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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 2, 2020
What Bitcoin's new record means for Wall Street
Bitcoin won't be viewed as an existential threat to the banking system just because its price is soaring. But it won't be ignored either.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 2, 2020
Germany at 30 mature for its age
Saturday marks the 30th anniversary of the unification of Germany. Compared to what happened after the first time it was unified, it has all worked out rather well.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 16, 2020
Wall Street fears a U.S. election with no clear winner
As it pertains to markets, it is less about the outcome of the election and more about the process.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 11, 2020
First woman to head top bank shows how Wall Street is playing catch-up
Citigroup Inc.'s appointment of Jane Fraser as its next chief executive on Thursday was celebrated on Wall Street as the first woman to lead one of the top U.S. banks. Yet this is a glass ceiling that corporate America shattered decades ago.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 21, 2020
Steve Bannon, who rocketed to power alongside Trump, is charged in U.S. border wall scam
After Steve Bannon joined the online campaign We Build the Wall to raise private funds for the construction of a barrier along the U.S.-Mexico border, he made it clear there'd be “no deals I don't approve.”
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 25, 2020
U.S. considering responses to China's 'egregious' expulsion of American journalists
The United States is considering a range of responses to China's "egregious act" of expelling three U.S. journalists last week, a spokesman for the White House National Security Council (NSC) said on Monday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 13, 2020
Robot analysts outwit humans on investment picks over long run, study shows
They beat us at chess and trivia, supplant jobs by the thousands, and are about to be let loose on highways and roads as chauffeurs and couriers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 5, 2020
Wall Street surges as China financial measures soothe virus worries
The Nasdaq hit a record high on Tuesday and the S&P 500 headed for its biggest one-day gain in about six months as fears of a heavy economic impact from the coronavirus outbreak waned after China's central bank intervened.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Nov 26, 2019
Wall Street sets records on trade truce optimism
Each of Wall Street's three major averages kicked off the trading week by closing at records on Monday as signs pointed to progress between the United States and China on a trade truce, while a round of merger deals also helped buoy sentiment.
EDITORIALS
Nov 11, 2019
Remember the Berlin Wall
Japan needs to do what it can to stop walls from being erected once again to divide the world.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 30, 2019
Huawei under probe by U.S. prosecutors over new allegations of tech theft, WSJ reports
U.S. prosecutors are investigating new instances of alleged technology theft by Chinese telecommunication equipment maker Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 25, 2019
Private equity has directly killed 600,000 U.S. retail jobs, study says
Amazon.com Inc., landlords who charge sky-high rents, brands that fail to adapt. The carnage in the retail industry has been blamed on all of them. Now Wall Street is too.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 25, 2019
Candidate Bernie Sanders calls for canceling $1.6 trillion in student loan debt
U.S. presidential contender Bernie Sanders proposed a plan on Monday to cancel $1.6 trillion in student loans and pay for it with a tax on Wall Street, elevating the issue in the 2020 debate and going beyond proposals from his Democratic White House rivals.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 19, 2019
Trump and Xi stoke trade optimism with plan to resume talks at Osaka G20
The U.S. and China said their presidents will meet in Japan next week to relaunch trade talks after a monthlong stalemate, triggering a rally in financial markets.
WORLD
May 30, 2019
U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency believes Russia is secretly conducting low-yield nuclear tests
The United States believes Russia may be conducting low-level nuclear tests, a U.S. intelligence official on Wednesday, while the head of a body monitoring a global nuclear treaty said there was no sign of such violations by Moscow.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Apr 1, 2019
Pope hits leaders who build walls to keep migrants out, saying they ultimately imprison themselves
Pope Francis said on Sunday that political leaders who want walls and other barriers to keep migrants out "will end up becoming prisoners of the walls they build.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 20, 2019
Brazil's Bolsonaro backs Trump wall, derides U.S.-bound immigrants as bent on doing harm
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro endorsed U.S. President Donald Trump's immigration agenda on the eve of their first meeting at the White House, saying he supports a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border and that most immigrants to the United States wish to do harm.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 12, 2019
Trump budget boosts military and Mexico border wall but targets vital social services that help poor and elderly
President Donald Trump in his 2020 budget on Monday called for overhauls of social programs that help poor and elderly Americans, while boosting military spending and funding a U.S.-Mexico border wall, in the opening gambits of his next funding fight with the U.S. Congress.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 11, 2019
Once an ally, Trump now tells 'Wacky Nut Job' Ann Coulter he's stopping 'invasion' at Mexico border
President Donald Trump said he's "stopping an invasion" of the U.S. in a pair of tweets directed at conservative commentator Ann Coulter, whose criticism reportedly helped crystallize his decision to forge ahead with a record long federal government shutdown in December.
Taiwan stuns Samurai Japan to capture Premier12 title
Japan starter Shosei Togo reacts after allowing a three-run home run against Taiwan in the fifth inning of the Premier12 final on Sunday.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
Japan beats Taiwan ahead of rematch in Premier12 final
Keita Sano celebrates with his teammates after scoring on Kotaro Kiyomiya's two-run triple against Taiwan during their Premier12 game at Tokyo Dome on Saturday.
Tokyo’s newest three-star chef wants ‘harmony across every detail’
British-born Daniel Calvert earned his third Michelin star last month — a stunning achievement considering his restaurant, Sezanne, has only been open for just over three years.
'Kohaku' still matters for J-pop bragging rights
Emerging Gen Z J-pop group ME:I will perform on this year's "Kohaku Uta Gassen," national broadcaster NHK’s New Year's Eve spectacle.
An iconic 32-foot doughnut might give Randy’s an edge in Japan
Randy's Donuts in Inglewood, California. Replicas of the giant doughnut sculpture will be installed, where possible, at shops in Japan.
Tokyo’s newest three-star chef wants ‘harmony across every detail’
British-born Daniel Calvert earned his third Michelin star last month — a stunning achievement considering his restaurant, Sezanne, has only been open for just over three years.
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.

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