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Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 29, 2022
U.S. medical experts call for omicron-specific COVID boosters
The panel faced a challenge in making predictions about the future course of a virus that has frequently defied predictions and mutates even faster than the flu.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 27, 2022
Abortion and gun rulings show U.S. Supreme Court ready to ‘jolt’ system
The rulings embraced the conservative-backed 'originalist” view that the Constitution should be interpreted based on its specific words and the meaning they held when were adopted.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 27, 2022
Commando network coordinates flow of weapons in Ukraine, officials say
A secretive operation involving U.S. Special Operations forces hints at the scale of the effort to assist Ukraine's still outgunned military.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 26, 2022
Ending Roe is institutional suicide for U.S. Supreme Court
Dobbs will go down as one of the worst decisions in the court's history after reversing rights on which the whole country has relied for half a century.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 26, 2022
U.S. abortion reversal spurs online data fears
As states move to restrict abortions after the Supreme Court's landmark reversal, worries grow that social media posts or information on apps could be used by authorities to build cases.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 26, 2022
To charge or not to charge: The Trump dilemma roiling America
The burden of proof for conviction in a criminal prosecution is considerably higher than the bar for condemning someone in a congressional hearing.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Jun 26, 2022
U.S. Supreme Court conservatives assert power with abortion and gun rulings
The increasingly unrestrained court has become ever more willing to take up and decisively rule on contentious issues.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 25, 2022
The man most responsible for ending Roe worries that it could hurt his party
As former President Donald Trump prepares for a likely 2024 presidential campaign, he has privately told friends and advisers the ruling will be 'bad for Republicans.”
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 25, 2022
Chinese military says U.S. plane in Taiwan Strait endangered peace
Beijing has said that it has sovereignty and jurisdiction over the Taiwan Strait while Washington and Taipei assert that the strait is an international waterway.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Jun 25, 2022
Biden limps to G7 as allies fret over his troubles at home
Several G7 leaders are concerned that a midterm election defeat would limit how much the U.S. president can promise and get done in the months ahead.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 25, 2022
Clarence Thomas opinion signals same-sex marriage and contraception at risk after abortion ruling
Thomas's opinion is a rallying cry for conservatives to start challenging same-sex marriages almost immediately, according to some experts.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 25, 2022
U.S. passes first major gun bill in decades
That vote came hours after the Supreme Court's conservative majority had struck down a century-old New York law requiring permits for concealed-carry handguns.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 25, 2022
U.S. Fed chief Janet Yellen to visit South Korea to discuss sanctions on North
Yellen could have talks with South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin and Finance Minister Choo Kyung-ho amid concerns North Korea is preparing to conduct its first nuclear test in five years.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Jun 25, 2022
Abortion pills over the counter? Experts see big hurdles in widening U.S. access.
A pill used to terminate early pregnancies is unlikely to become available in the U.S. without a prescription for years, if ever, experts say.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 25, 2022
U.S. recession would be 'necessary price' to defeat inflation, IMF chief says
For 2023, U.S. growth is expected to slow to 1.7%, but 'narrowly avoid' a recession, according to the annual review of the country's economy.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 25, 2022
U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade abortion-rights ruling
The court voted along ideological lines, 6-3, to uphold Mississippi's ban after 15 weeks of pregnancy, and 5-4 to go further and explicitly overturn Roe.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 24, 2022
Sapporo U.S.A. to acquire Stone Brewing as it moves to speed up global expansion
Sapporo plans to brew its products at Stone facilities for U.S. distribution, while Stone will continue to brew its own lineup.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 24, 2022
Freedom and fear: the foundations of America's deadly gun culture
Why are Americans so wedded to firearms? The answer, experts say, lies both in tradition and a growing belief among consumers that they need guns for their personal safety.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 24, 2022
U.S. Senate passes gun safety bill as Supreme Court knocks down handgun limits
The landmark court ruling and Senate action on gun safety illustrate the deep divide over firearms in the United States.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 24, 2022
Weak yen draws foreign buyers to Japan’s used-car market
While the import and sale of new automobiles in Russia been halted due to sanctions, Japanese law allows for the export of vehicles under the price of u00a56 million.

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Ichiro Suzuki, one of the most iconic players in NPB and MLB history, was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame with 99.7% of the vote.
With Hall of Fame induction, Ichiro makes himself heard loud and clear