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Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 5, 2018

French strike brings second day of rail chaos

Millions of French commuters suffered a second day of travel chaos on Wednesday as striking rail workers locked horns with President Emmanuel Macron's government in a dispute over reforming the state-owned SNCF railways.
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 5, 2018

Researchers to boycott South Korean university over AI weapons work

Over 50 top artificial intelligence researchers on Wednesday announced a boycott of KAIST, South Korea's top university, after it opened what they called an AI weapons lab with one of South Korea's largest companies.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 4, 2018

Developing nations will study ways to block sunshine to slow global warming

Scientists in developing nations plan to step up research toward dimming sunshine to curb climate change, hoping to judge if a man-made chemical sunshade would be less risky than a harmful rise in global temperatures.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 3, 2018

How Japan can help turn bunkers back into classrooms

The Japanese government should reach out to children around the world by endorsing the Safe Schools Declaration.
Reader Mail
Mar 23, 2018

Trump-Kim talks beat the alternative

When The Japan Times editorializes against a summit between Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un ("Trump rolls the dice on North Korea" in the March 13 issue), one must ask: Why?
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Mar 22, 2018

Spring buffet inspired by Shimane Prefecture

A dinner buffet, Night Kitchen Stadium — Premium Ingredients from Shimane, is available at The Yokohama Bay Hotel Tokyu's Cafe Tosca until April 15.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 20, 2018

Xi to launch 'Voice of China' broadcaster to boost global image

China has approved the creation of one of the world's largest propaganda machines as it looks to improve its global image, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 20, 2018

The double helix of Chinese history and its powerful leader

After years of reform and a greater openness, authoritarianism dominant under President Xi.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Mar 20, 2018

Abolition of Main Crop Seeds Law puts nation at risk

Japan's food security may be put at risk with the abolition — effective April 1 — of the Main Crop Seeds Law.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal / Deep Dive
Mar 20, 2018

Children of condemned Aum guru Shoko Asahara reviled by society as criminals

In the early hours of May 16, 1995, police raided the Aum Shinrikyo cult's facilities in Kamikuishiki, Yamanashi Prefecture. At 9:45 a.m., cult founder Shoko Asahara, whose real name is Chizuo Matsumoto, was arrested and taken into custody.
JAPAN / 3/11: Rebuilding Tohoku
Mar 11, 2018

Fukushima powers toward 100% goal on renewables as grid and cost woes linger

Seven years after the triple meltdown at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, Fukushima Prefecture remains committed to becoming an international center for renewable-energy research and a domestic pioneer by meeting 100 percent of its energy demand via renewables by 2040.
EDITORIALS
Mar 11, 2018

Amending the Constitution for free education

The issue of free education should not be used as a subject of short-term political bargaining.
EDITORIALS
Mar 10, 2018

Long-term climate plan needed

Global warming is a fact of life. Japan needs a comprehensive plan of attack to mitigate the negative effects.
Japan Times
JAPAN / 3/11: Rebuilding Tohoku
Mar 9, 2018

Radiation monitoring group formed during Fukushima nuclear disaster now a source of global data

Back in 2011, soon after the 3/11 disaster, Safecast was born. Today, the global volunteer-centered citizen science organization is home to the world's largest open data set of radiation measurements.
EDITORIALS
Mar 3, 2018

Immigrant labor contradictions

Despite the nation's tightening manpower shortage, the issue of immigrant labor continues to be shunned in policy discussions.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 28, 2018

Majority of Japanese university students don't read books for pleasure, poll shows

A majority of university students in Japan do not read books for pleasure, an annual survey by the National Federation of University Co-operative Associations showed Tuesday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 19, 2018

Will the Olympics go bust?

While the costs of hosting the Olympics are going up, the prestige and long-term economic benefits seem to be going down.
BUSINESS
Feb 19, 2018

In apparent bid to woo voters, May launches review of high U.K. university fees, promising fairer deal

Britain could reduce the burden of university fees on students and bring back grants for their living expenses, Prime Minister Theresa May will say on Monday, under pressure to lure younger voters a year after they cost her parliamentary majority.
JAPAN / View from Osaka
Feb 17, 2018

Kansai executives offer advice on improving nation's diplomacy

'Track II diplomacy" is the official neutral-sounding phrase used to refer to diplomatic efforts by "nonstate" actors. In thriller films and books, it's usually portrayed as a game of shadows between powerful but mysterious groups and individuals who may, or may not, be working to save the world.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 16, 2018

Mitsubishi Electric shines spotlight on new AI technology at R&D event

Mitsubishi Electric Corp. launched a research and development open house event in Tokyo this week to showcase their latest advanced research products. The main focus of the event was the company's new array of AI technology.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 11, 2018

Snakes on a plane? For emotional support?

The proliferation of emotional-support animals suggests that a cult of personal fragility is becoming an aspect of the quest for the coveted status of victim.
EDITORIALS
Feb 10, 2018

Smoking ban plan diluted again

The latest plan by the health ministry to protect people from secondhand smoke is far too weak.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 9, 2018

China using economic incentives to charm tech-savvy Taiwanese youth and entrepreneurs

A startup incubator on the outskirts of Shanghai is laying out sweeteners for budding entrepreneurs: Free office space, subsidized housing rent, tax breaks and in some cases, cash of up to 200,000 yuan ($31,000).
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 6, 2018

Will China 'weaponize' social media?

Now that Russia has shown how cybertactics and informational subterfuge can upend established democracies, China will surely be taking some pages from the Kremlin's playbook.
Bear kills another person in Japan in record year for fatal attacks
Police investigate at the scene of a bear attack that killed one person and injured three others on Friday in the village of Higashinaruse in Akita Prefecture.
Tokyo launches English-language international school database
A screenshot of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government's international schools portal site
New ‘immigration minister’ post signals Takaichi Cabinet’s priorities
Kimi Onoda, economic security minister and minister for harmonious coexistence with foreign nationals, arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Takaichi focuses on economic and security concerns in first policy speech
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi delivers her first policy speech in the Lower House in Tokyo on Friday.
New tourism minister calls concentration of tourists in certain areas 'very serious'
Tourism minister Yasushi Kaneko holds a news conference in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Stars align for Kim-Trump meeting — but any talks will be on N.K. leader’s terms
A South Korean soldier stands next to a TV broadcasting a news report about a possible summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump, at the main railway station in Seoul on Wednesday.
New ‘immigration minister’ post signals Takaichi Cabinet’s priorities
Kimi Onoda, economic security minister and minister for harmonious coexistence with foreign nationals, arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Number of suicide cases among students in Japan hits record high in 2024
The health ministry's Suicide White Paper for 2024 has found that numbers for both men and women peak at age 21, with “concerns over future career paths” being identified as the most likely cause.
The newly formed LDP-JIP coalition may not be as solid as it seems
Ruling Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi and Japan Innovation Party leader Hirofumi Yoshimura sign a policy agreement between the two parties at the Diet in Tokyo on Monday.
AI-optimized cybercrime increasingly targeting Japan
A recent cyberattack on brewer Asahi Group Holdings resulted in the company suspending shipments.

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