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EDITORIALS
Jun 23, 2010
Strategic details of growth
A chieving "a strong economy" is one of Prime Minister Naoto Kan's three major policy goals, along with "strong finances" and "strong social welfare." To realize his idea, his Cabinet on June 18 announced a new economic growth strategy.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 23, 2010
China needs a service-sector revolution
By Barry Eichengreen
BEIJING — China is getting its exchange-rate adjustment whether it likes it or not. While Chinese officials continue to mull the right time to let the renminbi rise, manufacturing workers are voting with their feet — and their picket lines.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 23, 2010
A hundred Weltpolitiks
By Jaswant Singh
NEW DELHI — Mao Zedong once famously called for the Chinese to "let a hundred flowers bloom." Soon, however, he was recoiling from what he saw as a chaos of competing ideas. Today, the world seems to be entering a period when, if not a hundred, at least a dozen varieties of Weltpolitik are being pursued...
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 22, 2010
BBC World Service's vices
By Kevin Rafferty
HONG KONG — If there is one global voice that has a deserved reputation for truth, honesty, fairness, awareness, understanding and balance, it is the BBC, as almost everyone knows the British Broadcasting Corp., and its World Service radio programs.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 22, 2010
G20 faces test as major players retrench
By Jean Pisani-Ferry
BRUSSELS — Two Group of 20 meetings this month — first in Busan, South Korea, for finance ministers, and next in Toronto for heads of government, mark the moment when the major players in the world economy shift gear from budgetary stimulus to retrenchment. Not everyone agrees.
EDITORIALS
Jun 22, 2010
China's new economic reality
Once, the thought of strikes in China would have been laughable. Not only because the People's Republic is a communist country — with its emphasis on workers' rights and the authoritarian political system — but because China was thought to have an inexhaustible supply of labor that would prevent...
COMMENTARY
Jun 22, 2010
Drug offers hope for the mentally disabled
By Cesar Chelala
NEW YORK — I remember my friend's face when he told me that his daughter had been born with a severe mental disability.
COMMENTARY
Jun 21, 2010
Indonesia moving to reduce forest loss, warming emissions
By Michael Richardson and Ahmed Al-Haj
SINGAPORE — Recent developments in curbing high levels of forest loss around the world, particularly in the tropics, are promising. They are significant because deforestation, including the clearing of trees from peat swamps in Southeast Asia, is the biggest source of global warming emissions from...
EDITORIALS
Jun 21, 2010
Parties circle consumption tax
The ruling Democratic Party of Japan and the No. 1 opposition Liberal Democratic Party have announced their manifestos for the July 11 Upper House election. Noteworthy is the DPJ's mention of the possibility of raising the consumption tax as a way to rebuild state finances.
COMMENTARY / World / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Jun 21, 2010
Janus-faced Russia hiding its snarls from the West
Diplomats in many corners of the world are puzzled by what appears to be a fundamental shift in Russia's foreign policies in recent months, from a strategy based on threat and intimidation to one of a low profile seeking friendship, especially with Western countries. Their consensus, however, is that...
EDITORIALS
Jun 20, 2010
A new Tokyo landmark
More than 50 years have passed since Tokyo Tower was constructed in a more optimistic time, when Japan was recovering from the war years and entering a period of high economic growth. Unimaginatively modeled after the Eiffel Tower in Paris, it was the tallest free-standing tower in the world at its opening...
EDITORIALS
Jun 20, 2010
Adapting to the Digital Age
The pervasive influence of digital media was highlighted on June 7 by the announcement of recommendations for changes in the authorized list of kanji for everyday use. A government advisory panel has proposed adding 196 kanji and removing five for a total of 2,136 characters.
Bank of Japan to start unloading ETFs in surprise move that rattles market
BOJ Gov. Kazuo Ueda said it would take a century for the bank to sell all its ETFs at the pace proposed.
Nippon Ishin urges cap on foreign residents in Japan
While not specifying what percentage of foreign residents should make up the total population, “we conveyed the message that the ratio should be kept as low as possible and that the current rapid pace of increase must be properly curbed,” said Nippon Ishin no Kai co-leader Fumitake Fujita.
Anime’s ‘Demon Slayer’ hit is a watershed for Japan
Channing Tatum, one of the English-language voice actors, and others attend the premiere of “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Infinity Castle” at the TCL Chinese 6 Theater in Los Angeles on Sept. 9. Japanese anime has surged from niche fandom to global box-office powerhouse with the latest “Demon Slayer” installment.
Japan may see its first female PM despite limited progress on gender gap
Hard-line conservative lawmaker Sanae Takaichi has consistently been a public favorite in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s leadership election scheduled for Oct. 4.
Osaka Expo visitors top 20 million as crowds surge
Visitors at the Osaka Expo on Thursday.
Behold the glory of Japan’s fruit boxes
Otherwise common sights in Japan's supermarkets, the country's fruit and veggie boxes can hide surprising symbols of local pride.
How Yuki Joseph Nakajima turned failures into breakout success at Tokyo worlds
Yuki Joseph Nakajima after finishing sixth in the men's 400-meter final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Thursday.
Robot tour guides in Tokyo offer way for those with disabilities to work
Tours are being offered in Tokyo using a shoulder-mounted robot equipped with a camera, speaker and microphone. The robot twitches its wing-like arms, which it can fold together as if in prayer when visiting a temple.
World Athletics stars relish Tokyo atmosphere after COVID-hit Olympics
Organizers of the World Athletics Championships said over 500,000 tickets had been sold and that they are expecting to end the event in front of large crowds this weekend.
Japan’s front-line researchers see bright path ahead for dementia treatment
A scientist looks at scans of grains at the Memory Centre at the Department of Readaptation and Geriatrics of the University Hospital (HUG) in Geneva, Switzerland, on June 6, 2023.

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