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China will "crush" any foreign incursion into its sovereign territory including in the South China Sea, a senior Beijing military official said Thursday on the sidelines of a defense forum. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/12/asia-pacific/politics/china-south-sea-crush/ #asiapacific #politics #china #philippines #southchinasea #us

Mitsubishi Electric said Tuesday that it has developed a prototype for a multilingual system that shows words on a screen in different languages. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/09/10/companies/mitsubishi-electric-translation-system/ #business #companies #mitsubishielectric #translation #foreignworkers

China will fully open its manufacturing sector to foreign investments and is also allowing more room for foreign capital in its health sector, adding to efforts to revive the world’s second-largest economy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/09/08/china-opens-manufacturing-health-care-sectors/ #business #china #trade #healthcare #manufacturing

The head of a Russian propaganda campaign that allegedly aimed to influence the upcoming U.S. elections began as a liberal politician before he became one of President Vladimir Putin’s closest advisers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/07/world/politics/putin-aide-us-election-focus/ #worldnews #politics #russia #media #2024uspresidentialelection #vladimirputin #fakenews

Japanese oceanographic research vessel Mirai entered the Arctic Ocean in the small hours of Thursday after passing through the Diomede Islands. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/06/japan/research-vessel-mirai/ #japan #oceans #surveys #us #russia

The Supreme Court's ban on X is an own goal that hurts Brazil's international standing and makes its people less free. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/09/04/world/brazil-shutting-off-elon-musk/ #commentary #worldnews #elonmusk #brazil #socialmedia #twitter #x #freespeech

The Japanese company making the U.S.-2 amphibious plane will continue its production of the search-and-rescue aircraft used by the Maritime Self-Defense Force, much to the relief of Defense Ministry officials. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/04/japan/msdf-amphibious-plane/ #japan #msdf #defenseministry #tech #oceans

With COVID-19 over, nationwide stump speeches are back for the LDP leadership race, but tight security is expected, following recent incidents like Trump's assassination attempt. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/26/japan/politics/ldp-race-security/ #japan #politics #ldp #fumiokishida #security

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for the development and production of more “suicide drones,” as the strongman oversaw a “performance test” of a variety of combat and spy drones, state run media reported Monday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/26/asia-pacific/politics/north-korea-suicide-drones/ #asiapacific #politics #northkorea #southkorea #drones #nuclearweapons #kimjongun #missiles #defense

At Japanese supermarkets, one thing is often missing from the shelves at the moment — rice. Here's a look at what's behind the shortage. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/22/japan/rice-shortage/ #japan #rice #heatwaves #agriculture #tourism #maff #food

Ukraine said on Wednesday it has destroyed Russian pontoon bridges with U.S.-made weapons to defend its incursion into Russia's Kursk region, while Moscow said its forces had halted Kyiv's advance there and gained ground in eastern Ukraine. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/22/world/politics/ukraine-pontoon-bridges-us-weapons/ #worldnews #politics #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #drones

Independent U.S. presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is considering ending his campaign to join forces with Republican rival Donald Trump, his running mate said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/21/world/politics/kennedy-backing-trump/ #worldnews #politics #us #2024uspresidentialelection #donaldtrump #republicans #robertfkennedy

A publisher that translated its iconic history textbooks used by high schools across Japan found itself an unexpected new audience — Japanese businesspeople. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/13/japan/society/yamakawa-shuppansha/ #japan #society #education #schools

Russian forces fought Ukrainian troops for a third day after they smashed through the Russian border in the Kursk region. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/09/world/politics/ukraine-russia-incursion/ #worldnews #politics #russia #ukraine #russiaukrainewar #defense #dmitrymedvedev #vladimirputin #volodymyrzelenskyy

New Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar's ascension to power, combined with Netanyahu’s refusal to agree to a cease-fire unless the group capitulates, makes finding a resolution difficult. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/08/08/world/new-hamas-chief/ #commentary #worldnews #gaza #lebanon #hamas #israel #yahyasinwar

Japan is confronting significant challenges in preparing to safeguard the residents of the Sakishima island chain in Okinawa Prefecture amid growing concerns over China possibly invading Taiwan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/05/japan/taiwan-contingency-evacuation/ #japan #taiwan #china #okinawa #defense #evacuation

U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel will not represent the U.S. at the annual Nagasaki Peace Memorial Ceremony, after the city decided not to invite the Israeli ambassador to the event. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/07/japan/politics/us-envoy-cancels-nagasaki/ #japan #politics #usjapanrelations #us #nagasaki #atomicbombings

JR East will resume issuing Suica cards — which have been unavailable since last year due to a chip shortage — as early as this fall, the railway operator said Wednesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/07/japan/jr-east-suica-resume-production/ #japan #rail #tourism #suica #pasmo #jreast

Worryingly for Japan and its rapidly aging population, new findings highlight the effects of heat on neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/07/29/japan/science-health/extreme-heat-dementia-japan/ #japan #sciencehealth #heat #heatwaves #climatechange #dementia #health #alzheimer039s #aging #elderly #brain

U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves will run the gauntlet between the left of her Labour Party and opposition Conservatives when she outlines the state of public finances. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/07/28/world/politics/keir-starmer-labour-left-clash/ #worldnews #politics #labour #uk #keirstarmer