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Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 11, 2015

Satellite monitoring of greenhouse gases is new space race

Scientists from the United States, Japan and China are racing to perfect satellite technology that could one day measure greenhouse gas emissions from space, potentially transforming the winner into the world's first climate cop.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 10, 2015

Bangladeshi seeking asylum deported after working for years in Japan

Abu Said Shekh was awakened in his cell at an immigration detention center in Tokyo one recent morning and told he was leaving for the airport. After nine years of seeking political asylum in Japan, he was being deported to Bangladesh.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Dec 9, 2015

Nobel prizes, unlocking universe's mysteries just another day's work at Hamamatsu Photonics

When employees at Hamamatsu Photonics KK found out their high-precision light sensors had helped win this year's Nobel Prize in physics, they treated it just like any other day at the office.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 6, 2015

Khan brothers sharpen India's intolerance debate

Intolerance threatens to blow India apart from the seams, and the established political parties are doing little to calm the waters.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 3, 2015

The first Olympic hurdle should be voter support

Making plebiscites obligatory for all bidding cities could be the first step toward restoring the tattered reputation of the Olympics.
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 3, 2015

Japan Inc.'s record profit streak threatened as yen projections bottom

Japan Inc.'s currency cookie jar may be just about empty.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 1, 2015

Thank Kim Young-sam for preserving the peace

The greatest legacy of the late South Korean President Kim Young-sam was preserving the peace when the dogs of war were almost unleashed once again on the Korean Peninsula.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 1, 2015

India must up its game in S.E. Asia

Smaller states in Southeast Asia are looking to India to act as a counterweight to China's growing influence. It remains to be seen if New Delhi can live up to its full potential as well as the region's expectations.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 29, 2015

No-sweat risk-taker Arora lets ¥60 billion ride on SoftBank's future

It's a fall evening in Tokyo, and Nikesh Arora is supposed to be in two places at once.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 29, 2015

Suspect in Colorado clinic shooting had past brushes with the law

The 57-year-old man with a bushy white beard who is suspected of killing three people in a shooting rampage at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado has a history of brushes with the law, including a "peeping Tom" complaint in his home state of South Carolina.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 28, 2015

Delayed Kabul-Jalalabad road project highlights China's challenge in Afghanistan

A new road linking the Afghan capital with a trade hub near Pakistan has been stuck in the slow lane since a state-owned Chinese company took the contract to build it two years ago, bedevilled by militant attacks and accusations of mismanagement.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 28, 2015

U.S. eyes extending life of nuclear plants to 80 years

The U.S. is set to become the first nation to decide whether it is safe to operate nuclear power plants for 80 years, twice as long as initially allowed.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 26, 2015

With friends like Turkey, who needs enemies?

By shooting down a Russian Su-24 warplane that had no hostile intent, Turkey demonstrated that it stands with Islamic State and against the West.
BUSINESS
Nov 26, 2015

As costs, mishaps mount, U.S. nuke industry weighs extending aging reactor lives up to 80 years

The U.S. is set to become the first nation to decide whether it's safe to operate nuclear power plants for 80 years, twice as long as initially allowed.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 25, 2015

Yakult's Yamada, Softbank's Yanagita win MVP Awards

It was a no-brainer. The two were simply the most dominant players in the 2015 NPB season.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Nov 25, 2015

‘Japan Sumo Cup’ is possibly the most Japanese thing ever

In this rhythm game, players choose a real sumo player, ride an actual race horse and compete against characters from 'Street Fighter.'
WORLD
Nov 24, 2015

Weather disasters occur almost daily, becoming more frequent, U.N. report says

Weather-related disasters such as floods and heat waves have occurred almost daily in the past decade, almost twice as often as two decades ago, with Asia being the hardest hit region, a U.N. report said Monday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 23, 2015

United with Putin against terror?

Putin sees the Paris terrorist attacks as an opening for Russia to improve its ties with the West, and he wants to take advantage of it. The West should not shut him out.
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Nov 17, 2015

Pressure grows for Southeast Asian counterterror cooperation after Paris attacks

As global leaders arrive in Asia for a series of summits, pressure is increasing on Southeast Asian nations to cooperate more to combat terrorism — including by sharing information on financing — after the deadly Islamic State attacks in Paris.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Nov 16, 2015

'Proactive pacifism' makes Japan a target for Islamic terrorists: experts

The terrorist attacks Friday in Paris highlight the need for Japan to be on high alert as it prepares to host such high-profile events as next year's Group of Seven summit and the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Nov 15, 2015

Survivors of domestic abuse hold parade in Shibuya

In a rare event designed to raise their profile, about 50 survivors of domestic abuse and their supporters held a parade in central Tokyo Sunday to demonstrate their vows not to succumb to violence.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 15, 2015

Wrong way for China's airline industry to take off

China's first indigenously designed passenger jet should serve as a lesson that bottomless funding, a will to succeed and a large domestic market are not enough to create innovative products.
Taiwan stuns Samurai Japan to capture Premier12 title
Japan starter Shosei Togo reacts after allowing a three-run home run against Taiwan in the fifth inning of the Premier12 final on Sunday.
Ishiba shelves proposal for liaison offices with North Korea amid rising tensions
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks on Saturday in Tokyo at a rally that was held by a group of families of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea decades ago to demand the immediate return of all abductees.
How Japan can exit the fossil fuel subsidies it can’t seem to quit
A man walks past a gasoline station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
Japan beats Taiwan ahead of rematch in Premier12 final
Keita Sano celebrates with his teammates after scoring on Kotaro Kiyomiya's two-run triple against Taiwan during their Premier12 game at Tokyo Dome on Saturday.
How Japan can exit the fossil fuel subsidies it can’t seem to quit
A man walks past a gasoline station in Tokyo on Thursday.
An iconic 32-foot doughnut might give Randy’s an edge in Japan
Randy's Donuts in Inglewood, California. Replicas of the giant doughnut sculpture will be installed, where possible, at shops in Japan.
Tokyo’s newest three-star chef wants ‘harmony across every detail’
British-born Daniel Calvert earned his third Michelin star last month — a stunning achievement considering his restaurant, Sezanne, has only been open for just over three years.
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.

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