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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 20, 2019

'Top Gun' sequel, co-produced by China's Tencent, drops Japanese and Taiwanese flags

Eagle-eyed viewers have spotted a curious discrepancy in the first trailer for "Top Gun: Maverick," the sequel to the beloved '80s classic "Top Gun," which Paramount debuted Thursday — the patches on the iconic leather jacket worn by star Tom Cruise no longer bear the Taiwanese and Japanese flags....
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 19, 2019

June was the hottest on record across the globe: NOAA

June 2019 was the hottest in 140 years, setting a global record, according to the latest monthly global climate report released on Thursday by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / Sound Off
Jul 18, 2019

Japan jumps into the music stream

The biggest moment for streaming music in Japan this year came via a handwritten letter. In late June, Kenta Matsumoto of pop-punk trio Wanima shared a note on Twitter announcing that his band's entire catalog would be uploaded to streaming music platforms like Spotify and Apple Music.
Japan Times
Jul 17, 2019

Yamaha Motor Launches 2020 YZF-R1 and YZF-R1M in Europe

— Supersport Flagship Models with Further Advanced and Enhanced Track Performance —
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KANPAI CULTURE
Jul 13, 2019

Yamagata sake shines on the international stage

On a recent balmy evening, representatives from nine sake breweries in Yamagata Prefecture, clad in understated kimono, bow modestly onstage amid the glow of pink and lavender lights. The bling-drenched ballroom also boasts gold-covered walls and a bold red carpet adorned with a dizzying pattern of colorful...
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 13, 2019

In praise of demographic decline

Our expanding ability to automate human work across all sectors makes an ever-growing workforce increasingly irrelevant to improvements in human welfare. That's good news for most of the world, but not for Africa.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Jul 10, 2019

Johnny Kitagawa: The mogul who defined and controlled Japan's entertainment industry

Few in the history of Japan's entertainment industry have wielded more power than talent manager Johnny Kitagawa.
Japan Times
Jul 10, 2019

Manga Kingdom Tottori International Comic Art Contest Now Accepting Submissions

Tottori Prefecture is the "Manga Kingdom" that has produced many great manga artists whose works represent Japan abroad. Gegege no Kitaro, by Shigeru Mizuki, A Distant Neighborhood, by Jiro Taniguchi, and Detective Conan, by Gosho Aoyama are but a few of them. Tottori Prefecture host its own manga contest,...
Japan Times
Rugby / ADDING THE EXTRAS
Jul 5, 2019

New JRFU boss Shigetaka Mori faces uphill battle to initiate needed reforms

As a player Shigetaka Mori, the new president of the Japan Rugby Football Union, knew all about success at the domestic level.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 2, 2019

Sachiko Kazama: Objections on paper

Sachiko Kazama's epic black-and-white compositions scratch at the history of Japanese fascism, refusing to let it hide behind prevarication and bad text books.
Japan Times
PRESS / Corporate Trends
Jul 1, 2019

株式会社ジャパンタイムズから出版部門が独立し、「株式会社ジャパンタイムズ出版」を設立

　株式会社ジャパンタイムズ（本社：東京都千代田区、代表取締役社長：堤丈晴）は、持株会社である株式会社ニューズ・ツー・ユーホールディングス（本社：東京都千代田区、代表取締役社長：末松弥奈子）が設立した新会社「株式会社ジャパンタイムズ出版」に出版事業を譲渡いたしました。株式会社ジャパンタイムズ出版は2019年7月1日より営業を開始いたします。...
Japan Times
JAPAN / G20 Osaka Summit Special
Jun 27, 2019

Universities lure foreign students on falling population

Universities conducting classes in English, intellectual debates between foreign and Japanese students where new ideas are created — these are just some of the things the central government envisions for the nation's higher education in order to become a magnet for talented researchers and students...
Japan Times
Special Supplements / G20 Osaka Summit Special
Jun 27, 2019

Chuo's two new faculties to promote further internationalization

Society is undergoing dynamic changes and so that its students can "Be ahead of the world," Chuo University has introduced two new courses to best enable today's learners become tomorrow's leaders.
Japan Times
GLOBAL INSIGHT / Bahrain report 2019
Jun 26, 2019

