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Finland report 2019
Dec 5, 2019

Oulu: The capital of northern Scandinavia enjoys strong ties with Japan

Through the years, the Nordic city of Oulu and Japan have established a good relationship with each other based on shared values.
Japan Times
Special Supplements / Malaysia Special
Nov 29, 2019

Strong potential seen in further transformation

One and a half years have passed since the 14th general election in May last year, when Malaysia's first-ever change of administration was realized. Under the leadership of Prime Minister Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, who has taken the helm of government for the second time, the new administration has conducted...
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COMMENTARY / World
Nov 26, 2019

Hong Kong has spoken, but will Beijing listen?

The pro-democrats' landslide victory in district elections could prove a turning point for the city.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 25, 2019

Fresh headache for China after Hong Kong pro-democracy residents rout pro-Beijing candidates

After months of sometimes violent unrest in Hong Kong, an election with record turnout handed a big victory to pro-democracy local district council candidates, posing a new conundrum for Beijing and adding pressure on the city's leader.
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WORLD / Society
Nov 22, 2019

Colombians march to keep wages and pensions intact as government warns against violence

Colombian unions, student groups and other protesters were marching on Thursday to insist the government maintain the minimum wage for young people and the universal right to a pension, even though the government says those are not part of reform plans.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Nov 21, 2019

Hong Kong students' escape via snake-infested sewers thwarted

Some anti-government protesters trapped inside a Hong Kong university on Wednesday tried to flee through the sewers, where one student said she saw snakes, but firemen prevented further escape bids by blocking a manhole into the system.
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COMMENTARY / World
Nov 20, 2019

Europe and U.S. are refighting the Cold War

Trans-Atlantic dispute sheds light on the best approach to China and Russia today.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 17, 2019

Hong Kong protesters shoot arrows and hurl petrol bombs in fresh campus clash

Protesters shot arrows and lobbed petrol bombs at police on Sunday as fresh violence erupted around a besieged Hong Kong university campus, with activists braced for a possible final police push to clear them after fiery clashes overnight.
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JAPAN / Regional Voices: Fukushima
Nov 15, 2019

German state leader to visit Fukushima to see recovery and renewable energy efforts

Minister President Armin Laschet of North Rhine-Westphalia, a state located in western Germany, is set to pay a visit to Fukushima Prefecture in January to evaluate the progress being made to implement renewable energy sources and the region's recovery following the Great East Japan Earthquake and subsequent...
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BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 13, 2019

New York beats Tokyo to become world's top innovative city

New York took first place in a list of the world's most innovative cities on Tuesday, with the United States performing strongly for its embrace of smart technology and startups.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 12, 2019

U.S. condemns latest Hong Kong violence, urging both sides to de-escalate

The United States on Monday condemned "unjustified use of deadly force" in the latest Hong Kong violence and urged police and civilians alike to de-escalate the situation, a senior Trump administration official said.
JAPAN / Society
Nov 9, 2019

Japan to go ahead with using descriptive questions in university entrance exams from 2020

Japan will carry out plans to introduce descriptive questions for Japanese and mathematics subjects under a new unified university entrance examination system starting in fiscal 2020, education minister Koichi Hagiuda said.
JAPAN / World Bosai Forum Special
Nov 8, 2019

A resolute pledge for universal disaster preparedness

Disaster prevention experts from Japan and abroad will once again gather in the city of Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, the biggest city in the Tohoku region devastated by the Great East Japan Earthquake in March 2011, to share their knowledge on disaster risk management, process of recovery and response to natural calamities.
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JAPAN
Nov 5, 2019

Filipino typhoon survivor tells of brush with climate crisis, urges Japanese to act now

Not everyone has the luxury of reading about climate change.
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 4, 2019

Australia and China vow to work on repairing bilateral relationship

Australia and China said they will work together to repair their bilateral relationship, tarnished by allegations that Beijing has committed cyberattacks and has attempted to interfere in Canberra's domestic affairs.
EDITORIALS
Nov 3, 2019

A needed revamp of the National Security Council

The new NSC better positions Japan to take on and respond to new challenges.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 3, 2019

Hokkaido Ainu association sues University of Tokyo to have remains returned

An Ainu indigenous rights association in Hokkaido has filed a lawsuit against the University of Tokyo, seeking the return of remains of their ancestors stored at the university.
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JAPAN / Society
Nov 1, 2019

Japan's shrine meant to celebrate Hokkaido's Ainu divides them

On a wooded lake shore in southwest Hokkaido, the government is building a modernist shrine that has divided the indigenous Ainu community whose vanishing culture it was designed to celebrate.
JAPAN
Oct 31, 2019

Some in LDP want to delay plan for private-sector English tests in university entry exams

The move comes as worries persist over inequalities in opportunities arising from students' economic situations and geographic locations.
Japan Times
Czech Republic report 2019
Oct 25, 2019

100 years of Japan-Czech exchange

Highlights from the official message of the Czech Republic’s Ambassador to Japan, Martin Tomčo:
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 24, 2019

Can Japan revive its electronics industry glory?

The revival of CEATEC as an exhibition will serve as an important barometer for the resurgence of Japan's consumer electronics industry.
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WORLD
Oct 22, 2019

California utility considers more blackouts to avoid igniting wildfires

With windy, dry weather in the forecast again, California's largest utility said Monday it's considering shutting off power this week to about a half million people to try and prevent wildfires ignited by electrical equipment.

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Tetsuzo Shiraishi, speaking at The Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage, uses a thermos to explain how he experienced the U.S. firebombing of March 1945, when he was just 7 years old.
From ashes to high-rises: A survivor’s account of Tokyo’s postwar past