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Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 9, 2019

Rich and poor debate treaty on plant gene data as climate change hits crops

Ahead of renewed negotiations to revise a global treaty in Rome on Monday, rich and poor countries are at loggerheads over how to share genetic plant data that could help breed crops better able to withstand climate change.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 9, 2019

Taiwan warns of possible attack if China's slowdown 'becomes serious'

Beijing could resort to military conflict with self-ruled Taiwan to divert domestic pressure if a slowdown in the world's second largest economy amid a trade war threatens the legitimacy of the Chinese Communist Party, the island's foreign minister has said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 9, 2019

NASA unveils its first all-electric plane, the X-57 Maxwell

NASA, best known for its many Florida-launched forays into space, showcased an early version of its first all-electric experimental aircraft, the X-57 Maxwell, on Friday at its lesser-known aeronautics lab in the California desert.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 9, 2019

In 'breakthrough,' U.S. experts link vaping lung injuries to vitamin E acetate

Tests of lung samples taken from 29 patients with vaping-related injuries suggest all contained vitamin E acetate, a discovery U.S. officials described on Friday as a "breakthrough" in the investigation of the nationwide outbreak that has topped 2,000 cases.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 9, 2019

Japanese defense report highlights China's growing energy ties with Central Asia

China is strengthening its energy ties with Central Asian countries through its Belt and Road regional development initiative, a Japanese Defense Ministry think tank has said.
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 9, 2019

Tokyo Metropolitan Government to make thousands of properties available for 5G base stations

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike has said that the metropolitan government will make 8,297 buildings and 4,502 land lots available for installing base stations for 5G high-speed wireless communication networks.
JAPAN / Society
Nov 9, 2019

Japan to go ahead with using descriptive questions in university entrance exams from 2020

Japan will carry out plans to introduce descriptive questions for Japanese and mathematics subjects under a new unified university entrance examination system starting in fiscal 2020, education minister Koichi Hagiuda said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 9, 2019

Australian wildfires leave two dead and 100 homes destroyed

Two people have been found dead, seven are missing and at least 100 homes have been destroyed as bush fires rage across eastern Australia, authorities said on Saturday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Nov 9, 2019

Barred from wearing glasses, Japan's working women take to Twitter

Many Japanese women are fighting for the right to wear eyeglasses to work, a new front in the growing movement that demands an end to the prescriptive beauty standards faced by female employees.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 9, 2019

South Korea reiterates intent to end GSOMIA intel-sharing pact with Japan as planned

In a symbolic deal between two major U.S. allies in northeast Asia, South Korean officials confirm plans Seoul will terminate a military intelligence-sharing pact with Japan.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 9, 2019

North Korea says 'window of opportunity' closing for progress in nuclear talks with U.S.

A North Korean diplomat said Friday that the window of opportunity for progress in dialogue with the United States was getting smaller, adding that Pyongyang expects reciprocal steps from Washington by the end of the year.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 9, 2019

Trump says he might attend Russia Victory Day events in May

U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday he was considering attending Russia's May 9 Victory Day commemorative events after President Vladimir Putin extended an invitation.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 9, 2019

Ex-NYC Mayor Bloomberg faces big challenges if he leaps into 2020 White House race

Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has the money and name recognition to shake up the Democratic presidential race, but he will face huge hurdles to the nomination if he makes the leap to become a formal candidate.
JAPAN
Nov 9, 2019

Lights, camera ... cut! Japan soul-searching over freedom of expression

Withdrawn endorsements for films and art exhibitions are re-igniting a debate in Japan over self-censorship, exposing a struggle to balance freedom of expression with a cultural penchant for avoiding conflict.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Nov 8, 2019

Global bond sell-off persuades some investors to buy the dip as U.S.-China talks whipsaw market

Recent losses in Treasuries, which crescendoed Thursday into one of the worst days since Donald Trump was elected president, look like a buying opportunity for many investors who have a grim view of the economy's prospects.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 8, 2019

Facebook staffers' gripes about 'unethical,' anti-competitive practices rejected by execs in 2012: leaked chats

Facebook Inc. employees repeatedly chafed at what they viewed as anti-competitive or unethical practices by the company, internal chats show. But their concerns, voiced in 2012 and 2013, were overruled by senior managers including Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg, who argued that the survival...
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 8, 2019

Communications chief Sanae Takaichi tells NHK to review cost of internet distribution plan

Communications minister Sanae Takaichi said Friday that she asked NHK to review costs related to its plan to distribute all of its TV programs in real time over the internet.
JAPAN
Nov 8, 2019

Japan's rugby, disasters and social change generate buzzwords in 2019

The 2019 Rugby World Cup, natural disasters and cashless payment inspired a large portion of the nominations for the annual buzzword of the year awards.

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