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JAPAN
Dec 7, 2019

Japanese transport ministry to study shinkansen accessibility for wheelchair users

Transport minister Kazuyoshi Akaba said Friday a study group will be set up as early as this month to consider how to make bullet trains more accessible to wheelchair users.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 19, 2019

Top IMF official denies Japan is a case study in Modern Monetary Theory

The Bank of Japan's monetary policy aims to boost inflation and differs from Modern Monetary Theory, according to a senior official at the International Monetary Fund.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 25, 2019

Private equity has directly killed 600,000 U.S. retail jobs, study says

Amazon.com Inc., landlords who charge sky-high rents, brands that fail to adapt. The carnage in the retail industry has been blamed on all of them. Now Wall Street is too.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jun 24, 2019

Japan to expand study on egg test during fertility treatment aimed at detecting chromosomal abnormalities

The Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology (JSOG) has announced that it will expand the scale of clinical research on the utilization of PGT-A, or preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidies, for fertility treatment.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 23, 2019

Brexit murder plot and other online lies: Study blames Russians for multinational attempt to 'divide, discredit and distract'

In August 2018, Spanish authorities uncovered a plot by anti-Brexit campaigners to assassinate Boris Johnson, a leading Brexiteer who now is the favorite to be Britain's next prime minister. Or did they?
WORLD / Society
Jun 7, 2019

Pioneering U.N. study counts 115 million 'child grooms' worldwide

About 115 million boys were married off as children, with 1 in 5 wed before they turned 15, according to the first United Nations study to track the prevalence of child grooms.
ENVIRONMENT
May 23, 2019

China responsible for surge in ozone-depleting emissions, study says

China is to blame for much of the increase in illegal ozone-depleting substances since 2013, according a study published by the journal Nature on Thursday, with domestic companies accused of violating a global production ban.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
May 2, 2019

Eating more rice could help fight obesity, study led by Japan researcher suggests

The study was presented at the European Congress on Obesity in Glasgow.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Apr 15, 2019

使用? 利用? Make use of a dictionary to use your Japanese properly

As your Japanese improves you'll begin to find there are subtle nuances in the language that can stump even native speakers. That's when you turn to a Japanese dictionary.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 6, 2019

Airlines stall in tackling climate change but ANA, United and Delta rated best at managing risks in study

Airlines are doing too little in the fight against global warming, a study funded by investors with $13 trillion in assets under management said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 18, 2018

Wondrous extinct flying pterosaurs sported rudimentary feathers, China fossil study reveals

A microscopic examination of fossils from China has revealed that the fur-like body covering of pterosaurs, the remarkable flying reptiles that lived alongside dinosaurs, was actually made up of rudimentary feathers.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 11, 2018

Climate policies put world on track for 3.3 C warming, still far above target in Paris accord, study shows

Average world temperatures are on track to far exceed the central goal set in the 2015 Paris agreement on limiting global warming, a study showed on Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 21, 2018

Colorful walls can 'blow away' toilet odor, Japanese study says

Using bathrooms can be an everyday nightmare for children attending Japan's public schools where the restroom is often considered dirty and smelly.
Japan Times
Sep 16, 2018

10-year consumer study reports 'rise of cynicism' in Japan

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Sep 11, 2018

Yamaha Motor and Gogoro Begin EV Business Collaborative Study

Iwata and Taipei, September 11, 2018—Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Iwata, Shizuoka, Japan, President: Yoshihiro Hidaka) and Gogoro Inc. (Headquarters: Taoyuan City, Taiwan, Founder and CEO: Horace Luke) announced today that they have begun a study towards collaboration in the electric vehicle...
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Aug 6, 2018

'Black rain' radiation from 1945 Hiroshima A-bombing can still be detected on survivor's shirt: study

Scientific tests on a shirt worn by a 16-year-old girl who was exposed to rain containing radioactive materials that fell after the Hiroshima atomic bombing on Aug. 6, 1945, known as "black rain," continue to detect slight amounts of cesium 137 more than 70 years after the attack.
ENVIRONMENT
Aug 1, 2018

Moves to cut emissions could cause more hunger than climate change, study says

Adopting some of the most stringent measures needed to curb climate change across all industries could cause hunger levels to rise by three times as much as global warming itself, according to a study released on Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 25, 2018

Oita Prefecture temple holding study meetings on Islam to spread understanding

A Buddhist temple in Oita Prefecture is hosting a series of learning opportunities on Islam to give people a chance to learn about one of the world's most practiced religions.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Apr 16, 2018

OK Google, auto-fill the gaps in my Japanese

If you are stuck for what to say in Japanese, Google search — and in particular, its auto-fill function — can be your friend.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 4, 2018

Developing nations will study ways to block sunshine to slow global warming

Scientists in developing nations plan to step up research toward dimming sunshine to curb climate change, hoping to judge if a man-made chemical sunshade would be less risky than a harmful rise in global temperatures.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 22, 2018

Scholar in Facebook storm worked on Russian study of narcissism, other 'dark triad' traits

The psychologist at the center of a scandal over the misuse of millions of Facebook users' personal data worked with Russian researchers on a study of pathological personality traits.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Mar 12, 2018

Cheat your way to better Japanese with walkthrough video game guides

Learners of Japanese, why not try offsetting the guilt of cheating at video games by changing your device's settings to Nihongo and checking Japanese online walkthrough guides?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Jan 27, 2018

Yumiko Oho teaches the ABC's of life in Italy

The desire to escape Japan's old-school notion of gender roles paved the way for a former bank employee to discover business opportunities overseas.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / COMMUNITY CHEST
Jan 7, 2018

Much for Japan Times Community readers to crow and squawk about in year of the rooster

A selection of unpublished letters about Community stories from the first half of 2017.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 4, 2017

Millions either malnourished or obese in global nutrition crisis, study says

Almost every country in the world now has serious nutrition problems due either to obesity or to a lack of food, according to a major study published on Saturday.
U.S. tourist arrested after bringing a handgun into Japan
Hyogo police believe the handgun a U.S. tourist inadvertently brought into Japan slipped through security procedures at Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture.
3D printer used to construct train station building in Japan
A train station building (front) is assembled from parts printed using 3D printer technology, in Arida, Wakayama Prefecture, on Wednesday.
Japan’s leader didn’t read the job description
Prime Minister and ruling Liberal Democratic Party leader Shigeru Ishiba is facing a political funding scandal that has damaged his reputation and sparked speculation that internal efforts to remove him are underway.
Japan promises 'bold and speedy' response to Trump’s surprise 24% tariffs
U.S. President Donald Trump unveils new U.S. tariffs at the White House in Washington on Wednesday.
Tokyo’s KK Line to close for decadelong overhaul as public greenway
People enjoy running and yoga on Tokyo Expressway’s KK Line, a 2-kilometer elevated expressway cutting through the capital’s commercial Ginza district, when it was opened as a pedestrian space in May last year.
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.
Meiji says sayonara to bottled milk, a staple of Japan's bathhouses
Meiji bottled milk lined up in a fridge at Kosugiyu, a bathhouse in Tokyo. The sticker urges patrons to enjoy the milk one last time before it’s gone.
A Canadian made a weekend trip to Costco a Japanese pastime
Under the watchful eye of Ken Theriault, Costco representative director and Japan country manager, the American membership-model wholesaler has flourished in Japan.

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