SoftBank Claws Back Into the Black After Historic Losses
TOKYO — Just four months ago, Masayoshi Son, the daring billionaire who leads the Japanese conglomerate SoftBank, looked as if he might lose it all....
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Mauritius declares state of emergency on environment after oil spill
Mauritius’ Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth declared a state of environmental emergency on Friday as the Indian ocean island battled to contain an oil spill. The...
The Reporter Who Told the World About the Bomb
FALLOUTThe Hiroshima Cover-Up and the Reporter Who Revealed It to the WorldBy Lesley M. M. Blume Seventy-five years ago, on the bright clear morning of...
How Japanese Literature Tells the Story of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
In the latest article from “Beyond the World War II We Know,” a series by The Times that documents lesser-known stories from the war, we...
The Photographers Who Captured the Toll of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
In August 1945, a Japanese newspaper sent a photographer from Tokyo to two cities that the United States military had just leveled with atomic bombs....
Donald Trump gives Microsoft 45 days to seal TikTok deal
President Donald Trump only agreed to allow Microsoft to negotiate the acquisition of popular short-video app TikTok if it could secure a deal in 45...
WHO warns of drawn out pandemic as South Africa cases top 500,000
The UN health agency warned that the coronavirus pandemic would be lengthy and could lead to “response fatigue”, as the case count in South Africa...
The 1964 Olympics Certified a New Japan, in Steel and on the Screen
ImageGymnasts, in 1964, outside the newly-built Yoyogi National Gymnasium, designed by Kenzo Tange and constructed to house the aquatics and basketball competitions. This year handballers...
Tanzania bans Kenya Airways over omission from countries to resume flights
Tanzania has banned Kenya Airways from flying into the country until further notice. The Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority (TCAA) said in a statement that is...
Yes, the Coronavirus Is in the Air
Finally. The World Health Organization has now formally recognized that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, is airborne and that it can be carried by...