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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 15, 2023

China reports spike in COVID-related deaths after data criticism

Beijing abruptly ended its highly restrictive 'zero-COVID' program in December, and cases have surged since across the nation of 1.4 billion.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 4, 2022

Iran state body reports 200 dead in protests as president hails 'freedoms'

President Ebrahim Raisi on Saturday hailed Iran's Islamic Republic as a guarantor of rights and freedoms, defending the ruling system amid a crackdown on anti-government protests that the United Nations says has cost more than 300 lives.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 1, 2022

Japan's top airline ANA reports first net profit in 10 quarters

Relaxed COVID-19 measures and a falling yen both boosted demand for domestic and international travel.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 29, 2022

Billionaire Roman Abramovich and Ukrainian negotiators hit by suspected poisoning, reports say

Abramovich, who accepted a Ukrainian request to help negotiate an end to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and at least two senior members of the Ukrainian team, were affected.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jan 30, 2022

China reports 34 new COVID-19 cases among personnel connected to Olympics

Organizers have warned of more cases in the coming days as the Chinese capital enforces stringent measures.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 25, 2021

Japan to give millions of vaccine doses to Taiwan and five Asian nations

Taiwan and Vietnam will each get 2 million AstraZeneca doses, while Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines will each receive 1 million.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 11, 2021

Iran reports electrical problem in Natanz nuclear site, no casualties

The underground Natanz site is the centerpiece of Iran's uranium enrichment program and monitored by inspectors of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Mar 28, 2021

Japan to issue digital vaccine passport, Nikkei reports

Japan is set to issue digital health certificates to citizens who have been vaccinated against COVID-19, joining China, the EU and other countries that have adopted similar measures aimed at opening up overseas travel, the Nikkei reported on Saturday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 27, 2020

China expands scope of Hong Kong security legislation, media reports

The law was being revised to cover not just behavior or acts that endanger national security, but also activities, according to reports.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Apr 14, 2020

Taiwan reports no new coronavirus cases for first time in a month

Taiwan on Tuesday reported no new cases of the coronavirus for the first time in more than a month, in the latest sign that the island's early and effective prevention methods have paid off.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 11, 2020

South Korea reports 91 'recovered' COVID-19 patients tested positive again

South Korean officials on Friday reported that 91 patients thought to have recovered from the new coronavirus had tested positive again.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 28, 2020

China reports no local virus transmissions as foreigners barred

China on Saturday reported no locally transmitted coronavirus infections for the previous day and a small reduction in new cases involving travellers from overseas, as new restrictions on the entry of foreigners kicked in.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Mar 15, 2020

Taiwan reports six new coronavirus cases in largest single-day rise, all imported

Taiwan reported six new cases of the coronavirus on Sunday, all imported and marking the biggest daily rise in infections, in people who had returned to the island from countries including Spain and Japan, bringing its total tally to 59.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 29, 2020

Mainland China, excluding Hubei, reports lowest new daily infections

Mainland China — excluding Hubei province, where the new coronavirus outbreak originated — reported four new cases of infection on Friday, the lowest since the national health authority started compiling nationwide data in January.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 16, 2020

China reports slight fall in new COVID-19 cases as France confirms first death outside Asia

The number of new cases of a coronavirus in China fell slightly on Sunday, more than three weeks after the outbreak's epicenter was locked down, and a Chinese tourist died from the virus in France, the first fatality in Europe.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 21, 2019

Amazon burning: Brazil reports record forest fires, at nearly double the rate recorded last year

Wildfires raging in the Amazon rainforest have hit a record number this year, with 72,843 fires detected so far by Brazil's National Institute for Space Research, or INPE, as concerns grow over right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro's environmental policy.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 18, 2018

U.S. envoy hopes for peace deal with Taliban in 2019: reports

Zalmay Khalilzad, the U.S. special envoy to Afghanistan, hopes to cement a peace deal with Taliban insurgents by April, local media reported Sunday.
WORLD
Oct 10, 2018

U.S. senators question Super Micro over reports of Chinese tampering with America-bound computer hardware

Two U.S. senators have sent a letter to Super Micro Computer Inc. asking if and when the company found evidence of tampering with hardware components after a news report described how China's intelligence services used subcontractors to plant malicious chips in the company's server motherboards.
Japan Times
Sep 16, 2018

10-year consumer study reports 'rise of cynicism' in Japan

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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / ANALYSIS
May 22, 2018

Japan's earnings reports mostly disappoint, but analysts see hope ahead

With Japan's quarterly reporting period almost over, one analyst summed up the general feeling about companies' profit performance.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 22, 2018

Apple mum amid reports it's in talks with miners to secure cobalt supplies

Apple Inc. is talking to major cobalt producers to secure supplies of the material vital for the lithium-ion rechargeable batteries that power its mobile phones, three cobalt industry sources said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 30, 2017

Bitcoin's surge little comfort for burned Mt. Gox clients in international legal limbo

When Mt. Gox, the world's largest bitcoin trading exchange, collapsed in early 2014, more than 24,000 customers around the world lost access to hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of cryptocurrency and cash.
WORLD / Society
Sep 26, 2016

ICRC reports aid convoys reached four besieged Syria towns intact

Seventy trucks of humanitarian aid were delivered on Sunday to four besieged towns in Syria for the first time in almost six months, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said.
A screen displays an error message at a self-checkout terminal of a supermarket in Sydney on Friday.
JAPAN
Jul 19, 2024

Japan mostly spared in global IT meltdown despite reports of some bugs

Around the world, airlines, network broadcasts and banks said their systems were disrupted.
Israel's Iron Dome antimissile system intercepts rockets after Iran fired a salvo of ballistic missiles, as seen from Ashkelon, Israel, on Tuesday.
WORLD
Oct 2, 2024

Israel beefs up forces on Lebanon border as Hezbollah reports clashes

The Israeli military said regular infantry and armored units were joining its ground operations in Lebanon.
A new U.N. report claims that use of the Telegram messaging app by criminal networks in Southeast Asia has enabled a fundamental change in the way organized crime operates.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Oct 8, 2024

Southeast Asian crime networks thriving on Telegram, U.N. reports

Scrutiny of the app has brought attention to the criminal liability of app providers and the debate on where freedom of speech ends and enforcement of the law begins.
Russian soldiers at an artillery position in the Kursk region of western Russia on Dec. 2.
WORLD
Jan 7, 2025

Battle rages in western Russia as Moscow reports gains in Ukraine

Russia and Ukraine are fighting to improve their battlefield positions before U.S. President-elect Donald Trump takes office.
People walk past the Department of Education building in Washington on Feb. 4.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 6, 2025

Trump to order U.S. Education Department abolished, WSJ reports

Trump has repeatedly called for eliminating the department, calling it a "big con job."

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