Search - world

 
 
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Feb 27, 2020

Japanese dad tackles train etiquette with a badge to show he's willing to give up his seat

Scenario: You are congratulating yourself on having snagged a seat on a crowded, early morning Tokyo train, when out of the corner of your eye you spot a woman standing nearby who appears to be pregnant.
SOCCER / From the Spot
Feb 26, 2020

J. League chairman Mitsuru Murai faces another test in COVID-19

Mitsuru Murai knows a thing or two about tough decisions.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Feb 26, 2020

Calling off Spring Basho would be right move for JSA

The Japan Sumo Association is essentially a reactive, rather than proactive, organization.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 26, 2020

Harnessing the power of AI: Japanese delivery firms and restaurants look to tech to boost businesses

In the midst of a surge in demand as more people shop online, the parcel delivery sector is struggling to keep up due to a chronic shortage of drivers. Meanwhile, restaurants are struggling to find ways to reduce waste in an industry notorious for razor-thin profit margins.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Feb 26, 2020

Bamboo crafts: Woven into Japan's art history

The Abbey Collection takes viewers through a modern history of bamboo crafting, from its late recognition as fine art in the 19th century to the elaborate artistic creations of today.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 25, 2020

COVID-19 crisis could get much worse

Failure to contain the coronavirus outbreak could trigger a global recession, which would have an outsize impact on Japan.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 25, 2020

Democrat centrists shouldn't worry — Sanders isn't radical

He's a classic liberal Democrat.
JAPAN / Society / the argument: Fukushima water crisis
Feb 25, 2020

Releasing radioactive water would further damage Fukushima's reputation

The Argument is a feature dedicated to promoting dialogue and deeper understanding of contentious issues by introducing various viewpoints.
JAPAN / Society / The Argument: radioactive water
Feb 25, 2020

Is ocean discharge the best solution to Fukushima No. 1's water crisis?

The Argument is a feature dedicated to promoting dialogue and deeper understanding of contentious issues by introducing various viewpoints.
Feb 25, 2020

JR East Group Offers Vegan and Muslim-friendly Sweets!

TOKYO, February 25, 2020 – JR East Group (TOKYO:9020) operates the Shinkansen and other trains over a network of railways that cover half the main island of Japan.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 25, 2020

Lawyer for U.S. says Julian Assange put lives at risk but his side claims he's target of Trump war on journalists

Julian Assange is wanted for crimes that put at risk the lives of people in Iraq, Iran and Afghanistan who had helped the West, some of whom later disappeared, said a lawyer acting for the United States in its bid to extradite him.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 25, 2020

Huawei launches Mate XS foldable smartphone with better screen

Huawei unveiled an upgrade to its folding smartphone on Monday, hoping that a faster phone with higher-quality display will encourage consumers to spend as much as $2,700 for the top-of-the-range version.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 24, 2020

The end of the EU's Brexit bounce

Negotiations over the future of U.K.-EU relations will divide Europeans and offer fodder to Euroskeptics
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 24, 2020

Hun Sen's political gamble: The COVID-19 epidemic

Cambodia's leader is playing a high-stakes game by downplaying fear of the coronavirus.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 24, 2020

U.S. can't afford to lose the Philippines

Cancelling the Visiting Forces Agreement will help al-Qaida and bolster China's hand.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Feb 24, 2020

Behind the mask: The show must go on

As the impact of COVID-19 leads to the postponement or cancelation of various fashion events, the industry faces a quandary — it is unseemly to focus on the relatively trivial business of style at a time of great concern?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 24, 2020

Personal stress, not laziness, perpetuates the poverty rut

Many believe lifestyles are due to low effort, but economists are starting to accumulate evidence that the stress of living in poverty drives people to subpar decisions.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 24, 2020

Climate change gets first mention in G20 finance communique of Trump era

Finance officials from the world's 20 biggest economies (G20) on Sunday referenced climate change in their final communique for the first time in U.S. President Donald Trump's administration, but stopped short of calling it a major risk to the economy.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Feb 22, 2020

Satoru Naito: Starting up in San Francisco

Moving to Silicon Valley was a no-brainer for Naito — it was where Mark Zuckerberg founded Facebook, and where he knew he'd be inspired to start a business.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Feb 22, 2020

Fake news rears its ugly head amid COVID-19 outbreak

Fake news times fake news is fake news squared — which is to say, it goes viral. It multiplies like a virus, which multiplies like fake news.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 22, 2020

Japan can't run out the clock on coronavirus

Next month the Olympic torch will arrive in Japan for a four-month relay to launch the opening ceremonies for the Tokyo summer games. But rather than anticipating the sight of Olympic torchbearers, much of Japan is fixated on a different relay: hundreds of masked passengers grimly walking off the quarantined...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 21, 2020

Japan, Germany and the war on rationality

Shutting down nuclear power plants makes no sense if it means burning more coal.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Feb 21, 2020

Fires and climate fears rattle Australia's giant coal lobby

As bush fires and floods fuel public concerns in Australia about global warming, the country's powerful mining lobby is facing increasing pressure from investors to drop support for new coal mines, according to a dozen interviews with shareholders in global mining companies.
Japan Times
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.
Reader Mail
Feb 21, 2020

True hospitality and the coronavirus outbreak

As a non-Japanese who resides in the greater Tokyo area, I found the story "Japan struggles to offer translated updates on virus" in the Feb. 19 newspaper very distressing.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 21, 2020

Chinese coronavirus cases rise slightly ahead of G20 meeting

China reported an uptick in new cases of coronavirus on Friday, although the rise in infections remained at its slowest pace since January, a downward trend that the World Health Organization has called encouraging.
Japan Times
GLOBAL MEDIA POST / Northern California report 2020
Feb 21, 2020

Tejava® Tea by Crystal Geyser Water Company: A natural choice for the American market

Northern California is a well-established source of the world’s finest products and services, as the region’s demographic diversity and progressive culture allow companies to test the viability of their products.

Longform

Figure skater Akiko Suzuki was once told her ideal weight should be 47 kilograms, a number she now admits she “naively believed.” This led to her have a relationship with food that resulted in her suffering from anorexia.
The silent battle Japanese athletes fight with weight