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COMMENTARY / World
May 16, 2017

Trump voters' message: we exist

Donald Trump hasn't lifted a finger to help Rust Belters as president, but he did far more than the Democratic Party's elites during the election when he acknowledged their existence.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 8, 2017

Election poised to bring South Korea change following months of political upheaval

After one of South Korea's most tumultuous political periods in recent memory, voters appear ready for change.
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COMMENTARY / World
May 3, 2017

Tech lessons from a still-recovering Nepal

Technology has a critical role to play in helping Nepal to overcome past tragedy and to leapfrog from its current state of development.
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BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 18, 2017

Bilateral free trade pact with Japan a possibility, Pence says

Visiting U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Tuesday officially opened the door to a bilateral free trade agreement with Japan, saying formal negotiations on such a move are possible.
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LIFE / Travel
Apr 14, 2017

Among the monks: Dipping a toe in Zen at Shinshoji Temple

When was the last time you sat in silence, without fretting about the things you ought to be doing or gazing at a screen of any kind? When was the last time you didn't think anything at all?
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COMMENTARY / World
Apr 7, 2017

Is it time to boycott America?

U.S. President Trump's indifference to the risks of climate change will have epic global consequences.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 6, 2017

More Americans view China in positive light amid easing economic concerns: poll

As U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping meet Thursday and Friday at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, it will be against a backdrop of softening American views toward China — despite a series of thorny issues the two powers face.
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COMMENTARY / World
Mar 30, 2017

For Britain, the real work on Brexit starts now

On Wednesday, British Prime Minister Theresa May began Britain's exit from the European Union by invoking Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty.
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JAPAN / Society
Mar 24, 2017

Entrepreneurs use their diseases as springboard for business success

Despite calls for diversity in the workplace and "work-style reforms" being debated in the government, Japan has yet to come up with a way to fully utilize the talent of all who wish to work, especially those with rare and incurable diseases.
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CULTURE
Mar 19, 2017

Brazilian YouTubers Prit and Lohgann are channeling their daily bread in Japan

Japan is a real wonderland when it comes to neat little toys, gadgets and fun candies — navigating the variety of Kit Kats alone could be its own article. If you're new to the country, it may be hard to tell which treats are worth your yen, and that's where YouTube helps.
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BUSINESS
Mar 14, 2017

Kushner family's business set to get over $400 million from Chinese firm

A company owned by the family of Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser, stands to receive more than $400 million from a prominent Chinese company that is investing in the Kushners' marquee Manhattan office tower at 666 Fifth Ave.
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COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Mar 8, 2017

Literary partnership behind 'Tokyo Nights' cut tragically short, but the story goes on

English teachers Jim Hickey and Douglas Forrester were offered a two-book deal in early 2016. But within weeks, Forrester was diagnosed with a brain tumor.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 19, 2017

Abe needs to place Japan's interests ahead of Trump's

Prime Minister Abe should be pursuing a more Asian-oriented policy with the aim of creating a peaceful backyard that can withstand any future Trump tantrums.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 16, 2017

Toshiba underlines why Abenomics is failing

Toshiba is the poster child for how little headway the government has made in modernizing corporate governance practices.
EDITORIALS
Feb 10, 2017

Reversing population flow to Tokyo

The Abe administration's efforts to reduce the flow of people into the greater Tokyo area from other prefectures are not having much success.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 10, 2017

SoftBank set to soon close first round of $100 billion tech fund

SoftBank Group Corp. is aiming to close the first round of investment in its planned $100 billion technology fund by the end of this month, giving Chief Executive Officer Masayoshi Son an enormous war chest to go on the hunt for deals, according to people familiar with the matter.
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 10, 2017

Trump trumpets 'phenomenal' tax announcement, divulges no specifics

U.S. President Donald Trump plans to announce the most ambitious tax reform plan since the Reagan era in the next few weeks, the White House said on Thursday, sending stock prices and the dollar higher on hopes for a cut in corporate tax rates.
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COMMENTARY / World
Feb 2, 2017

Trump's pointless, senseless war on Mexico

If Donald Trump starts a trade war, all the NAFTA countries will be losers, even if he — through his incendiary and distorted rhetoric — is a political winner.
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BUSINESS
Feb 2, 2017

Ford seen benefiting from Trump-proposed U.S. border tax but Toyota would take hit

A proposed tax on imports that President Donald Trump is said to be warming to could upend the competitive landscape for carmakers, boosting Ford Motor Co. while hindering manufacturers that rely more on overseas factories, including Toyota Motor Corp.
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COMMENTARY / World
Jan 30, 2017

Trump's tough talk on China may be a positive for the greenback

One clear takeaway from Chinese President Xi Jinping's speech at the World Economic Forum in Davis was that U.S. President Donald Trump has him on the defensive.
WORLD
Jan 29, 2017

Half of Brazil's population lack full property rights

Half of Brazil's population cannot prove full legal ownership of their homes, depriving authorities in the recession-hit country of a major source of taxes and deterring local investment, a senior government official said.
CULTURE / Music / STRANGE BOUTIQUE
Jan 29, 2017

Happier times in the era of Tetsuya Komuro

A 58-year-old Japanese man with a dyed blond mullet in a thick, woolly sweater hunches over a series of a dozen keyboards. With a casual confidence his fingers trip through a few bright, up-tempo chords. There's something familiar about the sound — a nostalgia tinged with just a hint of guilty pleasure....
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BUSINESS
Jan 28, 2017

ANA concerned Trump's policies may slow global growth

ANA Holdings Inc., owner of Japan's biggest airline, said it's concerned the policies of U.S. President Donald Trump may slow global growth, which in turn affects airline passenger traffic.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 26, 2017

Trump owes everything to the Bank of Japan

The rise of Donald Trump serves as a warning to Shinzo Abe: Too much quantitative easing can fan the flames of populism.

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