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Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 14, 2022

Scientists achieve nuclear fusion breakthrough with blast of 192 lasers

If fusion can be deployed on a large scale, it would offer an energy source devoid of the pollution and greenhouse gases caused by the burning of fossil fuels.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Dec 14, 2022

Biden signs same-sex marriage bill in ‘vital step’ to equality

The bill signing at the White House was a celebration for supporters of the measure, with prominent members of the LGBTQ community and allies in attendance.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 14, 2022

Fed to downshift to half-point hike but points to higher peak

The tricky part for Chairman Jerome Powell will be convincing investors that this isn't a dovish pivot and that officials won't prematurely end their assault against inflation.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 14, 2022

NASA to conduct first global water survey from space

The advanced radar satellite is designed to give scientists an unprecedented view of the planet, shedding new light on the mechanics and consequences of climate change.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 14, 2022

Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University lets international students shape their world

Established in 2000, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, popularly known as APU, is a higher education facility in Beppu, Oita Prefecture. It boasts an enrollment of over 5,500, split closely between domestic and international students, the latter of whom have come from more than 103 countries and regions...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 14, 2022

China readying $143 billion package for its chip firms in face of U.S. curbs

The plan marks a major step toward self-sufficiency in chips and looks to counter U.S. moves aimed at slowing its technological advances.
Japan Times
Rugby
Dec 14, 2022

French rugby in turmoil as Bernard Laporte gets suspended sentence

The verdict comes only nine months before the 2023 Rugby World Cup kicks off in France.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 14, 2022

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried charged with fraud and denied bail

The former FTX CEO, who was arrested in the Bahamas on Monday, lowered his head and hugged his parents after the magistrate judge refused bail citing a 'great' risk of flight.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 14, 2022

Japan’s biggest companies diverge on economic outlook

An index of confidence among the country's biggest manufacturers edged down, while the reading for large service sector and construction firms rose.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Dec 14, 2022

Angelo Badalamenti, composer for ‘Twin Peaks,’ is dead at 85

Angelo Badalamenti, an internationally sought-after composer who wrote the hypnotic theme to "Twin Peaks,” David Lynch’s 1990s television drama series, and the music for five Lynch films, including "Blue Velvet” (1986), died Sunday at his home in Lincoln Park, New Jersey. He was 85.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 14, 2022

Hong Kong aims to prove it can still be ‘Asia’s World City’

As the pandemic recedes, a new Hong Kong is emerging — one that's less free, less cosmopolitan and, for some businesses, less vital than the old one.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 14, 2022

TikTok U.S. security deal’s prospects clouded by FBI doubts and state bans

A congressional panel is seeking a way to let TikTok keep operating in the U.S. while also preventing the possibility that the Chinese government could access user data.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 14, 2022

Washington considers sending advanced air defense system to Ukraine

The news came as allies pledged just over $1.05 billion to help Ukrainians survive the freezing winter.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Dec 14, 2022

The maestro conducts, and the band plays the hits

The most clinical of smash-and-grabs kept Lionel Messi on track for his date with destiny as Argentina booked a spot in Sunday's final with a ruthless 3-0 victory in Qatar.
A Saudi Aramco oil tank at the Ras Tanura refinery and terminal in Saudi Arabia
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 27, 2023

U.N. experts challenge Saudi Aramco over climate change

The largely state-owned enterprise plans to ramp up national oil production capacity to 13 million barrels per day by 2027.
A woman carries food to customers at a Japanese restaurant in Hong Kong on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 27, 2023

Hong Kong turns to tycoons to get party scene back on track

The government is urging major property groups to help boost the nighttime economy via drink coupons, free events and later shopping hours.
Carlos Alcaraz serves during his match against Novak Djokovic in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Aug. 20.
TENNIS
Aug 27, 2023

Djokovic and Alcaraz on collision course at U.S. Open

A little more than six weeks after an enthralling Wimbledon final, the two men could meet again at Flushing Meadows
A law enforcement officer works at the site of a plane crash near the village of Kuzhenkino, Russia. Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was believed to be on board the plane and is presumed dead.
WORLD
Aug 27, 2023

Old video sparks wild theories on fate of Russia's Yevgeny Prigozhin

In the 40-second clip, the mercenary boss alluded to a plane crash and said he would rather be killed than lie to his country.
Christine Lagarde (left), president of the European Central Bank, Kazuo Ueda, governor of the Bank of Japan (center) and Jerome Powell, chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, at the Jackson Hole economic symposium in Moran, Wyoming, on Friday
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 27, 2023

