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Japan Times
JAPAN / Top Global Universities in Japan
Oct 5, 2020

Expectations toward universities and global talent

The business world has high expectations for globalizing universities to better prepare students to contribute and lead as global talent. We asked David Macdonald, representative officer and president of Discovery Japan, about his expectations and hopes for universities in the global era.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Top Global Universities in Japan
Oct 5, 2020

ICU taught me to be a global citizen

Japan Times
JAPAN / Top Global Universities in Japan
Oct 5, 2020

Fulfilling student life at Sophia University

Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Oct 5, 2020

Online abuse drives girls off Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, poll finds

Social media companies were urged to take action to address the issue and called on governments to pass laws to deal with online harassment.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 5, 2020

Biden campaign aims to keep focus on COVID-19 response

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden's campaign strove on Sunday to keep its focus on the nation's response to the coronavirus pandemic, as President Donald Trump received treatment for COVID-19 at a military hospital.
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WORLD
Oct 5, 2020

Twitter users flood #ProudBoys hashtag with gay pride images

Twitter users are flooding the #ProudBoys hashtag on social media with images of LGBTQ pride, displacing posts made by neo-Nazis and white supremacists using the tag.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health / FOCUS
Oct 5, 2020

As cities bake on a warming planet, insurers cook up heat wave cover

Longer and hotter heat waves driven by climate change are becoming an increasingly dangerous — and costly — menace.
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WORLD
Oct 5, 2020

Trump’s doctor sows confusion with reversals on president’s vitals

A briefing on Sunday included a series of inconsistent or misleading responses that left the country with an incomplete snapshot of Trump's health.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 5, 2020

Biden leads by 10 points as majority of Americans say Trump could have avoided coronavirus

Democrat Joe Biden opened his widest lead in a month in the U.S. presidential race after President Donald Trump tested positive for the coronavirus, and a majority of Americans think Trump could have avoided infection if he had taken the virus more seriously, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Oct 4, 2020

Japan Writers Conference and revival of Monkey magazine make for a literary October

Translated works from Japanese authors and original English-language writing has never been more plentiful or inspirational.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Oct 4, 2020

I'm having second thoughts on being a 'citizen of the world'

Before the pandemic, being a so-called international citizen was something to be proud of. However, is having family scattered around the world a good thing?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Oct 4, 2020

Eringi is looking for a home and a buddy

Handsome Eringi is another of the “wild things” that often end up at ARK. More accurately, he’s one of six puppies that were born at a temple. Once out in the wild, he came to the shelter exactly seven years ago this month.
JAPAN
Oct 4, 2020

Tokyo confirms 108 new coronavirus cases

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government confirmed 108 new coronavirus cases on Sunday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 4, 2020

The perils of COVID-19 and big brother government in Asia

Governments' newfound authority to regulate behavior and collect personal data due to the pandemic risks enabling serious violations of civil liberties and human rights.
A massive landslide in Sudan's western Darfur region has flattened an entire mountain village and killed more than 1,000 people, the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army group said, leaving only one survivor.
WORLD
Sep 3, 2025

Landslide wipes out Sudan village, killing hundreds

Heavy rain triggered the disaster, flattening the village of Tarasin in the remote Jebel Marra range, with the death toll estimated at anywhere from 300 to over 1,000.
The TSMC logo at its fabrication plant in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, on June 7. Compared with Samsung and SK Hynix, TSMC’s manufacturing footprint in China is relatively small.
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 3, 2025

U.S. pulls TSMC’s waiver for China shipments of chip supplies

TSMC suppliers will have to apply for individual approvals when they want to ship semiconductor equipment and other gear covered by U.S. export controls to its Nanjing facility.
Osaka stayed in first place thanks to high scores in the economy and for tourist attractions.
JAPAN
Sep 3, 2025

Osaka rated most powerful Japanese city outside Tokyo for fifth year

Osaka stayed in first thanks to high scores in the economy and for tourist attractions, with the city hosting the World Expo.
Venus Williams competes in the women's doubles quarterfinals alongside Leylah Fernandez on Tuesday at the U.S. Open in New York.
TENNIS
Sep 3, 2025

Venus Williams exits U.S. Open in style after age-defying run

The seven-time Grand Slam singles winner said she intends to keep playing for the foreseeable future, opportunities permitting.
A group of 12 Japanese companies has invested in U.S.-based fusion energy startup Commonwealth Fusion Systems.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 3, 2025

12 Japanese firms invest in U.S. fusion energy startup

The consortium aims to commercialize nuclear fusion power generation in Japan at an early date by acquiring technical knowledge through the investment.
Structural issues — including population decline, job shortages and an insufficient social-safety net — are hampering China's consumption and demand.
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Sep 3, 2025

The fissures beneath China’s positive GDP numbers

Despite positive Chinese growth, the world’s second largest economy is plagued by a prolonged real-estate crisis and persistently high unemployment rates.
A teacher and children walk down a corridor during the first day of the new school year at an underground school, which was built to protect children from Russian missile attacks, in Kharkiv on Monday.
WORLD / Society
Sep 3, 2025

Ukrainian children open school year by heading underground

Some 17,000 children in Ukraine's second-largest city, Kharkiv, are attending schools set up underground to avoid the danger of Russian attacks.
A TV screen shows Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto arriving in China for a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 3, 2025

