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WORLD
Jun 30, 2016

Fame brings fortune: Pakistani schoolgirl activist Malala now millionaire

Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani teenage education activist who survived a near-fatal attack by the Taliban, and her family have become millionaires in under four years due to sales of a book about her life and appearances on the global speaker circuit.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jun 29, 2016

Southeast Asian fires emitted the most carbon last year since 1997, topped entire EU output

Forest fires that blanketed Southeast Asia in thick haze last year released the greatest amount of climate-changing carbon since the record blazes in 1997, producing emissions higher than in the whole of the European Union, scientists said on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jun 27, 2016

La Nina to bring the heat to Japan this summer

Cases of heatstroke are likely to jump as temperatures surge this summer amid Japan's first La Nina phenomenon in six years, according to the Meteorological Agency.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / LEADERS SPEAK
Jun 27, 2016

DP's Okada warns Abe is distracting voters from his goal to rewrite Constitution

A strong victory for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Liberal Democratic Party in next month's Upper House election would spell an end to postwar pacifism and "completely change the way Japan is," according to Democratic Party leader Katsuya Okada.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jun 26, 2016

Afrirampo leads 'Zero Generation' into adulthood

Anarchic, anything-goes garage-punk band Afrirampo is defined first and foremost by feelings: The feelings that drive the duo as artists and the feelings they evoke in audiences. As the band returns to the live circuit after a six-year absence, guitarist Mayumi "Oni" Saeki is acutely aware of how the...
COMMUNITY / Issues / LABOR PAINS
Jun 26, 2016

'Same work, same pay' goal may spark a race to the bottom

Without details on how to bridge the chasm that divides irregular and regular workers, PM Abe's target is hot air.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Jun 26, 2016

Skies of blue: a Great Pyrenees named Cosette

This fluffy white beauty is a Great Pyrenees, a gentle breed that is something of a giant when full-grown. Cosette is just over a year old and already 30 kg despite a tragic start. She had been abandoned, left to die along with other dogs in a Tokyo apartment. Filthy, her body wasted when found, she...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 26, 2016

U.S. may stop subsidizing Israeli defense firms

U.S. President Barack Obama would like to phase out the agreement that allows Israel to spend 26 percent of U.S. annual aid at home.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Jun 26, 2016

As ongoing drought ravages nation, India's suicide farmers' widows face 'living death'

At the age of 24, Joshna Wandile and her two children were thrown out of the house she shared with her in-laws after her farmer husband hanged himself. He left a pile of debts after years of drought laid waste to his land.
Japan Times
LIFE
Jun 25, 2016

Indulging Hawaiian culture, cuisine in Japan

Boasting beautiful beaches and endless sunsets, Hawaii has long been a popular holiday destination for tourists from Japan.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Jun 25, 2016

Gary Snyder: Asia's heavy toll on nature

Enter the mind of American poet and scholar Gary Snyder and watch as time pulls back, perspectives shift and an epoch passes in a single blink. His newest book of prose, "The Great Clod," is a series of essays on Asia's ecological history, combining culture and politics in a way that is, unsurprisingly,...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Jun 25, 2016

Vloggers Simon and Martina: 'We feel like we need to whisper in our own house'

Canadian pair on foot fetishes, addiction to CoCo curry and getting lost in the mountains on Halloween.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jun 24, 2016

Yen leaps on referendum surprise; Nikkei tumbles

Japan braced for global market turmoil Friday as the yen briefly soared above 100 against the dollar and the Nikkei stock average tumbled over 8 percent as Britain voted in favor of leaving the European Union.
JAPAN
Jun 24, 2016

Brexit could hamper Japan's efforts on EU deal: analysts

Britain's historic decision to leave the European Union could hamper Japan's efforts on a trade deal with the EU as well as its relationship with Asian and other global partners, analysts said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 24, 2016

Britain shocks world with vote to quit EU

The yen soars, stocks tumble and governments scramble to make sense of what lies ahead as Britain votes to leave the EU.
EDITORIALS
Jun 24, 2016

Capital punishment for a minor

Putting someone to death for crimes committed while they are a minor is a very serious business, one that deserves a great deal more study.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 23, 2016

Toshiba's President Tsunakawa warns of long road to recovery

A day after stepping into his new role, Toshiba Corp. President Satoshi Tsunakawa has cautioned that the company is still recovering from a bruising accounting scandal and faces a lengthy turnaround process.
JAPAN
Jun 23, 2016

Goro Hasegawa, inventor of board game Othello, dies at 83

Goro Hasegawa, who invented the popular board game Othello, died Monday at his house in Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture, and a funeral was held Thursday. He was 83.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 23, 2016

The problem with politicians as historians

For generations, political leaders have attempted to shape their image. Today, it is U.S. President Barack Obama's turn to attempt to define his legacy.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 22, 2016

The vicious cycle of jihadism

It is time for the Western powers to reconsider their regional strategies and focus attention on attacking the ideology driving terror.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 22, 2016

A courageous bookseller's return to Hong Kong

Lam Wing-kee, is a name that should go down in history, both for Hong Kong and China.
JAPAN
Jun 22, 2016

Tokyo gubernatorial election threatens annual fireworks display

The July 31 election of a new Tokyo governor threatens a much-loved fixture in the city's calendar: the annual Sumida River Fireworks Festival.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 22, 2016

Chinese internet regulator to 'cleanse' websites of 'harmful comments'

China's internet regulator has launched a new campaign to clean up the comments sections on websites to prevent the spread of what it calls harmful information and to encourage what it considers more helpful, well-intentioned comments to appear.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 21, 2016

Chinese economic cyberespionage plummets in U.S.: experts

The Chinese government appears to be abiding by its September pledge to stop supporting the hacking of American trade secrets to help companies there compete, private U.S. security executives and government advisers said on Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 20, 2016

Interview with the vanishing Hong Kong bookseller who stood up to China

Chain smoking outside a train station in Hong Kong last Thursday, a thin, bespectacled man called Lam Wing-kee was in a bind.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 20, 2016

South Korea trains next generation of keyboard warriors

In one college major at Seoul’s elite Korea University, the courses are known only by number, and students keep their identities a secret from outsiders.

Longform

Mount Fuji is considered one of Japan's most iconic symbols and is a major draw for tourists. It's still a mountain, though, and potential hikers need to properly prepare for any climb.
What it takes to save lives on Mount Fuji