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Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jun 8, 2021
Changing the game for Alzheimer's treatment, U.S. approves Eisai and Biogen's drug
The approval appears to signal a fundamental shift in the way the FDA thinks about Alzheimer's disease, which could have lasting ramifications for other drugs in the pipeline.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 8, 2021
Boeing charged Japan 1,500% markup on plane part, U.S. Air Force says
The Boeing-Japan case is the latest example of military contracting officials having difficulty compelling contractors to provide backup data for parts classified as 'commercial items.”
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 8, 2021
U.S. government laboratory concluded COVID-19 may have leaked from Wuhan lab, report says
The U.S. lab concluded that the hypothesis is plausible and deserves further investigation, The Wall Street Journal said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 7, 2021
China faces nationalist anger over U.S. military plane in Taiwan
China’s muted reaction over a U.S. military flight to Taiwan prompted criticism from nationalists online, underscoring the pressures on President Xi Jinping to follow through on heated "red line” rhetoric.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 7, 2021
SoftBank fund invests $50 million in Black and Hispanic-led startups
The firm created its Opportunity Fund barely a week after the murder of George Floyd last year.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 6, 2021
Lessons from the pandemic
Most countries are lagging far behind and new, concerted and more generous efforts by the richest nations are needed to control the pandemic at a global level.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / EXPLAINER
Jun 6, 2021
What's behind surging tensions in the Taiwan Strait?
In recent months, China has ramped up its military activities near the island as the threat of conflict in a dispute with a long and complicated history grows.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 6, 2021
Taiwan to get 750,000 COVID-19 vaccine shots from U.S.
The United States will donate 750,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses to Taiwan as part of the country's plan to share shots globally, U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth said Sunday, offering a much-needed boost to the island's fight against the pandemic.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 6, 2021
Trump starts public re-emergence with focus on his grievances
Donald Trump began his public re-emergence with a rambling speech in which he aired longstanding grievances and highlighted his actions as U.S. president.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 5, 2021
G7 nations 'just 1 millimeter' from historic tax deal
Some of the world's richest nations are within touching distance of a historic deal to close the net on large companies that do not pay their fair share of tax.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 5, 2021
Bribing people to get COVID-19 vaccines just might be working in U.S.
Incentives don't get all the credit — in some states, younger people only recently became eligible for vaccines — but experts say they're helping, especially among those on the fence.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 5, 2021
Facebook suspends Trump until 2023 and shifts rules for world leaders
The social media platform had suspended Trump's account the day after the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol Hill riot, determining he had incited violence.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 5, 2021
China may be the answer to Janet Yellen's 'mystery'
China is no longer easily caricatured as a place with a limitless supply of cheap labor churning out bargain-basement stuff for consumers and businesses around the world.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 5, 2021
Microsoft says error led to no matching Bing images for Tiananmen 'tank man'
Microsoft said the issue was 'due to an accidental human error and we are actively working to resolve this.'
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 4, 2021
G7 finance ministers meet in London to broker global tax deal
The talks are aimed at moving closer to a global deal to raise more tax revenue from the likes of Google, Facebook and Amazon.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Jun 4, 2021
Chinese drugmakers take aim at lucrative U.S. anti-cancer market
In recent years, medicines that free the immune system to attack tumors have become blockbusters in a $150 billion global market.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 4, 2021
Worst drought in decades escalates threats across western U.S.
Almost three-fourths of the western U.S. is gripped by drought so severe that it's off the charts of anything recorded in the 20-year history of the U.S. Drought Monitor.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 4, 2021
Biden sets out plan to share 25 million COVID-19 vaccine doses with the world
Concern has been growing about the huge disparity in vaccination rates between developing countries and advanced economies.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 4, 2021
Biden order bans investment in dozens of Chinese defense and tech firms
The order prevents U.S. investment from supporting the Chinese military-industrial complex, as well as military, intelligence, and security research and development programs.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 3, 2021
Taliban look to grab power as U.S. departs Afghanistan, U.N. warns
Taliban militants are gathering across Afghanistan in preparation for a possible takeover of the country by force as U.S. and NATO troops exit over the next few months, the United Nations has warned.

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Koichi Tagawa’s diary entry from Aug. 9, 1945, describes the day of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki.
The horrors of Nagasaki, in first person