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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 16, 2021
Should Tokyo boycott the Beijing Olympic Games?
The Japanese government reportedly will refrain from sending a Cabinet minister to the Winter Olympics in Beijing. But that decision has yet to be reached.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 16, 2021
Jerome Powell declares inflation big threat as Fed signals rate hikes
In an abrupt shift, the Fed sped up the drawdown of its asset-purchase program and laid out a plan for a series of interest-rate increases over the coming years.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 16, 2021
Putin and Xi show united front amid rising tensions with U.S.
The leaders' meeting seemed intended as a riposte to the 'Summit for Democracy” that Biden hosted last week.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 15, 2021
Biden team weighs new clampdown on China’s largest chipmaker
The Biden administration is considering imposing tougher sanctions on China's largest chipmaker, building on an effort to limit the country's access to advanced technology.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 15, 2021
Ex-Trump aide Mark Meadows cited for criminal contempt by U.S. House
The vote aims to send a message to Trump loyalists that the former president's assertion of executive privilege will not deter the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 siege.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 15, 2021
European powers say they are nearing end of road to save Iran deal
The comments suggest indirect U.S.-Iran talks on preserving the pact may be approaching collapse, with all sides seeking to avoid being held responsible.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 14, 2021
Singapore releases citizen who spied for China in the U.S.
Dickson Yeo was arrested in Singapore in December last year and later detained under security laws for acting as a paid agent of a foreign state.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 14, 2021
It will take more than a summit to protect democracy
Democracy is slow and deliberative, process oriented and, as a result, capable of manipulation by special interests.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 14, 2021
Top U.S. diplomat rallies Asian allies in face of 'aggressive' China
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Washington doesn't want conflict in Asia, and would ensure competition with China doesn't veer into a 'catastrophic” war.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 13, 2021
What could possibly go wrong? These are the biggest economic risks for 2022
Governments spent heavily to support workers and businesses in the pandemic. Many now want to tighten their belts.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 13, 2021
Haiti’s leader kept a list of drug traffickers. His assassins came for it.
In the months before his murder, President Jovenel Mou00efse took a number of steps to fight drug and arms smugglers. Some officials now fear he was killed for it.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 13, 2021
The curious case of a map and a disappearing Taiwan minister at U.S. democracy summit
A video feed of Taiwanese Digital Minister Audrey Tang was cut during the summit after a map in her slide presentation showed Taiwan in a different color to China.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 13, 2021
Kentucky tornado survivors claw through debris as search turns to recovery
Rescue workers in Kentucky on Sunday scoured debris for survivors as many residents without power, water or even a roof over their heads salvaged what they could after a string of powerful tornadoes that officials fear killed more than 100 people and obliterated homes and businesses.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 11, 2021
Closed North American movie theaters leave void from small towns to big cities
Almost two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, about 630 movie theaters remain closed across North America. And many may never reopen.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Dec 11, 2021
Biden has bought time on Ukraine but Putin wants concessions
The Kremlin understands there's virtually no chance of NATO meeting the Russian president's demands. But just what Moscow might be willing to settle for remains unclear.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 11, 2021
Early U.S. omicron cases caused mild illness in vaccinated
About four-fifths of the 43 cases examined occurred in people who had been fully vaccinated, the CDC said. Common symptoms included cough, tiredness and congestion or runny nose.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 11, 2021
U.S. imposes sweeping human rights sanctions on China, Myanmar and North Korea
Washington imposed the first new sanctions on North Korea under President Joe Biden and targeted Myanmar military entities, among others, in action marking Human Rights Day.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 10, 2021
Diplomatic boycott of China's Winter Games is the right move
China will dismiss the boycott as persecution rather than protest and will use the COVID-19 pandemic to excuse a diminished diplomatic presence.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 10, 2021
Biden’s warning to Putin on Ukraine has Indo-Pacific ramifications as well
No one in Japan seems to have pondered the strategic and geopolitical implications that the second Biden-Putin summit meeting may have for the Indo-Pacific region.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 10, 2021
Trump loses appeal to block documents from Jan. 6 committee
The U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington said Donald Trump had provided 'no basis” for overriding U.S. President Joe Biden's decision to waive executive privilege.

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