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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 24, 2022
Haunted by disaster, volunteers search for survivors in Indonesia
Amid aftershocks and landslides from Monday's deadly quake in West Java, bands of volunteer rescuers have put aside their daily lives to save others.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 18, 2021
Will an island in Indonesia become a new frontier in the space race?
A tiny clan on an Indonesian island fears it will lose its place in the world as the nation pursues its longstanding quest to join the space age.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Aug 15, 2021
Poverty, disease, customs: Why so many Indonesian children die of COVID-19
Even when children are visibly ill, parents and doctors may mistake the symptoms for other conditions, particularly because of the widespread misperception that children cannot get COVID-19.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 12, 2021
‘I’m still shocked’: Indonesian airline crash shakes small fishing village
The recent accident marks the third passenger plane in just over six years to crash into the Java Sea after departing from airports on Java island.
Takaichi's PM bid faces further headwinds with coalition split
LDP leader Sanae Takaichi and Komeito leader Tetsuo Saito attend a party leaders' meeting on Friday in Tokyo.
Powerful earthquake strikes off southern Philippines
Authorities inspect a damaged wall and a car outside a mall in Butuan, Philippines, on Friday, after a major earthquake struck the area.
Japan to move toward five-year integrated bachelor's-master’s programs
Japan plans to introduce nationwide five-year bachelor's-master's programs to raise graduate school enrollment and train more highly skilled professionals amid a shrinking workforce.
Tokyo named world’s best big city for second straight year
Tokyo was ranked the world's best large city for the second year in a row in the Conde Nast Traveler's 2025 Readers' Choice Awards.
Chemistry Nobel winner Kitagawa says downtime helped him think up new material
Susumu Kitagawa speaks to reporters at Kyoto University on Wednesday after receiving the news that he had been awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry the same day.
A Japanese comedian walks into an Aussie bar … and stays there
Takashi “Waka” Wakasugi stopped by the Tokyo Comedy Bar in Shibuya Ward last month following his stint at Edinburgh Festival Fringe performing his show “Comedy Samurai.”
Chemistry Nobel winner Kitagawa says downtime helped him think up new material
Susumu Kitagawa speaks to reporters at Kyoto University on Wednesday after receiving the news that he had been awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry the same day.
University of Tokyo lands its highest spot ever in global higher education ranking
The University of Tokyo in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward
Tokyo named world’s best big city for second straight year
Tokyo was ranked the world's best large city for the second year in a row in the Conde Nast Traveler's 2025 Readers' Choice Awards.
With nuclear sub proposal, Japan faces array of political and tech challenges
The Jingei, the third of the Maritime Self-Defense Force's Taigei-class submarines, was commissioned in March last year. It is equipped with lithium-ion batteries, enabling it to have a longer diving time and cruising distance than older models with lead-acid batteries.

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Growing families are being priced out of Tokyo’s condo market, forced to choose between downtown convenience and suburban space.
Is living in central Tokyo still affordable?
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