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The Japan TimesTSMC faces serious threats from attempted trade secret theft and U.S. tariff uncertainty, but its technological dominance and strategic importance keep Taiwan’s “silicon shield” intact — for now. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/08/08/tsmcs-crown-cant-be-tarnished/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/08/08/tsmcs-crown-cant-be-tarnished/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/commentary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#commentary</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/taiwan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#taiwan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tsmc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tsmc</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tariffs</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/semiconductors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#semiconductors</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/chipmaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#chipmaking</a>

Europe Says<a href="https://www.europesays.com/2317804/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.europesays.com/2317804/</a> Faith is not incompatible with science <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/america" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#america</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/commentary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#commentary</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/LatestHeadlines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LatestHeadlines</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/opinion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#opinion</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#science</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#technology</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UnitedStates</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStatesOfAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UnitedStatesOfAmerica</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#US</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USA</a>

Chery (Great Australian Pods)Sporting Spotlight With Bazz And Phil Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: <a href="https://www.greataustralianpods.com/sporting-spotlight-with-bazz-and-phil/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.greataustralianpods.com/sporting-spotlight-with-bazz-and-phil/</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/GreatAusPods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GreatAusPods</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/AusPods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AusPods</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Podcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Podcast</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Podcasts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Podcasts</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Podcasting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Podcasting</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Podcasters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Podcasters</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Australia</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Sport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Sport</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Sports" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Sports</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#News</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Commentary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Commentary</a>

Europe Says<a href="https://www.europesays.com/2313512/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.europesays.com/2313512/</a> Californians Just Voted to Get Tough on Crime. So Why Is Newsom Closing Another Prison? <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/america" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#america</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Arts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Arts</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/BreakingNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BreakingNews</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#California</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/commentary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#commentary</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/community" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#community</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/conversation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#conversation</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Culture</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/editorial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#editorial</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/encourages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#encourages</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GavinNewsom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GavinNewsom</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ImmigrationProtests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ImmigrationProtests</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/information" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#information</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/LAImmigrationProtests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LAImmigrationProtests</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/LAProtests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LAProtests</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Leading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Leading</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/LosAngeles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LosAngeles</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NationalGuard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NationalGuard</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#News</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/newspaper" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#newspaper</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/nonprofit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nonprofit</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/notes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#notes</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/people" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#people</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/platform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#platform</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/policy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#policy</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/public" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#public</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UnitedStates</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStatesOfAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UnitedStatesOfAmerica</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#US</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/USNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USNews</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USA</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/USANews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USANews</a>

Anarchism NewsAutonomies: **Zoe Baker: Anarchism as a Way of Life** <a href="https://autonomies.org/2025/08/zoe-baker-anarchism-as-a-way-of-life/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://autonomies.org/2025/08/zoe-baker-anarchism-as-a-way-of-life/</a> In 1925 the Italian anarchist Errico Malatesta wrote that, Anarchy is a form of living together in society; a society in which people live as brothers and sisters without being able to oppress or exploit others and in which everyone … Continue reading → <a href="https://todon.nl/tags/Commentary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Commentary</a> <a href="https://todon.nl/tags/Anarchism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Anarchism</a> <a href="https://todon.nl/tags/ChristopherBoehm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ChristopherBoehm</a> <a href="https://todon.nl/tags/ErricoMalatesta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ErricoMalatesta</a> <a href="https://todon.nl/tags/PierreClastres" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PierreClastres</a>

Max GrossThe unique Mr Leunig, an Aussie legend! <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/cartoons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cartoons</a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/commentary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#commentary</a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Australia</a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#auspol</a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/peacenotwar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#peacenotwar</a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/lovenothate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#lovenothate</a>

US<a href="https://www.europesays.com/us/129224/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.europesays.com/us/129224/</a> Sheriff is right to uphold state law to protect community safety – San Diego Union-Tribune <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/America" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#America</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Ca" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Ca</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/california" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#california</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/commentary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#commentary</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Opinion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Opinion</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SanDiego" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SanDiego</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SanDiego" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SanDiego</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UnitedStates</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStatesOfAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UnitedStatesOfAmerica</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UnitedStates</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStatesofAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UnitedStatesofAmerica</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#US</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USA</a>

The Japan TimesThe dual posture of ideological firmness and diplomatic flexibility has remained a consistent feature of China’s foreign policy for decades. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/08/08/world/xi-turns-to-maos-foreign-policy-playbook/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/08/08/world/xi-turns-to-maos-foreign-policy-playbook/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/commentary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#commentary</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/worldnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#worldnews</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#china</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/us" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#us</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/chinausrelations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#chinausrelations</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mao" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mao</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/chinesecommunistparty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#chinesecommunistparty</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/donaldtrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#donaldtrump</a>

The Japan TimesU.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s crusade against mRNA vaccine technology will make the next pandemic harder to handle. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/08/08/rfk-jrs-mrna-decision-is-bad/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/08/08/rfk-jrs-mrna-decision-is-bad/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/commentary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#commentary</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/robertfkennedyjr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#robertfkennedyjr</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mrna" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mrna</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/covid19" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#covid19</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/vaccinations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#vaccinations</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#health</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#medicine</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/us" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#us</a>

The Japan TimesHeading into the fall, Russia’s financial reserves are running out, its energy revenues are declining and there are increasingly severe shortages of labor and imported technology. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/08/08/world/russias-war-economy-falters/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/08/08/world/russias-war-economy-falters/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/commentary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#commentary</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/worldnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#worldnews</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#russia</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ukraine</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/russiaukrainewar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#russiaukrainewar</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/russianeconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#russianeconomy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/vladimirputin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#vladimirputin</a>

