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WORLD
Apr 8, 2021

White House considering nearly doubling Obama’s climate pledge

Targets under discussion for the U.S. pledge include a range of 48% to 50% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from 2005 levels by 2030, according to a source.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 7, 2021

World powers and Iran hold 'constructive' talks on reviving nuclear deal

While longtime foes the United States and Iran say they do not expect any quick breakthroughs, both governments and the EU described the early exchanges in positive terms.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Apr 5, 2021

How a Georgian diplomat won hearts and minds in Japan

At the heart of his unusual connection with Japan is one local medical practitioner whom he feels forever indebted to.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 4, 2021

The new China shock

Chinese President Xi Jinping's new strategy centers on the concept of “dual circulation.” Behind the technical-sounding phrase lies an idea that could change the global economic order.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 4, 2021

Myanmar protesters take up Easter eggs as symbol

Despite killings, protesters are coming out every day to reject the return of military rule after a decade of tentative steps toward democracy.
PRESS / Events
Apr 1, 2021

気候変動対策先進国へ、ESG投資が加速

株式会社ジャパンタイムズキューブ(代表取締役:末松弥奈子)は、日本国内でESG(環境・社会・企業統治)について積極的に発言するリーダーにインタビューするシリーズ、「ESG Talk」の第3回目ゲストとして、グリーン・ファイナンス・ネットワーク・ジャパン事務局長...
Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
Mar 31, 2021

Episode 88: Japan's plan to clamp down on asylum seekers

A bill is working its way through the Diet that will make it even harder for asylum seekers to attain refugee status in Japan.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 31, 2021

Japan edges one step closer to marriage equality

A judge dismissed a claim for compensation for psychological damage but ruled that denying same-sex couples the legal benefits that come with marriage was “unreasonable discrimination.”
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / The week in NPB
Mar 29, 2021

NPB returns with flourish as reminders of virus linger

Following an offseason that was shorter than usual, pro baseball returned to Japan over the weekend.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 29, 2021

China’s accelerating fertility crisis

China has always been cautious about loosening family-planning rules. But, if it is to sustain its economic dynamism in the decades to come, it must work hard to expand its labor force.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 29, 2021

Mountain battles signal path to Yemen peace runs via more war

The war has spread death, disease and hunger for six years, fueled by the Middle East's predominant feud between U.S. ally Saudi Arabia and foe Iran.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Mar 29, 2021

The push to find real solutions to sexual harassment is ongoing, even in ‘safe’ Japan

Experts believe that many victims of sexual harassment in Japan aren't aware that what their harassers are doing is wrong. That is changing, however.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Mar 28, 2021

On eve of Myanmar coup, Pompeo rejected effort to declare Rohingya 'genocide'

The 11th-hour scramble inside the State Department underscores how the United States had struggled to formulate consistent policy toward Myanmar.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / Longform
Mar 27, 2021

Unearthing Japan’s home-grown solutions to urban greening

Urban greening not only boosts biodiversity and lowers air temperatures, it also provides a much-needed link to the natural world.
JAPAN
Mar 26, 2021

Cabinet OKs law to limit foreign real estate deals in Japan citing national security

The bill has raised concerns about violation of privacy rights, and an intense debate over its provisions and constitutionality is likely.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 25, 2021

'Trust no one' becomes cyber mantra after massive hacking attacks

In the wake of two massive cyberattacks that exposed glaring deficiencies in U.S. defenses, cybersecurity practitioners are saying zero trust may be the way to stop the cyber mayhem.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Mar 23, 2021

NFL steps out of basement for 2021 draft

Commissioner Roger Goodell eschewed bro hugs and a podium during the NFL draft last April, when he was forced to announce teams’ picks from his wood-paneled basement as the league conducted the event virtually while the coronavirus raged.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Mar 20, 2021

In ‘Klara and the Sun,’ Kazuo Ishiguro questions what it means to be human

There’s a moment in “Klara and the Sun,” Kazuo Ishiguro’s first novel since winning the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2017, in which the protagonist, Klara, and another character, The Father, are discussing whether artificial intelligence may ever fully replicate what it means to be human. The...
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JAPAN / Society / Longform
Mar 20, 2021

Leap of faith: Japan’s religious institutions get innovative in pandemic

Temples and shrines nationwide are experimenting with new ways of meeting the spiritual and emotional needs of parishioners.

Longform

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