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ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 4, 2023

Targeting of self-exiled Hong Kong activists draws widespread condemnation

The move by Hong Kong authorities to issue arrest warrants and a bounty for eight pro-democracy activists comes a widening crackdown on dissent in the city.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 4, 2023

China buzzes Taiwan's median line as Taipei officials caution against alarm

Taiwan, which China claims as its own territory despite the island's strong objections, has over the past three years reported almost daily missions by Chinese military aircraft nearby.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 4, 2023

Beijing takes the trade fight to Europe, targeting the green transition

China is the largest producer of the two minerals that are crucial to the semiconductor, telecommunications and electric-vehicle industries.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jul 4, 2023

Jasper Philipsen delivers to take Tour's third stage

Philipsen was a cut above the rest, finishing off his team's work in impressive fashion for his third career win on the Tour and his seventh victory of the season.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 4, 2023

Japan's youngest city mayor sets sights on education reform

Harvard-educated Ryosuke Takashima, 26, is working to gather opinions — including from children — to revitalize public schools in his city.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS / Golf
Jul 4, 2023

PGA officials, but not LIV, to testify before U.S. lawmakers

Testimony had been sought from LIV chief executive Greg Norman and Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) governor Yasir al-Rumayyan but neither will appear at the July 11 hearing.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jul 4, 2023

Japanese app aims to help detect pain in cats

Since its release last month, 'Cat Pain Detector' has racked up 43,000 users, mostly in Japan but also in Europe and South America.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jul 4, 2023

Neymar fined $3.3 million for building lake at mansion

Authorities cordoned off the site and ordered all activity to cease, but Brazilian media reported that the PSG star threw a party there and bathed in the lake.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 4, 2023

Tokyo researchers develop robot arms to 'unlock creativity'

The Jizai Arms were inspired by traditional Japanese puppetry and a quasi-horror short story.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 4, 2023

F-35 fighters at ASDF's Misawa base retrofitted to fix engine vibration hazard

A pilot had to eject last year during a predelivery test flight of an F-35B fighter for the U.S. Marine Corps after vibrations caused an engine control pipe to rupture.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 4, 2023

Tokyo in constant dialogue with U.S. and others on currencies, finance minister says

The remarks likely signal Tokyo's desire to keep the market on guard about possible currency intervention to prop up the yen, which has been hovering near ¥145 to the dollar.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 4, 2023

Japan shaping softer AI rules, official says, amid hopes of boosting chip sector

There are also aspirations to use AI to compensate for the nation's graying population, said to be causing a labor shortage.
Japan Times
SOCCER / Women's World Cup
Jul 4, 2023

Brazil's Marta says sixth Women's World Cup will be her last

The 37-year-old made her World Cup debut in 2003 and is Brazil's all-time leading scorer with 117 goals.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 4, 2023

North Korea appears to lift COVID mask mandate, reports say

The isolated country has maintained border lockdowns and other anti-COVID measures long after most other nations ditched such restrictions.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jul 4, 2023

Former NBA player seeking answers after ban for joining Russian club

Jonas Jerebko regrets his decision to join a club in Russia, and said in hindsight it was a mistake, but has been met by silence from the Swedish Basketball Association.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Jul 4, 2023

Formula One finds controversy on the wrong side of a white line

According to the governing FIA, race control had to review more than 1,200 potential breaches of the 'track limit' rule that occurred during the 71-lap Austrian Grand Prix.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 4, 2023

Instagram launch of Twitter rival ‘Threads’ expected on Thursday

With the launch, parent company Meta seeks to take advantage Twitter’s problems since it was taken over by Elon Musk last year.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 4, 2023

Israel tensions escalate amid protests and West Bank assault

Israel’s anti-government protest movement launched a series of major disruptions, including an attempt to sow chaos at the international airport,
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 4, 2023

Return of tourists drives shift in Japan's top-selling goods in 2023

Increased sales of cosmetics and certain health goods, combined with declines for pandemic-related products, highlight the return of tourists and Japan's shift toward a post-COVID era.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jul 4, 2023

Novak Djokovic and Iga Swiatek begin Wimbledon quests with easy wins

Fickle British weather caused more of a problem than the looming threat of climate change protests, with several first-round matches not completed.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 4, 2023

Germany to lift defense budget to record €51.8 billion, meeting 2% NATO target

The ruling coalition is prioritizing defense spending, while all other ministries have had to tighten their belts after a limit on net new borrowing was restored last year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 4, 2023

Mizuho on U.S. hiring spree with top 10 underwriting goal in sight

The Japanese bank’s U.S. unit plans to recruit more than 100 people for its investment banking and trading business by the end of March next year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 4, 2023

Top-ranked fund trims Japan chip stocks for makers of soap and noodles

The Alma Eikoh Japan Large Cap Equity fund has cut its position in Renesas Electronics by almost a third over the past month as the stock more than doubled in value to date.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 4, 2023

Russians and Ukrainians fight for every yard on entrenched frontlines

Ukraine's current counteroffensive is a far cry from Kyiv's lightning successes east of Kharkiv last September and in the Kherson region in November.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 4, 2023

Prigozhin’s public support remains significant, polls show

Prigozhin’s short lived-rebellion, which he called off within hours, had posed the most dramatic challenge to President Vladimir Putin’s leadership in his two decades in power.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 4, 2023

NATO expected to extend Jens Stoltenberg's term on Tuesday, diplomats say

Stoltenberg has guided NATO through a series of crises since taking charge in 2014, most recently rallying NATO members in support of Ukraine.

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