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Japan Times
Dec 20, 2018

Real-time Multi-language Translation “Kotozna Chat”, we serve Kakao Talk now!

Tokyo, Japan - Kotozna, Inc (formerly known as Jaqool, Inc) added Kakao Talk as a new chat channel for kotozna chat, a multi-lingual real-time translation service using social media platforms, for inbound travelers.
Dec 19, 2018

ORIX CarShare to be Expanded Nationwide in FY2020.3

TOKYO, Japan – December 11, 2018 – ORIX Auto Corporation (“ORIX Auto”) announced today that it will roll its car sharing business out into three new regions—Hokkaido, Chugoku, and Kyushu—by spring 2019, and that it will expand its service stations nationwide in the fiscal year ending March...
Japan Times
Qatar report 2018
Dec 18, 2018

140th national day: The State of Qatar strengthens its international ties

This year saw the International Monetary Fund rank Qatar as the world’s richest country based on gross domestic product per capita. According to the World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Report 2017–2018, Qatar ranks as the 25th most competitive economy in the world and the country is continuing...
Japan Times
Qatar report 2018
Dec 18, 2018

International expansion: a cornerstone of QNB Group’s 2020 strategy

Abdulla Mubarak Al Khalifa, acting chief executive officer of Qatar National Bank (QNB) Group shares insights and strategies with Synergy Media Specialists.
Japan Times
Qatar report 2018
Dec 18, 2018

Alderbasti Audit & Advisory firm: Supporting international business in Qatar

Qatar has been steadily easing its processes for international business over the years. The country’s first special economic zone, set to launch by early 2019, is a key milestone in this regard. The first free zone called Um Al Houl is situated next to the sea port and has an area of 34 square km....
WORLD
Dec 17, 2018

Nigeria's farmer-herder clashes have left over 3,600 people dead since 2016, Amnesty says

Clashes in Nigeria between farmers and seminomadic herders have killed more than 3,600 people since 2016, most of them this year, Amnesty International said on Monday, in a report documenting an upsurge in violence that could sway the results of February 2019 elections.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Dec 16, 2018

Emphasis on adaptability for successful global career

The Japanese markets have closed and the trading floor at Societe Generale's Tokyo branch is noticeably less frenetic, even though traders remain glued to their computer screens, keeping an eye on movements in other markets around the globe.
JAPAN
Dec 13, 2018

In effort to curb costs, Imperial agency looks to scale down some facilities for Daijosai ceremony

The Imperial Household Agency plans to scale down the temporary Omi no Akusha facilities used in the Daijosai ceremony, one of the rites related to Crown Prince Naruhito's enthronement next year, from those used in the last such ceremony 30 years ago, informed sources said Thursday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Dec 11, 2018

While ballet reigned supreme, a range of dance delighted fans in 2018

For a dance-loving country like Japan, every year brings delight in the variety of performances on offer, but the depth and breadth of 2018 on stage has been particularly grand for fans across a wide range of genres and movements.
PRESS / Corporate Trends
Dec 10, 2018

イーオンの外国人教師が選ぶ「2018年、最も印象に残った日本の出来事・ニュース」

　英字新聞を発行する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、以下「ジャパンタイムズ」）と英会話教室を運営する株式会社イーオン（本社:東京都新宿区、代表取締役:三宅義和、以下「イーオン」）は、日本に暮らす外国人が、今年ニュースを賑わした日本の出来事についてどのようにとらえているのかを調査すべく、イーオンに在籍中の外国人教師534名を対象に「2018年、最も印象に残った日本の出来事・ニュース」について調査を実施しました。...
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Dec 9, 2018

Urawa outlasts Vegalta in Emperor's Cup final

Many pivotal moments in Japanese soccer history have been drilled down to the question of "which team can get it done on a cold winter night at Saitama Stadium?"
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / A Weekend In
Dec 8, 2018

A weekend in Saitama: Coffee, temples and a spot of river rafting

Kick off a weekend in Saitama Prefecture in Kumagaya, an excellent starting point for a trip that will take you all across the region — from river rafting in the forested mountains of Chichibu to the historical alleys of Kawagoe.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 6, 2018

France drops fuel tax hike completely after suspension fails to quell 'yellow vest' anger

President Emmanuel Macron's government is dropping further fuel-tax hikes in next year's budget in the face of protests across France over living costs, his prime minister said on Wednesday, a day after announcing their suspension for six months.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Dec 1, 2018

Magazines explore the inevitability of death and taxes

From this week, beneath the glitter of tinsel and glimmer of outdoor seasonal illumination, the bonenkai (year-end party) season begins in earnest.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Dec 1, 2018

Tomoya Mori, Ko Shimozuru recipients of Sky Perfect Dramatic Sayonara of the Year Award

Tomoya Mori sent the fans at Seibu Dome into hysterics with his sayonara double in April. Ko Shimozuru did the same in July with a home run at Mazda Stadium.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 27, 2018

NHK to trim fees by 4.5% by fiscal 2020 to meet criteria for online simulcasting

NHK's board on Tuesday approved the public broadcaster's plan to cut its television viewing fees by 4.5 percent by fiscal 2020.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 27, 2018

After aiding GM rescue, Canada feels blindsided by Oshawa plant closure; workers walk out in protest

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday expressed his "deep disappointment" in General Motors Co.'s decision to close its Oshawa plant, a move Canadian officials only learned about on Sunday and which led workers to walk off the job on Monday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 22, 2018

SoftBank to invest $2 billion in Coupang, S. Korea's largest online retailer

SoftBank Group Corp.'s Vision Fund will invest $2 billion in South Korea's Coupang, giving the e-commerce giant funds to accelerate development of new shopping and delivery services.
BUSINESS
Nov 22, 2018

SpaceX's crew rocket set for January test flight

A SpaceX rocket tailored to fly astronauts to the International Space Station is set to liftoff from Kennedy Space Center in Florida for its first flight on Jan. 7, NASA said Wednesday.
BASKETBALL
Nov 20, 2018

Seiwa Gakuen standout guard Norika Konno signs with Louisville

Seiwa Gakuen High School’s Norika Konno, a highly touted prospect, has signed a letter of intent to play for the University of Louisville women’s basketball team in the 2019-20 season, Cardinals coach Jeff Walz announced on Monday.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Nov 20, 2018

Zozo set to host PGA Tour event in Japan

Japan will host its first-ever PGA Tour event starting next year with one of the fastest growing online business companies in the nation as the tourney's title sponsor, organizers announced on Tuesday.
WORLD
Nov 20, 2018

French universities to offer more courses in English to attract foreign students

France wants to boost the number of foreign students at its universities by more than half over the next decade and will offer more courses taught in English to attract them.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language
Nov 19, 2018

'The Year Book of the Contemporary Society' celebrates the Japanese buzzwords that will lead us into the new year

What's that word, the one for when you like a person but are too shy to say so? Or how about the one you use when you visit Tokyo Disney? Well, one book has all the answers.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Nov 15, 2018

Christmas lunch buffet awash in pink decadence

Pink pastries and jewelry boxes may not evoke the most classic of Christmas imagery, but who's to say things can't get a little creative sometimes? In the spirit of giving girly girls what they really want this season, Hilton Tokyo Odaiba Hotel happily presents its Girls' Sweets Coffret Christmas Dessert...
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’

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Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
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