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Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 8, 2020
Largest study yet offers no clear talc link to ovarian cancer
U.S. researchers who conducted the largest study yet into whether applying powder to the genitals increases a woman's risk of ovarian cancer were unable to definitively put to rest the issue that has prompted thousands of lawsuits against Johnson & Johnson and other companies.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 8, 2020
Carrie Lam vows to work closely with Beijing's new envoy to get Hong Kong on 'right path'
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam said on Tuesday she would work closely with Beijing's top official in the Asian financial hub to get it back on "the right path" after more than six months of pro-democracy protests.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 8, 2020
Mike Pompeo accuses Iran of undermining Afghanistan peace efforts
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday accused Iran of working to thwart efforts to bring peace to Afghanistan, but he offered no specific details to support his allegation.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 7, 2020
'We're going to war, bro': Fort Bragg's 82nd Airborne deploys to the Middle East
For many of the soldiers, it would be their first mission. They packed up ammunition and rifles, placed last-minute calls to loved ones, then turned in their cell phones. Some gave blood.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 7, 2020
The real China challenge
Japan has long struggled to find balance in its relations with Beijing; that effort continues.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 7, 2020
Iran is not the country most people think it is
No other people in the world are more temperamentally similar to Americans than Iranians, but thanks to Trump the religious government will probably remain in place for the foreseeable future.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 7, 2020
Time to brace for the unintended consequences of killing Soleimani
A feel-good moment will complicate U.S. strategy from Israel to Africa to Latin America.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jan 7, 2020
How the U.S. killing of a top Iranian general rekindled Kim Jong Un's worst fears
With the order to kill a top Iranian general last week, U.S. President Donald Trump may have rekindled Kim Jong Un's worst fears while simultaneously cementing the North Korean leader's belief that relinquishing his nuclear arsenal would be tantamount to suicide.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 7, 2020
John Bolton roils Trump impeachment trial, saying he’d speak if subpoenaed
Former U.S. national security adviser John Bolton said Monday he would testify if subpoenaed during President Donald Trump's impeachment trial in the Senate, complicating Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's plan for swift proceedings with no witnesses.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jan 7, 2020
Why China won't join an Iran-Russia coalition against Trump
Beijing's muted response to the U.S. killing of top Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani suggests China still isn't ready to join Russia in taking a more direct role in the Middle East's entrenched conflicts.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Jan 7, 2020
Between U.S. and Iran, EU powers try mediation and pressure to ease crisis
Germany, Britain and France are scrambling to keep talks with Iran over its 2015 nuclear agreement alive despite Tehran having all but torn up the deal after the United States killed its top military commander.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 7, 2020
American Airlines reaches settlement with Boeing for 737 Max compensation in 2019
American Airlines Group Inc. said on Monday it had reached a confidential agreement with Boeing Co, to address damages the airline incurred in 2019 due to the ongoing grounding of its fleet of Boeing 737 Max aircraft.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 7, 2020
JetBlue takes steps to become carbon-neutral airline
JetBlue Airways Corp. said it will become the first large U.S. airline to offset emissions from all of its domestic flights, aiming to become carbon neutral by July as pressure grows on the industry from climate change activists.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 7, 2020
Republican leader McConnell urges lawmakers to wait for facts on Soleimani killing
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Monday U.S. lawmakers should wait for the facts before criticizing President Donald Trump's decision to kill top Iranian military leader Qassem Soleimani in a drone strike in Baghdad last week.
WORLD
Jan 7, 2020
Argentina boosts security at airports and U.S. Embassy over Iran tensions
Argentina's government boosted security at its airports, borders and the U.S. Embassy in Buenos Aires as tensions simmer between the United States and Iran, the South American country's defense minister told local media on Monday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Jan 7, 2020
Harvey Weinstein charged with sex crime in Los Angeles as trial on separate charges starts in New York
Los Angeles prosecutors indicted Harvey Weinstein on Monday on sex crime charges just hours after the former film producer appeared in a New York court for the start of his rape trial, which has become a focal point for the #MeToo movement.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 7, 2020
Kept in the dark, U.S. Democrats have little recourse over Trump's Iran actions
U.S. lawmakers have few options for tamping down any escalation by President Donald Trump of tensions with Iran, despite Democrats' outrage over his failure to inform Congress in advance about a strike against a top Iranian military commander.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 6, 2020
Trump reportedly to overhaul environmental review process and dismiss climate impacts
The Trump administration will unveil new regulations Wednesday that would limit the types of projects like highways and pipelines requiring environmental review and no longer require federal agencies to weigh their climate impacts, sources familiar with the plan said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 6, 2020
America's Iran policy spirals toward control
The U.S. is gambling that the death of Soleimani will deter further aggression.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 6, 2020
The ominous killing of Soleimani
The rules of the global games are changing and Tokyo must face this reality.

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