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What role should money from oil and gas — the very industry that’s the main contributor to global warming — have in funding the work of climate scientists?
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Mar 4, 2024
Two young climate scientists. Two visions of the solution.
The pair's biggest question: What role should money from oil and gas have in funding work like theirs?
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 26, 2019
With suction cups and lots of luck, scientists measure blue whale's heart rate
Using a bright orange electrocardiogram machine attached with suction cups to the body of a blue whale, scientists for the first time have measured the heart rate of the world's largest creature and came away with insight about the renowned behemoth's physiology.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 27, 2019
Carlos Ghosn's unusual Nissan perk: $601,000 Stanford tuition fees for his kids
Nissan Motor Co. paid tuition for all four of ousted chairman Carlos Ghosn's children when they attended Stanford University between 2004 and 2015, according to people familiar with the matter.
Japan Times
SPORTS
Jul 22, 2018
Coaching experts trade ideas at workshop
We have seen various types of unreasonable harassment problems surrounding Japanese sports, especially in school athletics, over the last several years.
CULTURE / Books / ESSENTIAL READING FOR JAPANOPHILES
Dec 23, 2017
'The Confessions of Lady Nijo': a memoir of timeless depth and beauty
In 1940, a scholar was going through the holdings of the Imperial Household when a manuscript in the geography section caught his eye. Seeing it titled "Towazugatari," meaning "Unrequested Tale," he took it home to inspect it more closely. It soon became clear that the work was not a treatise on geography...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 17, 2017
Students taking part in annual SKIP exchange program say more Japanese need overseas work experience
To better expose Japan to global perspectives and work culture, a group of students from Keio and Stanford universities participating in an two-week exchange program said more Japanese students need to gain work experience abroad.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA / HOOP SCOOP
Jun 7, 2017
Nets star Lopez relishes chance to travel globe
Brook Lopez dunks and rebounds basketballs for a living, and — ouch! — collides with fellow 2-meter behemoths in the lane. So when the grind of the 82-game season comes to a halt, the Brooklyn Nets center is eager to take it easy.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 9, 2016
17-hour California surgery separates conjoined twins, who shared organs
Doctors separated conjoined twins at a California hospital, where the 2-year-old girls, who faced each other, were recovering in stable condition after 17 hours of surgery, officials said on Thursday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Dec 3, 2016
Lottich inspiring Valparaiso with passion
For many years, Matt Lottich was one of the best basketball ambassadors that Japan has ever had. He made big contributions on a consistent basis. He respected the game and played it the right way.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Dec 2, 2016
Childress trying to get up to speed with NeoPhoenix
The San-en NeoPhoenix's recent acquisition of former NBA player Josh Childress came as a surprise near the middle of the inaugural B. League season.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Apr 8, 2016
Former Evessa star Lottich named new Valparaiso head coach
Ten years after helping lead the Osaka Evessa to the first of three consecutive bj-league championships, Matt Lottich has become a Division I head coach.
WORLD / Science & Health
May 12, 2015
Blue whales, unused to dodging, at risk from ship strikes
Blue whales are vulnerable to cargo ship strikes because they are so used to being the largest animal in the ocean that they often fail to avoid the vessels, a Stanford University biologist has found.
Zelenskyy to replace Ukraine ambassador to Japan
Ukrainian Ambassador to Japan Sergiy Korsunsky delivers a speech during a handover ceremony of Self-Defense Force vehicles to Ukraine, at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo, in May last year.
Bankruptcies and suicides rise as Japanese struggle with mounting debt
Lawyers estimate that personal bankruptcies in Japan are on track to reach the highest since 2012 this year.
Honda and Nissan consider mutual production of vehicles, report says
Honda CEO Toshihiro Mibe at the Japan Mobility Show 2023 at Tokyo Big Sight in October 2023.
The mighty Mekong River's growing plastic problem
A group of elephant keepers in Chiang Saen, Thailand, remove plastic waste from the Ruak River, a tributary of the Mekong River, as a pair of Asian elephants bathe behind them.
Record 78% of people in Japan feel anxious, government survey finds
The public opinion survey on people's lives, conducted by the Cabinet Office, found that 28.1% of respondents think that their standard of living is at a lower-middle level among the general public — the highest percentage to give that response in 35 years.
For baseball fans, 2024 brought The Summer of Shohei Ohtani
Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani reacts to a standing ovation from fans after hitting his 50th home run of the season, against the Marlins in Miami on Sept. 19.
Casual workouts, cool living, ‘complete’ food: Japan’s health trends of 2024
In 2024, efficiency trumped effort among Japan's fitness-focused aspirants.
Is Japan finally ready to tap its abundant geothermal energy potential?
Steam rises from a geothermal plan in Yuzawa, Akita Prefecture. Despite its long history and potential, geothermal provided just 0.3% of Japan's overall energy mix in the fiscal year from April 2023
Japanese officials inspect Yokota Air Base over PFAS concerns
The Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo in September 2019. An inspection of the base by Japanese government officials on Friday came amid public pressure to investigate suspected links between the use of PFAS-containing firefighting foam by the U.S. base and contamination of soil and groundwater in western Tokyo.
Crime numbers rise in Japan for second straight year
A police officer stands in front of the residence of a man alleged to have stabbed two junior high school students in Kitakyushu.

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Visitors to Kyoto walk along a street near Kiyomizu Temple in April. A popular tourist spot, Kyoto has seen what locals feel to be an overwhelming amount of tourists in 2024.
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