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EDITORIALS
Nov 1, 2019

Improving Japan’s emergency shelters

As natural disasters strike Japan with increasing frequency, it's time to raise the standards of the nation's evacuation centers.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 1, 2019

Tokyo Gov. Koike gives up fighting IOC's decision to move Olympic marathon to Sapporo

The governor was reluctant to acquiesce to the unilateral move, but said “the chances of winning were slim.”
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 30, 2019

U.S. set to disappoint Asia with downgraded delegation for key regional summits

The United States has downgraded its participation in back-to-back Asia-Pacific summits in Bangkok next week, a move bound to disappoint Asian partners worried by China's expanding influence.
WORLD / Society
Oct 25, 2019

16 LGBT+ Uganda activists charged with having gay sex, facing life in prison

Uganda said on Thursday it had charged 16 LGBT+ activists with the crime of gay sex — punishable by life in jail — in what campaigners called an escalating campaign against sexual minorities in the east African nation.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 23, 2019

Wife of North Korea's Kim makes first public appearance in nearly four months

The wife of Kim Jong Un made her first appearance in state media Wednesday after a nearly four-month absence, showing up in photos accompanying the North Korean leader on a visit to a flagship tourist development with the South that Kim condemned as an eyesore and ordered demolished.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Oct 23, 2019

Malaysia privately discusses Goldman Sachs penalty of $2 billion over 1MDB scandal

Again and again, Malaysia has publicly demanded Goldman Sachs pay an eye-popping $7.5 billion for its role in the 1MDB scandal. But privately, Malaysian negotiators are considering settling for a fraction of that.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 23, 2019

Russia-linked group likely used Iranian hacking tools, NSA says

A Russia-linked group is believed to have utilized Iranian tools to conduct cyberattacks against dozens of countries, in an apparent effort to mask their identities, according to joint advisories by the U.S. and the U.K.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 20, 2019

Against the tide, cocoa growers plan to suspend ethical programs

In a world that is growing increasingly concerned about corporate commitments to environmental and social responsibility, top cocoa producers Cote d'Ivoire and Ghana are planning to make a move that goes against the tide.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Oct 7, 2019

NBA faces backlash after ceding ground to China over pro-Hong Kong tweets

The NBA found itself in the middle of a firestorm Monday — facing criticism from both Beijing and U.S. lawmakers — for its reaction to a tweet by the Houston Rockets’ general manager backing ongoing pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 3, 2019

Famed French lawyer signals shift in Ghosn's defense strategy

Francois Zimeray said he views Carlos Ghosn's treatment under Japan's criminal defense system as problematic.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 2, 2019

Japan's least bad choice on North Korea

The focus should be on deterring Pyongyang from starting a war or committing acts of aggression, containing it, and constructing defensive shields.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 27, 2019

Boeing did not adequately consider pilot reactions in 737 Max, NTSB says

Boeing Co. failed to adequately consider how pilots respond to cockpit emergencies in its 737 Max safety assessment and may need to make changes to flight deck alerts, pilot procedures and training, the National Transportation Safety Board said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / The Argument: Consumption tax
Sep 25, 2019

The consumption tax rate needs to be hiked to 15% by 2025 to sustain social welfare

The Argument is a new feature dedicated to promoting dialogue and deeper understanding of contentious issues by introducing various viewpoints.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 19, 2019

Annual investments in robots rose to world record $16.5 billion in 2018

Robot shipments are expected to jump 39 percent from 2018 to 2022 from a record annual sales level of $16.5 billion last year, according to the World Robotics report.
Japan Times
Special Supplements
Sep 9, 2019

Winning the climate change challenge: What one person can do

Sept. 23 will see the Climate Action Summit held at U.N. headquarters in New York, preceded by the Youth Climate Summit on Sept. 21.
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Aug 31, 2019

Aspiring to achieve forgiveness in the most difficult times

"To be wronged is nothing," said Confucius — "unless you continue to remember it."
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 27, 2019

Why Japan can't fail womenomics in cybersecurity

Cybersecurity's talent gap is exacerbated by low numbers of women in the field.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Aug 17, 2019

