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ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 15, 2020

As motorcade rolls by, Thai royals glimpse the people’s discontent

For months, pro-democracy protesters have gathered to call for reforms to the monarchy and military, institutions that have dominated Thailand for decades.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 29, 2020

World’s richest people smashed wealth records this week

It’s been one of the most lucrative weeks in history for some of the world’s wealthiest people.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 12, 2020

What people fear most about ‘cancel culture’

A new survey shows that rising numbers of Americans are clamming up, regardless of age, race or even politics.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jul 23, 2020

People are more likely to contract COVID-19 at home, study finds

South Korean epidemiologists have found that people were more likely to contract the new coronavirus from members of their own households than from contacts outside the home.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 19, 2020

Iranian health officials play down president's figure of 25 million people infected

Iranian health officials sought on Sunday to play down the president’s estimate that some 25 million people have been infected with the coronavirus, saying it was based on serological blood tests that measure exposure to the illness and that cannot be relied on to show the current state of disease....
Reader Mail
Jun 26, 2020

‘Data government’ shouldn’t replace government by the people

In my June 12 letter to the editor, “New international order versus nature,” I parenthetically said that I hope Yoichi Funabashi was joking when he wrote in praise of “data government” (“Time to build the post-pandemic world order,” June 9).
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 16, 2020

Carrie Lam says opponents of security law are 'enemy of the people'

Law to curtail 'troublemakers,' not freedoms according to Carrie Lam
Reader Mail
Jun 12, 2020

People have to stand up against racism

In Laurel, Mississippi, where I grew up, there were two worlds: one black and one white, divided by train tracks. During the day, black workers crossed over the tracks to work in the homes and the businesses of the white people. By sunset, they retreated to the other side of the tracks where they lived....
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
May 15, 2020

Nagoya smokers struggle to light up after station shuts smoking area

People face a u00a52,000 fine if they violate a ban on smoking near Nagoya Station.
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WORLD
May 14, 2020

Maternity ward massacre shakes Afghanistan and peace process

No group has claimed responsibility for the massacre of 24 people, including 16 women and two newborns.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 6, 2020

The Trump presidency turns deadly

How many people died needlessly as a result of the U.S. president's leadership.
Reader Mail
Apr 3, 2020

By freeing its people, China would react better to crises like coronavirus

It is a pity that the Olympic Games in Tokyo had to be postponed to 2021. For the last several weeks, the word “coronavirus” has dominated global news and people have made songs and jokes in varied languages. Whether it is branded “Made in China coronavirus” or “Chinese virus,” the truth...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 29, 2020

China’s misplaced pandemic propaganda

Barely a month ago, China was in the grip of the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak. Thousands of new infections were confirmed every day. Hospitals were overwhelmed. People were dying by the hundreds. People couldn’t leave their homes. But the government’s draconian lockdown seems to have worked: The...
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 27, 2020

Trudeau wants it all on climate and oil, but it's not working out

Justin Trudeau's ambition was to forge a grand bargain to develop Canada's resources. In trying to please everyone, he has pleased no one.
Japan Times
Norway report 2020
Jan 31, 2020

OSM – it’s all about people

OSM Norway has seen great success in the country ever since it was established in 1989.

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