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COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Jun 22, 2023

Why ASEAN is key to building order in the Indo-Pacific region

Southeast Asia’s geostrategic position is clearly important, and gaining the support of the bloc's 10 members can create significant advantages for major players.
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MORE SPORTS
Jun 22, 2023

Gamers to receive education about doping rules during Olympic Esports Week

WADA said last month that the Global Esport Federation (GEF) approached it about putting together an education program, a potential first step toward embracing the global anti-doping code.
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JAPAN / Society
Jun 22, 2023

Dementia-related missing person cases doubled over past 10 years

A total of 18,709 people with dementia were reported missing in 2022, up 6.1% from the previous year.
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JAPAN / Politics
Jun 22, 2023

Kishida looks ahead amid speculation over Cabinet reshuffle and LDP leadership changes

Both moves, if made, would be aimed at boosting the prime minister's popularity and strengthening his position within the LDP ahead of an autumn parliament session.
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WORLD
Jun 22, 2023

Months after toxic train derailment, East Palestine faces community 'corrosion'

With residents wary of assurances that the air and water are safe, some have already moved away while those who remain are increasingly at odds with one another.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 22, 2023

Cosmo Energy wins investor approval for 'poison pill' against activist

The approval marks the second such vote on a poison pill in Japan that excludes an investor, in a practice some governance experts say could deter shareholder activism.
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WORLD
Jun 22, 2023

Why is Narendra Modi so popular? Tune in to find out.

Modi playing on-air host to the world’s most populous nation is one way he has made himself intimately omnipresent across India’s vastness.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 22, 2023

Dozens die after explosion in a barbecue restaurant in China

Chinese authorities have become increasingly effective at withholding details of accidents until they are in full control of the situation.
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JAPAN
Jun 22, 2023

32% of university students in Japan using ChatGPT, survey shows

ChatGPT was used the most by students in the departments of science, technology and agriculture and far more by men compared to women.
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JAPAN
Jun 22, 2023

Emperor Naruhito visits Borobudur temple during visit to Indonesia

The emperor, clad in a traditional batik-dyed shirt, climbed the stairs of the pyramid-shaped Buddhist temple in the suburb of Yogyakarta, an ancient city on Java Island.
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Jun 22, 2023

Japan Boxing Commission says Kazuto Ioka's doping sample contained traces of cannabis

'Ioka hasn't taken or used any banned substance,' his Shisei Gym said in a statement. 'We'll prove his innocence. We wonder why they needed to announce that at this time.'
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 22, 2023

Shohei Ohtani strikes out 12 in loss as Angels lose close game against Dodgers

With the Angels lineup managing just two hits, both from Luis Rengifo, Ohtani (6-3) was outdueled by a collection of Dodgers relievers.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 22, 2023

Markets warm to Toyota after EV and battery development plans ease fears

Nomura Securities and Mizuho Securities are among firms that have have raised their price targets for the Japanese auto giant since it revealed details of a new push into electrification.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / ANALYSIS
Jun 22, 2023

For EV batteries, lithium iron phosphate narrows the gap with nickel and cobalt

Technological advances have reduced the performance gap with more widely used materials.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 22, 2023

Nearly 70% of Japan firms expect more activist proposals, poll shows

More than 340 shareholder resolutions have been submitted to about 90 listed companies for voting at annual shareholders meetings in June, when most Japanese firms hold such meetings.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 22, 2023

Italy and F1 jewel Pirelli draw the blueprint for how to pivot from China

The Pirelli-Sinochem dispute perfectly illustrates how problematic it can be for a Western company to bring a Chinese investor on board.
Japan Times
SOCCER / Women's World Cup
Jun 22, 2023

Megan Rapinoe and Alex Morgan make fourth U.S. World Cup team

The two-time defending champion will be without captain Becky Sauerbrunn, 2023 leading scorer Mallory Swanson and veterans Sam Mewis and Catarina Macario due to injuries.
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WORLD
Jun 22, 2023

Extreme travel rescue operations are expensive, and who pays is unclear

The expense for the search for the missing submersible is likely to be great, and it is unclear whether taxpayers will be required to pay it.
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BUSINESS
Jun 22, 2023

Modi meets Elon Musk and Ray Dalio in U.S. as India draws global investment

The nation of 1.4 billion people stands out amid a slowing global economy, with its appeal burnished by China’s tepid post-pandemic recovery and Beijng's tensions with the West.
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WORLD
Jun 22, 2023

U.N. envoy says curbs on women's rights major obstacle to Taliban recognition

The increasing curbs are reminiscent of the fist Taliban government between 1996 and 2001, when the U.N. said they were responsible for repeated human rights violations.
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JAPAN
Jun 22, 2023

Mount Fuji hiking season nears with warnings against 'bullet climbing'

There is growing concern that climbers unable to book a mountain hut en route to the summit will try to press on in the middle of the night, placing themselves in danger.
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JAPAN / FOCUS
Jun 22, 2023

Japan hopes to inspire more men to take paternity leave

In fiscal 2021, only 13.97% of eligible men took child care leave. The government has raised the target for fiscal 2025 from 30% to 50% and aims to push up the share to 85% by 2030.
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WORLD
Jun 22, 2023

U.S. grants first ever approvals for sale of lab-grown chicken as food

With the move, the U.S. becomes only the second country to allow meat grown in a laboratory to be offered to consumers.
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WORLD
Jun 22, 2023

'Nowhere to run': Islands stress climate risk at finance summit

Rising sea levels and cyclones made more deadly by global warming have put some areas on the front lines of climate impacts.
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WORLD
Jun 22, 2023

Titanic tour leader aboard missing submersible had called safety ‘pure waste’

Ocean scientists and at least one former employee of Stockton Rush’s company, OceanGate, have been sounding alarms about its safety procedures for at least five years.
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BUSINESS
Jun 22, 2023

Australia gives Twitter 28 days to clean up 'toxicity and hate'

E-safety commissioner Julie Inman Grant — a former Twitter employee — says the platform is now responsible for one-in-three complaints about online hate speech reported in Australia.
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WORLD
Jun 22, 2023

U.S. rolls out red carpet for Modi, even as criticism grows

U.S. President Joe Biden is putting on the full pomp for the Indian leader, whose billion-plus country seen as a pivotal partner in a growing global competition with China.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 22, 2023

Biden’s ‘dictator’ comment undercuts painstaking China diplomacy

The remark was the sort of jibe that may sound like nothing more than a schoolyard taunt but suggests Chinese President Xi Jinping doesn’t have legitimacy or the support of his own people.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 22, 2023

Hiroto Takahashi leads Dragons to win over Eagles in NPB's interleague finale

Hiroto Takahashi allowed two runs, none earned, over 6⅔ innings to pick up the win as the Central League's Chunichi Dragons completed this year's interleague session with a 5-2 victory over the Pacific League's Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.
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BUSINESS / Markets
Jun 22, 2023

Japanese startups are catching up to broader market rally

An upcoming rush of initial public offerings has lifted sentiment toward startups, with more than 10 new stocks expected to start trading in Tokyo between now and the end of June.

Longform

Traditional folk rituals like Mizudome-no-mai (dance to stop the rain) provide a sense of agency to a population that feels largely powerless in the face of the climate crisis.
As climate extremes intensify, Japan embraces ancient weather rituals