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DARWIN

Anthony Albanese
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 5, 2025
Australia to buy Darwin port lease from Chinese firm, PM says
China's Landbridge group was granted a 99-year lease on the port in 2015, a widely criticized decision that led to stricter scrutiny of major infrastructure sales.
Liverpool striker Darwin Nunez celebrates at the end of the English Premier League football match between Brentford and Liverpool in London on Saturday.
SOCCER
Jan 21, 2025
Slot challenges Liverpool striker Nunez to prove he is elite
Nunez has struggled to win over both Slot and his predecessor Jurgen Klopp since signing from Benfica in 2022.
Uruguay's Darwin Nunez (19) was involved in a brawl with Colombia fans after the teams' Copa America match in Charlotte on Wednesday.
SOCCER
Jul 11, 2024
Uruguay players brawl with Colombia fans in stands after Copa loss
Liverpool star Darwin Nunez and other Uruguay players were involved in a brawl with Colombian fans on Wednesday.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jul 31, 2022
Liverpool beats Man City in Community Shield as Darwin Nunez shines
Liverpool's first victory since 2006 in the traditional season curtain-raiser laid down an early marker in what is expected to be another battle for the Premier League title.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 4, 2021
Australia's probe of Chinese firm's port in Darwin signals trouble for Beijing
The investigation risks further hurting China-Australia ties, which have plummeted since Prime Minister Scott Morrison called for an independent investigation into the origin of COVID-19.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 3, 2021
Australia reviewing China’s ownership of a Darwin port
Australia is whether to force a Chinese company to sell a lease to a strategically important port used by U.S. Marines, a move that could further stoke tensions with Beijing.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
Nov 23, 2018
The little blind fish that can mend a broken heart
The Mexican tetra is a small and boring-looking animal, but appearances are deceptive. This fish is famous among evolutionary biologists, physiologists and sleep scientists for its hidden talents.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 19, 2018
Fujifilm sues Xerox for $1 billion over failed takeover bid
Fujifilm Holdings Corp. accused Xerox Corp. of caving to the whims of Carl Icahn and Darwin Deason in backing out of a $6.1 billion takeover deal as it initiated legal action over the unsuccessful transaction.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 21, 2018
Stephen Hawking to join Isaac Newton and Charles Darwin in final resting place
British physicist Stephen Hawking is to take his place among some of the greatest scientists in history when his ashes are interred inside Westminster Abbey, close to the graves of Isaac Newton and Charles Darwin.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 13, 2018
Billionaire investors Icahn and Deason say Fuji-Xerox deal undervalues company
Carl Icahn and Darwin Deason have come out against Xerox Corp.'s plans to cede control to Fujifilm Holding Corp., arguing the deal "dramatically undervalues" the company.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
Mar 18, 2017
Darwin specimens showcase evolution for first time in Tokyo exhibition
Charles Darwin certainly did not consider it a sin to kill a mockingbird. The 19th-century English biologist killed many of the birds whilst on board the HMS Beagle survey ship as he traveled around the world. The specimens are more important than you might think and you can see a number of them at "Treasures...
JAPAN
Jul 20, 2015
China gets box seat as SDF joins U.S. Marines, Aussies in storming beach Down Under
Inflatable boats crammed with camouflaged soldiers power onto a remote beach crawling with Australian, U.S. and Japanese commandos — watched by officers from China.
3D printer used to construct train station building in Japan
A train station building (front) is assembled from parts printed using 3D printer technology, in Arida, Wakayama Prefecture, on Wednesday.
Nissan says it will not take new U.S. orders for Mexican-built Infiniti SUVs
A Nissan manufacturing complex in Aguascalientes, Mexico. Nissan says it will not take new orders from the United States for two Mexican-built Infiniti SUVs following new auto tariffs levied by the U.S.
Japan digs deep to address 'national crisis' caused by Trump tariffs
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during a news conference at the Prime Minister's Office on April 1. He has said that Japan is facing a "national crisis" following the introduction of new tariffs by the United States.
Tokyo’s KK Line to close for decadelong overhaul as public greenway
People enjoy running and yoga on Tokyo Expressway’s KK Line, a 2-kilometer elevated expressway cutting through the capital’s commercial Ginza district, when it was opened as a pedestrian space in May last year.
Japan promises 'bold and speedy' response to Trump’s surprise 24% tariffs
U.S. President Donald Trump unveils new U.S. tariffs at the White House in Washington on Wednesday.
Tottori takes a bold leap forward in the arts
The city of Kurayoshi in Tottori Prefecture celebrated the opening of its public art museum with festivities such as a parade that drew 1,000 revelers.
Haruki Murakami TV adaptation revisits 30 years of watershed moments
Though Haruki Murakami's trademark whiff of offbeat existentialism is threaded throughout NHK's "After the Quake," the final episode — conceived as a sequel to the story "Super-Frog Saves Tokyo" — is the most stylized, featuring an anthropomorphic talking frog (voiced by Non) and his erstwhile associate Katagiri (Koichi Sato).
Nintendo to launch the Switch 2 on June 5
The controllers for the Switch 2 will attach to the console magnetically rather than sliding on rails as with the original device.
A new human trafficking trend emerges from Myanmar scam centers
Victims of scam centers who were tricked or trafficked into working in Myanmar gather at a compound inside KK Park, a fraud center on the country's border with Thailand, after a multinational crackdown in February.
A Canadian made a weekend trip to Costco a Japanese pastime
Under the watchful eye of Ken Theriault, Costco representative director and Japan country manager, the American membership-model wholesaler has flourished in Japan.

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