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JAPAN / Science & Health
Nov 12, 2019

Akira Yoshino, winner of Nobel for work on lithium-ion batteries, sees tech as environmental fix

Midway through the 1800s, the English scientist Michael Faraday had the forethought to deliver a series of lectures on an object that was commonplace in Victorian Britain, as a way to get young minds hooked on science.
JAPAN
Nov 12, 2019

Japan's immigration agency to adopt stricter measures to curb disappearances of foreign trainees

The agency will ban firms from taking in new trainees if they are found to have violated the program's conditions and their trainees have gone missing.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 11, 2019

Alibaba's Singles' Day sales hit $23 billion in first nine hours

Chinese retailer Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. said Monday that sales logged from its annual Singles' Day shopping blitz crossed the $30 billion mark late Monday afternoon, putting the event on track to set a record in its 11th year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 11, 2019

Murder of Indonesia palm oil activists shows growing threat, rights groups say

The murder of two Indonesian activists, which police say was ordered by a palm oil businessman, highlights the escalating violence and threats faced by environmentalists who challenge the industry, rights groups say.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Nov 9, 2019

Nakagin Capsule Tower: Can Tokyo's urban utopian dream secure a new lease on life?

The future of Ginza's iconic building hangs in the balance as architectural enthusiasts attempt to preserve the fading landmark.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Nov 9, 2019

From hot bands to hot pots, Naoko Takei Moore's time in California pays off

Working in the Japanese music industry, Naoko Takei Moore's job was to wine and dine famous artists. What she picked up from that was a desire to cook that took her to the United States.
JAPAN
Nov 8, 2019

Japan's rugby, disasters and social change generate buzzwords in 2019

The 2019 Rugby World Cup, natural disasters and cashless payment inspired a large portion of the nominations for the annual buzzword of the year awards.
Reader Mail
Nov 8, 2019

Reducing plastic is no panacea

A lot of shocking facts caused by plastic are prevailing around the globe these days through Twitter, Instagram, television and newspapers, and this leads quite a few people to be anti-plastic; they use paper-made materials and boycott such products as plastic bottles and plastic bags. This is thought...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 8, 2019

Macron scraps plans for €3 billion Franco-Chinese shopping mall near Paris amid environmental gripes

French President Emmanuel Macron has decided to scrap a €3 billion ($3.32 billion) shopping and leisure complex project that French retail group Auchan and Chinese conglomerate Dalian Wanda planned to build just outside Paris, the Elysee Palace said on Thursday.
EDITORIALS
Nov 7, 2019

Defining what constitutes power harassment

The parties involved should think again whether specifying examples that do not constitute acts of harassment will result in narrowly defining power harassment — and whether that will serve the intended purpose of the legislation.
Japan Times
GLOBAL MEDIA POST / Peru report 2019
Nov 7, 2019

Regaining strength on the global stage

For more than a decade, Peru distinguished itself as one of the fastest-growing economies in Latin America as it boasted an average annual gross domestic product growth of 6.1 percent from 2002 to 2013. However, from 2014 to 2017, its GDP growth slowed to an average of 3 percent, mainly because of a...
Japan Times
GLOBAL MEDIA POST / Peru report 2019
Nov 7, 2019

Perupetro looks to Asian companies for partners

Peru’s history as an oil producer goes back to the late 19th century, when it drilled its first well in the north of the country more than 150 years ago. Peru has significant hydrocarbon potential areas for development, specifically in Marañon, Ucayali and offshore basins.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Nov 6, 2019

Extinction Rebellion wins court challenge to London police ban

Extinction Rebellion climate-change activists won a legal challenge in London's High Court on Wednesday against a police-imposed blanket ban on protests during its "Autumn Uprising" in the British capital in October.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 6, 2019

Defending the perimeter isn't enough on election hacking

The to-do list for 2020: Eliminate passwords, add end-to-end encryption, counter look-alike accounts.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 6, 2019

Testimony from two of Trump's Ukraine 'three amigos' to be released

Testimony by two of the "three amigos" charged with running Ukraine policy for President Donald Trump will be made public on Tuesday as Democratic-led congressional committees release more transcripts from their impeachment investigation.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 5, 2019

A New Parliament Will Decide

Far from losing votes, in the upcoming election Boris Johnson will stand out clearly for the one thing everyone really wants — a soft and orderly withdrawal from the EU
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 5, 2019

Why aren't more young people fighting climate change in Japan?

