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JAPAN
Mar 24, 2018

No indictments over 2012 fatal tunnel collapse in Japan

Public prosecutors on Friday decided not to indict any of the 10 people accused of professional negligence over the collapse of an expressway tunnel that killed nine people and injured three others in Yamanashi Prefecture in December 2012.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 28, 2017

Learning to unlock the hidden wealth of cities

Smarter use of their commercial assets would enable cities to ease their budgetary woes and improve their quality of life.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Nov 4, 2017

Fatal road-rage cases highlight Japan's rise in aggressive driving

Whatever you call it, road rage can be deadly.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 29, 2017

U.S. sends nuclear-capable B-2 stealth bomber on mission in Pacific ahead of Trump visit to Asia

The U.S. military sent a nuclear-capable B-2 stealth bomber from Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri on a long-range mission to the Pacific area of operations over the weekend, it said Sunday, a day after Pentagon chief Jim Mattis highlighted rival North Korea's "accelerating" atomic weapons program...
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LIFE / Lifestyle
Oct 21, 2017

Pedal power: Bike-sharing services expand in Japan

It's a little past 7:30 a.m. at Shinagawa Station's bustling Konan Exit. The air is crisp on this beautiful autumn morning, with hundreds of people passing through the fourth busiest rail hub in Tokyo on their way to various appointments.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 25, 2017

Intersection of U.K. and Japan interests

A former British ambassador to Japan offers his personal views on the bilateral relationship.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 22, 2017

Remains found aboard U.S. warship following collision as navy orders fleetwide probe

The commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet said some remains of navy sailors were found in a compartment of the USS John McCain on Tuesday, a day after the warship's collision with an oil tanker in Southeast Asian waters left 10 sailors missing.
Japan Times
JAPAN / OKINAWA BEAT
Aug 11, 2017

Okinawa positions itself as hub for used rental-car exports

Okinawa plans to export more used cars, making use of vehicles retired from the prefecture's prospering car rental businesses.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 31, 2017

80% of Thai warning system crumbling 12 years after surprise tsunami

Up to 80 percent of Thailand's tsunami warning system needs maintenance work, the deputy director-general of its disaster prevention department said on Monday, more than a decade after the region was hit by a tsunami that killed 226,000 people.
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BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Mar 25, 2017

Reassessing the negative impact of hosting the 2020 Olympics

The estimated cost of the 2020 Olympic Games has increased astronomically since Tokyo won the right to host it. On Dec. 22, Asahi Shimbun reported that the estimated price could be as much as ¥1.8 trillion. The original bid estimate for constructing new Olympic venues was ¥499 billion and that is now...
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JAPAN / NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT
Mar 19, 2017

Toshiba turnaround hopes, planned sale of Westinghouse find skeptics

Toshiba Corp. has been forced to sell off a number of its businesses as it continues to lose money since its accounting scandal broke in 2015, and is now burdened with its troubled U.S. nuclear unit Westinghouse Electric Co.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 9, 2017

Japanese arms exports can boost regional stability

With the proper policy, calibrated Japanese arms export to Southeast Asian countries can be an effective policy instrument for preserving regional stability.
Reader Mail
Jan 20, 2017

Osprey training belies treaty provisions

Defense Minister Tomomi Inada confirmed in a rubber-stamping fashion that Ospreys' midair refueling drills in Okinawa would be resumed, even though the cause of the Dec. 13 crash had not yet been fully investigated and detailed to the public.
Reader Mail
Dec 9, 2016

Absurd for Japan to pay more to U.S.

Asked about U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's urging on the campaign trail that Japan pay more for the U.S. forces stationed here, Defense Minister Tomomi Inada said at a recent news conference that Japan pays enough for hosting the U.S. military.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Nov 12, 2016

Japan's laundromat bubble shows no sign of bursting

Almost every Japanese household has a washing machine, so why are so many of them using laundromats that cost them extra money?
LIFE / Language / COMMUNICATION CUES
Nov 7, 2016

Pepper gets to work in Taiwan

Pepper, SoftBank Corp.'s humanoid robot, has started work at a bank and a life insurer in Taiwan.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 4, 2016

20 years of North Korean missile strides put Japan's U.S.-reliant defenses on notice

Successful rocket tests have propelled North Korea ahead in its one-sided arms race with Japan, leaving the government unsure it could fend off a missile strike without U.S. help.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Sep 10, 2016

Pricing system offers scant protection as Amazon Japan hacks away at bookstores' benefits

Japan's saihan seido system may not be enough to save the country's remaining bookstores, whose advantages Amazon.jp has systematically worked to nullify over the years.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 11, 2016

Reappraising Japan-U.K. ties

As it prepares to exit the EU, Britain needs a prosperous and politically stable Japan more than ever.

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