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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 5, 2023
Behind North Korea’s money-making apparatus funding its military might
As missiles fly overhead, a complex web of operations underneath funnels money to North Korea's leadership and funds its nuclear weapons program.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 20, 2022
How Chinese diplomacy helped seal historic COP15 biodiversity deal
Beijing, which held the presidency of the talks, at first appeared to have a hands-off approach.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 20, 2022
Nearly every country signs on to a sweeping deal to protect nature
The agreement comes as biodiversity is declining worldwide at rates never seen before in human history.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 15, 2022
Developing nations demand more money at crunch U.N. biodiversity talks
The thorny issue of how much money wealthy countries are willing to pony up to protect the world's remaining biodiversity took center stage Wednesday at U.N. talks in Montreal aimed at creating a "peace pact with nature."
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 6, 2022
U.N. says new biodiversity credits can succeed where carbon offsets failed
Studies on biodiversity offsetting programs in Canada, Australia and at a global level have found very few achieve their targets and most are unsuccessful.
WORLD
Dec 6, 2022
25 years after Kyoto Protocol, U.N. climate process stumbles on
The ultimate failure of the protocol offers a cautionary tale on how such international deals can fall short, but also the capacity of climate action to evolve.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 5, 2022
Iran protesters call for strike, as prosecutor says morality police shut down
There was no confirmation of the closure from the Interior Ministry, which is in charge of the morality police.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 2, 2022
Japan will use G7 and U.N. roles to pressure Russia, foreign minister says
The country's G7 presidency in 2023 and its return for a two-year stint as a nonpermanent Security Council member will give it a more conspicuous to voice its concerns.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 1, 2022
Unusual 'triple-dip' La Nina weather may persist into March, U.N. says
The current large-scale cooling of surface temperatures is the first triple-dip La Nina of the century and only the third since 1950, the U.N.'s World Meteorological Organization said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Nov 29, 2022
Great Barrier Reef 'in danger' due to climate change, U.N. panel says
Canberra has lobbied for years to keep the reef off the endangered list as that could lead to losing its heritage status, taking some shine off its appeal for tourists.
JAPAN
Nov 21, 2022
Senior U.N. official urges Japan to take 'maximum leadership' stance in 2023
Asako Okai, U.N. assistant secretary-general and director of the U.N. Development Program's Crisis Bureau, says Japan needs to act when it holds the G7 presidency next year.
JAPAN
Nov 16, 2022
Japan to consider providing aid to developing nations for damage from climate change
The country's environment minister said that Japan has been experiencing the threat of typhoons and other natural disasters, and that it understands the need to strengthen support for other nations.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 15, 2022
U.N. climate talks enter home stretch amid deep divides
Rich carbon polluters and developing nations are at loggerheads over how to speed up and fund reductions in emissions to slow global warming.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 10, 2022
Soon there will be 8 billion people on the planet
We live in a world where billions of people are struggling, hundreds of millions are facing hunger and famine and record numbers are on the move due to conflict and other hardships.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 6, 2022
COP27 summit racing against the climate clock
The COP27 summit kicks off Sunday in Egypt with nearly 200 countries struggling to outpace increasingly dire climate impacts in a world upended by war and economic turmoil.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 5, 2022
'Negotiating our future': Youth set to grab power roles at COP27
Young people have long been at the forefront of green protests and activism outside the corridors of power. Now many are striding into those corridors.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 5, 2022
U.S.-China friction gives Kim Jong Un the freedom to fire away
North Korea's unprecedented barrage of missiles is underscoring the cost of Washington's tensions with Beijing, since China has shown little appetite for more sanctions.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Nov 3, 2022
Hope fades for action by Big Finance on climate crisis
In interviews, more than a dozen U.S. and European finance leaders were pessimistic the COP27 climate conference in Egypt starting Nov. 6 can make clear progress.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 30, 2022
Russia halts deal over Ukraine Black Sea grain exports after drone attacks
Russia told U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres in a letter that it was suspending the deal for an 'indefinite term' because it could not 'guarantee safety of civilian ships.'
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 27, 2022
As with Ukraine, a coalition should pressure Myanmar's junta, U.N. expert says
Russian weapons being used in Ukraine are also killing people in Myanmar, an independent U.N. expert said in making the appeal.
The unstoppable rise of konbini tourism
Guests typically follow Ryo Ito’s lead as he weaves through the narrow, colorful aisles of convenience stores.
More Japanese universities pushing toward teaching in English
Waseda University in Tokyo
A narrow Pacific waterway at heart of U.S. plans to choke China’s vast navy
Philippine and Australian troops fire an M777 howitzer during live fire exercises as part of joint military drills in Laur, Nueva Ecija, the Philippines, in August.
Trump would make U.S. Supreme Court history by attending tariffs case
There is no record in the U.S. Supreme Court’s 235-year history of a sitting president ever attending arguments, according to Clare Cushman, director of publications and resident historian at the Supreme Court Historical Society.
Dodgers clinch back-to-back World Series titles as Blue Jays downed in thriller
Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto and teammates celebrate after winning the World Series against the Blue Jays. Yamamoto was named MVP for the series.
How airlines are refining their in-flight food in Japan's tourism boom
All Nippon Airways' gourmet program, The Connoisseurs, showcases the Japanese concept of "shun" (peak season for ingredients), giving passengers a preview of the refined cuisine that awaits them in Japan.
The unstoppable rise of konbini tourism
Guests typically follow Ryo Ito’s lead as he weaves through the narrow, colorful aisles of convenience stores.
Anime isn’t competing with Hollywood — it’s beating it
After its July release, “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba — Infinity Castle,” an animated feature adapted directly from a TV arc, became the highest-grossing Japanese film ever.
Oasis returns to Japan after 16 years — and fans can still sing every word
Liam Gallagher commanded the stage with effortless charisma during Oasis' Tokyo Dome set on Saturday.
At Japan Mobility Show, BYD gears up to conquer Japan's EV market
BYD Auto Japan President Atsuki Tofukuji unveils the Racco at the Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo on Wednesday.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Once smoky, male-dominated spaces, today's net cafes, like Kaikatsu Club, are working to make their operations more attractive to women customers.
The second life of Japan's net cafes
By Alex K.T. Martin

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