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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 12, 2019

Japan's mobile phone carriers to launch new iPhones on Sept. 20

Japan's three major mobile phone carriers are set to release the latest models of Apple Inc.'s popular iPhone series on Sept. 20.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Sep 4, 2019

Giving Sherlock Holmes a new lease of life in Japan

Actor Hayato Kakizawa explains how he went from performing in 'Mary Poppins' to being picked to play Sherlock Holmes in Koki Mitani's new production
Japan Times
South Africa report 2019
Aug 30, 2019

South Africa’s ancient yet new winemaking world

There’s no place quite like the Cape winelands of South Africa. The region sprawls along the tip of the African continent, buffeted by the planet’s wildest ocean, the Atlantic. You’ll find historic estates embedded into the landscape, many of which have been family-owned for generations. Geographically,...
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 28, 2019

Italy inches closer to new government amid party haggling

Tense talks aimed at forming a new Italian government inched forward on Wednesday as two major political parties, struggling to bury years of hostility and avoid snap elections, agreed to re-install Giuseppe Conte as prime minister.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / TICAD 7 Special
Aug 27, 2019

Africa commerce succeeds through new partnerships

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 26, 2019

Joko Widodo selects East Kalimantan to be Indonesia's new capital to replace sinking Jakarta

Indonesia will build a new capital city on the island of Borneo, home to some of the world's biggest coal reserves and orangutan habitats, as President Joko Widodo seeks to ease pressure on congested and sinking Jakarta.
Japan Times
Rugby
Aug 23, 2019

Four All Blacks reject Olympic sevens invitation

New Zealand's team bidding for a rugby sevens gold medal at next year's Tokyo Olympics will not include any All Blacks after several approached declined to be involved.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Aug 21, 2019

Trump or Europe? New U.K. leader Boris Johnson to sample post-Brexit reality at G7 summit

Boris Johnson is about to feel the pinch of Brexit Britain's new global status: squeezed on one side by Europeans in no mood to yield, and on the other by a United States driving a hard bargain for its economic support.
Japan Times
Rugby
Aug 16, 2019

For Wallabies, a win could end venue hoodoo, losing run and All Blacks' No. 1 ranking

Australia could not only regain the Bledisloe Cup and end an Eden Park hoodoo with a win over the All Blacks on Saturday but also end New Zealand's decade-long reign at the top of the world rankings.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 16, 2019

'Very unusual suicide': Jeffrey Epstein autopsy reportedly shows neck broken in several places

An autopsy of the financier Jeffrey Epstein, who died in an apparent suicide while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges, found his neck had been broken in several places, the Washington Post reported late on Wednesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 14, 2019

Deploying new U.S. missiles would be 'reckless act': North Korean media

Any move by the United States to place new ground-launched, intermediate-range missiles in South Korea could spark a "new Cold War" and an escalating arms race in the region, North Korean state media said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 13, 2019

Wall Street slides on geopolitical and recession fears

U.S. stocks dipped in a broad sell-off on Monday as rising geopolitical tensions spooked investors away from equities and the extended U.S.-China trade war stoked fears of impending global recession.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 12, 2019

Lawyers say Jeffrey Epstein's victims will sue financier's estate this week

Lawyers for several women who say they were sexually abused by disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein plan to file lawsuits this week against his estate following his apparent suicide in a New York jail cell.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 12, 2019

Trump retweets unsubstantiated conspiracy theory of Clinton link to Jeffrey Epstein's jail-house death

President Donald Trump retweeted an unsubstantiated conspiracy theory that former President Bill Clinton was in some way responsible for the death of accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, hours after reports of the financier's jail-house suicide.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Aug 10, 2019

New four-part documentary showcases history of FIBA World Cup

Before the 2019 FIBA World Cup begins on Aug. 31 in China, basketball's global governing body is celebrating its rich history with a new four-part documentary.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 4, 2019

U.S. looks to deploy new missiles to Asia, defense chief says amid tensions with China

The U.S. is hoping to deploy new ground-based intermediate-range missiles to Asia "sooner rather than later," U.S. defense chief Mark Esper said of a move that could have huge ramifications for regional security.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Aug 2, 2019

Bill Bradley details Chiune Sugihara's heroism in award-winning radio documentary

Bill Bradley, captain of the U.S. gold medal-winning basketball team at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, was recently involved in another winning (and historically important) project with ties to Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 2, 2019

Trump resisted Treasury chief's proposal to warn China of new tariffs, tweeting even as they spoke

President Donald Trump ruled out giving Beijing advance notice of his intent to slap a new 10 percent tariff on $300 billion in Chinese goods in an Oval Office meeting before he announced the duties, according to several people familiar with the discussion.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 29, 2019

Eneco Holdings reveals new hydrogen gas technology

In current times where issues concerning climate change and global warming persist and a further reduction in carbon emissions is needed to ensure the survival of future generations, Eneco Hybrid HHO Gas developed by Eneco Holdings Inc. may be the key to realizing a zero carbon emission society.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 29, 2019

U.S. judge sets Monday hearing in Trump lawsuit over N.Y. tax returns

A U.S. judge will hear arguments on Monday in President Donald Trump's lawsuit seeking to block a House of Representatives committee from obtaining his New York state tax returns, according to a court filing issued Sunday.

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