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  Japan is demanding a correction be made to an Equal Earth world map on a website, claiming it uses the same color for Russian territory as it does for four islands that Tokyo and Moscow have a territorial dispute over. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/10/japan/japan-map-complaint/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #russia #russiajapanrelations #northernterritories #equalearth #unitednations

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  A strike by staff of the Eiffel Tower over the removal of female colleagues during a visit by a Hindu religious group led to the landmark's closure on Monday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/08/world/eiffel-tower-women-hindu-group/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #hinduism #india #paris #france #eiffeltower

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  As Indonesia's wildfires intensify, authorities are on high alert as they work to contain the damage and avoid the devastation that hit the archipelago in 2015, the last time it faced "super-El Nino" weather conditions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/01/asia-pacific/indonesia-wildfires-explainer/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #indonesia #wildfires #climatechange

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  Mathematicians are uncertain about the impact of artificial intelligence on their field, as it can help solve longstanding problems but also threatens to replace human work. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/08/29/world/maths-ai-crisis/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #math #artificialintelligence #ai #education #tech

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  FamilyMart will introduce a new flexible dress code, from free choice of hair color to wearing hijabs, starting next Tuesday in a bid to attract a more diverse workforce. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/27/japan/familymart-flexible-dress-code-rules/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #familymart #jobs #workstylereform

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  Donald Trump is betting new pressure on Iran can force it to accept a deal to end the war on U.S. terms. But there's one main problem: this is likely to prompt Tehran to retaliate with military strikes across the Gulf. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/23/world/trump-economic-isolation-iran-strikes-gulf/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #iran #middleeast #straitofhormuz #us #donaldtrump #globaleconomy

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  Indonesian authorities have closed access to a national park on Java Island as firefighters battle a wildfire raging there for about a week. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/10/asia-pacific/indonesia-national-park-wildfire/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #wildfires #indonesia

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  Amusement parks across Japan are raising their admission fees to offset rising labor, electricity and other costs and ease overcrowding during peak seasons. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/08/09/companies/amusement-parks-price-hikes/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #themeparks #inflation #teikokudatabank

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  The death toll from the powerful earthquake that rocked Kumamoto Prefecture late last month has increased by one to 39, the prefectural government's disaster response headquarters said Saturday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/08/japan/kumamoto-quake-toll-39/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #kumamoto #earthquakes #2026kumamotoearthquake

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  Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's olive branch to the young people behind India's biggest student-led protests in years has done little to stem the abuse and police action many participants say they continue to face. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/07/asia-pacific/india-student-online-harassment-protests/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #india #asia #southasia

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  China's recent ballistic missile test left people living in Tuvalu, the low-lying Pacific Island closest to where it landed, fearing it would trigger a tsunami, an official from the nation said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/07/asia-pacific/china-missile-test-tuvalu/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #tuvalu #oceania #china #newzealand #fiji #suva

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  Seven organizations of hibakusha atomic bomb survivors in Hiroshima Prefecture urged the government to support the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/07/japan/hibakusha-groups-nuclear-ban-urge/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #hiroshima #atomicbombings #wwii #nuclearweapons #hibakusha #nagasaki #sanaetakaichi

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  A public that refuses to examine what it applauds not only risks legitimizing authoritarian and even murderous actors, but also becomes complicit. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/08/07/japan/fuji-rock-flag-waving/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #japan #fujirock #niigata #iran #palestine #lebanon #un #russia #ukraine #shahed #hamas #gaza #israel #us

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  Google is losing some of its most prominent AI veterans, casting doubt over leadership in a critical area of growth right as competition intensifies. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/08/06/tech/google-ai-leadership-shift/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #google #ai #alphabet #tech

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  Cases involving sexual deepfakes targeting children more than doubled in number in Japan in the first half of 2026, the National Police Agency has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/05/japan/crime-legal/child-sexual-deepfakes-double/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #sexcrimes #childporn #childabuse #children

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  At a mass funeral, the shrouded remains of 112 bodies lay in the sun's heat: all that could be found of the Al-Hassaynas of Sabra, ⁠a Palestinian clan all but wiped out by Israel nearly three years ago. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/05/world/gazans-mass-funeral-112/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #middleeast #israel #gaza #israelhamaswar #palestinians

