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Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 24, 2023

Air pollution kills 1,200 children a year, EU agency says

Despite recent improvements, the level of air pollutants in European countries still remain above World Health Organization guidelines.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Apr 23, 2023

Big crowds watch Talor Gooch win LIV Golf in Australia

While the Saudi Arabia-backed tour has faced resistance from traditionalists and struggled to crack the U.S. market in particular, the fervor in Adelaide was undeniable.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 23, 2023

Zelenskyy signs ban on Russian place names in struggle over national identity

Streets across Ukraine are being renamed, and statues of figures like Catherine the Great are toppling down in what officials call 'de-Russification” projects.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 23, 2023

U.S. military evacuates diplomats from Sudan as conflict rages

The mission, ordered by President Joe Biden, saw special operations forces positioned 1,288 kilometers away in Djibouti bring the Americans out on MH-47 Chinook helicopters.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Apr 23, 2023

German magazine fires editor over AI-generated Schumacher interview

The seven-time F1 champion's family maintains strict privacy about the former driver's condition following his 2013 skiing accident, with access limited to those closest to him.
Japan Times
Rugby
Apr 23, 2023

England beat Ireland to maintain Women's Six Nations Grand Slam bid

The defending champions ran in eight tries in Cork as they enjoyed yet another lopsided victory.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 23, 2023

Global oil traders focused on potential boom in China holiday air travel

Global oil traders are fixated on the next milestone in China’s economic recovery, when travelers pack their bags and head to the airport for the Golden Week holiday in early May.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 23, 2023

Activists gather for Earth Day and urge action to avoid 'dystopian' future

Average global temperatures could hit all-time highs in 2023 or 2024, climate scientists have warned.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 22, 2023

More women describe enduring forced abortions in Nigerian Army program

The accounts of two women, who said they met by chance at a wedding outside Nigeria, buttress the testimonies of more than 30 other women and girls who said they endured forced abortions.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 22, 2023

WWII wreck on which nearly 1,000 Australians died found

Deep-sea explorers have located the wreck of a World War II Japanese transport ship, the Montevideo Maru, which was torpedoed off the Philippines killing nearly 1,000 Australians aboard.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 22, 2023

Russia bans Japanese group campaigning over disputed islands

The group — known as the Chishima Renmei — organized annual trips to the islands by their former Japanese residents and their descendants.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 22, 2023

Pentagon speeds up tank timeline for Ukraine but resists calls for jets

The U.S. will begin training Ukrainian troops on M1 Abrams tanks in the next few weeks, officials said, and combat-ready tanks could reach the battlefields by the fall.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Apr 22, 2023

Zelda and legal battles show Nintendo's dueling gaming ‘freedoms’

Tears of the Kingdom releases in three weeks, but one of Nintendo's biggest targets in the fight against piracy was released from prison first.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Apr 22, 2023

A new music festival shakes up Kyoto's staid atmosphere

Kyotophonie, a sister event to photography festival Kyotographie, succeeds in its uniqueness and use of storied spaces, but it’s not clear who the event is actually for.
JAPAN
Apr 21, 2023

Kishida on demographics, defense and disparity

In an exclusive interview, Prime Minister Kishida addresses the foreign and domestic issues that loom large, from the war in Ukraine to his promotion of “new capitalism” in Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 21, 2023

Japan panel approves nation's first abortion pill

Final approval from the health minister is expected to follow, but the timing remains unclear.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Apr 21, 2023

Ailing Rafael Nadal pulls out of Madrid Open as questions mount about status for French Open

The 22-time Grand Slam champion has not competed since the Australian Open in January.
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 21, 2023

What’s it like to be Shohei Ohtani? Only Bo would know.

'They’re both mythological creatures in a world that doesn’t have that many,” author Jeff Pearlman said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 21, 2023

To all those lab meat skeptics: Please, just stay out of the way

Europe is doing it again — stigmatizing scientific innovations, such as with lab-grown meat, that will be crucial to our future food supply.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 21, 2023

Japan's broadening inflationary pressures test BOJ's dovish stance

Consumer inflation held steady above the central bank's target in March and an index excluding fuel costs rose at the fastest annual pace in four decades.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Apr 20, 2023

Engineers unveil soccer-playing robot ARTEMIS

'If your robot cannot even play a game of soccer, how would you be able to use these robots for more important things, such as saving people's lives?'
Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
Apr 20, 2023

[Rebroadcast] How making alcohol from trees could give rural Japan a buzz

Check out this podcast from November that explores how some Japanese companies are trying to make alcohol from old trees.
SDF spots China’s biggest aircraft carrier for first time
The Fujian aircraft carrier is seen in Shanghai in May 2024 as it leaves for its first sea trial.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Is America ready for Japanese-style 7-Elevens?
Convenience stores are a fixture of Japanese life and 7-Eleven, a chain that began in the U.S. in 1927, opened its first store in Japan in 1974 — and then became wholly Japanese-owned in 2005 through parent company Seven & I Holdings.
Final weeks of World Expo in Osaka likely to see large crowds
With one month left to go, crowds are expected to swell at the World Expo in Osaka during its final weeks.
Japan's elderly population down at around 36.2 million
The estimated number of people age 65 or older in Japan stands at 36.19 million as of Monday, accounting for record 29.4% of the country's total population, according to the internal affairs ministry.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.
Shizuoka farmers fight to preserve sustainable tea method that’s steeped in tradition
As of August 2024, the number of confirmed chagusaba farmers had fallen to 302, just over half the 582 reported in 2015, according to the Shizuoka Chagusaba Farming Method Promotion Council.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Sumadori Bar on Shibuya Ward's main Center Gai street targets young customers who prefer low-alcohol drinks or abstain altogether.
Rethinking that second drink: Japan’s Gen Z gets ‘sober curious’
By Alex K.T. Martin

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We are pleased to announce the winners of the 6th annual Sustainable Japan Award.
We are pleased to announce the winners of the 6th annual Sustainable Japan Award.

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