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NAIROBI

Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 27, 2022
Long road ahead to hammer out U.N. biodiversity blueprint
The meetings were aimed at ironing out differences among the delegates, with barely six months before a crucial COP15 summit in December.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 15, 2021
Vending machines bring safe and cheap water to Nairobi slums
The dispensers, each costing 200,000 shillings, mean Mukuru residents will no longer be at the mercy of the slum¡¯s informal, exploitative water market.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Nov 12, 2019
Kenya hosts global sexual health summit amid protests from Catholics and pro-life groups
The United Nations and Kenyan government on Monday came under fire on the eve a global conference on sexual and reproductive health with Christian groups claiming hosting the event was promoting abortion and homosexuality in the East African nation.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 21, 2019
After Westgate debacle, quick end to latest Kenyan attack shows progress in counterterror planning
The relatively swift end to an attack on a Nairobi hotel and office complex highlights improvements in Kenya¡¯s counterterrorism capabilities since Somali militants overran a shopping mall in the same neighborhood five years ago.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Politics
Aug 28, 2016
Abe dangles $30 billion at Africa leaders in Nairobi in counter to China
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe¡¯s pledge Saturday to invest $30 billion to boost African growth and infrastructure over the next three years comes as he seeks to win over national leaders already being wooed by China and the U.S.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / EXPLAINER
Aug 9, 2016
With TICAD, Japan pursues African growth and export markets
Global powers China, the United States and the European Union are fiercely competing to expand their market share in Africa ¡ª the world¡¯s last major economic frontier.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 5, 2016
Kenyan rescuers race to free woman trapped in rubble of collapsed building
Rescue workers on Thursday were racing to dig out a woman found alive under the rubble of a building in Kenya¡¯s capital that collapsed six days earlier, a senior official said.
BUSINESS
Dec 20, 2015
WTO backs agricultural reforms, split on Doha
At a ministerial conference in Nairobi where rich and poor countries were split over trade reform, the World Trade Organization reaches deals on agricultural export subsidies and food aid.
WORLD
Sep 15, 2014
Uganda seizes explosives, suicide vests from suspected al-Shabaab cell
Police in Kampala seized ¡°substantial amounts of explosives¡± and suicide vests in raids on a suspected al-Shabaab cell that was planning an imminent attack, a Ugandan official said in an interview on Sunday.
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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