Notices by The Japan Times (thejapantimes@mastodon.social)

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya told the Group of Seven ministers in Munich that Japan remains firm on supporting Ukraine and sanctioning Russia. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/16/japan/iwaya-vows-russia-sanctions/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #us #russia #ukraine #russiaukrainewar #donaldtrump #iwayatakeshi #russiasanctions

For the first time, Japan will tap its rice stockpile to ease distribution bottlenecks, which have led to elevated prices for the staple grain despite last year's higher production. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/14/japan/government-rice-stockpile/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #rice #maff #takueto #food

Congo's recent deadly outbreak of a mysterious "Disease X" was in fact caused by malaria, a treatable illness. Access must be at the core of drug development to prevent cases like this. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/02/13/world/treating-preventable-disease-access/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #health #healthcare #medicine #pharmaceuticals #innovation #biotechnology #malaria #covid19vaccines

Your Japanese friends may be hearing terms like "DEI" and "woke" a lot in the news, words that are difficult to translate directly. Learn Japanese phrases that explain context and nuance to help them out. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/02/09/language/translating-woke-japanese-words/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #language #nihongo #vocabulary #diversity #jlptn3 #grammar

With a style that is intimate and unobtrusive, documentary director Kaku Arakawa has spent decades filming anime auteur Hayao Miyazaki to reveal the man beyond the myth. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/01/31/film/kaku-arakawa-hayao-miyazaki-interview/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #film #hayaomiyazaki #studioghibli #anime #japanesefilm #documentary

A massive sinkhole engulfed a truck in Saitama Prefecture on Tuesday morning, trapping the driver and triggering an extensive rescue operation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/29/japan/crime-legal/sinkhole-saitama-truck/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #saitama #trucks #japanesepolice

With Donald Trump's second term, Japan faces a new era in its relationship with the U.S., requiring a shift from values-based diplomacy to a transactional approach. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/01/28/japan/trumps-america-and-japan-us-era/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #donaldtrump #shigeruishiba #diplomacy #usjapanrelations #trade #defense

Raging wildfires in southeast Australia force evacuations, with thousands of acres scorched as heatwave conditions threaten to escalate the crisis. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/28/asia-pacific/fires-national-parks-southeast-australia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #wildfires #australia

Auschwitz survivors warned of the dangers of rising antisemitism on Monday, as they marked the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi German death camp. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/28/world/society/auschwitz-antisemitism-80th-anniversary/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #society #afd #germany #wwii #elonmusk #auschwitz #holocaust

A 34-year-old Japanese man arrived in Cape Town to end a more than 6,000-kilometer journey from Kenya to South Africa on foot while pulling a rickshaw. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/28/japan/japanese-man-rickshaw-run-africa/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #travel #yujigumpsuzuki #africa #capetown #kenya #rickshaw

Discrepancies in climate plans in South Africa could lead to regions with high levels of unemployment being left behind when it comes to new jobs in the clean energy economy, a report has warned. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/01/27/climate-change/south-africa-climate-inequality/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #climatechange #southafrica #climatechange

Tens of thousands of Palestinians have streamed along the main roads leading north in Gaza, jubilant to be returning home after months of living in temporary shelter but fearing what might remain of their homes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/28/world/gaza-residents-hostage-breakthrough/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #middleeast #israel #gaza #israelhamaswar #palestinians #hamas #benjaminnetanyahu

The Trump administration is working on a plan to save TikTok that taps software company Oracle and a group of outside investors to effectively take control of the app's operations. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/01/26/tech/tiktok-takeover-oracle-investors/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #tiktok #donaldtrump #oracle #us #socialmedia #tech #china

One of the hottest, driest places on Earth has almost doubled poultry production in the past decade as Saudi Arabia's leadership pushes for food self-sufficiency and a pivot from oil. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/01/26/saudi-chickens-oil-pivot/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #saudiarabia #agriculture #oil #food

The world's biggest iceberg — more than twice the size of London — could drift towards a remote island where a scientist warns it risks disrupting feeding for baby penguins and seals. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/01/25/earth-science/mega-iceberg-antarctica/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #earthscience #climatechange #antarctica #animals

Thailand's same-sex law has come into force, making the kingdom the first Southeast Asian country to allow equal marriage and the biggest place in Asia to recognize such unions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/23/asia-pacific/society/thailand-same-sex-marriage/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #society #thailand #lgbtq #samesexmarriage

Researchers said they have developed a peptide that can bind to the spike proteins of SARS-CoV-2 to prevent COVID-19 infections. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/23/japan/science-health/peptide-prevention-covid-19/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #universities #development #covid19

International law and norms are eroding, especially in the conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza, as multilateral security systems break down and powerful nations prioritize their own interests over global stability. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/01/20/world/multilateralism-or-bust/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #russia #ukraine #china #russiaukrainewar #gaza #lebanon #israel

As world hunger remains high and aid dwindles, local solutions are becoming paramount. Enter Food4Education, a group that drew inspiration from Japan's school lunch programs to help feed half a million students in Kenya. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/01/19/sustainability/food-education-world-hunger/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #sustainability #hunger #climatechange #kenya #food4education #poverty #schools

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has picked Brandon Williams, a former Navy officer and one-term member of Congress, to become the keeper of the nation’s arsenal of thousands of nuclear bombs and warheads. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/18/world/politics/us-nuclear-arsenal-brandon-williams/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #donaldtrump #nuclearweapons #usmilitary