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WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 12, 2015
West Africa sees spike in Ebola cases as decline stalls: WHO
The number of new Ebola cases rose for the second week in a row in West Africa, nearly doubling in Guinea, suggesting declines in the disease seen earlier this year had stalled, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday.
WORLD
Feb 12, 2015
Obama seen weighing slower forces drawdown in Afghanistan
President Barack Obama is weighing options for keeping some U.S. troops in Afghanistan longer than planned, while maintaining the goal of ending military operations by 2017, according to an administration official.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 11, 2015
Mueller was among hostages sought in failed rescue, says Obama
Kayla Jean Mueller, the U.S. aid worker whose death as a captive of Islamic State extremists was confirmed Tuesday, was among the hostages sought in a failed U.S. rescue attempt last year, President Barack Obama said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 11, 2015
Parents of slain Islamic State hostage confirm U.S. woman's death
U.S. aid worker Kayla Mueller, held hostage by Islamic State militants for 18 months, is dead, her family said on Tuesday, but the circumstances were unclear and President Barack Obama vowed to hunt down the culprits.
WORLD
Feb 11, 2015
'CyberCaliphate' hacks Newsweek Twitter account, threatens Obama
Hackers calling themselves "CyberCaliphate" threatened U.S. President Barack Obama and his family when they took control of Newsweek magazine's Twitter account on Tuesday with the words "Je suIS IS," a reference to Islamic State and the deadly attack at French newspaper Charlie Hebdo.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 10, 2015
Obama's gamble on free community college
Is U.S. President Barack Obama's proposal to make community college free mostly an exercise in political brand management?
WORLD
Feb 10, 2015
Obama to seek new authority for Islamic State fight by Wednesday, congressional aides say
The White House will ask Congress for new authority to use force against Islamic State fighters by Wednesday, congressional aides said on Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 10, 2015
Obama says has not made a decision on lethal weapons for Ukraine
U.S. President Barack Obama said on Monday his administration is looking at all options in handling the crisis in Ukraine, but he has not yet decided whether the United States will provide lethal arms to Kiev.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 10, 2015
Netanyahu considering changes to Congress speech after criticism
Israeli officials are considering amending the format of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's planned address to the U.S. Congress next month to try to calm some of the partisan furor the Iran-focused speech has provoked.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 7, 2015
Abe, Xi invited on state visits to U.S. in spring
The White House invites Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Chinese President Xi Jinping for state visits and extends feelers to the leaders of South Korea and Indonesia as well.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 6, 2015
Republicans fail in third challenge to Obama on immigration
Senate Republicans failed for the third time to advance a bill reversing President Barack Obama's immigration orders as they try to wear down Democratic lawmakers who are unified against it.
WORLD
Feb 6, 2015
U.S. official: 'No coincidence' Islamic State victims videotaped in Guantanamo-like jumpsuits
A top U.S. defense official said it was "no coincidence" that recent Islamic State videotapes of the savage executions of Jordanian and Japanese hostages showed the victims wearing orange jumpsuits, "believed by many to be the symbol of the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay."
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 4, 2015
Tehran shouldn't underestimate Obama's abilities
Tehran should be careful not to base its negotiation calculations with Washington on yesteryear's political realities.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 3, 2015
U.S.-India nuclear 'breakthrough' could be finalized within the year: officials
A "breakthrough understanding" to fling open India's nuclear power sector to U.S. firms reached during President Barack Obama's visit to New Delhi last month could be finalized this year, Indian officials have said.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 1, 2015
Obama and Modi work the magic of 'optics' for the benefit of each other's home crowd
For his first Republic Day in office — a day when India celebrates its republican history, diversity and military might with a grand pageant in New Delhi — Prime Minister Narendra Modi dipped into his hat and pulled out Barack Obama. The main point of the U.S. president's visit seems to have been 'optics.'
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 31, 2015
Islamic State militants attack Kurdish outposts across Iraq
Islamic State militants struck at Kurdish forces southwest of the Iraqi city of Kirkuk on Friday, while bombs in Kirkuk, Baghdad, Samarra and Ramadi killed at least 27 people.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 30, 2015
New phase in India-U.S. ties
What India's prime minister and a lame-duck U.S. president have just accomplished again underscores how well Narendra Modi understands the workings of modern-day diplomacy and how far ahead he is of his political critics.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 29, 2015
Obama misses big chance to prop his 'pivot' to Asia
In his 70-minute State of the Union Address to the U.S. Congress and a watching nation and world, U.S. President Barack Obama missed giving a shout-out to treaty allies Japan, South Korea and the Philippines.
WORLD
Jan 28, 2015
Leak reveals key-logging software likely used by U.S. and allies
A program used by U.S. and British spies to record computer keystrokes was part of sophisticated hacking operations in more than a dozen countries, security experts said on Tuesday, after former NSA contractor Edward Snowden reportedly leaked the source code for the program.
EDITORIALS
Jan 27, 2015
Obama unleashed
U.S. President Barack Obama's State of the Union address was a campaign speech, one intended to define and frame the stakes in the 2016 presidential election.
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
Japan finds a 'stealth' cure for zombie businesses: Let them fail
A worker at Sakai Seisakusyo prepares to transport metal rods at its factory in Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture, on July 8.
Trump makes his grand RNC entrance with a bandaged ear and a VP pick
Former U.S. President Donald Trump during the Republican National Convention (RNC) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Monday
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.
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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