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LIFE / Travel
Jun 9, 1999

The business of international adoption

At home in rural Connecticut, with his 3-year-old son Vlad playing beside him, Jim Altman is checking to see how many hits he's gotten on his Web site. Two years after adopting Vlad from a Russian orphanage, Altman is using the Internet to wage a propaganda war against the agency he claims used his money...
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 1, 2022

U.N. report accuses China of ‘serious’ rights abuses in Xinjiang

In its response, included with the report's publication, the Chinese government has said that the assessment 'wantonly smears and slanders China.”
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 11, 2021

Bleak future feared for Asia's vulnerable poor after landmark climate report

Home to about 60% of the world's population, the region has borne the brunt of climate disasters.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 7, 2021

Japan can embrace change this International Women's Day

From athletic fields to board rooms, however, Japan has a long way to go toward gender equality. This is more than just a social issue. It is an economic opportunity for Japan.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 15, 2021

Japan must embrace international cooperation in the age of COVID-19

If the nation wants to maintain its current standard of living, it has no choice but to maintain a course that embraces international cooperation.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 29, 2018

As IPCC report warns of growing climate change risks, Japan seeks to adapt

A report released this month by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) indicates that unless global warming is limited to 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels, Japan's summer of extreme weather may become the new normal.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 3, 2016

Japan gets reprieve in international effort to clamp down on ivory trade

A committee meeting at an international conference for animal conservation votes unanimously to ban domestic trade in elephant ivory.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
May 6, 2016

Bullying of LGBT students at 'epidemic' levels in Japan: Human Rights Watch

The bullying of sexual minorities is reaching “epidemic” levels in Japan because of a lack of effective policies and training, Human Rights Watch says in a report.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 9, 2015

U.S. upgrades Malaysia in annual human trafficking report: sources

The United States is upgrading Malaysia from the lowest tier on its list of worst human trafficking centers, U.S. sources said Wednesday, a move that could smooth the way for an ambitious U.S.-led free-trade deal with the Southeast Asian nation and 11 other countries.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 16, 2015

Former victims dismiss ASIJ's sex abuse report as 'whitewash'

Victims of sex abuse committed by former American School in Japan teacher Jack Moyer and their supporters dismiss a report the school released as a 'whitewash' intended to minimize damage to its reputation.
JAPAN
Apr 8, 2015

1984 Foreign Ministry report warned of Fukushima-type nuclear scenario

The Foreign Ministry secretly conducted a simulation in 1984 to assess damage from a hypothetical attack on a nuclear power plant in a war and concluded that up to 18,000 people would be killed with acute symptoms from radiation exposure, it emerged Wednesday.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT
Aug 21, 2013

Humans '95% likely' behind warming

It is all but certain that human activity has caused a steady increase in global temperatures over the past 60 years, leading to warmer oceans and an acceleration in rising sea levels, according to the most recent climate change report by an international U.N. panel of scientists.
Japan Times
LIFE
Aug 29, 2010

Anyone for tennis?

If you've ever had a tennis lesson, your coach likely told you to block, rather than swing at your volleys. That knowledge makes it all the more thrilling to watch someone like the athletic 16-year-old Sanae Ota rush in from the back of the court, leap up to a high, floating ball — before it bounces...
JAPAN
Dec 9, 2004

NPA report lists the usual suspects: Islamic terrorists, Aum, Pyongyang

International terrorist organizations run by Islamic extremists are expected to continue carrying out attacks worldwide, and the possibility of Japan becoming a target cannot be ruled out, the National Police Agency reckoned in an annual report on security released this week.
EDITORIALS
Aug 13, 2002

Defense report lacks substance

This year's government report on defense, the first since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in the United States, devotes much space to the terror-related events. That was only to be expected, considering that they have changed the contours of the international community, particularly the global security...
JAPAN
Feb 28, 2001

Human rights groups attack official discrimination report

Human rights advocacy groups on Tuesday lashed out at the Japanese government for failing to address what they say are numerous discriminatory practices in a report submitted last year to a United Nations panel.
JAPAN
Feb 28, 2001

