Thailand’s parliament canceled plans to elect a prime minister on Friday and said a new date would be set when there is more clarity on a legal challenge. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/08/04/asia-pacific/thailand-wait-prime-minister-longer/?utm_content=buffer83bcd&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #asiapacific #thailand #pitalimjaroenrat
Flooding has affected at least 30 million people in China so far this year, including at least 20 deaths in the past few days, raising questions about the country’s preparation for catastrophic weather. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/08/04/asia-pacific/china-sponge-cities-extreme-weather/?utm_content=buffer3650a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #asiapacific #china #floods #cities #environment #climatechange #buildings
Building renewables like solar and wind requires a lot of land, one thing Singapore doesn’t have. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2023/08/03/singapore-technology-new-climate-era/?utm_content=buffer8fc95&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #environment #singapore #tech #climatechange
Kansai Electric Power's plan next month to relaunch the last idle reactor at its flagship nuclear plant will mark an energy shift in Japan with the sharpest drop in LNG imports since the Fukushima disaster. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/08/03/economy/nuclear-restart-lng-import-decline/?utm_content=buffer397a4&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #economy #nuclearenergy #gas #lng
Spending time to learn the Japanese language's many homophones can result in a better understanding of definitions — and it's fun. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2023/08/03/language/japanese-language-homophones/?utm_content=buffer3f4ab&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #life #language #nihongo #vocabulary
Russia attacked Ukraine's main inland port across the Danube River from Romania this week, sending global food prices higher as it ramped up its use of force to prevent Ukraine from exporting grain. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/08/03/world/russia-ukraine-danube-grain-prices/?utm_content=bufferaac41&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #worldnews #russia #ukraine #grain #russiaukrainewar
K-pop fans are fighting to protect a beach that was made famous by BTS, shining a light on South Korea's addiction to coal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/08/03/asia-pacific/k-pop-fighting-big-coal-bts/?utm_content=buffer04e3a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #asiapacific #kpop #coal #bts #environment #southkorea
The average retail gasoline price in Japan has climbed to its highest level in 15 years, industry ministry data has shown. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/08/02/average-gas-price/?utm_content=buffer1dc04&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #gasoline #prices
China told a meeting for the 2026 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty review conference that the international community is concerned about the plan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/08/01/japan/politics/japan-and-china-clash-in-vienna-over-fukushima-water-plan/?utm_content=buffer837c0&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #chinajapanrelations #fukushimano1 #china #radioactivewater #fukushima #pollution #oceans