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Jun 28, 2018

New Strategic Partnership Formed for Water Treatment Project in China

TOKYO, Japan – June 27, 2018 – Toray Industries, Inc. (“Toray”), ORIX Corporation (“ORIX”), and China Water Affairs Group Ltd. (“China Water Affairs”), which is engaged in water and sewage businesses in China, announced the conclusion of a strategic partnership to undertake water treatment...
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PRESS
Jun 28, 2018

2018年7月30日「MIKADO LEMON」を開発する三宅紘一郎氏を迎え 第6回Satoyamaカフェを開催します

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WORLD / Society
Jun 28, 2018

Anthony Kennedy's exit seen threatening abortion and gay rights as Supreme Court is set to shift far right

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy's retirement, announced on Wednesday, could put some of his signature rulings in jeopardy, including ones that expanded or preserved gay rights and abortion rights.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 27, 2018

China's second century of humiliation

The conduct of Xi and the CCP will ultimately bring China a new century of shame.
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BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jun 27, 2018

Point guard Narito Namizato rejoins Golden Kings

Veteran playmaker Narito Namizato is returning to the Ryukyu Golden Kings after plying his craft the past three seasons in Kansai.
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JAPAN / AMBASSADOR VISIT
Jun 27, 2018

Uzbek envoy eager to deepen relationship with Japan

Uzbekistan Ambassador Gayrat Fazilov wants to strengthen the strategic partnership with Japan.
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WORLD / Society
Jun 27, 2018

Malta agrees to take in rescue ship Lifeline with 230 migrants aboard, Italy says

Malta will let the rescue ship Lifeline dock after Italy refused it entry, ending the vessel's near-week-long wait in the Mediterranean with more than 230 migrants on board, Italy's prime minister said on Tuesday.
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PARALYMPICS
Jun 26, 2018

Nippon Foundation invests in high school, university Paralympic athletes

The 2020 Summer Games in Tokyo will not only be a significant event for Olympic-caliber athletes in Japan, but it will also provide an opportunity to motivate Paralympic sport athletes.
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COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Jun 26, 2018

Japan's backward vaccination policy

Citizens are being needlessly left exposed to infectious diseases.
EDITORIALS
Jun 26, 2018

Fill the gap in nursing care workers

Action must be taken now to ensure the supply of nursing care workers meets the rapidly rising demand.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 26, 2018

Philippines' Duterte calls God 'stupid,' faces uproar in Asia's biggest Catholic nation

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has sparked an uproar in Asia's biggest Catholic nation after he called God "stupid," prompting a rebuke from church officials who have been instrumental in toppling past leaders.
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JAPAN / Society
Jun 26, 2018

Children of poor, jobless single moms have become an underclass in Japan

The beating of a 4-year-old boy last Christmas Eve went on through the night. Covered with bruises and having suffered catastrophic internal bleeding, he was pronounced dead at an Osaka hospital. Soon after, his mother and her two boyfriends were arrested.
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WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Jun 26, 2018

Brexit's big short: Hedge funds hired pollsters and cashed in

At 10 p.m. on June 23, 2016, Sky News projected the words "IN OR OUT" across the top of a London building as an orchestral score ratcheted up the tension. "In or out—it is too late to change your mind," declared Adam Boulton, the veteran anchor, seated in a makeshift studio across from Big Ben. "The...
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BUSINESS
Jun 25, 2018

Hotel Okura plans to reopen in September 2019, with its distinctive main lobby fully restored

The Hotel Okura, one of the most prestigious hotels in Tokyo and located right next to the U.S. Embassy, will reopen in September 2019 after a ¥110 billion renovation.
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LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Jun 25, 2018

Let's discuss having more than one job

Japanese workers are signing up for second jobs in record numbers to earn extra cash as wages stagnate, stirring hopes of a rise in consumer spending but adding to fears of overwork.
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WORLD
Jun 25, 2018

Fighting nears center of Yemen's main port of Hodeida as Houthi missiles are intercepted over Riyadh

The Iran-aligned Houthi movement launched missiles on the Saudi capital Riyadh on Sunday, and reinforced Yemen's main port city of Hodeida as an Arab coalition moved closer to the city center in the largest offensive of the war.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 24, 2018

Rediscovering the promise of nuclear power

Fears about radiation are vastly exaggerated, and the potential of nuclear power is unmatched by other renewables.
JAPAN / KANSAI PERSPECTIVE
Jun 24, 2018

Kansai entities team up on U.N. development goals as Japan angles for World Expo

When the Group of 20 summit takes place in Osaka a year from now, the bulk of media reporting and commentary will no doubt emphasize what the presidents and prime ministers say about the international financial or geopolitical crisis of the moment, and what dramas are taking place among world leaders...
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LIFE / Food & Drink / Food Sustainability in Japan
Jun 23, 2018

Is farming in Japan on its last legs?

With a declining agricultural workforce, there are concerns about how Japan will tackle food self-sufficiency and maintain its landscapes, cultural heritage and vitality of its countryside villages.
EDITORIALS
Jun 23, 2018

Step up war on plastic pollution

Japanese businesses and consumers should strive to reduce plastic waste by cutting back on the use of disposable plastic products.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 23, 2018

Trendy bans on plastic straws are bunk

Skipping straws may be hip. But there are much better ways to fight pollution.

Longform

Bear attacks have dominated Japanese news headlines in recent months, with 13 people so far having been killed by the animals.
Japan’s bears have been on their killing spree for more than 100 years