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Japan Times
Nov 30, 2018

Affordable "Parent-Child work-study abroad program" to learn English in immersive environment and work in innovative Nature city in Cambodia

vKirirom Nature City located in Kirirom National Park in Cambodia, built by a famous Japanese entrepreneur, has started "Parent-Child work-study abroad program" from November 2018. The concept of this program is to provide parents with jobs and opportunities to improve themselves at vKirirom Nature City,...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 7, 2018

Rakuten's English drive a case study of success, but wider adoption by Japan Inc. much slower going

Rakuten Inc. CEO Hiroshi Mikitani's 2010 announcement of English becoming the official internal language of the online retailing giant shocked many of the firm's employees, including Fumie Suzuki.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 6, 2018

Gene study reveals secrets of parasitic worms, possible treatments

The largest study to date of the genetic makeup of parasitic worms has found hundreds of new clues about how they invade the human body, evade its immune system and cause disease.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Oct 3, 2018

The bots awaken: Half of 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' haters were trolls or not even human, study says

How much did movie fans hate "Star Wars: The Last Jedi"?
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 22, 2018

U.S. may have twice as many undocumented immigrants as commonly estimated: MIT-Yale study

The U.S. may have twice as many undocumented immigrants as commonly estimated, according to a study that could further fuel the debate over one of the nation's most politically charged topics.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
Sep 21, 2018

University of Tokyo student goes the extra trillions of miles to study exoplanets

A Ph.D. student at the University of Tokyo, has recently helped discover 44 planets outside of our solar system. Such planets — known as exoplanets — were until recently only theoretical, and they inspire great excitement among astronomers.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / TELLING LIVES
Aug 22, 2018

Osaka student fights for Syrians' right to study in safety in Japan

When Yahya Almasri heard Japan had closed the door on other students fleeing war, he decided he had to do something.
ENVIRONMENT
Aug 22, 2018

'Staggering' crisis: Global food waste could rise by a third by 2030, study warns

Food waste could rise by almost a third by 2030 when more than 2 billion tons will be binned, researchers said Tuesday, warning of a "staggering" crisis propelled by a booming world population and changing habits in developing nations.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 14, 2018

Illegal fishing and harm to Amazon forest linked to firms using tax havens, study says

Scientists called on Monday for greater transparency over the use of tax havens by companies involved in activities that have harmed the world's oceans and the Amazon rainforest.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 20, 2018

Deep reefs won't be 'twilight zone' refuge for fish and coral, dive team warns in study

Deep coral reefs in a "twilight zone" in the oceans differ sharply from those near the surface, dimming hopes they can be a refuge for marine life fleeing such threats as climate change and pollution, scientists said on Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 21, 2018

Scientific study finds asylum seekers boosting European economies

Asylum seekers moving to Europe have raised their adopted nations' economic output, lowered unemployment and not placed a burden on public finances, scientists said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 5, 2018

White people are more likely to get the raises they ask for: U.S. study

When people of color ask for raises, they're a lot less likely than white workers to get the salary bump they request, according to a new study by PayScale, a firm that analyzes compensation data.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 23, 2018

Island of plastic debris in Pacific far bigger than thought, study says

A giant island of plastic floating in the Pacific Ocean holds as much as 16 times more debris than was previously thought, posing a significant threat to the food chain, scientists said on Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 15, 2018

Cold-blooded? Study finds female pythons care for their young

Shedding their cold-blooded image, snakes emerge from a recent study as more caring creatures that protect their nests and remain with their young for a brief period after hatching.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LEARNING CURVE
Feb 11, 2018

With his U.S. scholarships for Japanese students, tycoon Tadashi Yanai could do better

Tycoon's fund is accused of giving help to those who don't need it when it could instead be altering more destinies.
BUSINESS
Jan 3, 2018

U.S.'s legal cannabis industry to generate $40 billion, 400,000 jobs by 2021: study

The legal cannabis sector is expected to generate $40 billion and more than 400,000 jobs by 2021 in the United States, according to a study released Tuesday.
COMMUNITY / Voices / COMMUNITY CHEST
Dec 18, 2017

In case you missed them: a year of responses to Community stories, part 3

The last in a series of selections of unpublished letters about Community stories from the previous year.
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 30, 2017

Rising seas will swallow 14,000 U.S. historic sites by 2100, study finds

Almost 14,000 archaeological sites and national monuments in the United States could be lost by 2100 as seas rise due to climate change, scientists said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Sep 25, 2017

Learn Japanese as you travel the world

Japanese guidebooks are more than just vocabulary lessons. They provide subtle insight into Japanese grammar as well.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 5, 2017

Study abroad and travel agencies on edge in wake of London Bridge attack

Japanese travel agencies and study abroad companies report no casualties or cancellations related to the terrorism turmoil in London but say they are warily mulling their options.
Japanese court orders Cloudflare to pay ¥500 million over manga piracy
Cloudflare has been ordered to pay ¥500 million after four major publishing firms accused the firm of copyright infringement for its role in hosting sites that distribute pirated copies of manga titles.
The reality of human trafficking in Japan
A view of Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward at night. Last year in Japan, 66 people were put in protective custody as victims of human trafficking. Among them, 58 — including all 41 minors — were Japanese nationals. International pressure to act on human trafficking led Japan to make efforts to crack down on the crime, such as a tightening of conditions in 2005 for entertainer visas.
First foreign president of Hosei University looks abroad for change
Hosei University President Diana Khor, who herself was an international student, aims to encourage students to look outward and cultivate a global mindset.
Yen and Japanese bonds continue to retreat as verbal intervention lacking
The yen has deepened recent lows against the dollar as the 'sell Japan' trade gains steam ahead of big fiscal stimulus.
A dictionary revision illustrates how Japanese keeps on evolving
The reference text A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar recently underwent a revision for the first time in nearly four decades.
First foreign president of Hosei University looks abroad for change
Hosei University President Diana Khor, who herself was an international student, aims to encourage students to look outward and cultivate a global mindset.
Japanese companies advised to change mindset about investment in Africa
Bernard Laurendeau, chief of Enkopa Lab Japan, in Tokyo last month
Munetaka Murakami headlines quartet looking to move to MLB via posting system
The Swallows' Munetaka Murakami has 246 career home runs in eight NPB seasons.
The reality of human trafficking in Japan
A view of Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward at night. Last year in Japan, 66 people were put in protective custody as victims of human trafficking. Among them, 58 — including all 41 minors — were Japanese nationals. International pressure to act on human trafficking led Japan to make efforts to crack down on the crime, such as a tightening of conditions in 2005 for entertainer visas.
Why we can’t get enough of the sham of the rental family
“Rental Family,” directed and co-written by the single-named Hikari, follows out-of-work actor Phillip (Brendan Fraser), who is hired as the “token white guy” at a Tokyo agency called Rental Family.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

An illustration features the Japanese signs for "ganbare" (good luck) and the Deaflympics, which will be held between Nov. 15 and 26.
A century of Deaf sport finds its moment in Tokyo
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