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BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Mar 9, 2023
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried's bid to shift blame complicated by new charges
The latest federal charges against Bankman-Fried appear to undermine some of the public claims he has made since the collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 4, 2023
Sam Bankman-Fried pleads not guilty in FTX fraud case as trial is set for October
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology graduate could face up to 115 years in prison if convicted.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 21, 2022
U.S. judge asks Trump's lawyers if he declassified records in FBI search
Roughly 100 of the documents seized in the court-approved Aug. 8 search at Trump's home at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach had classified markings.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 30, 2022
Singer R. Kelly given 30-year prison term for racketeering and sex crimes
The sentence was imposed nine months after Kelly, 55, was convicted of exploiting his stardom and wealth over decades to lure women and underage girls into his orbit for sex.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 29, 2022
Ghislaine Maxwell sentenced to 20 years for 'horrific' sex trafficking
Ghislaine Maxwell, 60, was convicted in December of five charges, including sex trafficking a minor, for recruiting and grooming four girls to have sexual encounters with Jeffrey Epstein.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 30, 2021
Ghislaine Maxwell convicted for helping Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse teens
The British socialite faces up to 65 years in prison at her yet-to-be-scheduled sentencing proceeding.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 21, 2021
Jury weighs whether Ghislaine Maxwell is an Epstein accomplice or scapegoat
Maxwell, 59, is accused of recruiting and grooming four teenage girls for Epstein between 1994 and 2004.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 14, 2020
Vast amounts of Venezuelan oil hidden en route to China, bypassing U.S. sanctions
Last year, China replaced the United States as the No. 1 importer of oil from Venezuela, yet another front in the heated rivalry between Washington and Beijing.
Japan considers all possible options as Trump threatens new auto tariffs
Subaru cars awaiting export at a port in Yokohama on Thursday.
Massive quake kills at least 150 in Myanmar and Thailand
Medical workers treat a earthquake survivor on a bed in the compound of a hospital in Naypyitaw on Friday, after an earthquake in central Myanmar.
School-age suicides in Japan hit all-time high
A volunteer handles an incoming call at the Tokyo Befrienders call center, a suicide hotline center in Japan's capital.
Japan's biggest beef bowl chain Sukiya to shut nearly 2,000 stores after rat and bug contamination
Zensho Holdings, operator of fast-food chain Sukiya, said it will close all of its stores in Japan, except for a small number in shopping centers, between Monday and Friday following recent contamination incidents.
Copyright questions loom as ChatGPT's Ghibli-style images go viral
A screenshot of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's Ghibli-style profile picture on X
Recent spate of wildfires in Japan and South Korea linked to climate change
Smoke and flames rise from a wildfire in Andong, South Korea, on Tuesday.
Hanami season to have record ¥1.39 trillion economic impact on Japan
Cherry blossoms along a road in Tokyo on Tuesday. The 2025 cherry blossom season is expected to have an economic impact of around ¥1.39 trillion on Japan.
Rise and shine with ‘The Wakey Show’
“The Wakey Show” is NHK’s first new daily children’s program in three years, and it carries on the station’s storied past in youth-centric educational entertainment.
Tokyo Series proves to be big business for MLB — and Japanese companies
An advertisement featuring Shohei Ohtani in Tokyo.
New SDF command will be key for contingency planning, Australian commander says
A Maritime Self-Defense Force SH-60K "Super Auk" from JS Shiranui prepares to land on HMAS Brisbane during Exercise Malabar 2023 while off the coast of New South Wales, Australia.

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