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V časopisju, javnih in strokovnih množičnih občilih (medijih) vse bolj prevladujejo tujke, največkrat anglicizmi in celo izvirne angleške besede...

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Time for Abe to drop the talking points on sakura viewing parties

Every reporter on the Aichi prefectural police beat has heard about a scandal that came to light a decade ago. A prefectural assembly member, who...

A tale of two Chinese cities: Shenzhen and Shanghai

On Oct. 14, Chinese President Xi Jinping visited the southern city of Shenzhen, where he delivered a speech celebrating 40 years of progress since...

Japan and Australia put aside wartime baggage to counter China’s rise

In this virtual era, symbols have assumed greater significance. Last week’s visit to Japan by Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison was very...

An attack against Iran seems likely as Trump prepares to leave the White House

The war drums started beating when Joe Biden was declared to be US President-elect, and Iran is again the target. Senior American officials made...

Pittsburgh teacher’s sidewalk math is fun neighborhood equalizer

Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle — When schools shuttered last spring due to the pandemic, math teacher Leslie Frischman brought her classroom...

Sudan says it knows nothing of Israeli delegation to Khartoum

The Times of Israel is liveblogging Tuesday’s developments as they unfold. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office says he has been nominated...

Here is How Israel Destroyed Syiria’s Nuclear Reactor

In 2004, there was a train explosion in North Korea. Surprisingly, the explosion was very large, the same as a small earthquake of 3.6 Sr....

Mourning in America

It’s mourning again in America.  Today, more men and women will die from the coronavirus than ever before in our country’s history .  With...

Corona Blues

Am I depressed, or just sad? I am finding it hard to take joy in the everyday things that come my way; things don’t please me the way they once...

Lost Soul With a Moral Campus

As we approach another Christmas season, it will be difficult for many people to be optimistic about their lives. Virtually everyone has been...

Hasty expectations

N. Korea should first apologize for destruction of liaison office Unification Minister Lee In-young said Monday that inter-Korean relations will be...

Proposed hike in elderly medical fees needs great care in planning

Elderly Japanese aged 75 or older, in principle, pay 10 percent of their health care costs out of pocket. The government is working on a reform to...

Polarizing home ownership

State statistics reveal failure of government's housing policy The number of owners of multiple homes and those who do not own even a single ones...

Why You Should Stop Saying 'Antisemitism' and Call It Judeophobia Instead

There is no such thing as a Semitic race. There are only Semitic languages. I am a Semite because I speak and write Hebrew. My parents were not...

Daily cases swell to highest level in a month as grades 5-6 return to class

The daily number of new virus cases reached its highest level in just over a month on Tuesday as hundreds of thousands of students in grades 5-6...

Government debt collector reports sharp rise in suicide threats amid pandemic

There has been a marked rise in the number of Israelis threatening to commit suicide due to economic hardship since the outbreak of the coronavirus...

High Court agrees to reconsider order to demolish West Bank outpost homes

The High Court of Justice on Tuesday accepted a petition by the state to again try a case involving Israeli homes in a central West Bank outpost...

Schools need reliable guidance on reopening

One of the most frustrating aspects of the pandemic has been watching school districts try to navigate the complexities of remote learning with so...

Wang Yi's visit and Korea-China summit

By Lee Seong-hyon There is a learning curve for Korean journalists when it comes to Wang Yi, the Chinese foreign minister. In the past, when Wang...

A Tale of Two Economies

NEW HAVEN – Suddenly, there is a credible case for a vaccine-led economic recovery. Modern science has delivered what must certainly be one of...

City of London wants to clean up the world

Britain believes it has chosen the ideal moment to throw its weight behind a financial innovation that might help save the world. As part of Prime...

Using less, discarding less

By Kim Sun-ae We see an enormous amount of waste piled up every day in front of each apartment building here in Korea. After looking at the waste...

Undersea internet cables offer more resilient connection

API Geoeconomic Briefing is a series provided by the Asia Pacific Initiative, an independent think tank based in Tokyo. The series will look into...

Restructuring the Debt-Restructuring Process

LONDON – Sovereign default is common. Ecuador and Venezuela each defaulted ten times between 1800 and 2010, and Greece defaulted five times...

