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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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An explosion was reported at a building in Tokyo on Monday, with smoke rising from the site, according to media reports. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/03/national/tokyo-shimbashi-explosion/?utm_content=bufferd43c4&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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Heavy rain pounded Japan's southwestern Kyushu region on Monday, causing a bridge to collapse, with evacuation orders issued for some 360,000 residents in the city of Kumamoto. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/03/national/kyshu-floods-rain-evacuation/?utm_content=bufferdf50a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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The Japanese government plans to start releasing once-contaminated water from Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings' plant in Fukushima Prefecture this summer. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/02/national/radioactive-water-release/?utm_content=buffer3e301&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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Japan and the European Union are considering issuing a joint statement announcing their intention to enhance maritime, cyberspace and supply chain security cooperation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/03/national/jp-eu-summit/?utm_content=bufferfc14d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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Verstappen wins Austrian Grand Prix to complete ‘classy’ Spielberg sweep https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2023/07/03/more-sports/auto-racing/verstappen-austrian-gp-win/?utm_content=bufferbe9f6&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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Mix of calm and concern as Tour de France heads to riot-hit France https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2023/07/03/more-sports/tour-de-france-riots/?utm_content=bufferfce4f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will visit China later this week, with the world’s two biggest economies looking to “responsibly manage” their increasingly fraught relationship. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/03/business/economy-business/us-treasury-secretary-janet-yellen-china-visit/?utm_content=buffer775f6&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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The Iwate Prefectural Government has changed the wording of guidelines relating to sexual minorities after criticism arose over the description on how it relates to the use of sex-segregated bathrooms. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/03/national/iwate-sexual-minorities/?utm_content=buffer36fc2&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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The average income of lawmakers fell ¥990,000 from the previous year to ¥21.56 million in 2022, down for the fourth straight year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/03/national/lawmakers-income-2022/?utm_content=bufferc478d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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The island of Tsushima in Nagasaki Prefecture is divided over a survey on hosting a nuclear waste disposal site. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/03/national/nagasaki-nuclear-island/?utm_content=bufferb253d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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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 and help meet climate targets. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/03/business/mini-nuclear-reactor-cost-surge/?utm_content=buffer70d40&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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Ukrainian forces are resisting a Russian onslaught in eastern areas of the front but say they are making progress near the shattered city of Bakhmut and in the south. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/03/world/ukraine-progress-south/?utm_content=bufferb79e0&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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The first meeting of Thailand’s parliament since May is set to kick off the process of government formation by pro-democracy parties seeking to end almost a decade of military-backed and pro-royalist rule. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/03/asia-pacific/thai-parliament-convenes-pm-selection/?utm_content=buffer795e7&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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Japanese business sentiment improved in the second quarter as raw material costs peaked and the removal of pandemic curbs lifted factory output and consumption, a central bank survey has shown. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/03/business/economy-business/tankan-business-sentiment/?utm_content=buffer620cb&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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The tragedy of Pakistan's flooding crisis is but a preview of the climate catastrophes to come. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/03/world/deadly-climate-cycle/?utm_content=buffer1c1de&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

thejapantimes, to Sports
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Anderson Lopes helps Marinos solidify place atop J. League standings https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2023/07/03/soccer/lopes-brace-marinos-win/?utm_content=bufferb4ba5&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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Ohtani, the dual threat who leads MLB with 31 home runs, was voted as the AL's starting designated hitter in ballots unveiled Thursday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2023/07/03/baseball/mlb/ohtani-all-star-pitcher/?utm_content=bufferd7043&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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IBM is prioritizing helping Japan’s chipmaking startup Rapidus, with a senior executive describing the budding foundry business as vital to securing long-term global supply. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/03/business/corporate-business/ibm-helping-rapidus/?utm_content=buffer7e4cd&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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The average land price in Japan rose 1.5% in 2023 from a year earlier for the second consecutive year of increase, government data has shown. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/03/business/economy-business/land-prices-rise-2/?utm_content=buffer42947&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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The solar panel industry is beginning to make more efficient versions of cells that use a lot more silver. With supplies limited, that's set to boost already-increasing consumption and cause prices to rise for the metal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/03/business/solar-panels-silver-supply-strain/?utm_content=buffer3f52d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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Japan is set to win approval to discharge more than a million cubic meters of treated water from the Fukushima nuclear disaster site into the Pacific Ocean. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/03/national/fukushima-water-neighbors/?utm_content=buffer05be3&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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Once used to describe oil, the next "black gold" could help propel the green economy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/03/world/norway-black-gold-car-batteries/?utm_content=bufferd69bb&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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French leader Emmanuel Macron met with key Cabinet ministers in his latest attempt to craft a response to the violence, which is testing his authority and ability to carry out reforms. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/03/world/france-protests-macron-test/?utm_content=buffera8357&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s elevation of a technocrat as the central bank’s top party official signals policy makers will avoid any drastic shifts for now as the world’s No. 2 economy struggles to regain momentum. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/03/asia-pacific/china-banks-continuity-over-change/?utm_content=buffer121bd&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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In rural Niigata Prefecture, you can stay overnight in an artwork dreamed up by the world’s most infamous performance artist. If you don’t mind sleeping in a coffin. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2023/07/03/arts/abramovic-dream-house/?utm_content=buffere4152&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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