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BUSINESS
Aug 25, 2019

Squabbles erupt as G7 leaders open summit in French resort

Squabbles erupted among G7 nations Saturday as their leaders gathered for an annual summit, exposing sharp differences on global trade tensions, Britain's exit from the EU and how to respond to the fires raging in the Amazon rainforest.
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Aug 24, 2019

Atsuko Kuwana: Jumping in at the deep end

Disability, Kuwana says, is no barrier to achieving goals in life
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Rugby
Aug 23, 2019

Four All Blacks reject Olympic sevens invitation

New Zealand's team bidding for a rugby sevens gold medal at next year's Tokyo Olympics will not include any All Blacks after several approached declined to be involved.
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JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Aug 23, 2019

Seoul and trilateral alliance with Japan and U.S. will suffer most with GSOMIA pullout, Tokyo defense insiders say

The intelligence-sharing pact benefitted the South Korean military much more than it did Tokyo and Washington, experts say.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 22, 2019

Japan's Indo-Pacific dream or nightmare?

Unfinished political reform, militarization, technological authoritarianism, the politicization of history and great power rivalry is stressing the Indo-Pacific region and Tokyo's attempts to inculcate a rules-based order into the region.
Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Aug 21, 2019

Sumo shows offer new life for retired rikishi

Sumo is an all-enveloping lifestyle.
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WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 21, 2019

'Doubling down on fossil fuels': U.S. a critical obstacle for stopping climate pollution, advocacy group warns

The U.S. will account for almost two-thirds of the world's new oil and natural gas output in the decade ahead, making it a critical obstacle to stopping climate pollution, a London-based advocacy group says.
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WORLD
Aug 21, 2019

Water pollution an 'invisible threat' to global development goals, economists warn

Water pollution threatens nearly all the globally agreed upon development goals to end environmental destruction, poverty and suffering by 2030, economists warned in a report on Tuesday, citing the largest-ever database on the world's water quality.
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WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 21, 2019

Climate change will cripple economies regardless of wealth: report

Climate change will damage the economies of countries whether they are rich or poor, hot or cold, by the year 2100, economists wrote in a new report, dispelling the notion that impoverished, warm countries will suffer the most on a warming planet.
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WORLD
Aug 21, 2019

Amazon burning: Brazil reports record forest fires, at nearly double the rate recorded last year

Wildfires raging in the Amazon rainforest have hit a record number this year, with 72,843 fires detected so far by Brazil's National Institute for Space Research, or INPE, as concerns grow over right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro's environmental policy.
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JAPAN
Aug 20, 2019

G7 summit likely to skip communique, reflecting gulf between U.S. and Europe, Japan source says

The plan to stop short of issuing a communique reflects the wide rift between the U.S. and Europe over issues such as free trade and climate change.
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MORE SPORTS
Aug 19, 2019

Optimism, temperatures rise during test event

The deadly summer heat in Tokyo has been one of the major ongoing issues for athletes and organizers as Japan prepares to host the 2020 Olympics.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 19, 2019

How to deal with the Trump tantrum?

The dichotomy of the Trump administration is here to stay.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 19, 2019

Learning for empathy: A world effort to build peace through education

Education can help to prepare learners to be active and responsible contributors to sustainable development and world peace.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 19, 2019

Coal-loving Australia is world's third-biggest emissions exporter

Australia's booming coal industry has made it the world's third-biggest exporter of potential carbon dioxide emissions locked in fossil fuels, placing it only behind oil giants Russia and Saudi Arabia.
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JAPAN / View from Osaka
Aug 17, 2019

For Kyoto, international meeting of museum directors and creators is an opportunity to learn

From Sept. 1 to 7, Kyoto will host thousands of museum directors, curators and art historians from Japan and around the world for the general assembly meeting of the Paris-based International Council of Museums (ICOM).
EDITORIALS
Aug 16, 2019

The old Russia rears its ugly head

Russia, and the U.S., must do more to head off the dangers of a new nuclear arms race.
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BUSINESS
Aug 16, 2019

Japan regains status as top foreign holder of U.S. Treasurys

Japan surpassed China in June as the top holder of U.S. Treasurys after raising its holdings to a nearly three-year high, as the trade war between the world's two largest economies intensified.
Reader Mail
Aug 16, 2019

May chindonya keep on playing

The cover story "Chindonya: The beat goes on" in the Aug. 4 edition filled me with Showa Era nostalgia. It's great that this profession has survived even in Reiwa Era 2019, though the number of professional chindonya (street musician advertisers) is small. To my surprise, even overseas this concept is...
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 15, 2019

Japan gets a wake-up call from Trump

The Trump administration is ready to sacrifice the security interests of America's regional allies as long as Kim does not test any capability that threatens American security.
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WORLD
Aug 15, 2019

Pair safe after Norway's first electric plane crash-lands on lake

Norway's first battery-powered aircraft crash-landed on a lake on Wednesday, in a setback for the country's aviation strategy, although police said the pilot and passenger both escaped unhurt.
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India report 2019
Aug 15, 2019

Improving Indian society through creative visual communication technology

Sakata Inx Corp. is ranked the third-largest ink manufacturer in Japan and worldwide. During the early ‘90s, Managing Director of the Indian subsidiary V.K. Seth recognized the business opportunities presented by India’s fast-growing printing and packaging industries and began importing high-quality...
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India report 2019
Aug 15, 2019

A leading contract manufacturer and a responsible member of society

Sajjan India Ltd. (Sajjan) was established in 1905 as a family-owned business. With strong international ties, the company has become one of India’s leading contract manufacturers while remaining a passionate advocate for the needs of local communities.
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BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 12, 2019

Fed remains a target as economy falls short of Trump's ambitious goals

It has become a jarring and frequent contradiction. President Donald Trump blames the Federal Reserve for putting the U.S. economy at risk while data show an economy in "reasonably good" shape, as the head of the central bank recently said.
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LIFE / Food & Drink / THE HIGH GROUNDS
Aug 10, 2019

10 coffee shops in Tokyo that are worth the buzz

This past year, The High Grounds has covered some of the most innovative coffee in Japan. This final entry in the series is only one fanatic's list of 10 places to get your coffee fix in the capital.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Aug 9, 2019

Huge Pakistan mine shows the power of coal

In the flat scrubland of Pakistan's scorching Thar Desert, hundreds of workers have been toiling for two years in the vast open pit of the Sindh Engro Coal Mining Co. Taking three-hour breaks during the hottest part of the day and living in a makeshift village of shipping containers, they are digging...

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