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Japan Times
ESG CONSORTIUM
Feb 2, 2020

Seino works toward environmental change

Seino Holdings Co. is making sure it stands at the forefront of efforts to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in the economically critical transport industry.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 2, 2020

Coronavirus outbreak to hurt Japan's economy, LDP's Fumio Kishida says

The deadly coronavirus outbreak will affect Japan's economy by hurting tourism to the nation, said Fumio Kishida, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's policy chief.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 2, 2020

India draws fire for hiking taxes on imported electronics, toys and furniture

India on Saturday raised taxes on imports of goods including electronics, toys and furniture, aiming to give impetus to domestic manufacturing in a move that will hit Sweden's IKEA and other foreign firms.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 2, 2020

North Korea's 2020 vision: A nuclear shield, not a sword

The longer Kim keeps nuclear weapons, the more credible the claim will become that his primary interest is in nuclear deterrence.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 2, 2020

Battling a pandemic is a job for the military

Even if coronavirus fizzles out, the world's armies must prepare for the next deadly outbreak.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 2, 2020

Japan should boost neighbors' manufacturing industries

The problems both Japan and its neighbors face are mutually complementary.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 2, 2020

Japanese justice: Innocent until proven guilty or innocent until detained?

It's been a month since ex-Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn's dramatic escape pushed the Japanese justice system back into the global spotlight. Critics have long called Japan's extended detentions and other legal practices "hostage justice" and an affront to international standards.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Feb 2, 2020

Final post informed by nearly 20 years in Japan

Singtong Lapisatepun was 16 when he first came to Japan. A student from the Thai countryside, he received a scholarship to study at a Tokyo high school where he immersed himself in Japanese life, making local friends while living communally.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 2, 2020

Justice chief Masako Mori defends Japan's judicial system but says debate could spark change

Justice Minister Masako Mori has hinted the government may push for amending the criminal justice system if debate over its fairness continues at the national level.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 2, 2020

Coronavirus lurking in feces may be a hidden source of spread

While doctors have focused on respiratory samples from pneumonia cases to identify coronavirus patients, they might have ignored a less apparent source of the spread: diarrhea.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 2, 2020

Japanese firms take Brexit in stride but worry over British prospects for trade talks with EU

Japanese companies in Britain are taking the British exit from the European Union in stride, but some are wary that if Britain-EU trade talks falter, prospects for business in Europe will become uncertain.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 2, 2020

China culls 18,000 chickens after H5N1 bird flu cases in Hunan province

A city in China's central Hunan province reported that it had culled almost 18,000 chickens after an outbreak of H5N1 bird flu, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said in statement on its website Saturday.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Feb 2, 2020

February 3, 2020

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 2, 2020

U.S. military in South Korea imposes quarantine for troops returning from China

The U.S. military command in South Korea said it has instituted a 14-day self-quarantine effective Sunday for any troops who recently traveled to China, adding that an outbreak in that country of a new coronavirus could harm military readiness.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 2, 2020

'Please take my daughter': Mom of girl with cancer pleads for passage at virus blockade

Hours ticked by on Saturday as 50-year-old Lu Yuejin struggled to get past the police checkpoint on the bridge over the Yangtze river and out of Hubei province, which is on virtual lockdown as China scrambles to control a new coronavirus outbreak.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 2, 2020

South Korea to bar people who visited virus-hit province in China

South Korea will bar entry by foreigners who have visited China's Hubei province, the epicenter of a new coronavirus outbreak, the country's prime minister said Sunday, according to the Yonhap news agency.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 2, 2020

'Wash your hands': Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike calls for coronavirus precautions ahead of Olympics

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike called on residents on Sunday to wash their hands and wear surgical masks to prevent the spread of a new coronavirus which has infected thousands around the world as the city prepares to host the 2020 Olympics.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 2, 2020

Protests against political elite greet new Iraqi leader Mohammad Allawi

New Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammad Allawi appealed to downtrodden Iraqis for their support on Saturday hours after his appointment by President Barham Salih, but protesters were already rejecting the head of government as a stooge of the political elite.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 2, 2020

Ethiopians demand action over kidnapping of students amid simmering ethnic violence

Several thousand protesters took to the streets in Ethiopian cities this past week, demanding Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed do more to tackle simmering ethnic violence following the kidnapping of a group of university students.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 2, 2020

EU's poorer nations ask bloc's leaders not to cut aid money

A day after the European Union waved goodbye to Britain, some of Europe's poorest nations urged the bloc's leaders not to implement a "sharp and disproportional" cut to their aid money in the next long-term budget.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 2, 2020

Japan files petition with WTO over South Korean shipbuilding industry measures, report says

Japan has filed a petition against South Korea with the World Trade Organization accusing Seoul of providing excessive aid to the domestic shipbuilding industry, informed sources said Saturday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 2, 2020

Second worker found dead at famed Mexican butterfly reserve

Mexican authorities said on Saturday they are investigating the possible murder of a tour guide working at a famous butterfly reserve in the western state of Michoacan, just two days after its former environmental activist was buried.
Why Koizumi is toning down his calls for reform
In his second bid for the presidency, farm minister Shinjiro Koizumi has toned down his rhetoric, avoiding controversial proposals for social and labor reform and pledging instead to carry on the work of previous administrations.
Prices to rise for 3,024 food products in Japan in October
A wide range of products will see higher prices due to rising material and labor costs.
Bank of Japan rate increase looking more likely
Signs of recovery in consumer spending have some analysts looking for a rate increase as soon as October.
Skilled worker visa holders hit record high ahead of new visa program
The Justice Ministry's figures show the number of specified skilled worker visa holders hit a record high as of the end of June.
Is living in central Tokyo still affordable?
Growing families are being priced out of Tokyo’s condo market, forced to choose between downtown convenience and suburban space.
How Ohtani has boosted Japan's soft power and made LA even more baseball-obsessed
Fans at Dodger Stadium pose in front of a mural highlighting the Dodgers' Japanese stars from past and present during a game earlier this year.
Japan faces fresh energy challenge as it seeks to expand power-hungry data centers
Data storage tapes at the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center facility in Berkeley, California. Data centers consume massive amounts of electricity and water, and that will only rise as generative artificial intelligence takes off in earnest.
Architecture art exhibition highlights unsung industry artists
Yuanhui Li's illustration is one of the awardees in the student category of the American Society of Architectural Illustrators' annual award for artists.
On defense and foreign policy, LDP candidates largely align — except where they don’t
The Liberal Democratic Party presidential election candidates in Nagoya on Friday
Can Japan crack the China code in table tennis?
Tomokazu Harimoto waits for China's Wang Chuqin to serve during the men's singles final at the WTT Champions Yokohama 2025 tournament on Aug. 11.

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

Longform

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?
By Alex K.T. Martin

SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

We are pleased to announce the winners of the 6th annual Sustainable Japan Award.
We are pleased to announce the winners of the 6th annual Sustainable Japan Award.

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