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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 28, 2020

Banning glitter won’t save the oceans

Those sparkly bits of plastic that make ornaments twinkle, wrapping paper glimmer and wreaths shimmer are increasingly seen as an environmental hazard.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 28, 2020

Once unimaginable, some now debating return of U.S. forces to Taiwan

A recent essay in a U.S. Army journal contends that a military presence is necessary to deter an increasingly capable Chinese military from an attack on the island.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 28, 2020

Some COVID-19 survivors have antibodies that attack the body, not the virus

Some survivors of COVID-19 carry worrying signs that their immune system has turned on the body, reminiscent of potentially debilitating diseases like lupus and rheumatoid arthritis, a new study has found.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 27, 2020

Biotech future of promise and peril looms larger and closer

Emerging technology poses new and novel questions. Unfortunately, the time to answer them is growing short.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 27, 2020

U.S. and India to sign defense pact amid China border standoff

Traditionally wary of both Chinese and American influence in its neighborhood, India has become more comfortable with outreach by friendly nations.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Oct 27, 2020

Japan ink: Growing tribe proudly defies tattoo taboo — and hopes for Olympic boost

Banned from spas, hot spring resorts, some beaches and many gyms and pools, enthusiasts hope the presence of tattooed foreign athletes at next year's Tokyo Games will help sweep away suspicion surrounding their ink.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 27, 2020

Africa is warming fast, and the most vulnerable are being hit hardest

Climate change and climate variability, together with conflicts, instability and economic crises, are listed as key drivers of a recent increase in hunger in Africa.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 27, 2020

There’s water ice on the moon, and in more places than NASA once thought

An infrared telescope mounted inside a 747 jumbo jet showed unambiguous evidence of water on parts of the moon where the sun shines.
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Oct 26, 2020

The bureaucratic wall that hampers entry to Japan

The requirements Japan has put in place to enter the country amid the pandemic don't quite match up with the realities of what's going on overseas.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Oct 24, 2020

Pandemic pushes Japan's wealthy to spend like there's no tomorrow

Since overseas travel has become virtually impossible, some people have been diverting more of their disposable income into luxury items such as new cars.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Oct 24, 2020

Unclutter your mind with ‘Zen Wisdom for the Anxious’

Ryuunji temple's head priest, Shinsuke Hosokawa, offers encouragement and friendly advice with 52 Zen sayings and simple English explanations.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Oct 24, 2020

A #MeToo awakening stirs in Iran

Three years into the global #MeToo movement, women who say they have been sexually assaulted are improbably going public in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 21, 2020

A miserable 21st century: Poor America

What the U.S. is suffering from now, in acute form and in almost all its limbs and organs, is what great world powers throughout history have at some stage endured.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 21, 2020

Rape is only a symptom of India's many problems

Repeated incidents of gang rape in India reflect widespread gender and caste discrimination. Today, rape is the fourth most common crime against women in India.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 21, 2020

How Thai protesters are using emoticons to stay ahead of police

Social media platforms have emerged as the backbone of the youth-led movement posing an unprecedented challenge to Thailand's royal establishment.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 20, 2020

It’s hard to make predictions, especially about the future — but it’s not impossible

Given that virtually every decision is to some degree a prediction, it is remarkable just how bad we as a species are at it.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 18, 2020

This Nobel-winning idea has failed India

India's telecom revolution only took off after the government moved away from auctions and started assigning spectrum to licensees in return for a share of their revenue.
JAPAN
Oct 18, 2020

Original comic strips by manga legend Osamu Tezuka to be released in book form

The three-volume box set includes the complete stories, in the size they were originally drawn, of 'Tiger Land' — a comic about the coexistence of humans and animals.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Oct 17, 2020

Hans Brinckmann: Bearing witness to Japan’s postwar transformation

The Dutch writer's follow-up to his 2005 memoir offers insight into Japan's economic, political and cultural changes between 1950 to the present.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books / The World of Translators
Oct 17, 2020

Motoyuki Shibata is always ready to listen to writers’ voices

The founder of the literary magazine Monkey says a translator's first priority should be to honor the pleasure of reading.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 16, 2020

Is Indonesia selling out to investors?

