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Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Sep 20, 2019

Getting around Japan: 10 essential and free apps for travel

The idea of navigating your way around Tokyo — with an area nearly three times the size of New York City — can be a little daunting. Here’s a selection of useful apps that will help you get from point A to point B, as well as make the most of your time in Japan. And all of these are free (though...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Backstage Pass
Sep 19, 2019

Diversity of Japan's video game industry on show in Tokyo

2019's Tokyo Game Show saw a range of new titles displayed, with prominence given to the upcoming Final Fantasy VII Remake, Death Stranding and new titles from Sega, among others
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 19, 2019

Huawei promises smartest 5G phone but who will be brave enough to buy?

Huawei launches what could be the world's most powerful and feature-packed 5G smartphone on Thursday, but the fate of the device in Europe will hang on whether it can overcome a U.S. ban to give customers the Google software they expect.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 18, 2019

Japan's exports fell for ninth straight month in August

Exports dropped for a ninth straight month in August as trade conflicts compound a global economic slowdown.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 17, 2019

Empty hair salons can't be saved by BOJ

Struggling businesses in rural Japan show the limits of the central bank's massive easing.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 17, 2019

Bill Gates defends Big Tech, says firms shouldn't be broken up

Bill Gates, who knows a thing or two about antitrust investigations, doesn't think it's a good idea to break up the biggest U.S. tech companies, as some politicians have suggested.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 17, 2019

Foxconn billionaire Terry Gou drops Taiwan presidential bid

Terry Gou, the billionaire founder of Foxconn Technology Group, pulled out of next year's presidential election in Taiwan, a move that may help unite the opposition Kuomintang.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 16, 2019

The clean energy fast track

Those nations beholden to fossil fuels will soon be throwing good money after bad.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: TECH
Sep 15, 2019

Little things to make life easier

From tiny printers to electric straws, what will gadget-makers think of next?
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 12, 2019

Yahoo Japan clinches deal for majority stake in Zozo

The company offered u00a52,620 per share, a 21 percent premium on Zozo's closing price, sending its shares soaring Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Sep 10, 2019

South Korean human rights watchdog finds no foul play in defection of North Korean waitresses

An investigation by South Korea's human rights watchdog found no evidence the country's spy agency tricked or coerced a dozen North Korean restaurant workers into defecting in 2016, as some have alleged, documents reviewed by Reuters showed on Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 10, 2019

Apple may spark upgrade rush with new iPhones and tight pricing

Apple Inc. could sell as many as 200 million of its latest iPhones from existing users upgrading their older devices and much of that demand will come from China despite the ongoing trade war with the U.S., several Wall Street analysts said Monday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 9, 2019

How Japan can win in the ongoing AI war

It is time to reshape the conversation about the country's 21st century technologies away from niche technologies and toward a narrative of global leadership.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 6, 2019

'Crazy Rich' Asian beaches go quiet amid Chinese tourism U-turn

From quiet beaches in Bali to empty rooms in Hanoi's hotels, pangs from China's economic malaise and weakening yuan are being felt across Southeast Asia's vacation belt.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Sep 4, 2019

'Stormy Family': Dysfunctional family, dysfunctional film

Masahide Ichii delivers a drama about family members dealing with their own long-standing resentments while facing an impending typhoon
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Sep 3, 2019

Julian Opie: A fascinating view of the mundane

Julian Opie's schematic reductions of people, animals and landscapes to planes of color may be fun and casual, but it's not just eye-candy — he gets us to see much more than he shows us.
Japan Times
SATOYAMA CONSORTIUM
Sep 1, 2019

Hard-won eatery specializes in local dishes

In a once-abandoned rice paddy at the foot of Yokosuka's Mount Ogusu in Kanagawa Prefecture stands the result of one man's ambition — a restaurant that is a marriage of farm-to-table practices and preserving tradition.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 31, 2019

Trump tweet of failed Iran launch raises worries about disclosure of U.S. surveillance secrets

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday posted on Twitter a photo of what appeared to be the site of a failed Iranian satellite launch, raising questions about whether he had disclosed U.S. surveillance secrets.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Aug 30, 2019

Violent protest erupts in capital of Indonesia's Papua

Protesters in Indonesia's easternmost region of Papua set buildings ablaze in the provincial capital Jayapura on Thursday, forcing the state power firm to cut off electricity in some districts, state media and an executive of the utility said.
Japan Times
GLOBAL INSIGHT / Mauritius report 2019
Aug 29, 2019

Center of excellence for Africa is continent’s rising star

Fueled by strong economic growth and enviable political stability, the ambitious island nation is building an outstanding reputation for businesses seeking to thrive there and on the mainland
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Aug 28, 2019

Trump's de facto blessing of North Korea's missile tests sends ominous message to Japan

U.S. President Donald Trump may not mind North Korea's repeated tests of short-range missiles, but his not-so-begrudging acceptance of the North's actions is sending an unmistakable message to Asian allies.
EDITORIALS
Aug 27, 2019

TICAD an eye-opener for Japan

Africa merits more of Japan's attention.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / TICAD 7 Special
Aug 27, 2019

Africa commerce succeeds through new partnerships

Taiwan stuns Samurai Japan to capture Premier12 title
Japan starter Shosei Togo reacts after allowing a three-run home run against Taiwan in the fifth inning of the Premier12 final on Sunday.
Japan and U.S. to form missile plan in case of Taiwan emergency
A U.S. Marine Corps M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) and a Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force Type 12 Surface-to-Ship Missile (12SSM) system are put on display at a symposium at a base in Kisarazu, Japan, in June 2022.
Preparations for Osaka Expo well underway amid lack of excitement
The Grand Ring, a symbol of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka
Ishiba shelves proposal for liaison offices with North Korea amid rising tensions
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks on Saturday in Tokyo at a rally that was held by a group of families of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea decades ago to demand the immediate return of all abductees.
'Kohaku' still matters for J-pop bragging rights
Emerging Gen Z J-pop group ME:I will perform on this year's "Kohaku Uta Gassen," national broadcaster NHK’s New Year's Eve spectacle.
How Japan can exit the fossil fuel subsidies it can’t seem to quit
A man walks past a gasoline station in Tokyo on Thursday.
An iconic 32-foot doughnut might give Randy’s an edge in Japan
Randy's Donuts in Inglewood, California. Replicas of the giant doughnut sculpture will be installed, where possible, at shops in Japan.
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.

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