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Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Aug 17, 2019

Dissecting the benefits of medical intervention in Japan

"Lies!" "Nonsense!"
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 14, 2019

As climate change concerns grow, Fitch says red meat could be the next sin tax after sugar

Meat could be a target for higher taxes given criticism of the industry's role in climate change, deforestation and animal cruelty, according to a report by Fitch Solutions Macro Research.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 6, 2019

After mass killings, Trump hits racism, white supremacy and mental illness, but faces pressure for gun control

President Donald Trump on Monday proposed tighter monitoring of the internet, mental health reform and wider use of the death penalty in response to mass shootings over the weekend that killed 31 people in Texas and Ohio.
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Aug 2, 2019

Linking mental illness to violence tarnishes an entire community

Initial reports on the Kyoto Animation fire tagged the alleged arsonist as dealing with mental illness, but his criminal past should have been emphasized more.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 1, 2019

Japan as No. 1: The 21st-century version

Japan never became the world's top economy, but it remains the global best in a number of critical categories.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 31, 2019

Bayer CEO opens door to Roundup settlement as suits swell and stocks slide

Bayer AG Chief Executive Officer Werner Baumann said he'd consider a "financially reasonable" settlement of litigation over the weedkiller Roundup as the caseload swells and the company's shares slump anew.
JAPAN / Beyond Tokyo
Jul 26, 2019

In pursuit of a sustainable society, Nagano turns to AI to help craft policy

When times are good, there is less political pressure at the local level anywhere to be economically efficient or carefully scrutinize predictions that a new public works project or expensive industrial or tourism promotion scheme will lead to prosperity in 20 or 30 years.
JAPAN
Jul 17, 2019

Emperor Emeritus Akihito suffers episode of cerebral anemia due to fatigue after medical checkup

Emperor Emeritus Akihito suffered an episode of severe cerebral anemia last week, Imperial Household Agency officials said Tuesday.
Japan Times
Special Supplements / G20 Osaka Summit Special
Jun 27, 2019

Space biomedical technology utilized in university project for a healthy life

Inside the biomedical engineering labs at NASA, scientists are charged with developing advanced life-support machines to help astronauts breathe for longer in space.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 27, 2019

Diseases and food shortages plague migrant 'jungle camp' in Bosnia

Aid workers sounded the alarm on Wednesday about health and hygiene conditions in a makeshift forest camp in Bosnia for hundreds of migrants as they face the spread of scabies and other diseases as well as food shortages.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
May 30, 2019

App developed by Keio University and startup proves effective in helping smokers quit

Ahead of World No Tobacco Day on Friday, smokers who have been fighting a lonely battle against nicotine addiction were given another option in their quest to kick the habit.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
May 25, 2019

News outlets debate the ethics behind prenatal testing

Last month, the Diet enacted legislation to pay ¥3.2 million to each person who was sterilized as part of the Eugenic Protection Law passed in 1948. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has also said he will apologize to the roughly 25,000 victims on behalf of the state. Many of them feel the amount of money is...
EDITORIALS
May 25, 2019

Addressing dementia prevention

In looking for ways to prevent dementia, it's important not to blame those who already suffer from it.
EDITORIALS
May 11, 2019

Regional banks in trouble

The worsening performance of regional banks bodes ill for the companies and other borrowers that sustain regional economies.
WORLD / Society
Apr 24, 2019

Bowing to abortion foe Trump's demands, U.N. waters down resolution on sexual violence in conflict

A U.S. threat to veto U.N. Security Council action on sexual violence in conflict was averted on Tuesday after a long-agreed phrase was removed because President Donald Trump's administration sees it as code for abortion, diplomats said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 19, 2019

New York City defends measles vaccination order in court after parents sue

New York City's Department of Health defended its mandatory measles vaccination order in a state court on Thursday after a group of anonymous Brooklyn parents sued, arguing that the order was unconstitutional.
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Apr 15, 2019

Everything you need to know about this one-of-a-kind Golden Week in Japan

Japan is poised to celebrate the Imperial succession and the start of a new era on May 1 with a festive extra-long 10-day Golden Week from April 27 through May 6.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 29, 2019

As China pushes traditional medicine globally, illegal wildlife trade flourishes

Chinese traditional medicine is rapidly expanding worldwide as a key pillar of the country's "Belt and Road" initiative, but conservation groups say demand for treatments using animal products is driving a surge in illegal trafficking of wildlife.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Mar 25, 2019

