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U.N.

Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 1, 2023
World not adequately prepared for disasters, U.N. report says
Report finds that more than 10,700 disasters have affected over 6 billion people worldwide since 1990.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 26, 2023
Unity on Ukraine is also unity on peace and justice
With the invasion of Ukraine, all countries must recognize that Russia’s challenge to the post-1945 international order affects them, regardless of their political system or alliance.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 25, 2023
The U.N. Security Council struggled to even agree to hold a minute of silence for Ukraine
The meeting underscored how different nations hew to their own interpretations of the war in Ukraine.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 21, 2023
U.N. Security Council ‘silence’ on North Korean missiles is dangerous, U.S. says
North Korea test-fired dozens of missiles in 2022, setting security postures in East Asia on edge, and fired two ballistic missiles on Monday, two days after test-launching an ICBM.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 15, 2023
Rising seas threaten exodus on ‘biblical’ scale, warns U.N. head
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said countries such as Bangladesh, China, India and the Netherlands are all in danger.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 12, 2023
Turkey-Syria quake deaths pass 28,000; U.N. expects toll to double
Tens of thousands of rescue workers continue scouring earthquake flattened neighborhoods as death toll in the Turkey-Syria disaster surpasses 28,000.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 11, 2023
Children rescued as Turkey-Syria quake toll nears 24,000
At least 870,000 people urgently needed food in the two countries after the quake, which has made up to 5.3 million people homeless in Syria alone, the U.N. warned.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Feb 7, 2023
2022 was record-breaking year for North Korean crypto theft, U.N. says
Sanctions monitors said most cyberattacks were carried out by groups controlled by North Korea’s primary intelligence bureau — the Reconnaissance General Bureau.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 21, 2023
Abandoned children of U.N. peacekeepers in Congo face stigma
In Congo, dozens of abandoned offspring of United Nations peacekeepers, deployed in the troubled region for over 20 years, often face stigma in their communities.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Jan 13, 2023
China and Canada pressed on biodiversity leadership after delivering COP15 pact
The two countries, which worked together to broker a landmark global deal to protect nature, now need to help countries meet biodiversity goals at the national level, green groups say.
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.
China’s demand for Soviet-style apartments shows limits to revival
Apartments built during a Soviet Union-inspired construction drive in the 1970s and 1980s tend to suffer from poor insulation and outdated plumbing, but they are seeing a revival in interest due to their attractive locations.
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.
Lenders seek $700 million after Japanese payments firm’s collapse
The financial failure of Osaka-based Zentoshin has left 63 creditors with claims totaling ¥115.16 billion, according to Tokyo Shoko Research.
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.
World’s first fully sealed vertical-farming facility opens in Tokyo
Fully sealed units are stacked on top of each other at Plantx's vertical-farming facility in Tokyo's Koto Ward on Wednesday.
‘Princess Mononoke’ comes alive in Super Kabuki staging
The “Princess Mononoke” adaptation was created under Shochiku’s Super Kabuki initiative, a modern form of kabuki with more technology in staging and open to pop culture collaborations.
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.

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