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WORLD / Politics
Aug 19, 2016

Clinton Foundation to bar foreign, corporate cash if Hillary is elected president

The Clinton Foundation will stop accepting foreign and corporate donations if Hillary Clinton is elected president and will stop holding the annual Clinton Global Initiative meetings whatever the outcome of the November election, a foundation spokesman said on Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Aug 16, 2016

Low pay haunts Tokyo's nurseries despite massive demand for places

After 6½ years as a nursery school teacher in Tokyo, Saki Sasamoto had had enough.
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 12, 2016

Canada to let medical patients grow own medical cannabis or let someone else do it for them

Medical marijuana patients in Canada will be allowed to grow a limited amount of cannabis for their own use or designate someone to grow it for them, the government said Thursday.
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Aug 8, 2016

Let's discuss the Emperor's possible abdication

Emperor Akihito does not necessarily intend to relinquish the throne early but has indicated he is prepared to abdicate if he becomes unable to fulfill his duties.
JAPAN
Aug 8, 2016

Emperor signals wish to abdicate in near future

Emperor Akihito expresses concern about how his advanced age is affecting the performance of his public duties.
JAPAN
Aug 8, 2016

Text of Emperor Akihito's unprecedented video message

This is the official translation of Emperor Akihito's video message broadcast Monday.
LIFE / Language / COMMUNICATION CUES
Aug 1, 2016

Bad news for those who like their coffee piping hot

The World Health Organization has announced that really hot coffee is bad for you.
EDITORIALS
Jul 30, 2016

Plastic waste turning seas toxic

The government and consumers alike must do everything they can to stop polluting the world's oceans with plastic waste.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 29, 2016

Sony to sell battery business to Murata Manufacturing

Sony Corp. has agreed to sell a portion of its battery business to Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd., as the electronics giant responds to slowing demand for smartphones.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 27, 2016

Medical marijuana advocate dies of cancer while on trial

A liver cancer patient who was fighting drug possession charges dies after spending his last days in court lobbying for medical use of marijuana in Japan.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LEARNING CURVE
Jul 27, 2016

What to expect when applying for college overseas

In a few weeks, my daughter, an American-Japanese dual national born, raised and mostly educated in Japanese in Japan, will begin her first year of higher learning at her dream school — Middlebury College, one of America's oldest liberal arts institutes.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 24, 2016

Spy agencies struggle to spot threats from lone, mentally ill attackers

Recent attacks on civilians in the U.S. and Europe have exposed a gap in the intelligence community's efforts to track suspected extremists and prevent mass killings, half a dozen American, British and French counterterrorism officials said.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jul 23, 2016

China launches nationwide vaccine inspections

Chinese health authorities have started a nationwide inspection of vaccinations four months after a scandal broke involving nearly $90 million worth of illegal vaccines that were suspected of being sold in dozens of provinces.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 21, 2016

Olympus seeks deals and redemption after 2011 scandal

Five years ago, Olympus Corp. was caught up in the oddest of corporate scandals. Its then-CEO, Michael Woodford, uncovered an accounting scandal at the company that went undetected for years, besmirching the name of a once-proud Japanese maker of digital cameras and medical equipment.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Jul 14, 2016

Plan offers ladies relaxing night's stay; healthy mind and body through Yoga; enjoying a treasure chest of sweets

Plan offers ladies relaxing night's stay
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Jul 10, 2016

Ailing parents outside of Japan can end up dividing families

Care for a sick or elderly parent is an issue that many adult sons and daughters will have to confront sooner or later. What about when mom and dad live overseas?
JAPAN
Jul 8, 2016

Inmates on hunger strike at Osaka immigration detention center

Fourteen inmates in an Osaka immigration detention center are on hunger strike over what they call "inhumane conditions" including poor medical care, drawing fresh attention to the country's detention system.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 8, 2016

Political party says 'give medical pot a chance'

Japan prides itself on having a low tolerance for guns and drugs, but a tiny political party has become the first to adopt an election pledge of scrapping the research ban on medical use of marijuana.
BUSINESS
Jul 7, 2016

U.S. Army, France's Sanofi to speed effort to develop Zika vaccine

French drugmaker Sanofi said on Wednesday it had struck a research and development deal with the U.S. Army to speed up the development of a vaccine against the mosquito-borne Zika virus.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 6, 2016

NIH to fund Zika study of Rio-bound U.S. Olympic team

The U.S. National Institutes of Health said it will fund a study to monitor U.S. athletes, coaches and members of the Olympic Committee staff for exposure to thee Zika virus while in Brazil, with the hope of gaining better understanding of how it persists in the body and the potential risks it poses....
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 3, 2016

Xenophon emerging as kingmaker in tight Australian election

As Australians cast their ballots in a tight election Saturday afternoon, Sen. Nick Xenophon worked up a sweat while preparing kebabs at a Greek restaurant in his hometown.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 2, 2016

Italy's biggest Chinese community clashes with police in textile town near Florence

Violent clashes broke out this week between Italian police and the Chinese community in Prato, a town near Florence that is home to one of the largest concentrations of Chinese-run industry in Europe.
Japan Times
JAPAN / THE JAPAN TIMES FORUM ON TICAD VI
Jun 30, 2016

Infrastructure and stability are viewed as key

As the discussion continued, a clearer picture emerged of the obstacles facing Japanese investment in Africa. Key among them was the current state of infrastructure and the need for improving social security. Participants also expressed their expectations for TICAD VI and the role of TICAD in overcoming...
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 28, 2016

Quo vadis, Little England?

The economic wreckage of globalization has generated a massive backlash and claimed its first casualty.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 28, 2016

U.K.'s mid-summer madness

Those who voted to leave the EU will learn the hard way that freedom of movement and free trade go together.
COMMENTARY / World / THE VIEW FROM NEW YORK
Jun 24, 2016

Guns make the U.S. less fair and less tolerant

The numbers make it clear: America has a gun problem.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 23, 2016

Nose job: Smells are smart sensors' last frontier

Phones or watches may be smart enough to detect sound, light, motion, touch, direction, acceleration and even the weather, but they can't smell.

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