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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 29, 2021

How errors and inaction sent a deadly COVID-19 variant around the world

In early 2021, flare-ups in the Indian city of Amravati were the first visible warning that the delta variant was spreading. A devastating path across the world would soon follow.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Mar 24, 2021

Japan state-funded hotel deal pays rent to Myanmar Defense Ministry

The payments, starting in 2017, are not illegal but are potentially embarrassing for Tokyo given alleged human rights abuses by Myanmar's military.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Feb 23, 2021

Digital network building in the Pacific

Japan and Australia have leading roles to play in helping digitalize the region through the use of undersea cables.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 30, 2020

Google stymies media companies from chipping away at its data dominance

Alphabet Inc's Google upended plans by European media companies to block it from harvesting data about their readers and slash some of its dominance in online advertising, seven people involved in the talks said this month.
Japan Times
SATOYAMA CONSORTIUM
Jun 28, 2020

Old values, practices need re-evaluating

Satoyama capitalism is a new concept of capitalism that centers around effective use of natural resources in creating new values to foster a sustainable future for local communities.
Japan Times
ESG CONSORTIUM
Jun 17, 2020

Work toward sustainability recognized with awards

The Japan Times launched the ESG Consortium in 2018 to help disseminate English information of engaged parties by covering their activities and organizing symposiums among other supportive measures. ESG stands for “environmental, social and governance.” These factors are increasingly considered essential...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 7, 2020

Firms including IBM Japan to develop AI 'guide suitcase' for the blind

A consortium of five companies including IBM Japan Ltd. said Thursday that they will develop a navigation suitcase equipped with artificial intelligence to help guide people with visual impairments.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 8, 2019

Japan holds summit to accelerate climate-related corporate disclosures

The government on Tuesday held the first global summit to encourage corporate disclosures on climate change, and called on investors to forge a virtuous cycle between the environment and growth.
BUSINESS
Oct 6, 2019

Stories of success by 100 Japanese firms doing business overseas published online

To help small businesses boost their exports, a public-private body has released a collection of 100 success stories of Japanese companies that have expanded overseas.
Japan Times
GLOBAL MEDIA POST / Northern Italy report 2019
Apr 2, 2019

Italian prosecco goes greener while raising quality

As a stamp of quality, Prosecco DOC guarantees millions of aficionados around the world that they are drinking an excellent product, one that bears a rich history and the unique features of its geographical origins. Produced in nine provinces in the Veneto and Friuli-Venezia-Giulia regions, the secret...
Japan Times
SATOYAMA CONSORTIUM
Nov 4, 2018

Snapshots celebrating Japan's rural beauty

The Japan Times Satoyama Consortium held a photo contest to further expand interest and awareness in satoyama — a Japanese term referring to woodlands in rural areas maintained by area residents. The general public and relevant parties, including local governments, submitted photos in hopes of capturing...
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Sep 17, 2018

Let's discuss damage to Kansai airport

After Kansai International Airport was flooded by a typhoon, the central government and the region proposes temporarily routing some flights to other Kansai airports.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 7, 2018

LGBT hospitality house to be established for 2020 Tokyo Games

An LGBT hospitality house will be set up during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics as a place to exchange and distribute information about issues faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.
Japan Times
SATOYAMA CONSORTIUM
Jul 15, 2018

Woods offer opportunities for prosperity

The Japan Times Satoyama Consortium organized a two-day study tour in Okayama Prefecture in June to learn about creative efforts made by two cities, Maniwa and Bizen, to establish a sustainable and circulating society.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Satoyama Consortium
Jun 4, 2018

Tourism 'flavored with history'

At the inaugural Satoyama Consortium symposium organized by The Japan Times on May 16 in Tokyo, municipal leaders discussed the possibilities of economic activities stemming from efforts involving "satoyama capitalism," a concept recently promoted in Japan to take advantage of natural resources in satoyama,...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Satoyama Consortium
Jun 4, 2018

Island community draws visitors

The Japan Times Satoyama Consortium has been engaged in various activities to promote municipalities and local companies representing the beauty and excellence of deep Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets / Deep Dive
Feb 18, 2018

Cryptocurrency boom: A fading fad or real innovation?

The ¥58 billion digital token heist at Tokyo-based exchange Coincheck last month reminded many of the infamous Mt. Gox fiasco in 2014 and renewed debate on a critical question: Is the cryptocurrency boom a fad or a prelude to real innovation?
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 24, 2017

Bain says Western Digital legal protest threatens Toshiba joint venture

The Bain Capital-led consortium that's buying Toshiba Corp.'s chip unit warned Western Digital Corp. to give up attempts to overturn the deal and settle its legal claims if it wants the relationship to continue.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 18, 2017

Philippines courts Japan, China to invest in $135 billion power project

The Philippines is seeking investment from China and Japan for $135 billion worth of power projects that President Rodrigo Duterte's government is ready to fast-track.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Aug 7, 2017

World's first method for mass-producing platelets from iPS cells unveiled by Kyoto startup

A Kyoto startup unveils a way to mass-produce platelets, a key component in clotting, that could reduce doctors' dependency on donated blood to minimize bleeding.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Aug 3, 2017

Born this way? Researchers seek genetic influences on gender identity

While President Donald Trump has thrust transgender people back into the conflict between conservative and liberal values in the United States, geneticists are quietly working on a major research effort to unlock the secrets of gender identity.
Japan Times
JAPAN / GASTECH JAPAN 2017
Apr 4, 2017

Gastech offers various programs for energy experts

Gastech Japan 2017, which is being held at Makuhari Messe, Chiba, from Tuesday to Friday, is the 29th edition of the world's largest conference and exhibition on natural gas and liquefied natural gas (LNG) since the first Gastech was held in London in 1972.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.

Podcast

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

Longform

Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
A boom for business tourism in Japan?
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