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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 30, 2022

'It felt like my insides were crying': China COVID curbs weigh on youth mental health

Medical experts fear for teenagers and young adults, who are more vulnerable due to their age and lack of control over their lives.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 29, 2022

NASA shoots for the moon, on its way to Mars

Fifty years after the last Apollo mission, the space program called Artemis is to get under way with the blast off of the uncrewed 98-meter Space Launch System (SLS) rocket.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 28, 2022

China's jobless youth left in the lurch

Nearly 11 million graduates entered China's job market this summer with the economy growing at the weakest rate in two years.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 26, 2022

More data needed before ocean release of Fukushima water

There is insufficient scientific data to support release of contaminated water from the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant into the ocean.
Japan Times
Special Supplements / TICAD 8 Special
Aug 26, 2022

Sysmex diagnostics bring hope in fight against malaria

Malaria has plagued mankind for thousands of years and remains a global health problem with billions of people at risk of contracting the disease. Children under the age of 5 in sub-Saharan Africa bear the brunt. Substantial gains in decreasing the global malaria burden over the past decade have recently...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 25, 2022

Australia digging deep to reshape itself as green energy superpower

Everyone from oil majors to billionaire mining magnates is looking for a way to capitalize on the fossil-fuel giant's transformation.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 24, 2022

Six months of Putin’s war unravels Moscow’s superpower image

When the invasion of Ukraine began, many thought Kyiv would fall quickly and Russia's economy would crumble. Both assumptions were wrong.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 23, 2022

Discouraging dissent makes for bad decision-making

Neither the Russian nor Chinese leadership encourage dissent or even invite challenges, which according to real-world experience suggests a virtual guarantee they will experience failure in their decision-making.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 21, 2022

No fuel, no hope: Sri Lankans flee crisis in mass brain drain

Exact numbers are unavailable, but data suggests the scale of exiting professionals could significantly delay an economic recovery.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 21, 2022

Japan plans to increase headcount of school support staff to ease burden on teachers

The measure, part of efforts to reform teachers' work styles, may double the funds in the fiscal 2023 budget request for hiring school support staff.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Aug 20, 2022

Soaring sanitary pad prices push girls out of school in Africa

The cost of sanitary pads has more than doubled in the last year in Ghana, forcing poorer families to focus on buying food over sanitary products.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 18, 2022

Go with the flow: What to do when the Japanese police stop you for questioning

One former elite police official says the best course of action is to submit to questioning and resist the urge to resist.
Japan Times
Indonesia report 2022
Aug 16, 2022

Marubeni Indonesia: Committed to the country

Celebrating its 30th anniversary next year, Marubeni Indonesia is proud of its long-term commitment to the Indonesian economy.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 15, 2022

Japan to boost aid to children seriously disabled due to traffic accidents

Aging parents who look after such children worry what will become of them after their caregivers pass away.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Aug 14, 2022

In Canada's extreme north, grocery bills reach 'alarming' levels

Would you pay triple what you do now for a 12-pack of soda? If you live in Nunavut, you have no choice.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 13, 2022

Taiwan's front-line islanders unfazed by beat of China war drum

Kinmen citizens were mostly unfazed by the latest beating of Beijing's war drum despite the islets of 140,000 people sitting just 3.2 kilometers across from the Chinese city of Xiamen.
Japan Times
LIFE
Aug 13, 2022

Summertime sadness: How to manage the warm weather blues

Think seasonal affective disorder is a winter-only woe? In Japan's scorching summers, think again.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 11, 2022

Even modest climate change imperils northern forests

Boreal forests cover much of Russia, Alaska and Canada and are a major carbon sink, but they are menaced by more frequent wildfires and invasive species outbreaks linked to climate change.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Aug 10, 2022

The fabric of timelessness in the visionary designs of Issey Miyake

A visionary ahead of his time, Japanese designer Issey Miyake was able to not only see the future but shape it.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 10, 2022

China says Taiwan’s leaders are increasing risk of war

Taipei must change course to reduce tensions, the Taiwan Affairs Office in Beijing said, in its first white paper published since Chinese President Xi Jinping took power.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Longform
Aug 8, 2022

What will it take for Japan to embrace plant-based meat?

With consumers nationwide becoming more health-conscious, soy-based alternatives to animal-based sources of protein appear to be growing on Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 8, 2022

After losing favor to electric cars, plug-in hybrids gain ground in U.S.

Plug-in hybrid sales are climbing in the United States, in part because of the recent surge in gasoline prices.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 7, 2022

In turbulent times, Xi builds a security fortress for China, and himself

Taiwan, COVID-19, “color revolutions,” the classroom: everywhere, China's leader sees threats that foreign forces can exploit, and he has enlisted the whole nation to defend against them.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Aug 7, 2022

Japan Times 1922: Heat wave still grips capital city

A heat wave brings trouble to Tokyo a century ago, while 25 years ago the city of Kyoto tries an initiative to slow down global warming.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / New Wine Frontier
Aug 7, 2022

A new wine legend sprouts from the land of the gods

Chief vintner Norio Abe wasn't interested in wine — until an order he couldn't refuse and a few years in the fields convinced him he had much more than a spark of talent.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Aug 6, 2022

South Korea is scouting out the moon, with more missions to come

South Korea's lunar spacecraft, named Danuri, was launched from Florida on Thursday, setting out on a roundabout but fuel-efficient path that will have it arriving at the moon in mid-December.

Longform

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