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JAPAN / Politics
Oct 3, 2022

Kishida tries to put focus on economy after Unification Church controversy

The prime minister used his speech at the opening of the new parliamentary session to emphasize economic measures, such as those on inflation and raising wages.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 3, 2022

Bitcoiners hunker down for ‘storms ahead’ as retail stays away

Even with the narrative going around that crypto hung tough in the July-September stretch, the mood has remained sour.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 3, 2022

India has a $1.2 trillion plan to draw factories from China

Under a mega project called PM Gati Shakti — Hindi for strength of speed — Prime Minister Narendra Modi's administration is creating a digital platform that combines 16 ministries.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 2, 2022

Bolsonaro vs. Lula: Brazil faces radically opposed options in divisive election

Historians say the election is the nation's most important in decades, with the health of one of the world's biggest democracies at stake.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 1, 2022

Receding ice leaves Canada's polar bears at rising risk

Global warming is affecting the Arctic three times as fast as other parts of the world and sea ice, the habitat of the polar bear, is gradually disappearing.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Oct 1, 2022

U.S. would know if Russia prepares nuclear strike, experts say

The United States would almost certainly discover ahead of time if Russia was preparing a nuclear strike on Ukraine, and Moscow might very well want it known, analysts say.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 30, 2022

The last days of an outback town where every breath can be toxic

Once a symbol of economic prosperity, Wittenoom is now a ghost town, polluted by decades of asbestos mining.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 30, 2022

Maruha Nichiro plans to issue Japan’s first blue bond to help ocean

The firm tapped Mizuho Securities and Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities to manage the u00a55 billion ($35 million) offering of five-year notes.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 30, 2022

Former prime minister calls for early Japan-China summit

Yasuo Fukuda said the Japanese government's nationalization of the Senkaku Islands in 2012 was a major factor behind the deterioration in ties.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 30, 2022

Toyota chief says California zero-emissions requirements 'difficult' to meet

Toyota's strategy has been criticized by some environmental groups and investors who want the company to move faster to adopt battery electric vehicles.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Sep 30, 2022

How can you fight climate change in Japan? Learn how to talk about it.

A good approach to speaking about hot-button topics in Japanese is to use so-called softeners so that your don't come off as too direct with your opinions.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Sep 29, 2022

With forestry pledges stuttering, could an indigenous funding boost offer hope?

The forthcoming COP27 in Egypt could offer a 'breakthrough' if parties convincingly demonstrate how to fund and work with indigenous peoples on forest conservation.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 28, 2022

Pipeline leaks add to methane concern after scientists find unexpectedly high emissions

Emitters have not kept good records, and those trying to improve them in the past decade have had a shock.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 27, 2022

The legacy of Abenomics lies between two extremes

Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's economic policies were a mixed bag for Japan — still, he successfully pushed the country to re-imagine itself.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 27, 2022

China wooed Taliban with investment promises that haven’t panned out

Afghanistan's economy is collapsing, 19 million people are at risk of acute hunger and the investment the Taliban were counting on from Beijing hasn't arrived.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 27, 2022

How climate change is intensifying tropical storms

While scientists haven't yet determined the full extent of climate change's influence, there's strong evidence that devastating storms are getting worse.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 27, 2022

50 years on, Japan-China ties shift from cooperation to competition

Not just in steel-making, Japanese companies are increasingly lagging behind Chinese counterparts also in shipbuilding and home electronics manufacturing.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Sep 26, 2022

Does the conflict in Ukraine represent a 'new war'?

While the fighting comprises many unconventional factors, it can be regarded as a conventional war in the sense that large-scale violence will determine how the battle ends.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives
Sep 26, 2022

Ojizo Coffee is brewing up a plan to give back to the community

One couple sees ethical cafe culture as being a part of the rehabilitation of those who are afflicted by societal ills.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 25, 2022

The various forms of worldwide climate inequality

While the climate crisis has devastating implications for all of us, it is the poor and vulnerable who are the first to suffer.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 25, 2022

Joe Biden’s climate bill has the U.S. battery industry revved up

Battery upstarts are salivating over goodies in a bill, particularly the tax credits for manufacturing components in the U.S.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 24, 2022

'Time is up': Countries trapped in climate crisis raise alarm at U.N.

During the gathering of world leaders at the U.N. this week, Vanuatu urged the world to focus on combating global warming by calling for a fossil fuel nonproliferation treaty.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 24, 2022

Japan to set up ¥10 trillion university fund to boost support for research

The fund will give several tens of billions of yen per year to each of the universities in order to enhance their research capabilities.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health / ANALYSIS
Sep 23, 2022

Why are nature protection funds not reaching Indigenous peoples?

More international donor funding is being pledged to support Indigenous groups — but this cash usually comes with tight restrictions on how it must be used.

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