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The BRP Sierra Madre on the contested Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 7, 2024

Philippines accuses China of 'barbaric' blocking of medical evacuation

The incident, which the Philippines said took place last month, involved a member of a small contingent of marines posted at the flashpoint Second Thomas Shoal.
Cristiano Ronaldo will be appearing in his 11th major tournament at Euro 2024.
SOCCER
Jun 7, 2024

Portugal putting faith in Cristiano Ronaldo at Euro 2024

Roberto Martinez has given Cristiano Ronaldo his full backing since taking over as Portugal coach.
Sharp's LCD production site in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, in 2009
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 9, 2024

Sharp's LCD plant in Osaka set to be transformed into massive AI data center

The new large-scale facility will support SoftBank’s generative AI and other AI-related businesses.
The BJP’s failure to secure even a simple majority has damaged Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s reputation not only in the eyes of Indian voters, but also within his own party.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 9, 2024

The Indian election’s winners and losers

The BJP’s failure to secure even a simple majority has damaged Modi’s reputation not only in the eyes of Indian voters, but also within his own party.
The Celtics' Jayson Tatum drives against Mavericks center Dereck Lively during the third quarter in Game 2 of the NBA Finals in Boston on Sunday.
BASKETBALL
Jun 10, 2024

Celtics survive late Mavericks rally to take 2-0 lead in NBA Finals

Although he considers himself part of the supporting cast, Boston Celtics guard Jrue Holiday looked like a star on Sunday night.
South Korean soldiers work on a loudspeaker that is set up for propaganda broadcasts during a military drill near the Demilitarized Zone separating the two Koreas in Paju, South Korea, in this image released Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 10, 2024

Pyongyang floats more balloons amid vows of retaliation against Seoul

Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korea's leader, promised a strong response to South Korea's restarting of its loudspeaker broadcasts for the first time in years.
Australian-born Connor O'Leary will represent Japan in the surfing competition at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
OLYMPICS / Surfing
Jun 11, 2024

At Paris Games, Connor O’Leary aims to win and inspire

The waves in Teahupo'o, Tahiti, may bode well for the goofy-footed surfer.
Argentina's Macarena Ceballos in action during the women's 100m breaststroke heats at the Pan-Am Games in Santiago on Oct. 21. The swimmer has struggled to train for the Olympics in the chilly Argentine winter after a pump to heat the pool at her training center broke.
OLYMPICS
Jun 11, 2024

As Olympics loom, Argentine athletes fret over dwindling funds

Some 1,200 high-level Argentine athletes and coaches receive stipends of an average $350 per month.
Fumihiko Maki was among a team who designed the 72-story 4 World Trade Center building in New York constructed after the World Trade Center collapsed in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
JAPAN
Jun 12, 2024

Renowned Japanese architect Fumihiko Maki dies at 95

The Pritzker Prize winner was considered one of the most prominent global architects of his generation.
Germany's Toni Kroos during a friendly against the Netherlands on March 26
SOCCER
Jun 13, 2024

Germany braced for Euro 2024 kickoff with France and England favored

The hosts will be looking to make a surprise run on home soil despite the apparent strength of the French and English sides.
Rafael Nadal hits a return during a match at Wimbledon in July 2022.
TENNIS
Jun 14, 2024

Nadal to skip Wimbledon to focus on Olympics

The announcement came a day after Spanish tennis chiefs said the 14-time French Open champion would team up with Carlos Alcaraz at the Games.
Opal Lee, the "Grandmother of Juneteenth," visited Japan last month shortly after receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom from Joe Biden.
COMMUNITY / Voices / Black Eye
Jun 14, 2024

U.S. civil rights icon Opal Lee brings her Juneteenth walk to Tokyo

Juneteenth, held on the 19th of the month, celebrates the end of slavery in the United States. Opal Lee sees it as more than an American holiday.
Kei Nishikori servers during his second round match at the French Open last month.
OLYMPICS / Tennis
Jun 15, 2024

Osaka and Nishikori to represent Japan at Paris Games

It will be the second Games for Osaka, who lost in the third round at her home Tokyo Games in 2021.
People attend a demonstration against the French far-right National Rally ahead of legislative elections, in Paris on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 16, 2024

Thousands protest in France to oppose Le Pen’s far right

The demonstrators are seeking to call attention to the nationalist party’s policies on human rights, the environment, equal rights and economic matters.
Education ministers from Japan, South Korea and China (from left to right) hold talks in Seoul on Saturday.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 16, 2024

Japan, China and South Korea to promote exchanges among future generations

This was the fourth education ministers' meeting among the three Asian countries, with Japan set to host the next one.
A person uses a tong with a camera and GPS system attached to pick up litter, part of an initiative to boost participation in collecting trash.
ENVIRONMENT / Sustainability / OUR PLANET
Jun 16, 2024

Japan’s gamified environment apps target a greener mindset

Government funding has helped drive a boom in environmental and social app development.
A welcome sign in Skegness, England, on Tuesday. Britain's last general election was all about leaving the European Union but this time around Brexit is hardly getting a mention.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 16, 2024

Why no one is talking about Brexit in the U.K. election

Brexit fatigue and barely healed scars from the divisive vote have the main parties largely avoiding the toxic issue before the July 4 poll.
Imanaga pumps his fist after closing out the seventh inning against the Cardinals on Saturday at Wrigley Field in Chicago.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 16, 2024

Shota Imanaga is becoming a star for the Cubs. How did MLB not see this coming?

