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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 19, 2023

Their parents made China the world's factory. Can the children save the family business?

Tens of thousands of young Chinese are inheriting businesses that can no longer rely on labor-intensive models that made China the world's largest exporter.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 18, 2023

Can we compare pain across species?

It is increasingly accepted among the general public and ethicists that preventing suffering is morally important regardless of the species of the individual who is suffering.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 18, 2023

Boris Johnson, the once and perhaps future Tory king

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson isn’t going quietly, and may not be going at all.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 18, 2023

Canada wildfires heat up climate change pressure on Trudeau

The fires have burned through more than 13 million acres, an area twice the size of the U.S. state of Massachusetts, putting this year on track to be the worst on record.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / THE LIVING PAST
Jun 18, 2023

Artistic beauty in the eye of a Neolithic beholder

From Neanderthal funeral rites to the temples of the Nara Era, art has been a part of our lives. At what point was beauty considered for its own sake, though?
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jun 18, 2023

Hong Kong student indicted over social media posts made from Japan

The case adds to fears over a sweeping national security law that is being deployed beyond Hong Kong's borders.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 16, 2023

What a smoky U.S. can learn from past climate denialism in Australia

National disasters, such as the bush fires in Australia and now Canada and the U.S., can sway voters — but the shift is often only slight.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 15, 2023

COVID orphans face grief and poverty as world moves on

Between 10.5 million and 12.4 million children are estimated to have lost at least one parent or caregiver to COVID-19, a study showed, with many struggling with poverty and grief.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 12, 2023

This key health metric still evades gadget makers

Measuring blood pressure has been around for more than a century, but is proving tricky to digitize.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Fukushima
Jun 12, 2023

Fukushima looks to send students abroad again as pandemic wanes

A trip to the U.K. is on the cards for a group of students who will get to attend classes at British universities.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 12, 2023

China expands nuclear arsenal as global tensions grow, study says

India, Pakistan and North Korea have also upped their stockpiles, and Russia's grew from 4,477 to 4,489, while the remaining nuclear powers maintained the size of their arsenals.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 12, 2023

With probes of Russian lines, Ukraine’s counteroffensive takes shape

With each clash, Ukraine is trying to show that it can attack anywhere, while trying to make Russia defend everywhere.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jun 10, 2023

Documents in Trump indictment were among nation’s most closely guarded

The fresh revelations will unsettle allied nations that share such classified information with the U.S., experts said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 10, 2023

How Arctic ice melt raises the risk of far-away wildfires

Rising temperatures in the region are contributing to the weather conditions that make wildfires more likely to occur, especially in higher and middle latitudes, experts say.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 9, 2023

How El Nino could impact the world's weather this year and next

Meteorologists expect that this El Nino, coupled with excess warming from climate change, will see the world grapple with record-high temperatures.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 9, 2023

Ukraine’s new tanks are seen in action as counteroffensive gets underway

It remains unclear whether the Ukrainian operations are the spearhead of a main attack or efforts to expose weak spots in Russian defenses, according to one European official.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 9, 2023

Wildfire smoke increases the risk of contracting COVID-19

Millions of people in Canada and the U.S. are currently at an elevated risk of catching COVID-19, thanks to the smoke from hundreds of wildfires.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jun 8, 2023

PFAS in western Tokyoites’ blood more than double national average

One expert has said that higher-than-normal readings are likely attributable to past contamination of drinking water in the area.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jun 8, 2023

Most Europeans share Macron's view on China and U.S., survey finds

The report suggests that both France and Germany's policy positions of seeing China as a global partner are “broadly in line with European public opinion.”
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 8, 2023

Accounting for war: Ukraine's climate fallout

The first 12 months of the war is expected to trigger a net increase of 120 million metric tons of greenhouse gases, equivalent to the annual output of a country such as Belgium.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 7, 2023

