Yuka Royer
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Yuka Royer
@yukaf24.bsky.social
Journalist at France 24.
Host of Access Asia.
Covers business news.
Ex-TBS news. Views my own.
Donald Trump draws parallels between bunker bomb on Iranian nuclear facility and a-bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki… we speak with a survivor of the 1945 a-bomb. #F24
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'There are no winners or losers in war. Only sadness': Nagasaki A-bomb survivor appeals for peace
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June 27, 2025 at 6:11 PM
This Week’s Access Asia: China-US trade war (ctd.), Taiwan’s nuclear phase-out, Asian cinema at Cannes @en.france24.com

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Access Asia - What's next in the US-China trade war?
A 90-day truce in the US-China trade war has officially begun, with both sides temporarily lowering sky-high tariffs on each other's goods. But there's still a lot of uncertainty facing global trade.…
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May 18, 2025 at 1:52 PM
On this week’s Access Asia, @icij.org ‘s @scillaa.bsky.social speaks to @en.france24.com about the findings of the latest, worldwide investigation into China’s “transnational repression”

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Access Asia - 'China Targets': New investigation explores how Beijing extends its repression worldwide
China has instrumentalised the UN, Interpol and Western law enforcement to hunt down and intimidate government critics living abroad, according to a new worldwide investigation led by the Internationa...
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May 3, 2025 at 7:42 AM
“People have forgiven, but never forgotten”. This week, as Cambodia marked 50 years since the fall of Phnom Penh to the Khmer Rouge, @France24_en takes a deep dive into the legacy of their 4-year rule. #F24
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Access Asia - Killing fields, 50 years on: How the Khmer Rouge's legacy still divides Cambodia
On April 17,1975, a hardline Communist command led by Pol Pot swept into Phnom Penh and overthrew the US-backed military government of General Lon Nol. The Khmer Rouge went on to write the darkest cha...
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April 18, 2025 at 9:23 PM
"Producers and viewers are hungry for content that's more and more extreme. Without clear rules and guidelines, I fear there could be a second Nasubi" - Japan's comedian and actor Tomoaki Hamatsu shares his story from 90's realty TV on @France24_en
#F24 #thecontestant #なすび
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Access Asia - Japan's real-life 'Truman Show': How Nasubi survived 15 months of on-camera isolation
How far can reality TV go to engage viewers? Back in the 1990s, a hugely popular variety show in Japan featured a 22-year-old aspiring comedian having to survive solely on magazine sweepstakes, alone…
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April 12, 2025 at 9:55 AM
This week’s Access Asia is all about Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs and how they ht some Asian economies, including the US’s closest partners, particularly hard.
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Access Asia - Trade shock: How will Trump's tariff bazooka impact Asian economies?
The US president's "Liberation Day" tariffs have hit Asian nations particularly hard, including America's closest partners like Japan and South Korea. Six Southeast Asian economies were slapped with…
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April 4, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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Nutrition for Growth summit: Leaders call for solidarity amid funding crisis #N4GParis

"three-quarters of the funding needs are in low- and middle-income countries"

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Business - Nutrition for Growth summit: Leaders call for solidarity amid funding crisis
A major summit to discuss global efforts to tackle malnutrition has kicked off in Paris. The meeting comes as international humanitarian organisations face a funding crisis sparked by the Trump admini...
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April 1, 2025 at 3:35 PM
What will happen to the two North Korean soldiers captured in Ukraine? A discussion with Ethan Hee-Seok Shin.
Also, @jennybenbrahimf24.bsky.social on Japan's rice crisis and how the staple is deeply ingrained in the nation's culture. #F24 @France24_en youtu.be/1uo1Ne4C8r8?...
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March 21, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Tariffs, politics, obesity and life-size robot elephants, on this week’s Access Asia @france24.com #F24

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Access Asia - Chinese exporters rush to adjust to changing trade environment
China has kept its growth target for this year at around 5 percent, despite a new trade war with the United States. As the government shifts its focus on boosting domestic demand, businesses are seeki...
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March 7, 2025 at 6:35 PM
10,000 people have been freed from online scam operations in Myanmar’s border areas in recent days. This may be just the tip of the iceberg. @france24.com Access Asia #F24

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Access Asia - Thousands freed from online scam hubs in Myanmar
Around 10,000 people, mostly foreigners, have been freed from telecom fraud operations in Myanmar in recent days. Lured by lucrative job offers, they had found themselves trapped in scam centres where...
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February 21, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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Trump receives widespread backlash to social post calling himself ‘king’
Trump receives widespread backlash to social post calling himself ‘king’
US president made comparison after administration rescinded New York City’s congestion pricing plan Donald Trump is receiving widespread backlash after he likened himself to a “king” on social media following his administration’s decision to rescind New…
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February 19, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Behind the public display of bromance between #Modi and #Trump, trade tensions, immigration and F35s possibly taking India and US’s defence cooperation to the next level. This week’s Access Asia on #F24 @france24_english

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Access Asia - Rekindling bromance: Modi, Trump discuss defence cooperation, trade and migration
"I missed you a lot": Donald Trump gave Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi a warm welcome at the White House. But behind the hugs, smiles and handshakes were intense negotiations. The US president co...
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February 14, 2025 at 6:46 PM
"We definitely need (garment workers') jobs but we want them with dignity. And that dignity will only come if consumers start asking questions about how their clothes are made" A conversation with Kalpona Akter, on fashion due diligence. #F24 Full interview on www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/...
February 11, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Did Trump get confused between Nippon Steel and Nissan? He said the Japanese carmaker “will be investing heavily into US Steel rather than own it”…🙄🙄🙄

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February 7, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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Izium mass graves, under a wintry light & a bitter cold. I had never walked there on frozen ground.

Though it looks completely different than at the time of exhumation in September 2022, those open graves, now empty but otherwise untouched, still convey the horrors that took place under occupation.
February 7, 2025 at 5:27 PM
“These are not just statistics. These are children’s futures effectively being stolen from them by the air they breathe” Nicholas Rees, UNICEF policy specialist, talks about how air pollution is killing 100 children every day in the region and affecting their rights. #F24

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Access Asia - Medical care for Myanmar refugees paralysed as Trump shutters USAID
US President Donald Trump's decision to freeze foreign aid programmes and effectively shut down USAID – the US government agency responsible for international development – has rattled countries acros...
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February 7, 2025 at 5:04 PM
France finally has a budget after weeks of political wrangling, aiming to bring deficit down to 5.4% of GDP this year.

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Business - France's 2025 budget finally set to become law as PM survives no-confidence vote
After running on an extension of the 2024 budget for more than a month, France is finally set to have a formal 2025 budget after Prime Minister François Bayrou forced the text through parliament witho...
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February 6, 2025 at 12:42 PM