NATIONAL
A new station opening on Tokyo's Yamanote Line in 2020 will be named Takanawa Gateway, railway operator JR East announced Tuesday. JR East, also known as East Japan Railway Co., said the name of the station, under construction since February last year and located between ...
WORLD / POLITICS
U.S. Congress, facing a Friday deadline for approving around $450 billion in funding for several government agencies or forcing them into a partial shutdown, is steering toward a temporary extension as President Donald Trump and Republicans argue over the funding of a border wall. Congressional ...
BUSINESS
Royal Dutch Shell caved in to growing investor pressure over climate change on Monday, setting out plans to introduce industry-leading carbon emissions targets linked to executive pay. Rivals BP and Total have already set short-term targets on reducing carbon dioxide emissions, but these are limited ...
ASIA PACIFIC
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, whose controversial war on drugs has cost thousands of lives, says he used marijuana to keep awake at a recent regional meeting, but later disavowed his assertion as a joke. Duterte made the comment Monday at an awards ceremony where he ...
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BY KAZUAKI NAGATA
Taking out a wallet loaded with cash, receipts and loyalty cards and searching for coins in front of a cashier is a familiar scene at stores in Japan. But the country wants more consumers to kick that habit and engage in cashless transactions using credit ...
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BY CORY BAIRD
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BY SAKURA MURAKAMI
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BY CHISATO TANAKA
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BY MIZUHO AOKI
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BY ERIC JOHNSTON
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