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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 25, 2018
At least 19 dead, more than 3,000 in need of rescue after Laos dam collapse: report
Nineteen people have been confirmed dead and more than 3,000 need to be rescued after a dam collapsed in a remote part of land-locked Laos, local media reported Wednesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 19, 2018
Thailand's cave boys wake up at home for first time in weeks
Thailand's rescued cave boys woke up in their own homes for the first time in more than three weeks on Thursday, with many rising at dawn to take part in a religious ceremony.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 17, 2018
Thailand's rescued cave boys to address media on Wednesday
The 12 Thai boys and soccer coach who were rescued from a flooded cave will be discharged from hospital on Wednesday and hold a news conference the same day to satisfy huge media interest in their story, a government official said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 16, 2018
Cave rescue highlights the positive power of globalism
The Thai drama shows a global community does indeed exist and can do great good.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 15, 2018
Thailand's rescued cave boys won't see World Cup final live, hospital says
Twelve boys and their soccer coach rescued from a flooded Thai cave will watch a recording of the World Cup final which takes place Sunday, not the live broadcast, a hospital official said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 15, 2018
After cave ordeal, Thai boys now face battle with fame
After their traumatic ordeal deep inside a dark and flooded mountain cave, Thailand's 12 rescued boys and their young soccer coach will now have to navigate a fresh challenge: fame.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 14, 2018
Thailand's cave boys to be discharged from hospital on Thursday
Twelve Thai boys and their soccer coach rescued from a flooded cave in Thailand are recovering well from their ordeal and will be discharged from the hospital in the coming week, health minister Piyasakol Sakolsatayadorn said Saturday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 13, 2018
Grit, daring and terror — how Thailand's cave boys were rescued, protected 'like eggs'
Two days after 12 boys and their soccer coach disappeared inside a cave complex in Thailand's mountainous north, a team of Thai Royal Navy SEALs headed before sunrise into the pitch-black maze of muddy passages to find them.
BUSINESS
Jul 12, 2018
Asian factory workers face slavery risks with rise of automation in manufacturing: analysts
The rise of robots in manufacturing in Southeast Asia is likely to fuel modern-day slavery as workers who end up unemployed due to automation face abuses competing for a shrinking pool of low-paid jobs in a "race to the bottom," analysts said Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 11, 2018
'Wild Boars' rescued from Thai cave give a wave to the world in first video released since their rescue
The first video of the Thai boys rescued from a flooded cave after 17 days was released on Wednesday, showing them smiling and waving from their hospital beds, looking thin but fine after an ordeal that has gripped the world.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 11, 2018
After heroic Thai rescue, cave-diving Australian doctor mourns father's death
The father of a cave-diving Australian doctor died on Wednesday, shortly after his son played a key role in rescuing a boys' soccer team trapped in a cave for two weeks in northern Thailand.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 8, 2018
Four boys from Thai soccer team trapped in flooded cave are rescued
Four of 12 schoolboys have been rescued so far from a flooded Thai cave after divers launched a daring and dangerous mission to free the children and their soccer coach, who were trapped underground for more than two weeks, Thai officials said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 7, 2018
Entrepreneur Musk sends team to Thailand to help rescue 13 trapped deep inside cave
A Thai official said two members of the engineering team dispatched by billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk are due to arrive late Saturday to help with efforts to rescue 12 boys and their soccer coach trapped in a flooded cave.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 6, 2018
Thai cave rescuer dies; teams stuck on how to bring out trapped boys
A Thai rescuer died during an operation to save 12 boys and their soccer coach trapped inside a flooded cave complex, the latest setback for a mission fraught with danger as rescue teams brace for more rain that could delay their work.
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.
Nippon Steel alleges undue White House influence on doomed deal review
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the economy at the Brookings Institution in Washington on Dec. 10.
Casual workouts, cool living, ‘complete’ food: Japan’s health trends of 2024
In 2024, efficiency trumped effort among Japan's fitness-focused aspirants.
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.
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.
A year of Oscar wins and a quiet push for diversity
Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s “Evil Does Not Exist,” released in Japanese theaters in April, sharply dramatizes the clash between rural and urban values. The film won five awards at the 2023 Venice Film Festival, including the second-place Silver Lion prize.

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