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Road signage near Mai Mahiu, Kenya
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 16, 2023
Mental trauma: African content moderators push Big Tech on rights
Thousands are hired to scour social media for graphic content, but many allege irregular pay, union-busting and inadequate mental health support.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 1, 2023
Dozens killed in horrific Kenya road crash
Scenes of devastation were reported at the site of the crash as rescue workers hunted in darkness for people feared trapped.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 5, 2023
Kishida fails to gain full support over Ukraine in Africa
Egypt has close ties with Russia that date from the time of the Soviet Union in the Cold War era. About 60% of Egypt's wheat imports come from Russia.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 27, 2023
Scientists show how climate change affected East Africa’s drought
The deadly combination of high temperatures and low rainfall that affected millions in the Horn of Africa was made about 100 times more likely by climate change.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 10, 2023
Kenya's community-first climate approach lets locals pick projects
Some climate adaptation efforts create as many problems as they solve, in many cases because of too little community input or ideas being imposed by outside consultants.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Dec 28, 2022
Kishida's slow action on scandal-tainted minister highlights PM's weakness
The prime minister's decision to replace Kenya Akiba was delayed by the leader's dismal public approval ratings and shaky support within his ruling party.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 27, 2022
Japan's reconstruction minister resigns following funding scandal
Kenya Akiba has admitted to having two political groups affiliated with him pay u00a514 million to his mother and his wife as “rent” between 2011 and 2020.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 24, 2022
Kishida may soon replace scandal-hit reconstruction minister
Kishida could fire Akiba as soon as early next week or replace him as part of a limited Cabinet reshuffle in early January, sources said.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Dec 21, 2022
Pair of Kenyan marathoners handed long doping bans
As of the end of November, 55 Kenyan athletes were banned and eight provisionally suspended, according to the Athletics Integrity Unit.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 28, 2022
Back to the future: Kenyans turn to tradition to tackle rising heat
Already facing devastating droughts and heat waves, Kenya's annual temperatures are forecast to increase by up to 2.5 Celsius by 2050.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 26, 2022
LDP branch led by reconstruction minister Kenya Akiba paid fees to Unification Church
The branch led by Akiba — who is also allegedly involved in money and election law violation scandals — has been found to have paid u00a524,000 to a group linked to the religious organization.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Nov 23, 2022
Reconstruction minister to face grilling over scandal as calls grow for Cabinet reshuffle
Three other Cabinet ministers have fallen like dominoes in the past few weeks amid a series of resignations, and some believe that forcing Akiba out could deal a final blow to the Cabinet.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 8, 2022
More developing countries refinancing debt in green deals to tackle climate change
Collectively, 58 of the world's developing countries most vulnerable to climate change have almost half a trillion of debt servicing payments due in the next four years.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 2, 2022
Selling a cleaner, affordable cooking fuel for Kenyan homes
Koko Networks in Nairobi supplies more than 675,000 households with clean-burning ethanol, which is used in the company's cookers and sold over an app.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 27, 2022
Japan opposition parties target two ministers over financial scandals
The opposition has been buoyed by the resignation of the economic revitalization minister this week, with the LDP now fearful over how any fresh resignations would impact Kishida.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 10, 2022
African tributes to queen are tempered by Britain’s bloody colonial past
Among a younger generation of Africans growing up in a post-colonial world, some lamented that the queen never faced up to the grim aftermath of colonialism and empire.

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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