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Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal / ANALYSIS
Sep 26, 2021
U.S. move to end Huawei saga should help China ties — but at a cost
The deal comes two weeks after Biden called Xi in frustration over Beijing's move to link progress on climate change with other demands, including Meng's release.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 26, 2021
China welcomes Huawei executive home as Trudeau hugs Canadians freed by Beijing
Meng Wanzhou arrived in China on Saturday, ending her near three-year U.S. extradition fight, the same day two Canadians detained by Beijing for more than 1,000 days returned home.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 25, 2021
China frees two Canadians after Huawei CFO flies home, ending crisis
The seemingly intractable impasse came to a rapid resolution Friday after Huawei's Meng Wanzhou struck a deferred prosecution agreement with U.S. authorities.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Sep 24, 2021
NHL expects full capacity in 30 of 32 arenas
According to an internal document shared with NHL teams earlier this week, the league believes that 30 of its 32 teams will have full-capacity crowds during the 2021-22 season, multiple outlets reported Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Sep 23, 2021
How the child care crisis became a global economic fiasco
Child care issues have driven a workforce gender gap for decades. The pandemic has made it undeniably worse.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 22, 2021
Justin Trudeau's longevity as Canadian leader unclear after bid for majority fails
Insiders said Trudeau and his inner circle had failed to realize the people they would need to run the campaign were exhausted after 15 months fighting COVID-19.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 21, 2021
Canada's Trudeau wins historic third term but falls short of majority
The projected result would leave Trudeau in power to pursue the most left-leaning agenda the country has seen in at least a generation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Sep 20, 2021
The global housing market is broken, and it’s dividing entire countries
The perennial issue of housing costs has become one of acute housing inequality, and an entire generation is at risk of being left behind.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 5, 2021
Rats, drought and labor shortages eat into global edible oil recovery
Malaysia is a microcosm of the difficulties facing producers of various edible oils across several continents, from Canadian canola farmers to Ukrainian sunflower growers.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Sep 4, 2021
Drought forces North American ranchers to sell off their future
Liquidations of breeding stock are expected to limit cattle production in the coming years, tightening North America's beef supply and driving up consumer prices.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 1, 2021
Trudeau’s populist pose could hurt Canada’s economy
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's populist panderings are being compared to Donald Trump and Boris Johnson, and if acted upon, could hurt the economy.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 20, 2021
U.S. extends travel curbs at Canada and Mexico land borders through Sept. 21
The United States on Friday extended the closure of its land borders with Canada and Mexico to non-essential travel such as tourism through Sept. 21 despite Ottawa's decision to open its border to vaccinated Americans.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 19, 2021
Huawei CFO awaits Canadian ruling on extradition to U.S. after hearing ends
Prosecutors in New York have charged Meng Wanzhou with fraud, claiming she lied to HSBC about Huawei's operations in Iran as part of a scheme to violate U.S. trade sanctions.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 11, 2021
China leaves room to release Canadian after politically charged spy conviction
Michael Spavor was given an 11-year sentence after being found guilty of stealing and illegally providing state secrets to other countries.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 5, 2021
Women's Olympic soccer final moved to later time to avoid daytime heat
The game had been due to kick off at 11 a.m. on Friday but both teams complained because of the high temperatures expected in Tokyo.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 4, 2021
Sweden and Canada ask for women's gold medal soccer match to be moved to avoid heat
Trackside temperatures at the athletics stadium hit 40 degrees earlier this week, and with the women's medal game due to take place at 11 a.m., both sides have expressed concerns.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 26, 2021
U.S. softball team stages comeback win over Japan
The United States beat Japan 2-1 to end round-robin play on Monday but their failure to record a hit against a third-string pitcher until the sixth inning highlights the challenge they face when the sides meet again in the gold-medal match-up.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 5, 2021
Canada’s Hong Kong diaspora helps new arrivals with jobs, housing and psychotherapy
Hong Kongers in Canada are banding together to help the latest wave of immigrants fleeing Beijing's tightening grip on their city.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.

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