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ASIA PACIFIC

Jun 8, 2021

U.S. government laboratory concluded COVID-19 may have leaked from Wuhan lab, report says

The U.S. lab concluded that the hypothesis is plausible and deserves further investigation, The Wall Street Journal said.

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WORLD / Politics

Jun 7, 2021

Hungary appears to back-pedal on Chinese university plans after protests

Hungary appeared to backtrack on plans to build a Chinese university in Budapest after thousands took to the streets at the weekend accusing the government of cozying up to Beijing, provoking an angry Chinese response.

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BUSINESS

Jun 7, 2021

Chinese maker of tiny EVs bets on cult status to sell a million cars

The new Macaron comes in avocado green, lemon yellow and white peach pink, with an optional solid-color roof for contrast, to mimic the vanilla butter cream in its namesake confections.

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JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hokkaido

Jun 7, 2021

How Hokkaido is breaking down language barriers

With the number of non-Japanese continuing to grow, the prefecture is hoping to help all of its residents with more accessible information.

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BUSINESS / Economy

Jun 7, 2021

China’s cautious consumers offer window onto post-pandemic world

While corporate executives say business has rebounded, they also say there's a way to go before confidence is fully restored.

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OLYMPICS

Jun 7, 2021

Reigning Olympic champion Monica Puig to miss Tokyo Games after shoulder surgery

Monica Puig, the reigning Olympic gold medalist in women's singles tennis, said she will miss the Tokyo Games and the rest of the 2021 season after undergoing shoulder surgery.

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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics

Jun 7, 2021

China faces nationalist anger over U.S. military plane in Taiwan

China’s muted reaction over a U.S. military flight to Taiwan prompted criticism from nationalists online, underscoring the pressures on President Xi Jinping to follow through on heated "red line” rhetoric.

JAPAN

Jun 7, 2021

Japanese Olympic official dies after jumping in front of train

The police are investigating the details surrounding the death of the official, viewing it as apparent suicide.

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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!

Jun 7, 2021

Listen up, Odairi the cat has something to say

If you were around in the early 1960s, you will surely remember a doll named Chatty Cathy. The way she worked was that you would pull a string in her back and she would chat with you, saying things like: “Let’s play house,” “Please change my dress” or “Tell me a story” — all in a sweet...

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WORLD

Jun 7, 2021

Meghan and Harry name baby daughter after Queen Elizabeth and Diana

Meghan, Britain's Duchess of Sussex, has given birth to her second child, a girl, whom she and husband Prince Harry have named after Queen Elizabeth and his late mother Princess Diana.

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WORLD

Jun 7, 2021

Hundreds of former leaders urge G7 to vaccinate poor against COVID-19

In their letter to the G7, the former world leaders said global cooperation had failed in 2020, but that 2021 could usher in a new era.

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WORLD / Politics

Jun 6, 2021

U.K.'s Boris Johnson calls on G7 to vaccinate world by end of 2022

Johnson will host the first in-person summit in almost two years of G7 leaders and said he would seek a pledge to hit the global vaccination goal.

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ASIA PACIFIC

Jun 6, 2021

Taiwan to get 750,000 COVID-19 vaccine shots from U.S.

The United States will donate 750,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses to Taiwan as part of the country's plan to share shots globally, U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth said Sunday, offering a much-needed boost to the island's fight against the pandemic.

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WORLD / Politics

Jun 6, 2021

Trump starts public re-emergence with focus on his grievances

Donald Trump began his public re-emergence with a rambling speech in which he aired longstanding grievances and highlighted his actions as U.S. president.

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BASEBALL

Jun 6, 2021

U.S. baseball team clinches spot at Tokyo Olympics

Team USA will join reigning champion South Korea, Japan and underdogs Israel and Mexico at the Summer Games, with a final competitor to be determined later this month.

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TENNIS

Jun 6, 2021

Naomi Osaka thanks fans for 'all the love' after French Open withdrawal

The four-time Grand Slam champion has received an outpouring of support following her decision to pull out of Roland Garros early last week.

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SOCCER

Jun 6, 2021

League body says players should be freed from Copa obligations

The sudden decision to move the Copa America from Argentina to Brazil has sparked safety concerns as the country continues to struggle with COVID-19 infections.

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JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY

Jun 6, 2021

Japan Times 1971: Japanese believe they are 'superior'

As witnesses took to the stand at the 1946 Tokyo trials, they addressed the propaganda campaign that led the Japanese to think they were superior. Attitudes hadn't changed 25 years later.

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BASEBALL / MLB

Jun 5, 2021

Shohei Ohtani whiffs 10 to lead Angels past Mariners

Ohtani (2-1) gave up two runs and four hits in six innings, coming out after just 76 pitches.

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MORE SPORTS

Jun 5, 2021

Floyd Mayweather does not view Logan Paul as threat

'This is not a real fight for me. It's a real fight for him,' Mayweather said.

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.

Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

After the asset-price bubble crash of the early 1990s, employment at a Japanese company was no longer necessarily for life. As a result, a new generation is less willing to endure a toxic work culture —life’s too short, after all.

How Japan's youth are slowly changing the country's work ethic

By Alex K.T. Martin

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