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Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Oct 16, 2020

Aichi city invites and trains youth to become independent fishers

Gamagori in Aichi Prefecture is putting young people through a training program of up to three years to get them on the seas in their own vessels.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 16, 2020

Xi’s lost chance in Asia

Beijing's political goodwill has been met with strong resistance from across the world, with even Europe realizing the perils of China's “wolf warrior” diplomacy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 15, 2020

Why did Suga choose Vietnam and Indonesia for his first official trip as prime minister?

Amid the election cycle and never-ending coronavirus pandemic, the best choice for a visit to the United States is not now.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 15, 2020

COVID-19 is big oil’s asteroid strike

The world in which they thrived was changing, threatening their future health. But the outbreak's impact has accelerated that process.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 15, 2020

How the pandemic is affecting what babies and toddlers learn

Without preschool and playgroups, young children around the world are missing out on important educational opportunities.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Oct 14, 2020

U.S. TV news networks aim for credibility, not speed, on election night

Some top U.S. television news executives see a cautionary tale in a notorious November evening two decades ago.
JAPAN
Oct 13, 2020

Power firm JERA to shut inefficient coal-fired plants by 2030

The firm also said it aims to achieve net zero emissions of carbon dioxide by 2050.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 13, 2020

Investors urge heavy carbon emitters to set science-based reduction targets

The effort by 137 investors reflects concern that climate change may put their investments at risk, as well as causing damage to the world economy.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Oct 12, 2020

Tokyo conference debates new normals as coronavirus drives change

Experts at the annual G1 Global Conference discussed the upending of traditional practices, digitalization, working styles and widening inequality.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 11, 2020

Little war in the Caucasus has big lessons for U.S. and Russia

The resumption of hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh against Armenia, a longtime enemy of Turkey, indicates the war is part of a larger Turkish power play.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Oct 10, 2020

Spice Lab Tokyo: Defying expectations of Indian-Japanese fusion cuisine

How does executive chef Tejas Sovani balance the maximalist complexity of Indian recipes with Japanese cuisine's understated grace?
BUSINESS
Oct 9, 2020

Hong Kong’s woes may help Japan woo financiers, top official says

The vice finance minister said tax cuts and other tweaks to regulations ultimately matter less than whether Japan can bring back business opportunities for firms.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Oct 9, 2020

Who’s whispering in Joe Biden’s ear about climate policy?

Biden's plan was knitted together in consultation with representatives from various diverse corners of the economic, political and climate advocacy worlds.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 9, 2020

Biden considering new White House office on climate change

Democrat Joe Biden is considering creating a special White House office led by a climate "czar” to coordinate efforts to fight global warming if he is elected president, according to people familiar with the deliberations.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 8, 2020

Climate change-hit nations say survival hangs on tougher 2020 action

The world is set for warming of close to 3 degrees Celsius over preindustrial times even if emissions-cutting pledges made so far are delivered.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 7, 2020

Suga’s national security agenda

Unfortunately for Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, there will be no honeymoon period during which he can comfortably settle into his new job.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 6, 2020

'Suganomics' and India-Japan economic ties: A seven-point plan

Suga's clear global focus can be an advantage for India and Indian talent as it may open more doors for educational and professional exchanges between citizens.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 6, 2020

Toyota adds to hydrogen bet with North American fuel cell truck

The automaker did not provide a timeline for beginning sales of the Class 8 truck but said it would debut a prototype in the first half of 2021.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 6, 2020

Half a billion travelers show China’s economy moving past COVID-19

With the pandemic largely under control, the Golden Week holiday is putting on display the country's confidence in its economic rebound and its public health measures.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 6, 2020

Plastic pandemic: COVID-19 trashed the recycling dream

The pandemic has intensified a price war between recycled and new plastic, made by the oil industry.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 5, 2020

As Trump seeks to project strength, doctors disclose alarming episodes

New details raised questions about the credibility of the information provided about the president during hospitalization for COVID-19.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Top Global Universities in Japan
Oct 5, 2020

Creating a better future through liberal arts education

Established in 1953 in Mitaka, Tokyo, International Christian University (ICU) is one of the few universities in Japan to have a College of Liberal Arts, and it has focused on liberal arts education since its founding. Classroom buildings and facilities are located on a wooded campus of about 620,000...
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health / FOCUS
Oct 5, 2020

As cities bake on a warming planet, insurers cook up heat wave cover

Longer and hotter heat waves driven by climate change are becoming an increasingly dangerous — and costly — menace.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 4, 2020

War in the Caucasus will spread to Russia and Turkey

What is particularly dangerous in this latest flare-up is that Moscow and Ankara are strongly backing different horses.
Transport ministry issues warning to Haneda Airport operator
The operator of Tokyo's Haneda Airport has been warned by the government over its inappropriate transactions.
Xi defiance pays off as Trump meets most China trade demands
Then-Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping visits a school in South Gate, California, in February 2012. Experts say Xi won big in his standoff with U.S. President Donald Trump.
Nissan shares surge as carmaker set to cut 20,000 jobs in huge overhaul
U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs on cars and car parts imported to the U.S. have been painful to most global brands, but crippling in Nissan’s case.
Japan might be playing long game in U.S. tariff talks
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba at the White House earlier this year. Ishiba said Monday that farmers won't be sacrificed for automakers in Japan's tariff negotiations with the U.S.
More details emerge about stabbing near Tokyo University metro station
Yoshitaka Toda, the suspect in Wednesday's knife attack at Todaimae Station on the Tokyo Metro Nanboku Line, leaves a police station in the Japanese capital the same day for a pre-detention medical examination.
Sculpted waves, sleek updos: Showa hairstyles are back in fashion
The larger-than-life hairstyles of Japan's Showa Era are unmistakable — and they're making a comeback.
Consumption tax set to dominate Upper House election debate
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba enters his office in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan should produce its own AI defense solutions, Sakana AI CEO says
Sakana AI CEO David Ha speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Nissan gets ‘wake-up call’ with $4.5 billion annual net loss
Nissan CEO Ivan Espinosa in Tokyo as the company releases its results
Japan set for bigger role in Philippines after SDF’s debut in key drills
Philippine Army Brig. Gen. Michael Logico, who was involved in managing the latest iteration of the Balikatan U.S.-Philippine drills, told The Japan Times that he expects military ties with Japan to surge even further once Tokyo ratifies a key visiting-forces agreement with Manila.

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