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Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 10, 2022
No concessions, no breakthroughs: Russia and U.S. cast pall on Ukraine talks
Russia vowed not to make concessions under pressure and warned that talks on the Ukraine crisis might end early, while Washington said progress depended on de-escalation from Moscow.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 10, 2022
Fire at New York City building fire kills 19, including nine children
Dozens were injured when the blaze, started by a malfunctioning space heater, spread smoke through the 19-floor low-income housing site.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 9, 2022
Top risks of 2022: Smaller issues vs. the big picture
The best way to minimize the fallacy-of-composition risk is for strategically-minded leaders to convince the people that in difficult times they must prioritize collective interests.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 9, 2022
Can U.S. elections be made safe from rampaging mobs?
Irrespective of the effectiveness of the Jan. 6 committee report, the nature and safety of America's democratic system remain up for grabs.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 9, 2022
Baby lost in chaos of Afghanistan airlift found and returned to family after long ordeal
Sohail Ahmadi was just just 2 months old when he went missing as thousands of people rushed the Kabul airport as the country fell to the Taliban.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 9, 2022
Will ‘forever boosting’ beat the coronavirus?
Everyone should get a booster shot. In the long run, though, doses every few months aren't a viable public health strategy, scientists say.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 9, 2022
U.S. details costs of a Russian invasion of Ukraine
The Biden administration and its allies are developing new possible sanctions ahead of a series of meetings to defuse the crisis with Moscow.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / The Year Ahead: Reckonings
Jan 9, 2022
America’s killer capitalism
While many commentators with alternative calculations have questioned the extent of rising income inequality, none has succeeded in dismissing the trend.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 8, 2022
U.S. hospitals struggle to match higher pay for nurses and doctors amid pandemic
U.S. hospitals are struggling to get the workers they need to treat patients through the winter's COVID-19 surge as the virus collides with a historically tight labor market.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 8, 2022
U.S. forces in South Korea raise COVID-19 alert amid record infections
The U.S. military's plan in South Korea will ban dining at restaurants outside the bases and visiting indoor malls, bars, clubs, gyms, amusement parks, theaters and massage parlors
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Jan 8, 2022
Putin sends message to the West as his troops turn tide in Kazakhstan
Ahead of high-stakes security talks with the U.S., it also sent a reminder of just how determined the Russian president is to defend what he sees as his own neighborhood.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 8, 2022
Rapid nose swab tests for COVID may not detect omicron quickly enough
Manufacturers should seek special approval to allow users to safely collect samples from the throat as well, according to an infectious diseases expert.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 8, 2022
Ahmaud Arbery’s killers get life behind bars in racially charged U.S. case
The three white men convicted of murder in the shooting death of Arbery while he jogged through their quiet Georgia neighborhood were sentenced to life in prison.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 7, 2022
The Jan. 6 riot and the possessive white male
In the grand scheme of things, it is tempting to interpret the far-right's rage now and on Jan. 6 as a sign that things ultimately are changing for the better as theirs is a losing battle.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 7, 2022
A year later, Capitol riot becomes just another wedge in a divided U.S.
In the 12 months since the riot, lies and disinformation spread by Donald Trump have so permeated politics that nearly universal outrage has reverted to separate blue and red realities.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Jan 7, 2022
Japan needs a real economic security strategy
Japan should make products that it and the rest of the world need so that the nation is considered an integral partner.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 7, 2022
A year after U.S. Capitol siege, Biden blasts Trump's 'web of lies'
U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday accused his predecessor of spreading a “web of lies” to undermine U.S. democracy in a speech on the anniversary of the deadly Capitol attack by Trump supporters.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 6, 2022
Japan's security role and Taiwan seen in focus at 'two-plus-two' talks with U.S.
Tension over democratically ruled Taiwan has risen over the past two years as China steps up military and diplomatic pressure to assert its sovereignty over the island.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 6, 2022
Rapid COVID-19 tests are reselling for triple the retail price in U.S.
A spike in U.S. coronavirus cases has resulted in skyrocketing demand for at-home kits — and an unregulated private market selling them.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 6, 2022
The security consequences of America’s China focus
Some regional powers will be tempted to bully weaker neighbors because they think that the U.S. pivot to East Asia will make American military intervention much less likely.

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