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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 28, 2015

U.S. eyes extending life of nuclear plants to 80 years

The U.S. is set to become the first nation to decide whether it is safe to operate nuclear power plants for 80 years, twice as long as initially allowed.
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 26, 2015

Rise of carbon emissions almost stalled in 2014, study shows

A rise in world carbon dioxide emissions almost stalled last year for the first time in almost two decades without a recession, in a promising step toward cleaner economic growth, a study showed on Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Nov 26, 2015

As costs, mishaps mount, U.S. nuke industry weighs extending aging reactor lives up to 80 years

The U.S. is set to become the first nation to decide whether it's safe to operate nuclear power plants for 80 years, twice as long as initially allowed.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 25, 2015

Putin has misjudged his erstwhile ally Erdogan

Having already underestimated him once with deadly results, the best way for Putin to figure out how Erdogan will respond to any further Russian moves is probably to imagine how he himself would react. The two men have a lot in common.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 23, 2015

Key Democrat Feinstein hits U.S. approach to strengthening, spreading Islamic State

Leading Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein said on Sunday the United States is not doing enough to fight Islamic State, and the group is gaining strength outside Iraq and Syria.
WORLD / Society
Nov 23, 2015

Indonesia may offer islet to process Australia-bound refugees if Canberra funds effort

Indonesia is considering offering a small island to process refugees captured en route to Australia, its security ministry said on Friday, in what would make it the third country this year to offer help with Australia's tough immigration policy.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Nov 18, 2015

Retracing forced laborers' journey, Koreans finally bring their loved ones home from Hokkaido

A decade-long effort by civic groups in Japan and South Korea culminates in a 3,500-km journey to bring back the remains of wartime forced laborers.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 18, 2015

A long and winding road for Myanmar's NLD

Forging a relationship with the military while edging it aside will require extraordinary sensitivity on the part of the NLD government.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 17, 2015

Obama takes Pacific trade agreement momentum to Asia summits

U.S. President Barack Obama heads to Asia on Tuesday with an ace in his hand that wasn't there last time he visited the continent — a long-awaited Pacific trade pact that's just off the printer.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 16, 2015

Ban will visit North Korea this week, may met Kim, Yonhap reports

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon will visit Pyongyang this week and may meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Yonhap News reported, citing a U.N. official it did not identify.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Nov 14, 2015

Abe and the media get ahead of themselves on driverless cars

In a new TV commercial for Nissan, American actress Charlotte Kate Fox, who appeared in last year's NHK morning drama series, "Massan," is driving on city streets at night. She pushes a button on the dashboard and slowly takes her hands off the steering wheel. The car continues to move, making turns...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 12, 2015

Japan pushes clean-coal technology; hurdles abound

For all the talk of a solar boom in Japan, coal still has a future, and potentially a big one at that. Japan's government and industry are backing emerging coal technologies they say are less damaging to the environment. While they are pushing the most polluting fossil fuel at home and abroad, the government...
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 12, 2015

U.S. airports feel urgent need to up worker screening after suspected bombing of Metrojet

The suspected bombing of a Russian airliner over Egypt is raising concerns about security loopholes in the U.S., where the vast majority of the almost 1 million employees at airports aren't subject to searches like those that travelers receive.
JAPAN
Nov 11, 2015

U.N. official backtracks on Japan schoolgirl 'compensated dating' claim

A special rapporteur for the United Nations effectively retracts her allegation that 13 percent of high school girls in Japan are engaged in enjo kosai.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 2, 2015

During visit, Kerry raises human rights issue with autocratic central Asian states

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday met Uzbekistan's autocratic ruler and officials from other Central Asian states accused of being among the world's worst human rights offenders.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 28, 2015

Companies vie for share of ¥8 trillion retail electricity market

Spend a few minutes to fill in a single-page form from a government website, and mail it in — that is all you need to register as a power producer in Japan as it opens its ¥8.1 trillion ($67 billion) retail electricity market.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 27, 2015

