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Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Jun 28, 2019

Weathering the storm on the Noto Peninsula

Often overlooked and still relatively obscure, Ishikawa Prefecture's Noto Peninsula remains a wealth of traditional crafts and cuisine, dramatic landscapes and vibrant festivals.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 28, 2019

Line unveils credit scoring, an AI receptionist and other new services

Line Corp. has unveiled new services, from credit scoring to an AI-powered robot receptionist, as the operator of Japan's dominant messaging platform seeks to expand beyond chat.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 28, 2019

Abe heralds launch of 'Osaka Track' framework for free cross-border data flow at G20

Prime Minister Abe launches the “Osaka Track” framework to promote the drafting of international rules to enable the free movement of data across borders, but not everyone signs on.
Japan Times
Jun 28, 2019

First order received from a shipowner in Japan for the newly developed 42,000-metric-ton log and bulk carrier TESS42

TSUNEISHI SHIPBUILDING Co., Ltd. has received its first order from a shipowner in Japan for several 42,000-metric-ton log and bulk carriers TESS42*. With growing demand for cargo transport due to economic growth in Asia, we foresaw the need for a larger version of the handysize log and bulk carriers...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jun 27, 2019

The Lethal Weapons: Locked and loaded on the streets of Tokyo

Nostalgia for the 1980s usually plays out more as an aesthetic than an authentic yearning to go back to the days of Rubik's Cubes and "Miami Vice." But that's not the case for Aiki Kiyohisa, 38.
Japan Times
JAPAN / G20 Osaka Summit Special
Jun 27, 2019

Japan weighs strategy after shocking climate report

In October 2018, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a report that sent shock waves around the globe. The world's leading body of climate scientists warned that there might be only 12 years left to ensure global warming is kept to a rise of 1.5 degrees Celsius. Beyond that,...
Japan Times
Special Supplements / G20 Osaka Summit Special
Jun 27, 2019

Global housing giant takes on environmental leadership role

As the world faces numerous sustainability and environmental issues, governments and businesses are tasked with coming together to find solutions to the problems that most affect our global community.
Japan Times
JAPAN / G20 Osaka Summit Special
Jun 27, 2019

Walking the talk on gender equality issues

On Friday in Osaka, Group of 20 leaders will convene to discuss the most pressing global challenges of our time, and that will include women's empowerment. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's womenomics push has certainly impressed many, including myself, since it was announced six years ago.
Japan Times
JAPAN / G20 Osaka Summit Special
Jun 27, 2019

Universities lure foreign students on falling population

Universities conducting classes in English, intellectual debates between foreign and Japanese students where new ideas are created — these are just some of the things the central government envisions for the nation's higher education in order to become a magnet for talented researchers and students...
Japan Times
Special Supplements / G20 Osaka Summit Special
Jun 27, 2019

Enhanced Japan services accompany top-tier service

Providing flights to more countries than any other airline in the world, Turkish Airlines offers travelers comfortable passage to destinations across the globe. As it celebrates its 30th anniversary of flights to and from Japan, the airline continues to enhance services with exciting promotions and luxurious...
Japan Times
Special Supplements / G20 Osaka Summit Special
Jun 27, 2019

Pursuing sustainability and diversity in global activities

Since its establishment over a century ago in 1913 as a Jesuit school, Sophia University has steadfastly embodied its mission: "Men and Women, For Others, With Others."
Japan Times
Special Supplements / G20 Osaka Summit Special
Jun 27, 2019

'Waseda Architecture' symbolic of capital's development

Functioning not only as broadcasting towers, but also as popular tourist spots among both Japanese and overseas visitors alike, Tokyo Tower and Tokyo Skytree are said to be symbolic of Japan. While general information about these structures can be found in virtually any travel guide, what is lesser known...
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 27, 2019

Official Saudi probe dodges who ordered Jamal Khashoggi murder, says U.N. expert

An official Saudi Arabian investigation into the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi agents failed to examine who may have ordered the killing and ignored key suspects, a U.N. special rapporteur said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Jun 26, 2019

'Disturbance' gives a voice to victims of domestic violence

Standing alone, high up on the balcony of the Musicasa theater in Tokyo, the character of Jane — a wife, mother and a victim of domestic abuse — leaves a red analog phone with a coiled cable hanging over the balustrade.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 26, 2019

Is Japan becoming a country of immigration?

Japan needs to create a system to build an intercultural society by learning from the efforts of other countries.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / G20 Osaka
Jun 26, 2019

World leaders' bilateral talks likely to carry more weight than G20 Osaka summit

Some of the planned one-on-one meetings, such as the Trump-Xi meeting, could have a heavy influence on the fate of a number of key global issues.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 26, 2019

U.S. companies find legal loophole to avoid Trump's Huawei blacklist

American technology companies have resumed selling certain products to Huawei Technologies Co. after concluding there are legal ways to work with the Chinese telecom giant in spite of its inclusion on a Trump Administration blacklist.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 26, 2019

In world first, Facebook to share data on hate speech suspects with French courts

