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India report 2019
Aug 15, 2019

A leading contract manufacturer and a responsible member of society

Sajjan India Ltd. (Sajjan) was established in 1905 as a family-owned business. With strong international ties, the company has become one of India’s leading contract manufacturers while remaining a passionate advocate for the needs of local communities.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 13, 2019

Scientists hail promise of first effective Ebola treatments in Congo trial

Scientists are a step closer to finding the first effective treatments for the deadly Ebola hemorrhagic fever after two potential drugs showed encouraging survival results in a clinical trial in Congo.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 9, 2019

Why the U.S. owes Central America

Today's refugee wave is a direct consequence of U.S. interference in Latin America's political and economic development.
EDITORIALS
Aug 8, 2019

Still a long way to go for fiscal reconstruction

The government must do more to reduce spending and boost revenue to cut the deficit.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 4, 2019

Trying to cut cigarette use by banning vaping might backfire

A ban on vaping in San Francisco might drive more teens to smoke cigarettes.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Aug 2, 2019

Job security eludes Japan's growing ranks of post-doctorate part-time lecturers

Yosuke Amaike, 39, spends a busy week juggling work at four different schools, where he works as a part-time instructor.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 2, 2019

Joe Biden defends Obama legacy against Democratic criticism during debate

Joe Biden came to Barack Obama's defense Thursday after Democratic presidential candidates' sharp critiques of the popular former president's legacy during the second presidential debate.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 30, 2019

Canceled races, fainting players: Climate change turns up heat on sports

As a professional ultrarunner, meaning she competes at distances longer than a marathon, Clare Gallagher has tackled plenty of challenges, from mountains to heat.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Jul 29, 2019

Controversy surrounding high school ace Roki Sasaki stirs up familiar debate

Ofunato High School was inundated with calls after its loss in the final of the Iwate Prefectural tournament on Thursday.
JAPAN
Jul 29, 2019

Rainy season ends in Japan's Kanto-Koshin region, giving way to intense heat

The annual milestone came 30 days later than last year, and temperatures will likely start rising to dangerous highs.
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Jul 27, 2019

Tracing the fluctuations in moral standards

"More than 16,500 women and men were sterilized against their will," reads a newsletter published in 1997 by the Network on Ethics and Intellectual Disability.
Japan Times
SATOYAMA CONSORTIUM
Jul 21, 2019

Torch relay aims to better connect people

As a company involved in the torch relay for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics, NTT Corp. hopes to involve a wide variety of people who contribute to their regional communities as torchbearers. The organization also seeks to showcase its latest technology to help provide convenience and excitement at the 2020...
BUSINESS
Jul 14, 2019

Ready-to-drink baby formula enjoying strong sales across Japan

Liquid baby formula has been enjoying strong sales in Japan since it hit the shelves in March, according to the companies selling it.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 10, 2019

Can we achieve an 'age-free' society?

It's time we end the age-driven society and pay attention to the variety and differences among people in the same demographic.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 10, 2019

In blow to Mexican president and markets, finance minister quits over economic 'extremism'

Mexico's moderate Finance Minister Carlos Urzua resigned on Tuesday with a letter that shocked markets by citing "extremism" in economic policy, before President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador quickly named a well-regarded deputy minister to replace him.
EDITORIALS
Jul 9, 2019

Practical debate needed on public pension system

All parties involved should engage in discussions over what can be done to reform the public pension system so it can reliably support retirees.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 8, 2019

Taliban car bomb kills at least 14 as group holds peace talks in Qatar

A Taliban attack on a government security compound in central Afghanistan on Sunday killed at least 14 people and wounded more than 180, including scores of children, hours before a meeting in Qatar aimed at preparing the ground for peace talks.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 4, 2019

Japan's systemic barriers to gender equality

The recent scandal involving medical universities rigging the exam results of female applicants are a reminder of the persistent gender discrimination and inequality in action within Japanese society.
Japan Times
Canada report 2019
Jul 1, 2019

Taiho Pharma Canada: Delivering a patient-focused approach

Taiho Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of Otsuka Holdings, has been a pioneer in the field of oral anti-cancer agents since launching Futraful in Japan in 1974.
Japan Times
Special Supplements / G20 Osaka Summit Special
Jun 27, 2019

Global education centered around a sound philosophy

In 1864, when 21-year-old Niijima Jo defied a ban on overseas travel and smuggled himself aboard a Boston-bound boat, he set off on a mission.
Japan Times
Special Supplements / G20 Osaka Summit Special
Jun 27, 2019

Supporting aging populations, agriculture

Keio University is the host of several flagship research initiatives engaged in developing solutions to some of the biggest challenges facing the international community.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 25, 2019

Politicians must address retirement concerns

The government needs to make information about the public pension system more transparent and easy to understand.
JAPAN / Politics / G20 Osaka
Jun 24, 2019

For G20 host Abe, election hopes ride on summit success

The agreement leaders reach at the Osaka meeting, which comes at a critical time politically, could impact the domestic fortunes of the prime minister.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 24, 2019

Death toll from acute encephalitis in east Indian town rises to 129 children

At least 129 children have now died of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) in the town of Muzaffarpur in the eastern Indian state of Bihar since an outbreak earlier this month, a medical official said on Sunday.

Longform

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