September 2021

Banned by China, facing a crackdown in South Korea and further restrictions in Hong Kong, the cryptocurrency industry has taken hold of Singapore as an unlikely Asian alternative.The country of 5.5 million people has long relied on…

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Coral microbiomes - which include bacteria, fungi and viruses - play an important role in the ability of corals to tolerate rising ocean temperatures, according to new research from Penn State. The team also…

Then came the Delta variant. Despite keeping their countries largely closed, the virus has found its way. And when it did, it spread quickly. In the summer, South Korea battled its worst wave of infections; hospitals in Indonesia ran…

The project will use renewable energy to produce hydrogen, liquefy it at the port of Gladstone in Queensland, and then export the liquefied hydrogen to Japan. Four new companies have joined the consortium, led by Stanwell, the Queensland…

Imagine two electric cars made in the US for $ 40,000, one made by union workers in Michigan and the other by non-union workers in Tennessee. After a proposed federal tax break, the Tennessee vehicle would cost $ 32,500 and the…

The Japanese Imperial Household Agency (IHA) is expected to officially announce Princess Mako's marriage to a former classmate as early as Friday, media reported, after years of scrutiny that cast her engagement in a little light.…

Follow us on Telegram for the latest updates: https://t.me/mothershipsg Princess Mako of Japan is expected to marry her childhood sweetheart Kei Komuro this year. Who are they? Princess Mako is the daughter of Crown Prince Akishino and…

Just over 10,800 American children were victims of international parental abductions from 2009 to 2019, according to a 2020 report from the Congressional Research Service. (Pixabay)…

Mighty Typhoon Mindulle is expected to approach the Izu Islands of Tokyo in the Pacific on Friday. Weather officials warn of high winds over the islands, as well as in large…

By Silvia Martelli (September 29, 2021, 10:35 p.m. BST) - Five Japanese electronics manufacturers lost a lawsuit on Wednesday against a € 216 million ($ 251 million) fine from the European Commission for setting up…

The Democrats' last attempt to lure Republicans came on Monday, when the Senate passed a bill to continue funding the government - an absolute necessity by September 30 - with a temporary increase in the cap of debt, as well as disaster…

This year, Democracy Now! celebrates our 25th anniversary - 25 years of intrepid and independent reporting. Since our very first broadcast in 1996, Democracy Now! refused to accept public or private funds because nothing is more…

Japanese prosecutors have requested a two-year prison sentence for former Nissan Motor executive Greg Kelly for alleged involvement in the underreporting of ousted president…

Liberal Democratic Party (PLD) presidential candidate former Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida delivers a campaign speech in Tokyo, Japan on September 17, 2021. Yoshikazu Tsuno / Pool via REUTERSTOKYO, Sept. 29 (Reuters) - Former Japanese…

By YURI KAGEYAMA, AP Business WriterTOKYO (AP) - Japanese prosecutors accused former Nissan executive Greg Kelly of joining a "plot" to illegally pay his former boss Carlos Ghosn, as they finished their pleadings in a lawsuit on Wednesday.…

Japanese researchers and activists discussed safe abortion issues at home and abroad, marking International Safe Abortion Day on Tuesday. September 28 is…

Sanofi recently expanded testing of this recombinant protein vaccine as a booster dose to expand the immunity of people inoculated with a variety of other vaccines. The results of this study are expected later this year.Messenger RNA…

LAS VEGAS, September 28, 2021 / PRNewswire / - MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) today announced that MGM Japan, along with its joint venture partner ORIX, has been selected by Ossaka as an integrated resort partner for the region.…

* New investigation opened on Alexei Navalny and his allies* Navalny could see his prison term extended* Navalny's allies ridicule the accusations (Redesigns with details of the investigation, reaction, details)By Andrew Osborn and Polina…

Police officers in high visibility vests provide crowd control getty The UK's Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) has been authorized to purchase and use retrospective facial recognition technology. The London…

TOKYO - Japanese telecommunications conglomerate Nippon Telegraph & Telephone aims to achieve carbon neutrality by fiscal year 2040 by using more renewable energy and operating new grid infrastructure that uses less energy, announced…

TOKYO, Sept.28 (Reuters) - Japanese stocks ended lower on Tuesday, as heavy losses by chipmakers and shippers overshadowed investors' hopes for sustained economic growth under new political leadership as they approached ruling party…

