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Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 4, 2019

U.S. vaping-related deaths rise to 18, while illnesses surpass 1,000

U.S. health officials on Thursday reported 18 deaths due to a mysterious lung illness linked to e-cigarettes and other vaping products and said the number of confirmed and probable cases of the condition now exceeds 1,000.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Food Sustainability in Japan
Sep 28, 2019

Plant-based cuisine: Modernizing Japan's vegetarian traditions

From vegan and vegetarian to organic and superfood, plant-based cooking concepts are rooted in how Japanese people have approached eating for centuries.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / The Argument: Consumption tax
Sep 25, 2019

The consumption tax rate needs to be hiked to 15% by 2025 to sustain social welfare

The Argument is a new feature dedicated to promoting dialogue and deeper understanding of contentious issues by introducing various viewpoints.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 23, 2019

Can the United Nations put out the fires?

Allowing forests to burn is a crime against humanity.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 23, 2019

Younger Americans will contend with higher taxes or benefit cuts

There needs to be a better balancing of burden and benefits among America's generations.
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Sep 21, 2019

Getting to the bottom of what civilization means in Japan

Progress: good, or bad? Bad, thought Confucius, who for hundreds of years taught Japan to seek its ideals in the ancient past. Good, thought 19th-century modernizers, who redirected the nation's gaze to the future.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 20, 2019

U.S. scientists join effort to solve mysterious vaping-related illnesses

The U.S. investigation into hundreds of cases of life-threatening lung illnesses related to vaping has turned up a curious abnormality: Many of the victims had pockets of oil clogging up cells responsible for removing impurities in the lungs.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 16, 2019

After deluge of lawsuits, OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma files for bankruptcy protection

OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP filed for bankruptcy protection Sunday night, succumbing to pressure from more than 2,600 lawsuits alleging the company helped fuel the deadly U.S. opioid epidemic.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 14, 2019

U.S. sanctions North Korean hackers for Swift hack, WannaCry and other cyberattacks that fund its weapons programs

The U.S. sanctioned three North Korean state-sponsored groups that it says were responsible for hacking the Swift interbank messaging system and a ransomware attack called WannaCry 2.0 that crippled Britain's National Health Service and Renault SA factories across Europe.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 13, 2019

Abe's lesson in stability and pragmatism

Team Abe is not afraid to use power and has an agenda that is pro-growth and pro-business.
JAPAN / Society
Sep 12, 2019

Abe and his new Cabinet face significant obstacles toward reforming nation's social security systems

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who reshuffled his Cabinet on Wednesday, said he will boost efforts to reform the nation's social security systems — a top domestic priority for him as he enters the last two years of his final three-year term as president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.
EDITORIALS
Sep 7, 2019

Budget should reflect sense of crisis

Japan's fiscal health is in dire straits, but record high budget requests do not show any sense of crisis by the government.
EDITORIALS
Aug 31, 2019

Face the pension system's reality

Discussions should proceed on what practical steps can be taken to stabilize the system as much as possible.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Aug 31, 2019

Great Barrier Reef in 'very poor' condition, Australian five-year review finds

Reuters — Australia's Great Barrier Reef is in very poor condition because of climate change, overfishing and land clearing, a state agency said on Friday as it downgraded the reef's status to the lowest level, which could jeopardize its World Heritage status.
BUSINESS
Aug 29, 2019

Japan budget requests for fiscal 2020 on way to record-high ¥105 trillion

General-account budget requests from government agencies and ministries for fiscal 2020 are expected to set a new record near ¥105 trillion, it has been learned.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 28, 2019

As the climate shifts, Central America confronts a deadly dengue outbreak

Central America is grappling with its worst outbreak of dengue fever in decades — and scientists say the disease is likely to spread and become more frequent in the future due to climate change.
EDITORIALS
Aug 27, 2019

TICAD an eye-opener for Japan

Africa merits more of Japan's attention.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Aug 21, 2019

The odd blunder is OK at your local dad-to-be class

Future fathers in Japan get lessons in caring for a baby at their local ward or city office. Yes, pregnancy suits are involved.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 20, 2019

Juul and Philip Morris sued in U.S. for targeting kids

E-cigarette maker Juul Labs Inc. and Philip Morris USA Inc. were sued for illegally marketing nicotine-delivery devices to minors and deceiving consumers about the risks of vaping.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 19, 2019

The root cause of U.S. mass shootings is the rage of alienation

The only thing surprising about mass shootings is that they don't happen more frequently.
EDITORIALS
Aug 18, 2019

How can we stop children from taking their lives?

We should examine how we can identify suicidal children's distress signals and take preemptive action to save their lives.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 16, 2019

Why normal times will not return

The tiny silicon chip has placed power in mass hands to an unprecedented degree, and drastically weakened old political hierarchies in both democracies and autocracies alike.
Philippine bid to acquire used Japanese warships gains steam
Tokyo is looking to transfer Abukuma-class vessels to the Philippines as part of broader efforts to boost the defense capabilities of like-minded neighbors amid growing Chinese military assertiveness in the region.
Koshien’s dark summer forces reckoning for high school baseball
Koryo High School players greet their cheering section after beating Hokkaido’s Asahikawa Shiho in the first round of Summer Koshien on Aug. 7. The school withdrew three days later as a bullying scandal enveloped the team.
Akazawa's trip to Washington for tariff talks abruptly canceled
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's chief tariff negotiator, had been set to fly to Washington on Thursday.
Confusion over Japan’s ‘hometown’ plan overshadows African development event
First Lady Yoshiko Ishiba (center, in white and blue dress) hosts an event on Japanese culture with the first ladies of African leaders on the sidelines of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development in Yokohama on Aug. 21.
Mitsubishi’s wind-power retreat a blow to Japan's alternative-energy goals
Wind turbines in the town of Happo in Akita prefecture. Wind power is a key part of Japan's alternative energy drive.
Koshien’s dark summer forces reckoning for high school baseball
Koryo High School players greet their cheering section after beating Hokkaido’s Asahikawa Shiho in the first round of Summer Koshien on Aug. 7. The school withdrew three days later as a bullying scandal enveloped the team.
Is Kishida plotting a return of the king? Or would he rather stay a kingmaker?
Former Prime Minister Fumio Kishida chairs a plenary session at the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development in Yokohama on Aug. 21.
Japanese prefectures break with labor ministry on minimum wage
The ministry of labor has suggested a 6% minimum wage increase, but most prefectures reporting so far are opting to go slightly higher.
Philippines quietly deepening ‘unofficial’ defense ties with Taiwan
Filipino soldiers take part in a flag-raising ceremony on Mavulis Island during a visit by the Philippines' Armed Forces chief of staff, in Batanes, the Philippines, in June 2023. Batanes, a group of idyllic islands at the country’s northernmost tip, sits about 160 kilometers from Taiwan.
Are 'coolcations' the answer for Japan's heat-weary tourists?
Hikers on a trail in Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture. As extreme heat continues to grip Japan, a tectonic shift may be underway in the nation’s summer tourism scene as more people gravitate toward cooler destinations.

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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Tetsuzo Shiraishi, speaking at The Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage, uses a thermos to explain how he experienced the U.S. firebombing of March 1945, when he was just 7 years old.
From ashes to high-rises: A survivor’s account of Tokyo’s postwar past
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