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Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 22, 2018
Osaka cautiously optimistic after French media report say Paris will pull 2025 Expo bid
Supporters of the Osaka 2025 World Expo bid have long seen Paris as their main rival.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 12, 2018
Warming set to breach Paris accord's toughest limit by middle of century, draft report says
Global warming is on track to breach the toughest limit set in the Paris climate agreement by the middle of this century unless governments make unprecedented economic shifts from fossil fuels, a draft U.N. report said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 10, 2018
Scientists point to Paris climate accord, say warming oceans could scupper marine food system
Failure to rein in global temperature rises could cause the marine food web to collapse, devastating the livelihoods of tens of millions of people who rely on fisheries for food and income, scientists have warned.
JAPAN
Jan 5, 2018
World Expo 2025: Kansai Economic Federation will open Paris office to directly promote hosting bid
The Kansai Economic Federation will open an office in Paris to directly lobby representatives who will decide the host of the World Expo 2025.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 5, 2018
2017 was second-hottest year on record, after sizzling 2016, but had its share of wildfires, Arctic thaw
Last year was the second-hottest worldwide on record, just behind a sweltering 2016, with signs of climate change ranging from wildfires to a thaw of Arctic ice, a European Union monitoring center said on Thursday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 4, 2018
2018 is the year for rescuing the planet from climate change
In spite of the U.S. decision to withdraw from the Paris accord, the deal appears surprisingly strong.
EDITORIALS
Nov 28, 2017
Hasten efforts to put Paris accord into action
Japan's efforts to combat climate change are falling far short of what's needed.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 28, 2017
Capitalizing on climate unity
The latest round of global climate talks in Bonn show the world's political leaders are more committed to the Paris accord than ever.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 26, 2017
Airbus set to poach Rolls-Royce exec Eric Schulz to lead commercial jetliner sales
Airbus is poised to hire Eric Schulz, the head of Rolls-Royce's civil engines unit, to lead its commercial jetliner sales, after months of uncertainty over the successor to sales kingpin John Leahy, three people familiar with the matter said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / View from Osaka
Nov 18, 2017
Osaka may be facing political headwinds in its quest to host World Expo 2025
"Look and see which way the wind blows before you commit yourself." — "The Bat and the Weasels," Aesop's Fables
EDITORIALS
Nov 15, 2017
Encouraging climate science, discouraging climate politics
The U.S. failure to lead on the issue of climate change gives other governments the chance to do so.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 15, 2017
Can Red China really be the world's new green leader?
In the absence of U.S. leadership, Beijing's policies on climate change are likely to set the global agenda.
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 5, 2017
With U.S. pulling out, China may grasp climate leadership at U.N. talks
China has a chance to assert leadership of a global plan to combat global warming this week at the first U.N. climate talks since U.S. President Donald Trump decided to quit the 195-nation Paris Agreement, delegates say.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 4, 2017
Under Trump's review, EPA set to propose repeal of Obama's climate regulation
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will propose repealing the Clean Power Plan — the Obama administration's centerpiece regulation to fight climate change — and plans to solicit input on a rule to replace it, according to an EPA document seen by Reuters.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 4, 2017
Five held, grilled over wired explosives found planted in posh Paris neighborhood
French counterterrorism investigators questioned five people on Tuesday after police over the weekend found what appeared to be a ready-to-detonate bomb at an apartment building in one of Paris's poshest neighborhoods.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Sep 30, 2017
Musician Tomoko Sauvage searches for freedom through sound
For Sauvage, what began as a pursuit of freedom through jazz became a search for a sound all her own.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 18, 2017
Tillerson signals U.S. may stay in Paris climate pact 'under the right conditions'
The United States could remain in the Paris climate accord under the right conditions, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Sunday, signaling a shift in tone for the Trump administration, which angered allies with its decision to pull out of the agreement.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Sep 14, 2017
IOC formally awards Paris 2024 Olympics, LA 2028 Games
Paris was awarded the 2024 Summer Olympics and Los Angeles was handed the 2028 edition on Wednesday, as the International Olympic Committee broke with decades of tradition to vote on a unique double allocation.
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.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Is America ready for Japanese-style 7-Elevens?
Convenience stores are a fixture of Japanese life and 7-Eleven, a chain that began in the U.S. in 1927, opened its first store in Japan in 1974 — and then became wholly Japanese-owned in 2005 through parent company Seven & I Holdings.
Final weeks of World Expo in Osaka likely to see large crowds
With one month left to go, crowds are expected to swell at the World Expo in Osaka during its final weeks.
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.
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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