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ESG CONSORTIUM
Feb 12, 2021

How Mie preserves firms, farms, fishing and tourism

Mie Prefecture, located in the center of the Japanese archipelago, has a balanced economy supported by industry, agriculture, fishing and tourism. Gov. Eikei Suzuki attended a recent online chat to talk about the role and efforts of the prefectural government in enhancing the sustainability of each sector....
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ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 12, 2021

U.S. sanctions on Myanmar junta not enough, Suu Kyi supporters say

EU lawmakers have also called for action from their countries and Britain said it was considering measures to punish those behind the Feb. 1 coup.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 11, 2021

Diversity is key to Japan’s relations with the U.S.

In the words of a recent study by the Brookings Institution, “the Biden team is on track to assemble the most diverse set of Senate-confirmed appointees in American history.”
JAPAN / Explainer
Feb 10, 2021

As China authorizes use of force by coast guard, Japan considers response

With Beijing beefing up its powers in contested areas such as the Senkaku Islands, questions have arisen over how Tokyo should handle coastal security incidents.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 10, 2021

Aurora partners with Toyota in bid to bring autonomy to masses

The deal aims to aims to mass produce automated vehicles and launch them on ride-hailing networks, including Uber's, over the next few years.
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WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 10, 2021

Bolder climate action could save millions of lives each year by 2040

New research highlighted how the potential health benefits of climate action could give added impetus to countries to submit more ambitious national climate plans.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 9, 2021

Military moves into Yangon as anti-coup protesters flood streets

Tens of thousands of demonstrators have swarmed streets across the nation since the weekend, using social media to quickly mobilize supporters around three main demands.
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MORE SPORTS
Feb 8, 2021

Tom Brady’s seventh Super Bowl win ends NFL’s most challenging year

Brady guided the Buccaneers to a 31-9 romp that recalibrated his own standard for greatness.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 7, 2021

Bank of Japan policy hurts sustainable finance

An expansion of environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) investment and a sustainable finance market is essential for Japan's economy.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Feb 7, 2021

Astros sign Carlos Correa, avoid arbitration

The Houston Astros agreed to a one-year deal with All-Star shortstop Carlos Correa to avoid arbitration.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 6, 2021

Biden ends military aid for Saudi war in Yemen. Ending the war is harder.

Nearly six years of war have shattered Yemen in a way that could thwart efforts to make peace, regardless of whether American bombs are no longer used.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 4, 2021

Persuasion, not pressure, must be used with Myanmar

The real question, however, is not whether Japan recognizes the new government in Myanmar. What matters most is how Japan resumes its efforts of persuasion.
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EDITORIALS
Feb 4, 2021

Myanmar’s coup must be reversed

During the darkest days of Myanmar's military junta, Tokyo governments worried that isolating Myanmar would push it into China's sphere of influence.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Feb 4, 2021

K-pop for the planet: Fans of South Korean stars take on climate change

From petitioning to save forests to raising cash for disaster victims, a growing army of K-pop fans worldwide has emerged as the latest force in the global fight against climate change.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 4, 2021

How one of the world’s wettest major cities ran out of water

The ancient south Indian port city of Chennai has become a case study in what can go wrong when industrialization, urbanization and extreme weather converge.
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CULTURE / Film
Feb 3, 2021

‘Suicide Forest Village’: Little box of horrors goes over the top

Takashi Shimizu's latest horror offering about two sisters tormented by a deadly box presents the urban legends of Aokigahara, the titular forest, as fact.
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WORLD
Feb 3, 2021

Container crunch upends global food trade while ships queue at U.S. ports

Food is piling up in all the wrong places, thanks to carriers hauling empty shipping containers.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Feb 3, 2021

Interesting facts about sumo's 13 living former yokozuna

With the passing of Tochinoumi on Jan. 29 there are now just 15 surviving active or retired yokozuna.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 3, 2021

Thailand revives prison terms for royal insults to stop protests

The fresh charges appear to be a tactical shift in a bid to silence the key leaders of the protests.
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JAPAN
Feb 3, 2021

Two Hokkaido villages at the heart of race to host nuclear waste

The move has split communities between those seeking investment to stop their towns from dying, and those haunted by the 2011 Fukushima disaster, who are determined to stop the project.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 3, 2021

Myanmar army’s next problem: Defeating Aung San Suu Kyi in an election

Myanmar's army has plenty of examples in Asia of powerful elites that write rules favoring the establishment at election time.

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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