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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 1, 2022

Hydropower is a bad bargain

There is no question that the world must cut its reliance on fossil fuels. but building more hydroelectric dams is not the way due to the environmental impact they have.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 1, 2022

Youth street protesters turn sights on climate 'villains'

Activists have been exploring new ways to hold institutions to account and accelerate action to avoid the worst impacts of a hotter planet.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Jul 1, 2022

Groundbreaking NATO summit means work for Japan

If peace in the Asia-Pacific and around the world is to be strengthened and secured, NATO and its partners must make their summit pledges meaningful.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 1, 2022

Xi hails China's rule over Hong Kong at handover ceremony

Xi insisted that democracy was flourishing despite a yearslong political crackdown that has silenced dissent.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 30, 2022

Hong Kong has 'risen from the ashes,' China's Xi says on rare visit

This is Xi Jinping's first trip to the territory since orchestrating crackdowns on political dissent and COVID-19, which put the city's future as a financial hub at risk.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 29, 2022

Upper House candidates divided over wearing masks during campaigning

Some make stump speeches without wearing a face mask, hoping that showing their face will help them gain recognition.
JAPAN
Jun 28, 2022

Election boards tap TikTok and discounts to boost turnout for Upper House vote

The official campaign period for the triennial election for the Upper House began on Wednesday last week.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 27, 2022

Mount Fuji to kick off season on July 1 with COVID measures in place

The local governments of Yamanashi and Shizuoka prefectures, which Mount Fuji straddles, will require hikers to hand in a health check sheet and take their temperature at the fifth station.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jun 27, 2022

‘An invisible cage’: How China is policing the future

The latest generation of technology digs through vast amounts of data to find patterns and aberrations, promising to predict crimes or protests before they happen.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 26, 2022

U.S. abortion reversal spurs online data fears

As states move to restrict abortions after the Supreme Court's landmark reversal, worries grow that social media posts or information on apps could be used by authorities to build cases.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Jun 26, 2022

At Tonkatsu Nanaido, perfect pork cutlets from a renowned yakitori chef

Chef Takashi Imai made his name with grilled chicken, but he also excels when it comes to deep-fried pork cutlets.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 22, 2022

Western move to choke Russia’s oil exports boomerangs, for now

With China and India buying the Russian oil shunned by the West, Moscow is making even more money now from sales than it did before the war began.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 22, 2022

Hong Kong is unrecognizable after two years under new security law

The landscape for free expression in Hong Kong after Beijing enacted the National Security Law has become increasingly desolate, and conditions are set to worsen.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 21, 2022

China probes police over attack on women that stunned nation

The ruling party has repeatedly suppressed China's nascent #MeToo movement, viewing it as a vehicle for spreading liberal Western values.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Jun 21, 2022

Invasive rats spreading across Yamaguchi, damaging crops

The nutria, a kind of large rat native to South America, has expanded its habitat to almost all areas of the prefecture, with municipalities stepping up measures against the animal.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 20, 2022

New brand of activist takes aim at Ukraine war and climate crisis, together

Led by young women from Eastern Europe, they are cornering Europe's leaders and pressing them for a total energy embargo on Russia — to end the fighting and to save the planet.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jun 18, 2022

China’s new green debate: Saving the planet vs. saving the planet

A revived plan to build a dam across China's largest freshwater lake that was shelved after environmental protests, has a new rationale for its construction — helping the environment.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Jun 18, 2022

Travelers ask, 'Cash, what’s that?'

On a recent trip to England, Andrew Dodson, 35, and his wife, Erin, 32, who live in Traverse City, Michigan, had an unexpected problem: No matter how hard they tried, they couldn’t spend the 700 British pounds they’d brought along.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 16, 2022

Leaders of Germany, France and Italy ride into Kyiv with 'message of unity'

All three leaders have faced criticism from Kyiv over support viewed as tepid.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 16, 2022

How asylum-seekers cross the U.S. border

Since U.S. President Joe Biden took office, migration at the southern border of the United States has increased to levels not seen in decades.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 15, 2022

China moves Russia defender out of line for foreign minister job

The transfer comes as the ruling Communist Party shifts officials around in preparation for a twice-a-decade party congress later this year.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Jun 14, 2022

As North Korean missiles fly, Seoul signals need to revitalize intel pact with Tokyo

Pyongyang's record-breaking number of launches this year continues to push Seoul and Tokyo closer after years of soured ties, including on the contentious GSOMIA pact.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Jun 13, 2022

What next? Ukraine's allies divided over Russia endgame.

Three months into the war, cracks are emerging in the international alliance that swiftly rallied around Kyiv after Moscow's invasion.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Jun 12, 2022

Atsuki Kuroda's new house blends style and taste

'No genre!' says chef Atsuki Kuroda of the stunning, satisfying menu at AC House.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Jun 10, 2022

Russia gas crisis highlights Europe's green energy storage problem

The European Union needs to more than triple its storage capacity by 2030 to adequately support its green transition goals.

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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