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THE STORY CONTINUES BELOW THESE SALTWIRE VIDEOS (Reuters) - Global vaccine alliance Gavi proposes to revamp distribution rules after COVAX allocates more doses to Britain than Botswana, which is among the other…

Princess Mako's boyfriend Kei Komuro returned to Japan on Monday for the first time in about three years from the United States, where he lives, to prepare for their wedding amid controversy over a financial dispute…

TOKYO (Reuters) - A group of young lawmakers have become a force to be reckoned with in the leadership race of Japan's ruling party, facing party barons in the big vote race on Wednesday, which will also determine the post of Prime…

US President Joe Biden hosts a Quad Leaders Summit with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide in the East Room of the White House on September 24, 2021 in…

Nissan is faced with a dilemma. He reported better than expected earnings for the first quarter of the current fiscal year and now expects a small profit for the full year ending next March.…

~~ ~ September 5e a single black swan flew to Tiananmen Square in central Beijing, not far from the Zhongnanhai high-security complex where key Chinese leaders and their families reside. The bird then lingered there for some…

Dhadchyarbhon Abhimontejchbud, Deputy Director General of the Department of Foreign Trade.…

Follow the latest updates on Expo 2020 Dubai hereMist-shrouded rooms, huge projection screens and a personal virtual guide - the Japan pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai promises visitors an immersive experience that will leave them eager to…

Welcome to your week in Asia.China enters the Golden Week holiday on Friday, just as new regulations require data from electric and autonomous vehicles to be stored in the country. Japan will know midweek who will be its next prime…

The United States has responded to one of China's main demands for better relations with the release of a top executive from Huawei Technologies Co., paving the way for better relations at the cost of appearing to reward Beijing for…

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Baghdad - War-scarred Iraq will hold parliamentary elections next month, but Sajad, a 23-year-old man sitting with his friends in a Baghdad cafe, doesn't care."I see the posters of politicians in the street, but I do not know the…

Scott Morrison is not getting ahead but wants to bring people together in the coalition to fight climate change with the goal of reaching net zero emissions by 2050.The Prime Minister spent the last week in the United States where he met…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden and the leaders of Australia, India and Japan on Friday vowed to work together for a stable, open and democratic Indo-Pacific in a veiled dig in China during their first in-person summit together.…

LARGE AGENDA: Quad leaders said they stand up for freedom of navigation and overflight, and presented plans to tackle…

In a culmination of a 1,030-day standoff, China prepared to welcome home a business executive whose arrest in Canada and possible extradition to the United States made her a hotbed of friction between the superpowers. To recover it,…

The health ministry has started reviewing Japan's healthcare system for a possible sixth wave of coronavirus infections, following numerous cases of people who died at home in the previous resurgence. In addition to…

Minamata, the latest film from director, producer and artist Andrew Levitas, was released this week in Japan, following successful screenings in Australia, New Zealand, UK, Ireland, Russia and at several European film festivals these last…

* 1. What is the current business climate in your jurisdiction, including the main political, economic and / or legal activities on the horizon in your country that could have a significant impact on business? Despite the current…

BERLIN, Germany - Climate activists allied with Swedish teenage activist Greta Thunberg were protesting in some 70 countries on Friday to demand global action ahead of a key UK summit."There are natural disasters all over the world," said…

A lawsuit has been filed in a Tokyo district court against a man from Kanagawa Prefecture who ran a website displaying a Google map with the names, addresses and other information of bankrupt people.In the lawsuit, two people who…

THE DOMINANCE of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in the Diet, the Japanese legislative body, means that the next party chairman will become the country's prime minister. On September 4, outgoing chairman Suga Yoshihide announced that…

Boffins at Keio University of Japan believes he has built viable optical fibers from plastic. Optical fibers are most often made of glass and are, as evidenced by the impressive data transfer capacity of submarine cables, mind-blowing.…

Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide has pledged to promote the creation of sustainable systems to tackle global food insecurity, which he says has been exacerbated by the…

The new game Sable features an original soundtrack by…

TOKYO, Sept. 23 (Reuters) - Miki Watanabe, managing director of Japanese pub chain Watami, has urgent advice for the next prime minister: provide fair compensation to restaurants affected by COVID-19 restrictions on restaurants.Watanabe,…

