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BUSINESS
Jun 29, 2023

Japan and South Korea revive expired currency swap deal

The decision came after Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki and his counterpart Choo Kyung-ho met in Tokyo during an event that was held for the first time since 2016.
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MORE SPORTS / Gymnastics
Jun 29, 2023

Star gymnast Simone Biles may return to competition in August

Biles dazzled at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, where she won gold in team, all-around, vault and floor exercise and bronze in balance beam, but withdrew from the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.
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WORLD / Politics
Jun 29, 2023

Where are Russia's top generals? Rumors swirl after mercenary mutiny

Valery Gerasimov, Russia's top general, has not appeared in public or on state TV since the aborted mutiny. Absent from view too is Gen. Sergei Surovikin.
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MORE SPORTS / Golf
Jun 28, 2023

PGA-LIV filing shows undecided nature of historic merger

A filing describing the merger shows the deal’s broad outlines, but also how much of the biggest union in golf history still needs to be worked out.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 27, 2023

Nissan board gains shareholder backing, but must tackle surveillance claims

Recent turmoil recalls the turbulent period that led up to and followed the ouster of former head Carlos Ghosn.
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JAPAN
Jun 27, 2023

Just over half of preschool buses in Japan fitted with safety devices

The devices were made mandatory following an incident in which a 3-year-old girl died after being left behind in a school's bus last September.
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JAPAN
Jun 27, 2023

Self-Defense Forces testing use of Musk's Starlink satellite internet service

Japan already uses satellites in geostationary orbit, but Starlink adds a constellation of low-Earth orbit options to the mix.
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WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 27, 2023

El Nino’s fierce heat carries new risk of resurgent deadly viruses

The WHO sounded the alarm earlier this month, warning that the weather phenomenon 'could increase transmission of dengue and other so-called arboviruses such as Zika and chikungunya.”
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JAPAN / Science & Health
Jun 27, 2023

Value of informational health coming into focus in Japan

Some experts have warned that an 'unbalanced diet' of information will erode people's ability to assess accurately the authenticity of information spread on social media platforms.
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ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Jun 27, 2023

Taiwan faces a #MeToo wave triggered by a Netflix hit

Inspired by a popular Netflix show and decades of women's rights activism, a belated #MeToo movement has finally arrived in Taiwan.
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JAPAN / Politics
Jun 26, 2023

Kishida’s approval ratings plummet amid troubles with My Number

A poll conducted from Friday through the weekend by the Yomiuri Shimbun showed a 15 percentage point drop in the Cabinet’s approval rating compared with last month.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 26, 2023

China backs Russian ‘national stability’ as diplomats meet

Mutual political trust between Beijing and Moscow has been growing under Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping, China’s foreign ministry cited Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu as saying.
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BUSINESS
Jun 26, 2023

Gloom grips China markets again as stimulus trade fizzles out

China’s travel spending during the dragon-boat festival holiday fell short of pre-COVID levels, underscoring the slowdown in consumption.
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JAPAN
Jun 25, 2023

Japan and NATO to work more closely in areas of disinformation and space

Since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine, Japan has emphasized cooperation with NATO, saying that the security situations in Europe and the Indo-Pacific region are closely linked.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 25, 2023

Extreme floods and heat in China ravage farms and kill animals

Ensuring China’s ability to feed 1.4 billion people is a key piece of Xi’s goal of leading the country to superpower status, but environmental factors are not helping.
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BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 25, 2023

MLB games in Paris in 2025 in 'planning' stage

Commissioner Rob Manfred said MLB will continue to take baseball to locations worldwide.
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WORLD
Jun 25, 2023

Rebel Russian mercenaries turn back short of Moscow 'to avoid bloodshed'

The move, which de-escalated a major challenge to President Vladimir Putin's grip on power, will see the Wagner Group fighters move to Belarus.
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WORLD / ANALYSIS
Jun 25, 2023

Putin sought chaos, and he found it

For more than two decades, the system helped President Vladimir V. Putin secure his unrivaled authority, ensuring that he personally held the keys to wealth and influence in modern Russia.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 24, 2023

Five deaths at sea gripped the world. Hundreds of others got a shrug.

On one vessel, five people died on a very expensive excursion. On the other, perhaps 500 people died on a squalid and perilous voyage. But it was the first that drew the world's attention.
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COMMENTARY / World
Jun 24, 2023

Blinken’s visit to China was neither a success nor a failure

The Japanese media are divided in their assessment over the success of the U.S. secretary of state's trip to Beijing for talks to better relations.
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CULTURE / Music / Sound Off
Jun 24, 2023

A Japanese song on the South Korean charts is more than just a viral moment

As Japan’s imase celebrates the success of his track “Night Dancer” in South Korea, it could be a further sign that relations between the two countries are getting better.
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WORLD
Jun 24, 2023

Industry faces scrutiny after Titanic sub disaster

But even as industry leaders braced for that increased scrutiny, they said it was difficult to forecast what sort of changes may come.
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BASKETBALL / NBA
Jun 23, 2023

Veteran guard Chris Paul headed to Warriors in trade

Veteran guard Chris Paul is headed from the Washington Wizards to the Golden State Warriors in exchange for guard Jordan Poole, media reports said before the NBA draft on Thursday.
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COMMENTARY / World
Jun 23, 2023

LGBTQ+ ‘state of emergency’ is no PR stunt

No, the HRC is not being hyperbolic in its warning about the political climate, the dangers it poses to LGBTQ+ people and what must be done by everyone to change it.
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BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Jun 23, 2023

Smaller aerospace suppliers scramble for titanium and workers in shadow of travel boom

Labor shortages and delays are expected to remain a key concern for planemakers and large suppliers for more than a year.
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JAPAN
Jun 23, 2023

New law to promote LGBTQ understanding takes effect in Japan

The law warns against discrimination based on sexual orientation, but activists have expressed concerns after the bill was watered down due to opposition from some conservatives.
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LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Jun 23, 2023

Politically speaking, how should Japan talk about gender?

When trying to pass legislation on topics dealing with the LGBTQ+ community, lawmakers found themselves using a katakana term as a compromise.
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WORLD
Jun 23, 2023

All five on Titanic sub dead after 'catastrophic' implosion

The somber announcement ended a multinational search-and-rescue operation that captivated the world since the tiny tourist craft went missing four days ago.

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