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Jul 10, 2023

Jonas Vingegaard maintains Tour de France lead in Stage 9

The 26-year-old former fish factory worker, who won last year and was second in 2021, said he tries only to focus on his own race.
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BUSINESS
Jul 10, 2023

However war ends, Ukraine's diminished population will hit economy for years

Studies by the United Nations refugee agency show the vast majority of displaced Ukrainians want to return one day, but only around 1 in 10 plan to do so soon.
Japan Times
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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ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 10, 2023

They fell in love in a video game. Now both are in jail.

The barrier-breaking romance of a Pakistani woman and an Indian man has led to criminal charges and nationalist intrigue.
Japan Times
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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BUSINESS
Jul 10, 2023

China-led EV boom in Thailand threatens Japan's grip on key market

Siam Motors is in talks with several Chinese automakers about potential partnerships, particularly for high-end electric vehicles.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 10, 2023

North Korea threatens to shoot down U.S. spy planes

A spokesman for North Korea’s Defense Ministry said the U.S. was engaging in 'the most undisguised nuclear blackmail” by planning to bring a nuclear-armed submarine to the Korean Peninsula.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 10, 2023

Thai coalition leader Pita rallies supporters ahead of PM vote

To secure the premiership, Pita still needs the support of more than a quarter of the 250-member Senate — a body appointed by the royalist military establishment following a 2014 coup.
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JAPAN / Longform
Jul 10, 2023

In Japan, plenty of inheritances, but no one to claim them

With deaths outpacing births by 2-to-1, dealing with the assets of the deceased is both a growing business and an administrative nightmare.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 9, 2023

Thieves stole $20 Million via Revolut U.S. payment flaw, FT says

Organized criminals exploited a flaw in Revolut’s payment systems to steal more than $20 million of the fintech’s money, the Financial Times reported.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 9, 2023

Yellen says U.S.-China ties on ‘surer footing’ after critical trip

Washington and Beijing pledge more direct communication as Janet Yellen caps China trip.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jul 9, 2023

Concerns growing over COVID-19 surge in Japan this summer

With Japan having experienced a coronavirus infection wave every summer, experts are urging people to take measures in preparation for a possible ninth wave.
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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
Jul 9, 2023

U.S. Ospreys to conduct training at lower altitude in Japan

The Japanese and U.S. governments have agreed to lower the minimum altitude for low-level flight training by the U.S. Marine Corps' MV-22 Osprey transport aircraft in mountainous areas.
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.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / THE RECIPE BOX
Jul 9, 2023

Recipe: Cream-fried eggs

Amid the recent egg shortage, I’ve been searching for interesting ways to honor those previous few I can get my hands on.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / ANALYSIS
Jul 8, 2023

Meta's 'friendly' Threads collides with unfriendly internet

Mark Zuckerberg has pitched Meta's Twitter copycat app, Threads, as a 'friendly' refuge for public discourse online. Maintaining that idealistic vision for Threads is another story.
Japan Times
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.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 8, 2023

AI robots at U.N. reckon they could run the world better

They robots were assembled for what was billed as the world's first news conference with a packed panel of AI-enabled humanoid social robots.
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JAPAN
Jul 8, 2023

Record 110 nations to attend Hiroshima peace ceremony in August

The total number will be the highest ever recorded, according to an outline of the ceremony unveiled by the city. The current record is 101, marked in 2015 — 100 countries plus the EU.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 8, 2023

China ends tech crackdown with fines on Tencent and Ant Group

China imposed more than $1 billion in fines on tech giants Ant Group and Tencent Holdings, signalling an end to a crackdown on the sector that had wiped out billions in market value.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 8, 2023

Man told police before school truck attack there was 'something wrong with him'

The suspect visited a police station on the day of the attack and made similar claims by phone earlier, but officers determined there was no need to take him into custody.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 8, 2023

Japan protests to South Korea over military drills on disputed islands

The two nations have long been at loggerheads over the sovereignty of the group of islets called Takeshima in Japan and Dokdo in Korea.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 8, 2023

U.S. to send cluster bombs to Ukraine, drawing criticism

The move drew sharp criticism from rights groups due to the danger unexploded bomblets pose, despite Kyiv's offer of assurances that it would minimize risk to civilians.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Jul 8, 2023

Drinking off the rails on Niigata’s sake train

The Koshino Shukura is one of Japan’s 44 “Joyful Trains” — on-rail experiences themed around a regional specialty. This particular one is about sake.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Jul 8, 2023

Is space the final frontier of extreme travel insurance?

Last year, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance said they would jointly develop space insurance offerings.

Longform

Wealthier women in the prewar era had been the targets of various media-related health campaigns that mistakenly encouraged them to avoid everything from riding bicycles to reading novels when their monthly cycles came around.
Menstruation in Japan: Breaking the silence, slowly