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China¡¯s demographic spiral is now resembling that of ancient Rome, where changing social norms and drastic population-control measures led to falling birth rates and irreversible decline.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 9, 2025
What ancient Rome can teach China about demographic collapse
China¡¯s situation, however, is particularly perilous. Unless it is reversed, a demographic decline of this magnitude could recall the collapse of the Roman Empire.
A Palm Sunday procession makes its way toward a government-sanctioned Catholic church in Youtong village in China's Hebei province
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 2, 2023
The Holy See shows how to deal with China
In China, the relationship between politics and religion is unique, and the Holy See has adopted a sophisticated approach to diplomacy with Beijing.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 1, 2022
COVID¡¯s new divide: risk takers vs. the risk averse
In Italy, with its high vaccination rate, the social schism revolves less around who¡¯s gotten a shot, and more around lifestyles and comfort levels of living with the coronavirus.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 22, 2020
Rediscovered shrine tied to Rome founder
Archaeologists have discovered an ancient cenotaph that almost certainly commemorated the legendary founder of Rome, Romulus, buried in the heart of the Italian capital.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 23, 2020
Rome¡¯s Fiumicino airport tests eco-friendly plastic-graphene tarmac
Rome¡¯s Fiumicino airport is testing a pioneering tarmac developed by an Italian company, made of a material that has twice the lifespan of traditional asphalt and is better for the environment as it uses a waste plastic.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 18, 2019
Alitalia rescue hopes rise as Lufthansa looks set to step in
Alitalia received a boost to its hopes of rescue on Thursday with signs that Lufthansa could take a stake in the Italian carrier, while Rome agreed to a €350 million ($389 million) bridging loan to ease immediate cash worries.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 9, 2019
Rome bans sitting on Spanish Steps, puzzling hot, tired tourists
You can walk up and down Rome¡¯s famed Spanish Steps all you want but don¡¯t try sitting down to take in the moment any more because police will shoo you away with a whistle and threaten you with a fine.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 26, 2019
Parched tourists seek gelato and shade in sweltering Paris and Rome
Tourists in Rome and Paris scaled back their sightseeing in sweltering temperatures on Tuesday, dousing themselves at fountains and cooling down with ice cream as a heatwave continued in continental Europe.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Oct 27, 2018
With wild boars and potholes, Romans protest eternal decline of Italian capital
Several thousand people protested in front of Rome City Hall on Saturday to denounce the ragged state of the Italian capital, where roads are potholed, garbage often goes uncollected and wild boars roam the streets.
WORLD
Jun 12, 2018
Chicago-bound United flight from Rome diverted to Ireland after threat ¡®message¡¯ found on board
A United Airlines flight from Rome to Chicago was diverted to Shannon Airport in Ireland on Monday after ¡°a message¡± was discovered on board, Irish police said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jun 4, 2018
Pope urges in Mafia-infested Rome suburb to break away from ¡®moorings of fear¡¯
Pope Francis on Sunday visited a once-tranquil seaside community outside Rome that has become a power center of Mafia violence and political corruption and urged residents to break away from the ¡°moorings of fear.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 18, 2017
Heat and drought feed over 1,000 wildfires across Italy, threatening beaches near Rome
Italian firefighters fought more than 1,000 wildfires on Monday amid high temperatures and drought, including three near Rome¡¯s beach neighborhood of Ostia, the fire brigade said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 25, 2016
Italian quake toll nears 250 as rescuers struggle to find survivors
The death toll from a devastating earthquake in central Italy rose to at least 247 people early on Thursday after rescue teams worked through the night to try to find survivors under the rubble of flattened towns.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 17, 2016
Rome¡¯s subway: the eternal project
In power for two years, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has initiated many reforms aimed at invigorating the anemic economy, including his flagship overhaul of the constitution, which was approved by parliament this past week.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 17, 2016
Pope returns with 12 refugees after visit to Greek camp
Pope Francis took three families of Syrian refugees back to Rome on Saturday after visiting the frontline of Europe¡¯s migrant crisis at a camp in Greece where migrants wept at his feet, kissed his hand and begged for help.
WORLD
Jan 27, 2016
Man unwittingly triggers Rome security alert with toy gun
A man who unwittingly caused a major alert at Rome¡¯s central station by wandering through the terminus holding a toy gun handed himself into police on Tuesday after his mother recognized him from security video.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 26, 2016
Security alert prompts brief evacuation of Rome¡¯s central train station
Italy¡¯s main railway station reopened on Monday after police briefly evacuated the huge terminus following reports that an armed man was in the building, the state railways said.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 4, 2015
I¡¯m old, ailing, too, pope tells elderly and sick
Pope Francis on Sunday asked a group of elderly and sick members of Rome¡¯s seaside parish to pray for him because he, too, had grown old and was ailing.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Aug 20, 2014
The Great Beauty
¡®The Great Beauty¡± recalls two other films set in Rome: ¡°La Dolce Vita¡± and ¡°Roman Holiday.¡± The former takes huge bites out of the city¡¯s decadence and debauchery in much the same way as ¡°The Great Beauty.¡± The latter takes a mere lick at the pleasures proffered by Rome and declares satisfaction. The...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Aug 20, 2014
Sacro GRA
¡°Sacro GRA¡± takes the all-roads-lead-to-Rome adage one step further by telling us that one of those roads is actually sacred ¡ª the 65-odd-km GRA (Grande Raccordo Anulare). It¡¯s Italy¡¯s most expensive highway, circling Rome in one big loop. Documentarian Gianfranco Rosi took his camera to the GRA (seen...
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

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