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BUSINESS
Aug 17, 2018
Google ranks petition for more oversight of China search engine plan, cite firm's 'don't be evil' clause
Google's plan to launch a censored search engine in China requires more "transparency, oversight and accountability," hundreds of employees at the Alphabet Inc. unit said in an internal petition seen by Reuters on Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 16, 2018
Boy, 11, hacks into replica U.S. election website in minutes as convention probes electronic voting systems
An 11-year-old boy managed to hack into a replica of Florida's election results website in 10 minutes during a hackers convention and change names and tallies, organizers said, stoking concerns about security ahead of nationwide votes.
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 16, 2018
Judge orders environmental review of Keystone XL pipeline, in setback for Trump
A federal judge in Montana on Wednesday ordered the U.S. State Department to do a full environmental review of a revised route for the Keystone XL crude oil pipeline, a move that could delay the project and prove a setback for the Trump administration.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 16, 2018
Stealth showdown: U.S. F-22s simulate dogfights with Norway's F-35 warplanes
Two U.S. F-22 stealth fighter jets squared off in simulated dogfights with two of Norway's expanding fleet of F-35 aircraft on Wednesday as part of an exercise aimed at strengthening the NATO alliance and increasing its deterrent power.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 16, 2018
SEC subpoenas Tesla as scrutiny grows after Goldman hints at adviser role
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has sent subpoenas to Tesla Inc. regarding Chief Executive Elon Musk's plan to take the company private and his statement that funding was "secured," Fox Business Network reported on Wednesday, citing sources.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 14, 2018
Tesla's slow disclosure after Musk's tweet of going private raises governance concerns
Tesla Inc.'s handling of Chief Executive Elon Musk's proposal to take the carmaker private and its failure to promptly file a formal disclosure has raised governance concerns and sparked questions about how companies use social media.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 11, 2018
U.S. military has strong words for Beijing after warnings during flight over South China Sea
The U.S. military had unusually strong words for Beijing over social media on Saturday after recent reports that an American reconnaissance plane had been warned to "leave immediately" during a flight near China's man-made islands in the contested South China Sea.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 11, 2018
China kicks off 'major' military exercises as Taiwan leader prepares for trip abroad to salvage few remaining allies
The Chinese military has kicked off "major" exercises in the Yellow Sea ahead of Taiwanese leader Tsai Ing-wen's planned departure Sunday for Paraguay, the only Taiwanese ally in South America, and the tiny Central American country of Belize.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 10, 2018
Russia tells Washington curbs on its banks would be act of economic war
Russia warned the United States on Friday it would regard any U.S. move to curb the activities of its banks as a declaration of economic war which it would retaliate against, stepping up a war of words with Washington over spiralling sanctions.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 9, 2018
The crisis of the liberal international order
Trump's America is not the only threat to the LIO. Russia and China — and in particular China's geopolitical offensive — are both shaking its foundation.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 9, 2018
Britain and France mark centenary of decisive WWI battle of Amiens
Britain and France on Wednesday marked 100 years since the decisive battle of Amiens that put Europe on the path to the end of World War I, in a sober ceremony in the northern French city's Gothic cathedral.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 8, 2018
Japan and the emerging Indo-Pacific strategy
Better than most, Tokyo has clarity about the disaccord between economic and security interests when advocating the Indo-Pacific strategy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 8, 2018
Trump says firms doing business in Iran will be barred from U.S. as 'most biting sanctions' kick in
Firms doing business with Iran will be barred from the United States, President Donald Trump said on Tuesday, as new U.S. sanctions took effect in spite of pleas from Washington's allies.
WORLD
Aug 7, 2018
Charlottesville confronts identity one year after violent clashes over white nationalist rally
For many residents of Charlottesville, last year's white nationalist rally shattered the city's carefully curated reputation as a progressive, idyllic place to live.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 7, 2018
'Strong possibility' of second Trump-Kim summit before year's end: report
Momentum for a second summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has reportedly gained steam, with a source close to Pyongyang's position telling CNN that there is a "strong possibility" of another meeting before the year's end.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 6, 2018
U.S. was right to give China's navy the boot
Make readmission to the vast Pacific Rim exercises a reward for better behavior.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 6, 2018
White House to detail implementation of new sanctions against Tehran
The United States intends to fully enforce sanctions due to be reimposed against Iran early this week on orders from U.S. President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Sunday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 6, 2018
Breathing easy in Beijing may get pricier as Xi targets U.S. LNG amid trade row
Chinese President Xi Jinping's trade policies are threatening to make his environmental goals more costly to meet.
WORLD
Aug 5, 2018
As tensions with U.S. rise, Iran's Revolutionary Guard says it held Persian Gulf drills
Iran's Revolutionary Guard confirmed Sunday it has held war games in the Persian Gulf over the past several days, saying they were aimed at "confronting possible threats" by enemies, state news agency IRNA reported.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 3, 2018
Trump's gambling problem
The U.S. president is betting away America's most precious asset — its global credit — and driving more countries toward Russia.

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