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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 17, 2018

Moon's chief of staff takes center stage in inter-Korean detente

In 1989, a 22-year-old South Korean student caused an uproar when she sneaked into North Korea and was filmed advocating for unification and meeting leader Kim Il Sung.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 13, 2018

10 years on, Osaka fiscal reform started by Toru Hashimoto remains unfinished

Since Toru Hashimoto was elected Osaka governor in January 2008 and subsequently launched a reform drive, the prefecture has turned its debt-heavy public finances around to achieve budget surpluses.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Feb 9, 2018

Japanese consumers increasingly face stealth price hikes via 'shrinkflation'

In Japan, a phenomenon known as "shrinkflation" — an important economic countermeasure against inflation for businesses — has been catching the attention of consumers.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 8, 2018

Olympic diplomacy: VIP seating plan a headache for Pyeongchang's opening party

The neighbors don't get along but you are still obliged to invite them all to the party. So where do they all sit?
EDITORIALS
Feb 3, 2018

Victims of the eugenics law

The government has a moral duty to quickly compensate victims of the eugenics law.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 2, 2018

Kaz Hirai to end six-year Sony reign on high note

Sony CEO Kazuo Hirai, the man credited with the electronics giant's turnaround, will assume the chairmanship and be replaced by his right-hand man.
Japan Times
Feb 2, 2018

TSUNEISHI TECHNICAL SERVICES (PHILS.), Inc., the Design Centre in the Philippines, Holds a Ceremony to Celebrate its 25th Anniversary

On Saturday, 16 December, TSUNEISHI TECHNICAL SERVICES (PHILS.), Inc. (Location: Buanoy, Balamban, Cebu, Philippines; President: Segismundo F. Exaltacion, Jr.; below, TTSP) the Philippine-based design centre for TSUNEISHI SHIPBUILDING that handles new-ship design, held a ceremony at the Marco Polo Hotel...
WORLD
Feb 1, 2018

Zimbabwe to give white farmers 99-year leases, like black counterparts

Zimbabwe will issue 99-year leases to white farmers, according to a government circular, after new President Emmerson Mnangagwa said he would end discrimination along racial lines in agriculture.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 29, 2018

Russia opposition leader Alexei Navalny nabbed as protesters point to Putin poll fraud threat

Russian police wrestled opposition leader Alexei Navalny into a patrol wagon on Sunday moments after he appeared at a rally to urge voters to boycott what he said would be a rigged presidential election in March.
Japan Times
ESG CONSORTIUM
Jan 28, 2018

Environmental friendliness through recycling

FP Corp. has grown to become a leading manufacturer of food tray containers over the 56 years since its establishment. In an era in which environmental friendliness is almost a requirement to run a business, there is a tendency to label anything disposable as environmentally unfriendly.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Jan 28, 2018

Female workforce crucial for economic prosperity

Bangladesh Ambassador to Japan Rabab Fatima is one of 21 female ambassadors who were invited by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for a luncheon, during which they discussed female empowerment in their countries, on Jan. 9.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Jan 27, 2018

Game on! Japan's live-action games offer players a fleeting escape from reality

A group of surly guards inspect a line of inmates on death row standing in front of a prison.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jan 25, 2018

Reflecting on 20 years of female roles in 'The Ring'

In Japan, the "lord of the rings" is female, dressed in white with long black hair. The girl's name is Sadako, an evil ghost child who first appeared in Koji Suzuki's 1991 horror novel "The Ring" and went on to lead one of the biggest horror franchises of all time.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 23, 2018

The great Davos face-off for Trump

The U.S. president may use his Davos speech to set off one what some advisers call a dramatic 'stink bomb.'
Japan Times
BUSINESS / DAVOS SPECIAL 2018
Jan 23, 2018

Saitama in the vanguard of technological innovation

The city of Saitama, a major bedroom community of Tokyo and a host of venues for basketball and soccer games during the 2020 Olympics, attracts many companies with leading technology that Japan can be proud to showcase to the world.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / DAVOS SPECIAL 2018
Jan 23, 2018

Japan: A frontrunner to solve social challenges

Achieving sustainable growth while coping with a population decline calls for "Society 5.0," a super smart society where we can resolve various social challenges by incorporating the innovations of the fourth industrial revolution such as the "internet of things," big data, artificial intelligence, robots...
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 20, 2018

Bitcoin fans: Digital currency is still a dream

We've been waiting for decades for someone to invent a currency for online purchases. And we still are.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jan 20, 2018

Shoe guru Hitoshi Mimura wants to help put Japan's marathon runners back on right track

Renowned footwear designer Hitoshi Mimura has become a global adviser for American sports apparel brand New Balance.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 19, 2018

Earth sweltered again in 2017 as the hottest year ever without an El Nino

Last year was the second or third warmest on record behind 2016, and the hottest without an extra dose of heat caused by an El Nino event in the Pacific Ocean, the United Nations said on Thursday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 18, 2018

Huge oil spill isn't China's real offshore debacle

Thanks to massive overfishing in China's territorial waters, there isn't much marine life left to kill in the disaster zone.
BUSINESS
Jan 17, 2018

Morgan Stanley's Asia chief issues bearish 12-month view on emerging-market and Japan stocks

If you're counting on another great year for emerging-market stocks, you may be disappointed.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jan 16, 2018

Three's never a crowd for Kitty, Daisy & Lewis

British sibling trio Kitty, Daisy & Lewis are discussing why their fourth album "Superscope" is their most upbeat yet. "I think you just get bored of moaning all the time, don't you?" says Daisy, 29. "Going on about love and 'poor old me,' that kind of thing can get boring."
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 15, 2018

Floor collapse at Indonesia Stock Exchange injures scores

A mezzanine floor overlooking the main lobby of the Indonesian Stock Exchange building collapsed Monday, injuring scores of people, many of them students, under slabs of concrete and other debris, officials and witnesses said.
EDITORIALS
Jan 13, 2018

The need to sustain local autonomy

The autonomous powers of Japan's prefectures and municipalities remain insufficient.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 12, 2018

Swiss mountain town Davos relishing in anti-globalist Trump spotlight

The Swiss Alpine town of Davos is used to celebrities and high-rollers, but even it is relishing new attention being heaped on it with U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to attend the World Economic Forum this month.
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.
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.
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.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
Japan beats Taiwan ahead of rematch in Premier12 final
Keita Sano celebrates with his teammates after scoring on Kotaro Kiyomiya's two-run triple against Taiwan during their Premier12 game at Tokyo Dome on Saturday.
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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