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U.S.

Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 28, 2021
U.S. murders soar nearly 30% in 2020, FBI reports
Homicides from guns are on the rise — 76% in 2020 versus 73% in 2019 — with Houston seeing a 55% jump in gun deaths.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 28, 2021
More women in U.S. are considering scaling back at work than a year ago
Women were more likely to report experiencing burnout than men, a McKinsey and Lean In survey has found — a gap that's widened in the last year.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 27, 2021
U.S. men posted the greatest loss in life expectancy from COVID-19
At a loss of 2.2 years, American men saw the biggest decline among 29 nations in a study of the pandemic's impact on longevity.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 27, 2021
GDP, the climate crisis and how to think like an economist
People who get annoyed at small changes in America tend not to appreciate the true magnitude of the American GDP.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 26, 2021
Japan, the U.S. and Vietnam not on same page with China
Vietnam knows that the unpredictable giant China will always be there, while the U.S. and its allies' presence in the region is fickle and fleeting.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 26, 2021
World’s top shale oil field is still spewing methane by the ton
Methane is the chief component of natural gas and packs more than 80 times the planet-warming power of carbon dioxide over a 20-year period.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal / ANALYSIS
Sep 26, 2021
U.S. move to end Huawei saga should help China ties — but at a cost
The deal comes two weeks after Biden called Xi in frustration over Beijing's move to link progress on climate change with other demands, including Meng's release.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 26, 2021
Kim’s sister warms to peace proposal and says Koreas' hostilities must end
Kim Yo Jong, the influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, reached out to South Korea for the second time in as many days
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 26, 2021
China welcomes Huawei executive home as Trudeau hugs Canadians freed by Beijing
Meng Wanzhou arrived in China on Saturday, ending her near three-year U.S. extradition fight, the same day two Canadians detained by Beijing for more than 1,000 days returned home.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 25, 2021
China frees two Canadians after Huawei CFO flies home, ending crisis
The seemingly intractable impasse came to a rapid resolution Friday after Huawei's Meng Wanzhou struck a deferred prosecution agreement with U.S. authorities.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Sep 25, 2021
U.S. overwhelms Europe to grab control of Ryder Cup on opening day
A red wave washed over the Ryder Cup on Friday as the United States dominated both foursome and fourball sessions to grab a commanding 6-2 lead over titleholders Europe.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 25, 2021
U.S. nearing methane crackdown dreaded by industry
Curbing methane — blamed by scientists for more than a quarter of the global warming happening today — has acquired new urgency.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Sep 24, 2021
AUKUS shakes up the region, but that is a good thing
Chinese concerns are valid. AUKUS seeks to better deter, and if need be, defend against revisionist powers in this region. If that describes Chinese behavior, then it is a target.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 24, 2021
Don’t let U.S. presidents start nuclear wars on their own
Aside from the possibility that individual members of the military might refuse orders they deem unlawful, there are no constraints on a U.S. president's ability to initiate a nuclear war.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 24, 2021
Trump allies Bannon and Meadows subpoenaed in probe of Capitol riot
The chairman of the House of Representatives committee investigating the deadly Jan. 6 riot said Meadows was reportedly in communication with organizers of the riot.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 24, 2021
Indian military accelerates historic overhaul to counter China
A more unified Indian armed forces would make it easier for the country to link up with other militaries such as the U.S. and its allies in the event of a conflict.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 24, 2021
North Korea says call to declare end of Korean War is premature
The two Koreas are still technically at war after their 1950-1953 conflict ended in a ceasefire rather than a peace treaty.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 24, 2021
U.S. CDC advisers back COVID-19 booster shots for older people but not for high-risk workers
Beyond older Americans, the committee also recommended the shots for all adults over 50 with underlying conditions, as well as some 18- to 49-year-olds with those conditions.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 23, 2021
China's military rise could threaten Japan's economy, Suga warns ahead of Quad summit
The Japanese leader's trip to the U.S. will be the swansong of his one-year premiership
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health / ANALYSIS
Sep 23, 2021
China and U.S. climate pledges give COP26 boost but 'extra mile' sought
Analysts say the two superpowers' funding pledges to tackle planetary warming lacked detail and far more is needed to meet global goals.

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A mushroom cloud from the atomic bombing on Hiroshima taken from a U.S. military aircraft on Aug. 6, 1945. Copying the photo without permission is prohibited.
80 years on, a Japanese American hibakusha recalls the day the bomb dropped