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ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 20, 2019

Scrabble casts spell over Asia with Welsh hugs and mustard seeds

Malaysian teenage Scrabble protege Tengku Ariff Shah can spell more English words than most adults in the Western world, but he doesn't always know what they mean.
Japan Times
PRESS / Events
Dec 20, 2019

第2回Japan Times Satoyama推進コンソーシアム実践者交流会『SDGsを里山里海で考える』申し込み受付中!

 Japan Times Satoyama推進コンソーシアム(代表:末松弥奈子、株式会社ジャパンタイムズ・ 代表取締役会長)は三重県志摩市と共催し、2020年2月23日(日)、24日(月・祝)に『第2回Japan Times Satoyama推進コンソーシアム実践者交流会』を開催します。...
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 20, 2019

'Maybe he's looking up': Trump takes swipe at Democratic congresswoman and her late husband

President Donald Trump on Wednesday attacked Representative Debbie Dingell and her late husband during a campaign rally in the Dingells' home state of Michigan.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 20, 2019

U.S. probe of Saudi oil attack shows it came from north, reinforcing claim of Iran as source, report says

The United States said new evidence and analysis of weapons debris recovered from an attack on Saudi oil facilities on Sept. 14 indicates the strike likely came from the north, reinforcing its earlier assessment that Iran was behind the offensive.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 19, 2019

Looking back on Japan's security in 2019

2019 had its share of good, bad and ugly moments, but overall it was a net positive for Japanese security.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 19, 2019

Japanese consumer agency warns against hanging belongings on baby strollers after series of accidents

The National Consumer Affairs Center of Japan is calling for people to use baby strollers correctly, following a series of accidents due to belongings being hung on strollers.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Dec 19, 2019

Myanmar's Suu Kyi calls supporters a 'source of strength' during genocide hearings

Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday thanked supporters who staged large rallies on her behalf as she defended the country against genocide charges at The Hague, speaking to the nation for the first time since she returned on Sunday.
EDITORIALS
Dec 18, 2019

Revamp Japan's climate change commitment

The government must consider if relying on nuclear power to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is the right path forward in its effort to combat climate change.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 18, 2019

Japan journalist Shiori Ito awarded ¥3.3 million in damages in high-profile rape case

Ito said she hopes her case and the court's decision will lead to changes in the criminal law that will offer victims greater protection.
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BUSINESS
Dec 18, 2019

Giant solar park in the desert jump-starts Egypt's renewables push

Near the southern Egyptian city of Aswan, a swath of photovoltaic solar panels spreads over an area of desert so large it is clearly visible from space.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 18, 2019

Russia to invest $500 mllion in Syrian port and build grain hub, Interfax reports

Russia plans to invest $500 million in the Syrian port of Tartus and build a grain hub there to boost its presence on Middle East markets, Interfax news agency cited Deputy Prime Minister Yury Borisov as saying on Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Dec 18, 2019

Myanmar seizes boat carrying 173 Rohingya Muslims apparently trying to flee persecution

Myanmar authorities detained 173 ethnic Rohingya aboard a boat off the southern coast, authorities said on Tuesday, amid signs that more members of the Muslim minority group are making perilous sea voyages to escape persecution.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 18, 2019

Russian and Syrian airstrikes kill 17 in rebel-held northwest despite 'de-escalation,' rescuers say

Syrian government and Russian airstrikes killed at least 17 people on Tuesday in rebel-held northwestern Syria in a spike in casualties from relentless daily strikes in recent months, witnesses and rescuers said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 17, 2019

RCEP without India isn't to Japan's liking

In Japan's view, India's participation in the RCEP is crucial to prevent it from becoming a China-led trade block.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 17, 2019

Labour's defeat offers the left hard lessons

Some serious rethinking needs to happen if the Labour Party is not planning to be a spent, past force in British politics.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Dec 17, 2019

Adeyami relishes another X Bowl title for Fujitsu

The Fujitsu Frontiers have built a dynasty having won their fourth straight X League championship with a 28-26 victory over the Panasonic Impulse in Monday night's Japan X Bowl at Tokyo Dome.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 17, 2019

Akihiro Hatsushika of Japan's CDP opposition party suspected of sexual assault

The Metropolitan Police Department sent papers on the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan's Akihiro Hatsushika to public prosecutors last week over allegations he sexually assaulted a woman in a taxi in May 2015, according to police sources.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 17, 2019

Dengue fever finds breeding ground in war-weary Yemen

Ibrahim Ali al-Jadari's four teenage daughters lie at home on intravenous drips that will soon run out as they, like tens of thousands of other Yemenis, battle a seasonal surge of dengue fever.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Dec 16, 2019

Race walker Yusuke Suzuki named JAAF's Athlete of the Year

Race walk gold medalist Yusuke Suzuki was named the Athlete of the Year at the annual Athletics Award of the Japan Association of Athletics Federations on Monday in Tokyo.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 16, 2019

Student protests against India's citizenship law spread after clashes on campuses

Protests over a new citizenship law based on religion spread to student campuses across India on Monday as critics said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government was pushing a partisan agenda in conflict with India's founding as a secular republic.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 16, 2019

Masayoshi Son's bankers worried about their favorite client

Masayoshi Son's bankers are taking a hard look at their most important client.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / BLACK EYE
Dec 16, 2019

The push for change in the 2010s: The first step is recognizing the problem

Japanese companies have been waking up to the idea that offending some of their customers might be bad for business.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 16, 2019

Botswana bans pro hunting pair after killing of research elephant

Botswana's government has revoked the licenses of two professional hunters who shot dead a research elephant and then destroyed its collar to try to hide the evidence.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Dec 15, 2019

National Stadium ready for Olympics

The newly built National Stadium, which will serve as the main venue for next summer's Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, was unveiled on Sunday.

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