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Official account of Japan's most widely read English-language news source. Est. 1897. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/

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thejapantimes, to worldwithoutus
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With missiles, submarines and alliances, the Biden administration has built a robust presence in the Pacific to rein in Beijing’s expansionist goals. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/11/asia-pacific/us-military-bases-arms-ships-china/

thejapantimes, to Japan
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A 25-year-old man was served a fresh arrest warrant Saturday on charges of murder — the first in the case of a gruesome murder of a Tokyo couple in Tochigi Prefecture — after being arrested last month for allegedly disposing of their bodies. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/11/japan/crime-legal/tochigi-murder-charge/

thejapantimes, to worldnews
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A newly added air defense system. A distinctive security checkpoint. And a triple fence around a bunker. New satellite images may reveal where Russian nukes could be stored in Belarus. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/11/world/russian-nuclear-weapons-belarus-satellite-images/

thejapantimes, to business
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The number of corporate bankruptcies in Japan rose 28.3% from a year earlier to 783 in April as smaller firms struggled to pass on higher costs stemming from rising prices to customers, credit research firm Tokyo Shoko Research has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/11/companies/japan-corporate-bankruptcies-rise/

thejapantimes, to worldnews
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The most powerful solar storm in more than two decades struck Earth on Friday, triggering spectacular celestial light shows in skies from Tasmania to Britain. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/11/world/science-health/solar-storm-auroras/

thejapantimes, to business
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Ride-hailing services have been used more frequently in Tokyo than traditional taxis so far, a transport ministry report has shown. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/11/ride-hailing-more-taxis-tokyo/

thejapantimes, to worldwithoutus
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In the northern Philippines, near a military base the U.S. recently won access to that is crucial to any defense of Taiwan, Beijing has made inroads with key politicians, wooing them with VIP trips to the mainland. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/11/asia-pacific/politics/philippines-elite-china-taiwan/

thejapantimes, to worldnews
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Experts have long warned about the threat posed by artificial intelligence going rogue — but a new research paper suggests it's already happening. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/11/world/science-health/ai-systems-rogue-threat/

thejapantimes, to Japan
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A team of Japanese researchers using the supercomputer Fugaku have announced the development of a large language model for generative artificial intelligence. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/11/japan/ai-fugaku-language-model-japanese/

thejapantimes, to business
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Long considered a tech hinterland, Southeast Asia is fast emerging as a center of gravity for the industry. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/11/tech/tech-giants-southeast-asia/

thejapantimes, to business
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U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration is poised to unveil a sweeping decision on China tariffs as soon as next week, people familiar with the matter said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/11/us-biden-china-evs-tariffs/

thejapantimes, to worldnews
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One key American official is quietly keeping Washington’s lines of communication open across the Middle East as the U.S. and Israel endure their worst falling-out in decades over the war in Gaza. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/11/world/politics/us-israel-spy-chief-biden-netanyahu/ #worldnews #politics #cia #williamburns #israel #israelhamaswar #gaza #hamas #us #joebiden

thejapantimes, to worldnews
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Russian forces launched an armored ground attack on Friday near Ukraine's city of Kharkiv and made small inroads, opening a new front in the war. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/11/world/russia-ukraine-kharkiv-new-front/

thejapantimes, to worldnews
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The U.S. said it was trying to keep Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas engaged "if only virtually" in Gaza truce efforts as the U.N. warned that humanitarian aid stocks in the devastated enclave have hit "the bottom of the barrel." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/11/world/politics/us-israel-hamas-ceasefire-engaged/

thejapantimes, to worldnews
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The Biden administration said Israel may have violated international law in its war against Hamas but won’t stop the flow of weapons and bombs to a key ally. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/11/world/politics/us-biden-israel-international-law-violation/

thejapantimes, to Japan
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Five years into the Reiwa Era and the challenges Japan's moms face are unique, though the qualities that help them persevere haven't changed a bit. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/11/japan/society/japanese-mothers-day-moms-instagram-wives/

thejapantimes, to art
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Architect Shigeru Ban and artist Matazo Kayama blend tradition and innovation as the immersive museum celebrates its first anniversary. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2024/05/11/art/simose-art-museum-shigeru-ban-matazo-kayama/

thejapantimes, to community
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Despite ancient superstitions in Japan about women aboard ships, Toko Jinno is determined to photographically document the lives of those making a living in Japan’s fishing industry. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2024/05/11/our-lives/hokkaido-fishers-photography-gender/

thejapantimes, to China
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President Xi' Jinping's strategic objectives during his European visit to France, Hungary and Serbia was aimed at promoting a multipolar world order and deepen ties with sympathetic nations. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/editorials/2024/05/10/xi-courts-europe/

thejapantimes, to business
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South Korea's Naver said on Friday it is exploring various options including the potential sale of its stake in the company that controls LY, which operates the popular messaging app Line. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/10/companies/naver-line-operator/

thejapantimes, to Japan
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The former treasurer of the Liberal Democratic Party faction once led by former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has pleaded guilty to underreporting political funds totaling ¥670 million. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/10/japan/politics/junichi-matsumoto-trial/

thejapantimes, to worldnews
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One of the great ironies of the war in Gaza is that it has given a free pass for repression to one of the world’s ugliest regimes: Iran. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/05/10/world/iran-gaza-cloak-repression/

thejapantimes, to worldnews
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Was Trump's erratic foreign policy an asset or a liability for the U.S.? In capitals all over the world, leaders are weighing the prospect of his return. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/05/10/world/trump-second-term-repercussions-asia/

thejapantimes, to Japan
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Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa criticized recent remarks by U.S. officials that justified the August 1945 atomic bombings. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/10/japan/kamikawa-us-atomic-bombing/

thejapantimes, to music
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The way artists here have joined the feud between two of rap's biggest names says more about hip-hop beefs in Japan than you realize. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2024/05/10/music/drake-kendrick-lamar-feud-japanese-rappers/

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