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COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 10, 2017

Japan on the wrong side of nuclear weapons ban treaty

The Japanese government's stance on the U.N. nuclear ban treaty is a deeply flawed misreading of international sentiment and a deep betrayal of Japan's own history, legacy and people.
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LIFE / Lifestyle
Jul 8, 2017

Living doll: Licca-chan's legacy lives on

As Takaratomy's popular toy celebrates its 50th birthday, we examine how it has evolved over the past five decades to reflect the times.
Reader Mail
Jul 7, 2017

Please Hitachi, no reactor in Wales

I hope Hitachi Ltd. will give up on its attempts to build a nuclear power station at Wylfa in Wales ("Hitachi looks to build nuke plant in Britain" in the April 7 edition).
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JAPAN
Jul 5, 2017

Heavy reliance on coal is likely to stymie Japan's climate agreement goals

Japan may not achieve its carbon emissions target if an ambitious plan to build more coal-fired power plants moves ahead, the environment minister said, underlining Tokyo's struggle to meet globally agreed goals to halt climate change.
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JAPAN / Society
Jul 2, 2017

'No foreign tenants' — and not much you can do about it

Landlords in Japan are within their rights to refuse to rent to foreign residents, but some services are stepping in to bridge the gap.
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BUSINESS
Jun 30, 2017

Japan's mega-banks vie for top role as backers of clean energy

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. and Mizuho Financial Group Inc. are in a neck-and-neck race to be the biggest lead arrangers of lending to the renewable energy industry in the first half of the year, highlighting the more active financing role for Japanese banks in clean energy.
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BUSINESS
Jun 28, 2017

Japan's corporate chiefs face more scrutiny over cushy retirement roles

For decades, boards allowed former executives to linger on as highly paid advisers, without offering shareholders much detail about their roles. Now, there are signs that cushy retirement gigs may no longer be a sure thing.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Jun 27, 2017

Vested interests behind dearth of rural doctors

Many younger doctors want to practice medicine in rural areas, but vested interests are preventing them from going.
EDITORIALS
Jun 18, 2017

Another radiation exposure accident

A radiation exposure accident in Oarai, Ibaraki, highlights once again the lack of safety consciousness on the part of the Japan Atomic Energy Agency and its predecessor.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Jun 17, 2017

Performance artist Eiko Otake is a stranger in New York

Move to rest, sleep, and dream. Move to pass time, bloom, and linger.' These are the opening lines of performing artist Eiko Otake's 'Delicious Movement Manifesto.'
JAPAN
Jun 7, 2017

Diet endorses pact to export civil nuclear technology to India

The Diet on Wednesday endorsed the controversial Japan-India civil nuclear cooperation agreement that will allow the nation's firms to export nuclear materials and technology to India for nonmilitary use.
JAPAN
Jun 6, 2017

Kepco restarts second Takahama reactor as Greenpeace warns of French MOX fuel shipment

Kansai Electric Power Co. restarted its Takahama No. 3 reactor Tuesday afternoon, bringing to five the number of nuclear reactors nationwide that have come back online since the March 11, 2011, triple meltdown at the Fukushima No. 1 power plant.
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ENVIRONMENT / OLD NIC'S NOTEBOOK
May 28, 2017

Come what may, we're doing just fine

Rain had started pelting the cherry blossoms when I returned from Tokyo last month, squelching the plans of countless would-be outdoor revelers.
JAPAN
May 28, 2017

Nuclear storage crisis grows as reactor restarts continue

More than six years after the March 11, 2011, Tohoku quake, tsunami, and triple meltdown at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, Japan is accelerating efforts to restart as many reactors as it possibly can. Four have been revived so far, and Kansai Electric Power Co. plans to restart the Takahama...
WORLD / Science & Health
May 27, 2017

Insecure storage of nuclear waste poses threat to U.S., scientists warn

The reluctance of U.S. federal regulators to require operators of nuclear reactors to spend $5 billion to enhance the security of spent fuel rods that are stored underground threatens the country with a potential catastrophe, scientists warned on Friday.

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