Persecution Japanese

UK gives asylum to son of Singapore founder over persecution claims

Lee Hsien Yang has alleged he faced oppression back home from the government his brother had led.

China is turning Japanese

At least that’s what the bond market is whispering

World - Financial Times - October 17

Trump Defends Adams at Al Smith Dinner, Saying Both Are Being ‘Persecuted’

Mayor Eric Adams, a Democrat, and Donald J. Trump, the Republican former president, are strange bedfellows as both face legal challenges.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 18

Son of Singapore founder says ‘campaign of persecution’ forced him to seek asylum in UK

Exclusive: Lee Hsien Yang says Singapore is no ‘paradise’ after fleeing authoritarian regime that his older brother inherited and still holds sway over through their revered father’s legacy. A ...

World - The Guardian - October 22

Lee Kuan Yew's youngest son says the UK has granted him asylum from persecution in Singapore

Lee Hsien Yang, the estranged brother of former Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, says he is now a “political refugee” after the British government granted him asylum from what he described ...

World - ABC News - October 22

A Japanese boy was killed in China. Was cyber-nationalism to blame?

The Chinese government has been accused of using online nationalism as a useful safety valve.

Meta fires staff for abusing $25 meal credits

Workers used benefits to buy acne pads, wine glasses and laundry detergent

Business - Financial Times - October 17

Japan plunged into political turmoil after voters punish ruling LDP

Coalition led by Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s Liberal Democratic party loses parliamentary majority

Business - Financial Times - October 28

Election setback for new Japanese PM Ishiba

World - Yahoo News - October 27

Japanese star RHP Sasaki to be posted to MLB

Roki Sasaki, the Japanese right-hander considered one of the most talented pitchers in the world, will be posted to MLB, the Chiba Lotte Marines announced.

Sports - ESPN - 1 hour ago

Killing of Japanese Boy Leaves Chinese Asking: Is This My Country?

Angry at what they view as China’s state-led xenophobia, taught in schools and prevalent online, some people are taking action, even at personal risk.

Business - The New York Times - October 14

Bus carrying Japanese tourists crashes in Turkey, injuring 22

A bus carrying Japanese tourists has crashed into a ditch in Turkey, injuring 22 people on board

World - ABC News - October 17

First Japanese "onsen," bath house with many naked customers, opening in U.S.

One of Japan's top luxury hotel firms will open an "onsen" resort in upstate New York. Onsens are bath houses where patrons relax naked together in mineral-rich water of various temperatures.

Trump compares imprisoned Jan. 6 rioters to Japanese Americans during WWII

Former President Trump on Friday alleged nobody had been treated worse than those imprisoned for storming the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, other than Japanese Americans who were put in internment camps ...

Politics - The Hill - October 18

Japanese property group Tokyo Tatemono targeted by UK activist fund

Stakebuilding by Palliser Capital follows Elliott Management's move on sector peer Mitsui Fudosan

World - Financial Times - October 22

2300-year-old skeleton helps solve mystery of earliest Japanese people

World - Yahoo News - October 22

These Japanese Baseball Fans Love Ohtani. They Love the Yankees More.

The best World Series outcome for one particular subset of fans? The Dodgers slugger hits four home runs in a game, and the Yankees win 5-4.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 26

Japanese Americans reclaim power with historic baseball game at Manzanar prison camp

The baseball games were held at Manzanar, one of 10 Japanese American concentration camps erected by the U.S. government during World War II.

Japanese lift maker Fujitec explores sale to private equity

Talks with multiple groups including Sweden’s EQT have taken place in recent months

World - Financial Times - October 30

Japanese American Baseball Players Return to Manzanar Internment Camp

As Shohei Ohtani played in the World Series, Japanese American ballplayers gathered in Manzanar for the first baseball games in the internment camp since World War II.

Top stories - The New York Times - 5 days ago

First Satellite Made of Wood Is Launched Into Space

Scientists in Japan constructed the first satellite made of wood by blending age-old woodworking techniques with rocket science.

Science - The New York Times - 2 days ago

Meet the Next Japanese Superstar Set to Create a Bidding War in M.L.B.

Every team should be interested in Roki Sasaki. Only some teams will have the money to sign a star of his caliber, a columnist for The Athletic writes.

Sports - The New York Times - 2 days ago

Japanese automaker Nissan cuts 9,000 jobs as its vehicles fail to sell

Nissan is reporting a loss for the latest fiscal quarter as its vehicle sales sank while costs and inventory ballooned

World - ABC News - 2 days ago

Japanese ace Rōki Sasaki to become available to MLB teams this winter

Japanese star to be posted to Major League Baseball Sasaki, 23, helped Japan win World Baseball Classic Japanese ace Rōki Sasaki will be available to Major League Baseball teams this offseason.. ...

World - The Guardian - 2 hours ago

Tokyo Metro's IPO could drive momentum in the Japanese market as Chinese listings dry up

"We think they're offering very, very good value," Mio Kato, founder of LightStream Research, told CNBC.

Business - CNBC - October 15

‘They refused to let me go’: Japanese workers turn to resignation agencies to quit jobs

One in six workers has engaged a firm to hand in notice for them, as younger workers reject traditional work ethic. Mari was just two months into her new job when she decided she had had enough. ...

World - The Guardian - October 19

Japanese Americans blast Trump for comparing Jan 6 rioters, WWII internment camps

Japanese American civil rights leaders and advocates criticized former President Trump for comparing rioters who breached the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, to those held in internment camps during World ...

Politics - The Hill - October 19

A Japanese police chief apologizes to a man acquitted after 50 years on death row

A Japanese police chief has apologized to Iwao Hakamada for his decades-long suffering because of a wrongful conviction that had kept him on death row decades until last month when he was acquitted ...

World - ABC News - October 21

Groups slam Trump's comparison of Jan. 6 rioters to Japanese Americans incarcerated in WWII

Japanese American leaders slammed former President Donald Trump after he compared Jan. 6 rioters to those of Japanese descent who were incarcerated during World War II just because of their race.

1 dead and 12 injured after bus carrying Japanese tourists smashes into truck in Malaysia

One of Japan’s largest travel agencies says a tourist died and 12 other people were injured when their a tour bus smashed into the rear of a truck on a highway in Malaysia

World - ABC News - October 25

Japanese premier Ishiba's ruling coalition is certain to lose a majority in parliamentary vote, NHK public TV says

World - ABC News - October 27

Fans in Shohei Ohtani's Japanese hometown watch Dodgers reach brink of World Series title

Hundreds of fans filed into a public viewing center in Shohei Ohtani’s hometown in northern Japan on Tuesday morning to cheer the country’s top celebrity in Game 3 of the World Series

Sports - ABC News - October 29

Japanese nuclear reactor which survived earthquake that badly damaged Fukushima power plant restarts

A Japanese nuclear reactor which survived a massive 2011 earthquake and tsunami that badly damaged the nearby Fukushima nuclear power plant has been restarted after a safety upgrade, as the ...

Tech - ABC News - October 29

Japanese nuclear reactor that restarted 13 years after Fukushima disaster is shut down again

A Japanese nuclear reactor that restarted last week for the first time in more than 13 years after it survived a massive earthquake and tsunami that badly damaged the nearby Fukushima nuclear plant ...

Tech - ABC News - 5 days ago

A tiny grain of nuclear fuel is pulled from ruined Japanese nuclear plant, in a step toward cleanup

A robot that has spent months inside the ruins of a nuclear reactor at the tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi plant delivered a tiny sample of melted nuclear fuel, in what plant officials said was a ...

Tech - ABC News - Yesterday

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