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WORLD
May 4, 2022

Russia fires more rockets at steel plant as civilian evacuations stall

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russia of breaching agreements to pause fighting long enough to allow vulnerable civilians to be moved to safety.
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WORLD / Politics
May 3, 2022

What would the end of Roe v. Wade mean? Key questions and answers.

A leaked U.S. Supreme Court draft opinion that would overturn the Roe v. Wade legal precedent describes a United States not seen in half a century.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
May 3, 2022

Figure skating federation proposes raising minimum age to compete

The proposal seems to have broad support around the sport, which has increasingly become dominated by teenage girls capable of performing dazzling, acrobatic jumps.
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WORLD
May 3, 2022

Russia swerves to avoid default: What's next?

Russia's $40 billion in international bonds and the chance of a default have become the focus of global financial markets since it was hit with sanctions.
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COMMENTARY / World
May 3, 2022

Why Putin wants to destroy Ukraine

For Vladimir Putin and the elite around him, the war against Ukraine is a civil war, a struggle for the very idea of Russia and for the rightness of its history as they define it.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
May 3, 2022

Obstacle racing to be tested as equestrian replacement in modern pentathlon

The move to replace equestrianism came after a German coach struck a horse at last year's Tokyo Olympics when it refused to jump a fence.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
May 2, 2022

Tigers beginning to roar amid six-game win streak

The Tigers are riding a six-game winning streak and finally giving their famously fervent supporters something to cheer about this season.
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LIFE / Food & Drink
May 2, 2022

Six bars in Japan named to Asia’s Best 50 List

Cheap pints of Super Dry and quick-and-easy highballs not quenching your thirst? These stellar bars will mix you something special.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 2, 2022

One Russian tycoon criticized the war. Retribution came the next day.

Oleg Y. Tinkov was worth more than $9 billion in November. Then, last month, Tinkov, the founder of one of Russia's biggest banks, criticized the war in Ukraine in a post on Instagram.
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WORLD / Politics
May 2, 2022

Biden received early warnings that immigration and inflation could erode his support

Confidential polling data has underscored the biggest challenges for Biden and his party as they face the prospect of losing power to Republicans on Capitol Hill.
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LIFE / Lifestyle
May 2, 2022

At 119, she was a symbol of how to live with wit and vitality

Kane Tanaka, who died in Japan last month, survived two world wars, the 1918 influenza outbreak, paratyphoid and two rounds of cancer.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 2, 2022

In the Philippines, young people aim to upend an election

Many have come out in full force for Leni Robredo, the country's vice president, who faces long odds against Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
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BUSINESS
May 2, 2022

End of easy money brings a $410 billion global financial shock

Unlike previous tightening cycles when the U.S. Federal Reserve was alone in shrinking its balance sheet, this time others are expected to do likewise.
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COMMUNITY
May 2, 2022

Rugby tournament hopes to help kids in need and support mental health services

With pandemic conditions relaxed somewhat compared to last year, participants hope to make a difference through rugby.
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BUSINESS
May 2, 2022

Economic ties to China threaten to derail the world’s emerging markets

Fresh COVID-19 outbreaks — and the government's stringent policy to contain them — are spooking global investors who fear shutdowns in China will echo across the world.
Japan Times
May 1, 2022

Go Circular! Vol.3 Meet the Niigata Sake Brewer – Interview with Up-and-Coming Brewer 1/2

Tsunan, Niigata (April 20th, 2021) — Tsunan sake brewery is proud to announce and welcome Mr.Sessyu 雪洲 Kuwabara as a new sake brewer. He will be responsible for managing quality, contributing to sustainable products.
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COMMENTARY / World
May 1, 2022

How often do we have to get COVID to stop getting COVID?

Natural immunity will be key to downshifting the pandemic to endemic status. That doesn't mean you should go out and try to catch the virus tomorrow.
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BUSINESS
May 1, 2022

Elon Musk’s ties to China could create headaches for Twitter

Musk's investments in China could be at risk if Twitter upsets the Communist Party, which has banned the platform but used it extensively to push Beijing's foreign policy around the globe.
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JAPAN / Science & Health
Apr 30, 2022

The ‘ultimate bird’ once prowled the seas of a young Japan

Eleven million years ago, swans in what is today called Japan did something unexpected: They took to the oceans.
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TENNIS
Apr 30, 2022

Belarusian Victoria Azarenka says Wimbledon ban 'does not make sense'

'If you are asking me if I agree with Wimbledon or I see their reasoning after being on a personal call with them, I don't see their reasoning.'
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ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 30, 2022

Millions of South Koreans could soon get younger (on paper)

South Korea has three ways of calculating age, often adding a year or two to the international standard. The incoming president wants to change that.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 30, 2022

Russia looks to avoid default with last-minute dollar bond payment

Russia's $40 billion of international bonds have become the focus of a game of financial chicken amid sweeping Western sanctions over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
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COMMENTARY / World
Apr 29, 2022

Elon Musk got Twitter because he gets Twitter

Betting against Musk has made fools of many in recent years. So if anyone can, he has as good a chance as any to fix what ails Twitter.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 29, 2022

The origins of Putin’s totalitarianism

After the economic and political turmoil of the post-Soviet 1990s, people craved stability and were willing to restore the KGB back to the top echelons of government to get it.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Apr 29, 2022

Jaguars take Travon Walker with No. 1 pick in NFL draft

The first five players selected in the NFL draft on Thursday night play on the defensive side of the ball.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 29, 2022

Alarmed by inaction over Russian aggression, Europe rethinks ties with China

Senior lawmakers in Berlin, who now concede that such closeness to Russia was a historic liability, are starting to see the danger of repeating the mistake with another authoritarian regime.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 29, 2022

Climate change will accelerate viral spillovers, study finds

The shuffling of viruses among animals may increase the risk that one will jump into humans and cause a new pandemic, the researchers said.
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LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Apr 29, 2022

Yojijukugo: The four-kanji words that pack a whole lot of meaning

Some of the more common four-kanji idioms that we use in our daily lives include the word for daily life itself. Learn a few of them to impress your Japanese friends.
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COMMENTARY / World
Apr 28, 2022

West’s failed gamble on Russian and Chinese reform

Russia and China shattered the belief that economic liberalization leads inevitably to greater political freedom.
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BUSINESS
Apr 28, 2022

Can Japan keep the lights on? The Ukraine war upends a big energy bet.

Liquefied natural gas was seen as a crucial transitional fuel in Japan's gradual shift to renewable energy. But then came the pandemic and the Ukraine war, which caused prices to soar.

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