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SOCCER / Women's World Cup
Jul 18, 2023

WE League chair: Japan sees 'cute' players, not elite athletes

Momentum behind women’s soccer in Japan has stalled in the years since its 2011 triumph and 2015 runner-up finish, even as global interest in women’s sports accelerates.
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COMMENTARY / World
Jul 18, 2023

AI is helping create the chips that design AI chips

The human role in artificial intelligence development is slowly being handed over to machines and algorithms.
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WORLD / Politics
Jul 18, 2023

Why does the Black Sea grain deal's expiration matter?

Prices for grains and oilseeds have already risen in response to Russia suspending its participation in the deal.
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BUSINESS / Longform
Jul 17, 2023

After last train in Tokyo, a second city comes to life

Partying tourists, a busy fish market and and global businesses all play a part in a world most of us sleep through.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 17, 2023

Indian tourists flock to Southeast Asia as China's reopening falters

The travel and tourism industry is critical for several Southeast Asian economies and contributed about 12% of the region's gross domestic product before the COVID-19 pandemic.
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BUSINESS
Jul 17, 2023

China’s economic recovery loses steam as GDP disappoints

GDP expanded 6.3% in the second quarter from a year prior, data released by the National Bureau of Statistics showed Monday, weaker than the median forecast of 7.1%.
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COMMENTARY / World
Jul 16, 2023

China’s stunted transformation

China has run into major road blocks as it has attempted to implement its 'dual circulation' growth strategy.
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WORLD
Jul 16, 2023

Russian forces are doing ‘everything they can’ to stop Ukraine counteroffensive, Zelenskyy says

The Ukrainian leader has secured new weapons pledges, but it was not clear when the aid would arrive, or how consequential it would be on the battlefield.
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BUSINESS
Jul 16, 2023

The world’s fastest-growing whisky market is South Korea

South Koreans consumed 14.2 million liters of whisky in 2022, a small amount compared with other nations, but up 46% from 2021.
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WORLD / Politics
Jul 15, 2023

South Korea's Yoon pledges more military supplies and aid to Ukraine

President Yoon Suk-yeol said Seoul also plans to provide Kyiv with $150 million in humanitarian aid this year, while also cooperating in projects such as infrastructure construction.
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CULTURE / Entertainment news
Jul 14, 2023

Actors go on strike in new blow to struggling Hollywood studios

The Screen Actors Guild, which represents some 160,000 performers, announced the walkout after failing to reach a new labor agreement.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 13, 2023

Time for a change? Seoul faces pressure to send weapons to Ukraine.

The Ukrainian government believes South Korea 'could do much to make our victory closer.”
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BOILING POINT
Jul 13, 2023

Vessel: Securing the industrial sector at the most fundamental level since 1916

Quality is in the details, and every product is only as good as its smallest parts.
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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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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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WORLD
Jul 11, 2023

Turkey agrees to back Sweden’s NATO bid in boost to alliance

NATO’s northern enlargement heralds one of the most prominent changes in the European security landscape after Russia’s war against Ukraine led to dramatic shifts.
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JAPAN
Jul 10, 2023

Seibu Railway tests new translation device to boost communication

The window-like interface creates real-time translations that appear as text bubbles as people converse on either side of the screen.
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BUSINESS / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Jul 10, 2023

Business behind basketball: Ryukyu Golden Kings leap ahead

The Okinawa team is being seen as a leading model in Japanese basketball's rise and preparations for new reforms to the B. League in 2026.
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JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 9, 2023

Little progress on laws over gun-making sites a year after Abe's death

Japan has made little progress in regulating online videos and websites showing how to make guns and explosives a year after the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
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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.
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BUSINESS
Jul 7, 2023

Toyota taps U.S. ESG bond market to fund electric-car push

Operating margins may rise just as peers face pressure from the launch of new EVs, additional competition from Chinese manufacturers and pricing tactics from Tesla.
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BUSINESS
Jul 7, 2023

NEC develops Japanese-language generative AI

NEC's generative AI features lower server load and power consumption and can be tailored according to customers' usage environments.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 7, 2023

South Korean market tests seafood to dispel Fukushima radiation fears

Shoppers say they want policy steps by the authorities that are backed by science, rather than sensational claims aired during debates.
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LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Jul 7, 2023

Summer festivals like Tanabata are back in full force (yay!), and so is heatstroke (boo!)

Get to know the vocabulary surrounding symptoms of heatstroke, heat exhaustion and how to ask someone if they need help.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / EXPLAINER
Jul 5, 2023

The wide-ranging foreign policy law China wants to counter the West with

Analysts believe the law is intended to ensure consistency between the Chinese leadership’s diplomatic thinking and actions on the global stage.
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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.
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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.
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BUSINESS
Jul 4, 2023

China restricts export of chipmaking metals in clash with U.S.

Gallium and germanium, along with their chemical compounds, will be subject to export controls meant to protect Chinese national security starting Aug. 1, China’s Ministry of Commerce said.
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BUSINESS
Jul 3, 2023

Minireactor cost surge threatens nuclear’s next big thing

High inflation and rising interest rates are driving up the cost of a new generation of miniature atomic reactors that the nuclear industry is relying on to lift sales.

Longform

Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
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