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JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 25, 2020

What pushed this Shiga assistant nurse to falsely confess to murder?

Why did Mika Nishiyama, a former assistant nurse who served 12 years in prison for murdering a male patient in 2003, falsely confess to killing him?
JAPAN / FOCUS
Mar 24, 2020

Japan pushes male public servants to take longer paternity leave

The government will encourage its eligible male personnel to use child-rearing leave for at least a month in principle, starting in fiscal 2020.
JAPAN / Politics / Commentary
Mar 23, 2020

V4+Japan: A new mode of cooperation or a doomed project?

Much has been written about the reinvigoration of the Japan-EU relationship after signing the strategic and economic partnership in the last few years. But Japanese rapprochement to the EU does not end in Brussels. In recent years, another European platform has been activated by Abe’s proactive policy:...
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COMMENTARY / World
Mar 23, 2020

COVID-19 won’t kill globalization

Among the byproducts of the coronavirus pandemic has been a spate of obituaries for globalization: “A Global Outbreak Is Fueling the Backlash to Globalization.” “Spread of Virus Could Hasten the Great Coming Apart of Globalization.” “Will the Coronavirus End Globalization as We Know It?”...
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JAPAN
Mar 20, 2020

Japan was expecting a coronavirus explosion. Where is it?

While there have been disruptions caused by school closures, life continues as normal for much of the population.
JAPAN / History
Mar 14, 2020

The 1970 Osaka Expo: Looking back at the past to gauge where Japan sits in the present

The 1970 Osaka Expo laid down a bold statement about Japan's future. Fifty years later, has the country been able to live up to its promises?
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 14, 2020

Bill Gates leaves Microsoft board to focus on philanthropy

Bill Gates is stepping down from the board of Microsoft Corp., the company he co-founded in 1975 and built into the world's largest software maker, to devote more time to philanthropy.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Mar 9, 2020

A sea change for Japanese sculptors

'Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe 2020' in Western Australia, brings together eight Japanese sculptural works, including Harayuki Uchida's new 2.5-ton stainless-steel kinetic 'Merry Gate.'
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GLOBAL MEDIA POST / Southwestern USA report 2020
Mar 9, 2020

The move to cleaner energy in Wyoming

The Wyoming Infrastructure Authority (WIA) was set up in 2004 to facilitate the development of infrastructure and technologies related to the electricity industry in the state. Because of that mandate, it plays a vital role in supporting, advocating, and promoting the responsible and sustainable use...
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OLYMPICS
Mar 6, 2020

Organizers manage to hold sport climbing test event without athletes

The Ready Steady Tokyo sport climbing event had a wall, music, PA announcers and even a famous spectator.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 3, 2020

Reforming Japan's social security system

Rebuilding Japan's fiscal health will be impossible without overhauling the social security system.
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COMMENTARY / World
Mar 3, 2020

Fiscal stimulus can ease the impact of COVID-19 on the global economy

Prompt actions by governments could help prevent the collapse of affected firms and individuals.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 3, 2020

COVID-19 is a risk to the Olympics, in 2020 and beyond

Maybe a pandemic will spark much needed reforms to shrink the ever-expanding games.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Mar 2, 2020

Knockout games with a twist

Nioh 2 has really demonic players; One Punch Man is late to the game, but in a good way; and Pokemon Mystery Dungeon ditches the trainers.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Mar 1, 2020

An ongoing pursuit of collaboration, innovation

For Italian Ambassador Giorgio Starace, the partnership between Japanese and Italian companies is a natural fit.
BUSINESS
Feb 27, 2020

Wheelchairs developed by former Japanese Paralympian gaining attention ahead of Tokyo Games

Sports wheelchairs developed by a former Paralympian are drawing attention ahead of the Tokyo Games.
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Feb 23, 2020

The Japanese Communist Party's quest to unify a shattered opposition

Last month, for the first time in 16 years, the Japanese Communist Party met to revise its basic political program. Part of the reason was that the party hopes a change of rhetoric, at least, will make it easier to form an opposition coalition to challenge the Liberal Democratic Party-Komeito ruling...
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BUSINESS
Feb 22, 2020

Michi no eki: Japan's rest areas are kings of the road

This isn't your modest highway truck stop with parking, public toilets, a few vending machines and a kiosk.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 21, 2020

Why Singapore's admired coronavirus playbook can't be replicated

A day after Jeanhee Kim learned of a coronavirus case in her Singapore apartment block, she was visited by a distinguished-looking man she later learned was a senior government minister.
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BUSINESS
Feb 21, 2020

Washington state acts to drop Boeing tax break to head off EU tariffs

Washington state lawmakers moved on Wednesday to remove a key tax break for Boeing Co. and other aerospace firms in a bid to head off possible European tariffs on U.S. goods and ease a transatlantic trade dispute over aircraft subsidies.
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OLYMPICS
Feb 19, 2020

U.S. track great DeeDee Trotter motivates junior high school students

Olympic gold medalist DeeDee Trotter has enough energy to warm up a room. Even a chilly gymnasium in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward.
SOCCER / J. League
Feb 19, 2020

Squads, not stars, could define J. League's 2020 season

In its chosen hashtag for the season (#2020の主役は誰だ), the J. League literally asks "who will play the lead role in 2020?"
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Feb 17, 2020

Khamenei loyalists likely to tighten grip in Iran elections

Hard-liners are set to tighten control of Iran this week in a parliamentary election stacked in their favor, as the leadership closes ranks in a deepening confrontation with Washington.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 16, 2020

How to stop the next global outbreak of disease at its source

China's appetite for wildlife needs to be treated as a public health threat.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books / Children's Literature in Japan
Feb 15, 2020

Shuntaro Tanikawa: Acclaimed poet, beloved children's author

The best in children's literature earns devout adult fans too, and perhaps no other Japanese writer embodies such cross-generational popularity than Shuntaro Tanikawa.

Longform

Mount Fuji is considered one of Japan's most iconic symbols and is a major draw for tourists. It's still a mountain, though, and potential hikers need to properly prepare for any climb.
What it takes to save lives on Mount Fuji