Turkey-EU deal benefits all parties but refugees

Refugees' rights may get short shrift in a plan being negotiated between Turkey and the EU to stem the flow of displaced people into Europe.
WORLD
Oct 26, 2015

Cost to replace, maintain U.K. nuclear deterrent raises eyebrows amid austerity push

The overall cost of replacing and maintaining Britain's nuclear deterrent will reach £167 billion ($256 billion), much more than expected, according to a lawmaker's and Reuters' calculations based on official figures.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 21, 2015

U.S. navy delegation visits Chinese carrier amid maritime tensions

Senior U.S. naval officers visited China's lone aircraft carrier this week, China's military said, as the two powers try to counter mounting tensions between them over Beijing's claims in disputed waters in the South China Sea.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 20, 2015

Assad marches toward Aleppo in assault likely to stoke fresh wave of refugees to EU

With Russian warplanes in the air and Iranian special forces on the ground, an emboldened Syrian President Bashar Assad is turning back to the biggest trophy in his country's civil war, and this time Europe is also on the front line.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 17, 2015

Cyberwarfare's vast potential for mayhem

Countries have begun to build up their cyberweaponry, and no one can yet say where this new form of military technology will lead.
Japan Times
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Oct 16, 2015

Tall task for Klopp in trying to turn Liverpool around

Those who expect an underachieving Liverpool to suddenly become a Premier League powerhouse because Jürgen Klopp is in charge will be disappointed. The German is an excellent manager, but not a miracle worker as some of the hype would have us believe.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 15, 2015

Cyberspace becomes second front in Russia's clash with NATO

Russian computer attacks have become more brazen and more destructive as the country grows increasingly at odds with the U.S. and European nations over military goals first in Ukraine and now Syria.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 14, 2015

China's air force extends long-range strike capabilities: military expert

China's air force can launch long-range precision strikes, state media on Wednesday cited a military expert as saying, as the country works to develop its offensive air capabilities.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Oct 9, 2015

Extensive radiation study finds no internal cesium exposure in Fukushima children

An extensive study of internal radiation exposure in Fukushima Prefecture children detected no radioactive cesium among the examinees, according to the results of a study published Friday.
Japan braces for more quakes as authorities dismiss doomsday hype
Evacuees from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecuture, arrive at Kagoshima Port on Friday.
Heatstroke alert issued for 19 prefectures as Japan enters 'once-in-a-decade' heat wave
Japan will experience a heat wave through mid-July on a “level only seen once in a decade,” the Meteorological Agency said on June 30.
Hidden AI prompts in academic papers spark concern about research integrity
Waseda University is one of 14 institutions in eight countries found to have used hidden prompts in research papers.
Tokyo and Kyoto feature among top ‘noctourism’ destinations
Tokyo ranked second after New York and ahead of Dubai and Singapore in a ranking of the top global cities for nighttime tourism.
Global matcha 'obsession' drinks Japan's tea farms dry
Matcha is added to beverages on offer at Kettl Tea in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles on May 20.
Ainu land rights in crosshairs as Hokkaido communities debate nuclear waste
A street in Suttsu, Hokkaido, with a sign put up by an anti-nuclear organization. The small community is considering hosting a facility that would hold nuclear waste.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Flag football facing challenges and opportunities ahead
Japan’s women’s flag football team at the 2025 International Bowl in Los Angeles in June. The sport is enjoying continued growth in the country.
From Hokusai’s Great Wave, shinkansen to One Piece: a cultural treasure box for Lego Japan
Michael Ebbesen, general manager of Lego Japan, says Lego bricks based on Japanese culture have a rich global appeal and are sellable around the world.
With farmed fish, RelationFish swims against the tide in fine dining
Chef Hideaki Matsuo (middle) and the staff of Oseto Suisan Fisheries prepare to check on their sustainably farmed fish.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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What it takes to save lives on Mount Fuji
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