Two girls' deaths after alleged abuse expose shortcomings in Japan's child-protection services

The January death of 10-year-old Mia Kurihara in Chiba Prefecture, allegedly at the hands of her abusive father, shocked Japan after coming on the heels of a similar case involving a 5-year-old girl in Tokyo's Meguro Ward last year.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 12, 2019

China lawmakers urge easing of family planning curbs to 'liberate fertility' as birth rates plunge

Delegates to China's parliament are urging the overhaul or even scrapping of controversial family planning rules and say radical steps are needed to "liberate fertility" and reverse a decline in births and a rapidly shrinking workforce.
Japan Times
JAPAN / 3/11: Moving forward
Mar 10, 2019

'Recovery Olympics' moniker for 2020 Games rubs 3/11 evacuees the wrong way

Residents in the area view the preparations as something happening in the background. In fact, some believe they are actually hindering the region's recovery.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 6, 2019

After almost a year behind the wheel, Tokyo's foreign cab drivers reflect on navigating a new way of life

Growing up in Canada, Alex Lipson never imagined he would one day become a taxi driver — especially not on the other side of the world in Tokyo.
EDITORIALS
Feb 26, 2019

Cuts to usage of single-use plastics gain urgency

On a per-capita basis Japan is second only to the U.S. in the annual output of plastic waste.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 14, 2019

The 100-year life and public pension reform

Is it possible for people who live to 100 to receive sufficient pension benefits for 35 years?
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Feb 13, 2019

LGBT couples to file lawsuit on Valentine's Day in push for equal marriage rights in Japan

Last fall, Ai Nakajima, 40, tied the knot in Germany with her long-time partner, Kristina Baumann, a 32-year-old from Berlin. But in Japan, where they live, Nakajima and Baumann share the fate of all same-sex couples in committed relationships — the denial of the right to formally marry their partners....
Japan to revise romanization rules for first time in 70 years
The Agency for Cultural Affairs is recommending replacing the government’s long-standing Kunrei system with more widely used Hepburn-style spellings.
Character-crazed Japan has little appetite for Labubu
A pop-up advertisement for the newly opened Chiikawa Park in Tokyo's Ikebukuro neighborhood demonstrates how the country is chockful of cute characters — to the detriment of trends like Labubu.
At meeting rich in symbolism, Ishiba and South Korea's Lee agree to steadily build ties
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba shake hands at joint press announcement after summit talks in Tokyo on Saturday.
Are 'coolcations' the answer for Japan's heat-weary tourists?
Hikers on a trail in Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture. As extreme heat continues to grip Japan, a tectonic shift may be underway in the nation’s summer tourism scene as more people gravitate toward cooler destinations.
Japan to boost support for joint ride-hailing services
Tatsuaki Igarashi, mayor of Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, exits a ride-sharing vehicle at Tsukuba Station in January.
Germany's first sakemaker offers a bold brew of ideas
Reigen, Germany's first sake brewery, makes a diverse, nontraditional range of sake that includes fruit-flavored sips and wine barrel-aged renditions.
Alicia Keys closed Summer Sonic, but J-pop owned it
Summer Sonic’s 2025 lineup demonstrated its strength, showcasing the latest in J-pop, including “new kawaii” act Fruits Zipper.
Is the LDP’s catch-all approach to politics still effective?
Former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi visits Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Aug. 15. Political commentator Toru Hashimoto has suggested that Takaichi ought to lead a group of like-minded hawkish politicians out of the Liberal Democratic Party and form their own party.
Fingers sore from too much phone time? You might have ‘sumaho yubi.’
A catch-all term for tendonitis and arthritis caused by excessive smartphone use, 'sumaho yubi' may be difficult to treat for gadget-crazy Japan.
As farm minister, Koizumi is held ‘hostage’ by Ishiba
Farm minister Shinjiro Koizumi (center) attends a Lower House session on Aug. 1. Locking Koizumi into the Cabinet is Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s way of turning a potential rival into a team player, according to one expert.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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Tetsuzo Shiraishi, speaking at The Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage, uses a thermos to explain how he experienced the U.S. firebombing of March 1945, when he was just 7 years old.
From ashes to high-rises: A survivor’s account of Tokyo’s postwar past
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