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  ASEAN's inaction and declining humanitarian support have left Rohingya refugees trapped between deteriorating conditions in camps and increasingly dangerous attempts to escape by sea. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/08/04/world/rohingya-drown-asean-debates/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #rohingya #asean #myanmar #rohingya #bangladesh #us #malaysia #unworldfoodprogram #donaldtrump #thailand #marcorubio #us #china #refugees #humanrights

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  Tens of thousands took to the streets in India to express ‌their fury ‌at the repeated mismanagement of an examination system that stands between the masses and job security. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/03/asia-pacific/india-youth-protests-modi/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #india #narendramodi #cockroachjantaparty #bjp

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  Amid a record heat wave temperatures are soaring across South Korea and North Korea as ‌authorities expand ‌emergency measures and residents seek relief in cooling shelters, beaches and ​water parks. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/03/asia-pacific/record-heatwave-korean-peninsula/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #northkorea #southkorea #heatwaves #climatechange

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  Thailand kicks off its yearly campaign to encourage people to give up alcohol during Khao Phansa, a three-month period of reflection observed by Buddhists akin to Christian Lent. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/03/asia-pacific/society/thai-booze-buddhist-lent/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #society #alcoholism #thailand

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  OpenAI is widening its hacking probe after it discovered other instances in which autonomous agents escaped containment, two people familiar with the matter said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/08/01/tech/openai-agent-more-breakouts/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #openai #ai #cybersecurity #us #hacking

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  More than 8 in 10 Australian teenagers were still using social media three months after the government's landmark ban on the platforms for minors under the age of 16 took effect, regulators have found. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/31/asia-pacific/australia-teens-social-media-ban/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific

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  South Korean military inspectors will ​visit an army corps to review an incident in which ‌troops ‌nearly shot down an unidentified aircraft near the border with ​North Korea before determining it was a U.S. drone. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/31/world/us-military-korea-drone/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #us #southkorea #eastasia #northkorea

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  Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te will donate 200,000 New Taiwan dollars (about ¥1 million) to support areas affected by Tuesday's powerful earthquake that struck Kumamoto Prefecture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/30/japan/taiwan-president-kumamoto-donation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #2026kumamotoearthquake #kumamoto #taiwan #laichingte #taiwanjapanrelations #earthquakes

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  The Generation Z protests that convulsed the streets of Indian cities in recent weeks began with dreams dashed in the classrooms of India's schools. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/30/asia-pacific/politics/india-gen-z-rage-modi/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #india #narendramodi #genz #education

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  South Korea's success in tech has a dark side: Women suffer rampant "digital sex crimes," rights groups say, with AI-generated deepfakes as the newest threat. Some women are becoming web sleuths to fight back. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/30/asia-pacific/crime-legal/korea-women-ai-deepfake-porn/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #crimelegal #southkorea #deepfakes #pornography #sexcrimes

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  Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing has called on Japanese companies to expand investment and trade in the Southeast Asian country at a business event in Yangon. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/30/japan/myanmar-japan-invest-call/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #myanmar #investments #minaunghlaing

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  Jordan Rochester, who made his name as one of Britain's most recognized financial commentators during the country's split from the European Union, has left Mizuho Bank to pursue a position in Dubai. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/07/30/companies/mr-brexit-exit-mizuho-bank/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #mizuho #banks #brexit #eu #uk #dubai #london

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  The death toll for a magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck Kumamoto Prefecture on Tuesday has risen to 28 as rescuers race against the clock to find survivors before the crucial 72-hour mark. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/30/japan/earthquake-kumamoto-death-toll/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #kumamoto #earthquakes #2026kumamotoearthquake #kyushu

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  Russia has charged billionaire Telegram co-founder Pavel Durov with aiding terrorism, accusing him of allowing the popular messaging app to be used by Ukrainian security services. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/30/world/crime-legal/russia-telegram-durov-terrorism/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #crimelegal #telegram #russia #terrorism #paveldurov