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LIFE / Language
Feb 12, 2004

English: black and white and read all over

"What does 'abortion' mean? It's not a word we often find in textbooks, is it?" Hideharu Tajima, a teacher at Shakujii High School in Tokyo's Nerima Ward, asked students in his English-language class.
JAPAN
Sep 12, 2001

Probe begins into suspected mad cow case

The national and Chiba prefectural governments on Tuesday began probing the use of animal-based feed at a farm in Shiroi where the nation's first suspected case of mad cow disease has been found, government officials said.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 6, 2000

Singapore media monopolies break into rival's turf

SINGAPORE -- Competition in Singapore's expanding media industry is growing more intense as the two rival main players prepare to slug it out, having pumped in millions of dollars to upgrade existing projects and invest in new ones.
CULTURE / Art / CERAMIC SCENE
Aug 12, 2000

Bringing out the flavor of the clay

Shuroku Harada is the consummate potter. First off, this highly successful ceramist doesn't put on any proud airs; he maintains a humbleness that is important when working with the earth. He shapes the clay and the clay has shaped him, so to speak, into what he is today; mutual respect at its best.
ENVIRONMENT
Mar 12, 2000

Worries balanced with hope in 'State of the World 2000'

Attempting to evaluate the state of our world is an absurdly complex task. Nevertheless, that is what the Worldwatch Institute has done every year since 1984, and has done once again this year with "The State of the World 2000."
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 15, 1999

A true believer's perspective on the Pyongyang regime

The Korean Central News Agency is the official English-language press agency of North Korea. When tensions escalate between the two Koreas, it is to this agency that the world press corps turns for comment.
JAPAN
Aug 23, 1999

Internet station pulls in global FM tunes

Staff writer
JAPAN
Feb 2, 1998

USA Today going forward with paper and without

Is the deluge of Internet information having a negative impact on the newspaper business?
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 12, 2022

Kyiv warns that Russia will step up Donbas fight

In eastern Ukraine, the death toll from a weekend shelling of an apartment building in the town of Chasiv Yar in the Donetsk region has risen to 33.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 4, 2022

Russia's war migrants find mixed reception in Georgia

Many have headed for Georgia, Turkey and Armenia, drawn by visa-free regimes and pre-existing Russian communities, but not all have been welcomed with open arms.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 16, 2022

SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son loses $25 billion in tech’s brutal winter

From China's tech crackdown to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, a litany of troubles has beset Son and his conglomerate.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 24, 2022

Russia could use cryptocurrency to blunt the force of U.S. sanctions

Sanctions have been a powerful tool for the U.S. because of the dollar's dominance in the global economy, but today's digital marketplace is changing that.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Dec 25, 2021

COVID-19 continued to dominate media coverage in 2021. Is there a light at the end of the tunnel?

Domestic papers turn their attention to the plight of foreign residents, while we hand out gongs for Japan's media personalities of the year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 15, 2021

Inside the race to fix a potentially disastrous software flaw

Researchers have concluded that the vulnerability had existed in Log4j since September 2013, apparently unknown to its vast universe of users.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 2, 2021

Suncity closes its Macao VIP gaming rooms after CEO's arrest, sources say

The shutting of the company's VIP rooms will result in a cut of around a third of its Macao headcount.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Nov 27, 2021

Can artificial intelligence be harnessed to protect the public from random assailants?

Facial recognition technology can be used to identify known criminals from a database as well as home in on a person acting suspiciously.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Oct 2, 2021

Netflix drama prompts a new look at SDF bullying

A South Korean drama alerts Japan to problems in the country's military, but some say Japan doesn't have to look abroad for such kinds of behavior.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 8, 2021

How family of a Myanmar junta leader are trying to cash in

Family members of the air force chief have enjoyed a lifestyle that is out of reach for the vast majority of Myanmar's people.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Aug 21, 2021

Could a Japanese influencer's comments about the homeless lead to hate crimes?

Whether it was an attempt to be funny, edgy or 'keep it real,' a YouTuber's remarks that insinuated the lives of homeless people are worthless did not go over well with his audience.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Apr 19, 2021

Frostini is a sweet cat who's ready to be served some love

Frostini isn't frosty, he's just shy. Like the drink that shares his name, however, he can provide that little touch of class after a hard day's work.
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JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Apr 17, 2021

Weather forecaster Saya Hiyama's viral moments say a lot about fame in Japan

Weather forecaster Saya Hiyama is the latest media personality to garner an online following, but what does her popularity say about celebrity in the digital age?
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Mar 20, 2021

Did Japan's press drop the ball on the wining-and-dining scandal?

Why did mainstream media outlets take so long to probe the scandals involving the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications that were first uncovered by weekly magazine Shukan Bunshun?
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 20, 2021

The ex-Pfizer scientist who became an anti-vaccination hero

In recent months, Michael Yeadon has emerged as an unlikely hero of the so-called anti-vaxxers, whose adherents question the safety of many vaccines, including for the coronavirus.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 10, 2021

U.S. lawmakers say police downplayed threat of violence before Capitol siege

In interviews and in public statements, lawmakers fumed over the failure of the Capitol Police — a 2,000-member force dedicated to guarding the Capitol Grounds — and other agencies.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jan 3, 2021

Uncertainty hijacked media coverage in 2020

Sorting through the media highlights of a year overshadowed by a global pandemic
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 18, 2020

Google’s legal peril grows in face of third antitrust suit in U.S.

The cascade of lawsuits against Google, which the company says it will fight in court, are indicative of the growing backlash against the largest tech companies.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Oct 31, 2020

The background behind Suga’s rejection of top science panel nominees

Council members fail to oppose prime minister's move collectively, casting doubt on how they view their role
Japan Times
PRESS / Corporate Trends
Sep 10, 2020

Media Enterprise Department’s separation from The Japan Times, Ltd. and its re-establishment as The Japan Times Agency

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JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jul 25, 2020

Tokyo’s gubernatorial election results align with recent history

Residents of Japan's capital frequently votes to return the incumbent — though typically for different reasons.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 24, 2020

The low-tech way that Japan managed to tackle the virus quickly

Experts contend that the existence of public health centers are one of the key reasons Japan was able to avoid an explosion in coronavirus cases.

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