China’s missing politburo statements fan fears of diminishing transparency

The omissions come as Beijing builds a black box around sensitive information in the wake of growing U.S. scrutiny.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 7, 2023

AstraZeneca’s Japan partner to go solo on future cancer drugs

Daiichi Sankyo is expanding its sales and development staff overseas, aiming to boost production capacity so that it can handle its cancer drugs business entirely on its own.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 6, 2023

Cancer vaccines poised to unlock 'new treatment paradigm' with Merck-Moderna data

Scientists have been chasing the dream of vaccines to treat cancer for decades with few successes.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 6, 2023

As flood risks rise, New Orleans neighborhoods build resilience

Community-led projects in New Orleans are helping the city to cut flood risk and improve water management as climate change fuels more extreme weather.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 3, 2023

Experts warn bird flu virus changing rapidly in largest ever outbreak

While emphasizing that the risk to humans remains low, experts said that the surging number of bird flu cases in mammals was a cause for concern.
JAPAN
Jun 3, 2023

Japan, U.S. and South Korea agree to share North Korea missile data in real-time

Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada said the three countries would work toward launching the trilateral system “within the next few months.'
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 3, 2023

Three makers of ‘forever chemicals’ settle water lawsuits in U.S.

The companies — Chemours, DuPont and Corteva — said they had reached an agreement in principle to set up a $1.19 billion fund to help remove toxic PFAS from drinking water systems.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 2, 2023

Monsoons in India become unpredictable as pollution wreaks havoc

The monsoon, the lifeblood of the country's $3 trillion economy, delivers nearly 70% of the rain that India needs to water farms and recharge reservoirs and aquifers.
Japanese court orders Cloudflare to pay ¥500 million over manga piracy
Cloudflare has been ordered to pay ¥500 million after four major publishing firms accused the firm of copyright infringement for its role in hosting sites that distribute pirated copies of manga titles.
The reality of human trafficking in Japan
A view of Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward at night. Last year in Japan, 66 people were put in protective custody as victims of human trafficking. Among them, 58 — including all 41 minors — were Japanese nationals. International pressure to act on human trafficking led Japan to make efforts to crack down on the crime, such as a tightening of conditions in 2005 for entertainer visas.
First foreign president of Hosei University looks abroad for change
Hosei University President Diana Khor, who herself was an international student, aims to encourage students to look outward and cultivate a global mindset.
Yen and Japanese bonds continue to retreat as verbal intervention lacking
The yen has deepened recent lows against the dollar as the 'sell Japan' trade gains steam ahead of big fiscal stimulus.
A dictionary revision illustrates how Japanese keeps on evolving
The reference text A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar recently underwent a revision for the first time in nearly four decades.
First foreign president of Hosei University looks abroad for change
Hosei University President Diana Khor, who herself was an international student, aims to encourage students to look outward and cultivate a global mindset.
Japanese companies advised to change mindset about investment in Africa
Bernard Laurendeau, chief of Enkopa Lab Japan, in Tokyo last month
Munetaka Murakami headlines quartet looking to move to MLB via posting system
The Swallows' Munetaka Murakami has 246 career home runs in eight NPB seasons.
The reality of human trafficking in Japan
A view of Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward at night. Last year in Japan, 66 people were put in protective custody as victims of human trafficking. Among them, 58 — including all 41 minors — were Japanese nationals. International pressure to act on human trafficking led Japan to make efforts to crack down on the crime, such as a tightening of conditions in 2005 for entertainer visas.
Why we can’t get enough of the sham of the rental family
“Rental Family,” directed and co-written by the single-named Hikari, follows out-of-work actor Phillip (Brendan Fraser), who is hired as the “token white guy” at a Tokyo agency called Rental Family.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

An illustration features the Japanese signs for "ganbare" (good luck) and the Deaflympics, which will be held between Nov. 15 and 26.
A century of Deaf sport finds its moment in Tokyo
By Kathryn Wortley

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