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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 27, 2019

The Japan-Bangladesh partnership for development

Japan and Bangladesh have long enjoyed a close relationship based on mutual trust and cooperation.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 26, 2019

Eyeing commercial operations in Arctic, Russia launches first of three nuclear icebreakers

Russia on Saturday launched a nuclear-powered icebreaker, part of an ambitious program to renew and expand its fleet of the vessels in order to improve its ability to tap the Arctic's commercial potential.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Beyond Tokyo
May 26, 2019

IT services touted as key to future of Japan's farming sector

Self-driving tractors, tomato-picking robots, camera-mounted drones to survey fields and spot crop damage, and satellite data from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) to help farms keep track of climate and weather data.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
May 24, 2019

Satoko Miyahara enhances Benoit Richaud's growing influence in Japan

Daisuke Takahashi, Kaori Sakamoto, Mai Mihara, Elizaveta Tuktamysheva, Bradie Tennell.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 20, 2019

U.S.-China trade spat will affect Marubeni, new boss says

Higher U.S. tariffs on Chinese products are expected to affect Marubeni Corp., Masumi Kakinoki, president and chief executive officer of the major trading house, said in a recent interview.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 15, 2019

Japanese rocket pioneer Takafumi Horie says his firm Interstellar Technologies could soon take on SpaceX

Days after the first successful launch of his privately built rocket, entrepreneur Takafumi Horie said Wednesday his aerospace startup Interstellar Technologies Inc. may soon catch up with industry leaders such as SpaceX in the commercial space rocket-launching business.
Japan Times
SOCCER / From the Spot
May 15, 2019

J. League levels up video

In the third year of the J. League's decade-long, $2 billion domestic broadcasting deal with DAZN, the league is hitting its digital stride and starting to deliver content on par with some of the world's top competitions.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 15, 2019

Japan plans to create 10 billion 14-digit phone numbers as 5G era nears

The communications ministry plans to create for assignment some 10 billion 14-digit phone numbers starting with the code "020."
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 13, 2019

Nissan pushes back on Renault's renewed efforts to merge

Nissan Motor Co. is opposing renewed efforts by alliance partner Renault SA to merge under a holding company because such a structure won't help turn it around, according to a source with knowledge of the discussions.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 13, 2019

In midterm vote, Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte set to gain allies and shut out critics

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte says he hasn't lost an election in his three-decade political career. He's hoping his candidates for the midterm vote on Monday will continue that winning streak as voters assess his three years in office.
Japan Times
JAPAN / YEN FOR LIVING
May 9, 2019

Cracks forming in Japan's premium-based universal health care system

One of the issues U.S. voters say they care the most about right now is health care. America is almost alone in the developed world in not providing its citizens with universal medical care.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 7, 2019

May's uneasy courtship of Jeremy Corbyn puts Brexit deal on knife edge

As the gray dawn came up over London on the morning of June 9, 2017, Theresa May had one urgent mission: to stop Jeremy Corbyn from becoming prime minister.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 3, 2019

Pentagon warns about risk of Chinese submarines in Arctic

Deepening Chinese activities in the Arctic region could also pave the way for a strengthened military presence, including the deployment of submarines to act as deterrents against nuclear attack, the Pentagon said in a report released on Thursday.
Japan Times
Rugby / ADDING THE EXTRAS
May 2, 2019

JRFU's bewildering plans for Top League reform spark skepticism, opposition

The news that the Japan Rugby Top League is to undergo reform following this year's World Cup should have been met with heraldic fanfare, given the nation's recent entry into the Reiwa Era.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 30, 2019

Toyota adds new Lexus crossover line at Canadian plant

Toyota Motor Corp. plans to overhaul its Canadian plant to begin manufacturing an additional Lexus SUV model, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Apr 25, 2019

Snarky Puppy lets Japanese fans sink their teeth into its new album 'Immigrance'

Snarky Puppy is back with a new album, 'Immigrance,' and is currently on a world tour. Bassist and band-leader Michael League talks to The Japan Times about Grammy success, why 'Immigrance' is likely to be the band's last studio album and what to expect next from the Pups.
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 15, 2019

After months of delay, Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte signs $71 billion national budget

President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday signed a 3.7 trillion peso ($71.5 billion) budget for this year, its largest ever, ending months of impasse that forced the Southeast Asian country to cut its growth target.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 15, 2019

Fujitsu finishes designing Japan's Post-K supercomputer

Fujitsu Ltd., working with national research institute Riken, has finished designing the successor to the K supercomputer.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Apr 12, 2019

Chen, Zhou excel again as U.S. takes commanding lead at World Team Trophy

The powerful tandem of world champion Nathan Chen and world bronze medalist Vincent Zhou helped the United States open up a big lead on the second day of the World Team Trophy on Friday at Marine Messe.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Apr 9, 2019

Gatekeepers, listeners, tax money: How Akita, once the prefecture with highest rate, halved suicides

Taeko Watanabe awoke one cold March night and found a trail of blood in the hallway, a bloody cleaver on her son Yuki's bed and no trace of him in the house. Then police discovered a suicide note in his bedroom.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Apr 8, 2019

Trump to tout green bona fides while gutting environmental rules

Donald Trump is preparing a novel campaign strategy for a president who's pulling the U.S. from the international Paris accord on climate change, cheerleading for coal, one of the dirtiest source of power, and suggesting that wind turbines cause cancer.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 5, 2019

The Renault-Nissan alliance vs. Carlos Ghosn

The former chairman is being hung out to dry over alleged misconduct allegations, but no one will come out of this saga looking like a hero.

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