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Special Supplements / TICAD 8 Special
Aug 26, 2022

Africa remains key priority for investment, assistance

In 1878, the famed British explorer Henry Stanley dubbed Africa the Dark Continent, a term that quickly spread and saddled Africa for more than a century with a public image that included poverty, backwardness, corruption, famine, damage from colonial exploitation, disease and other woes. And sadly,...
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Special Supplements / TICAD 8 Special
Aug 26, 2022

Fostering Japan-Africa business growth

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Special Supplements / TICAD 8 Special
Aug 26, 2022

Prospects bright as investment climbs

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a severe effect on the global economy, but the economy in sub-Saharan Africa made a surprising rebound in 2021. Though this growth is expected to slow this year amid the war in Ukraine, the International Monetary Fund still forecasts growth of 3.8% in 2022 and 4.0% in 2023....
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GLOBAL INSIGHT / Mauritius report 2022
Aug 26, 2022

Robust regulatory climate offers African platform

For a small island nation in the Southern Indian Ocean, Mauritius is certainly making a major impression on the global stage courtesy of a world-class international financial center (IFC) that provides a robust and reliable backbone for an attractive, safe and well-regulated financial services sector,...
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GLOBAL INSIGHT / Angola report 2022
Aug 26, 2022

Huge reserves of black gold offer rich rewards for firms throughout supply chain

Angola’s oil industry has enjoyed a strong upward trajectory for several decades and the country is now one of the top oil-producing countries on the continent. While economic diversification is a promising medium- and long-term goal, the hydrocarbons sector’s rich potential has attracted a string...
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CULTURE / Music
Aug 25, 2022

The composer who turns Hayao Miyazaki’s humane touch into music

Joe Hisaishi's scores have helped make Studio Ghibli films indelible. But in concert, the works stand on their own. That's because “it's about emotion,” he says.
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MORE SPORTS
Aug 25, 2022

PGA Tour fires back at LIV Golf with sweeping changes to schedule and prize pool

The PGA Tour is overhauling its schedule and boosting its prize pool in response to a players meeting last week in Delaware and pressure from the upstart LIV Golf Series.
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BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 25, 2022

Bank of Japan chief would hold easing policy even if inflation hits 3%, survey shows

Most analysts said that a further acceleration to 3%, the highest since 1991 excluding tax-hike years, wouldn't increase the likelihood of policy change before Kuroda's term ends in April.
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BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 25, 2022

We need to talk about how good AI is getting

We're in a golden age of progress in artificial intelligence. It's time to start taking its potential and risks seriously.
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SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Aug 24, 2022

Degeiko training endures despite rise in COVID-19 infections

The Japan Sumo Association's decision to allow joint training between stables is both a benefit for wrestlers and a positive sign of a return to pre-pandemic norms.
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BUSINESS
Aug 24, 2022

Minimum wage rises to exceed central government proposals in 22 prefectures

The new minimum wages will take effect on or after Oct. 1, amid soaring prices for daily necessities and many other items.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 24, 2022

China's fragile economy is being hammered by driest riverbeds since 1865

The Yangtze River's retreating water levels have snarled electricity generation at many key hydropower plants, sparking energy chaos across many parts of the country.
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BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 24, 2022

Angels owner Arte Moreno positioning team for sale

The Angels have made the postseason just six times since owner Moreno bought the team in May 2003, just seven months after winning their only World Series title.
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BASKETBALL / NBA
Aug 24, 2022

Nets and Kevin Durant agree to 'move forward' together

The superstar's repeated trade demands this offseason are officially old news, according to a statement released Tuesday by Brooklyn general manager Sean Marks.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 23, 2022

School resumes in the Philippines, ending one of world’s longest shutdowns

Even before the pandemic, the Philippines had among the world's largest education gaps, with more than 90% of students unable to read and comprehend simple texts by age 10.
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COMMENTARY / World
Aug 23, 2022

Don’t believe the grim forecast — China is just fine

Beijing's poor headline numbers aren't the only story — and that means investors need to use a new lens to assess the economy.
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SOCCER
Aug 23, 2022

England's top scorer Ellen White retires on high after Euros triumph

The three-time England womens' player of the year will hang up her boots having scored 52 goals in 113 appearances since her 2010 debut.
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PRESS / Events
Aug 22, 2022

“Policymaking to achieve Sustainable Development Goals” with Mahesti Okitasari

The Japan Times Cube Inc. (representative director: Minako Suematsu) launched Roundtable by The Japan Times, a series of talk events broadcasted in Japan.
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WORLD
Aug 22, 2022

The face of China: A globetrotting diplomat armed with U.S. admonitions

While Xi Jinping hasn't visited another country in the pandemic, his foreign minister, Wang Yi, has been to dozens, extolling Beijing's vision for the world.
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Aug 22, 2022

Fulfilled destiny, leveraging diplomacy for development

After completing her master's degree in International Policy and Practice, Shorna-Kay Richards began working at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Kingston. In 2009 she was assigned to the Jamaican High Commission in Pretoria, South Africa, and in 2012 as Jamaica's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations in New York. 8 years later she become Jamaican ambassador to Japan
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COMMENTARY / World
Aug 22, 2022

Can Xi’s China correct course on COVID-19 — like Vietnam?

Vietnam's economy has come back to life, while the threat of persistent COVID-19 lockdowns continue to still stalk its northern neighbor.
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COMMENTARY / World
Aug 21, 2022

How the Republican gods failed the party

Liz Cheney condemned the Trump “personality cult” that has hijacked the Republican Party, and she paid a political price for her convictions.
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TENNIS
Aug 21, 2022

Stefanos Tsitsipas downs Daniil Medvedev to reach Cincinnati final

The former French Open finalist set up a match with Borna Coric, who defeated Cameron Norrie in the day's other semifinal.
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BUSINESS
Aug 21, 2022

Climate action to spur Australian green bonds to record year

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is a radical change from his predecessor, Scott Morrison, who famously signaled his commitment to fossil fuels by bringing a lump of coal into the Parliament.
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JAPAN
Aug 21, 2022

Japan to up subsidies to help tackle invasive species

The subsidy expansion comes after the country's invasive alien species law was revised in May to stipulate roles to be taken by prefectural and municipal governments.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Aug 21, 2022

In India, new trauma as 11 convicted of gang rape and murder walk free

The convicts' early release came as the country marks 10 years since the horrific gang-rape of a young woman on a bus in the capital, New Delhi, which set off nationwide protests.

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