Hiroshima’s annual ceremony for world peace was canceled in 1950 due to the Korean War. Fifty years later, in 2000, land prices across Japan were still struggling to recover from the burst of the asset bubble. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/02/japan/history/hiroshima-peace-tokyo-floods-land-prices/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #history #floods #hiroshima #koreanwar #terrorism #malaysia #japaneseredarmy #realestate #japaneseeconomy

Thousands of Malaysians rallied in the nation’s capital over the weekend demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim over alleged unfulfilled promises and recent controversies. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/28/asia-pacific/politics/malaysia-pm-anwar-resign/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #anwaribrahim #malaysia #southeastasia

Malaysia is looking into a report that fugitive financier Low Taek Jho, wanted in connection with the multibillion dollar collapse of 1MDB, a Malaysian wealth fund, is living in China. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/22/asia-pacific/crime-legal/malaysia-1mdb-jho-low-china/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #crimelegal #malaysia #1mdb #jholow #china

Malaysia will now require permits for exports of high-performance U.S. artificial intelligence chips, suggesting the government is aiming to clamp down on any possible diversion of it to places like China. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/14/tech/malaysia-ai-chip-us-china-smuggling/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #malaysia #semiconductors #us #china #ai #nvidia #jensenhuang

Ahead of U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio's first Asia trip this week, to attend meetings of Southeast Asian Nations in Malaysia, U.S. President Donald Trump slammed tariffs on the hosts and allies in the region. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/08/asia-pacific/politics/rubio-asean-trump-tariffs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #marcorubio #malaysia #asean #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs #brics