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

Prime Minister Keir Starmer had barely registered the U.K.’s concerns with Chinese President Xi Jinping about the plight of a jailed newspaper publisher in Hong Kong when the British press found themselves abruptly bundled out of the room. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/19/world/politics/starmer-xi-human-rights-g20/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #keirstarmer #uk #china #xijinping #humanrights #g20 #taiwan #hongkong #jimmylai

Months after a groundbreaking ceremony for a major canal project in Cambodia, touted investments from China are in doubt. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/23/asia-pacific/cambodia-canal-project-doubt/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #cambodia #china #mekongriver #southeastasia #hunmanet

Linda McMahon, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for education secretary, has been accused in a recent lawsuit of failing to stop a ringside announcer for World Wrestling Entertainment from grooming and sexually abusing children in the 1980s and 1990s. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/22/world/crime-legal/linda-mcmahon-child-abuse-lawsuit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #crimelegal #donaldtrump #lindamcmahon #children #childabuse #us #wwe

A team including government-backed research institute Riken and the University of Tokyo has developed a plastic material that can be dissolved in seawater in hours, sparking hopes that the new material will help reduce environmental pollution. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/22/japan/plastic-dissolving-in-seawater/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #riken #universityoftokyo #plastic #environment #oceans

Companies from Iran, Israel, China, Russia and the United States will showcase military equipment at an arms expo in Hanoi in December, Vietnam's defense ministry said on Tuesday, a rare case of geopolitical rivals exhibiting their wares together. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/19/asia-pacific/iran-israel-vietnam-defense-expo/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #iran #israel #vietnam #defense

Top U.S. Justice Department antitrust officials have decided to ask a judge to force Alphabet’s Google to sell off its Chrome browser in what would be a historic crackdown on one of the biggest tech companies in the world. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/11/19/tech/doj-google-chrome-monopoly/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #google #alphabet #doj #chrome #tech

Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya made a surprise visit to Ukraine on Saturday, where he met with his counterpart and and criticized North Korea's dispatch of troops for Russia's war against its neighbor. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/16/japan/politics/iwaya-ukraine-visit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #takeshiiwaya #russia #ukraine #russiaukrainewar #foreignministry

The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden is weighing a last-ditch push for an international agreement that would restrict financial support for foreign oil and gas projects before critical talks start in Paris. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2024/11/17/climate-change/biden-fossil-fuel-funding-curbs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #climatechange #us #emissions #joebiden #gas #oil #donaldtrump

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for the mass production of attack drones after Pyongyang accused Seoul of flying unmanned aerial vehicles in the airspace over the capital in what it called a "war provocation.” https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/15/asia-pacific/politics/kim-mass-suicide-drone-production/ #asiapacific #politics #northkorea #kimjongun

A nihilistic voter base, profit-hungry business leaders, and craven Republican politicians are to blame for Trump's victory. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/11/07/world/how-trump-won/ #commentary #worldnews #donaldtrump #2024uspresidentialelection #kamalaharris #democrats #republicans

The Prime Minister of Mauritius is vying for a third term — against the backdrop of eroding public trust in the political establishment. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/10/world/politics/dynasties-mauritius-election-democracy/ #worldnews #politics #mauritius #africa

With over 50 years since a major catastrophe, many people in Valencia were unaware of the danger posed by flash flooding or how to respond. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/10/world/spain-flood-disaster-history/ #worldnews #spain #floods

The Biden administration is racing to complete Chips Act agreements with companies like Intel and Samsung Electronics, aiming to shore up one of its signature initiatives before President-elect Donald Trump enters the White House. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/11/09/tech/us-chip-subsidy-deals-trump/ #business #tech #chipmakers #us #joebiden #computers #donaldtrump #2024uspresidentialelection

The White House plans to rush billions of dollars in security assistance to Ukraine before President Joe Biden leaves office in January. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/07/world/politics/biden-ukraine-aid-trump/ #worldnews #politics #us #2024uspresidentialelection #donaldtrump #joebiden #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin

Claudio Worm, a German tourist who was reported missing last month, was found dead along the coast in Wakayama Prefecture, police said Wednesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/06/japan/crime-legal/german-man-found-dead/ #japan #crimelegal #germany #wakayama #japanesepolice

Investors and analysts are sketching out multiple scenarios for the trajectory of Japanese assets following the outcome of the U.S. election on Tuesday, with a win for Kamala Harris potentially supporting the yen and a win for Donald Trump making it fall. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/11/05/economy/yen-swing-on-us-election/ #business #economy #yen #dollar #forex #uspresidentialelection #kamalaharris #donaldtrump

Israel's parliament passed a law on Monday to ban the U.N. relief agency UNRWA from operating inside the country, the same day Israeli tanks thrust deeper into two north Gaza towns and a refugee camp, trapping about 100,000 civilians. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/10/29/world/israel-un-agency-palestinians/ #worldnews #unrwa #middleeast #israel #gaza #israelhamaswar #palestinians #hamas #benjaminnetanyahu

Long before Tsuyoshi Shinjo was known as Big Boss, he was an outfielder for the San Francisco Giants who made history as the first Japanese player to appear in the World Series. Many have followed in his footsteps. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2024/10/25/baseball/mlb/japanese-players-world-series/ #baseball #mlb #worldseries #losangelesdodgers #newyorkyankees #shoheiohtani #yoshinobuyamamoto

A 21-year-old German university student who came to Japan in September to go sightseeing has gone missing in Wakayama Prefecture, with family members saying they haven't heard from him since Oct. 10, local police said Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/10/22/japan/missing-german-tourist-student/ #japan #wakayama #japanesepolice

Washington’s credibility problem would be easier to address if U.S. policymakers knew what they wanted in Asia (and don’t say primacy; that ship has sailed). https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/10/21/world/us-risks-irrelevance-in-asia/ #commentary #worldnews #asean #joebiden #us #asia #defense