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JAPAN / JAPANESE IN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Dec 19, 2016

New program creates career path to international organizations

Takahiro Shinyo, vice president at Kwansei Gakuin University in Hyogo Prefecture, experienced an act of unexpected kindness in Germany when he was serving as Japan's ambassador to the country in 2011. It was a food charity event, organized by his fellow ambassadors of Southeast Asian countries to Germany,...
Japan Times
JAPAN / JAPANESE IN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Dec 19, 2016

U.N. offers rewarding and fulfilling career opportunities

The U.N., which has about 41,000 staff from 193 member countries working for it, offers job seekers several official routes to find and apply for jobs with the organization.
Japan Times
JAPAN / JAPANESE IN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Dec 19, 2016

Keio LL.M. trains global legal professionals

Located at one of Japan's top universities, the Keio University Law School (KLS) has one of the strongest programs in Japan. In 2016, KLS earned the distinction of having the most successful candidates of all law schools pass the national bar exam, with an overall passage rate of twice the national average....
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 18, 2016

Asia's fight over fresh water

Water is emerging as a key challenge for long-term Asian peace and stability.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 18, 2016

Charleston gunman will not use mental health to avoid death penalty

Convicted murderer Dylann Roof will not ask jurors to take his mental health into consideration next month during the death penalty phase of his trial for killing nine black churchgoers in Charleston, South Carolina.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Dec 17, 2016

Natsume Soseki and 'The Orient's No. 1 Elevator'

What is the top tourist destination in the Kansai region? Is it Kyoto's geisha district? Is it the temples and bamboo forests of Arashiyama? Is it the town of Yoshino, with Japan's most famous cherry blossoms? The majestic views from Mount Rokko in Kobe? Or Lake Biwa, the country's largest freshwater...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Dec 16, 2016

One of the first Syrians granted refugee status in Japan discusses the hardships of status limbo

For refugees, the first six months are the most difficult, according to one of the first people from Syria whose application was accepted by Japan.
Reader Mail
Dec 16, 2016

Japan's media can do better on gender equality

The University of Tokyo decided to offer housing subsidies of ¥30,000 per month for each female student admitted to the university. By this new arrangement, the university hopes to increase the overall rate of female students, who currently account for less than 20 percent of the total.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 16, 2016

10% of dwarf planet Ceres is ice hiding under surface, NASA studies show

The dwarf planet Ceres, an enigmatic rocky body inhabiting the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, is rich with ice just beneath its dark surface, scientists said on Thursday in research that may shed light on the early history of the solar system.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 15, 2016

Japan places a big bet on Asia's casino bubble

The odds are stacked heavily in favor of the LDP-dominated Diet legalizing casinos but Tokyo may be too late to the party.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 15, 2016

Undersea mystery: Genetic secrets of the seahorse unveiled

Scientists have unlocked some of the genetic secrets of the weird and wondrous seahorse, including its exotic eccentricity of male pregnancy.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Dec 14, 2016

As Park Geun-hye is impeached and Donald Trump battles China, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un laughs

If the latest round of sanctions against North Korea put leader Kim Jong Un in a bad mood, political upheavals in two of his biggest adversaries are giving him a reason to smile.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 13, 2016

Poverty: the dark side of the American empire

U.S. politicians must do more to help the 43 million Americans mired in poverty.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 13, 2016

How the European left lost the working class

If left-wing parties can't appeal to the working class, what's their use?
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 12, 2016

Amamiya, aka 'Mr. BOJ,' shapes central bank policy behind the scenes

Masayoshi Amamiya is viewed as so essential to operations at the Bank of Japan that he's known inside the central bank as "Mr. BOJ."
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / THE LIVING PAST
Dec 10, 2016

Meiji Restoration leader's lessons of sincerity

Is there any understanding a man like Saigo Takamori? His spirit seems as vast as his bulk, and his bulk was that of a sumo wrestler. He is "the quintessential hero of modern Japanese history," said historian Ivan Morris.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 10, 2016

Trilateral talks on shaky ground after Park impeachment

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga hinted Saturday a pending trilateral summit with Seoul and Beijing was unlikely to be held following the vote to impeach South Korea's president.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Dec 7, 2016

So you want to write about Japan?: the 10 essential tips

Having taken the daring — not reckless or avoidant — step of leaving your home country, you now have a million stories to tell.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 5, 2016

Thanks for the memory cards: North Koreans return from China with high-tech souvenirs

Tiny memory cards and fluffy teddy bears are among the most popular items for North Koreans shopping in Dandong, China's gateway city to its impoverished and isolated neighbor.
Japan Times
JAPAN / GENERATIONAL CHANGE
Dec 4, 2016

Riken mind bender stays one step ahead of virtual reality

Imagine you are standing on the Grand Canyon Skywalk, a horseshoe-shaped bridge suspended 1,200 meters above the Colorado River. You are likely to get dizzy and freeze up at the thought of venturing out onto the 10-cm thick glass.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Dec 3, 2016

How Japanese media have failed endangered species

In October, a new documentary produced by Leonardo DiCaprio premiered on Netflix. "The Ivory Game" is a dramatic study of the illegal trade in elephant tusks that includes conservationists battling poachers, investigative journalists following the money trail and black market merchants in China.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Dec 3, 2016

An exploration of the game at the heart of 'The Master of Go'

The Chinese board game of go has fallen in and out of fashion over the past 2,500 years.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Dec 2, 2016

Rural Cambodia uses guppy to fight dengue

In the backyards of rural Cambodia, a tiny weapon is being deployed to fight dengue fever, the world's fastest-spreading tropical disease, which causes debilitating flu-like symptoms and can develop into a deadly hemorrhagic fever.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 2, 2016

More adults kept from leaving parents' nests in Asia by harsh economic realities

In some of Asia's biggest economies, young adults are living longer with their parents as they struggle to strike out on their own.

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