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JAPAN
Oct 12, 2019

Japan Defense Ministry opens new Twitter account for disaster info

The Defense Ministry set up a new Twitter account on Friday to spread information on disaster relief efforts, ahead of the arrival of very powerful Typhoon Hagibis.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 8, 2019

Paris knife attacker had USB drive with info on police HQ colleagues: media

An IT worker who killed four people at Paris police headquarters with a knife last week had a USB drive with personal details about his colleagues, French daily Le Parisien reported on Monday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Oct 7, 2019

Let's discuss the consumption tax

An English lesson focuses on some new vocabulary surrounding taxes and discussion prompts on the new tax in Japan.
Japan Times
Sep 24, 2019

mikeneco Corp. “business succession support” has been approved as management innovation plan by tokyo metropolitan government

mikeneco Corp. (Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo/ CEO; Shohei Niizato) new service “business succession support” has been approved as management innovation plan on 4th July,2019.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Sep 23, 2019

Let's discuss Japanese names

The government changes name orders on its website. Which way would you like to see your name written?
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / Kateigaho International Japan Edition
Sep 21, 2019

Wonders of washi: Tesuki Washi Tanino makes ultrarefined paper with an amber sheen

The third UNESCO-commended washi paper, Hosokawa-shi from Saitama Prefecture, was once used to keep records and accounts but is now used to make art prints and to preserve and restore cultural properties.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Sep 20, 2019

Sports bars in Tokyo, Osaka and beyond for watching the 2019 Rugby World Cup

Can’t make it to the game? A sports bar is the next best place to watch alongside fellow fans (and rivals rooting for the opposing team). Here’s a selection of some of the best watering holes in Tokyo and Osaka where sports are on tap.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 17, 2019

Japanese refiners gathering info after attack in Saudi Arabia; government may release oil reserves

Oil refiners in Japan, the world's fourth-biggest importer of crude oil, are gathering information on supplies from Saudi Arabia following an attack on the kingdom's key crude oil facilities over the weekend, company officials said Tuesday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Sep 9, 2019

Let's discuss summer homework

With summer homework a staple for many Japanese children, are youngsters suffering from exhaustion and do their parents support the allocation of studies during vacation?
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 31, 2019

Google will pay up to $200 million in U.S. probe over violating children's privacy, source says

Google will spend up to $200 million to settle a Federal Trade Commission investigation into YouTube's alleged violation of a children's privacy law, a person briefed on the matter told Reuters.
Japan Times
Aug 30, 2019

Jinseki International School Appoints its Founding Headmaster
https://jinsekikogen.co.jp/headmaster

Next Educational Environment Development (NEED), has announced that the founding headmaster of Jinseki International School, the first elementary full boarding school in Japan, will be Mr. Nicholas James Gunn.
Japan Times
Morocco report 2019
Aug 29, 2019

A key player in the transformation of Morocco

Successfully establishing a business more often than not requires a strong local partner. A member of the prestigious Saudi CPC Group, Advanced Vision Morocco, has been serving clients across the country since 2014.
JAPAN
Aug 27, 2019

Ministry launches website to provide info on English tests used in Japan university admissions

The education ministry on Tuesday launched a website to provide information on private-sector English tests set to be used under a new standardized university examination system starting in fiscal 2020, which begins next April.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Aug 26, 2019

Let's discuss smartphone payment security

Seven & I Holdings Co. says it will scrap a smartphone payment service just one month after launching it to allow security issues to be addressed in the wake of a hacking.
Japan Times
Aug 21, 2019

Jinseki International School Will Participate in LINDEDN Boarding School Tours Moscow, Orange Country (USA), Shanghai, and Tokyo

Next Educational Environment Development (NEED, located in Jinsekikogen-cho, Hiroshima Prefecture), which aims at opening “Jinseki International School,” Japan’s first boarding school for primary school children, will participate in LINDEN Boarding School Tours and join tours to be held in Moscow,...
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Aug 19, 2019

Let's discuss Tokyo's Olympics plans

An official from the International Olympic Committee's Coordination Commission for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics wants Japan to think long-term.
Japan Times
India report 2019
Aug 15, 2019

Brief profile of Ube Industries Ltd.

We are pleased to introduce ourselves as we are a corporate body established under the Indian Companies Act of 1956 as a public limited company that was incorporated into the Registrar of Companies in Andhra Pradesh as Weldflux Engineering Ltd. to undertake engineering activities and to manufacture welding...
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 9, 2019

U.S. calls China 'thuggish regime' for leaking personal info of diplomat who met Hong Kong protesters

The U.S. State Department's spokeswoman called China a "thuggish regime" for releasing personal information on an American diplomat who met with opposition protesters in Hong Kong, escalating a war of words over protests that have wracked the territory.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 4, 2019

Top Russian activist Lyubov Sobol and 700 detained at Moscow protest for free elections

Russian police forcibly detained nearly 700 people attending a protest in Moscow on Saturday to demand free elections, including prominent activist Lyubov Sobol, after authorities warned the demonstration was illegal.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art / Kateigaho International Japan Edition,Kateigaho International Japan Edition
Aug 3, 2019

Riusuke Fukahori: Seeing oneself on the other side of the water's surface

Though Riusuke Fukahori is now so famous that his name is almost synonymous with goldfish both in Japan and overseas, he didn't always have the urge to paint the domesticated fish.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 28, 2019

Russia detains more than 1,000 people in opposition crackdown

Russian police rounded up more than 1,000 people in Moscow on Saturday in one of the biggest crackdowns of recent times against an increasingly defiant opposition decrying President Vladimir Putin's tight grip on power.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Jul 22, 2019

Let's discuss whaling

Whale meat auctions were held Thursday in different areas of Japan earlier this week, the first since the country ended its 31-year commercial whaling hiatus, with some cuts selling for over ¥10,000 per kilogram.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Jul 8, 2019

Let's discuss Kim Kardashian West's Kimono line

An English lesson that focuses on an article about Kim Kardashian West and a controversy she caused by naming a fashion line, Kimono.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Jul 5, 2019

Quiet luxury in lesser-known Kansai

The Kansai area — think Kyoto, Osaka and surrounds — has some of the country's best anaba (little-known spots) where you can encounter the rich depths of Japanese culture, minus the crowds. Reserve one of these nine luxuriously uncrowded options to take your travels to new levels.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Jul 1, 2019

Let's discuss school lunches

Read an article on a school in Mie Prefecture that is attempting to modify its school lunches and have a discussion about what makes a healthy lunch.
Japan Times
North Rhine-Westphalia report 2019
Jun 28, 2019

Creating a future energy world on the foundation of technology and innovation

With evermore requirements and applications for lithium ion (li-ion) battery cells (and packs), manufacturing production capacity is set to grow to meet the expected demand of 600 GWh by 2025. We are seeing battery cell usage move from traditional portable consumer electronic devices toward electric...
Ishiba delays meeting with Trump, citing legal restrictions
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba waves upon arrival for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, in Callao, Peru, on Friday.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Rising sex tourism exposes loopholes in Japan's anti-prostitution law
While financial misfortunes during the COVID-19 pandemic may have driven some women to work the streets, others simply want more money to spend — or want to pay off their debts — at host clubs.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
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