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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 29, 2019

Meghan guest edits British Vogue, featuring 'Forces for Change' women

Meghan, wife of Britain's Prince Harry, has chosen to feature 15 women she considers "Forces for change" on the cover of the September issue of British Vogue that she guest edited, Buckingham Palace said on Sunday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jul 29, 2019

Russia opposition figure Alexei Navalny hospitalized, and may have been poisoned, says doctor

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was hospitalized on Sunday after suffering an acute allergic reaction that one doctor said may have been the result of him being poisoned with an unknown chemical substance.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 29, 2019

U.S. judge sets Monday hearing in Trump lawsuit over N.Y. tax returns

A U.S. judge will hear arguments on Monday in President Donald Trump's lawsuit seeking to block a House of Representatives committee from obtaining his New York state tax returns, according to a court filing issued Sunday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 29, 2019

No deadline for Trump impeachment, says senior Democrat Jerrold Nadler

A senior lawmaker in the U.S. House of Representatives on Sunday rejected the notion that Democrats must decide whether to pursue the impeachment of Republican President Donald Trump before the 2020 election season shifts into high gear.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jul 29, 2019

Vietnam detains 380 Chinese in illegal online gambling bust

Police in Vietnam on Sunday detained more than 380 Chinese people accused of running the country's largest-ever underground online gambling ring, the government said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 29, 2019

Miner CAP says oil spill on remote Chilean island contained

An oil spill under investigation by the Chilean navy on the far southern coast of Patagonia was contained, mining company CAP SA said on Sunday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Jul 29, 2019

Rohingya tell Myanmar they won't return without recognition as ethnic group with right to citizenship

Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh refuse to return to Myanmar unless they are recognised as an ethnic group in their home country, leaders told visiting Myanmar officials on Sunday as fresh repatriation talks started.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 29, 2019

Beijing says millions of tons of U.S. soy shipped to China in trade consensus

The United States has shipped several million tons of soybeans to China since the two countries' leaders met in June, Chinese state media said on Sunday, an apparent sign of goodwill before trade talks in Shanghai this week.
EDITORIALS
Jul 28, 2019

Do more for women's political empowerment

The government and political parties need to step up efforts to increase gender diversity in politics.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 28, 2019

The problem of investing pension funds in JGBs

It is premature to think that a decline in the public pension benefits is inevitable given to the aging of the population and the low birthrate.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 28, 2019

Boris Johnson faces a millennial Brexit wildcard

After seeing off Theresa May, Britain's new prime minister may find there's another female party leader he can't ignore.
Japan Times
ESG CONSORTIUM
Jul 28, 2019

Japan advised to set own green taxonomy

During a recent interview in Tokyo, CEO of the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) Sean Kidney urged the Japanese government and private sector to further pursue the "green revolution" to catch up and eventually lead global trends in the field.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Jul 28, 2019

Bringing holistic change to meet industry challenges

Increasing numbers of firms in Japan are trying to make work-life balance a priority, but in a business culture where overtime is still the norm, this is easier said than done.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Jul 28, 2019

July 29, 2019

Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 28, 2019

Iran to restart activities at Arak heavy-water nuclear reactor, report cites top official as saying

The head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization, Ali Akbar Salehi, told lawmakers on Sunday that Iran will restart activities at the Arak heavy-water reactor, the ISNA news agency reported.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Jul 28, 2019

Finding time in Tokujin Yoshioka's design

Tokujin Yoshioka's design for Homme Plisse Issey Miyake/Aoyama, Issey Miyake Homme Plisse's first flagship, includes gravity-defying clothing rails, raw concrete minimalism and a showstopping special pleating machine.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Jul 28, 2019

Elegance from the factory floor

Striking designs can come from unusual inspirations. This month looks at designer collaborations with Japanese veteran manufacturers, including a laboratory glassware maker, and an injection mold specialist.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / OLD NIC'S NOTEBOOK
Jul 28, 2019

Will our insects keep on disappearing?

With concern, but little surprise, I read an article by Daphne Rousseau in The Japan Times on July 2 about a mass extinction of insects in Krefeld, Germany, near the Dutch border.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Jul 28, 2019

Bonnie Jinmon has spent a decade fighting human trafficking: 'I want my work to be bigger'

Human trafficking is just as much a problem in Japan as it is in other countries. One American woman has decided to fight it and she hopes you will, too.

Longform

Growing families are being priced out of Tokyo’s condo market, forced to choose between downtown convenience and suburban space.
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