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Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Mar 22, 2023
China's diplomatic offensive lays down new challenge for U.S.
Xi pushed forward positions on Ukraine during two days of talks in Moscow, a week after China announced the restoration of ties between Iran and Saudi Arabia.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 22, 2023
U.S. and South Korea plan ‘largest-ever’ live-fire drills in June
The joint drills are planned as part of a program to mark the 70th anniversary of the alliance between South Korea and the U.S.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 21, 2023
Taiwan leader’s plan to visit U.S. set to test Xi’s new peacemaker image
The meeting comes at a delicate time for Chinese President Xi Jinping, who is seeking to bolster his credentials as a stable geopolitical mediator
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 21, 2023
SVB’s failure endangers more than just money
Before SVB’s collapse, the bank was “critical to spurring greater competition and creativity” in the U.S. defense industry.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 21, 2023
Trump sweats an arrest. We should sweat a second term.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump's efforts to mobilize his mob show how important it is to ensure he never occupies the White House again.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 21, 2023
Trump fixer Michael Cohen is ready for star turn against his old boss
If Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg proceeds with a case against Trump over a hush money payment to porn actress Stormy Daniels, Cohen would be the state’s star witness.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Mar 21, 2023
Cuban catcher defects to U.S. after WBC loss
According to baseball writer Yordano Carmona, Ivan Prieto 'escaped' from the team hotel in Miami and the team plane returned home without him on board.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Mar 21, 2023
2008 bank crisis survivors remember how fast dominoes can fall
Comparisons to that episode have become a little harder to ignore, although authorities are better equipped today to deal with stress in the financial system.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 21, 2023
U.S. report lists 'significant human rights' abuses in India
The findings come nearly a year after Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the U.S. was monitoring what he described as a rise in human rights abuses in India.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 20, 2023
To combat food shortages, North Korea deploys the military
Kim Jong Un, the country's leader, has called for soldiers to be “a driving force” in increasing food production, a reflection of the North's economic and geopolitical challenges.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 20, 2023
Just who is to blame for this new banking crisis?
In 2018, U.S. lawmakers loosened banking regulations on the spurious grounds that smaller banks do not pose systemic risks to the stability of the financial system.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 20, 2023
Lab leak or not? How politics shaped the battle over COVID-19’s origin
In the U.S., Democrat-Republican political divisions mean that the evidence for competing theories on the origin of the virus is often filtered through partisan political lenses.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 20, 2023
Inside the payoff to a porn star that could lead to Trump’s indictment
Manhattan prosecutors investigating a payout to Stormy Daniels may be poised to make Donald Trump the first former president ever to be criminally indicted.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Mar 20, 2023
Trea Turner hits two home runs as U.S. beats Cuba to reach WBC final
Trea Turner smashed two home runs and the defending champion United States routed Cuba 14-2 on Sunday to reach the World Baseball Classic final.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 20, 2023
Case for Fed pause builds following crisis-echoing move on swaps
To be sure, the decision on whether to pause or hike remains a tough call.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 20, 2023
Donald Trump could be charged any day — what happens next?
Any trial of the former U.S. president would still be more than a year away, legal experts have said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 19, 2023
U.S. Fed faces calls to pause tightening amid fears of banking crisis
Investors are currently pricing a 60% probability that the Fed will raise rates by 25 basis points.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 19, 2023
Trump expects 'arrest' Tuesday in Stormy Daniels case and calls for protests
An indictment would make him the first former U.S. president to be charged with a crime, marking an unpredictable development in the 2024 White House race.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Mar 18, 2023
Xi, cast as peacemaker, wades into Russia’s war in Ukraine
The Chinese leader is expected to meet in person next week with President Vladimir Putin of Russia, and a call with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine could follow.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 18, 2023
Trump family failed to disclose foreign gifts — including Abe golf clubs — Democrats say
The former leader and his family allegedly failed to disclose gifts worth a total of more than $250,000 given by foreign governments while he was in the White House.

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