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Japan Times
Special Supplements / Malaysia Special
Nov 29, 2019

Resource-rich Sabah seeks investors

Situated in eastern Malaysia, the state of Sabah is rich in biodiversity. Additionally, its agriculture, forestry and petroleum industries have laid a firm economic foundation for new business development.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / The Argument: SDF Dispatch
Nov 28, 2019

Next SDF deployment will only serve U.S. interests, not Japan's

From my long experience serving in the government, there is no way we can send more Self-Defense Forces vessels and planes to the waterways in the Middle East because they can do almost nothing, and it would be a mistake to dispatch the SDF under the dubious legal basis of 'research and investigation.'
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 27, 2019

Ryonosuke Shimomura: An eclectic rule breaker

At school, Ryonosuke Shimomura conceived art techniques that led one teacher to think he was color blind. Yet his unusual approach led him to become a principal of the Pan Real Art Association — Japan's influential avant-garde Japanese-style painting groups.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 27, 2019

Babe poised to hit another out of the park as historic 'Sultan of Swat' 500th homer bat goes on block

Babe Ruth is poised to hit another home run, only this time on the sports memorabilia market when the bat he used to slug No. 500 nearly a century ago hits the auction block on Wednesday.
Japan Times
CULTURE
Nov 23, 2019

Fancy footwork: Japan's break dancers lay the groundwork for possible Olympic glory

Roars cascaded throughout the Salle Bellegrave's bleachers in the French city of Bordeaux earlier this month, filling the event space and reverberating into the virtual realm of shared (and reshared) stories on Instagram.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Nov 23, 2019

Akira Isogawa: Australia's darling of fashion

'I understand how such rules are necessary and help Japan to function as efficiently as it does. But I'm a rule breaker, and that's permitted here in Australia. It's a real relief.' — Akira Isogawa, fashion designer
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 23, 2019

Ex-CIA officer sentenced to 19 years in prison for conspiring to spy for China

A former CIA case officer was sentenced by a U.S. federal judge in Virginia on Friday to serve 19 years in prison, after he pleaded guilty in May to conspiring to become a spy for China, federal prosecutors announced.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / Nikko Special
Nov 21, 2019

Commemorating 20 years of UNESCO status

On Nov. 21 and 22, the city of Nikko in Tochigi Prefecture will host the 6th World Heritage Summit coinciding with the commemoration of the Shrines and Temples of Nikko being added to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's (UNESCO) World Heritage list. The summit will...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 18, 2019

Takedown: The monumental fall of auto titan Carlos Ghosn

It took two decades for "le cost-cutter" Carlos Ghosn to carve out his three-way automobile empire. But in a matter of days, it was ripped from his grasp.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Nov 16, 2019

Yoshi Shimizu: Curiosity and the camera

Taking an elective course on photography while studying business in California changed the whole course of Yoshi Shimizu's career.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Nov 16, 2019

Yuma Kagiyama, Mana Kawabe win short programs at Japan Junior Championships

Heavy favorite Yuma Kagiyama took the lead after the short program at the Japan Junior Championships at Shin-Yokohama Skate Center on Saturday night.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Nov 15, 2019

Top young skaters back in the spotlight at Japan Junior Championships

Yuma Kagiyama and Shun Sato will be in the spotlight this weekend at the Japan Junior Championships at Shin-Yokohama Skate Center. Both skaters have qualified for next month's prestigious Junior Grand Prix Final in Italy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 14, 2019

Motorola revives Razr as $1,500 foldable smartphone

Motorola is rebooting the iconic Razr flip phone as a 6.2-inch smartphone with a foldable display that gives the Lenovo-owned brand a unique selling point against Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co.'s finest.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Nov 14, 2019

At 90, artist Yayoi Kusama has plans for Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade balloon and New York installation

Multimedia artist Yayoi Kusama is keeping up a torrid pace at 90 — backing up sold-out exhibits at museums around the world with fresh works, more shows and even a balloon designed for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade in New York City.
Japan Times
SUMO / Rikishi Files
Nov 13, 2019

Asashoryu electrified sport with unorthodox style

Hakuho may be the greatest rikishi of all time, but for many fans he has never come close to his immediate predecessor in terms of excitement.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League / J. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Nov 13, 2019

Vissel Kobe's David Villa wants to end career on New Year's Day

In a Wednesday news conference occasionally interrupted by tears, Vissel Kobe striker David Villa announced his decision to retire after the end of the current J. League season.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Nov 13, 2019

Samurai Japan's dormant bats need adjusting, says bench coach Makoto Kaneko

Japan's stellar pitching makes it one of the championship favorites in any international events it competes in.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 12, 2019

How Russia could force a nuclear war in the Baltics

The Kremlin's 'escalate to de-escalate' nuclear strategy could easily get out of hand.
Japan Times
SUMO / Rikishi Files
Nov 12, 2019

Baruto overcame obstacles to become ozeki

In early 2004, two massive Estonians moved to Japan to join professional sumo.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Nov 12, 2019

Seiya Suzuki tearing it up at the plate for Samurai Japan

Seiya Suzuki changed his bat for the Super Round of the Premier12, but he didn't really have a good reason for doing so.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 9, 2019

Rich and poor debate treaty on plant gene data as climate change hits crops

Ahead of renewed negotiations to revise a global treaty in Rome on Monday, rich and poor countries are at loggerheads over how to share genetic plant data that could help breed crops better able to withstand climate change.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 8, 2019

Looking overseas to solve Japan's labor shortage

Japan is running out of time. Where will migrants come from when the international competition for Asian workers heats up?
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 6, 2019

'Scale Puzzle'

Nov. 7-Dec.1
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
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.
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.
Japan to aid introduction of multilingual ride-hailing apps
A Nihon Kotsu Co. taxi departs one of the company's service offices in Tokyo.
Seven & I founding family sounded out KKR and others about buyout: report
A 7-Eleven convenience store in Tokyo
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.”

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
A boom for business tourism in Japan?
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