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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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A Japanese-led research team has said it has identified how infections with the coronavirus can cause inflammation in blood vessels and blood clots, resulting in severe COVID-19 cases. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/07/japan/science-health/covid-severe-cases-research/?utm_content=bufferb8807&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

thejapantimes, to environment
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The world has passed a critical threshold in solar power adoption. Assuming no major policy disruptions, a recent study has shown that solar power is projected to be the primary source of global power generation by 2050. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2023/10/20/sustainability/solar-electricity-market/?utm_content=bufferac2b2&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

thejapantimes, to Japan
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A study on Tokyo teenagers has found that their stress levels had decreased during Japan's first COVID-19 state of emergency, contrary to popular belief that restrictions on academic and social activities caused extra stress. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/09/japan/science-health/teens-covid-emergency-stress/

thejapantimes, to Japan
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For years, the platform formerly known as Twitter has been the most popular for Japan’s municipalities to use when sending out natural disaster warnings. That might not be the case anymore. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japan/2023/08/09/society/japan-prefectures-x-diasaster-warnings/?utm_content=buffera606b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #x

thejapantimes, to Anime
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Studio Ghibli fans flocked to theaters Friday on the opening day of what is speculated to be Japanese anime master Hayao Miyazaki’s final film. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2023/07/14/films/ghibli-how-do-you-live-release/?utm_content=buffer2b4ea&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

thejapantimes, to worldnews
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Israel risks facing a long and bloody insurgency if it defeats Hamas and occupies Gaza without a credible postwar plan for the creation of a Palestinian state, U.S. and Arab officials, diplomats and analysts have said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/18/world/gaza-forever-war-israel/?utm_content=buffer39fad&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

thejapantimes, to movies
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Renowned Japanese anime giant Hayao Miyazaki won the genre's best film award at the U.S. Golden Globes competition on Sunday, marking his comeback as the winner of a major international contest. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2024/01/08/film/the-boy-and-the-heron-wins-golden-globe/?utm_content=buffer825cf&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

thejapantimes, to worldnews
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New research from Microsoft indicates that Russia seeks to weaken U.S. backing for Ukraine before the 2024 election, while Chinese influence efforts aim to divide Americans and erode their trust in democracy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/18/world/politics/microsoft-russia-china-sway-vote/

thejapantimes, to worldnews
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Israeli officials confiscated Al Jazeera equipment on Sunday, just hours after the cabinet approved a move to shut down the Qatar-based network's operations in Israel — an unprecedented action against an international media outlet. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/06/world/israel-al-jazeera-banning-broadcaster/

thejapantimes, to Japan
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So-called senior cafeterias, at which elderly people from the local community gather and dine together, are increasing in Japan amid rise in older people living alone. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/21/japan/society/senior-cafeterias-spreading/?utm_content=buffer5c95f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

thejapantimes, to Japan
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Atomic-bomb survivors are striving to find any way possible to convey the harrowing experiences they had in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, knowing that time is running out for them to use their own words. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/10/japan/history/abomb-students-art/?utm_content=bufferda38d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

thejapantimes, to worldnews
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Virologist Jean-Michel Claverie has spent over a decade studying "giant” viruses, including those nearly 50,000 years old found deep within Siberian permafrost — layers of frozen soil that are starting to thaw amid climate change. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/10/world/science-health/scientist-50000-year-old-viruses/?utm_content=bufferd5eb9&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

thejapantimes, to Japan
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A growing number of Japanese municipalities have introduced ordinances banning the outing, or revealing, of a person's sexual orientation or gender without their consent. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/23/japan/society/lgbtq-outing-ban-municipalities/?utm_content=buffer52f15&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

thejapantimes, to worldnews
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North Korea has sent more than 1 million rounds of artillery to Russia that Russian President Vladimir Putin appears to be using in his bombardment of Ukraine, according to a lawmaker briefed by South Korea’s spy agency. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/02/world/politics/north-korea-artillery-russia-spy/?utm_content=buffer21180&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

thejapantimes, to Japan
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A powerful earthquake measuring a 7 on the Japanese scale rocked central Japan on Monday, prompting a tsunami warning from a broad swath of the country's northwestern coast. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/01/japan/science-health/new-years-2024-earthquake/?utm_content=buffer8333c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

thejapantimes, to music
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Japan and the rest of the world on reacted with an outpouring of grief and tributes after the death of famed Japanese conductor Seiji Ozawa, with some hailing him as a "magician of classical music." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2024/02/10/music/world-mourns-seiji-ozawa/ #culture #music #seijiozawa

thejapantimes, to business
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Russia’s war in Ukraine is intensifying an acute deficit of workers that’s hitting businesses and igniting a race to increase salaries that threatens the Kremlin’s ability to replenish the armed forces. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/01/25/russia-war-wage-army-recruitment/?utm_content=bufferfe580&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

thejapantimes, to worldnews
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Posts that are part of this campaign always target Ukrainians and attempt to foster the idea that Europe and the United States are weary of Kyiv. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/30/world/politics/ukraine-disinformation-campaign-western-media/?utm_content=bufferd023f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #x

thejapantimes, to environment
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A Norwegian project to bury carbon waste under the sea is getting backing from Germany and the EU. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2024/02/05/climate-change/europe-climate-cover-up/?utm_content=buffer3b6ca&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

thejapantimes, to worldwithoutus
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After overcoming anti-LGBTQ discrimination, skepticism about her age and criticism of her limited political experience, 31-year-old Huang Jie will be sworn into Taiwan's parliament on Feb. 1. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/31/asia-pacific/politics/taiwan-openly-gay-lawmaker/?utm_content=buffere8b15&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

thejapantimes, to worldnews
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Russia's latest massive strikes against major Ukrainian cities aim to wear out both the population and air defenses, experts say. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/05/world/politics/russia-mass-strikes-ukraine-analysts/?utm_content=bufferfb326&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

thejapantimes, to Japan
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Tokyo's decision to allow the sale of a fighter aircraft it is co-developing with Rome and London marks another significant shift in Japan’s exclusively defense-oriented policy — possibly even one toward more expansive changes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/18/japan/politics/japan-defense-exports-explainer/

thejapantimes, to worldwithoutus
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A Hong Kong man with Portuguese nationality was jailed for five years on Thursday for "incitement to secession," the first dual-national convicted under the city's Beijing-made national security law. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/11/asia-pacific/politics/hong-kong-dual-national-secession/

thejapantimes, to Japan
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Japan's lunar lander has defied the odds to survive a third lunar night, surprising even its designers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/25/japan/science-health/japan-moon-lander-survives-third-lunar-night/

thejapantimes, to worldwithoutus
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The United Nations' human rights chief says he is "deeply alarmed" by a resurgence of violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state and has warned of further "atrocities." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/20/asia-pacific/politics/un-further-atrocities-myanmar/

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