Notices by The Japan Times (thejapantimes@mastodon.social), page 8

Japan is set to launch a new dialogue framework toward starting negotiations for a multinational treaty banning the production of certain nuclear materials. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/14/japan/japan-dialogue-nuclear-material-ban/ #japan #nuclearweapons

Ukraine has angrily rejected Pope Francis' call to negotiate with Russia two years into its invasion, vowing "never" to surrender after the pontiff said Kyiv should "have the courage to raise the white flag." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/11/world/politics/kyiv-pope-white-flag-russia/ #worldnews #politics #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin #volodymyrzelenskyy #popefrancis

Beijing is set to further increase its manufacturing and installation of solar panels as it seeks to master global markets and wean itself from imports. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/03/09/tech/china-solar-energy-dominate/ #business #tech #china #us #solarenergy

Japan may finally change its romanization rules, opting for the more common Hepburn system. This would benefit Japanese people as much as foreigners. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/03/06/japan/japanese-romanization-rules-change-explained/ #commentary #japan #nihongo #language #culturalaffairsagency

Powering just one megawatt of capacity requires at least five acres, meaning a 200-megawatt project (roughly 3,000 panels) takes up as much space as 550 American football fields. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/03/06/tech/solar-farms-creative-space-use/ #business #tech #solar #energy #renewables

China has pledged to harness the entire nation’s resources to speed homegrown scientific breakthroughs, in line with its bid to wrest technological supremacy from the U.S. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/03/05/tech/china-us-tech-supremacy/ #business #tech #china #nationalpeople039scongress #tech #us

U.N. human rights chief Volker Turk has accused China of violating fundamental rights in its Xinjiang and Tibet regions and called on Beijing to change course. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/05/asia-pacific/politics/un-rights-china-xinjiang-tibet/ #asiapacific #politics #un #china #xinjiang #tibet #uyghurs #volkerturk

China has announced a 7.2% hike in its defense budget for the coming year, the same rate of increase as the previous year, as Beijing continues to modernize its military amid its rivalry with the U.S. and its allies. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/05/asia-pacific/politics/china-npc-defense-taiwan/ #asiapacific #politics #china #defense #budgets #pla #taiwan #us #liqiang #xijinping

Princess Yuriko was hospitalized after she was diagnosed as possibly suffering cerebral infarction and having aspiration pneumonia. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/04/japan/japan-princess-yuriko-hospitalized/ #japan #princessyuriko #imperialfamily

The government has adopted plans to create a new system designed to train unskilled foreign workers and facilitate their attainment of employment opportunities in Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/03/03/foreign-workers-training/ #business #labor #immigration

Front-line workers sporting colorful hair and flashy nails are becoming a more common sight in Japan as companies ease up on their dress codes amid a labor shortage. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/02/28/companies/retailers-restaurants-workers-dress-code-relaxed/ #business #companies #retailers #restaurants #jobs #workstylereform

A Norwegian project to bury carbon waste under the sea is getting backing from Germany and the EU. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2024/02/05/climate-change/europe-climate-cover-up/?utm_content=buffer3b6ca&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #environment #climatechange #climatechange #carbon #norway

Japan plans to begin issuing six-month visas for digital nomads with an annual income of ¥10 million or more, with the program expected to start by the end of March. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/02/japan/society/digital-nomad-visa-march/?utm_content=buffer7bc5d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #society #visas #foreignworkers #immigrationservicesagency #jobs #workstylereform #expats

Amid an international space race, anticipation is building as the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s lunar lander gears up for Saturday’s touchdown on the moon’s surface. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/18/japan/science-health/japan-slim-prepares-for-moon-landing/?utm_content=buffer1cbe7&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #sciencehealth #jaxa #space #moon #nasa

Japanese food-maker Meiji plans to increase production of liquid baby formula products to accommodate increasing demand following a massive earthquake that struck central Japan on New Year's Day. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/01/11/companies/meiji-liquid-baby-formula/?utm_content=buffer1068f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #companies #meiji #dairyindustry #earthquakes #ishikawaearthquake

A deadly explosion at a Chinese-owned facility in Indonesia highlights the hidden costs of Jakarta’s bet on battery metal processing to accelerate industrial development. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/07/asia-pacific/politics/indonesia-election-factory-explosion/?utm_content=buffer1a00b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #asiapacific #politics #indonesia #jokowidodo #china #tsingsha

Eight translators reveal their top picks for untranslated hidden gems that will delight Japanese literature lovers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2023/12/20/books/japanese-literature-wish-list-translators/?utm_content=buffer91763&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #culture #books #japaneseliterature #translation #pollybarton #sambett #davidboyd #andrewfitzsimons #lucynorth #allisonmarkinpowell #ginnytapleytakemori #asayoneda

Global consumption of coal reached an all-time high in 2023, the IEA energy watchdog has said, as Earth experienced its hottest recorded year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2023/12/16/coal-demand-new-high/?utm_content=buffer07b76&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #environment #climatechange #coal #iea #emissions #energy #renewables #china #india

Josep Borrell, the EU's top diplomat, has described the destruction in the Gaza Strip as being worse than in World War II Germany. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12/12/world/gaza-wwii-germany-eu-borrell/?utm_content=buffere5d91&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #worldnews #middleeast #israel #gaza #israelhamaswar #palestinians #hamas #wwii #germany #eu #josepborrell

2023 in Review: The success of “Oshi no Ko,” “Detective Conan” and “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” proved that anime is clearly in the post-Miyazaki era. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2023/11/30/film/anime-studio-ghibli-post-hayao-miyazaki/?utm_content=buffer04808&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #culture #film #2023inreview #anime #studioghibli #hayaomiyazaki #theboyandtheheron #thefirstslamdunk #jujutsukaisen #attackontitan #oshinoko #onepiecefilmred #bluegiant #demonslayer