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OLYMPICS
Jul 23, 2020

Japan's athletes hitting reset button in preparation for postponed Tokyo Olympics

The Japanese Olympic Committee is sticking to its goal of winning 30 gold medals at the Tokyo Games.
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ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jul 22, 2020

South Korea troop cut speculation grows after U.S. comments

Cracks may be emerging in the so-called ironclad military alliance between South Korea and the U.S., stoking worries in Seoul that the Trump administration is looking at withdrawing troops from the peninsula.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 22, 2020

Dam collapse in China could point to a 'black swan' disaster

The dam at a small reservoir in China's Guangxi region gave way last month after days of heavy rain in a collapse that could be a harbinger of sterner tests for many of the country's 94,000 aging dams as the weather gets more extreme.
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COMMENTARY / World
Jul 20, 2020

Saving the Iran nuclear deal

Before two decades of diplomacy are squandered, all parties involved must step back from the precipice.
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BASKETBALL
Jul 20, 2020

Yudai Baba excited about new challenge with NBL's Melbourne United

Yudai Baba's ultimate goal is to earn a spot on an NBA team in the future.
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WORLD / FOCUS
Jul 20, 2020

U.K. fight with China gets ugly over Hong Kong extradition pact

If the U.K. suspends its extradition treaty with Hong Kong, it would mark a further escalation in a fray already strained by the 5G exclusion of Huawei Technologies Co.
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COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Jul 19, 2020

Japan in a post-coronavirus world

The true risks behind the concentration of population and key functions in Tokyo.
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ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jul 19, 2020

Will North Korea's Kim deliver an 'October surprise' to Trump?

Nuclear-armed Pyongyang could be weighing a summit — or provocation — ahead of November's U.S. presidential election
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JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jul 18, 2020

Pandemic negates Japan’s bid to reduce plastic waste

Plastic is one of the cheapest, most effective materials for preventing the spread of COVID-19.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 18, 2020

Carlos Ghosn probe finds daughter met accused escape accomplice

Carlos Ghosn insists his wife and four adult children played no part in his dramatic escape from Japan in a crate that was smuggled aboard a private plane.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 17, 2020

Japanese distrust of government stalls adoption of My Number card

Officials might have better success getting the public to sign on by providing clear information about what exactly is monitored through the program.
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COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Jul 17, 2020

Re-entry ban causes foreign firms and talent to question long-term plans in Japan

As confusion continues over the Japanese government's re-entry ban for foreign residents, the international business community has started voicing concerns.
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EDITORIALS
Jul 16, 2020

Saving the most vulnerable in disasters

Measures are needed to ensure the protection of the people who are at greatest risk.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 16, 2020

It's time for the middle powers to step in

Japan and other middle powers need to come together to provide critical life support for the international order.
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BUSINESS / Companies / ANALYSIS
Jul 16, 2020

Japan’s phaseout plan forces utilities to rethink reliance on coal

After the Fukushima disaster woke Japan to the dangers of atomic power, utilities went back to coal. Now what will they do?
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WORLD / Politics
Jul 16, 2020

With polls sliding, Trump replaces Brad Parscale in campaign shake-up

U.S. President Donald Trump ousted Brad Parscale as manager of his campaign, replacing him with Bill Stepien as the president seeks to reverse a decline in the polls with less than four months before the November election.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 16, 2020

Trump only wants North Korea summit if real progress possible, Pompeo says

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo appeared to pour cold water on Wednesday on the possibility of another U.S. summit with North Korea, saying the U.S. election was approaching and President Donald Trump only wanted to engage if there was likelihood of real progress.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 15, 2020

This is the moment for Japan to rethink coal

The country's reliance on coal blackens its environmental credentials.

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