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The Japan Times / The New York Times Weekend Edition

2026年09月05日発売

目次: The Japan Times / The New York Times Weekend Edition
2026/9/5　No.44,987
The Japan Times section contents

NEWS
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Yen suddenly surges, baffling market experts

JLPT window to apply closed as slots fill up within days

Corporate venture capital grows in Japan amid tech boom

Case puts spotlight on Japan’s ballot system

英国The Economist（エコノミスト）

2026年09月05日発売

目次: The sorcerer of silicon

New Internationalist（ニューインターナショナリスト）英語版

2026年08月10日発売

目次: THE BIG STORY
Who owns the skies? : Nick Dowson explores how a new space race is set to worsen global inequality and extend conflict.
The militarization of space threatens us all: William J Astore tracks the increasing militarization of space.
The global scramble for space launch sites: Researcher Peter Howson reports on how the global scramble for new space launch sites is affecting those who live around them, from Indonesia to Scandinavia.
The billionaires’ playground: Tycoons like Musk want us to believe it’s ok for them to trash the planet in service to dreams of space, writes astronomer Lucian Walkowicz.

CURRENTS
Dimmed Promise: Anti-migrant violence in South Africa
Ebola: Red Warning: Aid cuts hamper Ebola response in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Introducing ... Balen Shah: The first rapper to head a government
Lebanon: A country divided: War transforms Beirut

REGULARS
Letter from Ramallah: Mariam Barghouti explores how Israel’s occupation is transforming the sights and sounds of the West Bank.
Southern Exposure: The beauty of a potter’s traditional craft is captured by Turkish photographer F Dilek Yurdakul.
Obituary: Lesley Adamson: A tribute to New Internationalist’s cofounder, who died in April 2026
Temperature Check: The war on Iran could have lasting consequences for the fossil fuel industry, writes Danny Chivers.
Agony Uncle: My neighbour asked our community for help paying her rent, and then a cleaner started turning up at her flat. Should I ask for my money back?

COMMENT
View from Africa: Governments are using ‘sovereignty’ and ‘national values’ to turn on civil society and political opposition, argues Rosebell Kagumire.
View from India: Tarushi Aswani on the ‘cow vigilantes’ targeting Muslim communities.
View from Brazil: Predatory online gambling companies target Brazil’s most vulnerable, with the help of some politicians, writes Leonardo Sakamoto.

FEATURES
The fjord remembers: Sami people are resisting a copper mining project that threatens an entire way of life, and a precious ecosystem. Dominik Sipinski reports.
Revolutions of our time: The Peoples’ Want examine what makes an uprising successful and set out their internationalist manifesto for unity.