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Kunisawa’s deeply amber Shinbashi IPA took silver in the International Beer Cup last year, and the Shinbashi Classic Lager, brewed with 100% malt and Czech hops, took gold in the Japan Great Beer Awards’ international-style lager category this year https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2024/06/30/food-drink/kunisawa-brewing-shimbashi-beer/ #life #fooddrink #craftbeer #shimbashi #brewery #tokyo

U.S. President Joe Biden scrambled to defuse a political crisis over his shaky debate performance, using an interview to argue again that he had a bad night, and telling voters he vowed to fight on in the 2024 race despite calls for him to step aside. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/07/06/world/politics/biden-staying-presidential-race/ #worldnews #politics #2024uspresidentialelection #joebiden #donaldtrump #congress

The weak yen — now at historic lows — is slowing the recovery of oversea travel during the summer break, according to estimates by Japan's largest travel agency. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/07/05/japan/society/summer-oversea-travel/ #japan #society #tourism #surveys #jtb

The Japanese government will announce a package of comprehensive measures to help other countries remove landmines. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/07/05/japan/japan-cambodia-land-mines/ #japan #cambodia #cambodiajapanrelations #yokokamikawa #ukraine #russiaukrainewar #landmines

Donald Trump's campaign have launched a pre-emptive political strike on Vice President Kamala Harris to try to discredit her amid talk that she might replace U.S. President Joe Biden atop the party's 2024 presidential ticket. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/07/05/world/politics/trump-harris-attacks-biden-replacement/ #worldnews #politics #2024uspresidentialelection #republicans #democrats #joebiden #donaldtrump #kamalaharris

Publicly funded demolitions have been completed for only about 4% of houses damaged by the Jan. 1 Noto Peninsula earthquake for which the procedure was requested. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/07/02/japan/ishikawa-housing-demolitions/ #japan #earthquakes #ishikawaearthquake #housing #buildings

Beijing is likely to detain more Taiwanese people under a law that targets supporters of independence in a bid to pile pressure on the new president, Taipei officials said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/07/01/asia-pacific/politics/china-detentions-lai-taiwan-officials/ #asiapacific #politics #china #laichingte #taiwan

A table for flower offerings was set up Wednesday in a park in the city of Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, ahead of the 30th anniversary on Thursday of a sarin nerve gas attack by the Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/26/japan/sarin-attack-matsumoto-altar/ #japan #matsumoto #aumshinrikyo #sarin

The South Korean government has informally decided to appoint Park Cheol-hee, the brains behind President Yoon Suk-yeol's diplomatic policies, as the country's next ambassador to Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/24/japan/politics/south-korea-japan-ambassador/ #japan #politics #southkorea #parkcheolhee #yoonsukyeol #southkoreajapanrelations

One of my son’s playmates sidled up to me, asked “Ja, anata wa supai desho?” (“So, you’re a spy, then?”) and then toddled off to his parents without waiting for confirmation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2024/06/24/voices/fathers-children-japanese-foreign/ #community #voices #fathersday #japan

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said Sunday the Philippines "will not be intimidated" by anyone after a violent clash between the country's navy and the Chinese coast guard in the South China Sea. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/23/asia-pacific/politics/philippines-marcos-china-intimidate/ #asiapacific #politics #philippines #usmilitary #china #pla #southchinasea #disputedislands #ferdinandmarcosjr

Japanese researchers have found more than 200 million tons of manganese nodules rich in rare metals on the seabed near Minamitorishima, a remote Tokyo island. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/22/japan/science-health/tokyo-island-rare-metals-find/ #japan #sciencehealth #rareearths #oceans #universityoftokyo #nipponfoundation #batteries

Singapore is working to clean up its biggest oil spill in over a decade after a dredger hit and ruptured a bunker-fuel vessel off its coast. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/17/asia-pacific/singapore-oil-tanker-accident/ #asiapacific #singapore #oil #oilspills

A recent government report has called for luring more tourists to rural areas to ease overcrowding in big cities. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/18/japan/japan-tourism-white-paper/ #japan #tourism #overtourism #rurallife #cities

It's no exaggeration to say that what happens in Ukraine matters to the world order. A rushed peace would stop the fighting, yes, but by compromising the country's future. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/06/17/world/ukraine-ready-peace-summits/ #commentary #worldnews #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #g7 #volodymyrzelenskyy #switzerland

A white-tailed eagle in Hokkaido that was infected with bird flu has been successfully treated with a human antiviral drug and released back into the wild, marking a world-first recovery. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/06/japan/science-health/japan-bird-flu-treatment/ #japan #sciencehealth #birdblu #birds #endangered #hokkaido #medicine #health #environmentministry

Gainax, known for producing the popular anime series "Neon Genesis Evangelion," said Friday that it filed for bankruptcy at Tokyo District Court on May 29. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/06/08/evangelion-anime-production-company-bankrupt/ #business #neongenesisevangelion #gainax #bankruptcy

Victims of a fatal rampage in Tokyo's busy Akihabara district in 2008 were remembered Saturday, the 16th anniversary of the indiscriminate attack, which left seven people dead and 10 others injured. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/08/japan/crime-legal/akihabara-fatal-rampage-16-years/ #japan #crimelegal #akihabara #stabbings #massmurder

Poor seaweed harvests in the Ariake Sea have prompted a team of researchers at Kyushu University to experiment with growing the marine algae on land. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/03/japan/science-health/kyushu-university-onshore-seaweed-farming/ #japan #sciencehealth #oceans #agriculture #water #tech #kyushuuniversity #nishinipponshimbun #fukuoka #ehime #food

Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa canceled his "dearMoon" mission, which the project said was to have been the first private flight around the moon, the mission announced on Saturday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/01/japan/maezawa-cancels-moon-flyby-mission/ #japan #yusakumaezawa #space