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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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Mizuho Financial Group’s securities arm is boosting hiring in the U.S. as it seeks to cement its position among the top 10 stock and bond underwriters in the lucrative market. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/04/business/corporate-business/mizuho-u-s-hiring-spree-top-10-underwriting-goal-sight/?utm_content=bufferac9c0&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

thejapantimes, to Sports
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Shohei Ohtani became the first MLB player from Japan to be named Player of the Month three times, surpassing Yu Darvish, Hideo Nomo and Hideki Irabu. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2023/07/04/baseball/mlb/ohtani-al-potm-june/?utm_content=buffer310c6&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

thejapantimes, to Sports
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Sun had defeated Hirano in all four of their previous meetings, according to the International Table Tennis Federation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2023/07/04/more-sports/tabletennis-hirano-sun-zagreb/?utm_content=buffer20ff9&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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Sports Minister Amelie Oudea-Castera said Monday that the French government had "taken measures in recent days to again step up security of infrastructure" linked to next year's Olympics. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2023/07/04/olympics/summer-olympics/paris-olympics-riot-concerns/?utm_content=bufferc3666&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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The front line in Ukraine is frozen and a month after the launch of Kyiv's much-heralded counteroffensive neither side seems able to force a decisive breakthrough. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/04/world/russia-ukraine-frontline-battles/?utm_content=buffer16e2c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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A top-performing equity fund is pocketing gains on Japanese chipmakers to buy shares left behind during the market’s world-beating rally. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/04/business/economy-business/fund-quality-stocks/?utm_content=buffer0aa66&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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NATO members are expected to agree on Tuesday to extend the term of Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg for a further year, according to four diplomats. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/04/world/jens-stoltenberg-term-extension-likely-tuesday/?utm_content=bufferce49d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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Yevgeny Prigozhin’s failed rebellion sharply dented his domestic support, but nearly 30% of Russians continue to view the Wagner mercenary leader positively, according to opinion polls. | via The New York Times https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/04/world/prigozhin-public-support-stays-high-poll/?utm_content=bufferf08b0&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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Gallium and germanium, along with their chemical compounds, will be subject to export controls meant to protect Chinese national security starting Aug. 1, China’s Ministry of Commerce said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/04/business/china-chipmaking-export-restriction-us-clash/?utm_content=buffer34b6c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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Taiwan kicks off a two-day live-firing test Monday as the island ramps up preparations against an increasingly assertive China. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/03/asia-pacific/taiwan-live-fire-drills/?utm_content=buffer4a0f0&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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Tesla and China's BYD hit new sales records, widening their lead as the world’s top-selling EV makers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/03/business/tesla-byd-electric-vehicles-record-sales/?utm_content=buffer2ad0f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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Japanese police will in August begin testing a pilot program for compiling data on possibly dangerous persons to prevent future attacks by lone actors. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/03/national/police-lone-actors-program/?utm_content=bufferd9884&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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The battery arm of Japan's Panasonic will need to build four more factories to reach its target for a sharp boost in annual capacity of batteries for electric vehicles by 2031, its technology chief has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/03/business/corporate-business/panasonic-four-more-battery-factories/?utm_content=buffera4302&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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Hong Kong police on Monday accused eight overseas-based activists of serious national security offenses including foreign collusion and incitement to secession. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/03/asia-pacific/crime-legal-asia-pacific/hong-kong-overseas-activists-warrants/?utm_content=buffera8596&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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North Korea and Japan held working-level meetings multiple times last month over Pyongyang's past abductions of Japanese nationals, a South Korean newspaper reported Monday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/03/national/north-korea-abductions-meeting/?utm_content=buffer093d5&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki embarked on a five-day trip to China on Monday as part of a delegation seeking to strengthen economic and cultural ties between Japan and China. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/03/national/denny-tamaki-china-trip/?utm_content=buffer6fe02&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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As NATO reshapes its strategy in response to Russia's war in Ukraine, access to new territories in northern Europe and their infrastructure opens ways for allies to watch and contain Moscow. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/03/world/nato-chances-to-contain-moscow/?utm_content=buffer58cc3&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

thejapantimes, to Sports
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Andres Iniesta coy on future plans following Vissel Kobe departure https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2023/07/03/soccer/iniesta-future-no-hint/?utm_content=bufferc919c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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"I tried my hardest to be ready after my surgery and to be able to step on the Wimbledon courts again." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2023/07/03/tennis/kyrgios-withdraws-from-wimbledon/?utm_content=buffer62911&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

thejapantimes, to showerthoughts
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[Commentary] Octogenarian and biologist Leroy Hood is trying to make the Elizabeth Holmes-ian dream of preventive medicine come true. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2023/07/03/commentary/world-commentary/stopping-dementia/?utm_content=buffer3cbce&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

thejapantimes, to philosophy
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[Commentary] The U.S. economic situation is precarious and much will depend on fiscal and monetary policy. Still, many forecasters expect that a minor recession is coming. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2023/07/03/commentary/world-commentary/u-s-economy/?utm_content=buffer3fd15&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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Rising unemployment amongst China's youth could trigger political problems, according to an economist who has advised President Xi Jinping. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/03/asia-pacific/china-youth-jobless-political-risk/?utm_content=buffer6aeb8&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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Elon Musk's move to temporarily cap how many posts Twitter users can read on the social media site could undermine efforts by the company's new CEO to attract advertisers, experts have said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/03/business/tech/twitter-rate-limit-analysis/?utm_content=buffer477b3&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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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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