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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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The International Court of Justice is hamstrung by a dysfunctional global system that sees countries comply with its rulings — or not — based on their own double standards, experts say. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/03/world/politics/icj-dysfunctional-global-system/ #worldnews #politics #un #icc #icj #russia #israel #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin #israelhamaswar #hamas #benjaminnetanyahu

thejapantimes, to worldnews
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Popular social network TikTok approved adverts containing political disinformation ahead of European polls, a report showed, flouting its own guidelines and raising questions about its ability to detect election falsehoods. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/04/world/politics/tiktok-disinformation-eu-election/ #worldnews #politics #tiktok #misinformation #eu #europe #russia #socialmedia

thejapantimes, to Tennis
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Novak Djokovic's French Open title defense has ended with a whimper following the top seed's withdrawal due to a right knee problem. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2024/06/05/tennis/djokovic-withdrawal-french-open/ #tennis #novakdjokovic #frenchopen #janniksinner #carlosalcaraz

thejapantimes, to worldnews
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A high court in Pakistan has overturned jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan's conviction on charges of leaking state secrets, though a conviction in another case means he will remain in prison for now. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/04/world/politics/pakistan-imran-khan-acquitted-jail/

thejapantimes, to business
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A clobbering for South Africa's, Mexico's and even India's heavyweight markets in recent days has proved that politics can still deliver an unexpected uppercut in big emerging economies. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/06/05/markets/mexico-south-africa-india-markets/

thejapantimes, to baseball
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Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter pleaded guilty on Tuesday to stealing nearly $17 million from the baseball star to pay off illegal gambling debts. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2024/06/05/baseball/mlb/ippei-mizuhara-pleads-guilty/

thejapantimes, to Japan
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Scientists are making a link between the kind of extreme rainfall that is being made more frequent and intense by climate change and increases in mortality from respiratory diseases. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/02/japan/science-health/extreme-rain-respiratory-mortality-health/

thejapantimes, to worldnews
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France, Germany and Poland have become "permanent" targets for Russian disinformation attacks in the run-up to European Parliament elections this week, a senior EU official said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/05/world/politics/permanent-russian-disinformation-eu/

thejapantimes, to worldnews
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The alarm raised following the death of 9-year-old Virun Roeurn and the urgent activity that followed is a testament to the strength of Cambodia’s disease tracking system, and to its importance within a global biosurveillance system. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/21/world/disease-detectives-bird-flu/

thejapantimes, to worldnews
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Israel says it is ready for an offensive along the northern border with Lebanon and is nearing a decision as the Hezbollah movement said it was not seeking to widen the conflict but was ready to fight any war imposed on it. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/05/world/israel-lebanon-border-offensive/

thejapantimes, to worldwithoutus
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North Korea has said it will stop sending thousands of balloons carrying tons of garbage across the border with South Korea, but vowed to restart the practice if activists from the South resume flying anti-regime leaflets. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/03/asia-pacific/politics/north-korea-south-korea-balloons-halt/

thejapantimes, to Japan
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Japan Defense Minister Minoru Kihara has warned of the growing possibility of simultaneous crises erupting in the Indo-Pacific and beyond — a threat not entirely unimaginable amid Chinese moves near Taiwan and the ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/01/japan/politics/japan-defense-minister-kihara-shangri-la-speech/ #japan #politics #minorukihara #china #taiwan #northkorea #defense #defenseministry

thejapantimes, to worldnews
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Modi now needs to secure the support of two key members of his broader National Democratic Alliance who control some 30 seats — enough to flip the balance of power. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/05/world/politics/india-election-results/

thejapantimes, to worldnews
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Labour Party leader Keir Starmer is trying to win the election by campaigning on the political center ground, and by showing voters how the party has shifted since its historic electoral defeat in 2019. Defense is a key part of that strategy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/03/world/politics/starmer-uk-security-debate-sunak/

thejapantimes, to Japan
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Police are looking for a suspect, believed to be a Chinese national, who spray-painted the word “toilet” on a stone pillar at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo over the weekend after urinating on it. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/03/japan/society/yasukuni-shrine-vandalism/ #japan #society #china #yasukunishrine #wwii #chinajapanrelations #history

thejapantimes, to Japan
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Japanese police have arrested a 17-year-old boy for allegedly stealing IDs and passwords of people attempting to buy his fictitious online game account by guiding them to a fraudulent website. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/04/japan/crime-legal/teen-steal-fake-ids/

thejapantimes, to Japan
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A foreign resident of Japan unwittingly lived under a fake identity for six months until it came to light that he had been mixed up with an uncannily similar stranger. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/04/japan/society/id-mistake-similar-strangers/

thejapantimes, to Japan
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The Japanese government plans to use My Number social security and taxation identification cards to track the evacuation status of disaster victims, the Digital Agency said Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/04/japan/japan-my-number-id-use-in-disasters/

thejapantimes, to worldnews
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World leaders are so preoccupied with wars, power struggles, social tensions and political polarization that they appear largely unwilling to invest in preserving global economic integration. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/06/04/world/vulnerable-global-economy/

thejapantimes, to Japan
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The Israeli ambassador to Japan has not yet been invited to Nagasaki's annual peace ceremony, according to city officials who instead sent the embassy a letter calling for a ceasefire. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/04/japan/nagasaki-not-inviting-israel/

thejapantimes, to worldnews
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Putin badly underestimated both Ukraine and the West two years ago, but he has adapted and will win unless both the West and Ukraine can build and execute a new strategy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/06/04/world/new-ukraine-strategy/

thejapantimes, to worldnews
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Northern Israeli towns evacuated due to Hezbollah attacks are hoping for a September school return, amid government discord on safety and resettlement, with $38 million for new schools planned. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/04/world/school-israel-lebanon-strategy/

thejapantimes, to Japan
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The Newly established U.S.-Japan Defense Industrial Cooperation, Acquisition and Sustainment forum is charting a strategic course for Tokyo and Washington's security needs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/06/04/japan/japan-us-defense-cooperation/

thejapantimes, to business
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As a probe into data tampering gets underway with Toyota, questions have emerged over whether Japan's regulatory standards for the automotive sector and their subjective interpretation might be hindering automakers in the face of global challenges. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/06/04/companies/beattie-toyota-follow/

thejapantimes, to Japan
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A planned Tuesday vote on the Liberal Democratic Party's proposed revisions for the political funding law was called off due to a misunderstanding between the party and the opposition Nippon Ishin no Kai over a key contentious item. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/04/japan/politics/kishida-ishin-bill/ #japan #politics #ldp #komeito #nipponishinnokai #politicalfunds #fumiokishida #taroaso #toshimitsumotegi

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