Dear ST reader, We hope you are doing well. In our Asian Insider newsletter this week, we take a look at how the Aukus Trilateral Defense Pact is affecting the region and why the reactions have been mixed. We also take a look at…

Key points: Australia could become a global offshore wind superpowerIf all of the currently proposed offshore wind farms were built, their combined energy capacity would be greater than that of all coal-fired power plants in Australia.…

East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) has suspended adding freed prisoners to its list of people tracked at its stations by security cameras using facial recognition technology, after starting the practice this summer, he said. we learned…

Updates to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for the Trans-Pacific PartnershipSign up for myFT Daily Digest to be the first to hear about the latest on the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for the Trans-Pacific…

Daniel W. Crowley, former prominent salesman for Northwestern Mutual Insurance, survivor of the Battles of Bataan and Corregidor and POW of Imperial Japan, passed away peacefully from natural causes on Thursday, September 16, 2021, at his…

news, federal politics, The transition away from coal and fossil fuels must happen as "quickly as possible," said one of Australia's chief negotiators for the upcoming UN climate summit. But Australian Ambassador for the Environment Jamie…

TOKYO - The presidential race for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party is shaping up to be a three-way contest, according to a Nikkei / TV Tokyo poll, making it increasingly likely that the winner will be decided by a second round.The two…

Princess Mako's 29-year-old boyfriend Kei Komuro will likely return to Japan next Monday from the United States where he lived, sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday ahead of their planned wedding. Komuro…

By DR. LARRY MOSE Nobody asked me but ... Coming out of the personalities, let's look at the things accomplished in the country between 2016 and the beginning of 2020. The unemployment rate has fallen below 4%. The unemployment rate for…

TORONTO - Could wave height in freezing water have something to do with ice formation in clouds? According to a new analysis of the trip of a research vessel in the Chukchi Sea, there may be a connection, which could help…

NEW YORK, September 21, 2021 / PRNewswire / - INX Limited (INX), owner of a regulated cryptocurrency exchange and digital security trading platform, has partnered with GMO-Z.com Trust Company, Inc. ( GMO Trust), to list the world's first…

Working Group on the Use of Mercenaries: Growing Number of Private Military and Security Companies Operating in Humanitarian Space Increases Risk of Violations of Human Rights and International Humanitarian LawCouncil concludes dialogue…

Narendra Modi in America "href =" https://www.news18.com/topics/narendra-modi-in-america/ "> At the first-ever Quad Leadership Summit, held virtually in March this year, the four member countries pledged to…

World leaders will return to the United Nations for the first time in two years on Tuesday with a formidable program of escalating crises to contend with, including the still raging COVID-19 pandemic and an ever-warming planet.Other…

US President Joe Biden will set a new direction for global vaccine allocation this week, hosting a summit on vaccine shortages in poorest countries as the US prepares to give booster doses to millions of fully immunized Americans.The…

The demographics of the industry are a big factor, Mr. Reynolds said."Our newsrooms do not reflect the diversity of the country, and the people in editing positions are even less diverse," said Reynolds, whose organization works with…

Tacoma - A 48-year-old resident of Mason County, Washington, pleaded guilty today in US District Court in Tacoma to three federal crimes related to a smuggling scheme and possession of child pornography , announced interim US lawyer Tessa…

Mr. Abe is widely seen as failing to deliver on his promises to advance women in society. Within the framework of the World Economic Forum annual gender gap analysis, Japan, which has the world's third-largest economy, ranks 120th out of…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to Washington this month, September 24, to participate in the first in-person Quad Security Dialogue or Quad summit with his counterparts from Japan, the United States and Australia. The summit…

Global stocks slipped and the dollar strengthened on Monday ahead of a week full of global central bank meetings, while debt problems at real estate group China Evergrande dragged Hong Kong stocks to a year-long low .European stocks were…

Expanding access to COVID-19 vaccines and tackling the growing dangers of climate change is expected to dominate a week-long United Nations meeting in New York that is taking place in person after going entirely virtual in 2020.More…

New International Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan is targeting unfair or discriminatory digital trade barriers in a bid to rocket a UK economy now free from EU rules and regulations. Ms Trevelyan, who took over from Liz Truss after…

(Wikimedia Commons / Barbara Lee) As a result of a total effort by feminist and women's groups, the Supreme Court of Mexico ruled that laws criminalizing abortion are unconstitutional on September 7. This decision marks a major…

