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COMMENTARY / World
Aug 21, 2022

Biden's no FDR. He's not even Obama.

The Democrats' crowing over their and Joe Biden's legislative victories is not persuasive, but it does help them rationalize coming down to Earth.
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LIFE / Food & Drink
Aug 21, 2022

In a tense political moment, Taiwanese cuisine tells its own story

Taiwan's political standing often overshadows its culinary identity. These chefs and restaurateurs are trying to change that.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 17, 2022

Sri Lanka faces looming food crisis with stunted rice crop

Across rice farms on this Indian Ocean island, a bleak picture is emerging that the summer harvest could be as low as half that of previous years, according to experts.
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WORLD
Aug 15, 2022

Salman Rushdie off ventilator and 'road to recovery has begun'

Rushdie was set to deliver a lecture on the United States' role as a haven for targeted artists when a man rushed the stage and stabbed him.
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WORLD
Aug 15, 2022

Ukraine counters in the south as Russia pounds Donetsk region

Kyiv has said for weeks it is planning a counteroffensive to recapture Zaporizhzhia and neighboring Kherson province, the largest part of the territory Russia has seized.
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WORLD
Aug 14, 2022

With new weaponry, Ukraine is subtly shifting its war strategy

Despite massive losses, Russia still holds an advantage over Ukraine in a head-to-head fighting, but Ukraine is waging the war on its own terms.
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Rugby
Aug 14, 2022

Ian Foster hails All Blacks and slams media after sinking Springboks

The second-round victory halted a horror run in which New Zealand lost five of six matches, including three to Ireland and one each to France and South Africa.
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CULTURE / Film
Aug 14, 2022

'Bullet Train' star Hiroyuki Sanada lays down his sword for Shohei Ohtani and 10,000 steps

The Japanese actor tells why sunsets, fishing and the perfect meal of oysters and wine keep him contented.
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WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 13, 2022

After years in hiding in London, Salman Rushdie lived freely in New York

After going into hiding during the 1990s, Salman Rushdie had been living freely in New York in recent years, appearing in public without evident security.
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WORLD
Aug 12, 2022

The poisoned relationship between Trump and the keepers of U.S. secrets

The FBI search of Mar-a-Lago is a coda to the years of tumult between an erratic president and the nation's intelligence and law enforcement agencies.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Aug 9, 2022

Famed Japanese fashion designer Issey Miyake dies at 84

Miyake shot to fame internationally with his designs incorporating cutting-edge silhouettes and innovative fabrics.
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CULTURE / Music
Aug 9, 2022

Olivia Newton-John, sweet-voiced pop singer and ‘Grease’ star, dies at 73

She began her career as an innocent purveyor of middle-of-the-road pop but later adopted a bad-girl persona.
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BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 8, 2022

How this economic moment rewrites the rules

Businesses have now spent 2u00bd years in a state of constant adjustment.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Aug 6, 2022

South Korea is scouting out the moon, with more missions to come

South Korea's lunar spacecraft, named Danuri, was launched from Florida on Thursday, setting out on a roundabout but fuel-efficient path that will have it arriving at the moon in mid-December.
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BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 4, 2022

With Vin Scully in the booth, baseball took root in California

On soft evenings in Chavez Ravine, the common denominator was not crowd noise or public-address announcements but the play-by-play narration of Scully and his sidekicks.
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BUSINESS
Aug 2, 2022

Visa must face claim it profited from Pornhub video of child

The company says the decision raises questions about the liability payments firms could shoulder as they handle billions of transactions.
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WORLD
Jul 31, 2022

Ukraine calls for investigation into prisoner deaths as outrage grows

The explosion is particularly painful for the government of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy because many of the dead had fought to defend Mariupol.
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LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Jul 29, 2022

Cherry blossoms, cranes and the language of Japanese symbols

The bald eagle of the United States and the orchids of China have deeper meanings in their respective cultures. What items do the Japanese give symbolic weight to?
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WORLD / Politics
Jul 27, 2022

U.S. Justice Department asking witnesses about Trump in its Jan. 6 investigation

Federal prosecutors sought information about the former president's role in the efforts to overturn the election as the inquiry accelerates.
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BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 27, 2022

World may be heading toward recession, IMF warns

If the thicket of threats continues to intensify, the world economy faces one of its weakest years since 1970, a period of intense stagflation across the globe.
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WORLD
Jul 20, 2022

Trying to salvage his climate agenda, Biden weighs remaining options

The U.S. president will not declare a national climate emergency, the White House confirmed, disappointing Democratic lawmakers and activists who had called on him to take the step.
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BUSINESS
Jul 19, 2022

How China became ground zero for the auto chip shortage

Despite being the world's largest producer of cars, and leader in electric vehicles, China relies almost entirely on chips imported from Europe, the United States and Taiwan.
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SUMO / Regional Voices: Chubu
Jul 18, 2022

1972 Nagoya Basho a key turning point for foreign sumo wrestlers

The year was pivotal, marking the return of Okinawa to Japan and the normalizing of diplomatic ties between Japan and China.
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MORE SPORTS
Jul 16, 2022

NFL players pay small price when accused of violence against women

A study found that a player's worth on the field more strongly predicts how long his career will be than whether he is accused of violence against women.
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WORLD
Jul 14, 2022

Biden, battered at home, basks in unvarnished praise in Israel

At a red-carpet airport ceremony flush with fawning on both sides, Israeli President Isaac Herzog called his U.S. counterpart 'our brother Joseph.”
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BUSINESS / FOCUS
Jul 12, 2022

Drivers face black or white choice to speed up new-car delivery

Trend marks major reversal for an industry that has leaned heavily on customization, which complicates manufacturing processes and erodes profit.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 11, 2022

What Shinzo Abe really thought

The late prime minister's speechwriter recounts the thought process behind the assassinated leader's determination to ensure a better future for Japan.
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Jul 10, 2022

Oisin MacPartlin: ‘Nobody ever regretted starting training too soon’

The personal trainer from Ireland helps clients of all ages and dispositions achieve their respective fitness goals. What's his secret?
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JAPAN
Jul 9, 2022

In pictures: A long career, ended with two gun shots

Bullets from a handmade gun brought the career of one of Japan's most influential statesman to an abrupt halt. Here are a few memories of Shinzo Abe's life and career.

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