Tomoko Otake
Reporter at The Japan Times
A reporter at @japantimes. Interests: health/society/media. Views are mine. RTs/Likes no endorsements
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4 days ago |
foodsafety.einnews.com | Tomoko Otake
Tokyo – Japan will make no concession that could affect food safety in its tariff negotiations with the United States, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Sunday. "We will not concede over food safety. We must protect the safety of Japanese citizens," he said during a television program on NHK, showing a careful approach to the issue of agricultural market access.
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1 week ago |
cnas.org | Tomoko Otake |Gabriel Dominguez
If anyone was wondering what Chinese troops and armored vehicles disembarking onto Taiwan’s shores could potentially look like, then footage of drills in China’s southern Guangdong province showing barges equipped with interconnected landing bridges might provide a clue.
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1 week ago |
japantimes.co.jp | Tomoko Otake
On a flat expanse of reclaimed land in Osaka Bay, Japan has been busy preparing to stage a vision of the future. This Sunday, the gates to the 2025 World Expo will officially open on the human-made island of Yumeshima (which translates, perhaps a touch optimistically, as “Dream Island”), kicking off a six-month extravaganza featuring pavilions from more than 160 countries, territories and organizations.
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2 weeks ago |
japantimes.co.jp | Joel Tansey |Tomoko Otake
The only thing brighter than Myaku Myaku's smile was the springtime Osaka sun as the 2025 World Expo opened its doors to members of the media and other invited guests on Wednesday on the human-made Yumeshima island.
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3 weeks ago |
johnmenadue.com | Tomoko Otake
Last year might best be remembered for the conflict in the Middle East or the return of Donald Trump in the US, but in climate circles, in Japan and elsewhere, 2024 will go down as the latest hottest year on record.
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