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Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 11, 2020

G20 countries still backing fossil fuels through COVID-19 response

Despite repeated pledges to end subsidies for oil, gas and coal, G20 governments continue to fund fossil fuels, with the COVID-19 crisis doing little to change that, a new report says.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 6, 2020

Biden may be winning, but America’s future isn’t

Places where politics were all consuming and all important are invariably places with big problems. America is now such a place.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 3, 2020

Almost like clockwork, talk of a military coup follows Thai protests

For the protesters, the military's enduring power in a country that markets itself as a modern democracy is as alarming as it is anachronistic.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 1, 2020

Suga needs new tack on the North Korea abductee issue

With the abduction issue continuing to inform the Suga administration's North Korea policy, the government must adjust its approach if it hopes for progress.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Nov 1, 2020

From exile in Kyoto, a social media leader in the fight for Thailand

With thousands of Thai students defying government attempts to halt pro-democracy rallies, many see Pavin Chachavalpongpun as an inspiration for change.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Nov 1, 2020

‘Hydrogen wars’ pit Europe against China for $700 billion business

Governments, energy giants, automobile companies and lobbying groups say hydrogen use is pivotal for cutting greenhouse gas emissions.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 28, 2020

Focused on Thai king, protesters vow to persist even if PM quits

Even if Prayut Chan-ocha steps down, protesters say they aren't going anywhere until the political system engineered by the royalist elite is also gone.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 25, 2020

Lee Kun-hee, who transformed Samsung Electronics, dies at 78

Lee built the company into the electronics powerhouse of today, becoming synonymous with the rise of South Korea on a global economic stage.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 22, 2020

Thai protesters reject PM’s olive branch and give fresh ultimatum

Past protest movements in Thailand have ended in bloody crackdowns, most recently in 2010.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 15, 2020

As motorcade rolls by, Thai royals glimpse the people’s discontent

For months, pro-democracy protesters have gathered to call for reforms to the monarchy and military, institutions that have dominated Thailand for decades.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 5, 2020

At SoftBank, almost everyone thinks going private is a bad idea

No one has pulled off a buyout anywhere close to SoftBank's u00a514 trillion valuation.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 25, 2020

Thailand’s leaders missing their teachable moment as education system falters

Teachers climb the ranks regardless of student results, so it's perhaps unsurprising that in both national tests and international lists, scores are grim.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 20, 2020

The Musk Method: Learn from partners then go it alone

Musk and his team are preparing to outline new steps in Tesla's drive to become a more self-sufficient company less reliant on suppliers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 18, 2020

Virus wrecks once-in-a-lifetime job chance for Japan’s new grads

With companies cutting back on hiring plans for 2021, soon-to-be college graduates worry they're missing their chance.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 18, 2020

Thai protesters critical of monarchy to stage largest event yet

Thai protest leaders are planning the biggest gathering since the 2014 military coup, as they seek to build momentum in monthslong demonstrations for greater democracy and reform of the country’s powerful monarchy.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Sep 5, 2020

‘Astral Season, Beastly Season’: The ambiguity and conflicting extremes of being a teenager

Poet Tahi Saihate's novel centered on adolescence offers an authentic yet compassionate view of searching for meaning and human connections.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 3, 2020

Germany says Putin foe Alexei Navalny poisoned with Novichok agent

Soon after a private plane carrying poisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny touched down in Berlin last month, doctors treating him at the prestigious Charite hospital there became so alarmed they called in the army.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 1, 2020

Trump’s China sanctions fail Russian history test

The U.S. is deploying its economic weaponry as never before, using unilateral sanctions to punish China for the erosion of Hong Kong's autonomy and its treatment of Uighur minorities in the country's northwest. Western experience with Russia suggests Washington's efforts to force a change of behavior...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 14, 2020

Thailand’s dilemma: Silence students or allow criticism of the monarchy

It’s long been the case in Thailand that every conversation about the monarchy requires an extra level of alertness.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 13, 2020

