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EDITORIALS
Sep 16, 2018

Japan leans forward on EV chargers

A sluggish economy and shrinking population demands that Japan be more outward looking to try to shape the external environment in which its companies must compete.
EDITORIALS
Sep 14, 2018

Shelving territory row with Russia is unacceptable

Tokyo should not be swayed in its position by the surprise remark and step up the efforts to address the territorial row with Russia.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 14, 2018

Where is Japan going?

Business, society and government remain largely closed to change.
Japan Times
JAPAN / IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition
Sep 14, 2018

On accelerating sanitation, clean water access

Faced with a fast rate of urbanization and population growth, national and local governments are finding it difficult to provide essential services such as safe drinking water and sanitation, especially in the socioeconomic context of lower and middle-income countries. Performing utilities have a key...
Japan Times
JAPAN / IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition
Sep 14, 2018

Tokyo to showcase efforts on sustainable water cycle

Tokyo will host the IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition for the first time, bringing together over 6,000 water-related professionals from over 100 countries. Director General of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government's Bureau of Waterworks Masahiro Nakajima shared his expectations on this largest-ever congress....
Japan Times
JAPAN / IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition
Sep 14, 2018

Leading voices and thought leaders shaping the future of water at the IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition 2018

Agenda-setting thought leadership from the most prominent figures within the water sector and beyond. The following keynote speakers are top specialists in their fields and will provide the overarching narrative for the congress. Keynotes and supporting panels will frame the discussions and topics that...
WORLD / Society
Sep 14, 2018

Female journalists seen facing 'relentless' sexual harassment and abuse

Female journalists are facing a "relentless" barrage of attacks and harassment, with nearly a third considering leaving the profession as a result, media support organizations have warned.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 13, 2018

Rising trade war with U.S. the mere 'last push' for Japan and China to improve ties, but officials still cautious

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Chinese President Xi Jinping have long understood the need to improve bilateral ties for their own national interests.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 13, 2018

What lies behind Putin's peace proposal

The Russian leader's offer is a political move aimed at gaining a tactical advantage.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 12, 2018

Going against a global trend, Japan lags on boardroom diversity: study

The "old boys club" in the boardroom is alive and well — and most prevalent among the biggest Japanese and Chinese companies.
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Sep 11, 2018

U.S. base relocation top issue in Okinawa gubernatorial election

Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga's death last month at age 67 from pancreatic cancer came just over three months before the originally scheduled gubernatorial election and just days after he announced the prefectural government would take steps toward retracting permission for landfill work related to a new...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Sep 11, 2018

CBS sets Leslie Moonves payoff at $120 million pending results of harassment probe

CBS Corp. said on Monday that it would pay $120 million to former Chief Executive Officer Leslie Moonves if an internal investigation into allegations of harassment fails to provide grounds for his dismissal.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 10, 2018

How much damage was done?

The real question for Tokyo now is where the Trump administration will go from here.
SOCCER
Sep 10, 2018

Former Japan star Uchida sees gap in quality as Moriyasu era begins

Following a four-day delay caused by the recent Hokkaido earthquake, Japan's men's soccer team will make their debut under new head coach Hajime Moriyasu on Tuesday against Central American visitors Costa Rica.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Sep 8, 2018

Japan loses sleep over a variety of modern-day issues

"O sleep, o gentle sleep, nature's soft nurse" — Shakespeare, as usual, says it best.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Sep 8, 2018

Koki Nakano: Notes on moving to France

Fukuoka-born pianist Nakano takes classical music to new heights in Paris
Japan Times
JAPAN / GENERATIONAL CHANGE
Sep 8, 2018

Japanese woman works to give impoverished Filipinos path to education and jobs

While in college, Takako Yamada was determined to brighten the days of impoverished Filipino children through sports and leisure activities — a right she believed some of them had been deprived of.
ENVIRONMENT
Sep 7, 2018

U.N.'s December climate talks in Poland adds an extra day to get more work done

An annual global climate change meeting due to be held in Poland in December will start a day earlier than planned to allow more work to be done, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 7, 2018

'Engineer-friendly' Fukuoka pitches merits in campaign to become tech hub

It's a fast-growing city but with a reasonable cost of living, diverse cuisine and close access to an airport. Plus, the city is willing to support new tech projects.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 6, 2018

Governments 'not ready' for December climate change summit, says Fiji PM Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama at Bangkok talks

Governments are unprepared for a crucial climate change meeting in Poland later this year aimed at ensuring the full implementation of the 2015 Paris Agreement, Fiji Prime Minister Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama said this week at climate talks in Bangkok.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 5, 2018

We need a sense of crisis over depopulation

With Japan entering unprecedented demographic territory, the time to act is now.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 4, 2018

Use the moral authority of Hiroshima

Geopolitical tensions have spiked across the world. No arms control negotiations are currently under way to reduce global nuclear stockpiles.
Japan Times
Sep 4, 2018

September 20, 2018, TSUNEISHI SHIPBUILDING, 81,600 DWT Bulk Carrier Launching Ceremony, Open to the Public

TSUNEISHI SHIPBUILDING Co., Ltd. (HQ:1083 Tsuneishi Numakuma-cho, Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Japan; President: Kenji Kawano), will hold 81,600 DWT bulk carrier launching ceremony, and open to the public at 6:50 on Thursday, September 20, 2018 on No. 1 Building Berth, TSUNEISHI Factory.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Sep 4, 2018

Yemenis find solace in cinema after years of war in flick about their plight

Yemenis filed into a makeshift cinema for the first time since fighting broke out in their city of Aden more than three years ago — and watch some of their own story reflected back at them on the projector screen.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 3, 2018

Amid U.S. trade war, China's Xi reiterates reform commitment

China is still determined to reform and wants to work with all parties to build an open world economy, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Sunday, reiterating Beijing's message amid a bitter trade war with Washington.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 2, 2018

New U.S. general takes over command of NATO forces in Afghanistan, but peace still elusive

U.S. Army General Scott Miller assumed command of NATO forces in Afghanistan on Sunday, arriving as Washington faces growing questions over its strategy to force the Taliban into talks to end the 17-year conflict.

Longform

A sinkhole in Yashio, which emerged in January, was triggered by a ruptured, aging sewer pipe. Authorities worry that similar sections of infrastructure across the country are also at risk of corrosion.
That sinking feeling: Japan’s aging sewers are an infrastructure time bomb