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EDITORIALS
Aug 14, 2019

No cause for optimism over economy's course

Decelerating global growth is testing Japan's efforts toward sustained growth driven by domestic demand.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 14, 2019

Beating the heat at the Tokyo Olympics

Hosting the games will call on the best of Japanese expertise, innovation and imagination to bring out the best in the athletes competing in very challenging conditions.
JAPAN
Aug 14, 2019

Tokyo Games' corporate sponsors begin drills to counter potential cyberattacks

In the run-up to the Tokyo Olympics next year, the sponsors are speeding up preparations to counter cyberattacks.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 14, 2019

How does a negative rate policy work?

This is how a negative rate policy works and its potential pitfalls:
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 14, 2019

As climate change concerns grow, Fitch says red meat could be the next sin tax after sugar

Meat could be a target for higher taxes given criticism of the industry's role in climate change, deforestation and animal cruelty, according to a report by Fitch Solutions Macro Research.
Japan Times
Special Supplements / Selangor, Malaysia special
Aug 14, 2019

Foreign investment bolstered by location, workforce

As one of the major economic players in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region, Malaysia has been supporting foreign business for decades and, consequently, achieved some of the strongest economic growth in Asia. Now, the Malaysian state of Selangor is seeking more investment from...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 13, 2019

Greenland's rapid melting is a hugely underplayed story

It's officially time to panic — or at least pay more attention.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Aug 13, 2019

The Theatre Olympics goes back to its roots for ninth iteration

Since the late 1970s, people from all over the world have traveled to the village of Toga in rural Toyama Prefecture to attend Tadashi Suzuki's renowned acting classes or to see the Suzuki Company of Toga (SCOT) and other invited artists perform at the site's specially crafted indoor and outdoor theater...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 13, 2019

Crop invaders: China's small farmers struggle to defeat flying pest fall armyworm

Yan Wenliu leans on the side of his cart as he prepares to leave his sugarcane field in Southwest China, bewildered by the formidable new pest that has ambushed his crops this year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 13, 2019

Trump adviser Bolton says U.S. will support U.K. choice for no-deal Brexit and quickly pursue FTA

The United States would enthusiastically support a no-deal Brexit if that is what the British government decided to do, U.S. national security adviser John Bolton said on Monday during a visit to London aimed at reassuring Britain over U.K.-U.S. ties.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 13, 2019

Scientists hail promise of first effective Ebola treatments in Congo trial

Scientists are a step closer to finding the first effective treatments for the deadly Ebola hemorrhagic fever after two potential drugs showed encouraging survival results in a clinical trial in Congo.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 12, 2019

Australia's Morrison says nation will spend $340 million on improving special forces' capabilities

Australia will spend 500 million Australian dollars ($340 million) to improve the capability of its special forces troops, the first stage of a AU$3 billion, 20-year plan that the government said Monday will enable a better response to security threats at home and abroad.
Japan Times
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.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 12, 2019

WHO sees no new Ebola cases in Goma, vaccinates over 1,300

The World Health Organisation said it has vaccinated over 1,300 people who potentially came into contact with the Ebola virus in the Congolese city of Goma, helping contain what many feared would be a rapid spread in an urban center.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Aug 11, 2019

Via language, song and nature, young Taiwanese reconnecting with indigenous roots

The Truku elders of Taiwan still dream about their mountain home four decades after bulldozers tore it down — a classic symptom of trauma as community members struggle to accept their loss.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Aug 11, 2019

Myanmar politicians take advantage of China's junket tours

The National League for Democracy was forged in an uprising against one-party rule. Its activists spent years in jail under Myanmar's military junta. But since taking power three years ago, the party led by Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi has found an unlikely ally — the Chinese Communist Party.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Aug 10, 2019

Chef Sergio Meza brings a taste of Mexico to Tokyo

For two months, chef Sergio Meza will be running Bar Art-Stand out of Artless Craft Tea & Coffee, serving an ever-evolving menu of small bites and cocktails.
EDITORIALS
Aug 10, 2019

Ebola continues to rage in Africa

The world must do more to combat this outbreak and prevent future ones.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Aug 10, 2019

China paid for positive news coverage, using Taiwan media to win hearts and minds on island

The articles on the website of the leading Taiwan newspaper were gushing about a new Chinese government program to lure Taiwanese entrepreneurs to the mainland.
Japan Times
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...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 9, 2019

Fukushima nuclear plant to run out of tanks to store tritium-laced water in three years, Tepco says

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. on Friday projected that the storage tanks for the treated contaminated water at its Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant would reach full capacity in three years despite plans to expand storage space, complicating the government's efforts to tackle the build-up.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 9, 2019

Trump names new acting director of national intelligence

President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Joseph Maguire, the current chief of the National Counterterrorism Center, will become the acting director of national intelligence.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Aug 8, 2019

Top junior Tomoe Kawabata poised for a breakout season

With Japan junior champion Yuhana Yokoi having moved on to the senior ranks, 17-year-old Tomoe Kawabata may represent the Hinomaru's best chance for a medal at the world junior championships this coming season.
Funeral held for Princess Yuriko at Tokyo cemetery
Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, followed by Princess Aiko and Princess Kako, prepare to attend a funeral service for Princess Yuriko at Toshimagaoka Cemetery in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Trump team weighs direct talks with North Korea's Kim
Then-U.S. President Donald Trump meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the Demilitarized Zone separating the two Koreas, in Panmunjom, South Korea, in June 2019.
Bluesky is booming in Japan — mainly for reasons other than U.S. politics
According to Similarweb, average monthly user numbers for Bluesky on Android in Japan quintupled in the 12 months to October.
Israel-Hezbollah cease-fire, brokered by U.S. and France, takes effect
People near Martyrs Square in Beirut watch as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announces a cease-fire on television on Tuesday.
Suspected arson in Sapporo leaves four injured
Firetrucks outside a building in Sapporo where an explosion left four people injured on Tuesday.
Bluesky is booming in Japan — mainly for reasons other than U.S. politics
According to Similarweb, average monthly user numbers for Bluesky on Android in Japan quintupled in the 12 months to October.
How Japan can exit the fossil fuel subsidies it can’t seem to quit
A man walks past a gasoline station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Are you leaving your loved ones digital legacies or headaches?
The National Consumer Affairs Center reports a growing number of consultations regarding "digital legacies" — data and online services left behind when people die.
Rayssa Leal and Chloe Covell on Japan’s teen skaters: We are friends, not rivals
Brazil’s Rayssa Leal celebrates after winning the women's Street League Skateboarding competition on Saturday in Tokyo.
An iconic 32-foot doughnut might give Randy’s an edge in Japan
Randy's Donuts in Inglewood, California. Replicas of the giant doughnut sculpture will be installed, where possible, at shops in Japan.

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