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Japan Times
WORLD
May 25, 2021
U.S. agencies examine reports of early COVID-19 infections at Wuhan lab
Government sources cautioned that there is still no proof the disease originated at the lab.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
May 25, 2021
COVID-19 concerns chip away at pre-Olympic training camps in Japan
The Olympics may be going ahead, but much of the celebration and connection that normally makes hosting the games so memorable is being stripped away as almost 50 cities have lost their role as a host or training camp base.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
May 25, 2021
U.S. chip funding could result in seven to 10 new factories, officials say
Last week, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer unveiled revised bipartisan legislation to spend $52 billion for U.S. semiconductor chip production and research over five years.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 25, 2021
Myanmar news site says American editor detained
The man, the fourth foreign journalist held since a coup in February, was detained as he attempted to take a flight out of the country Monday, his news organization said.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 25, 2021
Belarus faces new sanctions over jetliner 'state piracy' and arrest of journalist
EU leaders called for Belarusian airlines to be banned from the 27-nation bloc's airspace and urged EU-based carriers to avoid flying over the former Soviet republic
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society / Regional Voices: Okinawa
May 24, 2021
Okinawa children's cafeterias strive to maintain support amid pandemic
The prefecture has the highest number of children's diners offering free meals per elementary school nationwide.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / Regional voices: Chubu
May 24, 2021
How Toyota's president helped develop the GR Yaris from the driver's seat
In his role as the firm's 'master driver,' Akio Toyoda test drives new car models as a final check before they hit showrooms.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
May 24, 2021
Huarong drama: Inside the race to avert disaster at China’s biggest ‘bad bank’
The company's fate will test China's vast, debt-ridden financial system, the technocrats working to fix it, and the foreign banks and investors caught in the middle.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 24, 2021
Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi appears in court in person for first time since coup
Suu Kyi appeared to be in good health and held a face-to-face meeting with her legal team for about 30 minutes before the hearing, her lawyer said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 24, 2021
Singapore approves COVID-19 breath test that gives immediate result
Accurate tests at speed could be key to helping unlock a travel sector that has slowed to a crawl during the pandemic.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 24, 2021
Minutes to touchdown: The moment a Belarusian dissident knew his time was up
A passenger aboard the flight describes the frantic moves by dissident journalist Roman Protasevich after his plane was suddenly diverted to Minsk.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 24, 2021
Wuhan lab staff sought hospital care before COVID-19 outbreak disclosed, report claims
A U.S. intelligence report cited by the Wall Street Journal may add weight to calls for a broader probe of whether the COVID-19 virus could have escaped from the laboratory.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 24, 2021
Virus-sniffing dogs could shorten test lines at airports, U.K. study finds
Two dogs could accurately scan 300 plane passengers in about half an hour, according to scientists from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 24, 2021
'A lot to lose': SoftBank CEO speaks out against Olympics
Masayoshi Son has taken to Twitter to express bewilderment and concern about the games going ahead amid Japan's sluggish vaccination drive.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 24, 2021
Taiwan slams WHO's 'indifference' after failing to get into key meeting
Taiwan, with the strong backing of major Western powers, had been lobbying for access to the WHO's World Health Assembly, which opens on Monday, as an observer.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 24, 2021
First warning sign in the global commodity boom flashes in China
Economic data for April suggest that both China's economic expansion and its credit impulse may already have crested, putting its recent rally on a precarious footing.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
May 23, 2021
Cold weather in China kills 21 in ultramarathon, sparking outrage
Twenty-one people were killed when extremely cold weather struck during an ultramarathon in rugged Gansu province in northwestern China, sparking public outrage on Sunday over the lack of contingency planning.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 23, 2021
More than 125,000 Myanmar teachers suspended for opposing coup
The suspensions have come days before the start of a new school year, which some teachers and parents are boycotting as part of a civil disobedience campaign.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 22, 2021
Myanmar's junta leader says Aung San Suu Kyi will soon face trial
'Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is in good health. She is at her home and healthy. She is going to face trial at the court in a few days,' Gen. Min Aung Hlaing said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 22, 2021
China touts success building a Tibet less focused on religion
China's top leader in Tibet lauded the progress his country has made developing the region, touting a campaign that has fueled international accusations of human rights abuses.
Explosion at U.S. air base in Okinawa injures four
The Kadena U.S. Air Force Base in Okinawa Prefecture. An emergency call was made at around 11:15 a.m. reporting that a small-scale explosion occurred at a storage depot for unexploded shells.
Japan eyes tougher rules for foreign residents and tax hike for tourists
A tax-free shop in Kyoto in April 2024. Last week, members of a Liberal Democratic Party study group drafted a proposal seeking to scrap the country's tax-free shopping system altogether.
Hakuho vows to grow sumo globally after exiting domestic sports body
Former yokozuna Hakuho gives a news conference to announce his retirement from the Japan Sumo Association and reveal his future plans in Tokyo on Monday.
Victims mourned 17 years after Akihabara indiscriminate attack
A mourner prays for the victims of a stabbing rampage on a street in Tokyo's Akihabara district on the 17th anniversary of the incident on Sunday.
Top banker vows loyalty to DEI at Tokyo Pride Parade as Trump’s pushback rages
Akihiko Ogino, president and CEO of Daiwa Securities Group, says Japan should press ahead with diversity initiatives as he attends the Tokyo Pride parade in the capital's Shibuya area on Sunday.
‘Kokuho’ finds riveting drama on and off the kabuki stage
Lee Sang-il’s "Kokuho" stars Ryo Yoshizawa as an orphan from a yakuza clan who rises through the world of kabuki to become a star performer.
Junto Nakatani remains on collision course with Naoya Inoue after latest win
Junto Nakatani celebrates after defeating Ryosuke Nishida to unify the WBC and IBF bantamweight titles at Ariake Coliseum on Sunday.
At a mountainside shrine, yuzu candy made by imperial decree
Descendents of the original "Gonin Byakushō" families are the only vendors allowed inside the gates of Kotohira Shrine, where they sell "kamiyoame," a golden-hued, yuzu-flavored candy meant for good fortune.
What can Kenji Yanobe’s cosmic cats teach us about humanity?
Kenji Yanobe’s spacesuited cats are the main characters of “Ship’s Cat Island,” the inaugural exhibition at Hyper Museum Hanno in Saitama Prefecture.
From ridicule to redemption: Rice crisis returns Koizumi to the spotlight
Agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi speaks to the media as he inspects a warehouse storing stockpiled rice in Kanagawa Prefecture on May 30.

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