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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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Strong technical skills have always been a strength of Japanese women's soccer, but defender Risa Shimizu feels Nadeshiko Japan needs to drill down even further to prepare for the World Cup. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2023/07/05/soccer/womens-world-cup/nadeshiko-shimizu-details/?utm_content=buffer8a9ee&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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While little can be done to alleviate soaring temperatures this month at Dolphins Arena in Nagoya, at least a slate of red-hot rikishi at the top of the rankings will make braving the conditions worthwhile for sumo fans. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2023/07/05/sumo/heat-returns-to-nagoya-basho/?utm_content=bufferaf3f3&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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[Commentary] Years of Frances unkept promises have created resentment and made the nation’s deprived suburbs a powder keg. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2023/07/05/commentary/world-commentary/france-riots/?utm_content=bufferf409d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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Pokemon cards — which sell for ¥180 a pack — have grown far beyond being collectibles featuring cute characters like Pikachu. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/05/national/pokemon-cards-burglaries-target/?utm_content=bufferc7633&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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An LDP-Komeito working group has agreed on a proposal to de-facto ease existing regulations on the export of lethal weapons, provided that certain conditions are met. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/05/national/ldp-komeito-group-export-defense-rules/?utm_content=bufferea5b7&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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A year after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was fatally shot during a stump speech, Japanese ruling and opposition parties are still trying to find the best way to ensure safety during election campaigns. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/05/national/election-campaign-security-safety/?utm_content=buffer12025&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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Extreme heat and intense rainfall are testing China's ability to cope with increasingly wild weather. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/05/asia-pacific/extreme-weather-china-climate-resilience/?utm_content=buffer30d61&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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The human rights situation in Belarus is catastrophic, and only getting worse, the United Nations special rapporteur on the country said Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/05/world/rights-belarus-catastrophic-un/?utm_content=buffer5a8b5&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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Afghanistan's Taliban authorities have ordered beauty parlors across the country to shut within a month, in the latest curb to squeeze women out of public life. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/05/world/afghan-taliban-beauty-parlors-shut/?utm_content=buffer171aa&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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China’s top diplomat has taken an implicit swipe at Japan and South Korea for strengthening trilateral ties with the U.S. and urged his country’s two neighbors to remember their "roots." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/05/asia-pacific/politics-diplomacy-asia-pacific/china-wang-yi-us-asia/?utm_content=buffer9f815&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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The Ukrainian town of Avdiivka gets shelled on average 30 times a day, and yet over 1,700 people still live there. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/05/world/last-residents-shelling-east-ukraine/?utm_content=buffer72f53&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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Japanese firms offered their biggest pay hikes in three decades during this year's negotiations with workers, a development economists say will help revive anemic consumer demand. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/05/business/wages-fastest-rise-30-years/?utm_content=bufferaa68a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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JAL will soon offer clothes for rent to passengers visiting Japan, with each set of clothing costing ¥4,000 to ¥7,000 and garments made available in three sizes: small, medium and large. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/05/business/jal-sumitomo-rental-clothing/?utm_content=buffer3cd71&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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Six months after Hong Kong reopened to the world, the city still faces a steep climb to reclaim its place as Asia’s premier finance and tourism hub. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/05/business/hong-kong-scant-gains-financial-hub/?utm_content=buffere40dc&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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Leading Taiwan presidential candidate William Lai wrote on Wednesday that he could keep the peace with China if elected, reiterating his willingness for talks without preconditions and a pledge to boost defenses. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/05/asia-pacific/politics-diplomacy-asia-pacific/taiwan-presidential-peace-with-china/?utm_content=buffere4270&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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An Asia fund manager whose investments in China shares helped her beat 99% of her peers is becoming less enthusiastic about the world's second-largest economy and turning instead to Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/05/business/asia-fund-pivot-japan/?utm_content=buffer4d086&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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Residents in the northern part of Kyushu have remembered the victims of torrential rain and flooding that hit the region in 2017, marking the day with floral tributes and moments of silence. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/05/national/kyushu-flooding-victims-remembered/?utm_content=buffer6df7c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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South Korea has salvaged a failed North Korean spy satellite from the sea, giving it a rare direct look at Pyongyang’s capabilities even as it concluded that the technology had little military value. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/05/asia-pacific/south-korea-north-spy-satellite/?utm_content=buffer15176&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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With former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe gone, the LDP faction he once headed has shifted to group leadership — with some noticeable cracks present. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/05/national/politics-diplomacy/ldp-group-leadership-abe-faction-cracks/?utm_content=buffer6b7a9&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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Japanese firms are turning to female celebrities to add fresh faces to their corporate lineups amid a push for diversity in boardrooms via more female executives. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/05/business/corporate-business/japanese-firms-celebrities-boost-female-executives/?utm_content=buffere668b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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IAEA chief Rafael Grossi met local residents to assuage concerns over the safety of Japan's plan to release treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant into the ocean. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/05/national/grossi-fukushima-visit/?utm_content=buffer9fcf6&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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A former operations executive on the Tokyo Olympics organizing committee admitted Wednesday to bid-rigging charges related to the Summer Games. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/05/national/crime-legal/yasuo-mori-bid-rigging-tokyo-olympics/?utm_content=bufferadcda&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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Public fury is growing in the Arab world over one of Israel's biggest operations in the occupied West Bank in years, yet Arab states that normalized ties with Israel are unlikely to turn their condemnation into action. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/05/world/arab-states-israel-jenin-violence/?utm_content=bufferf2b07&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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Jonny Bairstow's controversial exit, in a match Australia won by 43 runs to go 2-0 up in the five-match Ashes despite England captain Ben Stokes's stunning 155, sparked a chorus of boos at a normally sedate Lord's. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2023/07/05/more-sports/cricket-2/ashes-third-test-preview/?utm_content=buffer4fb82&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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Australia, Argentina, New Zealand and South Africa each have their own concerns ahead of the Rugby World Cup, but the boost of a Rugby Championship victory would send them jetting off to France with confidence. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2023/07/05/rugby/rugby-championship-preview/?utm_content=buffer3f13d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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