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Science & Technology

U.S. and French Colleagues Work Together on COVID-19 Cure

Two scientists who met through the J. William Fulbright international exchange program are part of a worl...
Apr 6, 2020VIEW
Editors' PicksPolitics

Swing States Keep Campaigns Guessing

While each major U.S. political party has many states it counts on winning in November’s presidential ele...
Apr 1, 2020VIEW
Social Issues

U.S. Private Sector Ramps Up to Respond to COVID-19

The U.S. private sector is facing the challenge posed by the COVID-19 virus head-on. As medical staff ...
Mar 31, 2020VIEW
Editors' PicksSocial Issues

Americans Adapt to Social Distancing to Fight Coronavirus

Across the United States, Americans are pursuing creative ways to continue their lives while keeping thei...
Mar 31, 2020VIEW
Editors' PicksScience & Technology

Virginia Middle School Student Earns Honor of Naming NASA's Next Mars Rover

https://youtu.be/NA64dzkk20Y NASA's next Mars rover has a new name: Perseverance. Virginia seventh ...
Mar 31, 2020VIEW
Editors' PicksScience & Technology

U.S. Scientists Work Tirelessly on Coronavirus Vaccines

U.S. innovators are rushing to combat the new coronavirus, with vaccines already in development and new t...
Mar 31, 2020VIEW
Social Issues

Explained: State Department’s Human Rights Reports

Want to know the human rights situation in a country? The annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practice...
Mar 26, 2020VIEW
Politics

U.S. Commits Millions to Combat Coronavirus

The United States has pledged to spend up to $100 million in existing funds to combat the coronavirus dis...
Mar 16, 2020VIEW
Politics

It Was Their ‘Duty’ to Vote on Super Tuesday

On March 3, or Super Tuesday, when millions of voters in 14 U.S. states came to the polls, we were there ...
Mar 13, 2020VIEW
Politics

Coronavirus: U.S. in Action

The U.S. has deployed a “whole-of-America approach” to protect citizens against the coronavirus, with fed...
Mar 12, 2020VIEW
Politics

Americans Vote on More Than a President in November

When Americans stream into polling places November 3, the presidential election will be the main attracti...
Mar 12, 2020VIEW
Politics

Why Tuesday Will be ‘Super’ in the U.S.

The U.S. presidential race enters a new phase on March 3. It’s like the difference between sipping tea an...
Mar 3, 2020VIEW
Science & Technology

Before Computers, She Calculated NASA’s Greatest Achievements

If you didn’t have a computer, could you send a rocket into space and back? Katherine Johnson did. Her br...
Feb 28, 2020VIEW
Education & Study Abroad

Cold-Related Idioms

This article is only available in Japanese....
Feb 25, 2020VIEW
Education & Study Abroad

You Don’t Have to Be Black to Attend a Historically Black College

Students planning to study in the United States should not overlook historically black colleges and unive...
Feb 21, 2020VIEW
Social Issues

Remembering the Man Who Inspired "Uncle Tom’s Cabin"

You’ve probably heard of Harriet Tubman, the American woman who famously led 70 enslaved people through t...
Feb 21, 2020VIEW
U.S.-Japan Relations

Americans and Okinawa Residents Deepen Mutual Understanding Through Coffee and Dragon Boats

Walk into a coffee shop early in the morning anywhere in the world and you’re likely to be met with a tra...
Feb 19, 2020VIEW
Business

What is the Blue Dot Network for Infrastructure Financing?

The United States, Australia and Japan’s new Blue Dot Network will serve as a globally recognized seal of...
Feb 18, 2020VIEW

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