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WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 14, 2018

Global emissions hit record, climbing 1.6 percent, with Paris deal targets in doubt

Two years after 200 nations forged a United Nations deal to protect the climate, output of gases blamed for global warming has surged to a record.
Japan Times
CULTURE
Jun 14, 2018

Get ready for summer: Night pools, outdoor concerts and Pikachu armies

You know when you go on YouTube — or Spotify, or Netflix — and you’re faced with so many options for entertainment that you don’t know where to start? It can feel like that with Japanese summer festivals, too.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 14, 2018

Right-wing Australian party loses power to block Turnbull's bills

A defection from Australia's most prominent right-wing political party, Pauline Hanson's One Nation, on Thursday robbed it of its ability to block Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's legislation, raising the prospect he can introduce tax cuts.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 13, 2018

Online educator iTutorGroup sees stronger demand for English education amid Japan's tourism boom

Although iTutorGroup has turned into one of the largest online marketplaces of learning in the world, earning itself a $1 billion valuation along the way, the company can trace its roots back to the pre-internet age, when English tutoring was restricted to face-to-face interaction.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jun 13, 2018

Fit-again Tiger Woods feeling good ahead of U.S. Open

Tiger Woods gave the state of his game a tentative thumbs-up on Tuesday ahead of the U.S. Open, but slammed the door shut on questions about his private life as he prepared for Thursday's first round.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 13, 2018

In apparent defeat for Trump, court OKs AT&T's bid to buy Time Warner for $85 billion

AT&T Inc. won approval from a U.S. court on Tuesday to buy Time Warner Inc. for $85 billion, allowing AT&T to compete with internet companies that dominate digital advertising and providing new sources of revenue.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 12, 2018

Is the Cruz Report the end of peacekeeping for Japan?

A report's call for more proactive and pre-emptive actions by peacekeepers collides with legal limitations on the SDF's use of force.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 12, 2018

Japan's toothless FANG trio don't deserve a nibble

Line, Yahoo Japan and Rakuten are out of favor for a reason.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 12, 2018

Itoshima: How a beach community is drawing newcomers amid rural depopulation

Swapping his dress shoes and business suit for flip-flops and swimming trunks, Shingo Takei starts the day by walking to the beach to go stand-up paddleboarding.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 11, 2018

Banking veteran slams Japanese banks' fixation on archaic trading methods

Regional banks need to stop their fixation with the old-fashioned buy-and-hold strategy and be more nimble to make the most of their investments, a three-decade industry veteran says.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 11, 2018

Kirin Holdings wants its aging customers to eat more healthily

Seeking growth beyond a shrinking beer market, Kirin Holdings Co. is turning its attention to making people healthier.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Jun 11, 2018

Rakuten reliever Frank Herrmann follows path from Harvard to Sendai

Frank Herrmann is still putting his Harvard University education to good use. Just not in the way, and certainly not in the place, he expected.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 11, 2018

Hot spring researcher detained by China as alleged spy indicted

A Japanese man in his 50s who was detained in China in March 2017 for alleged spying was indicted this month, informed sources said Saturday.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jun 9, 2018

Undocumented workers in Japan in a constant state of uncertainty

People who live in a state of daily desperation sometimes react to their circumstances with violence against others or themselves and, while such actions are a manifestation of frustration, they can also alert the larger world to that frustration, even if it wasn't intended.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Jun 9, 2018

For curator Yayoi Motohashi, no exhibit detail is too small

Museum curator Yayoi Motohashi on how she approaches exhibit design, her favorite works of art and a few guilty pleasures.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 9, 2018

Japan's robot revolution in senior care

Being cared for by robots is becoming the method of choice among elderly residents.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 8, 2018

Lions ace Yusei Kikuchi outduels Giants star Tomoyuki Sugano

The pitching matchup between aces Yusei Kikuchi and Tomoyuki Sugano fizzled out early on Friday night.
EDITORIALS
Jun 8, 2018

What is lacking in the fight against child abuse?

Japan's efforts to stop child abuse are weak when compared with the systems in many Western countries.
WORLD
Jun 8, 2018

U.S. Senate staffer indicted for allegedly lying to FBI over unauthorized disclosures of classified information

A longtime staffer of the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee was arrested on Thursday on charges of lying to FBI agents investigating the illegal disclosure of classified information, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia said.
WORLD / Society
Jun 8, 2018

ICE sending 1,600 immigration detainees to federal prisons, triggering outcry among rights advocates

U.S. authorities are transferring into federal prisons about 1,600 Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainees, officials told Reuters on Thursday, in the first large-scale use of federal prisons to hold detainees amid a Trump administration crackdown on people entering the country illegally....
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Jun 7, 2018

Online shopping drives air freight profits higher despite protectionism fears

An explosion in e-commerce demand is buoying the air freight business, boosting profit at some major airlines despite global trade tensions and underscoring robust consumer confidence.
JAPAN
Jun 7, 2018

Former interpreter for Empress guides Japan House in Los Angeles

A former diplomat is promoting Japanese cultural strengths as the head of Tokyo's Japan House facility in Los Angeles.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 7, 2018

Japanese beverage company expands network of vending machines containing free umbrellas

More people will be able to weather sudden showers during the rainy season as DyDo Drinco Inc. announced last week it’s further expanding its network of vending machines offering free umbrellas.
Japan unveils new overtourism countermeasures
The majority of tourists in Japan tend to stay in Tokyo, Osaka or Kyoto, resulting in overcrowding in popular tourist spots and a strain on transportation systems.
South Korea couple beat same-sex barriers to parenthood
South Korean lesbian couple Kim Kyu-jin (left) and her wife, Kim Sae-yeon, pose with a "pregnant woman" badge during an interview in Seoul last month.
Toyoko Kids: The lonely street children of Tokyo
Many young people who feel neglected at home flock to the Toyoko area to find a community where they can fit in.
Opportunities await the bold in the Year of the Wood Dragon
2024 marks the Year of the Dragon in the Chinese zodiac, with the year predicted to be a good time for fresh starts.
Don’t worry about global population collapse
Most projections show the world will hit peak humanity in the 21st century as people choose to have smaller families and women gain power over their own reproduction.
Japan’s ‘tabi’ sock mecca runs on thread and memories
A seamstress at Kineya Tabi sews together split-toe "tabi" socks, once a major industry for the town of Gyoda, Saitama Prefecture.
Despite shifts in Japan's political landscape, constitutional revision still far off
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has been a staunch advocate for constitutional reform.
'Ukiyo-e in Play' showcases traditional art carved anew
The Adachi Institute has been working on creating brand new ukiyo-e prints in collaboration with contemporary artists such as Yayoi Kusama, whose “Mt. Fuji in Seven Colours: When life boundlessly flares up to the universe” (2014) can be seen on display at “Ukiyo-e in Play.”
Ishiba hears advice from across the aisle on how Japan should handle Trump
Prime Minister Shigaru Ishiba and CDP head Yoshihiko Noda at a parliamentary session in Tokyo on April 23.
Don't send in the clones: AI event nixed as Alt accounts get reality check
A screenshot from the website for Alt's AI conference, which was canceled after the company disclosed an investigation into its sales figures.

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