An omnibus law passed last week chisels away at Indonesia's wall of labor protections, making it a win for employers and investors while angering unions.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 15, 2020

The jailed activist left a letter behind. The message: Keep fighting.

Outspoken Vietnamese journalist and activist Pham Doan Trang was arrested on charges of making and disseminating propaganda against the state.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 14, 2020

Will Donald Trump cause a civil war?

A critical part of Trump's effort to undermine confidence in the election outcome, if it goes against him, is his attempt to discredit millions of ballots preemptively.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 13, 2020

In Putin’s pain, there is an opportunity

Putin is taking great pleasure in the convulsions that have seized the U.S. body politic, yet the satisfaction must be fleeting as his attention focuses elsewhere.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 11, 2020

Little war in the Caucasus has big lessons for U.S. and Russia

The resumption of hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh against Armenia, a longtime enemy of Turkey, indicates the war is part of a larger Turkish power play.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 11, 2020

How to make Japan great again

The new prime minister should declare that by 2030, Japan will be positioned to make the best possible use of its one and only natural resource — its people.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Oct 10, 2020

‘One Love Chigusa’: A hellish future seen through reconstructed eyes

Soji Shimada's knack for mystery is apparent in his psychological sci-fi novella about a man whose world looks different after a horrific accident.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 10, 2020

Nearly one-third of COVID-19 patients in study had altered mental state

Some who have had the virus have found themselves unable to manage daily activities like cooking or paying bills.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 10, 2020

A coronavirus vaccine is coming, so who gets it first?

While many people will want to be protected against COVID-19, nations will need to decide who needs prioritizing for vaccination.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 8, 2020

It is time for Japan to start talking about its immigration policy

The topic of immigration in Japan has been swept under the rug for too long and it should no longer be a taboo subject.
Israel protests after Kyoto inn seeks war crime declaration from tourist
A street in Kyoto in March 2023. An Israeli tourist was asked to sign a document stating that he had not committed war crimes when he checked in at a Kyoto guesthouse in April, prompting a response from Israel's ambassador.
Nearly half of workers in Japan engage in ‘quiet quitting’
"Quiet quitting" is most common among the younger generation, with 46.7% of respondents to a survey in their 20s identifying with the practice, reflecting a less-motivated workforce more focused on work-life balance.
Signs of change emerge in constitutional interpretation of same-sex marriage
Plaintiffs celebrate the Tokyo High Court's ruling in a same-sex marriage lawsuit in Tokyo on Oct. 30.
Britain responds after Expo 2025 afternoon tea brews outrage
The café space at the Osaka Expo's British pavilion
Truck driver's body recovered from huge Japan sinkhole after three months
Workers stand around a vehicle carrying the body of a person recovered from a sinkhole in Yashio, Saitama Prefecture, on Friday.
'Ukiyo-e in Play' showcases traditional art carved anew
The Adachi Institute has been working on creating brand new ukiyo-e prints in collaboration with contemporary artists such as Yayoi Kusama, whose “Mt. Fuji in Seven Colours: When life boundlessly flares up to the universe” (2014) can be seen on display at “Ukiyo-e in Play.”
Want to see the future at Expo Osaka? Get in line.
“‘Future of life,’ by Ishiguro,” the World Expo pavilion by roboticist Hiroshi Ishiguro, displays humanlike androids.
Ishiba hears advice from across the aisle on how Japan should handle Trump
Prime Minister Shigaru Ishiba and CDP head Yoshihiko Noda at a parliamentary session in Tokyo on April 23.
Don't send in the clones: AI event nixed as Alt accounts get reality check
A screenshot from the website for Alt's AI conference, which was canceled after the company disclosed an investigation into its sales figures.
CDP submits bill proposal on separate surnames, but challenges remain
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan lawmakers speak to reporters in parliament on Wednesday after submitting a bill in the Lower House to allow married couples to retain different surnames.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami
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