January 2022

HONG KONG- Police in Macau, the world's biggest gambling hub, said on Sunday they had arrested two men on allegations of illegal gambling and money laundering, as authorities step up a crackdown on illicit money outflows from from the…

An ethnic Briton spends almost 365 days of the year wearing a kimono, even though the daily use of traditional Japanese clothing is on the decline among modern Japanese fashionistas. Sheila Cliffe, 60,!--googleon:index-->…

TAIPEI – Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen thanked democratic nations for their support for the island in her Lunar New Year message on Sunday and pledged to 'walk' the world, sounding a note of defiance in the face of Chinese pressure…

Londonderry, Northern Ireland – The Northern Irish city of Londonderry commemorates one of the darkest days in modern UK history on Sunday when, 50 years ago, British troops opened fire without provocation on civil rights…

MY ANNIHILATION, by Fuminori Nakamura | Translated by Sam Bett | 254 pages. SohoCrime. $25.95.Fuminori Nakamura, winner of Japan's 2010 Oe Prize for his novel "The Thief," begins his sinister and intellectually ambitious new thriller, "My…

What countries think about their economic prospects Each year, the Edelman Trust Barometer report assesses the level of trust people place in different systems of power. The report is also a useful tool for gauging the general mood in…

TOKYO (AP) — The Japanese government said Friday it would monitor the World Health Organization's…

Will Japan raise taxes again? The IMF may have provided the Japanese…

January 29, 2022EVERY FOUR years, the European Network of Gas Transmission System Operators has had to carry out a simulation of disaster scenarios. In the most recent such exercise, last year, ENTSOG boffins examined 20 shades of disaster…

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--January 27, 2022--Arkose Labs, the global leader in fraud deterrence and…

The Royal Australian Air Force will join its American counterpart and the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force in Guam for military exercises in February.The drills, scheduled for February 2-18, are the first between Australia and Japan since…

Susan Benda holds a photo of her parents, Harry and Eva Benda, standing outside the White House in 1952. (State Dept./DA Peterson) By Michael Laff Susan Benda holds a photo of her parents, Harry and Eva Benda,…

New Jersey, USA - Market Research Intellect has released a new publication on the Automotive Radiator Market, titled "Automotive Radiator Market Analysis and Forecast 2022". The publication provides an in-depth assessment of the global…

Yanita Antoko has been waiting for more than a year in Indonesia to join her husband in Japan. She has her papers and has closed her business selling homemade spice mixes, but remains excluded.The 30-year-old is one of more than 370,000…

Too many power plant projects in developing countries are powered by natural gas rather than renewables, resulting in projected carbon emissions higher than what would be needed to keep the earth's temperature rising in below 1.5C,…

This photo provided shows a shinkansen train security guard with a wearable camera strapped to his chest. (Photo courtesy of East Japan Railway Co./Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) — East Japan Railway Co. plans to provide wearable!-->…

A Japanese expert said ash plumes and other products sent into the atmosphere by the massive volcanic eruption in Tonga are expected to have only a limited impact on Earth's…

Taiwan's two major chipmakers plan to hire more than 10,000 engineers this year to bolster their aggressive expansion plans and maintain their technological edge as global economies push to cultivate their own domestic…

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's Cabinet approval rating stood at 55.9%, down 4.1 points from the previous survey in December, a Kyodo News survey showed on Sunday, as the Japan is grappling with recent outbreaks of COVID-19 infections…

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – The United States has become increasingly involved in the investigation into the murder of Haitian President Jovenel Moise, with the main suspects facing the prospect of a trial in American courts as an…

TOKYO, January 22. /TASS/. Japan's attempts to threaten Russia in the context of the situation around Ukraine with "decisive actions in close coordination with the United States and other allies" are unacceptable, senseless and…

A few weeks before the world's best skiers and snowboarders descend on Zhangjiakou, the main site of the Beijing Winter Olympics, a dozen machines have furiously pushed the snow to cover the mountains they will descend.The slopes were…

According to a recent Financial Times article, the amount of crypto sent to addresses with known criminal associations hit a record $14 billion in 2021, more than doubling from 2020. This is according to the company's research. Chainalysis…

Amid growing tensions with China over Taiwan and Japan's worst Covid spike, President Joe Biden is expected to meet Japan's new prime minister virtually on Friday. The virtual meeting, which will be the first between the two leaders, also…

Greater security cooperation between the United States and Japan is expected to be the focus of the first substantive talks between their leaders since Fumio Kishida became Japanese prime minister last year, amid growing concern over…

Neighbor of young woman stabbed to death in Los Angeles speaks outPolice have identified a man they believe to be the killer of 24-year-old Brianna Kupfer.The Los Angeles Police Department said the suspect, Shawn Laval Smith, 31, should be…

OPINION: What do you think are the main problems facing the country this year and what needs to be done to solve them? A deputy on each side of the house gives his point of view. Unknown/ProvidedArena Williams, Labor MP for Manurewa.…

Taipei, Jan 18 (CNA) Japan should consider drafting its own version of the US Taiwan Relations Law, Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) lawmaker Chao Tien-lin (趙天麟) suggested at a meeting on Tuesday. with Japanese politicians, saying it…

The government's top priority remains taking action to tackle the COVID-19 crisis, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said in a carefully crafted policy speech that provided no new ammunition for!--googleon:index-->…

