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JAPAN
May 26, 2010

Scion a misfit at Toyota helm: expert

An influential writer with ties to Toyota's past presidents is calling for a change of leadership at the recall-battered automaker in a letter to editors of major U.S. newspapers.
Japan Times
LIFE
Jun 14, 2009

New university library puts focus on the fans

Perhaps no single cultural product is held more dear in Japan than manga. It was a dominant form of pulp entertainment in the early post-World War II period, a forum for social dissent in the 1960s, then for female creativity in the '70s. By the '80s, manga was at the center of a mass market that outstripped...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 21, 2023

Report finds ‘rampant’ greenwashing in food sector

In its recommendations, the report suggests banning 'outright generic climate claims,” as well as claims based on carbon offsetting programs.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 15, 2023

Why Japan continues to be a land for optimism

Japan may be a low-growth country, but it is also low-risk and stable market, which is a major positive point of consideration for investors and others in this very turbulent world.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Apr 30, 2020

Cities could face 100 million 'new poor' in post-pandemic world

About 100 million people living in cities worldwide will likely fall into poverty due to the coronavirus pandemic, urban experts said on Wednesday, calling for mapping tools to identify vulnerable communities and investment focusing on slums.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 5, 2020

Follow the Fed? Why central banks won't be rushed on COVID-19 response

Will the world's big central banks leave U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell hanging? They're certainly going to try.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 20, 2016

China says terrorism, fake news impel greater global internet curbs

China's ambitions to tighten up regulation of the internet have found a second wind in old fears — terrorism and fake news.
Japan Times
JAPAN / LEGACIES OF 9/11
Sep 5, 2002

Post-9/11 aid push highlights Japan ODA conundrum

In the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in the United States, the world's major donor economies have increased their aid budgets in an effort to address a perceived link between terrorism and poverty.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 4, 2021

‘The East is rising’: Xi maps out China’s post-pandemic ascent

Xi will unveil a long-term blueprint for navigating China when the National People's Congress gathers Friday and convenes for about a week.
CULTURE / Books
Jul 29, 2012

Effect of spiritual force on the post-3/11 crisis

This Precious Life: Buddhist Tsunami Relief and Anti-Nuclear Activism in Post 3/11 Japan, by Jonathan S. Watts. International Buddhist Exchange Center, 2012, 208 pp., $10.00 (paperback) T he response of the Japanese people to the triple catastrophe of March 2011 won global admiration. The deeply ingrained...
Japan Times
LIFE
Feb 8, 2009

Japan charts a new course on refugees

Beginning in 2010, Japan will inaugurate a three-year pilot program to accept 30 refugees a year from camps nestled along the remote border between Thailand and Burma.
COMMENTARY
Jan 15, 2009

China steps up global diplomacy

Almost two decades ago, China's paramount leader Deng Xiaoping issued a series of instructions regarding the orientation of Chinese foreign policy in which he emphasized the need for Beijing to keep a low profile and never take the lead. Up until a few years ago, China has for the most part maintained...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Apr 15, 2008

Method in the madness?

In November, Japan became only the second country in the world (after the United States) to introduce mandatory fingerprinting and photo-taking at all international entry points, as part of beefed-up "antiterrorism" measures by the Ministry of Justice.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 1, 2022

EU warns Musk that Twitter must obey disinformation rules

Twitter has stopped enforcing a rule preventing users from sharing misleading information about COVID-19 and vaccine effectiveness, which Brussels sees as a red flag.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Nov 19, 2022

FIFA chief blasts 'hypocrisy' of Western nations on eve of World Cup

The build-up to the tournament has been dominated by concerns over Qatar's treatment of migrant workers, women and the LGBTQ community, to the visible annoyance of organizers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 8, 2022

Following mass Twitter Japan firings, some call for legal action

As former employees in the U.S. mount a class-action lawsuit in the wake of job losses, speculation Elon Musk may have breached employment law in Japan grows across his platform.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Oct 26, 2022

Swamped by crises at home, Sunak expected to adopt pragmatic Asia policy

New PM has vowed to prioritize “policies not personalities,” while attempting to unite his party after his predecessor's chaotic time in office.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 22, 2022

Facebook's growth woes in India: Not enough women and too much nudity

In India, many women have shunned the male-dominated Facebook social network because they're worried about their safety and privacy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 19, 2021

Facebook's Neighborhoods feature faces crowded niche market and profiling concerns

Facebook, which is rolling out the feature in four U.S. cities, is already playing catch-up in the red-hot market for local social apps.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 14, 2021

Modi ally taps misinformation law to quash reports on India’s COVID-19 crisis

Journalists report receiving notices stating their reports are false and demanding that they reveal sources.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 3, 2021

Australia's Victoria state commits to halving emissions by 2030

One of the world's largest carbon emitters on a per capita basis, Australia is under mounting pressure to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 27, 2020

China expands scope of Hong Kong security legislation, media reports

The law was being revised to cover not just behavior or acts that endanger national security, but also activities, according to reports.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 27, 2019

Conspiracy theories risk becoming new currency of post-truth politics

Spreading conspiracy theories for political ends is hardly new, but the last decade has seen an explosion of such activity and it is continuing to intensify.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 14, 2019

Court case challenges Facebook bans

A Polish group is suing Facebook for 'private censorship' in a potentially landmark case.
JAPAN / Heisei Icons,Heisei Icons
Apr 11, 2019

Tetsuya Komuro: J-pop inventor's synth-powered dance tunes set the tone for post-bubble Japan

The term J-pop, a Heisei invention, needed a defining characteristic to make it stand out from the Showa Era's soundtrack, and Komuro provided a synthesizer-powered foundation.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 25, 2019

U.N. expert to lead inquiry into murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi agents in Turkey

The United Nations special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions said Thursday she will travel to Turkey next week to head an "independent international inquiry" into the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 7, 2018

Sanctions on Russian tycoon Oleg Deripaska will create global ripples

The U.S. government's decision to include Russian magnate Oleg Deripaska on its sanctions blacklist on Friday will reverberate around the world because his business empire has a global footprint and counts major multinationals as partners.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 29, 2018

Facebook cuts ties to data brokers in blow to targeted ads

Facebook Inc. said on Wednesday it would end its partnerships with several large data brokers who help advertisers target people on the social network, a step that follows a scandal over how Facebook handles personal information.
By April 2024, dengue fever cases in the Americas passed the total for the previous year.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 15, 2024

What's behind the post-COVID surge in communicable diseases?

Many regions have reported at least one infectious disease resurgence that’s at least ten times worse than the prepandemic baseline.
A health worker puts on an adhesive bandage after inoculating a man with a booster shot of the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine in Manila in January 2022.
WORLD
Jun 14, 2024

U.S. ran secret anti-vaccine campaign to undermine China during pandemic

The clandestine operation aimed to sow doubt about the safety and efficacy of vaccines and other life-saving aid that was being supplied by China.

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Professional cleaner Hirofumi Sakurai takes a moment to appreciate some photographs in a Gotanda apartment whose occupant died alone.
The last cleanup: Life and death in a lonely Japan