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WORLD / Society
Nov 3, 2015

Americans losing their religion, especially young adults: poll

Americans are becoming less religious, judging by such markers as church attendance, prayer and belief in God, and the trend is more pronounced among young adults, a poll released Tuesday shows.
EDITORIALS
Nov 2, 2015

Beijing scraps the one-child policy

The one-child policy may be gone in China, but the the one-child mentality remains.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 2, 2015

Russian officials say Egypt debris field suggests jet broke up in midair

The Russian airliner that crashed in Egypt killing all 224 people on board appears to have broken up in midair, scattering debris over several kilometers of rugged terrain, according to senior aviation officials who visited the crash site.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Nov 1, 2015

Hard-working Albirex pound Broncos

The Niigata Albirex BB and Saitama Broncos have provided a decade-long case study: different ways of doing business.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 1, 2015

James Bond is the U.K.'s greatest intelligence asset

James Bond and his fellow fictional British operatives allow U.K. intelligence to project an image that goes well beyond the niggling issues of reality.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 1, 2015

With vast number of ships, Beijing takes quantity over quality approach in South China Sea

When a U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer sailed near one of Beijing's artificial islands in the disputed South China Sea last week, it was operating in a maritime domain bristling with Chinese ships.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 31, 2015

China's two-child policy is too little, too late

Rather than worrying about the birthrate to meet its future labor needs, China should be focusing on bringing in migrant workers, especially from South Asia.
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 29, 2015

You probably have herpes, WHO says in global prevalence estimate

Two-thirds of the world's population under 50 have the highly infectious herpes virus that causes cold sores around the mouth, the World Health Organization said Wednesday in its first estimate of the global prevalence of the disease.
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 29, 2015

MERS, Ebola, bird flu: Science's big missed opportunities

Anyone who goes down with flu in Europe this winter could be asked to enroll in a randomized clinical trial in which they will either be given a drug, which may or may not work, or standard advice to take bed rest and paracetamol.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Oct 28, 2015

Imagining a Japan that thinks beyond blood and binary distinctions

Could the Brave Blossoms serve as a model for a multicultural Japan of the future?
JAPAN
Oct 28, 2015

Koto Ward office building eyed for children's 'English village' learning center

The idyllic-sounding "English village" planned by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government as a learning tool to help local children overcome their apprehension about speaking English may be erected in an office building in Koto Ward near the waterfront in 2018.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 28, 2015

Companies vie for share of ¥8 trillion retail electricity market

Spend a few minutes to fill in a single-page form from a government website, and mail it in — that is all you need to register as a power producer in Japan as it opens its ¥8.1 trillion ($67 billion) retail electricity market.
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 28, 2015

'Tractor beam' using sound created, with possible uses in medicine and space

The tractor beam, a science-fiction staple that can pull in spaceships and other things remotely, is entering the realm of reality.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / TOKYO MOTOR SHOW 2015
Oct 28, 2015

Toyota showcases a look at vehicles of tomorrow

Toyota Motor Corp. will present its vision for the future of mobility at this year's Tokyo Motor Show, where three very different new concept cars will be revealed.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 27, 2015

Britain and China bound by trade, if not values

Britain's burgeoning trade ties with China won't give London greater clout over Beijing's Hong Kong policy.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 27, 2015

Fix America's broken criminal justice system

If the Republican Party wants to win a bigger share of the African-American vote, it should hone an agenda for reform of the troubled U.S. criminal justice system.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 27, 2015

Beijing deploys coast guard — not navy — to avert international condemnation in South China Sea

Armed with little more than flashing lights, loud hailers and water cannons, the Chinese Coast Guard is becoming the vanguard for the country's territorial claims in the South China Sea.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Oct 26, 2015

Thinking about the difference between 'omou' and 'kangaeru'

Introduce the two verbs u304au3082u3046 and u304bu3093u304cu3048u308b, which mean 'to think.'
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 26, 2015

Japan, South Korea grow more 'cyber mature' as they build online defenses: study

A series of online attacks over the past year have spurred Japan and South Korea to bolster their cyberdefenses, improving their ranking on an annual list of countries' "cyber maturity," in which Australia notably dropped.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 26, 2015

Big polluters had better start learning to pay up

Big Oil, Big Gas and Big Coal need to accept responsibility for climate change and start making real contributions to adaptation, or prepare to battle for their own survival.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 26, 2015

Are Americans No. 1? It depends

Americans have long been fascinated with global rankings and where they stand in them, but sometimes the results aren't all that impressive.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 24, 2015

Hiroji Kubota's lens is a witness to history

Photographer Hiroji Kubota believes that "everyone has a great drama to tell." With the release of his retrospective photo book, simply titled "Hiroji Kubota Photographer," now it's his turn to tell his.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Oct 23, 2015

Prefecture battle; the witches of Japan; CM of the week: SoftBank

The government's plan for regional revitalization gets a boost from the world of television with the three-hour variety special "47 Todofuken Taiko! Kakuzeke Nippon!" ("47-prefecture Rivalry! Ranking Japan!"; Fuji TV, Sun., 7 p.m.).
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Oct 23, 2015

Born in the USA, eaten in Okinawa

Known for its white sand beaches and tropical climate, Japan's southernmost prefecture, Okinawa, also possesses a confused culinary identity. It's a fusion of Western tastes and local ingredients that will have visitors questioning where they've landed.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT
Oct 23, 2015

A huge El Nino spreads wide range of mayhem around the world

It has choked Singapore with smoke, triggered Pacific typhoons and left Vietnamese coffee growers staring nervously at dwindling reservoirs. In Africa, cocoa farmers are blaming it for bad harvests, and in the Americas, it has Argentines bracing for lower milk production and Californians believing that...
EDITORIALS
Oct 22, 2015

Employment insurance revamp

The Abe administration is looking at reforming the employment insurance scheme to get more senior citizens into the workforce, but beefing up other components of the social welfare net would be more effective.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Oct 21, 2015

Fear of migrants, economic woes fragment governments in Europe

From Portugal to Sweden, European countries are becoming harder to govern, and their economic reforms more difficult to implement, as a prolonged financial crisis brings weaker and more divided governments.

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