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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 20, 2022
Fueled by weak yen, Japan trade deficit extends longest run since 2015
While the trade deficit narrowed to u00a5412.4 billion, the streak of shortfalls is the longest since early 2015, providing a possible reason for Japan's currency slide.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 20, 2022
Biden weighs mask mandate appeal that may be fruitless — or worse
The federal court ruling scuttling the requirement has posed a difficult legal and political calculus for the U.S. Justice Department and for President Joe Biden.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 19, 2022
After a two-year ban, hugs are back at Disneyland
With the return of character hugs, operations have been almost fully restored at Disney's domestic resorts after a lengthy period in which coronavirus safety measures took priority.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 19, 2022
U.S. 'strategic ambiguity' over Taiwan must end
For 40 years, the United States has made a point of not saying whether it would defend Taiwan against a Chinese invasion. Circumstances have changed and so must that strategy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 19, 2022
Bleak assessments of the Russian economy clash with Putin’s rosy claims
Russia's central bank chief has warned that the consequences of sanctions were only beginning to be felt, and Moscow's mayor said 200,000 jobs were at risk in the capital alone.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 19, 2022
Scientists question data behind an experimental Alzheimer’s drug
Studies linked to Cassava Sciences, once a stock market favorite, have been retracted or challenged by medical journals.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 19, 2022
Another Pentagon official exits, saying U.S. is at risk of losing tech edge
Preston Dunlap said the Pentagon needs 'structural change” and should behave more like Elon Musk's satellite company SpaceX.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 19, 2022
Japan to send protective suits, masks and drones to Ukraine
The decision to provide the defense equipment to Ukraine comes after reports of a possible Russian chemical weapons attack on the besieged city of Mariupol last week.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 18, 2022
U.S. envoy vows 'strongest possible deterrent' over North Korea weapons tests
Sung Kim and his deputy, Jung Pak, met South Korean officials, including nuclear envoy Noh Kyu-duk, after arriving in Seoul for a five-day visit.
BUSINESS / Markets
Apr 18, 2022
Treasurys’ biggest foreign buyers to return on weakening yen
Money managers in Japan see conservative buyers like life insurers helping the country reaffirm its position as the biggest foreign holder of Treasurys after heavy selling in recent months.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 17, 2022
Is Donald Trump a lock for the 2024 nomination?
The argument that Trump has the nomination locked up is pretty straightforward. Still, we don't know for sure that he'll be running in 2024 but he is certainly running for 2024 right now.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 17, 2022
The unseen scars of those who kill via remote control
Capt. Kevin Larson was one of the best drone pilots in the U.S. Air Force. Yet as the job weighed on him and untold others, the military failed to recognize its full impact.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 16, 2022
Russia hits Kyiv and Lviv with strikes after sinking of flagship
An explosion was heard and smoke seen in Kyiv's southeastern Darnytskyi district, where Moscow said it had struck a factory that repairs tanks.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 16, 2022
Taiwan says China's threats will only increase support for island
In a statement late on Friday, Taiwan's Foreign Ministry condemned China's 'recalcitrant and ridiculous' reaction to the visit, the first by a group of U.S. lawmakers this year.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 16, 2022
Russia warns U.S. to stop arming Ukraine or face 'unpredictable consequences'
The Russian message — one of a series of warnings punctuated by a formal protest note — suggested rising concerns that the weapons were seriously hindering Russia's combat capabilities.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 15, 2022
North Korea fetes founder as U.S. prepares for provocations
Jets and helicopters flew low over central Pyongyang on Thursday night, indicating a possible military parade, specialist service NK News cited sources in the capital as saying.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 15, 2022
Powerful explosions heard in Kyiv after Russian warship sinks
The explosions appeared to be among the most significant in Ukraine's capital region since Russian troops pulled back from the area earlier this month.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 14, 2022
Biden gets out in front of U.S. policy again with genocide remark
Biden has seen that while his invocation of dire rhetoric may give heartburn to attorneys at the State Department, it has few practical consequences.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 13, 2022
Ukrainian marines surrender in Mariupol, says Russia, after weeks of bombardment
If the Russians take the Azovstal industrial district, where the marines have been holed up, they would be in full control of Mariupol, Ukraine's main Sea of Azov port.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 13, 2022
U.S. and Australia pressure Solomon Islands on China military pact
'We have asked Solomon Islands respectfully to consider not signing the agreement and to consult the Pacific family,' said Australian Minister for the Pacific Zed Seselja.
Japan to start new residency system for foreign workers
Students hoping to work in Japan attend a Japanese class at a job placement company in Hanoi in October 2022.
Japan to regularly accept assistant language teachers from India
Indian assistant language teachers pose for a photo with Japanese Ambassador Keiichi Ono (center) at the Japanese Embassy in New Delhi on Friday.
At LDP’s post-election meeting, calls intensify for Ishiba’s resignation
Prime Minister and Liberal Democratic Party President Shigeru Ishiba, flanked by LDP Secretary-General Hiroshi Moriyama (left) and LDP Vice President Yoshihide Suga, speaks at a meeting of party lawmakers and executives at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Monday.
Why Ishiba refuses to quit even amid intense pressure for him to go
Supporters of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba take part in a rally across the street from the Prime Minister's Office on Friday.
Vietnamese technical intern arrested over Saga murder
Saga Prefectural Police officials speak during a news conference held in the city of Imari, Saga Prefecture, early Monday following the arrest of a Vietnamese man a day earlier on suspicion of murder.
Amid fossil fuel shift in U.S., hope emerges for India and Japan tie-up on solar
A technician works on the assembly line at a solar panel manufacturing hub on the outskirts of New Delhi last October.
Japan and NATO to launch defense-industrial talks, top envoy says
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte looks at military equipment on the Maritime Self-Defense Force's Mogami stealth frigate during a visit to the MSDF's naval base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, in April.
‘Killer satellites’ beware: Japan unveils first space defense guidelines
Defense Minister Gen Nakatani speaks to reporters during a visit to the Air Self-Defense Force's Space Situation Awareness radar in Sanyo-Onoda, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on Monday.
Three decades and a pile of notebooks: The beat writer who chronicled Ichiro’s career
Reporters and photographers, including long-time baseball beat writer Keizo Konishi, swarm around Ichiro Suzuki during the World Baseball Classic in San Diego in 2009.
Tokyo is the No. 2 choice for international students
The University of Tokyo. International students are increasingly flocking to Asia, with affordability being a particularly important metric.

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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.
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