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Pump jacks in an oil field in Midland, Texas. Big Oil is responsible for the bulk of human-induced greenhouse gas emissions and pressure for action is building.
BUSINESS
Oct 7, 2023
Exxon Mobil's megadeal to test climate-aware shareholders
Negotiations between Exxon and Pioneer are advanced but have not yet led to an agreement over the acquisition.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 27, 2020
Hydro-hegemony: Will China turn off Asia’s tap?
As long as the Communist Party of China remains in power, the country will most likely continue to wage stealthy water wars that no one can win.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 8, 2019
What the world can learn from Japan
Islandology is spreading globally as other nations recognize the world is a single closed ecosystem.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 23, 2018
Japan agrees to train Bhutan's civil servants, seeks support on abductions and sanctions
Japan will help young civil servants from Bhutan receive higher education at Japanese universities as the two countries aim to promote personnel exchanges, Foreign Ministry officials said Saturday.
BUSINESS
Jun 22, 2018
Utah national monument land Trump halved to give back to America set to be mined by Canadian firm
The red sandstone vistas in Utah's Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument may soon be criss-crossed with dumptrucks after a Canadian mining company announced plans to begin operations on land cut from federal protection by President Donald Trump.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Sep 30, 2017
Japan's pensioners are literally getting older
Because of the election announced by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday, the new Cabinet he formed last summer to boost his falling support rate will do no work, since it was launched during the summer vacation and Abe dissolved the Diet as soon as it opened on Thursday.
EDITORIALS
Aug 19, 2017
Abe's HR development initiative
Prime Minister Abe must explain what benefits his latest initiative — human resources development — will bring people and at what cost.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 15, 2017
Abe identifies priorities for fiscal 2018 budget
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plans to give budget priority to fostering human resources as the government proceeds with the process of drawing up the fiscal 2018 state budget.
JAPAN / Science & Health
May 23, 2017
Japan ratifies Nagoya Protocol on genetic resources use
Japan on Monday completed the process of ratifying the Nagoya Protocol on access to genetic resources and the sharing of benefits arising from them, taking the step more than two years after the international agreement came into effect.
Japan Times
JAPAN / AFTEREFFECTS OF MARCH 2011
Mar 10, 2017
Nuclear energy industry lacks new talent as Fukushima fallout turns off graduates
At a Tokyo job fair for the atomic energy industry on March 4, Kenta Kakitani, a graduate student at the University of Tokyo, hopes to some day become a nuclear plant design engineer.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 21, 2016
Why managing the politics of water matters
The availability of fresh water is increasingly a defining strategic factor in regional and global affairs.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 25, 2016
Can Egypt and Ethiopia share the Nile River?
Egypt has always been defined by the Nile, but today its reliance on the river could be its undoing.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Dec 19, 2015
Growing old, gracefully: senior citizens in the workplace
For Eiji and Kumiko Ishikawa, the working day starts as early as 5 a.m. Having loaded the requisite equipment into their van, they set off for their first job of the day, a 14-story high-rise in western Tokyo.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHARITY DRIVE 2015
Dec 3, 2015
Japan-based aid group sets up fish, timber projects in rural Laos
Despite enjoying robust economic growth, Laos continues to face challenges in development, particularly in rural areas.
BUSINESS
Jun 2, 2015
Japan tops China as world's biggest lender for coal, study says
Japan and China lent more than $35 billion to finance coal power in the eight years through the end of 2014, according to environmental groups in a study that urged countries to stop supporting the fuel.
JAPAN / Politics
May 30, 2015
Japan to cooperate with Africa in natural resource development
Ministers from Japan and 16 African countries agreed Saturday to enhance cooperation in developing natural resources while addressing issues that have prevented foreign investment in the fast-growing continent.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 13, 2015
The battle for the Arctic's resources heats up
At least three countries have staked overlapping territorial claims to the North Pole. How to assess the competing claims seems to hinge on whether a vast ridge that rises from the sea floor is an extension of the Greenland shelf or the East Siberia shelf.
JAPAN
Dec 18, 2014
Japan, three ASEAN nations to survey Strait of Malacca
Japan and three Southeast Asian nations will jointly survey the Strait of Malacca for hazards to shipping next year.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 2, 2014
A common sense policy on conflict minerals
Funding conflict and human-rights abuses through the purchase of natural resources is not an acceptable cost of doing business.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 29, 2014
Closing the education gap
The ability to use new technologies to build borderless networks among schools offer opportunities for students in low-income countries to learn from teachers in advanced countries — and vice versa.
No link to Nankai Trough quake seen after temblor in Shikoku
Satoshi Harada from the Meteorological Agency explains about the magnitude 6.6 earthquake during a news conference early Thursday.
Tehran signals no retaliation against Israel after drones attack Iran
A reported strike against Iran by Israel on Friday came against the backdrop of Iran's support for the Palestinian Hamas militant group, whose assault into Israel on Oct. 7 triggered Israel's invasion of Gaza.
In a first, Japan doctors sue Google over negative reviews on firm's map app
One of the lawyers representing a group of doctors suing Google told a news conference that the main purpose of the lawsuit is not to seek compensation but instead to raise awareness over various problems with the Google Maps system.
Former No. 1 Kento Momota retires from international badminton at 29
Badminton star Kento Momota leaves a news conference after announcing his retirement from Japan's national team, in Tokyo on Thursday.
Thousands evacuated as Indonesia volcano erupts
Indonesia's Mount Ruang spews hot lava and smoke as seen from Sitaro, North Sulawesi, on Wednesday.
'House of the Owl' brings Hollywood values to Japanese TV
In the new Disney+ series “House of the Owl,” Min Tanaka (left) plays a powerful political fixer, or “kuromaku,” who has a troubled relationship with his adult children, particularly his idealistic son, played by Mackenyu.
Benefits and risks: AUKUS looks to take gamble on Japan
U.S. President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and British leader Rishi Sunak deliver remarks on the AUKUS partnership, after a trilateral meeting, at Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego in March last year.
Latest Biden chip deal highlights U.S. semiconductor successes
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks as he announces a preliminary agreement with Intel for a major CHIPS and Science Act award, during a visit to the Intel Ocotillo Campus in Chandler, Arizona, on March 20.
Kyoto’s demon night parade lives to haunt another day
In a Kyoto long past, the "hyakki yagyō" (100 demon night parade) haunted a sleepy corner of Kyoto. Now, one enterprising monster enthusiast has won a small batttle to keep the march alive.
Upstart Zelvia shows that, in the J. League, it’s anyone’s game
Machida supporters wave giant flags during the team's game against Vissel Kobe at National Stadium in Tokyo on Sunday.

Podcast

From easily navigable train stations to the helpfulness of its municipal staff, Tokyo has earned high praise for its commitment to accessibility for disabled travelers.
[Rebroadcast] Japan is doing better on accessibility than you may think

Longform

Historically, kabuki was considered the entertainment of the merchant and peasant classes, a far cry from how it is regarded today.
For Japan's oldest kabuki theater, the show must go on
By Lance Henderstein

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