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Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 1, 2019

Top world news of 2018

The Japan Times newsroom selected the following world news stories as the most important of 2018.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 22, 2016

U.S. weighs making Hawaii missile test site operational: sources

The U.S. military has stepped up discussions on converting its Aegis missile defense test site in Hawaii into a combat-ready facility that would bolster American defenses against ballistic missile attacks, according to sources familiar with the discussions.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 8, 2021

China's gene giant harvests data from millions of women

The U.S. has warned that the firm is amassing and analyzing data that could give China a path to economic and military advantage.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 19, 2022

Does your country really need digital cash?

Everyone's jumping on the digital cash bandwagon. But doing so should really depend on if your economy is more like that of Poland or Peru.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 8, 2019

Last year was fourth-warmest and man-made greenhouse gases rose, says EU's Copernicus

Last year was the fourth warmest on record, extending a scorching streak driven by a build-up of man-made greenhouse gases, the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service said on Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 12, 2022

Russia's war on Ukraine to bolster oil producers' influence at climate summits

There are also signs the next two COPs risk being co-opted by oil interests because of the close relationship between Saudi Arabia and the host countries.
Japan Times
Philippines report 2019
Jun 12, 2019

Philippines on the rise

A message from the President of the Philippines Rodrigo R. Duterte
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 4, 2020

F-35's flaws include a gun that can't even shoot straight

Add a gun that can't shoot straight to the problems dogging Lockheed Martin Corp.'s $428 billion F-35 program, including more than 800 software flaws.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 18, 2019

Japan's opportunity to take a leadership role on climate change

The nation can lead by demonstrating how to decouple economic and emissions growth.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 29, 2018

The climate fight's next turning point

Scientists agree that global carbon dioxide emissions must reach a turning point in 2020 if we are to achieve carbon neutrality. Progress must be accelerated.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health / ANALYSIS
Jun 13, 2021

With Trump gone, NATO wages war on climate threat

Facing a battle against global warming, NATO has for the first time made it a central focus of planning and strategy.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 11, 2019

Climate change seen as top threat, but U.S. power a growing worry, poll finds

Climate change is the top security concern in a poll conducted by the Washington-based Pew Research Center, followed by Islamist terrorism and cyberattacks while respondents in a growing number of countries worried about the power and influence of the United States.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 6, 2020

Viktor Orban’s Hungary no longer a democracy, Freedom House says

Hungary should no longer be considered a democracy after an unprecedented consolidation of power by the European Union member’s leader, according to an annual survey of countries that once lay behind the Iron Curtain.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Aug 5, 2021

Investors are ignoring a dangerous crackdown on press freedom

In an era when environmental, social and governance investing is increasingly in the spotlight, press freedom is still low on most investors' list of concerns.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 8, 2019

North Korea carries out 'very important' test at long-range rocket site

Nuclear-armed North Korea said it had carried out "a very important test" at its Sohae long-range rocket site, state meda reported Sunday, after U.S. President Donald Trump said he doesn't think Pyongyang will engage in hostile acts and interfere with the upcoming presidential election.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 9, 2018

Latest climate science must mobilize us, not paralyze us

We urgently need to limit the increase in global temperature to within 1.5 degrees Celsius of the pre-industrial level.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jul 14, 2018

Tokyo still world's largest city but Delhi forecast to pass it in 10 years

For now, Tokyo is still the world's largest city with 37 million inhabitants in the metropolitan area, according to data released by the United Nations.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 15, 2021

Authoritarian states' oppression reaches beyond their borders

Authoritarian powers such as China, Russia and Turkey are becoming both more autocratic at home, abroad and more influential on the world stage.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Jan 14, 2020

Ruben Boykin growing into role as assistant coach for Osaka Evessa

Gratitude and passion sum up the new chapter of Ruben Boykin Jr.'s basketball career.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Apr 18, 2023

Ahead of G7 Hiroshima summit, Japan should examine past contributions

Cooperating with NATO and getting the so-called Global South involved in global security is a vital next step.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 6, 2023

Ukraine has decimated its oligarchs, but now fears new ones

Key allies from Group of Seven nations are pressing the government in Kyiv to resume reform programs now.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 28, 2020

Satellites reveal major new gas industry methane leaks

One leak was spewing out 93 metric tons of methane every hour, equivalent to the amount of carbon dioxide pumped out in a year by 15,000 U.S. cars.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 29, 2019

Saving Pacific Islanders from geoengineering

For Pacific islanders, the persistently selfish and short-sighted approach of the world's major emitters has gone from disappointing to frustrating to infuriating.
WORLD
Jun 7, 2019

Warhead to counter North Korean threat has problems

Raytheon Co.'s project to develop a new interceptor warhead for America's ground-based missile defense system is estimated to increase in cost by almost $600 million because of "major design concerns" since the contract was awarded, according to congressional auditors.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 17, 2018

A climate-friendly global financial system

Governments worldwide must do what it takes to ensure that both public and private financial flows support the climate agenda.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 4, 2022

Putin's propaganda machine undercut by social media blackout

In the five years since Russia meddled in the 2016 U.S. election, Facebook and Twitter have built systems to ensure they wouldn't be blindsided the next time.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 6, 2021

Europe's electric car revolution risks job loss backlash, unions warn

Fewer auto-workers will be needed in the new electric car sector, threatening mass layoffs in an industry that directly and indirectly employs about 7% of Europe's workforce.
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich stands inside an enclosure for defendants during a court hearing on espionage charges in Moscow on Oct. 10.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 3, 2024

Remember the world’s political prisoners. One could be you.

Hostage diplomacy and arbitrary arrests by autocratic governments are a growing threat.
South Korea's Lim Si-hyeon has three gold medals from the 2024 Paris Games. Archers from the country have all been given cars by team sponsor Hyundai.
OLYMPICS
Aug 4, 2024

Diamonds, meatballs and motors: How Olympians can win more than medals

Many rewards are financial, but they can also be more eclectic.
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.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
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.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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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