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Japan Times
JAPAN / TICAD VI SPECIAL
Aug 26, 2016

Home to exotic wildlife, lush nature

Kenya is popular for tourism because of a rich natural environment that can be enjoyed throughout the year. White sandy beaches on the coast, beautiful landscapes, unforgettable mountain treks and the grand beauty of many varieties of vegetation and animals are must-sees.
Japan Times
JAPAN / TICAD VI SPECIAL
Aug 26, 2016

Expanding business with Africa

Africa is a dynamic and growing market, one that has steadily drawn the interest of Japanese companies across all major business fields in recent years. As we approach the sixth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD VI) to be held on Aug. 27 and 28 in Nairobi, I would like to use...
Japan Times
JAPAN / TICAD VI SPECIAL
Aug 26, 2016

Side events offer a variety of business fairs and symposiums

The Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism are among organizations holding side events at TICAD VI, an excellent opportunity to highlight development issues of the fast-growing continent....
Japan Times
JAPAN / TICAD VI SPECIAL
Aug 26, 2016

Toward a more dynamic Japan-Africa partnership

The sixth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD VI) under the theme "Advancing Africa's Sustainable Development Agenda — TICAD Partnership for Prosperity" will be held in Nairobi on Aug. 27 and 28. African heads of state and government, as well as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will...
Japan Times
JAPAN / TICAD VI SPECIAL
Aug 26, 2016

Transfer to heavy industry is critical to future expansion

The significance of the industrial sector to national and regional development is very clear. Industrial enterprises diversify the economic activity of the agrarian-dominated production structure of our African countries that is mostly at a subsistence level. The share of the industrial sector, including...
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 25, 2016

Denmark's nice, but Danes live better in U.S.

The fact that Scandinavian-Americans enjoy far higher living standards than their relatives in Europe raises questions about the alleged superiority of Nordic socialism.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 25, 2016

Gunmen storm American University in Kabul, kill guard, wound at least 21

Afghan security forces killed two gunmen who attacked the American University in Kabul, police said early on Thursday, ending an assault on the compound that killed at least one person and sent hundreds of students fleeing in panic.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 25, 2016

Calls mount for Clintons to close charitable foundation despite impact on recipients

The Clinton Foundation, the family philanthropy of Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, should shut down or transfer operations to another charity despite its good work to avoid perceptions of "pay-for-play," The Washington Post and USA Today said in editorials on Wednesday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Aug 24, 2016

Sikhs hope temple in Tokyo sets the stage for tolerance and understanding

Although the Tokyo Sikh community has come a long way, creating a place for itself in a foreign land, outside of the temple, serious issues remain.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Aug 24, 2016

There are some very big issues with 'Little Boy'

Seventy-one years after Japan surrendered in World War II, a taboo in Japan has been broken, or, more precisely, ripped apart. A movie specifically about the U.S-Japan conflict that more than mentions the atomic bombs, directed by Mexico's Alejandro Monteverde, is opening this weekend. For many Japanese,...
BUSINESS
Aug 24, 2016

FSA extends safety net for banks and insurers ahead of Britain's EU exit

The Financial Services Agency is extending provisions that help regional financial institutions get public funds in response to risks posed by Britain's vote to leave the European Union, sources say.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 24, 2016

Asian students finish cross-cultural summer science course in Yokosuka

Forty-eight junior high and high school students from across Asia got together in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, to attend a one-week science summer school earlier this month.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Aug 24, 2016

Singapore plans to cut off government computers' internet links to prevent cyberattacks

Singapore is working on how to cut off web access for public servants as a defense against potential cyberattacks — a move closely watched by critics who say it marks a retreat for a technologically advanced city-state that has trademarked the term "smart nation."
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 24, 2016

Trump finds new target, hopes to rally Republicans by attacking Clinton Foundation

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, who has struggled to drive a consistent message and consolidate the support of his own party, is honing his attack on Democratic rival Hillary Clinton and the foundation bearing her last name, making it a rallying cry for fellow Republicans to get behind...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 22, 2016

Inventions changed our genetic code

When humans invent technology, we also reinvent ourselves.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 22, 2016

Chinese 'explosive shopping' boom turns to Japanese cosmetics, supplements

The spending power of Chinese tourists in Japan is so impressive there's a special word for it: bakugai, or explosive buying.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 21, 2016

Justice elusive for slain aid workers worldwide

In a massacre that shocked the world's humanitarian community, 17 aid workers were killed a decade ago outside their office in northeast Sri Lanka — executed at point-blank range with automatic weapons in one of the worst attacks on humanitarians.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 20, 2016

Federal judge seeks criminal contempt charges against Arizona sheriff Arpaio over racial profiling

A federal judge recommended on Friday that prosecutors bring criminal contempt charges against Arizona lawman Joe Arpaio, finding that the controversial sheriff had violated court orders stemming from a 2007 racial profiling case.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Aug 18, 2016

Data elude as Italy, Greece grope to ID nameless drowned migrants

Mose tapped the screen of his mobile phone to zoom in on a photograph of his wife, Yordanos, pointing to a mole under her eyebrow.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 17, 2016

China seeks closer military ties with Syria

China wants to have closer military ties with Syria, state media on Tuesday cited a senior Chinese officer as saying during a rare visit to the war-torn Middle Eastern country.
WORLD
Aug 15, 2016

U.S. mulls long-term, bomb-grade uranium exports to Belgium

The U.S. nuclear regulator is considering long-term shipments of weapons-grade uranium to a medical research reactor in security-challenged Belgium, something critics say would set back global anti-proliferation efforts.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 15, 2016

Better THAAD than dead

China and Russia should welcome Seoul's plan to deploy an advanced missile-defense system because it alleviates the need for South Korea or Japan to pursue other defense options, which could include the development of nuclear weapons.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 15, 2016

Forgoing visit, Abe sends ritual offering to Yasukuni Shrine on war anniversary

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe avoids visiting the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine and instead dispatches a proxy.

Longform

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