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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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The West wants to dig into Moscow's pockets to provide aid to Ukraine, but tapping frozen Russian assets is not that simple. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/25/world/politics/russia-assets-seizure-g7/

thejapantimes, to Japan
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Kabosu, the shiba inu rescue dog who became an internet sensation and the face of dogecoin, has died. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/24/japan/kabosu-dogecoin-died/

thejapantimes, to worldnews
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The question is no longer if Western museums should return looted historical goods; it’s when and how to do so. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/05/24/world/museums-stolen-artifacts/

thejapantimes, to worldwithoutus
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China on Friday began a second day of joint military drills around Taiwan to test the “seizure of power” and ability to control key areas around the self-ruled island. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/24/asia-pacific/china-military-drills-taiwan-lai-day-two/

thejapantimes, to Japan
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The Kangei Maru whaling vessel set off this week from western Japan, bigger, better and more modern than its recently retired predecessor, with individual cabins, WiFi and drones to spot its quarry. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/23/japan/whaling-ship-technology/

thejapantimes, to worldwithoutus
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China's targets to drastically reduce its reliance on overseas buying in line with its push for food security will be exceedingly difficult to meet, experts say. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/23/asia-pacific/politics/china-food-security-land-soil-water/ #asiapacific #politics #china #climatechange #foodsecurity

thejapantimes, to Japan
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The leaders of South Korea, China and Japan are to hold their first trilateral summit in more than four years in Seoul on Sunday and Monday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/23/japan/politics/japan-south-korea-china-summit-date-set/

thejapantimes, to worldnews
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With Russia having opened a new front in its war on Ukraine, consensus in Washington over U.S. weapons supplies to Kyiv being conditional on them never being fired into Russian territory is beginning to fray. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/23/world/politics/white-house-ukraine-us-weapons/

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Infighting among Europe's far-right parties is disrupting pre-election campaigning, as France's Le Pen's National Rally cuts ties with Germany's AfD, jeopardizing conservative gains in the European Parliament. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/23/world/politics/europe-far-right-disarray-elections/

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The European Uyghur Institute claims that Uyghurs in France face "intimidation and harassment" amounting to "repression" from China in a legal complaint filed Wednesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/23/world/politics/uyghur-chinese-repression-france/

thejapantimes, to worldnews
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Russia has deployed what is likely a space weapon into the same orbit as a U.S. government satellite, the Pentagon said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/23/world/russia-space-weapon-us-satellite/

thejapantimes, to worldwithoutus
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China began two days of military drills “surrounding the island of Taiwan” on Thursday, state-run media reported, days after the self-ruled island’s new president was sworn into office. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/23/asia-pacific/taiwan-china-military-drills-lai/

thejapantimes, to conservative
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Slashing realism, fluid camera work and moody color palettes achieve an evocative effect in Kazuya Shiraishi’s samurai drama “Bushido.” https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2024/05/23/film/bushido/

thejapantimes, to Japan
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Many Japanese COVID-19 researchers who spoke to the media during the pandemic have been harassed or threatened by the public, a new study has shown. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/22/japan/science-health/japan-covid-experts-harassment/ #japan #sciencehealth #covid19 #covid19injapan #harassment #sciencecommunication

thejapantimes, to Japan
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Tokyo said on Wednesday that it had protested “extremely inappropriate remarks” by China’s ambassador to Japan earlier this week, which appeared to insinuate that Japanese people would be “brought into the fire” of conflict over support for self-ruled Taiwan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/22/japan/politics/japan-protest-china-envoy-taiwan-remark/

thejapantimes, to worldwithoutus
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The youngest plaintiff in South Korea’s first youth-led climate lawsuit was only a 20-week-year embryo when he first participated. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/22/asia-pacific/crime-legal/baby-lawsuit-south-korea-climate/

thejapantimes, to Japan
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A 2-year-old girl died on Tuesday after her neck was caught in a car window in Tokyo’s Nerima Ward, a tragedy that underscores concerns about child safety in vehicles. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/22/japan/crime-legal/young-girl-chokes-car-window/

thejapantimes, to worldnews
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Israeli forces moved deeper into Jabalia in northern Gaza, striking a hospital and destroying residential areas with tank and air bombardments, while Israeli airstrikes killed at least five people in Rafah in the south. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/22/world/israel-gaza-jabalia-rafah-airstrikes/

thejapantimes, to worldwithoutus
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A former member of the U.K.'s Royal Marines, bailed by a court last week over allegations of assisting Hong Kong's intelligence services in a Chinese-linked espionage case, has been found dead, British police said Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/22/asia-pacific/crime-legal/uk-hong-kong-spy-case/

thejapantimes, to random
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No woman has raced in Formula One for nearly half a century, but a group of 13— and 14-year-old female racers is making its first moves on a long road that could lead to the top. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2024/05/22/more-sports/female-formula-one-drivers/

thejapantimes, to business
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Carlyle Group raised ¥430 billion ($2.8 billion) for its fifth Japan buyout fund, adding to signs of investor interest in the country despite a gloomy fundraising climate for private equity firms globally. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/21/carlyle-largest-japan-buyout-fund/

thejapantimes, to worldwithoutus
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ASML and TSMC have ways to disable the world’s most sophisticated chipmaking machines in the event that China invades Taiwan, according to people familiar with the matter. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/21/asia-pacific/politics/asml-tsmc-disable-chips-possible/

thejapantimes, to worldnews
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The FBI cut ties to at least a handful of informants and issued warnings about dozens of others after an internal review prompted by concerns that they were linked to Russian disinformation, current and former U.S. officials said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/21/world/politics/fbi-informants-russian-influence/

thejapantimes, to Japan
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China on Tuesday scolded South Korean and Japanese lawmakers for visiting Taiwan despite its strong opposition, chiding both neighbors for attending Taiwan's "so-called inauguration ceremony of the leader." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/21/japan/politics/china-south-korea-japan-lawmakers-taiwan/

thejapantimes, to business
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A U.S. congressional investigation released Monday found that carmakers BMW, Jaguar Land Rover and Volkswagen had used components from a Chinese supplier banned in the United States over alleged forced labor ties. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/21/us-forced-labor-automakers/

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