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JAPAN / G8 SUMMIT 2008
May 25, 2008
U.N. climate chief urges ministers to show their cards
KOBE — The United Nations’ top climate-change official expressed concern Saturday about what Japan means by “industrial sectoral” approaches to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and warned that the concept should not replace national targets in any new environmental treaty that would take effect when...
Japan Times
JAPAN / G8 COUNTDOWN
May 25, 2008
Climate confab kicks off in Kobe
KOBE — The invention of the Gutenberg Bible in the mid-15th century revolutionized printing and led to the Renaissance, mass literacy, and the industrial revolution, leading to the development of mass production and the use of fossil fuels.
Japan Times
JAPAN / G8 COUNTDOWN
May 24, 2008
Status quo may block climate pact
KYOTO — A weak prime minister, a divided bureaucracy and opposition from big business mean Japan’s ability to use the July Group of Eight Summit at Lake Toya to forge an effective global warming treaty is at risk, a leading environmental activist warns.
JAPAN / G8 COUNTDOWN
May 24, 2008
Environment summit’s elusive dream: Consensus
KOBE — Environment ministers from the Group of Eight industrialized nations and 10 other countries, including China and India, will gather Saturday in Kobe for a three-day summit on climate change.
JAPAN / G8 SUMMIT 2008
May 24, 2008
NGOs call on G8 to take lead in cutting CO 2
KOBE — Major nongovernmental organizations from Japan and abroad gathering in Kobe for the Group of Eight environment ministers’ summit called on the G8 Friday to lead the fight against climate change.
JAPAN
May 11, 2008
Hu concludes summit with Osaka, Nara events
NARA — Amid the tightest security of his trip, Chinese President Hu Jintao concluded his visit to Japan in the Kansai region this weekend, dining with Osaka political and business leaders on Friday night and seeing the sights in the ancient capital of Nara on Saturday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / G8 COUNTDOWN
May 1, 2008
U.S. looking for ‘accountability’ at July summit
KYOTO — The United States’ agenda for the upcoming Group of Eight summit in Toyako, Hokkaido, emphasizes health and development issues, making sure previous agreements are carried out in a publicly accountable way and guaranteeing that developing nations are part of a post-Kyoto Protocol treaty, said...
JAPAN
Apr 25, 2008
NGOs rip Japan for lack of G8 leadership
KYOTO — NGO representatives clashed with officials from the Group of Eight countries at a meeting here Thursday, charging that this year’s summit could be a major step backward for climate change, development and aid to Africa due to poor leadership on the part of Japan.
JAPAN
Apr 24, 2008
NGOs tell Japan to show leadership at G8 summit
KYOTO — This year’s Group of Eight summit in Toyako, Hokkaido, could end up a failure unless Japan demonstrates strong leadership and the political will to forge agreements among the members on issues ranging from climate change to African development, international NGOs warned Wednesday.
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Apr 22, 2008
Yellow dust storms getting worse
Each year, most of Japan’s prefectures are affected by what is known as yellow dust, which appears as a yellow fog in the atmosphere for a few days, often in late winter and early spring. A mixture of des ert sand, arid topsoil and man-made pollutants from Central Asia, China and Mongolia, the annual...
JAPAN
Apr 21, 2008
China’s foreign minister wraps up ‘diplomatic’ visit to Osaka, Nara
Politics was off the menu as Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi wrapped up his visit to Japan over the weekend with dinner Saturday in Osaka and lunch Sunday in the ancient capital of Nara.
JAPAN
Apr 8, 2008
Osaka English teachers may be cut by Hashimoto
OSAKA — Nearly three dozen native English teachers called Monday on Osaka Gov. Toru Hashimoto not to cancel an education program that places native speakers of English in the prefecture’s schools and expressed concern that the teachers have only been offered four-month contracts.
JAPAN
Mar 28, 2008
Hashimoto’s cost-cutting plans under fire
OSAKA — If Osaka Gov. Toru Hashimoto has his way, employees now working on international human rights issues may become school security guards and a popular women’s center will be sold off.
