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Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 13, 2022

Russian missiles target Ukraine's Mykolaiv as U.N. denounces 'annexations'

In New York, three-quarters of the 193-member General Assembly voted in favor of a resolution that called Moscow's recent moves illegal.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Oct 13, 2022

Protestors experience force of Xi Jinping’s security machine

'Every time we turned up to rally, there were a large number of security and police already waiting,' Jack Yao said.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Oct 13, 2022

Warriors coach Steve Kerr calls Green-Poole situation team's 'biggest crisis'

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr says the bust-up between Draymond Green and Jordan Poole has been the "biggest crisis" of his time in charge of the reigning NBA champions.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 13, 2022

Former Trump employee says ex-president ordered classified records to be moved: report

Coupled with surveillance footage, the witness testimony represents some of the strongest known evidence to date of possible obstruction of justice by the former Republican president.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 13, 2022

Wildlife populations have plunged 69% since 1970, report finds

Featuring data from 32,000 populations of more than 5,000 species of mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles and fish, the index shows accelerating falls across the globe.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 13, 2022

‘Break of Dawn’: Extraterrestrial adventures lack momentum

Tomoyuki Kurokawa's anime about a group of children's quest to help an alien return home is a nostalgia trip that takes on weighty themes but slogs toward the end.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 13, 2022

‘Sadako DX’: J-horror icon goes viral

Japan's favorite long-haired spook gets tech savvy in a Hisashi Kimura film that takes on horror cliches with meta commentary and comedy.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Oct 13, 2022

Unraveling one of rock’s deepest mysteries: Les Rallizes Denudes

The Japanese band that emerged in the late 1960s was known for its rumbling rhythms and ear-shredding feedback — but almost nothing was known about its leader, Takashi Mizutani.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 13, 2022

North Korea says it has deployed nuclear-capable long-range cruise missiles

Experts say cruise missiles present a unique danger in that they can fly low and maneuver, making them potentially very difficult to intercept by air and missile defenses.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 12, 2022

BOJ's Kuroda vows to keep easing to back still-recovering economy

Wages need to increase much more to achieve Japan's price-stability target, Kuroda said at event in Washington on Wednesday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 12, 2022

Nepotism and Japan's political dynasties

The appointment of Fumio Kishida's son as an executive secretary in the Prime Minister's Office has prompted a backlash and is raising questions about nepotism.
Terry Gou, Foxconn founder and then-presidential candidate (left), former Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou (center), Hou Yu-ih presidential candidate of the main opposition Kuomintang attend a news conference in Taipei on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 25, 2023

Taiwan opposition cracks apart, and invites the cameras in

The split over a proposed joint ticket bolsters the governing party candidate’s chances in the coming presidential election. That won’t please Beijing.
A Satellite image shows the world's largest iceberg, named A23a, in Antarctica on Nov. 15.
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 25, 2023

World's largest iceberg breaks free and heads toward Southern Ocean

At almost 4,000 square kilometers (1,500 square miles), the Antarctic iceberg called A23a is roughly three times the size of New York City.
Children and their parents wait at an outpatient area at a children's hospital in Beijing on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health / EXPLAINER
Nov 25, 2023

What we know so far about surging respiratory illnesses in China

While emphasizing that the full situation remains unclear, experts say there is little to suggest the cases were caused by a new virus.
Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa speaks during a news conference after a Group of Seven foreign ministers meeting in Tokyo on Nov. 8.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 25, 2023

Japan, South Korea and U.S. envoys seek united front on North Korea

The three countries' top diplomats strongly condemned North Korea’s launch of a military spy satellite and vowed to boost trilateral security cooperation.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his Latvian counterpart, Edgars Rinkevics, shake hands at the end of a news conference in Kyiv on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 25, 2023

Zelenskyy names 'three victories' Ukraine needs on global front

The wins include approval of major aid packages from the U.S. Congress and the European Union, and a formal start of accession talks to join the EU.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits the control center of the National Aerospace Technology Administration in Pyongyang to inspect the operational readiness of a new military spy satellite and view photographs in this image released Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 25, 2023

North Korea's Kim views satellite photos of South Korea and Hawaii

Pyongyang claimed the images showed “major target areas,” including Seoul and cities home to U.S. military bases in South Korea.
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin addresses his sentencing hearing and the judge after being convicted of murder in the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in June 2021 in a still image taken from video.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 25, 2023

Police officer who killed George Floyd stabbed in U.S. prison

The former Minneapolis police officer who was convicted of murdering Floyd during a 2020 arrest, survived the attack.
Workers prepare to cull chickens at a farm in Kashima, Saga Prefecture, on Saturday after a case of bird flu was detected there.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Nov 25, 2023

Japan confirms season's first bird flu case in Saga

The Saga Prefectural Government has started to cull around 40,000 chickens raised at a farm in the city of Kashima.
The Royal Australian Navy vessel the Toowoomba is docked at Changi Naval Base  during IMDEX Asia 2023, a maritime defense exhibition in Singapore, in May.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 25, 2023

Philippines, Australia start sea and air patrols in South China Sea

The move comes after Manila took similar steps with the U.S. as Pacific nations warily eye an increasingly assertive China.
Billionaire Elon Musk, owner of the X social media platform, pauses during an event with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in London on Nov. 2.
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 25, 2023

X may lose up to $75 million in revenue as advertisers pull out

Scores of brands have pulled their ads after owner Elon Musk’s endorsement of an antisemitic conspiracy theory.
Police patrol the Champs Elysees in Paris last month amid security concerns following a deadly knife attack in northern France.
WORLD
Nov 25, 2023

Gaza war raises risk of Islamist extremism in Europe

Intelligence in five European countries including Britain, Germany and France said they are increasing surveillance of Islamist militants.
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman welcomes Chinese President Xi Jinping in Riyadh on Dec. 8, 2022.
BUSINESS
Nov 25, 2023

Mideast wealth funds draw greater U.S. scrutiny over China ties

A U.S. committee is reviewing several multibillion dollar deals this year on concerns they could pose national security risks.
Ukrainian police and military experts collect fragments of a downed Russian drone near residential buildings in Kyiv on Saturday.
WORLD
Nov 25, 2023

Russia launches huge drone attack as Kyiv marks historic famine

Ukraine’s air defense said it shot down 71 of 75 drones aimed mainly toward the capital region.
Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa shakes hands with her Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, during bilateral talks in Busan, South Korea, on Saturday evening.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 25, 2023

Japanese and Chinese top envoys eye more talks on Fukushima row

Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa met with China’s top diplomat, Wang Yi, on Saturday in Busan, South Korea, ahead of a trilateral summit.

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Dul Saroth (left) and Soeum Samrach, deminers with the Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority, practice using the Advanced Landmine Imaging System in Cambodia’s Siem Reap province in August.
The Japanese tech that could one day make Southeast Asia landmine-free