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Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 7, 2020
Kept in the dark, U.S. Democrats have little recourse over Trump's Iran actions
U.S. lawmakers have few options for tamping down any escalation by President Donald Trump of tensions with Iran, despite Democrats' outrage over his failure to inform Congress in advance about a strike against a top Iranian military commander.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 6, 2020
Trump reportedly to overhaul environmental review process and dismiss climate impacts
The Trump administration will unveil new regulations Wednesday that would limit the types of projects like highways and pipelines requiring environmental review and no longer require federal agencies to weigh their climate impacts, sources familiar with the plan said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 6, 2020
America's Iran policy spirals toward control
The U.S. is gambling that the death of Soleimani will deter further aggression.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 6, 2020
The ominous killing of Soleimani
The rules of the global games are changing and Tokyo must face this reality.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 6, 2020
Boeing and U.S. officials reviewing short-circuit threat on grounded 737 Max planes
Boeing Co. and the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration have confirmed they are reviewing a wiring issue that could potentially cause a short circuit on the grounded 737 Max.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 6, 2020
Pelosi says House to vote on resolution to limit Trump's military moves on Iran
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the House will introduce and vote on a war powers resolution this week to limit U.S. President Donald Trump's military actions regarding Iran.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 6, 2020
Mike Pompeo defends U.S. killing of Iranian general as Democrats ask 'Why now?'
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday defended President Donald Trump's decision to kill Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani, as Democratic lawmakers questioned whether the action was justified and the United States braced for retaliation.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 6, 2020
Hezbollah leader says he warned Iran's Soleimani of U.S. assassination threat
Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said on Sunday he had warned Iranian Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani of the risk of assassination and met him in the Lebanese capital Beirut on New Year's Day before he was killed in a U.S. attack in Baghdad.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 4, 2020
How Iran's Soleimani plotted to attack U.S. forces in Iraq
In October, Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani met with his Iraqi Shiite militia allies at a villa on the banks of the Tigris River, looking across at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 4, 2020
U.S. limits exports of AI software in bid to keep tech out of rivals' hands
The Trump administration took measures on Friday to crimp exports of artificial intelligence software as part of a bid to keep sensitive technologies out of the hands of rival powers like China.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Jan 3, 2020
Japan SDF mission in focus after U.S. assassination of top Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani
The SDF unit deploying next month was to independently patrol a quiet area south of the Hormuz Strait, but now it might have a target on its back.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 3, 2020
Qassem Soleimani: Iran's spearhead in Middle East was a celebrity soldier
Iranian Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the top commander of the elite Quds Force of the Revolutionary Guards, helped Iran fight proxy wars across the Middle East by inspiring militias on the battlefield and negotiating with political leaders.
WORLD
Jan 3, 2020
One reported killed, several wounded as Katyusha rockets fall on Baghdad airport premises
Three Katyusha rockets fell on Baghdad International Airport, the military-run Security Media Cell said in a statement early on Friday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 3, 2020
No eyes, no problem: Marine creature expands boundaries of vision
A cousin of the starfish that resides in the coral reefs of the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico lacks eyes, but can still see, according to scientists who studied this creature that expands the boundaries of the sense of sight in the animal kingdom.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 3, 2020
Chuck Schumer says emails doubting legality of Ukraine aid delay show need for impeachment trial testimony
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Thursday dug in on his demand that the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump include new documents and testimony after revelation of administration emails that show officials questioned the legality of delaying aid to Ukraine.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 3, 2020
U.S. defense secretary urges North Korea to negotiate on denuclearization
U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Thursday said the United States still sees a political agreement on denuclearization as the best path forward on North Korea, but that American forces remained prepared to fight if necessary.
BUSINESS
Jan 3, 2020
Analyst expects judge to block T-Mobile-Sprint merger
A Cowen & Co. analyst predicts that states opposing T-Mobile US Inc.'s $26.5 billion takeover of Sprint Corp. may have convinced a federal judge to block the deal.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jan 3, 2020
Wall Street starts 2020 at record levels on China stimulus and trade hopes
U.S. stocks extended their rally into the new year, with all three major indexes hitting record highs on Thursday, as fresh stimulus from Beijing to prop up its economy added to optimism fueled by easing trade tensions and an improving global outlook.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 3, 2020
Drugmakers hike 2020 medicine prices despite lawmakers' ire
The ever increasing public outcry over the high price of medicines did little to stop drugmakers from raising prices again for 2020.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 2, 2020
Study finds Google system could improve breast cancer detection
A Google artificial intelligence system has proved as good as expert radiologists at predicting which women would develop breast cancer based on screening mammograms and also showed promise at reducing errors, researchers in the United States and Britain reported.

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