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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 27, 2020

Brushing off criticism, China’s Xi calls policies in Xinjiang ‘totally correct’

Xi made the remarks at a conference that is likely to set the direction of Chinese policy in Xinjiang for years to come.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Sep 14, 2020

Abenomics improved Japan's corporate governance, but more work remains

While the framework prodded companies to strengthen corporate governance, many firms are still refraining from taking more proactive approaches.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Jun 16, 2020

Phone app informs riders of up-to-date crowded conditions

Worried about crowded trains? Kyodo discovers a new app that helps you know when there is congestion.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 31, 2020

Five coronavirus hunters on the front lines of the pandemic

Developing a vaccine or a treatment for a newly discovered virus is a painstakingly slow and detailed endeavor. Finding a compound that works, testing it in animals, and then rolling it out to clinical trials in humans can take years. And even the top experts in virology and epidemiology typically toil...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 28, 2019

Japan's retail sales see deepest slump since 2015 as tax hike hits demand

The drop was the biggest since a 9.7 percent fall in March 2015, and was worse than a 4.4 percent decline predicted by economists.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Sep 9, 2019

Set of rare Japanese whiskies fetches record HK$7.19 mil. at auction

We look at the high prices commanded by premium Japanese whiskies, with a set of 54 bottles having recently been sold at auction for more than HK$7 million
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jun 14, 2019

How encrypted messages and car 'crashes' helped Hong Kong protesters

Thousands of black-clad demonstrators braved tear gas and rain for 79 days in Hong Kong's 2014 "Umbrella Movement." The lessons of that agitation appear to have made the city's protesters swifter and better prepared in some of their latest attempts to weather police action.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 17, 2019

Indonesia's Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo on track to win presidency: pollsters

Indonesians have voted in the world's biggest single-day election, with unofficial tallies putting President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo ahead with 55 percent with around 38 percent of votes counted.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 28, 2019

Sony chairman, who keyed firm's turnaround with bet on PlayStation and image sensors, to retire

Sony Corp. Chairman Kazuo Hirai, the architect of a turnaround at the once-dominant electronics giant, will retire in June after spending more than three decades at the company.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 21, 2019

A stalemate in Crimea

Five years of international sanctions and Western attempts to isolate Russia have had no effect on the Kremlin's control of Crimea.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Feb 6, 2019

From coup-maker to candidate? Thailand junta chief Prayuth Chan-ocha considers election run

Thai junta chief Prayuth Chan-ocha is known for losing his temper in public, but recently he has displayed a softer side amid speculation he may run for office in the first elections since the army seized power in 2014.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 7, 2018

U.S. women voters drive Democratic House victories, Republican Senate gains: Reuters/Ipsos poll

U.S. women increased their support for Democratic candidates for the House of Representatives, providing an anticipated swing to help the party take control of the chamber, according to a Reuters/Ipsos Election Day poll.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 5, 2018

U.S. indicts seven Russians in hacking of nuclear firm Westinghouse and chemical arms investigative body

The United States on Thursday charged seven Russian intelligence officers with conspiring to hack computers and steal data from the nuclear energy company Westinghouse Electric Co. as well as anti-doping watchdogs, sporting federations and an international agency probing the use of chemical weapons....
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Jul 22, 2018

Tata Consultancy CEO's latest multinational foray

In the world of business, any metaphorical reference to games — gambling games, at that — might seem less than ideal.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 13, 2018

Xi Jinping's vision for global governance

The world should buckle up and get ready for a new wave of Chinese international policy activism.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 1, 2018

Oh, the symbolism of Germany's World Cup exit

It was a nation of champions in 2014. It is a nation of self-doubters today.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 8, 2018

Experts raise doubts over health studies conducted in Japan for Iqos smoking device, made by Philip Morris

As the U.S. Food and Drug Administration considers whether to approve the innovative Iqos smoking device, made by Philip Morris International Inc., researchers have raised concerns about studies submitted to the authority, half of which were conducted in Japan.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Dec 23, 2017

Yokosuka native Haruna Kamezaki attains the American dream

Kamezaki was born in the mid-1980s and grew up in a household 'full of American records and movies, because my parents — and especially my dad — loved American culture.'
Japan Times
LIFE / Language
Oct 30, 2017

Lower House voter turnout second-lowest in postwar era

The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications announced the final figures for voter turnout on Oct. 23. The typhoon didn't help.
EDITORIALS
Oct 6, 2017

Give ex-death row inmate the retrial he deserves

Having spent 48 years in prison for a crime he likely didn't commit, 81-year-old Iwao Hakamada deserves a timely retrial.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Aug 11, 2017

Japan's health care is far from free, and ballooning costs could mean higher premiums

Japan's health insurance system is considered "universal," since it covers everyone in the country, but it is hardly "free" in the sense of having the government pay for everything with tax revenue.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jun 22, 2017

Evessa stick with veteran bench boss Oketani for 2017-18 season

As expected, Dai Oketani is staying put with the Osaka Evessa, plotting to lead the proud franchise's rise to title contender once again.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / A MATTER OF HEALTH
Jun 14, 2017

Transplants using iPS cells put Riken specialist at forefront of regenerative medicine research

When she entered medicine in the mid-1980s, Masayo Takahashi chose ophthalmology as her specialty, she said, because she wanted to have a family and thought the discipline would spare her from sudden work calls in the middle of the night, helping her best balance work and life.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
May 27, 2017

Kyoko Sato: Curator inspired by New York's artistic energy

Kyoko Sato hit bottom soon after arriving in New York in 2002 to be with the man who was to become her husband (since divorced). "I had been able to work freely in Japanese society, so I really suffered when I came (to the States) since I couldn't do that anymore," she says. "I had really loved my job...
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
May 22, 2017

Princess Mako, granddaughter of Emperor, to be engaged

Kei Komuro and Princess Mako are set to be engaged.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 11, 2017

Former rebel leaders detail role played by Putin aide in east Ukraine

A top aide to Vladimir Putin decides how the pro-Moscow administration of eastern Ukraine is run and who gets what jobs there, three former rebel leaders said, challenging Kremlin denials that it calls the shots in the region.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
A boom for business tourism in Japan?
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