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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 20, 2017

Sexism sucks, but blame capitalism more

Most tragic cases of human underachievement are the direct result of economic discrimination.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Dec 18, 2017

Hit products of 2017 home in on uchi

Nikkei Marketing Journal ranks the hit products for 2017, with Amazon and Rakuten sitting pretty among the grand champions.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Dec 16, 2017

Showa's not giving up without a fight

The government has decided that the 31st year of Heisei will end with the abdication of Emperor Akihito 120 days into 2019, on April 30. Then on May 1, Crown Prince Naruhito will become emperor and a new nengō (name of the period of reign) will be announced.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 11, 2017

SoftBank's Son remains confident over Saudi investment in Vision Fund amid crackdown

Billionaire Masayoshi Son may be getting closer to achieving his dream of making SoftBank Group Corp. the world's biggest investor in technologies, thanks in part to the main patron of Son's $100 billion (¥11.3 trillion) investment plan — Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 11, 2017

California wildfire rages toward scenic coastal communities

A massive California wildfire that has already destroyed nearly 800 structures scorched another 56,000 acres on Sunday, making it the fifth largest blaze in recorded state history, as it ran toward picturesque coastal cities.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Dec 9, 2017

Shut in by the past yet still unable to face the future

Mom, dad, two kids, nice house, nice suburb, good income — you just know this story is about to go smash.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 9, 2017

E-sports to chocolates: Chinese cities rush into risky specialization projects

The first plan was for an "eco-city" that would help pull Zhongxian, a remote city on the hilly banks of the Yangtze River in southwest China, out of poverty.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 5, 2017

Let's make 2018 the year of the wage surge

If the Abe administration wants companies to open their wallets, it must disrupt corporate Japan's incrementalism.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 4, 2017

The upside of giving up on North Korea

It's time to focus on a battle the U.S. hasn't yet lost: improving its deterrence against North Korea's military threat.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 4, 2017

Leading U.S. senator urges Pentagon to evacuate military families from South Korea as threat of war grows

A top Republican lawmaker has urged the Pentagon to begin moving U.S. military dependents — wives and children — out of South Korea, warning that war with nuclear-armed North Korea is "getting close."
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 4, 2017

Pentagon seen evaluating U.S. West Coast missile defense sites

The U.S. agency tasked with protecting the country from missile attacks is scouting the West Coast for places to deploy new anti-missile defenses, two congressmen said on Saturday, as North Korea's missile tests raise concerns about how the United States would defend itself from an attack.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 3, 2017

Top White House official says odds of war with North Korea are 'increasing every day'

A top White House official said Saturday that the odds of war breaking out with Pyongyang are moving closer to reality with each day, remarks that came just ahead of joint U.S.-South Korean air force drills — including simulated attacks on mock North Korean nuclear and missile targets.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 2, 2017

Nissan prods India for $770 million in redress over broken tax-break promise

Nissan prods the Indian government for compensation over its alleged failure to provide tax breaks in return for a factory it agreed to build there.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 29, 2017

Birkenstock looks to step up Japan sales with a mix of tradition and bold new ideas

German shoemaker Birkenstock plans to double its business in Japan and offer consumers a wider range of products through selective distribution, according to the first chief executive officer from outside the founding family to run the centuries-old company.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 27, 2017

Bali volcano forces mass evacuation as alert raised to highest level

Indonesia raised its warning for Bali's Mount Agung volcano to the highest alert level Monday, closed the island's airport and told residents around the mountain to evacuate immediately, warning of an "imminent" risk of a larger eruption.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 24, 2017

Uber told potential investor SoftBank about data breach before telling the public

Uber Technologies Inc. said Thursday that it discussed a massive data breach with potential investor SoftBank Group Corp. ahead of going public with details of the incident on Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 24, 2017

EU privacy regulators to discuss Uber hack and coverup next week

European Union privacy regulators will discuss ride-hailing app Uber's massive data breach coverup next week and could create a task-force to coordinate investigations.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Nov 23, 2017

Famine forcing besieged Syrians to eat trash or go days without food: WFP

Syrians in the besieged enclave of Eastern Ghouta are so short of food that they are eating trash, fainting from hunger and forcing their children to eat on alternate days, the U.N. World Food Program said in a report on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 20, 2017

Duterte offers telecoms 'privilege' in Philippines to China

President Rodrigo Duterte has offered China the "privilege" to be his country's third telecoms operator, his spokesman said Monday, turning to a historic rival to break a longstanding duopoly that has frustrated consumers for years.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 16, 2017

SoftBank seen planning up to $25 billion in Saudi investments, including at new city Neom

SoftBank Group Corp. plans to invest as much as $25 billion in Saudi Arabia over the next three to four years deepening investment ties with the kingdom, according to reports.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 15, 2017

How one Japan firm shifted its focus from steel plates to fancy phone screens

It calls itself a steel maker, but don't be misled by the name.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 15, 2017

Japan's 'taxi prince' fights to keep Uber at bay

It's impossible for Ichiro Kawanabe to order up an Uber in Japan. The ride-hailing company has banned him from having an account.
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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