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JAPAN / Politics
Sep 16, 2021

Seiko Noda makes last-minute bid for LDP presidency

Noda's candidacy is expected to split votes that could have gone to vaccine chief Taro Kono and make it harder for any candidate to win a majority in the first round of voting.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 16, 2021

Afghanistan’s forsaken gender

While those of us in advanced economies contemplate the excesses of our modern society, Afghan women face an acute threat of being plunged back into the dark ages.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 16, 2021

Germany at risk from nationalists as Merkel leaves party adrift

As Angela Merkel prepares to step down after 16 years as chancellor, the scene is a sign of how the pandemic has sustained the anti-establishment resentment.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 15, 2021

Global warming set to pass 1.5 degrees Celsius as pollution plans fall short

Global emissions must be halved by 2030 to keep that target in sight, but governments are nowhere near that reduction, according to the nonprofit group Climate Action Tracker.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 15, 2021

Vending machines bring safe and cheap water to Nairobi slums

The dispensers, each costing 200,000 shillings, mean Mukuru residents will no longer be at the mercy of the slum's informal, exploitative water market.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 14, 2021

Taliban ‘conundrum’ forcing strange bedfellows on Afghanistan

World leaders one after another have called for international cooperation even as they jockey to gain influence in the great power vacuum that the U.S. departure has left behind.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Sep 14, 2021

Japan needs a strategy for economic growth in the post-virus era

The country's financial stability faces challenges from a global perspective, especially regarding overseas investments.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 14, 2021

The dangers of when there is 'nothing to lose'

A 'nothing-to-lose' attitude is what is driving the never-ending conflict between the Israelis and Palestinians.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 14, 2021

Japan’s new richest person builds $38 billion automation fortune

Keyence Corp. founder Takemitsu Takizaki is now worth $38.2 billion, after the sensor-maker's shares almost doubled since the start of last year.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 14, 2021

As climate talks near, pressure grows on Asia to cancel new coal projects

Coal remains a mainstay for power generation in Asia, which accounts for 75% of global coal demand.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 14, 2021

Apple issues emergency security updates to close a spyware flaw

The spyware, called Pegasus, uses a novel method to invisibly infect Apple devices without victims' knowledge.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 13, 2021

Scientists scramble to harvest ice cores vital to climate study as glaciers melt

The realization glaciers are disappearing faster than expected is prompting renewed urgency, causing those who specialize in harvesting ice cores to accelerate missions.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 13, 2021

Building a more sustainable car, from headlamp to tailpipe

Carmakers around the world are turning away from traditional materials that are hard to recycle, such as leather and plastics.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Sep 12, 2021

China’s poor regions worry about climate justice in net-zero push

Hebei province's Tangshan has grown into the largest steelmaking hub in the world, but it also inherited Beijing's air pollution.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Sep 11, 2021

20 years on, the 'war on terror' grinds along with no end in sight

The 'war on terror' waxes and wanes, largely in the shadows and out of the headlines — less an epochal clash than a low-grade condition and one that flares up occasionally.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Sep 11, 2021

Believe it or not, ‘expensive’ Japan is actually underpriced

Tokyo's reputation as an expensive city was debunked by Diamond's comparisons of prices for various consumer items in different cities around the world.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Sep 9, 2021

How 88rising crafted an evocative soundtrack for Marvel’s ‘Shang-Chi’

The Asian arts collective worked closely with the director Destin Daniel Cretton to put its imprint on the anticipated movie.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 8, 2021

How family of a Myanmar junta leader are trying to cash in

Family members of the air force chief have enjoyed a lifestyle that is out of reach for the vast majority of Myanmar's people.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Sep 8, 2021

Tsukedashi shortcut helps amateur standouts climb pro sumo ranks

The system rewards strong performances in top amateur tournaments, allowing wrestlers to get a head start on the salaried rank of sekitori.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 7, 2021

The case for stronger Russia sanctions

The Crimea sanctions have had the intended economic effect. Whereas Central and Eastern Europe's GDP has grown by 3% to 5% per year since 2014, Russia's has stagnated.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 6, 2021

Army seizes power in Guinea and arrests president

The coup follows a long period of political tension in Guinea, first spurred by President Alpha Conde's highly contested bid for a third term last year.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 5, 2021

Oil producers enjoy the calm before the 2022 storm

Oil producers may have to forgo future output increases, and perhaps even reimpose cuts, if they are to prevent stockpiles from rising again.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 5, 2021

Japan's COVID-19 vaccine minister favored for prime minister job

Taro Kono has not confirmed his intention to seek the leadership of ruling LDP, telling reporters only that he wanted to consult party colleagues before deciding.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Sep 5, 2021

Does Didi's crash point to the future of U.S.-China financial frictions?

While the rivals are said by some to be in the midst of a 'new Cold War,' some financial businesses linking the two are thriving.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 3, 2021

Fumio Kishida, top contender to lead Japan, warns Taiwan is ‘next big problem’

'Looking at the situation with Hong Kong and the Uyghurs, I have a strong feeling that the Taiwan Strait will be the next big problem,” Kishida said Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 3, 2021

Fraying relations with China are about to hit the Australian economy

China's punitive trade actions have targeted commodities such as coal, barley and lobsters, but left iron ore untouched — for now.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Sep 3, 2021

Unsettling, unrelenting and confident: Ms. Machine's debut is one of the year's best

Ms. Machine's debut features Nordic-inspired lyrics and a sludgy sound that recalls witch house, industrial and metal, making it one of the best Japanese albums released this year.
Tsunami threat passes following magnitude 6.9 quake off Iwate
A tsunami advisory was issued for Iwate Prefecture on Sunday evening following a strong earthquake. The advisory was later called off, after waves measuring 20 centimeters were recorded in some areas.
Japan to subsidize demolition of abandoned inns
Abandoned Japanese-style inns in the Kinugawa hot springs resort in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, in March 2023
Japan’s bears have been on their killing spree for more than 100 years
Bear attacks have dominated Japanese news headlines in recent months, with 13 people so far having been killed by the animals.
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France — where he had lived since he was a young child — stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
Mother of Thai girl forced into sex work in Tokyo detained in Taiwan
The Metropolitan Police Department headquarters in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward
Jenson Button brings end to an illustrious racing career intertwined with Japan
Jenson Button races for Honda during the Singapore Grand Prix in September 2008.
Cleanliness gets competitive at Tokyo’s Spogomi world cup
On Oct. 29, teams from 33 qualifying countries scoured the streets of Shibuya for all manners of trash as part of the Spogomi litter-picking competition.
Jon Homewood: ‘There’s beauty in what we throw away’
After a peripatetic childhood around the world, teacher and artist Jon Homewood ended up coming to Japan in 2012 for a professional opportunity.
Yokozuna duo Onosato and Hoshoryu poised for another clash of titans
Yokozuna duo Onosato (right) and Hoshoryu clash for the title on the final day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Sept. 28 at Ryogoku Kokugikan.
High-speed rail is expensive and difficult, but seen as a key to growth
Achal Khare, former managing director at India’s National High Speed Rail Corporation, gives a presentation during the IHRA Forum 2025 in Tokyo on Oct. 23.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Bear attacks have dominated Japanese news headlines in recent months, with 13 people so far having been killed by the animals.
Japan’s bears have been on their killing spree for more than 100 years
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