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JAPAN
Jul 10, 2015

JAZA reinstated in world body after suspension over Taiji dolphins

The Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums on Thursday regained its membership in the global industry body after it ordered its members to cease acquiring dolphins from a controversial drive hunt.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jul 10, 2015

World's top chefs swap lives and restaurants for a day

Afternoon turns to evening in Tokyo's plush Aoyama district. At Narisawa, one of the city's finest contemporary French restaurants, the final preparations are being made for dinner service. There is both tension and anticipation in the air as the first customers arrive.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 6, 2015

Is Arab carnage just a taste of what's to come?

Although the Middle East and North Africa is home to just 5 percent of the world's population, it has produced more than one-third of its refugees.
Reader Mail
Jul 4, 2015

The world should ditch nuclear arms

I was really sad to read the editorial "Disappointing NPT conference" in the May 27 edition because I had really hoped that all countries would abolish their nuclear weapons.
SOCCER
Jun 11, 2015

Japan trounces Iraq in friendly

Japan warmed up for the start of its 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign with a ruthless 4-0 win over Iraq in a friendly on Thursday night.
Rugby
Jun 10, 2015

All Black Mealamu hints at post-World Cup retirement

All Blacks hooker Keven Mealamu says he will make a decision about his rugby future at the end of the year amid speculation he will end his 15-year professional career after the World Cup in England.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 5, 2015

Investors must take climate change into account: study

Most investors need to make a significant behavioral shift and start factoring climate change into their portfolio risk management, a study on its impact on financial market returns found on Thursday.
SOCCER
Jun 4, 2015

Feds probing how FIFA favored World Cup host bids by Russia, Qatar

The FBI's investigation of soccer governing body FIFA includes scrutiny of how the organization awarded the 2018 World Cup to Russia and the 2022 competition to Qatar, a U.S. law enforcement official said on Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Jun 2, 2015

Japan tops China as world's biggest lender for coal, study says

Japan and China lent more than $35 billion to finance coal power in the eight years through the end of 2014, according to environmental groups in a study that urged countries to stop supporting the fuel.
COMMENTARY / World
May 24, 2015

Could Palmya be a turning point for Assad?

Syrian President Bashar Assad may have allowed Islamic State to take the World Heritage site of Palmyra, hoping an atrocity there would bring the international community to his side.
COMMENTARY / World
May 7, 2015

Doomsday water cycle runs from California to the world

California is not unique in the world in experiencing a destructive feedback loop amid declining water resources.
COMMENTARY / World
May 4, 2015

Gallipoli is a reminder of the stupidity of wars

In a war noted for bloody futility, Gallipoli stood out as an example of purposeless killing.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Apr 22, 2015

Ukraine's young actress in a coded world without sound

Yana Novikova is a 21-year-old Ukranian actress who was born deaf. She is one of the leads in "The Tribe," a near-silent film starring a cast of deaf actors who communicate only through sign and body language. There are no subtitles.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 20, 2015

The world's debt dilemma

The debt-ridden world must find less credit-intensive routes to growth and ways to eliminate existing debt burdens.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 16, 2015

What Abe should tell Congress

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe should use his upcoming speech before the U.S. Congress as an opportunity to erase suspicions about his historical views.
EDITORIALS
Apr 9, 2015

Keeping the memory of war alive

In visiting Palau, the Emperor is continuing his efforts to ensure that the memories of Japan's wartime experience are kept alive and passed down to future generations.
BUSINESS
Apr 7, 2015

World's foreign currency reserves falling after hitting peak of $12 trillion

The decade-long surge in foreign-currency reserves held by the world's central banks is coming to an end.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books / ESSENTIAL READING FOR JAPANOPHILES
Apr 4, 2015

Mishima's weakling in a world of military machismo in 'Confessions of a Mask'

'Confessions of a Mask' is Yukio Mishima's second novel, published in 1949.

Longform

Atsuyoshi Koike, the president and CEO of Rapidus, says there is a “sense of urgency” when it comes to Japan’s efforts in manufacturing semiconductors. “We have to make sure we are successful,” he says.
Atsuyoshi Koike’s big game: Fourth down and 2 nanometers to go