Tag - development

 
 

DEVELOPMENT

COMMENTARY / World
Aug 7, 2016
The critical link between poverty and health
Concern for the health of the poor is one of the critical issues in development policy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 4, 2016
China's robotics industry provides lesson in out-of-control debt
Down a side street bracketed by massage parlors and cheap hotels in this city on the banks of the Yangtze River, a humanoid food service robot trundles around the corner of a table in a cafe, red eyes flashing in tune with synthesized classical music.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 4, 2016
Putin struggles to kick-start Russia's flagging economy
Vladimir Putin's economy has been shrinking for 18 months but he still doesn't have a plan to get it going again.
BASKETBALL
Jun 30, 2016
Ex-USF bench boss Walters lands D-League coaching position
The Grand Rapids Drive have hired Rex Walters as their new coach, the Detroit Pistons announced on Wednesday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 17, 2016
Bridge the infrastructure gap
Too many countries have been short-changing infrastructure for decades, resulting in everyday inconveniences and, worse, creating roadblocks to economic growth.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 13, 2016
Mori Building Co. unveils plans to transform Tokyo's Toranomon area into global business hub
Mori Building Co. on Wednesday unveiled plans for three new high-rise buildings in the Toranomon area of Tokyo's Minato Ward under a ¥400 billion redevelopment aimed at transforming the area into a world-class business hub.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 12, 2016
In southern Africa, an illusion built on aid heralds hunger
As she walks along a dirt road in central Malawi, Louise Abale carries her precious corn wrapped in a brightly colored cloth and balanced on her head.
JAPAN
Feb 10, 2016
Students from rural areas, poor families at academic disadvantage: OECD study
Students living in rural regions of Japan are more likely to underperform academically compared to their peers from urban areas, according to a new international report released Wednesday by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 29, 2016
Want more sex? Try using contraception, researchers say
A study by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has shown that couples who use contraception have as much as three times more sex than couples who do not.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jan 28, 2016
Blue skies over Beijing? Decaying suburbs bear cost as China cuts pollution
On the outskirts of Beijing, the disused factories of Chaomidian show the impact of China's drive to shut down thousands of small firms causing big pollution. Amid scrap heaps and idle machinery, the community has clean air these days — and no jobs.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 18, 2016
Emerging skills gap could derail Asian growth
Governments across Asia must devise ways to transform their education and training systems, so that workers acquire the skills they need to boost economic growth and productivity.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 3, 2016
As water crisis deepens, India seeks mystical Saraswati river
Gagandeep Singh stands at the edge of a trench cutting through a sugarcane field in rural India. He looks down at a dozen or so men toiling in the mud in plastic flip-flops and bellows: "Dig!"

Longform

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