Prabowo jets to meet Xi in China after deadly Indonesia protests

The pivot to global diplomacy shows the Indonesian leader is confidant the situation in his country has been defused.
Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts warms up before a preseason game against the Bengals in Philadelphia on Aug. 7.
MORE SPORTS / Football
Sep 3, 2025

Eagles eye Super Bowl repeat as NFL season kicks off with global push

The Eagles, who denied the Kansas City Chiefs a Super Bowl three-peat in February with a 40-22 rout, kick off the regular season on Thursday at home against the Cowboys.
Tokyo's Shin-Okubo district filled with Korean restaurants and shops. South Korean culture has increasingly been embraced as cutting-edge, especially among younger Japanese people.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 3, 2025

Mutual cultural acceptance underpins Japan-South Korea ties

Among those between the ages of 18 and 29, 66% in South Korea and 72.5% in Japan expressed favorable views of one another.
With his administration still on shaky ground, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has yet to release a message commemorating the end of World War II as he seeks the best timing to do so.
JAPAN
Sep 3, 2025

Ishiba still seeking best timing to express view on war's end

The prime minister's reluctance comes as his administration remains on shaky ground within the Liberal Democratic Party.
Icons for the Google Chrome and Safari apps on a laptop in Riga, Latvia, on Aug. 13. In a win for Google, Tuesday's federal court ruling didn't bar the company from making payments to third parties including Apple for default browser placement in browsers or on mobile devices.
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 3, 2025

Google can keep Chrome and keep paying to be default search, federal court rules

Landmark ruling allows Google to avoid one of the most severe remedy requests from the U.S. government after the court found it had an illegal monopoly in the search market.
Plastic fish-shaped soy sauce containers, which have been banned in South Australia, on Tuesday in suburban Sydney.
JAPAN
Sep 3, 2025

Australian state bans fish-shaped soy sauce bottles to curb plastic pollution

The soy sauce containers were added on Monday by the government of South Australia to a list of prohibited single-use plastic products, which also include disposable straws.
Tech and social media giant Meta has enticed artificial intelligence talent from other companies, including Apple, with staggering pay increases.
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 3, 2025

Apple’s lead AI researcher for robotics heads to Meta as part of latest exits

The Apple Foundation Models team, which the company launched last year as part of its bid to catch up in AI, has lost roughly 10 members in recent weeks.
Fumes rise from the coal-fired Hunter Power Plant in Castle Dale, Utah, in 2024. A 141-page Energy Department report challenged by more than 85 scientists in a joint analysis appeared almost in tandem with a proposal by the Environmental Protection Agency to rescind a 2009 endangerment finding — the bedrock of many U.S. greenhouse gas regulations.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Sep 3, 2025

Scientists assail ‘cherry-picking’ of Trump administration climate report

The report appeared almost in tandem with a proposal by the Environmental Protection Agency to rescind a 2009 finding that's the bedrock of many U.S. greenhouse gas regulations.
Autumn to be cut short as harsh winter arrives suddenly
A short-lived autumn is expected this year, with temperatures staying unseasonably high through October before plunging in late November, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.
Woman in Japan arrested for keeping daughter's body in freezer for 20 years
Police have arrested a 75-year-old woman after she allegedly confessed to keeping her adult daughter's body in a freezer for 20 years.
JICA scraps Africa ‘hometown’ agreement after migration mixup
The “Africa Hometown Initiative,” announced by the Japan International Cooperation Agency at an African development conference in Yokohama in August, sought to foster exchanges that would help bridge four municipalities in Japan with four countries in Africa.
India aims to challenge global shipbuilding giants
Cargo ships are docked in Navi Mumbai, India, in February. Only 5% of India's exports and imports are carried on Indian-flagged ships.
Japan might be spared Trump's 100% tariffs on pharmaceuticals
U.S. President Donald Trump is rolling out a number of new tariffs on Oct. 1.
LDP presidential hopefuls take hard-line stance on immigration
Sensoji Temple in the Asakusa district of Tokyo on Sept. 16. All five candidates in the Liberal Democratic Party presidential race demonstrated a tougher stance on foreign tourists and nationals.
Japanese corporate boards have changed dramatically in recent years
Most Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Section companies have independent directors now.
As Japan keeps buying gas, Aboriginal Australians pay the price
Paulina “Jedda” Puruntatameri with Antonia Burke and Tiwi fisher Clinton offshore of Melville Island, one of the Tiwi Islands, in Australia's Northern Territory. Together with other Tiwi, Jedda has been campaigning for years to stop Australian company Santos and its backers, including Japanese investors, from drilling for natural gas at the Barossa gas field.
Tax-advantaged investments no lost cause for U.S. residents of Japan
While some American taxpayers assume they are ineligible to participate in Japan’s tax-deferred savings schemes, certified public accountant Rick Gundlach says that this is no longer the case.
Aichi Triennale’s message from the world: Free Palestine
“Between Currents and Bloom,” an eye-popping crocheted seascape by Indonesian artist Mulyana, dazzles with Instagram-ready cuteness while recalling a vibrant ocean now threatened by warming seas.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

"Shake hands with Lima-chan," a statue that shares the name of the Peruvian capital looks in the direction of Peru, where a sister statue, "Sakura-chan," is located. Erected in Yokohama's Rinko Park in 1999, it commemorates Peruvian-Japanese friendship.
The journey of Peru’s Nikkei: Finding identity in Japan
By Christoph Sponsel

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