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COMMENTARY / World
Sep 23, 2015

India's states — where reforms are working

National-level reforms may have run aground in India, but progress is taking hold at the state level.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 18, 2015

Putting Chinese medicine to the scientific test

Western doctors, elite medical institutions and pharmaceutical companies are starting to put traditional Chinese medicine to the scientific test.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 18, 2015

Women's tech group helps level the coding field

To outsiders, the world of computer programming may seem to be the exclusive domain of male geeks.
Reader Mail
Sep 18, 2015

Filipina trainee caregiver pleads for more time

I hope this letter will be read by the concerned parties — the health ministry of Japan and representatives of the government.
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 11, 2015

Southern Ocean soaking up more greenhouse gases, limiting warming

The vast Southern Ocean around Antarctica has started to soak up more greenhouse gases from the atmosphere in recent years, helping to limit climate change, after signs its uptake had stalled, a study said on Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 3, 2015

King of clubs: intriguing tale of the 'tank' dinosaur's tail

One of the most impressive weapons to appear during the dinosaur arms race of the Cretaceous Period was the big bony tail club wielded by some members of a group of tank-like plant-eaters.
EDITORIALS
Sep 2, 2015

Proper preparation for disasters

While natural disasters can't be prevented, their destructive impact can be lessened through adequate preparation.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 27, 2015

Japan should tap Olympics to bolster flagging English skills, says language school boss

Japan should use its opportunity as 2020 Olympics host to bolster English proficiency amid figures showing a worsening trend, says the Japan president of the official English language-training supplier for next year's Rio Games.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 19, 2015

Brazil's Olympic dig unearths a royal toothbrush

As Rio de Janeiro prepares to host the 2016 Summer Olympics, archaeology is enjoying a revival, thanks in part to an unlikely convergence of bureaucracy and sensibility.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
Aug 15, 2015

Psychology is where real radiation risks lie

Misinformation breeds discrimination. As if it wasn't enough to experience the trauma of a nuclear bomb, many hibakusha (atomic bomb survivors) also faced appalling discrimination.
JAPAN / History
Aug 14, 2015

Japan's past apologies over WWII, colonial history, 'comfort women'

Following are some key excerpts from Japanese leaders' previous statements on the country's militaristic past.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 11, 2015

Mitsui, GE sign cost-cutting mining pact as prices tumble

Mitsui & Co., Japan's largest trader of iron ore and oil, will partner with General Electric Co. in exploring ways to cut costs on mining operations amid the decline in commodity prices.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Aug 10, 2015

Modi's quest to put India's poor to work stymied by rise of robots

In a sweltering factory in southern India, Royal Enfield motorcycles are being painted and lacquered by giant robotic arms that move at twice the maximum speed of a human limb, day in, day out, never making a mistake.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jul 21, 2015

Campaign group SEALDs hooking Japan's youth with jazzy placards, fliers

The sticky, humid night did not stop thousands of infuriated Japanese from gathering outside the Diet on July 15. Many held eye-catching placards that displayed messages such as, “Give peace a chance” and “Our future, our choice” to protest the approval of two security bills at the special committee...
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 17, 2015

Legal flaws in government's case on Henoko

The stage is set for a long, bitter, destabilizing battle between Okinawans and the national government over the construction of a new military facility in Henoko.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 10, 2015

Global warming shrinking presence of vital bumblebees in Northern Hemisphere

Global warming is shrinking the terrain where bumblebees live in North America and Europe, with these vital pollinators departing the southernmost and hottest parts of their ranges while failing to move north into cooler climes, scientists say.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 8, 2015

China's stock-trading students see life lessons in market slide

A wild plunge in China's stock market over the past month has burned millions of retail investors, but 22-year-old student Zhu Qimeng prefers to view any losses as a valuable part of his education for a career in finance.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 6, 2015

A lack of innovation fostering energy crisis

There is plenty of energy available, we just need to improve our ability to capture it and deliver it to consumers.
EDITORIALS
Jun 30, 2015

Abe's ill-conceived university policy

The government should remember that the primary purpose of unversities is to provide students with a well-rounded education that helps them became more insightful citizens.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 29, 2015

A place for humanities in the global economy

The humanities remain a constant source of knowledge and skills with intrinsic value that transcends time and place.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 27, 2015

Chinese companies with no heir apparent

Wang Jianlin, chairman of Dalian Wanda Group and China's richest man, has just one child, 27-year-old Wang Sicong. That would seem to make the question of succession at the privately held Wanda a simple matter.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jun 26, 2015

China annihilates ancient coral ecosystems in its island-building: scientists

Concern is mounting among some scientists that China's reclamation work in the disputed Spratly archipelago of the South China Sea has done severe harm to one of the most important coral reef systems in Southeast Asia.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 24, 2015

Mitsubishi boasts tech leap with armored amphibious vehicle, eyes exports

In January, a top U.S. Marine general visited Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in Japan to look at a prototype of an amphibious assault vehicle that could one day be a key pillar in Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's push to sell weapons abroad.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / TELLING LIVES
Jun 21, 2015

Governance guru pushes Japan Inc. to open up and diversify

Former trailblazing dean Christina Ahmadjian finds her balance between the classroom and boardroom.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 19, 2015

Charleston's storied 'Mother Emanuel' grieves loss of gifted pastor-politician

Two months before the Rev. Clementa Pinckney was gunned down during a Bible study at a historic black church in Charleston, South Carolina, he stood before state lawmakers seamlessly blending his faith and politics in urging them to pass a law to protect his community.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 16, 2015

Toyota wins approval for shares locking in owners for five years

Toyota Motor Corp. has won approval to sell a new class of stock to long-term shareholders, a proposal that divided proxy advisers and drew criticism from foreign investors.
JAPAN / History
Jun 13, 2015

Mercury rising: Niigata struggles to bury its Minamata ghosts

The first thing Koichi Hirota noticed about Komatsu Hoshiyama was that he could not walk in a straight line. As the young neurologist proceeded with his examination in the cramped, sparse ward inside Niigata University Hospital, other symptoms became apparent: The 55-year-old Hoshiyama's body tingled...

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