JAPAN
Mar 1, 2008
U.S. anticrime steps little comfort in Okinawa
OSAKA — With an unprecedented curfew on U.S. military personnel in Okinawa tentatively due to expire Monday, central government and prefectural officials are rushing to assure those living near U.S. bases that anticrime measures are being taken in the wake of the alleged Feb. 10 rape of a 14-year-old...
JAPAN
Feb 27, 2008
Osaka governor stays popular even as doubts mount
OSAKA — It’s only been one month since Osaka Gov. Toru Hashimoto’s landslide election victory Jan. 27. But for both his supporters and opponents, it feels a lot longer.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 13, 2008
For Fukui city of Obama, choice of U.S. candidate is a no-brainer
OSAKA — If you’re traveling through Fukui Prefecture over the coming weeks, don’t be surprised if you see signs, posters or even souvenir goods that say “Obama for Obama”
JAPAN
Feb 13, 2008
Latest U.S. troop incident mobilizes activists
OSAKA — Protests in Okinawa over the arrest of a U.S. Marine for the alleged rape of a 14-year-old girl continued Tuesday with demonstrations outside U.S. military bases.
JAPAN
Feb 13, 2008
Election of new Iwakuni mayor may speed U.S. realignment
IWAKUNI, Yamaguchi Pref. — Sunday’s mayoral election, in which Yoshihiko Fukuda, a former Diet member, narrowly defeated former Mayor Katsusuke Ihara, is expected to ease tensions between Tokyo and Iwakuni over the planned relocation of U.S. military aircraft to a base here.
JAPAN
Feb 11, 2008
U.S. base proponent takes Iwakuni mayoral race
IWAKUNI, Yamaguchi Pref. — Voters here Sunday put hopes for economic revitalization ahead of concerns about a U.S. military base by electing Yoshihiko Fukuda, a former Liberal Democratic Party member of the Lower House, as mayor.
JAPAN
Feb 9, 2008
Japan losing place on world stage, business leaders warn
KYOTO — Kansai’s annual gathering of business leaders closed Friday in Kyoto, wrapping up two days of warnings that Japan is losing its place on the world stage due to the country’s political situation and because its people have become too inward-looking.
Japanese payment processor’s collapse hits banks and restaurants
Zentoshin served around 200,000 shops, many of which rely on early payments to maintain cash flow, raising concerns over their financial stability following the disruption.
Japan needs caregivers. Young Indians are answering the call.
Young people in India's northeast are increasingly studying Japanese in hopes of building new lives and careers in Japan.
Trump says ‘Japan’ instead of Iran at meeting in Ankara
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a news conference during a NATO leaders' summit in Ankara on Wednesday.
Wakatakakage injury casts pall over July meet, but potential new stars loom
Nicholas Tarasenko trains at Minato stable in August 2024.
Osaka trumps Tokyo as both ranked among world’s top 10 most livable cities
Osaka’s infrastructure earned higher marks than Tokyo’s in the Economist Intelligence Unit’s latest Global Liveability Index.
The beating heart inside ‘Human Vapor’
Different forms of love and connection form the emotional backbone of Netflix’s “Human Vapor,” says actor Shun Oguri, who plays troubled detective Kenji Okamoto.
Japan bets on character IP to drive global growth
Born on social media platforms in 2022, Opanchu Usagi has become a major hit, especially among Generation Z.
Filmmaker explores history of discrimination against foreign nationals in Japan
Takashi Nishihara, the director of "Now and Then," in Tokyo on Wednesday. The director has spent 10 years traversing politically charged terrain while exploring youth-driven grassroots political movements that scrutinize the status quo.
Okinawa’s prized seaweed under threat as oceans warm
Local harvesters gather <i>mozuku</i> during low tide at Hyakuna Beach in the city of Nanjo, Okinawa Prefecture. As the planet warms, rising ocean temperatures are placing increasing pressure on the seaweed industry.
Japanese nail salons are tourists’ new obsession
Tourists in Japan have always been interested in quintessentially Japanese approaches to modern culture, and, increasingly, visits to nail salons have become the new hot thing.

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