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WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 24, 2015

World's diet worsening with globalization, study finds

The world's diet has deteriorated substantially in the last two decades, a leading nutrition expert said on Monday, citing one of the largest studies available on international eating habits.
BUSINESS
Feb 18, 2015

Britain approves world's largest offshore wind farm

Britain's energy ministry has approved the Dogger Bank Creyke Beck offshore wind project, the world's biggest offshore wind park, it said in a statement on Tuesday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 3, 2015

Defeating Nazism: a just war

On the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, we should be mindful that the peace of Europe and of the world could be jeopardized by a return to rivalry between European states and the collapse of the European Union.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Jan 23, 2015

Japan, Korea scholars join hands on history in fence-mending bid

Researchers in Japan and South Korea are working together to file a joint request to get historic materials documenting the Korean missions to Japan placed in UNESCO's Memory of the World Register to help improve the strained diplomatic relationship.
JAPAN
Jan 21, 2015

Respected journalist Goto aims to tell world of Syrians' suffering

Kenji Goto is among a rare breed of journalists who, while reporting from conflict-ridden Syria, has never regarded himself as a war reporter. Instead, he has tried to capture the voices of ordinary citizens whose fates have been irreversibly changed by war.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jan 8, 2015

Keeping up with the shifting world

Designers can be an ambitious bunch, hoping to lead us all into a better, color-coordinated, minimalist future. "The Fab Mind" aims to show off attempts "to understand and to resolve social issues through design'," based upon the earth-shattering notions that the world is in the midst of change, and...
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 8, 2015

Fed looks past a world in turmoil, confident in U.S. recovery

U.S. central bankers have looked beyond a global deflation threat, fear of energy-sector bond defaults, and a surge of oil patch layoffs to reach what appears to be a firm conclusion: the U.S. recovery is here to stay.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 3, 2015

China's role in fighting antibiotic resistance

Resistance to antibiotics, caused in large part by their overuse and misuse, is already well established and recognized by specialists as a problem — but it doesn't yet frighten the public. It should.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Dec 16, 2014

Pirouette, Craft Beer Market and more: some great new openings in Tokyo in 2014

The festive season is upon us, and 2015 beckons. But before we move on, herded into the Year of the Sheep, it's time to pause, celebrate and give thanks for the abundance of fine eating over the past 12 months.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 9, 2014

High-level disorganization still hobbles Japan

Although many Westerners think of Japan as a highly unified, hierarchical nation, it often more closely resembles a squabbling confederation of loosely affiliated gangs.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 29, 2014

Life on the 'roof of the world'

The Tibetan Plateau, the harsh Asian domain known as the "roof of the world," would not seem an ideal place for people to call home thanks to its extreme altitude, frigid temperatures, relentless winds and low-oxygen conditions.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Oct 29, 2014

Stretch your fright nights right into the weekend

This year, many people in Japan celebrated Halloween early. Last weekend saw parades, parties and trick-or-treating at special events across the country, but for those who grew up in places that historically celebrate the holiday, Oct. 25 may have been a bit too soon to get spooked.
JAPAN
Oct 22, 2014

Mount Fuji hiking fees to be spent partly on safety and conservation projects, prefecture says

An official in Shizuoka says the prefectural government there will spend funds from last year's Mount Fuji hikers' fees on six safety and conservation projects.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 15, 2014

The World's End (World's End: Yopparai ga Sekai wo Suku!)

Director: Edgar Wright Language: English
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 3, 2014

Scientists check the engine of cheetahs, animal world's 'Ferrari'

Cheetahs can aptly be called the race cars of the animal kingdom: sleek, graceful and supremely speedy.

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