LyleDALAre You Aware Of The Alan Dershowitz Martha’s Vineyard Pierogi Situation?'It is perhaps unfair to the rest of humanity to slot <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/AlanDershowitz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AlanDershowitz</a> in as a specific type of guy. He fits into a number of variously rancid cohorts: Inner Circle <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/JeffreyEpstein" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#JeffreyEpstein</a> Associates; Celebrity Attorneys (Derogatory); People With "Harvard" As Their Personality; People With "Actually I Have Voted Democratic" As Their Personality; Podcaster...'<a href="https://defector.com/are-you-aware-of-the-alan-dershowitz-marthas-vineyard-pierogi-situation" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://defector.com/are-you-aware-of-the-alan-dershowitz-marthas-vineyard-pierogi-situation</a><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Defector" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Defector</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/DavidRoth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DavidRoth</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Marthasvineyard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Marthasvineyard</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Pierogi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Pierogi</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Commentary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Commentary</a>

The Japan TimesThe atomic bombings were a tragic but nearly unavoidable result of Japan’s refusal to surrender, the momentum of wartime technology, and the brutal logic of ending a devastating war quickly. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/08/07/japan/we-must-commemorate-hiroshima/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/08/07/japan/we-must-commemorate-hiroshima/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/commentary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#commentary</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#japan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hiroshima" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hiroshima</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nagasaki" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nagasaki</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/atomicbombings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#atomicbombings</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wwii" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wwii</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/us" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#us</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/harrytruman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#harrytruman</a>

The Japan TimesJapan faces a demographic crisis that threatens its research talent and must build a more inclusive and welcoming society to attract and keep world-class scientists amid rising nationalism and economic challenges. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/08/07/japan/japan-needs-world-class-researchers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/08/07/japan/japan-needs-world-class-researchers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/commentary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#commentary</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#japan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#science</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japaneseeconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#japaneseeconomy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/agingsociety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#agingsociety</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#immigration</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#racism</a>

Chaos DirectorNerd culture is seemingly focused on the past these days, so why is it that we must have things exactly as we had it when we were younger, but also different and also the same all at once? I try to answer this on today's post on the desk, check out the preview image for some words, and follow the link below for the full piece, and subscribe today. <a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/fromthedeskofchaos/p/we-all-want-a-new-hat?r=2bscoe&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://open.substack.com/pub/fromthedeskofchaos/p/we-all-want-a-new-hat?r=2bscoe&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true</a><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#culture</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/nerds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nerds</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/toycollecting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#toycollecting</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/commentary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#commentary</a>

The Japan TimesIt seems evident that the two bombs would be dropped to confirm their relative effectiveness before Japan could realistically respond. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/08/06/japan/were-hiroshima-and-nagasaki-bombings-necessary/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/08/06/japan/were-hiroshima-and-nagasaki-bombings-necessary/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/commentary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#commentary</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#japan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/worldwarii" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#worldwarii</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/atomicbombing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#atomicbombing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hiroshima" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hiroshima</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nagasaki" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nagasaki</a>

The Japan TimesU.S. President Donald Trump’s aggressive economic policies during his second term — including sweeping tariffs — risk triggering long-term damage to U.S. competitiveness, trust in the dollar. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/08/06/world/economic-cost-of-trumps-agenda/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/08/06/world/economic-cost-of-trumps-agenda/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/commentary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#commentary</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/worldnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#worldnews</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/donaldtrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#donaldtrump</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/useconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#useconomy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tariffs</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#trade</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/usdollar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#usdollar</a>

The Japan TimesTrump and Medvedev trading nuclear barbs online shows how easily we could slip into a catastrophic conflict. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/08/06/world/us-nuclear-subs-and-social-media/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/08/06/world/us-nuclear-subs-and-social-media/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/commentary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#commentary</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/worldnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#worldnews</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/donaldtrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#donaldtrump</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dimitrymedvedev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dimitrymedvedev</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/us" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#us</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#russia</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#defense</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nuclearweapons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nuclearweapons</a>

The Japan TimesAustralia’s purchase of up to 11 Japanese-built Mogami-class frigates marks a milestone in Japan’s defense exports and deepens strategic ties. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/08/06/japan/japans-frigate-sale-to-australia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/08/06/japan/japans-frigate-sale-to-australia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/commentary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#commentary</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#japan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#australia</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/australiajapanrelations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#australiajapanrelations</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#defense</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mogami" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mogami</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sdf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sdf</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/msdf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#msdf</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/defenseministry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#defenseministry</a>

The Japan TimesTrump’s tariff-heavy trade revolution has defied early economic doomsday predictions but triggered global realignments and raised questions about the long-term cost to American power and prosperity. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/08/05/world/doomsayers-wrong-on-trump-tariffs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/08/05/world/doomsayers-wrong-on-trump-tariffs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/commentary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#commentary</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/worldnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#worldnews</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/donaldtrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#donaldtrump</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/us" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#us</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/useconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#useconomy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tariffs</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#trade</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/globaleconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#globaleconomy</a>

The Japan TimesI visited the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum with my 10-year-old son where we met a little girl with a big heart who taught us the meaning of compassion. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/08/05/japan/hiroshima-nuclear-bombing-empathy-party/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/08/05/japan/hiroshima-nuclear-bombing-empathy-party/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/commentary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#commentary</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#japan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nuclearweapons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nuclearweapons</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/atomicbombings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#atomicbombings</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hiroshima" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hiroshima</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nagasaki" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nagasaki</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wwii" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wwii</a>

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