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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 13, 2021
Ghosn’s accused escape plotters ask U.S. top court to delay extradition
The Taylors' lawyers in a late Thursday filing reiterated arguments that their clients could not be prosecuted in Japan for helping someone 'bail jump' and that, if extradited, they faced the prospect of relentless interrogations and torture.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 13, 2021
Trump lawyers portray impeachment trial as Democratic score-settling
Donald Trump's lawyers said on Friday that Democrats had provided no evidence the former president incited last month's deadly U.S. Capitol riot and had used his second impeachment trial to settle political scores.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 12, 2021
As Lunar New Year arrives, COVID-19 pushes Chinatown businesses to the brink
From New York to London to Sydney, Chinatowns worldwide saw a dramatic drop in business as early as last January.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 12, 2021
Republicans unmoved as Democrats use Trump's own words in case against him
GOP Senator Lindsey Graham, one of Trump's closest allies in Congress, suggested the prosecution was futile, with most of his Republican colleagues already decided against conviction.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 12, 2021
U.S. court clears way for extradition of Ghosn's alleged escape plotters
Michael Taylor and his son, Peter Taylor, were arrested in May after being charged with helping the former Nissan boss flee Japan.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 12, 2021
Beijing already using information warfare with Biden team
Whatever the reason, China was clever enough to take advantage of the omission of one-China discussions in the U.S. readout to make the narrative conform to their interests.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Feb 12, 2021
Anti-Trump Republicans face major challenge in launching third party
The resistance to a third party among some of Trump's toughest Republican critics underscores the extreme difficulty of such a political revolt.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 11, 2021
Diversity is key to Japan’s relations with the U.S.
In the words of a recent study by the Brookings Institution, “the Biden team is on track to assemble the most diverse set of Senate-confirmed appointees in American history.”
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 11, 2021
Trump’s environmental policies killed thousands of people, scientists say
The Trump administration deliberately harnessed racism and class animosity to push policies that caused hundreds of thousands of American deaths, according to The Lancet.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 11, 2021
In call with China's Xi, Biden stresses rights concerns and need for free Indo-Pacific
U.S. President Joe Biden spoke to his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Wednesday, his first direct contact with the leader of the world's second-largest economy since winning the November presidential election and taking office last month.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 11, 2021
TikTok sale on hold as Biden’s team reviews U.S.-China policies
The developments show that the forced sale of TikTok — a drama that unfolded through Trump's final year in office — is far down Biden's list of priorities.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 11, 2021
Dozens of former Republican officials in talks to form anti-Trump third party
Dozens of former Republican officials, who view the party as unwilling to stand up to former President Donald Trump and his attempts to undermine U.S. democracy, are in talks to form a center-right breakaway party, four people involved in the discussions said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 11, 2021
Suu Kyi aide among new wave of arrests in Myanmar as Biden approves sanctions
Derek Mitchell, a former U.S. ambassador to Mynamar, said it was vital to get nations such as Japan, India and Singapore involved in a strong response.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 11, 2021
Toyota corrects course on electric vehicles with new models for U.S
The firm's executives in the U.S. said as recently as last year they hadn't seen enough demand to justify a broader lineup of battery-powered vehicles.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 10, 2021
Deep South towns are counting on Biden to keep his climate promises
Rising heat and more intense flooding are increasing the stress on all sorts of aging American infrastructure, and the impact often hits disadvantaged communities hardest.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 10, 2021
U.S. safety board cites poor pilot decisions as likely cause of Kobe Bryant fatal crash
The board said the weather conditions were inconsistent with adverse weather training and resulted in the pilot's 'spatial disorientation and loss of control.'
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 10, 2021
'I'm not a cat,' says lawyer after Zoom meeting mishap
When Judge Roy Ferguson opened up virtual proceedings of a court in Texas on Zoom on Tuesday, he was not expecting to see two lawyers and a kitten.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 10, 2021
Aurora partners with Toyota in bid to bring autonomy to masses
The deal aims to aims to mass produce automated vehicles and launch them on ride-hailing networks, including Uber's, over the next few years.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 10, 2021
Trump’s Senate trial moves forward after vote on constitutionality
The move clears the way for arguments to begin on whether Trump incited an insurrection by inflaming the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol last month.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 9, 2021
Biden calls India's Modi, seeks to strengthen regional security through 'Quad'
U.S. President Joe Biden and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi agreed in a telephone call to strengthen Indo-Pacific security through the "Quad" grouping of countries that is seen as a way to push back against China's growing assertiveness in the region.

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Members of the nonprofit group Japan Youth Memorial Association search for the remains of dead soldiers in a cave in Okinawa Prefecture in February.
The long search for Japan’s lost soldiers