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Japan Times
BUSINESS / davos special 2019
Jan 22, 2019
Shifting to a decarbonized society amid climate change
Since the adoption of the Paris agreement in December 2015, the role of non-state players with the aim of realizing a decarbonized society has become more significant than ever. Non-state parties include companies, local governments, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and others, who have not necessarily been at the center of past climate change discussions.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / davos special 2019
Jan 22, 2019
Bringing out the flavor of dashi: soft water and terrain
Beyond sushi and sukiyaki, all kinds of Japanese dishes are being enjoyed around the world more than ever before.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / davos special 2019
Jan 22, 2019
A taste of Japan's cuisine, buffet style
Japan Night will return to Davos once again to offer participants of the 2019 World Economic Forum meeting the opportunity to savor some of the finest Japanese cuisine.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / davos special 2019
Jan 22, 2019
Japan Night reception to serve a selection of Gold Prize-winning sake
Six kinds of Fukushima Prefecture's sake will be served to complete the feast at the annual Japan Night reception during the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2019 — one of the events that VIPs from around the world attending the conference look forward to the most.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 21, 2019
Year of reckoning follows men (and one specific woman) to annual Davos extravaganza
These are uncomfortable times for the archetypal men of Davos — and at least one woman.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 18, 2019
Gloomy forecast for Davos: Crises aplenty to deal with, but few world leaders around to do it
An array of crises will keep several world leaders away from the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos next week, which takes place against a backdrop of deepening gloom over the global economic and political outlook.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 23, 2018
Arrangements being made for Abe and Trump to meet in Davos in late January to discuss trade and North Korea
Japan and the United States are making arrangements for a leaders' summit around Jan. 22 on the fringes of the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Japanese government sources said Sunday.
BUSINESS
Oct 12, 2018
Media firms, writers drop out of Saudi 'Davos in the desert' event after journalist's disappearance
Media companies are pulling out of a Saudi investment conference as outrage grows over the journalist who went missing inside a Saudi consulate in Turkey earlier this month.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 27, 2018
'Summer Davos' in China casts spotlight on technological advances beyond Silicon Valley
The award-winning virtual reality film "Tree" offers a rare multisensory experience of becoming a rainforest tree from a seedling in just 15 minutes. Reading a short speech into a microphone analyzes your voice and tells who you are — your sex, height, skull type, personality and emotional state. A high-resolution video camera identifies you from 500 meters away.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 23, 2018
The lessons of Davos 2018 for Japan
The government needs to recognize the difference with other countries in its seriousness toward economic reforms and take much deeper steps.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 8, 2018
Better employee training needed to prepare for 'fourth industrial revolution,' Suntory chief says
Takeshi Niinami, chief executive officer of Suntory Holdings Ltd., believes that companies and governments need to offer proper training and education to their employees with a long-term view toward new technologies as people still lack the skills needed for "the fourth industrial revolution."
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 29, 2018
Global takeaways from Trump's Davos speech
The U.S. president's speech was crafted for a kind of virtual togetherness — a merging of 'America First' with everybody else as partners.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 27, 2018
BOJ Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda didn't revise price outlook in Davos remark, central bank says
The Bank of Japan said Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda wasn't revising the inflation outlook when he said in Davos on Friday that consumer prices are finally moving close to the 2 percent target.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 26, 2018
Trump says U.S. would consider rejoining TPP if the terms are improved
U.S. President Donald Trump says he might rejoin the Trans-Pacific Partnership if the United States can strike a “substantially better” deal on the free trade pact.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 24, 2018
At Davos, Modi calls out isolationist trends as attention turns to how Trump will respond
The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum kicked off Tuesday in Davos, Switzerland, with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi openly railing against anti-globalization and urging a halt to isolationist trends.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Jan 24, 2018
In Davos, Cate Blanchett jokes about playing Melania Trump
Actress Cate Blanchett, speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Tuesday, drew laughs when she jokingly speculated about playing first lady Melania Trump on screen, saying she would not approach such a role from a "Free Melania" point of view.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 23, 2018
The great Davos face-off for Trump
The U.S. president may use his Davos speech to set off one what some advisers call a dramatic 'stink bomb.'
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 23, 2018
Swiss on highest avalanche alert on eve of Davos forum
Switzerland went on avalanche alert on Monday as fresh snow smothered much of the Alps a day before the World Economic Forum in Davos gets underway.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / DAVOS SPECIAL 2018
Jan 23, 2018
Working to build a shared future in a 'fractured world'
As the global environment has changed dramatically today with geopolitical fissures, technological advances and a shared economy, the World Economic Forum's annual meeting will kick off on Jan. 23 in Davos, Switzerland, with more than 3,000 of the world's influential and wealthy individuals coming from 100 countries.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / DAVOS SPECIAL 2018
Jan 23, 2018
Japan a global leader in cryptocurrency investment
Japan is the global leader in the market development of cryptocurrencies — a global buzzword recently — some of which have seen their values skyrocket over the past year.
Number of homeless in Japan hits record low
Homeless people sleep on the street in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward in August 2021.
Raising kids in Japan as a single parent? It takes a village.
Making things work as a foreign, single mother in Japan isn't easy, but these tips and tricks can help you through the hardest parts.
JAL cancels international flight after captain gets drunk at Dallas hotel
A Japan Airlines' flight from Dallas to Tokyo was canceled last week after its captain got drunk at a local hotel.
In Japan, regional revitalization fails to halt population decline
Sakiyama elementary school in Tamba, Hyogo Prefecture, in March .Over the past decade, the government has directed efforts toward policies designed to give young people incentives to base themselves in rural areas.
Putin’s war will soon reach Russians’ tax bills
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a meeting in St. Petersburg on Friday.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the city.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Kyotographie's strong 12th edition shines light into the margins
Yassine Alaoui Ismaili, who goes by Yoriyas, turned to photography, shooting motion while in motion himself, after an injury forced him to give up his career as a professional breakdancer.

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