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ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 31, 2021
North Korea’s economy contracted the most in two decades in 2020
Gross domestic product fell to 31.4 trillion won ($27.4 billion), down from 33.8 trillion won in Kim Jong Un's first year at the helm.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 31, 2021
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris to visit Vietnam and Singapore
Former U.S. foe Vietnam has emerged as a key U.S. partner and a vocal opponent of China's territorial claims in the South China Sea.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 31, 2021
Delta variant as contagious as chickenpox, warns U.S. health authority
The Centers for Disease Control recommends a return to universal wearing of face masks to reduce transmission.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Jul 30, 2021
The U.S.-China downward spiral will only get worse
Beijing is dismayed that the Biden administration has not softened Donald Trump's hard-line China policies and continues to hold it accountable for its misdeeds.
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COMMENTARY / World
Jul 30, 2021
Fixing the global tech split
Countries may need choose sides as the U.S. and China seek to eclipse each other on advanced technology.
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OLYMPICS
Jul 30, 2021
Japan gives U.S. women's basketball team early trouble but 'bad habits' sting in loss
A'Ja Wilson scored a game-high 20 points and had 10 rebounds as Team USA pulled away from Japan after a tight first quarter to pick up an 86-69 win.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 30, 2021
Out from the shadows and into the spotlight: U.S. gymnast Sunisa Lee has her moment
Lee, who overcame injury in 2019 and the loss of two family members to COVID-19, put her own talent on display for all to see Thursday at the Tokyo Olympics.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 30, 2021
Philippines' Rodrigo Duterte fully restores key troop pact with U.S.
The agreement has assumed additional importance as the United States and its allies contend with an increasingly assertive China.
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WORLD
Jul 30, 2021
No damage or injures reported after magnitude 8.2 earthquake jolts Alaska
The earthquake triggered a tsunami warning and evacuations in several Alaska coastal communities. Those warnings were later lifted.
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BUSINESS
Jul 29, 2021
Coal country cleanup: U.S. plan sketches out possible future for former miners
The Biden administration wants to spend around $16 billion to help begin to clean up orphaned oil and gas wells and abandoned mine sites
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OLYMPICS
Jul 29, 2021
Pole vaulters Sam Kendricks and German Chiaraviglio contract COVID-19, sending chill through Games
Kendricks, a double world champion, has been ruled out of the Olympics after testing positive for COVID-19, leading to members of the Australian team being put into isolation on Thursday.
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COMMENTARY / World
Jul 29, 2021
Friends or foes? U.S. and Russia eye base deal on Afghanistan
The Kremlin may now hold the key to a continued U.S. presence in Afghanistan with an offer to allow American troops the use of Russian military bases in Central Asia.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 29, 2021
China dispatches sharp-tongued diplomat Qin Gang as new ambassador to U.S.
While relatively unknown outside diplomatic circles, Qin has long been an active combatant in China's battles with the West.
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WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 29, 2021
Doctors blast Biogen Alzheimer approval as ‘regulatory failure’
The New England Journal of Medicine opinion piece is another sign of persistent furor over the agency's decision.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 28, 2021
North and South Korea in talks over summit and reopening liaison office
South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have been exploring ways to improve strained ties by exchanging multiple letters since April.
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COMMENTARY / World
Jul 28, 2021
Japan’s newfound boldness on defending Taiwan
Japan's increasing concern with China's intimidation of its neighbors has triggered a shift toward a greater willingness to publicly align its national interests with the security of Taiwan.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 28, 2021
U.S. tells some vaccinated people to mask up as delta variant surges
For some in the U.S., masks are a potent symbol of the darkest days of the pandemic in 2020, before vaccines were available.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 28, 2021
A pandemic-weary world is facing a distressing reality check
Around the globe, people and governments are finding out that COVID-19 won't be thrashed into extinction, but is more likely to enter a long, endemic tail.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jul 27, 2021
In surprise move, two Koreas restore communications and agree to improve ties
The unexpected agreement comes more than a year after Pyongyang blew up ties — and an inter-Korean building that had been symbolic of the relationship.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 27, 2021
Japan women shock undefeated U.S. in Olympic 3x3 basketball pool round
The U.S. team, which has already secured its spot in the semifinals on Wednesday, is packed with WNBA players.

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A mushroom cloud from the atomic bombing on Hiroshima taken from a U.S. military aircraft on Aug. 6, 1945. Copying the photo without permission is prohibited.
80 years on, a Japanese American hibakusha recalls the day the bomb dropped