Human rights groups attack official discrimination report

Human rights advocacy groups on Tuesday lashed out at the Japanese government for failing to address what they say are numerous discriminatory practices in a report submitted last year to a United Nations panel.
JAPAN
Dec 23, 2000

Education Law in need of drastic review: report

The 53-year-old Fundamental Law of Education should be reviewed to determine if it meets current needs and lends itself to the formation of an educational system appropriate for the 21st century, an advisory panel to Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori said in its final report released Friday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 3, 2022

A hotter planet means a hungrier planet, climate report warns

Simultaneous crop failures in the world's breadbaskets and livestock deaths from extreme heat are just a few of the disasters that may befall the world's food system.
An industrial park in Shanxi Province, in the heart of China’s coal country
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 9, 2023

World falling dangerously short of climate goals: U.N. report card

The Paris Agreement has successfully driven climate action, but "much more is needed now on all fronts," the U.N.'s first official progress report said.
The world's largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, sails during a fueling-at-sea operation in the eastern Mediterranean Sea on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 13, 2023

U.S. must be ready for simultaneous wars with China and Russia: report

The report said the U.S. nuclear arms modernization program must be fully funded to upgrade all warheads, delivery systems and infrastructure.
JAPAN / Society
Nov 30, 2023

Panel submits final report on Japan's foreign trainee program

After roughly a year of meetings, the cumulative report contains recommendations on a newly designed policy.
The Champayan Lagoon in Altamira, Tamaulipas, Mexico. A new report finds that nearly 3 billion people and more than half of the world’s food production are in areas experiencing a worsening water shortage.
ENVIRONMENT / Sustainability
Oct 17, 2024

Water crisis endangers 8% of GDP in high-income countries, report warns

The report finds that nearly 3 billion people and more than half of the world’s food production are in areas experiencing a worsening water shortage.
Iran has well over 10,000 existing centrifuges operating at two underground plants at Natanz and Fordow and an above-ground pilot plant at Natanz.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 29, 2024

Iran plans new uranium-enrichment expansion, IAEA report says

The confidential report details Iran's response to a resolution against it that the IAEA's 35-nation Board of Governors passed last week.
The coal-powered Datang International Zhangjiakou Power Station in Zhangjiakou, in China's northern Hebei province. Many countries support an an aggressive approach to climate change, but face objections by some oil producers and major polluters with rising emissions, such as India and China.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Feb 24, 2025

Nations at odds over major U.N. climate science report

Many countries support an an aggressive approach to climate change, but face objections by some oil producers and major polluters.
The 2025 Diplomatic Bluebook says that Tokyo will communicate closely with Washington over various issues facing the international community.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 8, 2025

Japan foreign policy report highlights importance of building ties with Trump

The 2025 Diplomatic Bluebook said that Tokyo will communicate closely with Washington over various issues facing the international community.
Haneda Airport security staff arrested over theft
Tokyo police have arrested a 21-year-old security inspector at Haneda Airport after he allegedly stole cash from a passenger during a baggage inspection.
Japan's elderly population down at around 36.2 million
The estimated number of people age 65 or older in Japan stands at 36.19 million as of Monday, accounting for record 29.4% of the country's total population, according to the internal affairs ministry.
SDF spots China’s biggest aircraft carrier for first time
The Fujian aircraft carrier is seen in Shanghai in May 2024 as it leaves for its first sea trial.
White House threatens broad crackdown on liberal groups
FBI Director Kash Patel (right) listens to senior White House adviser Stephen Miller speak in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Monday.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Pole vault rivals in awe after Duplantis has another historic night in Tokyo
Sweden's Armand Duplantis competes in the men's pole fault final during the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Monday.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
Tara Davis-Woodhall leaps to gold and finds redemption at world championships
Tara Davis-Woodhall celebrates after winning the women's long jump final at the World Athletics Championships at Tokyo's National Stadium on Sunday night.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.

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Sumadori Bar on Shibuya Ward's main Center Gai street targets young customers who prefer low-alcohol drinks or abstain altogether.
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