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POVERTY

WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 14, 2017
Scientists invent device that draws water from thin air
People living in arid, drought-ridden areas may soon be able to get water straight from a source that is all around them — the air, American researchers said Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Apr 8, 2017
Japan suffers from the grand illusion of prosperity
There are so many reasons to hate your job, if you're lucky enough to have one. The top four, according to Spa! magazine, are: stagnant salaries; a sense of being underappreciated and underevaluated; an overriding, unfocused anxiety; and a lost sense of purpose.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 4, 2017
The shared shame of childhood poverty
Children who go to class without a good night's sleep and nourishing breakfast cannot possibly learn as much as their classmates.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Feb 25, 2017
Amid land grabs and evictions, Cambodia jails leading activist
Even before a Cambodian judge sentenced land rights activist Tep Vanny to prison, her fellow campaigners said her fate had already been sealed.
LIFE / Language / COMMUNICATION CUES
Feb 6, 2017
Eight men hold half of the world's wealth, Oxfam study says
Just eight superrich men own as much wealth as the 3.6 billion people who make up the poorest half of the world's population, according to an analysis by Oxfam.
WORLD
Jan 29, 2017
Half of Brazil's population lack full property rights
Half of Brazil's population cannot prove full legal ownership of their homes, depriving authorities in the recession-hit country of a major source of taxes and deterring local investment, a senior government official said.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 24, 2017
Childhood poverty rates need redefinition
A better education for children from poor families is key to breaking the chain of poverty.
EDITORIALS
Jan 18, 2017
Oxfam rings alarm bells
Oxfam shouldn't underestimate the power of 'big philanthropy' in helping the world's poorest people.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 17, 2017
The fortunate few and the forgotten many
The message for the super rich gathered in Davos should be clear: Building a more inclusive economy requires redistribution of wealth.
WORLD
Jan 13, 2017
Brazilian farm owners form militias to attack land activists: rights group
Large farm owners in Brazil are forming private militias to attack land rights campaigners, Human Rights Watch said on Thursday, as rural violence in Latin America's largest country hits its worst levels in a decade.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jan 4, 2017
Children in Japan struggle to break out of poverty cycle
The relative poverty rate — the percentage of children living under the poverty line — has increased from 10.9 percent in 1985 to 16.3 percent in 2012. The figure translates into roughly 1 in 6 children.
EDITORIALS
Jan 3, 2017
State-sponsored scholarships
The launch of government-sponsored university scholarships for financially challenged students is a meaningful first step, but it needs to be expanded.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 29, 2016
In Venezuela, lynchings kill one person every three days: report
Roughly one person is being lynched in crisis-ridden Venezuela every three days as frustrated residents take revenge on suspected criminals, a monitoring group said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Dec 29, 2016
Japan's students face uncertain future under cloud of debt
Kengo Kyogoku borrows about ¥122,000 ($1,035) per month in addition to a scholarship and a part-time job, because his mother can't afford to pay his college fees at the prestigious Waseda University in Tokyo.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 23, 2016
'Santa Claus isn't coming,' recession-hit Venezuelans tell kids
As a harrowing economic crisis makes food scarce for millions of Venezuelans, many families cannot buy their children Christmas presents, decorate their home, or even host a holiday dinner.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 18, 2016
Seven candidates to compete in French left-wing presidential primaries
Seven candidates will run in next month's French left-wing primaries seeking to win the nomination for next year's presidential election, the organizers said on Saturday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Dec 17, 2016
Poverty turns Seoul seniors into subway couriers
Cho Yong-moon, 75, spends nine hours a day, five days a week using his free pass on the Seoul subway to shuttle parcels among clothing and jewelry stores.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 30, 2016
Fillon's economic shock therapy for France risks side effects
On paper, French presidential favorite Francois Fillon's free market plans to cut business taxes, relax labor laws and shrink the public sector should give corporate France a shot in the arm and boost economic growth.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Nov 12, 2016
Poverty coverage reinforces prejudice
In the middle of August, NHK ran a feature on its evening news show about a high school girl as part of its coverage of child poverty. The girl's name and face were revealed in the report, which described how her educational future was at risk because of her financial situation. In one scene, she was...
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A Moka Railway train car
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Tokyo police care for lost umbrellas, keys and flying squirrels
An employee at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Lost and Found Center in the Iidabashi area of central Tokyo bags, tags and organizes thousands of items.
Japan to aid introduction of multilingual ride-hailing apps
A Nihon Kotsu Co. taxi departs one of the company's service offices in Tokyo.
Seven & I founding family sounded out KKR and others about buyout: report
A 7-Eleven convenience store in Tokyo
Tokyo’s newest three-star chef wants ‘harmony across every detail’
British-born Daniel Calvert earned his third Michelin star last month — a stunning achievement considering his restaurant, Sezanne, has only been open for just over three years.
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
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