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Ex-President Jimmy Carter dies at 100 LAURENCE ARNOLD BLOOMBERG The Japan Times 31 Dec 2024 U.S. leader remembered for his moral compass Read more... Lucky you. This email was sent to you by a user of PressReader, who thought you'd be interested in reading this story. It means you get to click the link and read it. It does not, however, mean you get any licenses, express or implied, to the intellectual property, copyrighted material, or trademarks of PressReader or any of our content partners. PressReader Inc., 200-13111 Vanier Place, Richmond BC V6V 2J1, Canada PressReader International Limited, 2nd Floor, The Boat House, Bishop Street, Dublin 8, D08 H01F, Ireland ©2003-2024 PressReader, all rights reserved. Terms of Use | Privacy Policy

Why do small children in Japan ride the subway alone? https://www.economist.com/christmas-specials/2024/12/19/why-do-small-children-in-japan-ride-the-subway-alone from The Economist The education ministry's slogan is chi-toku-tai: a blend of chi (academic ability), toku (moral integrity), and tai (physical health). This means lots of sports and arts. It also means that teachers praise effort, rather than achievement

What a fourth-century drinking game tells you about contemporary China https://www.economist.com/christmas-specials/2024/12/19/what-a-fourth-century-drinking-game-tells-you-about-contemporary-china from The Economist What is civilisation?" asks the opening text. Its answer rejects the "international academic criteria" based on "writing, metallurgy and cities". Instead it offers "the Chinese criteria for defining civilisation", which includes population, social stratification and the emergence of class. Chinese academics have made similar arguments.

Are adults forgetting how to read? https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2024/12/10/are-adults-forgetting-how-to-read from The Economist

The World Bank is struggling to serve all 78 poor countries https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2024/12/12/the-world-bank-is-struggling-to-serve-all-78-poor-countries from The Economist

How to clean up India's filthy cities https://www.economist.com/asia/2024/12/12/how-to-clean-up-indias-filthy-cities from The Economist

Multilateral institutions are turning away from the poorest countries https://www.economist.com/leaders/2024/12/12/multilateral-institutions-are-turning-away-from-the-poorest-countries from The Economist

How to give money to good causes https://www.economist.com/leaders/2024/12/19/how-to-give-money-to-good-causes from The Economist

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Is Japan ready for 60 million tourists? KATHRYN WORTLEY CONTRIBUTING WRITER The Japan Times 21 Dec 2024 Halfway to its 2030 target, Japan confronts the complexities of managing surging visitor numbers and sustainable growth Read more... Lucky you. This email was sent to you by a user of PressReader, who thought you'd be interested in reading this story. It means you get to click the link and read it. It does not, however, mean you get any licenses, express or implied, to the intellectual property, copyrighted material, or trademarks of PressReader or any of our content partners. PressReader Inc., 200-13111 Vanier Place, Richmond BC V6V 2J1, Canada PressReader International Limited, 2nd Floor, The Boat House, Bishop Street, Dublin 8, D08 H01F, Ireland ©2003-2024 PressReader, all rights reserved. Terms of Use | Privacy Policy

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Are the quick deliveries adding to / worsening the traffic jams in cities? Has any one simulated their impact on the traffic? Have vehicle ownerships/ non-work trips rides increased? RISE OF THE QUICK BRIGADE http://www.magzter.com/articles/5/1927545/fSbSccBgo1734085129403?mg_pf=ios_newsstand&utm_ID=18913326

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"success drives success." https://www.cnbc.com/2024/09/16/the-no-1-trait-for-success-according-to-billionaire-jay-chaudhry.html Best Regards Seetha Ram

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I saw this article when using the Financial Times app and thought you might be interested: Financial Times, Google DeepMind hits new milestone in AI weather forecasting -- Michael Peel -- Read the full article at: https://on.ft.com/3Zpdau4

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Japan's soft power soared to new heights in 2024 ALYSSA I. SMITH STAFF WRITER The Japan Times 05 Dec 2024 From Oscars to a Nobel, it was a year of awards in key cultural fields Read more... Lucky you. This email was sent to you by a user of PressReader, who thought you'd be interested in reading this story. It means you get to click the link and read it. It does not, however, mean you get any licenses, express or implied, to the intellectual property, copyrighted material, or trademarks of PressReader or any of our content partners. PressReader Inc., 200-13111 Vanier Place, Richmond BC V6V 2J1, Canada PressReader International Limited, 2nd Floor, The Boat House, Bishop Street, Dublin 8, D08 H01F, Ireland ©2003-2024 PressReader, all rights reserved. Terms of Use | Privacy Policy

Tokyo to introduce four-day workweek KATHLEEN BENOZA STAFF WRITER The Japan Times 05 Dec 2024 Governor touts flexible work-styles, especially for women, from April Read more... Lucky you. This email was sent to you by a user of PressReader, who thought you'd be interested in reading this story. It means you get to click the link and read it. It does not, however, mean you get any licenses, express or implied, to the intellectual property, copyrighted material, or trademarks of PressReader or any of our content partners. PressReader Inc., 200-13111 Vanier Place, Richmond BC V6V 2J1, Canada PressReader International Limited, 2nd Floor, The Boat House, Bishop Street, Dublin 8, D08 H01F, Ireland ©2003-2024 PressReader, all rights reserved. Terms of Use | Privacy Policy

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After the collapse of the bubble economy, deflation persisted for a long time and the economy stagnated. As a result of the BOJ's continued policy of ultra-low interest rates implemented to shore up the economy, it was households that suffered excessive burdens. https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/xxx/20241204-226044/?utm_source=piano&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=8464&pnespid=_76OgolJvLCW8q_x.Qagr.lI9xRP_y1xx1wpFUspthSVkz5YvaFL5uvnw1uvVmk9PdseOg Best Regards Seetha Ram

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