France would have known Australia had "deep and serious concerns" that a fleet of submarines the French were building would not meet Australian needs, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Sunday after contract cancellation…

German voters will elect a new parliament next week. The outcome of the September 26 elections will decide who will succeed Chancellor Angela Merkel, who has ruled the…

TOKYO (Kyodo) - A number of Japanese companies have recently turned to paper as a greener alternative to plastic products, from water-resistant cardboard boxes to small hangers. The move comes as the Japanese government seeks to!-->!-->!-->…

In Rexford, Idaho, David and Lorraine Kaneko and their daughter, Laura, were known in their Madison County community as an intelligent family and deeply attached to their Mormon faith. David had a secure job at the…

But it's not just the French who are furious. Anti-nuclear groups in Australia and many citizens are expressing their anger at the deal, fearing it may be a Trojan horse for a nuclear power industry, which the nation has resisted for…

BEIJING / SHENYANG, China - When a siren sounded at 9:18 a.m. on Saturday to mark the 90th anniversary of a rail bombardment by the Imperial Japanese Army, a senior Chinese official was among the attendees. Zhao Leji, the number 6 of the…

The Bible teaches us that in an ideal world, "mercy and truth meet, justice and peace are embraced." Instead, Texas has become the barometer of a world where justice spits on mercy. We can and must do better.Rosemary C.…

Students visit the Imperial Japanese Army Unit 731 Evidence Exhibition Hall in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, September 18, 2021. Unit 731 is a secret biological and chemical warfare research and development unit of the…

TOKYO (AP) - Four candidates vying to lead the ruling Liberal Democratic Party in Japan - and replacing outgoing Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga - held their first main debate on Saturday, discussing plans to tackle key issues such that…

© Provided by Xinhua Japan should stop denying or altering history. He should take an honest and responsible approach to the issue of “comfort women”. If Japan believes it can bury its…

TOKYO, Sept. 18 (Reuters) - Candidates for Japan's next prime minister all said they would have better policies to tackle the pandemic and narrow the income gap during Friday's televised debates, but they were divided on diversity issues,…

Wataru Takeshita, who led a major faction of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, has died at the age of 74, NHK reported on Saturday.Takeshita died at his home in Tokyo on Friday, the state broadcaster said, citing unidentified…

On September 17, 2021, President Biden convened the Major Economies on Energy and Climate (MEF) Forum, a continuation of the group's convening at its leaders' climate summit in April. Participants underscored the urgency to…

WASHINGTON - President Biden announced on Friday that the United States and Europe have pledged to work to reduce global methane emissions by a third over the next decade and urged other countries to join their efforts to combat a powerful…

September 17, 2021 A woodblock print by UW-Madison alumnus Jim Furstenberg captures the intricacy of the characters in "Rashomon". (Photo by Sarah Maughan) The woodcut on display in the lobby of the Ronald E. Mitchell Theater and…

US Navy warships John S. McCain and Curtis Wilbur relocate to new home ports on the west coast after more than two decades of advanced deployment in Japan, the Navy announcement this week.John S. McCain has been based with the U.S. 7th…

Hello.The United States and Britain are fighting to contain an international backlash against a nuclear submarine pact with Australia, fearing the alliance provokes China and ignites conflict in the Pacific.US Secretary of Defense Lloyd…

Secretary of Defense Delfin Lorenzana. Photograph by REUTERSQuestions have been raised about the use of billions of dollars from the intelligence fund budget after the Defense Secretary asked Japan for help over a possible terrorist…

North Koreans caught importing or distributing foreign media content inside their country risk being executed or sent to political prison camps with their families, Daily NK has learned. The country's authorities are creating…

The problem of territorial sovereignty over the Southern Kuril Islands or the territorial dispute between Russia and Japan has not been resolved since the end of World War II and remains as it is until today, writes Alex Ivanov,…

A Yakuza game set outside of Japan would involve more than a new aesthetic, but an entirely different tone of the story and what it means to be Yakuza.…

Chinese Trade UpdatesSign up for myFT Daily Digest to be the first to know about Chinese business news. Hello. This article is an on-site version of our FirstFT newsletter. Subscribe to our Asia, Europe / Africa or Americas edition…

