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WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 22, 2015

Climate change slams economy: Stanford-Berkeley study

Climate change could cause 10 times more damage to the global economy than previously estimated, slashing output by as much as 23 percent by the end of the century, a new research paper from Stanford and Berkeley finds.
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Oct 22, 2015

Ginza Cozy Corner takes dessert into hyperdrive with 'Star Wars' cakes

One Japanese confectionary vendor is about to find the Force deep within a sweet tie-up.
JAPAN
Oct 21, 2015

Groups criticize Japan's tolerance of child pornography, call for stricter laws

Dismayed at entrenched child pornography in Japan, organizations petition the welfare minister to crack down on the sexual abuse of minors.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Oct 21, 2015

Indonesia to use chemical castration to punish pedophiles

Indonesia's president will soon sign a decree authorizing the use of chemical castration to punish pedophiles, the attorney general said, following a string of headline-grabbing child sex crimes.
WORLD / Society
Oct 21, 2015

U.N. report shows women inching slowly, unevenly toward equality

Women are more educated, marrying later and living longer worldwide but millions remain illiterate and trapped by work that pays little or nothing, according to a United Nations report on Tuesday assessing progress over the past two decades.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 21, 2015

Cruz-, Rubio-backed immigration crackdown bill blocked by Senate

An immigration crackdown bill co-sponsored by the two Hispanic-Americans running for president was blocked Tuesday in the Senate by Democrats.
BUSINESS
Oct 21, 2015

Auctions eyed for solar power providers under renewable energy incentive program

A Japanese government task force is considering auctioning as a way to manage the awarding of solar projects amid an overhaul of an incentive program to encourage clean energy.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 20, 2015

Too early for TPP cheers

The Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations were a major blow against democracy and good governance, and the deal is studded with measures distorting capitalism and free markets.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 20, 2015

U.S. must rethink the size and shape of its navy

As China increases its arsenal of land-based anti-ship missiles, how much longer will aircraft carriers be able to play a central role in the U.S. Navy's projection of force in Asia?
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 20, 2015

Japanese business software maker embarks on rare U.S. foray

Having become the biggest Japanese vendor of business software for payroll and human resources by taking on Oracle Corp. and SAP AG in its home market, Works Applications Co. is now adopting an even more ambitious plan: breaking into the U.S.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 20, 2015

U.S. regulator may expand Takata air bag probe

U.S. regulators said Monday they could expand their investigation into Takata Corp. air bag inflators beyond the current 11 automakers, amid questions about whether vehicle design played a role in the devices posing a deadly risk to the public.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 20, 2015

Syrian rebels receive more weapons to counter government offensive near Aleppo

Rebels battling the Syrian army and its allies near Aleppo said on Monday they had received new supplies of U.S.-made anti-tank missiles from states opposed to President Bashar Assad since the start of a major government offensive last week.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 20, 2015

Government leans on mobile carriers to simplify pricing

The government has said the pricing schemes used in mobile phone services lack transparency and fairness, with bills taking up a rising share of household budgets.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 19, 2015

Beyond India's beef with beef, new hatreds grow

Religious extremism in South Asia is symptomatic of a larger phenomenon: the shattering of the postcolonial order under the stresses of a massive economic and demographic transition.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Oct 19, 2015

Offer up examples with 'to iu yona' and other such expressions

This week we introduce the expression Xu3068u3044u3046u3088u3046u306aY, which offers up examples.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Oct 19, 2015

Wijnaldum lifts Newcastle to victory

Newcastle United's Dutchman Georginio Wijnaldum scored four times as the club won its first Premier League match this season at the ninth attempt by thrashing Norwich City 6-2 to climb off the bottom of the table on Sunday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 19, 2015

Ex-BOJ exec says further easing hinges on output, export data

Poor data for exports and industrial output have the potential to force the Bank of Japan into bolstering stimulus later this month, said a former chief economist for the BOJ.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Oct 19, 2015

Antelopes' new approach revolutionizing women's hoops

Veteran bench boss Don Beck intends to play a transition game around solid defense for the Toyota Antelopes of the Women's Japan Basketball League in his first season in charge, like he did while coaching the Toyota Alvark men's team from 2010-15.
JAPAN / Explainer
Oct 19, 2015

The Fukushima nuclear cleanup, four years on

Tokyo Electric Power Co. is scheduled to complete a seaside wall at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power station at the end of the month.
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Oct 19, 2015

Japan-South Korea rapprochement deepens as defense chiefs meet

When Gen Nakatani arrives in Seoul on Tuesday, he will be the first Japanese defense minister to visit South Korea in nearly five years, signaling that growing regional security risks are trumping the disputes over territory and history that have blighted relations between the two countries.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 19, 2015

Bathrobes, pee cups enliven Canada's election trail

One candidate had to drop out after video footage emerged showing him peeing in a cup, another hid in bushes in camouflage to catch vandals defacing his signs, while a third slew a dragon in his campaign video.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Oct 19, 2015

At upcoming Korean family reunions, many topics are off-limits

When Ahn Yoon-joon, 86, meets his two younger sisters this week that he has not heard from in more than 60 years, there is much they won't be able to talk about.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Oct 18, 2015

Beck, Oga looking to change women's basketball culture

First in a two-part series
The second life of Japan's net cafes
Once smoky, male-dominated spaces, today's net cafes, like Kaikatsu Club, are working to make their operations more attractive to women customers.
More Japanese universities pushing toward teaching in English
Waseda University in Tokyo
Takaichi leads first ministerial meeting on policies regarding foreign residents
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi attends a ministerial meeting on policies regarding foreign nationals and immigration on Tuesday at the Prime Minister's Office.
Japan’s Nikkei 225 slumps 4%, led by losses in tech sector
Japan’s benchmark Nikkei stock average index briefly tumbled more than 2,000 points on Wednesday morning following a downbeat session on Wall Street fueled by fears of a bubble in the artificial intelligence sector.
A narrow Pacific waterway at heart of U.S. plans to choke China’s vast navy
Philippine and Australian troops fire an M777 howitzer during live fire exercises as part of joint military drills in Laur, Nueva Ecija, the Philippines, in August.
Takaichi’s balancing act: Supporting Taiwan and stabilizing China ties
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi shakes hands with Lin Hsin-i, Taiwan’s presidential adviser, on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit meeting in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Saturday in this image posted to Takaichi's official X account.
From 1973 to 2025: A Japanese American skater’s long ride to recognition
Judi Oyama at Winchester Skatepark in San Jose, California, in January 1979. The Skateboarding Hall of Fame inductee and Guinness World Record holder still skates and hopes to inspire older women.
More Japanese universities pushing toward teaching in English
Waseda University in Tokyo
Young Indonesians in Japan find their political voice
Indonesian students at Hiroshima University hold posters of the 17+8 Demands, demanding transparency and action from their homeland’s government.
The unstoppable rise of konbini tourism
Guests typically follow Ryo Ito’s lead as he weaves through the narrow, colorful aisles of convenience stores.

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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Once smoky, male-dominated spaces, today's net cafes, like Kaikatsu Club, are working to make their operations more attractive to women customers.
The second life of Japan's net cafes
By Alex K.T. Martin

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