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The Japan TimesRumors that Israel might decide on a full occupation of Gaza has sowed fear and despair among Palestinians struggling to survive in the enclave. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/08/world/gaza-israel-occupation-fears/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #israelhamaswar #israelhamas #palestinians #hunger #famine
The Japan TimesGermany's cabinet approved a draft law on Wednesday aimed at fast-tracking the rollout of geothermal energy projects, as part of its goal to eliminate fossil fuel-based heating by 2045. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/08/07/energy/germany-geothermal-energy-projects/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #energy #geothermal #energy #renewables #germany
The Japan TimesThe Trump administration plans to scale back criticism of El Salvador, Israel and Russia over human rights, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday, citing drafts of the State Department's annual human rights report. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/07/world/politics/us-human-rights-el-salvador-israel-russia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #humanrights #elsalvador #israel #russia #us #donaldtrump #republicans #benjaminnetanyahu #lgbtq
The Japan TimesThe United States has sent letters to at least a handful of countries urging them to reject the goal of a global pact that includes limits on plastic production and plastic chemical additives. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/08/07/sustainability/trump-plastic-production-caps-un/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #sustainability #plastic #pollution #environment #us #donaldtrump
The Japan TimesIt seems evident that the two bombs would be dropped to confirm their relative effectiveness before Japan could realistically respond. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/08/06/japan/were-hiroshima-and-nagasaki-bombings-necessary/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #worldwarii #atomicbombing #hiroshima #nagasaki
The Japan TimesJapan is poised to reverse its long-standing rice curb policy, following a government admission that it had been miscalculating demand. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/06/japan/rice-ishiba-increase/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #rice #shigeruishiba #agriculture
The Japan TimesA massive outbreak of toxic algae off South Australia, which has devastated hundreds of species of marine life and disrupted local tourism and fishing, is being declared a natural disaster by the state's premier. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/08/06/wildlife/toxic-algae-australia-marine-tourism/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #wildlife #pollution #australia #wildlife
The Japan TimesAustralia selecting a Japanese warship for its next frigate class could be a watershed moment for Japan’s defense industry as Tokyo aims for greater military cooperation and industrial tie-ups with allies and partners. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/06/japan/australia-japan-ship-deal-defense-industry/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #defense #australiajapanrelations #australia #sdf #defenseministry #mogami #mitsubishiheavyindustries
The Japan TimesDeclassified official U.S. documents showed Tuesday that the U.S. military estimated two days after its Aug. 6, 1945, atomic bombing of the city of Hiroshima that at least 100,000 people died as a result of the bombing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/06/japan/hiroshima-bombing-victims-us-initial-estimate/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #wwii #atomicbombings #hiroshima #nuclearweapons
The Japan TimesEighty years after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, an 83-year-old orphaned survivor continues to speak out about the destructive nature of nuclear weapons. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/06/japan/orphaned-hibakusha-shares-his-experiences/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #wwii #nuclearweapons #hiroshima #atomicbombings