Who owned the chemicals that blew up Beirut? No one will say

A probe reveals an intricate tale of missing documentation, secrecy and a web of small, obscure companies that span the globe.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Aug 4, 2020

An inside look at Vladimir Putin’s many moves to retain power

When Russian President Vladimir Putin was preparing for June's nationwide vote on potentially extending his rule until 2036, he let the veil slip on part of the calculation behind the constitutional change.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 21, 2020

Russia meddled in Scottish vote, but unclear on Brexit, says report

Russia sought to meddle in the 2014 Scottish referendum and intelligence agencies should produce an assessment of potential interference in the Brexit referendum, a report by the British parliament's intelligence and security committee said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 9, 2020

Preparing for a post-Abe agenda

To assure Japan's future prosperity and success, open-minded, strong and decisive political leadership is necessary.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 6, 2020

Who lost Hong Kong on June 30?

While Xi Jinping may feel that he is winning the battle over Hong Kong, he is actually losing the war against the international community.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jul 2, 2020

How China's CanSino Biologics jumped to the front of the coronavirus vaccine race

The firm has boosted its scientific prowess by tying up with the Canadian government's largest research organization, maintaining links despite geopolitical rows.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / EXPLAINER
Jun 21, 2020

Defense Ministry blunders and local opposition ruin Japan's Aegis Ashore plans

The controversial project was long troubled by doubts about whether it was even needed, and by whom.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jun 16, 2020

Next LGBT rights legal battle looms after U.S. Supreme Court victory

The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling protecting LGBT rights in the workplace sets the stage for another major legal fight over the scope of religious-rights exemptions to certain federal laws that could dilute the landmark decision's impact.
China seizes disputed reef near key Philippine military outpost
China Coast Guard officers unfurl a national flag on Sandy Cay reef, near the Philippine-held Thitu Island, in disputed waters of the South China Sea this month in this screen shot taken from Chinese state broadcaster CCTV.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami
A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
California says it overtakes Japan to become world’s No. 4 economy
Vehicles travel along the 110 freeway in downtown Los Angeles. California's GDP has overtaken Japan's to become the world's fourth largest economy, according to the U.S. state.
Arunima Mazumdar: ‘Japanese literature has a niche but deeply engaged readership in India’
Arunima Mazumdar, a New Delhi-based communications professional, began sharing her love of Japanese literature online in 2022. The platform has grown into a robust community known as Dokusha Book Club.
Counting the reasons why there are so few American cars in Japan
Tesla's store in Tokyo's Shibuya district. While sales of American cars in Japan appear to be shrinking, Tesla's presence in the country is growing.
Expo '25 gives the world a masterclass in mascots
2025 Osaka Expo mascot Myaku-Myaku dances on the stage during the event's official opening ceremony on April 12.
Japan struggles with gray zone of AI deepfakes exploiting children
AI-generated content — including those made using pictures of real people, which are known as “deepfakes” — is not explicitly covered under Japan's current legal framework, nor are human-drawn illustrations that depict child abuse.
‘Wildcat Dome’ challenges Japan's historical narratives
On the surface, "Wildcat Dome" tells a personal story of damaged children — now adults — bound together by tragedy. Underneath, there’s a constant undercurrent of political consequence, invisible and pervasive like radioactive particles.
Reclaiming Sanya, one meal at a time
Magokoro Yoshihira (center) is the managing director of Yui Associates, which operates the neighborhood fixtures of Sanya Cafe and Juyoh Hotel. Yusuke Takahashi (left) met Yoshihira during a difficult period in his life and now works as the cafe’s chef. Nancy Anne (right) has worked for over 10 years at Juyoh Hotel and enjoys the multicultural environment.
Amid uncertain tariffs, is now the time to buy a new iPhone?
An Apple store in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward in September. Prices for the newest iPhone models start at around ¥100,000 ($700) in Japan.

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A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami
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