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ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 12, 2020

How the dream of Hong Kong democracy was dimmed

Hong Kong’s pro-democracy lawmakers said Wednesday that they would resign en masse to protest Beijing’s growing control over the local legislature, one of the last remaining centers of dissent in the Chinese city.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 12, 2020

New technology claims to pinpoint even small methane leaks from space

The development comes amid growing alarm about methane's role driving global warming.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Nov 12, 2020

The surging coronavirus finds a U.S. leadership vacuum

As the United States enters what may be the most intense stage of the pandemic yet, the Trump administration remains largely disengaged.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 11, 2020

Reality show over as the world gets ready for a new U.S. president

Despite a wish to return to his version of internationalism and traditional alliances, Joe Biden may face many obstacles as he tries to advance his agenda.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 11, 2020

China's lesson from the U.S. election? No, thanks.

Beijing has made clear it hopes that a change in the U.S. administration will lead to an improvement in the bilateral relationship.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 11, 2020

Boris Johnson has a serious Joe Biden problem on Brexit

Donald Trump's very presence encouraged Johnson's Brexit brinkmanship with Brussels. Britain could threaten to walk away knowing a friendly White House approved.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 11, 2020

America’s age of anger is just getting started

There is little respite from clownish demagoguery once a long-standing political order loses credibility and legitimacy among a significantly large proportion of the population.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 11, 2020

Hong Kong protest icon mysteriously vanished. Then she returned unbowed.

Wong's detention was a reminder of what had brought many to the streets in the first place: an extradition bill to mainland China, where courts are controlled by the Communist Party.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 11, 2020

Brazil halts trial of Chinese vaccine. But was science or politics to blame?

Brazil's health regulator provided little information on its decision to suspend the trial, including whether a reported adverse reaction was related to the vaccine.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 10, 2020

Biden has won, now allies must act

The unmistakable conclusion is that U.S. foreign policy must change. Enduring success demands that a U.S. president see that domestic needs are better met.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Nov 10, 2020

Could listening to the deep sea help save it?

Scientists have been capturing the sounds of the ocean off Japan in a bid to understand the mysteries of the world below the surface.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 10, 2020

Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine trial success signals breakthrough in pandemic battle

The vaccine candidate is more than 90% effective based on initial trial results, the drugmaker said Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 9, 2020

Kremlin wants final U.S. election vote count before congratulating anyone

The Kremlin said Monday it would wait for the official results of the U.S. presidential election before commenting on its outcome, and that it had noted incumbent Donald Trump's announcement of legal challenges related to the vote.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 9, 2020

China holds off on sending congratulations to Biden

In 2016, Chinese President Xi Jinping sent congratulations to Trump on Nov. 9, a day after the election.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Nov 9, 2020

Hayato Sakamoto reaches 2,000 hits with real chance for run at 3,000

Gaining entry into the 2,000-hit club is usually among the final chapters in most players’ careers. For Yomiuri Giants star Hayato Sakamoto, though, reaching one of the game’s crowning achievements for a hitter might just be a stepping stone to even more rarefied heights.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 9, 2020

Trump loses immunity from persecution after leaving office

Those consequences of a Trump defeat could lead him, if not to jail, at least to years of persecution by justice.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 9, 2020

It's the Fed, not the White House, that matters most in Asia

Asia's monetary system depends on the stability of the greenback. Currencies are mostly priced against the buck with more than a few countries have soft pegs to the dollar.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Nov 9, 2020

Japan faces high costs in achieving Suga's 2050 carbon neutrality target

The country lacks suitable geography for building many solar and wind farms, and the power sector is just one area in which carbon emissions need to be slashed.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 9, 2020

Trump-to-Biden handoff stalls as president rejects outcome

The administrator of the General Services Administration — currently a Trump appointee — is empowered to formally ascertain the apparent winner, something they have not yet done.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 9, 2020

China extends reach in the Caribbean, unsettling the U.S.

Beijing is expanding its footprint and influence in the region through government grants and loans, investments by Chinese companies, and diplomatic, cultural and security efforts.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Nov 9, 2020

Trump’s final days ripe for settling scores and pardoning allies

Trump's final two months in office could see a whirlwind of actions to make governing more difficult for President-elect Joe Biden.

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