Shota Imanaga, who is an early candidate for the Cy Young Award, has quickly established himself as a dynamic presence who pitches with passion and style.
The US economic engine has pulled in an increasing share of global capital.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jun 17, 2024

How the U.S. mopped up a third of global capital flows since COVID-19

The U.S. also pulled in a fresh wave of foreign direct investment thanks to billions of dollars worth of incentives.
Workers clear the oil slick using plastic bags on Sentosa island's Tanjong Beach in Singapore on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 17, 2024

Singapore works to clean up oil spill after tanker accident

Several beaches have been closed after a tidal current carried the oil from the site to an area more than 30 kilometers away, close to the city-state's airport.
Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving has a complicated history with the Celtics.
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jun 17, 2024

Mavericks star Kyrie Irving focused on Game 5 as NBA Finals head back to Boston

Irving is cognizant of his complicated personal history with the Celtics.
Andy Murray has a chance to compete at his fifth Olympic Games this year in Paris.
TENNIS
Jun 17, 2024

Britain's Andy Murray uncertain about competing in fifth Olympics

Murray said Sunday he was "not 100% sure" he will play at the Paris Olympics despite being selected for his fifth Games.
Tunisia's Ons Jabeur in action against the Czech Republic's Karolina Pliskova in Nottingham, England, on Saturday
TENNIS
Jun 18, 2024

Jabeur 'avoids risk' by missing Paris Olympics

Last year Jabeur underwent surgery on her right knee.
Astronaut Koichi Wakata poses for a photo after holding a news conference on March 29 to announce his retirement from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency at the end of March.
JAPAN / Science & Health / FOCUS
Jun 18, 2024

After three decades, Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata moves to private sector

Wakata became chief technology officer for the Asia-Pacific region at U.S. startup space company Axiom Space in April.
Nigel Farage, leader of Reform U.K., during the launch of the party's 'Our Contract with You' general election manifesto in Merthyr Tydfil, U.K., on Monday
WORLD / Politics
Jun 18, 2024

Taking aim at U.K.'s Sunak, Nigel Farage pledges border control and tax cuts

Reform's policies are designed to suck support from Sunak's Conservatives, focusing on immigration, which has divided the governing party.
Celtics guard Jaylen Brown holds the MVP trophy after winning the 2024 NBA Finals against the Mavericks in Boston on Monday.
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jun 18, 2024

Brown named Finals MVP as Celtics clinch historic NBA title

"It was a full team effort," Brown said as he accepted the Finals MVP trophy.
Robert O’Brien speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Dallas in 2021.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 18, 2024

Ex-Trump adviser urges him to cut ties with China, restart nuclear tests

Former national security adviser Robert O'Brien's article offers the most detailed account of what foreign policy may look like in a second Trump term.
Spain's Carlos Alcaraz takes part in a practice session at The Queen's Club in London on Monday.
TENNIS
Jun 18, 2024

Alcaraz hoping to learn from Nadal at Paris Games

"It’s going to be my first Olympic Games. Everything is new for me, so I hope to learn a lot from him," said Alcaraz.
Philippine Coast Guard personnel prepare rubber fenders after China Coast Guard vessels blocked their way to a resupply mission at the Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea on March 5.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Jun 19, 2024

In South China Sea dispute, Philippines' bolder hand tests Beijing

Publicizing China's actions, combined with Manila's deepened military alliance with the U.S., has constrained Beijing's ability to escalate matters at sea.
Water is sprayed over the stage at a Taylor Swift concert in Rio de Janeiro in November 2023.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Jun 19, 2024

On a warming planet, outdoor concerts need a new safety playbook

Climate change is ushering in more extreme weather worldwide, and with it, greater risks for outdoor events.
Nissan clinches $4.5 billion bond deal after orders soar
Nissan Motor has raised $4.5 billion through a junk bond sale in U.S. dollars and euros, part of which carries a record-high coupon rate.
U.S. urges clarity on Japan’s role in potential war over Taiwan, report says
A Ground Self-Defense Force member conducts a military drill with an anti-ship missiles unit, at the GSDF's base on Miyako Island in Okinawa Prefecture in April 2022.
Tokyo hit by torrential rainfall at rush hour
People line up at Shibuya Station in Tokyo as they try to avoid the heavy rain on Thursday.
Osaka police crack down on crime ring over underage prostitution
Osaka Prefectural Police headquarters
Foreign drivers in Japan to face tougher license conversion rules from October
According to the National Police Agency, there were 75,905 people who converted their foreign driver’s license to a Japanese one in 2024, up from 48,885 in 2019.
U.S. urges clarity on Japan’s role in potential war over Taiwan, report says
A Ground Self-Defense Force member conducts a military drill with an anti-ship missiles unit, at the GSDF's base on Miyako Island in Okinawa Prefecture in April 2022.
Tourists in Japan have telemedicine options before calling 119
Foreign tourists at Tsukiji Outer Market in Tokyo. More than 1 million international visitors have a medical issue in Japan every year.
Is Japanese skin really ‘too smooth’ for Hideo Kojima’s games?
Hideo Kojima, the leading auteur in Japanese video games, has skirted controversy in the wake of the release of Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
An emoji used to say it all. Now it might say too much.
Apple’s Craig Federighi shows off a set of emoji at a conference on June 13, 2016. While the small pictures have proved helpful in conveying nuance in our texts, younger people are using them less often.
‘Our ultimate goal is to save every single Japanese video game’
After nearly shuttering earlier this year, the Tokyo-based Game Preservation Society continues its work to save the early history of Japanese gaming.

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