Hong Kong's 1960s chaos holds lessons for city's besieged leaders now

It was a 5-cent fare hike for Hong Kong's iconic Star Ferry that set off the protests. Cars and buildings were set on fire. Riot police patrolled the streets. Tear gas was fired — and still the crowds kept coming.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 14, 2019

Iran says Britain might release oil tanker soon but Gibraltar begs to differ

The British territory of Gibraltar will not yet release an Iranian oil tanker seized by Royal Marines in the Mediterranean despite an Iranian report that it could do so on Tuesday, an official Gibraltar source said.
Japan Times
CULTURE / CULTURE SMASH
Aug 11, 2019

'Cannon Busters': Bending anime rules in all the right ways

When LeSean Thomas saw director Katsuhiro Otomo working through the night in a behind-the-scenes documentary of the anime 'Akira,' he thought: 'That's what I want to do.' Now, 20 years later, Thomas' 'Cannon Busters' is debuting on Netflix.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Aug 9, 2019

To cut smog and boost profits, stop burning fields, scientists tell Indian farmers

Every year, a choking smog descends on northwest India as the region's farmers burn their fields following the rice harvest — a phenomenon that has helped make New Delhi one of the world's most polluted cities.
CULTURE / Books / RECENTLY PUBLISHED BOOKS ABOUT JAPAN
Aug 3, 2019

'Beyond the Gender Gap in Japan': A nuanced take on the status of women in Japan

Gill Steel's 'Beyond the Gender Gap in Japan' fills in some of the gaps in previous research into the status of women in Japan, including the myriad ways in which they exercise agency in their lives.
EDITORIALS
Aug 3, 2019

Women still can't reach potential

Women are better off when it comes to working in Japan, but there is still huge room for improvement.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Aug 2, 2019

Trump's tariffs on Chinese goods: Paid by U.S. importers, not by China

With U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement on Thursday of tariffs on another $300 billion of Chinese imports nearly all goods from the country are set to be subject to U.S. import taxes, which Trump says will generate billions of dollars in revenue from China for the U.S. Treasury.
Why Japan is running out of rice — and farmers to grow it
An ongoing shortage of rice has resulted in rising prices for Japan's main food staple.
Japan and U.S. appoint tariff negotiators after Ishiba-Trump phone call
Economic revitalization minister Ryosei Akazawa enters the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan responds to Trump's tariffs with a polite phone call and request
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba attends a joint press conference with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington on Feb. 7.
Japan to avoid direct confrontation with the U.S. over Trump tariffs
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Japan does not intend to seek direct confrontation with the U.S. over the newly levied tariffs, during a parliamentary committee session in Tokyo on Monday.
Taiwan eyes zero tariffs with U.S. and pledges more investment
Kids view the area from a lookout point over cranes and containers at the Port of Keelung, Taiwan, on Thursday.
‘Let’s make it practical’: NATO chief eyes greater defense-industrial ties with Japan
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte plans to visit Japan on Tuesday and Wednesday — his first to the Indo-Pacific region since taking office in October, as he seeks to implement lessons from the ongoing war in Ukraine.
Tottori takes a bold leap forward in the arts
The city of Kurayoshi in Tottori Prefecture celebrated the opening of its public art museum with festivities such as a parade that drew 1,000 revelers.
Haruki Murakami TV adaptation revisits 30 years of watershed moments
Though Haruki Murakami's trademark whiff of offbeat existentialism is threaded throughout NHK's "After the Quake," the final episode — conceived as a sequel to the story "Super-Frog Saves Tokyo" — is the most stylized, featuring an anthropomorphic talking frog (voiced by Non) and his erstwhile associate Katagiri (Koichi Sato).
Nintendo to launch the Switch 2 on June 5
The controllers for the Switch 2 will attach to the console magnetically rather than sliding on rails as with the original device.
A new human trafficking trend emerges from Myanmar scam centers
Victims of scam centers who were tricked or trafficked into working in Myanmar gather at a compound inside KK Park, a fraud center on the country's border with Thailand, after a multinational crackdown in February.

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An ongoing shortage of rice has resulted in rising prices for Japan's main food staple.
Why Japan is running out of rice — and farmers to grow it
By Alex K.T. Martin

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