Sep 18, 2021Washington DCANEAR MONTHS of begging Americans to get vaccinated, President Joe Biden stopped asking nicely. On September 9, the Biden administration announced a requirement to get vaccinated or tested regularly that will…

The Orthodox Church of Cyprus officially took charge on Thursday of two richly decorated 18th-century doors stolen from a church in the north of the ethnically divided island and recovered from a Japanese art school after a long legal…

Most gamers had a lot of fun with the Yakuza franchise and its sister series, Judgement, continues the simplistic contentment of wandering around Japan, choosing fights, and engaging in ridiculous but nonetheless entertaining activities.…

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SmartNews, a Tokyo-headquartered news aggregator website and app that is growing in popularity despite stiff competition from integrated aggregators like Apple News, today announced it has closed $ 230 million in funding. Series F…

TOKYO : Initial data suggests that the Tokyo Olympics without spectators did not exacerbate the Covid-19 epidemic in Japan, providing organizers of the Winter Games in China in February with a model to host the…

Alex Murdaugh, the prominent South Carolina lawyer whose wife and son were shot dead in June, has asked a former client to kill him this month so his other son can collect insurance payment $ 10 million but survived a bullet to the head,…

KUALA LUMPUR - With six countries accounting for more than 80% of new coal projects planned globally, winning pledges to cancel these projects could help the UN climate summit COP26 in Scotland in November to 'put the energy of coal…

TOKYO (Kyodo) - Japan and Vietnam on Saturday signed an agreement allowing the export of Japanese-made defense equipment and technology to the Southeast Asian country in order to strengthen cooperation in a context of China's growing…

A selection of Japanese whiskey Photo, courtesy of Liam McNulty Over the past decade, Japanese whiskey has been one of the most preforming sectors of the international whiskey market. Between 2010 and 2019, US…

Language is important because it is how we understand what is real and what is a scam or a lie. This is how we share the metaphors, understandings, visions and values ​​of our society. When it…

This photo shows loaves of bread made in Japan. (Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) - The prices of five major brands of wheat imported by the Japanese government and sold to private flour mills will increase by an average of 19% for the!-->…

The US Navy sailed a warship on Wednesday near a Chinese-controlled island in the disputed South China Sea for the first time since Beijing began implementing a law requiring foreign ships to give notice before entering the waters it…

(Bloomberg) - A decision by Chinese prosecutors to drop charges against a former executive of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. accused of rape highlights the set of challenges faced by women seeking to navigate the Chinese justice system.Police…

North Pole - A huge icebreaker makes its way through the frozen waters of the Arctic Ocean, leading the way to the North Pole, all white as far as the eye can see. But even here, the impact of climate change is being felt.Dmitry…

While dozens of pro-Chinese lawmakers in the Hong Kong legislature rose in May to praise a bill giving Beijing an effective veto over the city's election candidates, only one lawmaker condemned this decision."Cronyism will be the…

Since his first day in power, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga had sought to eradicate the coronavirus and revive the country's battered economy.But he was never close to achieving either of those goals.In the end, relentless public…

Chinese commentators say Beijing has learned important lessons from US actions in Afghanistan and would not take the same approach."The biggest difference between the United States and China is that we do not interfere with the domestic…

Since Ratnayake Liyanage Wishma Sandamali's death in a Nagoya detention center on March 6, the Japan Immigration Service Agency has come under heavy criticism for the way it allowed the 33-year-old Sri Lankan to perish in detention…

Japan updatesSign up for myFT Daily Digest to be the first to hear about news from Japan. The resignation of concerned and charisma-hungry Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Friday puts Japan in a familiar place. The top…

TOKYO - Speculation that besieged Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga would resort to the dissolution of the lower house in September for an early election evaporated overnight."Given the situation with coronavirus infections, we are unable to…

Not only does patent infringement prevent individual innovation, but when it occurs unhindered on a large scale, it also puts entire markets in ownership patterns. If your rights as an inventor are violated in this way, you can bring an…

Image: NetflixOshiri Tantei May not be a household name in the West, but in Japan, this unusual character has starred in a wide range of books and TV shows since its inception in 2012, and is courtesy of Yoko Tanaka (writer) and Masahide…

GENEVA - The number of disasters, such as floods and heat waves, caused by climate change has quintupled over the past 50 years, killing more than 2 million people and costing $ 3.64 trillion in total losses, said Wednesday a United…