U.S. president said that states should also suspend their own gas taxes, and he called on refiners and gasoline retailers to make sure 'every penny” of the tax pause goes to consumers.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 23, 2022
Long COVID affects 1 in 5 virus patients, U.S. survey finds
The collection of symptoms known as long COVID can include fatigue, brain fog, breathing problems, pain or other after-effects.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 23, 2022
U.S. Capitol assault hearings take break as new evidence floods in
The new evidence includes documents from the National Archive and multiple new leads given to a tip-line since the televised hearings began earlier in June.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 23, 2022
Jerome Powell says soft landing ‘very challenging’ and recession possible
Powell said officials 'anticipate that ongoing rate increases will be appropriate,” to cool the hottest price pressures in 40 years.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 22, 2022
Western move to choke Russia’s oil exports boomerangs, for now
With China and India buying the Russian oil shunned by the West, Moscow is making even more money now from sales than it did before the war began.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jun 22, 2022
North Korea's Kim presides over major military meeting as nuke test fears grow
The Central Military Commission was set to decide on “important strategic and tactical tasks' for the country's military, the latest signal that a nuclear test may be imminent.
Japan to start new residency system for foreign workers
Students hoping to work in Japan attend a Japanese class at a job placement company in Hanoi in October 2022.
Japan to regularly accept assistant language teachers from India
Indian assistant language teachers pose for a photo with Japanese Ambassador Keiichi Ono (center) at the Japanese Embassy in New Delhi on Friday.
With Hall of Fame induction, Ichiro makes himself heard loud and clear
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.
At LDP’s post-election meeting, calls intensify for Ishiba’s resignation
Prime Minister and Liberal Democratic Party President Shigeru Ishiba, flanked by LDP Secretary-General Hiroshi Moriyama (left) and LDP Vice President Yoshihide Suga, speaks at a meeting of party lawmakers and executives at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Monday.
‘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.
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.
Japan and NATO to launch defense-industrial talks, top envoy says
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte looks at military equipment on the Maritime Self-Defense Force's Mogami stealth frigate during a visit to the MSDF's naval base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, in April.
Three decades and a pile of notebooks: The beat writer who chronicled Ichiro’s career
Reporters and photographers, including long-time baseball beat writer Keizo Konishi, swarm around Ichiro Suzuki during the World Baseball Classic in San Diego in 2009.
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.
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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