Moving Bahrain forward by implementing $32 billion on projects

In February 2019, the courier giant FedEx Express signed up as the anchor tenant for a $58.5-million, 25,000-square-meter new cargo area at Bahrain International Airport (BIA).
Japan Times
GLOBAL INSIGHT / Bahrain report 2019
Jun 26, 2019

The technology factor

Although oil was first discovered in Bahrain in 1932, 85 percent of its identified reserves still remain in the ground due to the kingdom’s challenging geology. Only one thing is preventing higher extraction levels, according to James Eastlack, CEO of Tatweer Petroleum, the company in charge of the...
Japan Times
GLOBAL INSIGHT / Bahrain report 2019
Jun 26, 2019

Maximizing the potential of people and businesses

Bahrain is focused on advancing its private sector and making it the key driver of an increasingly diverse, competitive, entrepreneurial and knowledge-based economy.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jun 25, 2019

Tadanori Yokoo: From the shadows within

The blotchy, salty self-portrait that confronts you as you enter Tadanori Yokoo's exhibition of recent work "B29 and Homeland: From My Childhood to Andy Warhol" (2018) has a hangman's noose in the top left corner. This recalls one of the artist's most renowned works, the 1965 "Having Reached a Climax...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 24, 2019

Goals for the Group of 20 summit in Osaka

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has four major agenda items in store for the Group of 20's upcoming summit in Osaka.
Japan Times
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / 'Terrace House Tokyo 2019-2020' Recaps
Jun 21, 2019

Ep. 5 'Reiwa!!'

Previously on "Terrace House": Risako takes a drastic — some may even say desperate — step of winning the charming Ruka over by flat out telling him to "date me," in what has been one of the show's more exciting proclamations of romantic intent. Then, we have to wait two whole weeks for his response....
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 21, 2019

U.S. human trafficking report drops child separation warning and demotes Cuba and Saudi Arabia

The U.S. State Department's annual human trafficking report released on Thursday demoted Saudi Arabia and Cuba to countries that failed to meet minimum U.S. anti-trafficking standards.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 19, 2019

Prioritize access in Japan-Russia dispute

By prioritizing access to the islands and acknowledging that current negotiations won't lead to their return, Japan will gain a freer hand in dealing with Russia.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Jun 18, 2019

Rui Hachimura set to find out fate in NBA Draft

Watch video highlights of the 2014 FIBA Under-17 World Championship in Dubai and you'll see glimpses of the future pro Rui Hachimura's immense talents. Impressive footwork, quick and agile, excellent body control and a nice mix of offensive moves were all on display, including in Japan's game against...
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PRESS / Corporate Trends
Jun 13, 2019

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Philippines report 2019
Jun 12, 2019

Mitsubishi Motors Philippines Corp. reaches new milestones

Mitsubishi Motors Philippines Corp. (MMPC) was established in the Philippines 56 years ago. MMPC, being the most successful Mitsubishi Motors country operations in terms of market share, was able to surpass the turbulent economic challenges such as the recession in the 1980s, the 1997 Asian financial...
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 11, 2019

U.S. measles outbreak spreads to Idaho and Virginia, hitting 1,022 cases

The worst U.S. measles outbreak in a quarter-century spread to Idaho and Virginia last week as public health authorities on Monday reported 41 new cases of the highly contagious and sometimes deadly disease.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 10, 2019

Employees sour on Tesla amid cost-cutting and layoffs

Tesla Inc's rankings at two high-profile job websites have declined, suggesting that job dissatisfaction at the electric car company is intensifying amid layoffs, strategy shifts and executive turnover.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 10, 2019

United Technologies and Raytheon poised for massive merger

Raytheon and United Technologies, two major American aeronautics and defense groups, are poised to announce as early this week plans for a massive merger, according to U.S. media.
Japan Times
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / 'Terrace House Tokyo 2019-2020' Recaps
Jun 7, 2019

Ep. 4 'I Want to Be a Hero'

Drama has come to "Terrace House" and we have Risako and Ruka to thank.
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
Tokyo police care for lost umbrellas, keys and flying squirrels
An employee at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Lost and Found Center in the Iidabashi area of central Tokyo bags, tags and organizes thousands of items.
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
Tokyo’s newest three-star chef wants ‘harmony across every detail’
British-born Daniel Calvert earned his third Michelin star last month — a stunning achievement considering his restaurant, Sezanne, has only been open for just over three years.
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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