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thejapantimes

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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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New Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te has pledged to build on the foreign policy legacy of his predecessor. But balancing a fragile status quo with China as a power struggle looms at home is sure to prove a challenge. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/21/asia-pacific/politics/lai-ching-te-foreign-policy-analysis/

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 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/ #worldnews #politics #us #russia #fbi #misinformation #russiaukrainewar

thejapantimes, to soccer
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Kim Do-hoon will lead South Korea in World Cup qualifiers in June after the Korean Football Association failed to line up a permanent coach to replace Jurgen Klinsmann. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2024/05/21/soccer/south-korea-interim-coach/

thejapantimes, to Japan
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Local government leaders from Japan and China are interacting with each other actively even as state-level exchanges remain almost halted, amid continuing tensions including over Taiwan and China's ban on seafood imports from Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/21/japan/japan-china-regional-exchanges/ #japan #chinajapanrelations #toyama #okinawa #fukui

thejapantimes, to worldnews
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Donald Trump raised more money last month than Joe Biden for the first time in this election cycle, but the president’s campaign still holds a wide financial edge over his Republican rival. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/21/world/politics/trump-biden-campaign-fundraising/ #worldnews #politics #us #donaldtrump #joebiden

thejapantimes, to Japan
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A surge in thefts targeting luxury sport utility vehicles in Japan has prompted authorities to urge owners to take preventative measures. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/21/japan/crime-legal/japan-luxury-car-thefts/

thejapantimes, to environment
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Brazil has experienced its largest blazes on record this year amid a firefighting budget cut. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2024/05/21/brazil-amazon-firefighting-budget/

thejapantimes, to business
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Norinchukin Bank is considering raising $7.7 billion to boost capital and cover losses arising from a plan to get rid of low-yielding foreign bonds, a person familiar the matter said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/21/companies/japan-norinchukin-bank-fundraising/ #business #companies #norinchukin #banks #investments

thejapantimes, to worldnews
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For all their aggressive moves, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his equally hard-line Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, both killed in a helicopter crash in the mountains near Azerbaijan on Sunday, were also careful. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/21/world/politics/aggression-caution-iran-next-leaders/

thejapantimes, to business
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Major Japanese companies agreed to raise monthly pay by 5.58% on average in this year's spring labor-management wage talks, according to the first tally by the Japan Business Federation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/21/companies/japan-big-firms-pay-hike/ #business #companies #wages #inflation #keidanren

thejapantimes, to worldwithoutus
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Australia and New Zealand send evacuation flights to New Caledonia https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/21/asia-pacific/australia-new-zealand-evacuation-new-caledonia/

thejapantimes, to Japan
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A severe outflow of young people is taking place in Japan's quake-hit Noto Peninsula, raising concerns among local residents that there will be no one left to carry out the "creative reconstruction" that prefectural officials are aiming for. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/21/japan/society/noto-population-outflow/ #japan #society #ishikawaearthquake #notopeninsula #depopulation #rurallife

thejapantimes, to Japan
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Tokyo and Seoul will be looking to deal revive bilateral defense ties by reaching a deal on measures to prevent a reoccurrence of a 2018 incident in which a South Korean warship directed its fire control radar at an MSDF patrol plane. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/21/japan/japan-south-korea-radar-incident-prevention/

thejapantimes, to worldnews
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An inquiry has found evidence of a "chilling” cover-up by the British establishment, after more than 30,000 people were infected with HIV and Hepatitis C in the U.K. in the 1970s and 1980s when treated with contaminated blood products. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/21/world/science-health/infected-blood-probe-uk/

thejapantimes, to business
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Martin Gruenberg will step down as head of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. after a report on the toxic working environment at the bank regulator put him at the center of a heated political fight. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/21/fdic-toxic-workplace-report/

thejapantimes, to worldnews
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The United States and Saudi Arabia are close to agreement on a bilateral defense pact that offers Riyadh more advanced U.S. weaponry in exchange for limiting ties with Beijing, after progress in talks over the weekend, the White House has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/21/world/politics/us-saudis-defense-pact/ #worldnews #politics #saudiarabia #us #defense

thejapantimes, to worldnews
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Food and medicine for Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are piling up in Egypt because the Rafah crossing remains closed and there has been no aid delivered to a U.N. warehouse from a U.S.-built pier for two days, U.N. officials warned on Monday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/21/world/politics/gaza-aid-egypt-us-pier/

thejapantimes, to worldnews
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A Russian-drafted United Nations Security Council resolution that called on all countries to prevent "for all time" the placement, threat or use of any weapons in outer space failed, with the 15-member body split over the move. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/21/world/politics/russia-un-nuclear-space/ #worldnews #politics #un #nuclearweapons #space #russia #us

thejapantimes, to worldnews
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ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Hamas leaders https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/21/world/politics/icc-arrest-warrants-netanyahu-hamas/

thejapantimes, to Japan
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A Japanese town began mounting a large mesh barrier at a popular viewing spot for Mount Fuji in an attempt to deter photo-taking by an ever-growing number of tourists. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/21/japan/mount-fuji-overtourism/

thejapantimes, to worldnews
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Western allies are taking too long to make key decisions on military support for Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/21/world/politics/ukraine-zelenskyy-allies-aid-involvement/ #worldnews #politics #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin #volodymyrzelenskyy

thejapantimes, to worldnews
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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was given permission on Monday to appeal against extradition to the United States after arguing at London's High Court that he might not be able to rely on his right to free speech in a U.S. court. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/21/world/crime-legal/wikileaks-julian-assange-extradition/

thejapantimes, to business
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Japan aims to win a 30% share of the global market for software-defined vehicles designed to improve performance by upgrading software rather than hardware, the industry and transport ministries said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/21/economy/japan-next-generation-cars/ #business #economy #cars #carmakers #selfdriving #electricvehicles

thejapantimes, to random
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Wars and conflicts should not influence participation in the Paralympics, and Israel should not be sanctioned, Andrew Parsons, the head of the International Paralympic Committee, has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2024/05/21/paralympics-israel-sanctions-peace/

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