Ceaseless goal of Korea fire service

By Shin Yeol-woo There is a slogan for firefighting in Korea that says: "Fire alarms are the sound of life." This shows the importance of notifying...

They are Cutting the Legs out from Under the South Korean President

On November 6, 2020 a court of appeals in South Korea delivered a verdict against Kim Kyung-soo, the governor of South Gyeongsang Province who is...

Australia and France in the Pacific Ocean

France is a major player in Oceania, a place where Australia, which has a leading position in this vast region of the South Pacific, has...

Jacob’s Ladder – It’s the Little Things That Count

Jacob’s vision of a ladder rising heavenward with angels ascending and descending it rungs appears to our hero at a moment of existential crisis....

How to take the hatred of Israel’s Jewish extreme left

Their frantic warning against Pollard getting a hero’s welcome is disturbing Normally, I would not read anything that former Israeli premier...

PA security services refuse to release Palestinian who criticized leadership

The Palestinian Authority intelligence services are refusing to release a self-styled activist reportedly arrested for criticizing a senior PA...

Dutch right-wing politician resigns in wake of party’s anti-Semitism scandal

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands (JTA) — The leader of the Dutch right-wing Forum for Democracy party resigned Monday following reports that members of...

Want To Be Winners? These Are The Losses You Face

“Success is whatever humiliation everyone has agreed to compete for.” -James Richardson Do you want to be a winner? We all do, unoriginally. We...

Jacob and Esau—Thermodynamics of Order and Chaos

And these are the chronicles of Isaac… (Genesis 25:19) So Esau went unto Ishmael, and took unto the wives that he had Mahalath the daughter of...

Expansion and mass eviction: Israel 'takes advantage' of Trump's remaining days in office

In a few words, a close associate of Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, summed up the logic behind the ongoing frenzy to expand illegal...

Residents try to jump from windows as fire engulfs Jerusalem residential complex

Dozens of people were rescued by firefighting teams on Tuesday morning after a massive blaze engulfed a residential building complex in the...

Bucking widespread fear, experts say Israel not on the cusp of a 3rd COVID wave

With Israel abuzz with speculation that a third wave is upon us, the coronavirus cabinet has approved a plan to send most kids back to school....

Antisemitism? Better Call It Judeophobia

There is no such thing as a Semitic race. There are only Semitic languages. I am a Semite because I speak and write Hebrew. My parents were not...

Abbas's humiliating climb down was made on Palestinian 'Independence Day'

It was no surprise to see the Palestinian Authority return to its security coordination with the Israeli occupation forces. What was surprising,...

An Interview with Kishore Mahbubani

France will vote today on its Orwellian police ‘wellbeing’ law

Report. Protests sprang up across the country against the new law that will be voted on next Tuesday. In particular, Article 24 promises up to a...

California high schoolers face anti-Semitic harassment for 2nd time this term

JTA — A US school district near San Francisco has taken action after Jewish students faced anti-Semitic harassment on social media for the second...

Two Holocaust survivors return to Poland to Never Forget, with a side of Klezmer

NEW YORK — “We can’t go as schnorrers!” So says Saul to Ruby and Ruby’s daughter Chana as they strategize just how the heck they are going...

Saudi Arabia-Israel link said planned as part of new Google fiber-optic cable

US tech giant Google is planning to deploy a fiber-optic network that will run through Saudi Arabia and Israel to open a new global internet...

Chillin’ with My Homies

I’m in my home eating BBQ chicken wings with my grandkids. Grilled chicken wings tasting ever so sweet and spicy. Grilled chicken wings smelling...

It’s time for Cairo and Jerusalem to have a frank discussion on their relations

Israel’s broad policy towards Egypt, which is mainly led by the security establishment in Israel, is characterized by security-related and...

Allies need new approach to NK

By Kim Sang-woo More Americans voted in the 2020 presidential election than in any previous election. In a speech, President-elect Joseph Biden...

Sudan denies knowledge of Israeli delegation’s visit to Khartoum

Sudan’s government on Tuesday denied having information about the visit of an Israeli delegation to Khartoum that an Israeli official had revealed...