Around the world, young people are leading the fight against climate change. But in Japan, a conservative culture of restraint and the stigmatization of public demonstrations are making it difficult for the movement to take hold.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 5, 2019

Filipino typhoon survivor tells of brush with climate crisis, urges Japanese to act now

Not everyone has the luxury of reading about climate change.
JAPAN
Nov 4, 2019

Dozens of bags of radioactive waste still missing in Fukushima three weeks after intense typhoon

Dozens of bags containing waste polluted with radioactive substances are still missing in Fukushima Prefecture, three weeks after they were swept away from storage areas in floods triggered by Typhoon Hagibis.
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Nov 4, 2019

Top boy band Arashi begins global online distribution of all singles year ahead of ending activities

Iconic Japanese boy band Arashi has started global online distribution of all of its singles, about a year ahead of the group's scheduled suspension of its activities.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 4, 2019

Brazil's mystery oil spill hits breeding grounds for humpback whales

The mysterious oil spill that hit Brazil's coastline two months ago has reached the archipelago of Abrolhos, a national marine park that's home to the greatest biodiversity in the southern Atlantic Ocean — the waters where humpback whales migrate to breed.
Japan Times
LIFE
Nov 3, 2019

Doing good is taking its toll on social entrepreneurs

As more people get involved in social entrepreneurships abroad, the number of people reporting overwork, financial troubles and burnout is rising
Success of Chinese-made fighter jets against India raises alarm in Asia
Chinese J-10 fighter jets from the People's Liberation Army Air Force August 1st Aerobatics Team perform during a media demonstration at the Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base, Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, in November 2015.
Japan to recognize Taiwan as place of origin in family registration system
Masataka Yuhara, secretary-general of the Friends of Lee Teng Hui Association in Japan, which has been calling for "Taiwan" to be permitted as a place of origin in family registers.
Japanese retailers turn to California rice for cheaper alternative
U.S. Ambassador to Japan George Glass eats California rice at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo on Tuesday along with Mitsuko Tsuchiya, vice president of retailer Aeon.
Japanese automakers looking at a ¥1 trillion hit from Trump tariffs 
Cars on display at Nissan's headquarters in Yokohama on Tuesday. The automaker posted a massive annual net loss and confirmed that it plans to cut thousands of jobs worldwide.
Two crew feared dead after ASDF training jet crashes in Aichi
Self-Defense Forces personnel collect apparent parts of an Air Self-Defense Force T-4 training jet from a reservoir in Inuyama, Aichi Prefeture, on Thursday. The jet crashed shortly after takeoff a day earlier.
Historian Rob Fitts discovers earliest ever reference to baseball in Japan
Japan's Shohei Ohtani carries the Japanese flag onto the field before the start of the World Baseball Classic final against the United States in Miami on March 21, 2023.
Harmfully hot days for pregnant women in Japan nearly doubled over past five years
New research by a U.S. climate scientists’ group reveals that extreme heat has increased the risks of preterm births and other pregnancy complications in Japan, nearly doubling the number of days that are harmfully hot for pregnant women over the past five years.
Sumo title contenders already emerging in early stages of Tokyo meet
Onosato (left) battles Abi on Day 3 of the Summer Basho in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japanese automakers looking at a ¥1 trillion hit from Trump tariffs 
Cars on display at Nissan's headquarters in Yokohama on Tuesday. The automaker posted a massive annual net loss and confirmed that it plans to cut thousands of jobs worldwide.
Tokyo Stock Exchange wants stocks to be affordable for the average investor
The Tokyo Stock Exchange building in Nihonbashi. The exchange wants companies to lower the entry cost of investing in their shares.

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