Search - list

 
 
WORLD
Jan 22, 2020

Trump administration planning to add seven countries to travel ban list, reports say

The Trump administration is planning to add seven countries — Belarus, Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, Nigeria, Sudan and Tanzania — to its controversial travel ban list, according to media reports on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Dec 12, 2019

With a population under a dozen, Okinawa dugongs labeled 'critically endangered' by IUCN

The International Union for Conservation of Nature has updated its Red List of Threatened Species, moving the dugong that dwell in waters off Okinawa Prefecture to the critically endangered category and putting it a step away from extinction.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 11, 2019

Trump's Dec. 15 China tariffs threaten a long list of Christmas favorites

U.S. President Donald Trump has days to decide whether to impose tariffs on nearly $160 billion in Chinese consumer goods just weeks before Christmas, a move that could be unwelcome in both the United States and China.
BUSINESS
Aug 27, 2019

Japan removes South Korea from list of trusted trade partners as row between neighbors deepens

The move will put further strain on a crumbling bilateral relationship in which everything from cultural exchange and tourism to security cooperation is now in jeopardy.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 17, 2019

Police put road-rage suspect on wanted list

Ibaraki Prefectural Police put a 43-year-old man on a nationwide wanted list after he allegedly assaulted another driver in a high-profile case of road rage.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Sep 15, 2018

Chinese A-list actress Fan Bingbing last seen in June amid culture crackdown

Fan Bingbing, an A-list Chinese movie star who has appeared in the "X-Men" and "Iron Man" film franchises, has more than 62 million followers online in China and fronted campaigns for Montblanc watches and De Beers diamonds, has disappeared.
JAPAN
Jul 22, 2018

Japan's mayors to set up contact list to improve communication during large-scale disasters

As western Japan recovers from the deadly rains earlier this month, the Japan Association of City Mayors plans to compile a contact list so members can communicate directly in the event of major disasters.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 22, 2018

U.N. disarmament chief Izumi Nakamitsu of Japan makes Fortune's list of World's 50 Greatest Leaders

Izumi Nakamitsu, U.N. undersecretary-general and high representative for disarmament affairs, has been named one of the World's 50 Greatest Leaders by Fortune.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Apr 14, 2018

U.S. refrains from labeling China a currency manipulator but keeps Japan on list

The Trump administration again refrained from naming any major trading partners as currency manipulators on Friday, but the U.S. Treasury's semiannual currency report criticized China for the "non-market direction" of its economy and warned of global risks.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 3, 2017

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike's new party Kibo no To releases its first list of candidates

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike's new party Kibo no To releases its first list of candidates for the Oct. 22 Lower House election, which includes 110 Democratic Party members.
JAPAN
Apr 27, 2017

Japan stays 72nd on press freedom list but falls to last in G-7

Japan ranked 72nd on a 2017 list of press freedom around the world — its same overall position from a year earlier — but fell to last among its Group of Seven peers as Italy climbed to 52nd, according to the 180-nation World Press Freedom Index released by Reporters Without Borders on Wednesday....
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 15, 2016

Putin tops Forbes' most powerful people list for fourth time

Russian President Vladimir Putin again topped Forbes magazine's list of The World's Most Powerful People in 2016 on Wednesday, while Prime Minister Shinzo Abe rose to 37th place from 41st last year.
President Donald Trump shows a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) forecast track of Hurricane Dorian that was altered with a black marker in Washington on Sept. 4, 2019.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Feb 11, 2025

NOAA told to make list of climate-related grants, setting off fears

Staff members were given a list and told to identify which could be "potentially impacted” by one of U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive orders.
The Environment Ministry has removed more than 200 species from its red list of endangered plants and fungi, with the removal largely reflecting a recovery of populations. For instance, the Cypripedium macranthos var. rebunense, which grows on Rebun Island in Hokkaido, has been moved to the "near threatened" category.
ENVIRONMENT / Wildlife
Mar 18, 2025

Japan removes 207 species from red list of endangered plants and fungi

The decrease largely reflects the recovery of populations, though 57 species were recognized as extinct.

Longform

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