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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 Japan
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The proportion of Japanese working adults who sleep five hours or less a day stood at 11.5%, down by roughly half from 25 years ago, according to a survey conducted in April. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/10/japan/science-health/lack-of-sleep/

thejapantimes, to Japan
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The city of Matsusaka in Mie Prefecture began on June 1 to collect fees from patients taken by ambulance to any of its three core hospitals but who are assessed as not needing hospitalization. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/10/japan/society/ambulance-extra-fee/

thejapantimes, to Japan
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Police in Japan's Shiga Prefecture have placed a 35-year-old man under arrest on suspicion of murdering his 60-year-old probation officer last month, just over a month shy of completing his probation for a suspended prison term over a robbery. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/10/japan/crime-legal/probation-officer-killed/

thejapantimes, to worldwithoutus
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The U.S. poses the largest security challenge in the South China Sea, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong said in remarks published on Sunday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/10/asia-pacific/politics/china-us-arms-race-south-china-sea/

thejapantimes, to business
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"Abu Dhabi or Dubai?" is a common question among billionaires, fund managers, startup founders, trust attorneys and even fraudsters who are either in or seeking a slice of the insular world of family offices. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/06/10/companies/dubai-abu-dhabi-family-offices/ #business #companies #dubai #uae #abudhabi

thejapantimes, to business
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European governments may be wary of budget Chinese electric vehicles flooding their markets, but they're also fiercely competing for a share of the manufacturing investment and jobs the new competitors bring. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/06/10/tech/chinese-ev-factories-eu-tariffs/ #business #tech #europe #china #electricvehicles #eu #italyspain #byd

thejapantimes, to Japan
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A 21-year-old female nursery school teacher in the city of Kagoshima has been arrested for allegedly slashing the neck of a boy at the nursery with a knife-like object. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/10/japan/crime-legal/nursery-attempted-murder/ #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #kagoshima

thejapantimes, to Japan
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A team of government officials released a report on Monday calling on local governments to be prepared to ensure that relief work is carried out smoothly following disasters. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/10/japan/disaster-relief-preparations/ #japan #earthquakes #ishikawaearthquake #disasterpreparedness

thejapantimes, to worldnews
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Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's Brothers of Italy group won the most votes in the European parliamentary election in Italy over the weekend. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/10/world/politics/italy-pm-meloni-eu-vote/ #worldnews #politics #italy #giorgiameloni #eu #europe

thejapantimes, to Japan
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Japan's first facility exclusively tailored to elderly drivers taking classes to renew their driver’s license has opened in the city of Saitama. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/10/japan/saitama-senior-drivers-training-center/

thejapantimes, to random
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Boxing great Manny Pacquiao said Monday that he is in negotiations to make a comeback, but cautioned that a potential world title fight against Mario Barrios was "far away." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2024/06/10/more-sports/manny-pacquiao-comeback-hint/

thejapantimes, to business
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Investors are preparing themselves for further increases in yields and volatility in Japan’s sovereign bond market as central bank officials consider reducing their massive debt holdings. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/06/10/markets/japan-bonds-market/

thejapantimes, to business
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Japan's transport ministry conducted an on-site inspection of the headquarters of Honda and Mazda on Monday as part of investigations into vehicle test fraud involving five vehicle makers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/06/10/companies/honda-mazda-inspections/

thejapantimes, to business
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Should investors give up on Big Tech? The industry's profit growth is expected to slow down significantly in the latter half of 2024 and investors have already started shifting their focus to other sectors. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/06/10/markets/big-tech-sp-rally/

thejapantimes, to worldwithoutus
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The powerful sister of North Korea’s leader has vowed to retaliate against South Korea after Seoul resumed loudspeaker propaganda broadcasts at the heavily militarized border between the two countries for the first time in years. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/10/asia-pacific/politics/two-koreas-loudspeakers-resumed/ #asiapacific #politics #southkorea #northkorea #defense #yoonsukyeol #missiles #nuclearweapons #kimyojong #kimjongun

thejapantimes, to business
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Foreign investors were allocated about 60% of the shares on offer in Saudi Aramco’s $11.2 billion stock sale, people familiar with the matter have said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/06/10/markets/saudis-aramco-offer-foreigners/ #business #markets #saudiarabia #aramco #oil

thejapantimes, to random
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Reigning Formula One world champion Max Verstappen won for the sixth time this season, navigating wet and dry conditions and a challenge from Lando Norris to capture the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2024/06/10/more-sports/max-verstappen-canada-win/

thejapantimes, to Japan
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In the face of a declining birth rate and an aging population, several municipalities in Japan are looking to tackle the problem of unclaimed bodies by launching various initiatives to support single elderly people with their final arrangements. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/10/japan/society/single-elderly/ #japan #society #elderly #aging #death

thejapantimes, to business
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Investors are raising concerns that Japan’s logjam of annual general meetings on the same day pose an obstacle for corporate governance. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/06/10/companies/shareholders-meetings/ #business #companies #stocks #japaneseeconomy #investments #corporategovernance #tse

thejapantimes, to GoldenStateWarriors
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On a night when early struggles from three-point range frustrated the Celtics, their all-around effort on both ends of the floor saw them notch a second straight win at home to take a 2-0 lead over the Mavericks in the NBA Finals. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2024/06/10/basketball/celtics-mavericks-finals-game2/

thejapantimes, to worldnews
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In South Korea, shamans, once stigmatized, are gaining popularity on social media as they address modern anxieties, especially among the younger generation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/10/world/society/south-korea-shamans-tradition-social-media/

thejapantimes, to Japan
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Yusaku Maezawa, founder of online fashion store Zozo, was discharged from the hospital with slight injuries after he crashed during a Ferrari racing event in Miyagi Prefecture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/10/japan/maezawa-racing-crash/

thejapantimes, to random
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Despite World Aquatics' bold move to let men compete in artistic swimming at the Olympics, there will be no male swimmers among the 10 countries in the team event in Paris. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2024/06/10/no-men-artistic-swimming-paris/ #olympics #2024parisolympics #billmay #artisticswimming #worldaquatics

thejapantimes, to Japan
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People in Tohoku love instant noodles — that’s the latest finding from a government survey on household spending on the products. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/10/japan/society/tohoku-noodle-spending/

thejapantimes, to worldnews
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U.S. President Joe Biden paid respects at a cemetery in France for American soldiers who died in World War I that Donald Trump famously didn't visit six years ago. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/10/world/politics/biden-isolationism-war-cemetery/ #worldnews #politics #us #france #wwi #donaldtrump #joebiden #isolationism

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