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Phoenix business owner in free speech fight claims he runs porn studio, not brothel
The owner of a business in an industrial area of Phoenix says he was running a legitimate porn studio where amateurs could rent cameras, lights and props to create their own sex scenes with the help of a model. Authorities, however, say it was nothing more than a cleverly disguised ...
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Uncertain future fed by growing populism, protectionism
The year 2017 started with a significant level of uncertainties in global politics and economies — certainly true for the world economies over the last decade since the global financial crisis in 2007 — after the surprising outcome of the U.S. presidential election in November. With only three days left ...
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A taste of high-quality Japanese food and drink
Davos participants again this year will have a chance to taste and experience the finest the world of Japanese gastronomy has to offer at the Central Sporthotel Davos on Jan. 18. One of the most-popular events during the World Economic Forum meeting, Japan Night will be hosted by The Japan ...
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Sport provides path to economic prosperity, world peace
Recently, “Team Japan” scored quite a few points in leading the world in the promotion of sports and culture to achieve economic prosperity and world peace. The central and local governments, as well as the public sector, worked together in October to bring success to the World Forum on Sport ...
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Improved innovation through gender equality
Gender equality is one of the areas that the World Economic Forum strongly emphasizes as the organization, which has been publishing the annual Global Gender Gap Report since 2006, believes that half of the world’s talent — women — should be better integrated into the workforce to boost the world ...
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Shaping the future via collaborative efforts
Global events in 2016 have reminded decision-makers that the more complex a system, the greater a community’s concern about its future. The weakening of multiple systems has eroded confidence at the national, regional and global levels. And, in the absence of innovative and credible steps toward their renewal, the likelihood ...
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Ancient seat of Japan’s warrior culture
The origin of Japan’s ruling class extends into the mists of ancient history, far before the country was unified after a period of civil wars and well into the first millennium A.D. Warriors, called bushi, began as the armies of aristocratic factions centered around the Imperial court in Kyoto, but ...
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UNESCO World Heritage sites in Japan
Japan had its first World Heritage sites registered in 1993 when UNESCO registered Buddhist monuments in the Horyuji Temple area, Himeji Castle, Yakushima Island and the Shirakami-Sanchi beech tree forest. Since then the country has added more sites and now boasts the 20 shown above. Natural World Heritage sites show ...
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A future of promise and pitfalls as AI technology advances
On a Sunday afternoon in 2035, a man in Tokyo is consulting a robot as to what he should eat for dinner. “It seems that you have a heavy feeling in your stomach today; I suggest fish and vegetables,” the robot said, based on the man’s health data retrieved automatically ...
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Global cooperation needed in uncertain times
The world in 2016 saw many events signaling the rise of protectionism and populism, ranging from Brexit to Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential election and people’s fear of job loss due to immigrants and artificial intelligence (AI) development. An executive of the Geneva-based World Economic Forum, which hosts ...