BOJ chief says strategy backed by below-target inflation

Gov. Kazuo Ueda said price growth remains slower than the central bank’s goal, explaining why officials are continuing with their current strategy.
President of the Royal Spanish Football Federation Luis Rubiales announces he will not quit after his kiss on the lips of a star player sparked outrage.
SOCCER
Aug 27, 2023

FIFA suspends Spanish soccer chief over World Cup kiss

The outrage began after Rubiales celebrated Spain’s victory by kissing Jennifer Hermoso on the lips.
Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Shohei Ohtani smacks an RBI triple in the second inning against the New York Mets in New York.
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 27, 2023

Ohtani declined imaging after Aug. 3 injury, Angels GM says

Last week, the two-way superstar tore the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow and might have to undergo his second career Tommy John surgery.
Noah Lyles celebrates after the U.S. won the men's 4x100 meter relay final at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS / Athletics
Aug 27, 2023

Gold rush for Noah Lyles and Faith Kipyegon at world championships

On an enthralling night's action Armand "Mondo" Duplantis and Sha'Carri Richardson also rubberstamped their authority in their events.
A billboard promoting contract army service in front of the Private Military Company Wagner Center in St. Petersburg on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 27, 2023

Kremlin eyes how to bring private military group under its control

The organization’s military prowess, experienced operators and ties to African governments may be too valuable to lose.
Residents embrace after a deadly shooting in Jacksonville, Florida, killed three.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 27, 2023

Florida gunman driven by racial 'hate' kills three

The deadly incident in Jacksonville is the latest in a series of racially motivated shooting sprees in the United States.
A new Russian textbook for high school students on general world and national history
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 27, 2023

Putin’s history lessons fail to heed the lessons of history

Putin seems to have forgotten is that rewriting history to serve the interests of those in power tends to invite dissent and often backfires.
Japan Tobacco's headquarters in Tokyo
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 27, 2023

Ukraine puts Japan Tobacco unit on list of war supporters

Kyiv's national corruption agency criticized the company for continuing its business activities in Russia and paying a large amount of tax to Moscow.
One big challenge public health officials now face is how to restore trust so that people listen to future guidance on everything from flu shots to childhood vaccines.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 27, 2023

Not all COVID-19 ‘misinformation’ is equal — nor misinformation

Public health scientists have to figure out how to get back to the kind of nuanced, thoughtful discussions that were the pre-pandemic norm.
Two North Korean men walk through the arrivals section at Beijing Capital Airport after the arrival of an Air Koryo flight on Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 27, 2023

North Korea lets citizens abroad return, years after COVID isolation

The country had sealed its borders since early 2020 to protect itself from COVID-19, which prevented even its own nationals from returning.
Three MV-22B tilt-rotor Ospreys fly in formation above the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Sydney in June 2017. A U.S. Marine Osprey crashed on a remote island north of Australia's mainland while taking part in military exercises on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 28, 2023

Three U.S. Marines die in Osprey crash during Australia drills

Australian personnel were not involved in the crash that occurred during Exercise Predator's Run 2023.
Demonstrators for racial justice gather on the 60th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s historic "I Have a Dream" speech in Washington on Saturday.
WORLD / Society
Aug 27, 2023

Sixty years after King's 'dream' speech, thousands gather in Washington

The original 1963 march where King spoke brought more than 250,000 people to the U.S. capital to push for an end to discrimination.
Trump says Taiwan should pay for defense, sending TSMC stock down
Shares in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world's largest contract chipmaker and a major Apple and Nvidia supplier, closed 2.4% lower on Wednesday.
'Super spicy' potato chips land Japan students in hospital
High school students were taken to hospital in Tokyo on Tuesday after eating "super spicy" potato chips.
Japan finds a 'stealth' cure for zombie businesses: Let them fail
A worker at Sakai Seisakusyo prepares to transport metal rods at its factory in Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture, on July 8.
Japan keeps up yen warnings as two-day intervention suspected
An electronic screen displays a graph showing yen exchange rates surging against the U.S. dollar amid an alert to the possibility of intervention in Tokyo on Friday.
Hyogo governor stands firm on not resigning despite official's death
Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito speaks to reporters on Tuesday.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
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