In a world first, Facebook Inc. has agreed to hand over the identification data of French users suspected of hate speech on its platform to judges, France's minister for digital affairs Cedric O said on Tuesday.
GLOBAL INSIGHT / Bahrain report 2019
Jun 26, 2019

Sitting at ACI Asia-Pacific

In 2019, the CEO of Bahrain Airport Company (BAC), Mohamed Yousif Al Binfalah was elected as a director of the Asia-Pacific Regional Board of the Airports Council International (ACI), a global body which represents the world’s airports and works closely with prominent aviation organizations to develop...
GLOBAL INSIGHT / Bahrain report 2019
Jun 26, 2019

A new chapter in history

In April 2018, Bahrain’s Minister of Oil Shaikh Mohamed bin Khalifa Al Khalifa announced the kingdom’s biggest hydrocarbon discovery in decades — an estimated 80 billion barrels of oil, and between 10 and 20 trillion cubic feet of natural gas had been found off the country’s west coast.
GLOBAL INSIGHT / Bahrain report 2019
Jun 26, 2019

Beyond oil

Although the outlook is bright for the Bahraini oil industry, the kingdom has no intention of straying off its very successful path of diversification and embracing the Fourth Industrial Revolution by combining Bahrain’s traditional strengths with emerging technologies.
GLOBAL INSIGHT / Bahrain report 2019
Jun 26, 2019

Ours, Yours…

Located in the heart of the Arabian Gulf, Bahrain’s economy is growing faster than any other in the Gulf region. “We have had an average growth in gross domestic product (GDP) of 3 to 4 percent for four years and are optimistic that this growth will continue,” said Minister of Industry, Commerce...
Special Supplements / G20 Osaka Summit Special
Jun 26, 2019

Options aplenty at diverse shopping center

Ario Kurashiki is a large-scale shopping mall connected to the North Exit of JR Kurashiki Station. It is located on the opposite side of the historical Kurashiki area, adjacent to Mitsui Outlet Park.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jun 25, 2019

Tadanori Yokoo: From the shadows within

The blotchy, salty self-portrait that confronts you as you enter Tadanori Yokoo's exhibition of recent work "B29 and Homeland: From My Childhood to Andy Warhol" (2018) has a hangman's noose in the top left corner. This recalls one of the artist's most renowned works, the 1965 "Having Reached a Climax...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jun 25, 2019

'Heisei Graphics'

June 29-Aug. 17
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 25, 2019

A new Cold War liberalism?

As cold war rhetoric escalates, progressive critics of China must find an independent voice.
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
Jun 25, 2019

Sea Shepherd in Australia eyes measures against Japanese whaling

The Australian division of anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd is considering possible measures against Japan's plan to restart commercial whaling in July after a hiatus of 31 years, according to a senior official.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 25, 2019

London midwifery students use augmented tech to improve clinical skills

Midwifery students in London are learning to bring new life into the world in a radically new way with the help of augmented reality (AR) technology.
Wealthy foreign nationals picking up ultimate souvenir — a condo in Tokyo
A high-end property in the fashionable Daikanyama district in Tokyo
Bank of Japan to start unloading ETFs in surprise move that rattles market
BOJ Gov. Kazuo Ueda said it would take a century for the bank to sell all its ETFs at the pace proposed.
Over 90% of low-income families in Japan struggling to feed children
Save the Children Japan domestic program chief Sonoko Kawakami speaks at a news conference in Tokyo in July. A survey conducted by the group in June has found that over 90% of low-income households with children face food insecurity.
JAL to punish president and 36 others over pilot drinking scandal
Japan Airlines Managing Executive Officer Yukio Nakagawa (center) and others apologize after one of the airline's pilots was found to have been drinking alcohol, during a news conference in Tokyo on Sept. 4.
After seven decades, is it finally time for the LDP to split up?
Signage atop the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo. Japan’s ruling party faces a tough decision over its future as it searches for a new leader to replace outgoing Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, reverse its waning popularity and reassure investors
Behold the glory of Japan’s fruit boxes
Otherwise common sights in Japan's supermarkets, the country's fruit and veggie boxes can hide surprising symbols of local pride.
World Athletics stars relish Tokyo atmosphere after COVID-hit Olympics
Organizers of the World Athletics Championships said over 500,000 tickets had been sold and that they are expecting to end the event in front of large crowds this weekend.
Japan’s front-line researchers see bright path ahead for dementia treatment
A scientist looks at scans of grains at the Memory Centre at the Department of Readaptation and Geriatrics of the University Hospital (HUG) in Geneva, Switzerland, on June 6, 2023.
Still plenty to fight for, says Japan’s team leader at worlds
Race walker Hayato Katsuki earned bronze for Japan on the opening day of the World Athletics Championships on Saturday.
Wealthy foreign nationals picking up ultimate souvenir — a condo in Tokyo
A high-end property in the fashionable Daikanyama district in Tokyo

Podcast

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

Longform

Sumadori Bar on Shibuya Ward's main Center Gai street targets young customers who prefer low-alcohol drinks or abstain altogether.
Rethinking that second drink: Japan’s Gen Z gets ‘sober curious’
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We are pleased to announce the winners of the 6th annual Sustainable Japan Award.
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