Month: January 2024

[ad_1] U.S. officials acknowledge that airstrikes against Houthi militants in Yemen won’t deter the group from attacks that have roiled commercial shipping in the Red Sea. Yet that doesn’t mean the military campaign will stop anytime soon.U.S. President Joe Biden candidly described the dilemma Thursday when he was asked about the efforts to weaken Houthi capabilities after the Iran-backed group’s series of drone and missile strikes disrupted shipping in the […]

[ad_1] Ishikari, Hokkaido – About a 40-minute drive to the north from central Sapporo lies the Sea of Japan port of Ishikari, a city rich in biodiversity that now finds itself at the heart of a fierce debate over wind power as Japan scrambles to decarbonize its energy sector. In a sense, Ishikari represents the idealized version of Hokkaido for many Japanese as well as for foreign tourists: Its coastal […]

[ad_1] Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed a willingness to visit Pyongyang “at an early date,” North Korean state media said Sunday, as the two pariah nations forge ever-closer ties amid growing pressure from the U.S. and its allies.A visit by Putin would be his first since he traveled to Pyongyang nearly 23 years ago for talks with the current North Korean leader’s father, Kim Jong Il.“President Putin expressed deep […]

[ad_1] Project Syndicate – In the two decades since China’s State Council officially classified the real estate sector as a “pillar industry,” the sector has undergone rapid development, propelling gross domestic product growth and inspiring in millions of Chinese the dream of owning their own home.But the sector is now plagued by problems, from high prices to massive debts, and threatens to undermine growth at a time when China can […]

[ad_1] There was an explosion of elation and relief when the clock hit zero on Sunday at National Stadium in Tokyo.After 10 failed attempts — in games stretching back to 1989 — a Japanese All-Star team finally managed to overcome the Ivy League’s best on the gridiron in the Dream Japan Bowl.Decades of disappointment at the hands of American opposition finally came to an end in a defensive struggle that […]