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MORE SPORTS / Athletics
Jul 13, 2023

South African athlete Caster Semenya hails court ruling as 'only the beginning' in legal fight

Two-time Olympic 800-meter champion Caster Semenya said on Wednesday the ruling by the European Court of Human Rights that her human rights were violated by courts in Switzerland was "only the beginning" of a new chapter in her legal fight.
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CULTURE / Entertainment news
Jul 12, 2023

TV personality and LGBTQ advocate ryuchell dies at 27

Harajuku fashion influencer Ryuji Higa, better known as ryuchell, was found unconscious in Tokyo on Wednesday.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jul 12, 2023

Activists in the Philippines fight back as online threats rise

The Philippines ranks second — after Mongolia — among countries most plagued by web threats worldwide, according to a 2022 report from global cybersecurity company Kaspersky.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 12, 2023

Cambodian leader Hun Sen to face little opposition in vote as democracy falters

Hun Sen has led the country for 38 years, and has repeatedly declared that his eldest son, Hun Manet, will succeed him when he retires.
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WORLD / Politics
Jul 12, 2023

France to greet Modi with Bastille Day welcome as Paris courts New Delhi

Strategic and economic tie-ups are expected during the visit as France looks to broaden its engagement in Asia and check growing Chinese assertiveness in the region.
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JAPAN
Jul 11, 2023

Six feared dead after torrential rain pummeled southwestern Japan

The downpours, which forecasters had warned risked being the region's 'heaviest rain experienced,' also prompted evacuation notices for hundreds of thousands of people.
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JAPAN / FOCUS
Jul 11, 2023

Japan tries to turn page on eugenics policies, but related ideas persist

A 1,400-page report by parliament on forced sterilizations of people with disabilities sets out Japan's grim history with eugenics, but experts say the matter is far from closed.
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COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Jul 11, 2023

What lies behind China's unconventional approach to diplomacy?

The country is pushing its own narratives to the international community by using its economic influence and shaking up the very concept of how order should be.
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WORLD
Jul 11, 2023

Climate disasters daily? Welcome to the ‘new normal.’

Around the United States, dangerous floods, heat and storms are happening more frequently.
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ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jul 11, 2023

U.S. military deals unlikely to draw India away from Russian arms

The country’s multi-billion-dollar purchases of U.S. arms are more about developing its own domestic weapons industry, security officials and analysts say.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 11, 2023

Playoff-hungry Shohei Ohtani eyes free agency: 'It sucks to lose'

The Angels superstar is expected to command a record contract — with some speculating figures of $500 million or more — if and when he hits the open market.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Jul 10, 2023

Embracing change key ingredient in Neftali Soto's longevity in NPB

Soto has followed helpful advice from former teammate Jose Lopez during his time in Japan.
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JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 10, 2023

Shizuoka prosecutors to push for guilty verdict in Hakamata retrial

Prosecutors have said they plan to argue that the March retrial decision by the Tokyo High Court was “groundless.”
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BUSINESS
Jul 10, 2023

Yellen hails ‘productive’ China talks, but tensions still close to surface

There are hopes that the more civil tone will help the world’s largest economies forge greater compatibility in some areas, but it is also not expected to represent a major turning point.
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WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 10, 2023

Prisons aren't remotely ready for extreme weather

With less access to water, fresh air and lighter clothing, incarcerated people are especially vulnerable to the gradually rising temperatures.
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BUSINESS
Jul 10, 2023

Yamaha president backs hydrogen as green fuel option for carbon neutrality

Japan’s automotive industry employs 5.5 million people, and has long advocated a multistrategy approach toward decarbonization aiming to sustain existing manufacturers and suppliers.
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WORLD
Jul 10, 2023

Pressure grows for world's militaries to report and reduce greenhouse emissions

As temperatures hit new highs, scientists and environmental groups are stepping up efforts to end a long-standing exemption that has kept some military climate pollution off the books.
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JAPAN
Jul 9, 2023

Macron informs NATO chief of France's opposition to office in Tokyo

French President Emmanuel Macron has informed NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg of his opposition to the alliance's plan to open an office in Tokyo.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS / Golf
Jul 9, 2023

Nasa Hataoka holds one-shot lead at U.S. Women's Open

The 24-year-old had the best round of the day in sunny but windy conditions, with nobody else in the field better than 2-under.
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WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Jul 8, 2023

Macron is trying to get back on the right side of history — and NATO

The French leader has shifted gears, aiming to speed the eastward expansion of both NATO and the European Union by clearing a pathway to membership for Ukraine.
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SOCCER / Women's World Cup
Jul 8, 2023

FIFA's biggest Women's World Cup nearing kickoff

The tournament has undergone a rapid expansion after featuring just 16 teams in Germany in 2011, when Nadeshiko Japan took the crown, and 24 in France in 2019.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 6, 2023

China’s economic woes are multiplying — and Xi Jinping has no easy fix

The world's second-largest economy faces sluggish consumer spending, a crisis-ridden property market, flagging exports, record youth unemployment and towering local government debt.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jul 6, 2023

Ahead of a new Studio Ghibli film, critics are asking, 'How will we live without Hayao Miyazaki?'

The creative force behind Japanese animation has teased retirement before, but owing to his age and pace of output, we may finally be seeing the final Studio Ghibli film next week.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 6, 2023

International school worth close to $1 billion turns CEO into multimillionaire

Demand from Chinese students to attend SISB has soared, with the number enrolled more than doubling in March compared with a year earlier.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 5, 2023

Taiwan presidential front-runner says he can keep peace with China

William Lai, Taiwan's vice president and the candidate for the ruling Democratic Progressive Party, has consistently led the majority of opinion polls ahead of the January election.
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MORE SPORTS
Jul 5, 2023

Jasper Philipsen claims Tour double in crash-marred finale

Australian Caleb Ewan took second place and German Phil Bauhaus finished third in the fourth stage.

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