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Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 8, 2021
Journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov win Nobel Peace Prize
The pair were selected 'for their courageous fight for freedom of expression in the Philippines and Russia,' the Nobel committee said.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Oct 8, 2021
Why is the Nobel Prize so elusive for Haruki Murakami?
Over the years, critics have cited a number of possible reasons, with the most prominent being the lack of political statements in his work.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 6, 2021
'Brilliance and humility': Colleagues praise Japan-born Nobel winner Syukuro Manabe
The Princeton meteorologist, whose work lay the foundation for the modern science of climate modeling, says his research was simply driven by curiosity.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Oct 2, 2021
Nobel Prize in medicine for COVID-19 vaccine? It may be too soon.
Among those seen by other scientists as potential winners are Hungarian-born Katalin Kariko and American Drew Weissman for their work on what are known as messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) vaccines.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 30, 2021
Toshihide Masukawa, 2008 Nobel laureate in physics, dies at 81
As well as his theory on elementary particles, the scientist was known for being involved in activities to protect Japan's pacifist constitution and other peace activities.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 13, 2021
Nobel laureate Kenzaburo Oe's manuscripts archived at University of Tokyo
The works by the 86-year-old author consist of the manuscripts of his novels published since the 1950s as well as proof sheets.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 31, 2021
Navalny, WHO and Thunberg among nominees for Nobel Peace Prize
Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, the World Health Organization and climate campaigner Greta Thunberg are among those nominated for this year's Nobel Peace Prize, all backed by Norwegian lawmakers who have a track record of picking the winner.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 23, 2020
Ethiopia’s prime minister trades his Nobel Peace Prize for civil war
We may be long past holding laureates of the Nobel Peace Prize to its lofty standards — the cruel cynicism of Henry Kissinger and open bigotry of Aung San Suu Kyi are just two instances of honorees behaving dishonorably — but Abiy Ahmed’s belly flop from the pedestal is nonetheless remarkable. In less than a year since his uplift in Oslo, Ethiopia’s prime minister has embroiled his country in a civil war and brought the Horn of Africa to the edge of chaos.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 13, 2020
Nobel laureate Koshiba, who proved existence of neutrinos, dies
The scientist was awarded for his pioneering contribution in the field of astrophysics, having confirmed the existence of cosmic neutrinos.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 23, 2020
How the green revolution is harming Africa
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic struck, around two billion people globally were experiencing food insecurity, and close to 750 million faced chronic or severe hunger.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 18, 2020
This Nobel-winning idea has failed India
India's telecom revolution only took off after the government moved away from auctions and started assigning spectrum to licensees in return for a share of their revenue.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 15, 2020
Nobel laureate slams Suga for blocking scholars from science panel
'Prime Minister Suga will go down in history for doing such an outrageous thing,' Nobel winner Toshihide Masukawa said in a message.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 16, 2020
China’s Nobel Peace Prize problem
The Chinese government reportedly wants Oslo to guarantee that a Chinese dissident would never again win the Nobel Prize as a precondition for re-normalized relations.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 8, 2020
A-bomb survivor Setsuko Thurlow calls for early enforcement of nuke ban pact
Her speech comes ahead of the 75th anniversary of the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki just days before Japan's surrender in World War II.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Feb 27, 2020
Climate activist Thunberg heads growing field of Nobel Peace Prize candidates
Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg, pro-democracy campaigners in Hong Kong and the NATO military alliance are among those tipped for the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize, following nominations by politicians.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 17, 2020
Nobel winner Akira Yoshino to head net-zero carbon emissions research center
Nobel Prize-winning scientist Akira Yoshino will head a new government-funded international research center focusing on reducing carbon emissions to net-zero, industry minister Hiroshi Kajiyama said Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / Commentary
Jan 9, 2020
Nobel Prize for a battery breakthrough was decades in the making
Looking back on the past year in science, the coolest advances seem to be coming in areas such as gene editing and quantum computing. This is sexy research pointing with confidence to the future. Yet we should remember that some of the most important scientific discoveries take place almost without notice, in seemingly boring fields like materials science or chemistry.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 15, 2019
Nobel winner Akira Yoshino says time in Sweden 'passed in a flash'
Japanese scientist Akira Yoshino returned home on Sunday after receiving the Nobel Prize in chemistry at a ceremony in Sweden, saying his time there "passed in a flash."
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Dec 11, 2019
Japanese scientist Akira Yoshino accepts Nobel Prize in chemistry at ceremony
Scientist Akira Yoshino accepted the Nobel Prize in chemistry on Tuesday at a ceremony in Sweden for his contribution to the development of lithium-ion batteries.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 9, 2019
In Nobel speech, Japanese winner Akira Yoshino says lithium-ion batteries will play key role in achieving sustainable society
Yoshino underscores that the development of the batteries can be linked with that of AI, the “internet of things” and next-generation wireless networks.
When will Japan intervene to support the yen?
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki has reiterated the government's readiness to take an appropriate action as the yen continues to slide against the U.S. dollar.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
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.
Yen rebounds strongly after first slide past ¥160 since 1990
The yen dropped to ¥160.245 per dollar on Monday before heading into the other direction to ¥155.01 amid speculation of an intervention by Japanese currency authorities.
Man, 28, arrested in Okinawa over burned bodies found in Tochigi
Hikaru Sasaki enters the Metropolitan Police Department's Osaki police station in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward on Monday after being arrested on suspicion of disposing of two bodies found in Nasu, Tochigi Prefecture, earlier this month.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
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.

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