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Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 18, 2022

The House Jan. 6 panel has set a high bar: Showing criminality

It is not clear whether the committee will follow through and take the largely symbolic step of issuing a criminal referral for former U.S. President Donald Trump.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 17, 2022

The pitfalls of Brexit are no longer taboo in U.K. politics

Brexit has caused six years of 'damage,” 'policy confusion” and 'ineptitude,” a columnist for the traditionally Brexit-backing Telegraph newspaper wrote this weekend.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 16, 2022

Xi refuses to rule out taking Taiwan by force, warning of 'dangerous storms' ahead

The powerful Chinese leader is widely expected to win a third term at a twice-a-decade Communist Party congress and cement his place as the country's most powerful ruler since Mao Zedong.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 15, 2022

Truss’ desperate bid to save U.K. premiership lands her in more trouble

Boxed in, U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss was left with two cards to play: hitting reset on her economic plan, and firing her friend and finance minister, Kwasi Kwarteng.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 12, 2022

U.S. weighs next moves on Ukraine arms in ‘escalatory cycle’

Meetings in Brussels this week come days after Russia launched a series of missile barrages on the capital Kyiv and other civilian targets, and pressure is high for NATO allies to respond.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Oct 8, 2022

Putin 'in a corner' with options narrowing

The question of 'off-ramps' — or decisions that allow the Russian leader to end the fighting without admitting defeat — continues to vex Western analysts, who see no good options.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 4, 2022

Can smartphones help predict suicide?

A unique research project is tracking hundreds of people at risk for suicide, using data from smartphones and wearable biosensors to identify periods of high danger — and intervene.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 3, 2022

Brazil presidential race heads for runoff as Bolsonaro outperforms polls

Leftist challenger Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva took 48% to Bolsonaro's 44%, Brazil's electoral court said, with 98% of votes counted.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 2, 2022

A man larger than life: Remembering Antonio Inoki

Antonio Inoki, a pro wrestler, businessman and politician, was a transformative and inspirational figure for his nation. He will be missed.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 2, 2022

World economy roiled by simultaneous shocks echoing 2007 anxiety

Evidence of the impact — and of the blow to consumers' purchasing power from soaring prices — is mounting quickly.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Oct 1, 2022

Putin’s war machine funding is unscathed by latest sanctions

A raft of sanctions so far haven't materially affected the war on the ground in Ukraine or dented the Russian leader's determination to pursue it despite repeated setbacks.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health / ANALYSIS
Sep 30, 2022

Eisai drug's trial success raises hope for Alzheimer's prevention

Scientists have already begun to debate whether the benefit of the drug is robust enough, but to many researchers, the findings suggest that preventing decline altogether is possible.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 29, 2022

The U.K.’s fast-paced crisis of financial confidence was years in the making

Friday's mini-budget has become a flash point for not just investors' short-term concerns, but has given sharp focus to their long-held fears about the country.
SOCCER
Sep 28, 2022

Samurai Blue starters come into view after 'last-chance' friendlies

After a dominant win against the United States and a draw against hard-fighting Ecuador, many of the gaps in Japan's expected World Cup lineup have likely been filled in.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 24, 2022

Ukraine war comes home to Russians as Putin imposes draft

A day after Putin announced a call-up that could sweep 300,000 civilians into military service, the Russian leader's escalation of the war effort was reverberating across the country.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 22, 2022

A fallen dynasty backs Sri Lanka’s leader as creditors seek answers

Foreign currency reserves in the country continue to dwindle, falling to less than $1.8 billion in August, with IMF funds unlikely to arrive for several months.
BUSINESS
Sep 14, 2022

Yen rallies on reports of a BOJ precursor to intervention

Japan's currency rose more than 1% to around the u00a5143 level against the dollar after falling to u00a5144.96 early in the Asian session.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Sep 12, 2022

Truly autonomous cars may be impossible without helpful human touch

Human supervisors, monitoring video feeds from multiple autonomous vehicles ready to step in and get stuck robot drivers moving again, may be needed permanently.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 10, 2022

F-35s all contain banned China-made alloy, Pentagon says

The F-35 program — which may result in over 3,300 jets — will now seek a national security waiver from the Pentagon's top acquisition official.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Sep 9, 2022

Ichinojo seeking repeat as focus shifts back to sumo for Autumn Basho

It's looking increasingly likely that all members of the top division will be ready to go when the final Tokyo meet of the year gets underway at Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sunday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Sep 3, 2022

The two parties finally agree on something: American democracy is in danger

In a remarkable consensus, a new Quinnipiac University poll found that 69% of Democrats and 69% of Republicans say that democracy is 'in danger of collapse.”
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Sep 1, 2022

Japan Times 1997: Japan shocked by news of Princess Diana's death

Twenty-five years ago, news of Princess Diana's death spread to Japan. Comparisons are drawn to media coverage of the Japanese royal family, and editors explain what made her popular here.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 31, 2022

Arming to disarm: North Korea’s nuclear paradox

Even as its nuclear capacity continues to advance, Pyongyang will keep its anti-nuclear doctrine in place — despite the growing contradiction.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 24, 2022

Six months of Putin’s war unravels Moscow’s superpower image

When the invasion of Ukraine began, many thought Kyiv would fall quickly and Russia's economy would crumble. Both assumptions were wrong.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Aug 21, 2022

Biden faces G20 quandary between joining Putin and Xi or staying home

The U.S. leader is facing a difficult choice — attend this year's summit with two leaders he has sought to isolate, or skip the gathering and forgo a chance to shape its outcome.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 20, 2022

Odesa is defiant. It’s also Putin’s ultimate target.

Odesa, grain port to the world, city of creative mingling, scarred metropolis steeped in Jewish history, is the big prize in the war and a personal obsession for Putin.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 15, 2022

China stages more drills near Taiwan as U.S. lawmakers visit

The de facto U.S. Embassy in Taipei said the delegation is being led by Senator Ed Markey, who is being accompanied by four House lawmakers.

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