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida delivers his first political speech during a plenary session of the House of Representatives on January 17, 2022 in Tokyo. (Mainichi/Kan Takeuchi) TOKYO (Kyodo) - Prime Minister Fumio!-->…

Support for populist parties and politicians, and agreement with populist sentiment, has declined during the pandemic, according to a 'mega dataset' taking into account the attitudes of more than half a million people in 109 country…

BISHKEK – Protests that erupted across Kazakhstan on January 2 quickly turned into riots in all major cities across the country. What did the protesters want and what will be the outcome of the country's worst civil unrest since…

The Russian security agency said it arrested members of a hacker group at the request of the United States. The group is suspected of carrying out major cyberattacks against…

The New Zealand military said it was monitoring the situation and remained on standby, ready to help if asked. Satellite images showed a huge eruption, a plume of ash, steam and gas rising like a mushroom above the blue waters…

Two Japanese have been appointed honorary consul generals of Vietnam in the cities of Nagoya and Mie who pledged to do everything possible to develop Vietnam and its ties with Japan.Vietnam's Ambassador to Japan, Vu Hong Nam, hands over the…

Two applicants for refugee status in Japan sued the government on Thursday, claiming that painful and arbitrary detentions by the country's immigration authorities violate international law.In the lawsuit filed in the Tokyo District…

Three recent scandals that rocked Japan Inc. shared a common underlying element: a corporate atmosphere that made it nearly impossible for employees to voice their opinions to their bosses. Scandal!--googleon:index-->…

In the first of several elections in Okinawa this year with national political and defense implications, voters in Nago will head to the polls on Jan. 23 to choose a mayor. Their choice boils down to a candidate who is broadly in…

Getty/DIDIER PALLAGESWoman sues sperm donor for lying about her background to have sex with her, abandons her babyA Japanese woman is suing a sperm donor who imbued her after discovering that he had lied about her background. Newsweek…

Nagoya - A court on Wednesday convicted a former company president for recruiting people in 2020 to forge signatures required for a referendum to remove governor Aichi Hideaki Omura, saying the accused "shed light on democracy ".The…

Newswise - Tsukuba, Japan - Around the world, reluctance to vaccinate is proving to be a stumbling block in ensuring much-needed protection against the spread of the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Today, Japanese researchers have…

For years, Amazon.com Inc.'s white collar workers accused the company of using opaque “rank-and-yank” performance reviews to periodically eliminate its workforce. Now, a proposed law in Amazon's home state of Washington could make it…

The age of majority in Japan will be lowered to 18 from April. This major change marks the first change in the age of adulthood in the country in 146 years, since it was set at 20 during the Meiji period (1868-1912). On!-->!-->!-->…

At COP26, China announced a $ 440 billion program for the construction of 150 new reactors. It currently has 15 nuclear power plants under construction. It's more than the rest of the world has built in the past 35 years.Likewise, Europe…

Hayao Miyazaki is one of the world's most famous animators, producing Studio Ghibli who created critically acclaimed animated films like My Neighbor Totoro, Princess Mononoke, and Abducted as if by magic. The man does not hesitate to…

The United States has agreed to impose stricter COVID-19 measures on US military bases in Japan, a joint US-Japan statement said on Sunday, fearing that outbreaks at the bases could fuel infection in communities local. For two weeks…

Tokyo - During his 38 years, Shoji Morimoto had grown used to having his family, classmates and colleagues tell him he was a 'do nothing' - the kind of guy who took a step back and let go. others take the initiative. So after…

To respond to global problems, including infectious diseases and the environment, the power of science is essential. But our problems cannot be solved by science alone. Conflicting values!-->…

Washington - It was a watershed moment: Joe Biden swore in a scorching speech on the one-year anniversary of the Capitol Riot to defend American democracy from mortal danger, while also hooking up his predecessor, Donald Trump. But…

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Let's do a quick show of hands, and by that we mean a quick mention in the comments at the end of this article. How many of you have at least one automotive brochure among the various automotive-themed articles in your household? Maybe…

The production of clean electricity is one of the most pressing problems facing humanity. More than half of the world's greenhouse gases come from the production of electricity. Thus, to achieve the net zero goals, the world must produce…

(Bloomberg) - Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi urged the United States to impose restrictions on troops stationed in Japan amid outbreaks of viruses believed to originate from bases, which have strained allied ties.In a phone…

Breadcrumb Links World NHL Hockey criminality Two luxury vehicles stolen at gunpoint from valet Author of the article: Brad hunter Release date : 04 January 2022 • 49 minutes ago…

The new year is here, and that means historic new disclosure requirements for biotech foods are now in effect.In 2016, Congress ended state-sponsored GMO labeling efforts in favor of new law that requires the disclosure of bioengineered…

All is not gloomy and catastrophic to come. There is good news amid the headlines of the world grappling with the Omicron Wave's massive footprint as travelers are grounded, flights canceled, homework extended and…

Soccer star Blake Ferguson arrested in Japan on suspicion of cocaine possession after "punching another guest in Tokyo restaurant"Former Eels player arrested in Japan for allegedly beating man in restaurantBlake Ferguson, 31,…

WASHINGTON - China is joining U.S. allies, including Japan and Australia, in a new Asia-Pacific trade deal that will be launched on Saturday, in front of the United States.The new Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, or RCEP, will…