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Jeffrey D. Sachs
Demonstrators call for action on climate change and environmental justice during a march in Washington in July 2018.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 7, 2023
There can be no climate justice if rich countries don¡¯t pay
Rich countries are responsible for the climate crisis and it¡¯s only fair that they bear the burgeoning costs that poorer nations are having to pay.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 11, 2022
Ending the war of attrition in Ukraine
Vladimir Putin¡¯s invasion of Ukraine has degenerated into a savage war of attrition that each side believes it will win, but which in reality both sides will lose.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 31, 2022
Time to talk peace terms with Russia
The Ukraine in consultation with the U.S. and Europe, which are backing its war-fighting capacity, should formulate and state what a reasonable peace settlement would look like.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 9, 2022
How to protect Ukraine¡¯s sovereignty
Putin¡¯s reasoning for opposing NATO¡¯s expansion reflects a continuation of the Cold War mindset; but that mindset remains active on both sides.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / The Year Ahead: Reckonings
Jan 3, 2022
America¡¯s struggle at home
America¡¯s politics have become an insider¡¯s game to favor the super-rich and corporate lobbies at the expense of the overwhelming majority of citizens.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 22, 2021
Avoiding the worst over Ukraine and Taiwan crises
No global structure of peace can be stable and secure unless all parties recognize others¡¯ legitimate security interests.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 8, 2021
Time to overhaul the global financial system
Banking regulations should be revised and a new and improved credit-rating system implemented to facilitate more lending to developing countries.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 21, 2021
Fixing climate finance
After 29 years of U.S. congressional inaction since the Senate ratified the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change in 1992, the rest of the world sees just how uncommitted America is.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 21, 2021
Group of 20 faces a moral imperative on climate safety
G20 countries account for 80% of carbon dioxide emissions.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 19, 2021
U.S. leaves more blood in the sand
Almost every modern U.S. military intervention in the developing world has come to rot. It¡¯s hard to think of an exception since the Korean War.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 24, 2015
Time has come for a new century in the Middle East
2016 should mark the start of a new century of homegrown Middle Eastern politics focused urgently on the challenges of sustainable development.
COMMENTARY / World
May 14, 2015
Pope Francis is right to call for climate action
U.S. conservatives are dead wrong for criticizing Pope Francis¡¯ message on protecting the environment.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Head of Swiss euthanasia firm dies after collapsing while ascending Mount Fuji
Around 200,000 people typically scale the 3,776 meter Mount Fuji each year.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

Longform

For many people, utility poles and power lines have become such a familiar part of Japan¡¯s landscape that they often go unnoticed.
Why Japan¡¯s utility poles won¡¯t be disappearing anytime soon
By Alex K.T. Martin

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