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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 5, 2016

Russia's isolationism is official

Russia's latest National Security Strategy provides valuable material for the study of the angst, paranoia and befuddlement now gripping the Kremlin.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 5, 2016

The Islamic State group learns from the past

The Iraqi government's fight with Islamic State is just getting started.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 5, 2016

Toyota joins Ford against Apple-Google car screen dominance

Toyota Motor Corp. agreed to use a car-phone connectivity system championed by Ford Motor Co. in a bid to keep Apple Inc. and Google from dominating control of dashboards.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 5, 2016

U.S. sues VW over Clean Air Act violations; liabilities could theoretically top $90 billion

The U.S. Justice Department on Monday filed a civil lawsuit against Volkswagen AG for allegedly violating the Clean Air Act by installing illegal devices to impair emission control systems in nearly 600,000 vehicles.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 4, 2016

Curbing growth is key to achieving food security

To ensure global food security for all, we need to recognize our limitations.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 4, 2016

Key Chinese drone-maker sees promise in newly regulated Japan market

The outlook for Japan's drone market is promising and a recently enacted law to regulate flights of unmanned aerial vehicles will result in a safer user environment, according to the Japan chief of China-based drone-maker DJI.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 3, 2016

Woman leads sex education drive to enlighten clueless youths

Asuka Someya discovered she was pregnant at the age of 20 when she was a university student.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 3, 2016

Modi's surprise Christmas Day visit to Pakistan

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi once again shows his talent for the spectacular with an impromptu stopover in Pakistan.
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 30, 2015

Posh New York City hotels pledge to go green, hope to inspire others around world

Some of New York's most iconic hotels, comprising more than 11,000 guest rooms, promised to cut their carbon footprints on Tuesday and join a city effort to improve the energy efficiency of buildings.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 30, 2015

New year's resolutions for the global economy

Global growth doesn't promise to be much better in 2016 than it was this year, but policy changes could boost incomes and expand opportunities for people everywhere.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 29, 2015

Solving America's stubborn poverty problem

To succeed, any new war on poverty in America must reverse several socially corrosive trends.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Dec 29, 2015

Tech giants spot opportunity in forecasting China's smog

Air pollution in China could be big business.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 29, 2015

Switzerland has kept records for 150 years and this December clocks in as the warmest

Switzerland will mark its warmest December since the country that founded winter tourism began keeping records 150 years ago.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 28, 2015

Trump's machismo may not work against Hillary

Donald Trump's macho posturing has taken him to the top of the GOP's presidential contenders, but that tactic could backfire on him if he employs it against Hillary Clinton.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 28, 2015

Troops aid evacuations in flood-ravaged northern England

British soldiers helped evacuate hundreds of people from rising floodwaters in the historic city of York on Sunday, after heavy rainfall inundated towns and cities across northern England.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 26, 2015

The sustainability revolution in finance

Sustainable development is increasingly being integrated into financial decision-making, both by national governments and private-sector players.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 25, 2015

More than money: Employees in China demand cleaner office air

Many companies in China have found that good salaries, promotions and career prospects aren't enough — they also need to offer cleaner air within their offices to lure and retain staffers.
BUSINESS
Dec 24, 2015

Abe, BOJ urge higher wages; businesses unconvinced

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda on Thursday applied fresh pressure on companies to do their part in putting a sustained end to deflation by boosting wages and investment.
WORLD
Dec 24, 2015

In death knell for MOX project, U.S. to deem 6 tons of plutonium nuclear waste

The U.S. government plans to designate 6 metric tons of surplus plutonium now stored in South Carolina as waste and ship it to a storage facility in New Mexico, according to a preliminary notice filed on a federal website on Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 21, 2015

Japan tries to improve tourists' access to SIM cards, Wi-Fi

The government kicked off a campaign Monday to give tourists access to SIM cards and Wi-Fi routers, aiming to offer a better quality communications environment.
EDITORIALS
Dec 20, 2015

How to combat the Islamic State

Islamic State and other radicals must be confronted, contained and destroyed, and how modern societies go about this effort will determine its success or failure.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Dec 19, 2015

Bask in the warmth of Iheya Island

I thought I recognized the owner of the Iheya Kanko Hotel, her face fleetingly recalled as it passed over the screen at a Shinjuku showing of the 2012 film "Karakara."
Japan researchers develop a simple way to spot signs of Alzheimer's disease
In 2022, the number of elderly people with dementia in Japan reached 4.43 million, according to data from the health ministry.
Real estate worth ¥25 trillion puts Japan companies in spotlight
Elliott Investment Management's stake in Tokyo Gas is centered around getting the utility to sell off its real estate holdings, including Shinjuku Park Tower, which houses the Park Hyatt Hotel Tokyo.
Two dead after fire at Upper House lawmaker Kuniko Inoguchi’s apartment
A fire broke out on the sixth floor of an apartment building where Upper House lawmaker Kuniko Inoguchi resides on Wednesday in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward.
Japan investigating Amazon for allegedly bullying other businesses
Packages move along a conveyor belt at an Amazon warehouse
Tokyo’s take on that viral chocolate from Dubai
Cafe N°_5's take on the Dubai chocolate craze that has been circulating on social media over the past few months is a mix of bitter and sweet.
Japan researchers develop a simple way to spot signs of Alzheimer's disease
In 2022, the number of elderly people with dementia in Japan reached 4.43 million, according to data from the health ministry.
‘What Divides Us’ producer honors grandfather’s Hiroshima reportage
“What Divides Us" producer Cannon Hersey says his grandfather, who wrote about the aftermath of nuclear destruction in Hiroshima, never spoke about what he had seen while working with Japanese minister Kiyoshi Tanimoto to preserve the stories of survivors.
DPP’s Tamaki leverages new position with energy proposal
DPP leader Yuichiro Tamaki in Tokyo 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.
China defense minister being investigated for corruption, report says
Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun attends the opening ceremony of the Xiangshan Forum at the Beijing International Convention Center on Sept. 13. Dong is the third consecutive incumbent or former defense chief to be probed over alleged corruption.

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