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JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Dec 21, 2015

Mie pearl farmer looks to Vietnam for new opportunities, fresh workforce

Ago Bay in Shima, Mie Prefecture, is one of the leading places in Japan where pearls can be cultured. The number of pearl farmers has declined in recent years, however, and they are an aging workforce.
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Feb 22, 2016

Just take a snap and let Aichi smartphone app explain what's seen, and where

An Aichi-based electronic parts manufacturer has developed a free smartphone app that allows people to obtain information on tourist spots simply by taking photos of them.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 7, 2016

Women's empowerment: The time is now, Japan

While Japan's GDP growth is declining, the country is experiencing a rise in gross domestic power of the feminine persuasion.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 26, 2016

Anger over Okinawa murder grows despite Obama's 'deep regret' over the incident

A day after U.S. President Barack Obama expressed deep regret over the slaying of an Okinawa woman linked to a U.S. former marine, anger over the incident showed no signs of abating Thursday with Okinawa lawmakers calling for withdrawal of the U.S. Marines from their prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 27, 2016

G-7 broadly agrees on ways to spur growth

Leaders agree to better cooperate on fiscal measures, but they remain sharply divided on how much each country should spend.
Special Supplements / Hiroshima G7 Summit Special
May 19, 2023

G7 summit data

Perspectives & issues to be addressed at the Hiroshima G7 Summit
EDITORIALS
May 27, 2016

G-7 summit and Japan's economy

The Abe administration's economic policies should be reassessed in light of the statement made at the G-7 summit on Friday.
BUSINESS
Apr 21, 2016

Business leaders call for fiscal action, structural reform at 'B-7 summit'

Despite the continuing uncertainty over the global economy, the Group of Seven developed countries should not depend too much on monetary steps and move to adopt timely fiscal stimulus and structural reforms, business leaders from the G-7 said Thursday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 2, 2019

Hosting the Group of 20 summit did Japan no favors

By chairing a summit dominated by political hot potato centerpieces Japan has diminished its global leadership capacity.
JAPAN / Politics
May 15, 2016

G-7 environment meeting in Toyama kicks off with call to action

Environment ministers and representatives from Group of Seven nations began a two-day meeting Sunday, with host and chair Japan calling for "concrete action" to implement the landmark climate deal reached in Paris last year.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 26, 2016

NGOs pressure G-7 to take action on Paris climate deal

Nongovernmental organizations fighting climate change on Thursday urged leaders of the Group of Seven countries to swiftly implement the ambitious pledges they made in Paris in December and criticized Japan for thwarting efforts to reduce fossil fuels.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 9, 2016

Statements by lawmakers cloud Japan's position on nuclear arms

When the foreign ministers from the Group of Seven industrialized nations gather in Hiroshima for a two-day meeting from Sunday, they will visit Hiroshima Peace Park and conclude their gathering with a "Hiroshima Declaration" that will likely express hope for a world without nuclear weapons.
JAPAN / Politics
May 23, 2016

Abe will urge G-7 counterparts to boost ASEAN anti-terror efforts

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plans to call on his Group of Seven counterparts to jointly assist members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to crack down on terrorism, a Japanese government source said Sunday.
BUSINESS
May 20, 2016

Yen intervention wouldn't spur growth, Obama adviser says

The U.S., heading into a major summit of advanced economies, is warning that currency intervention by countries such as Japan won't help the cause of boosting global growth, reinforcing Obama administration pressure on the nation to avoid weakening the yen.
Bankruptcies and suicides rise as Japanese struggle with mounting debt
Lawyers estimate that personal bankruptcies in Japan are on track to reach the highest since 2012 this year.
Honda and Nissan consider mutual production of vehicles, report says
Honda CEO Toshihiro Mibe at the Japan Mobility Show 2023 at Tokyo Big Sight in October 2023.
The mighty Mekong River's growing plastic problem
A group of elephant keepers in Chiang Saen, Thailand, remove plastic waste from the Ruak River, a tributary of the Mekong River, as a pair of Asian elephants bathe behind them.
Record 78% of people in Japan feel anxious, government survey finds
The public opinion survey on people's lives, conducted by the Cabinet Office, found that 28.1% of respondents think that their standard of living is at a lower-middle level among the general public — the highest percentage to give that response in 35 years.
Nippon Steel alleges undue White House influence on doomed deal review
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the economy at the Brookings Institution in Washington on Dec. 10.
Casual workouts, cool living, ‘complete’ food: Japan’s health trends of 2024
In 2024, efficiency trumped effort among Japan's fitness-focused aspirants.
The mighty Mekong River's growing plastic problem
A group of elephant keepers in Chiang Saen, Thailand, remove plastic waste from the Ruak River, a tributary of the Mekong River, as a pair of Asian elephants bathe behind them.
Japanese officials inspect Yokota Air Base over PFAS concerns
The Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo in September 2019. An inspection of the base by Japanese government officials on Friday came amid public pressure to investigate suspected links between the use of PFAS-containing firefighting foam by the U.S. base and contamination of soil and groundwater in western Tokyo.
Crime numbers rise in Japan for second straight year
A police officer stands in front of the residence of a man alleged to have stabbed two junior high school students in Kitakyushu.
A year of Oscar wins and a quiet push for diversity
Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s “Evil Does Not Exist,” released in Japanese theaters in April, sharply dramatizes the clash between rural and urban values. The film won five awards at the 2023 Venice Film Festival, including the second-place Silver Lion prize.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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Yasuyuki Yoshida stirs a brew in a fermentation tank at his brewery in Hakusan.
The quake that shook Noto's sake brewing tradition
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