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Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 27, 2020
Trudeau wants it all on climate and oil, but it's not working out
Justin Trudeau's ambition was to forge a grand bargain to develop Canada's resources. In trying to please everyone, he has pleased no one.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 26, 2020
U.K. wants same legal autonomy on trade from EU as Japan and Canada, Johnson's office says
Britain wants the European Union to show the same respect for legal autonomy it afforded countries such as Canada and Japan when signing trade deals with them, Prime Minister Boris Johnson's office said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 25, 2020
Canadian police move in to clear indigenous blockade of rail line
Police moved in on Monday morning to clear a rail blockade by an indigenous group in eastern Canada that had been stopping freight and passenger traffic for more than two weeks on one of the country's busiest lines.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 25, 2020
Canadian families 'plead urgently' for third evacuation flight from Wuhan
Canadian citizens and permanent residents who remain in Wuhan, China, the center of the coronavirus outbreak, need to be brought home on a third evacuation plane, a group of families urged the federal government.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 20, 2020
Canada's indigenous lead climate charge with rail blockade over pipeline plan, put Trudeau in a bind
Canadian indigenous groups are leading the charge against fossil-fuel development in a country with the world's third-largest proven oil reserves, using rail blockades as leverage and putting Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in a bind.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 19, 2020
Canada passenger trains to run again but pipeline protests block freight
Passenger operator VIA Rail Canada said on Tuesday it would soon resume partial services between Quebec City and Ottawa while the government sought to end anti-pipeline protests that are blocking rail freight in eastern Canada.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 18, 2020
Canadians aboard Diamond Princess reportedly test positive for COVID-19 as evacuation looms
Canada said 32 of its citizens aboard the stricken Diamond Princess have now tested positive for the new coronavirus, according to a report by the Toronto Star.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 17, 2020
Anti-pipeline protests derail Trudeau's trip to Barbados
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has canceled his planned trip to Barbados for a regional conference to help resolve widespread rail disruptions caused by indigenous rights activists opposing the construction of a natural gas pipeline, his office said Sunday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 16, 2020
Canada and Hong Kong to evacuate passengers from virus-hit Diamond Princess cruise ship
Canada and Hong Kong are planning to charter planes to evacuate their citizens onboard the Diamond Princess cruise liner docked in Yokohama, the two governments said in separate statements Saturday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 12, 2020
Second plane carrying Canadian evacuees from China's Wuhan arrives at Canada base
A second plane, carrying 185 Canadian evacuees from the coronavirus-stricken Chinese city of Wuhan, has landed at an air-force base in Trenton, Ontario, the Canadian government said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 10, 2020
WHO advance team on coronavirus finally on way to China
An advance team of international experts led by the World Health Organization (WHO) has left for Beijing to help investigate China's coronavirus epidemic, the Geneva-based agency said on Sunday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 8, 2020
Cost of Trudeau's Trans Mountain pipeline balloons 70% to $9.5 billion
The cost to build Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's pet oil pipeline just got a few billion dollars more expensive.
BUSINESS
Feb 6, 2020
Bank of Japan, ECB and other central banks to discuss starting digital currencies
The central bankers will meet in Washington on the sidelines of an International Monetary Fund conference, sources said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 6, 2020
Canadian military town prepares for coronavirus evacuees from China
A small town in central Canada that is host to the country's largest air force base is preparing, with some apprehension, for the arrival of some 200 evacuees from Wuhan, China, the epicenter of a coronavirus outbreak.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 5, 2020
Jamaica-bound jetliner returns to Toronto after passenger falsely claims he has coronavirus
A Canadian man on a flight from Toronto to Jamaica falsely announced to passengers that he had the coronavirus, forcing the plane to return to the airport, where he was arrested, police said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 3, 2020
Johnson ready to walk away from EU talks without formal trade deal
Boris Johnson plans to say he's prepared to quit talks over the U.K.'s future trade relationship with the European Union if he doesn't get what he wants.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 29, 2020
Coronavirus stokes Asian discrimination fears in Canada's biggest city
Canada has identified only three cases of the new coronavirus so far, but there are fears a more serious outbreak could stoke anti-Asian sentiment in scenes reminiscent of the SARS epidemic that killed dozens in the Toronto area in the early 2000s.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 28, 2020
Wife of Canada's first coronavirus patient confirmed as country's second case
The wife of Canada's first novel coronavirus patient has tested positive for the virus at a public health laboratory, the province of Ontario's health ministry said in a release on Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 27, 2020
‘Five Eyes’ intel alliance ties up with Japan on North Korea threat
The "Five Eyes" intelligence-sharing alliance of English-speaking nations is working with France, Japan and South Korea in an effort to restrain North Korea's provocations, government sources said Sunday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 17, 2020
U.S. Senate passes new North American trade deal
The U.S. Senate on Thursday approved a revamp of the 26-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement that includes tougher rules on labor and automotive content but leaves $1.2 trillion in annual U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade flows largely unchanged.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
China’s economic growth comes in worse than expected
Pedestrians in the Wangfujing shopping area in Beijing on July 11, 2024. China's economic growth in the second quarter was lower than forecast, adding pressure on Chinese leaders to lift confidence at the Chinese Communist Party's third plenum this week.
Kansai airports to increase takeoff and landing slots ahead of Osaka Expo
Kansai International Airport in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture. The upper limit on the number of takeoff and landing slots at the airport as well as Kobe Airport in Hyogo Prefecture will be raised in spring next year ahead of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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