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Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 22, 2023

More women describe enduring forced abortions in Nigerian Army program

The accounts of two women, who said they met by chance at a wedding outside Nigeria, buttress the testimonies of more than 30 other women and girls who said they endured forced abortions.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Apr 20, 2023

The next arms race: China leverages AI for edge in future wars

China already produces the most top AI scientists, with the country hosting the first nine of the world’s top 10 institutions publishing AI-related papers.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 28, 2023

China spent $240 billion bailing out 'Belt & Road' countries, study says

China has lent hundreds of billions of dollars to build infrastructure in developing countries, but lending has tailed off since 2016 as many projects fail to pay the expected dividends.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 21, 2023

As India's population booms, where are its working women?

Economists say that India must not only create more jobs to keep its world-beating growth on track, but also foster employment conditions favorable to women.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 20, 2023

Asia gears up for rollout of EU carbon border tax

The EU’s move to tax certain carbon-intensive goods poses a particular threat to Asia, as the region's developing economies saw the greatest rise in emissions in 2022.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Mar 6, 2023

Firms facing greater ethical scrutiny, but what are the costs for lapses?

The range of ethical transgressions that businesses make are varied — as are the levels of scrutiny and resulting costs they experience.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 19, 2023

China’s blanket radiation testing could spell trouble for Japanese seafood imports

The news comes ahead of Japan’s plan to begin releasing treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 plant into the sea.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Dec 16, 2022

Amid World Cup criticisms, is it time for sport to be greener?

Monitoring groups say Qatar deserves a 'yellow card' over its carbon-neutral pledge as many emissions have been overlooked.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 24, 2022

Is fishing — one of the world's deadliest professions — also among the most violent?

The number of violent killings — and deaths at sea in general — in the fishing industry remains extremely hard to assess, but it is high.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Oct 7, 2022

What did Japan learn from its largest and deadliest COVID wave?

While the surge of infections — fueled by the BA.5 subvariant of the omicron variant — has subsided, some important questions remain unanswered.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 14, 2022

Hot U.S. inflation fuels bets on supersized Fed rate hike

A bevy of U.S. central bankers in recent weeks have signaled support for a second straight 75 basis points rate increase at their upcoming policy meeting on July 26 and 27.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 8, 2022

Global growth will be choked amid inflation and war, World Bank says

The World Bank said the war in Ukraine, supply chain chokeholds, COVID-19 lockdowns in China, and rises in energy and food prices are exacting a growing toll on economies.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 23, 2021

Pro-China group continues to spread misinformation, researchers say

More than 2,000 accounts have promoted falsehoods such as COVID-19 misinformation and the denial of human rights abuses in China's Xinjiang region.
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Aug 30, 2021

North Korea appears to restart nuclear reactor, presenting fresh challenge to Biden

The restart of the plutonium-producing reactor at the Yongbyon nuclear site has been described as 'deeply troubling' by the U.N. atomic agency.
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Jul 20, 2021

Pandemic shows Japan needs to figure out how to learn and prepare

Last-minute efforts to deal with COVID-19 vaccinations highlight a national lack of strategy and foresight.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Jul 19, 2021

Failure to learn from terrorism and disease hampered Japan's virus response

While Washington drew lessons from past incidents, enabling it to build a COVID-19 vaccine quickly, Tokyo allowed itself to fall behind.
JAPAN / Society
Jun 12, 2021

Japan's older workers have fewer friends but more motivated to work than peers abroad

When asked whether they had close friends other than their family members, 31.3% of Japanese respondents said they did not, as the pandemic curtails social activities.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 28, 2021

Urgent methane cuts needed to rein in climate change, U.N. warns

Methane has a higher heat-trapping potential compared with carbon dioxide and it breaks down in the atmosphere much more quickly, meaning cutting methane emissions can have an impact sooner.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 10, 2021

U.N. atomic watchdog reports new Iranian breach of nuclear deal

The U.N. atomic watchdog on Friday flagged a new breach by Iran of its nuclear deal with major powers on the day those powers met to revive the agreement , a report by the agency seen by Reuters showed, likely raising tensions with Western powers.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 27, 2021

North Korea’s new economic plan looks a lot like the old one

International sanctions and coronavirus lockdowns have resulted in an unprecedented level of isolation that is quickly becoming an existential issue for North Korean leader Kim Jong Un
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 11, 2020

Emissions are already back at pre-pandemic levels

While overall emissions will fall more than ever this year, the drop won't slow climate change, according to a U.N. agency report.
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Apr 2, 2020

With suicide note and lawsuit, Moritomo scandal back to haunt Abe

With the publication of a suicide note by a former Finance Ministry official and subsequent lawsuit by his widow, the Moritomo Gakuen scandal has returned to haunt Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. But with Abe saying the issue has been settled and Japan finding itself in the midst of the coronavirus crisis,...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 3, 2020

Reforming Japan's social security system

Rebuilding Japan's fiscal health will be impossible without overhauling the social security system.
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 5, 2019

Japan tops Global Climate Risk Index as extreme heat hits countries both rich and poor

The report says Japan faced “three exceptionally strong extreme weather events” in 2018.

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