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ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 21, 2017

Trump expected to pressure China's Xi to rein in North Korea, officials say

U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to pressure China's president when they meet next month in Beijing to do more to rein in North Korea out of a belief that Xi Jinping's consolidation of power should give him more authority to do so.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 17, 2017

U.S. preservation group puts Kenzo Tange-designed Kagawa gym on monuments watch list

World Monuments Fund, a U.S.-based nonprofit organization aiming to preserve imperiled cultural heritage sites, has named the Kagawa Prefectural Gymnasium, designed by the late renowned architect Kenzo Tange, on its 2018 World Monuments Watch list.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 2, 2017

Elon Musk wants Mars and that should inspire all of us

Venus shines brighter in the sky, but somehow we have always known that our destiny lies with Mars.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 29, 2017

Elon Musk's new vision: Anywhere on Earth in under one hour

Entrepreneur Elon Musk, who envisions a human colony on Mars, said Friday he is also planning to create a SpaceX rocket ship capable of traveling anywhere on Earth in under an hour. If the concept becomes reality, a journey from Tokyo to New York could be completed in about 30 minutes.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Sep 26, 2017

The illusion that China's economy is in good shape

The risk of China's economy plummeting toward the end of the year should not be discounted.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 25, 2017

Japan's Cosmo Oil evaluates new sources of crude as market braces for new standards

After years of economic malaise spurred a wave of cutbacks, closures and mergers, reshaping the refining industry in the world's fourth-biggest oil using nation, Japan's Cosmo Oil Co. is reckoning with the aftermath.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / KANSAI PERSPECTIVE
Sep 24, 2017

Local, national agendas shade parties' prospects in expected snap poll

As Japan gears up for an anticipated snap election at the end of October, Kansai politicians and parties are staking out their positions on issues of national interest but with their eyes very much on local political needs.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 14, 2017

Biggest Airbus A350 loses more orders as Cathay becomes latest to opt for smaller sibling

Airbus SE's newest wide-body jet lost more orders as Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. switched a contract for six A350-1000s to the smaller -900 variant and deferred delivery of five more by a year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 12, 2017

Carmakers face electric reality as combustion engine outlook dims

European car bosses gathering for the Frankfurt auto show are beginning to address the realities of mass vehicle electrification, and its consequences for jobs and profit, their minds focused by government pledges to outlaw the combustion engine.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 12, 2017

Meiji to boost premium chocolate output as sales beat target

Meiji Holdings Co., Japan's biggest chocolate maker, will buy more cocoa beans from Latin America to increase output of premium products after selling twice as much of its upscale THE Chocolate brand as it initially expected.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 2, 2017

Xi takes steps to lifelong sole leadership on a par with Mao

A recent scene at a dusty Inner Mongolia military base provided evidence of Chinese President Xi Jinping's consolidation of political power even as he faces pushback in his ruling Communist Party ahead of a critical gathering next month.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 30, 2017

Japan seeks powerful new U.S. missile radar as North Korea threat grows: sources

Tokyo is worried that Washington's reluctance to arm Japan with a new advanced radar could make the U.S. missile defense system the government plans to install much less capable of countering North Korea's growing threat, three sources said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 26, 2017

Japan, South Korea, China agree to jointly promote Asian culture during next three Olympic events

The culture chiefs of Japan, China and South Korea agree to use the next three Olympic events in the region to jointly promote East Asia's culture to the world.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 18, 2017

A greener grid for East Asia

Currently 22 percent of South Korea's energy needs, and 14 percent of Taiwan's, are met by nuclear — those ratios are now set to drop dramatically.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Aug 10, 2017

Trump's claim on status of U.S. nuclear arsenal is not true, experts say

President Donald Trump says the U.S. nuclear arsenal has been beefed up since he took office in January. Not quite.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 5, 2017

Give Los Angeles the Olympics for good

Rotating the Olympic Games between a few select cities would be better than risking having none at all due to spiraling costs.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Aug 3, 2017

China's fear of becoming Japan fueling crackdown on leverage, corporate buying sprees

President Xi Jinping's top economic adviser commissioned a study earlier this year to see how China could avoid the fate of Japan's epic bust in the 1990s and decades of stagnation that followed.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 28, 2017

Make Japan Inc. great again

Japanese firms must acquire a taste for startup mergers and acquisitions, if the nation is to regain its global competitive advantage.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jul 18, 2017

Spanish soccer chief, son arrested during anti-corruption raids

Police arrested the head of Spain's soccer federation, throwing the leadership of the sport in the World Cup-winning nation into disarray a year before the next round of the elite championship takes place in Russia.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Jul 16, 2017

Reducing the cost of hosting the Olympic Games

Tokyo is under pressure to reduce the cost of hosting the Olympics, both for its own sake and the sake of future host cities.
BUSINESS
Jul 4, 2017

Trump to pitch U.S. LNG exports in Russia's backyard

President Donald Trump will use fast-growing supplies of U.S. natural gas as a political tool when he meets in Warsaw on Thursday with leaders of a dozen countries that are captive to Russia for their energy needs.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 18, 2017

Abe's infrastructure reforms hit roadblock as cities balk at effort to mend Japan's aging sewer systems

Hidden beneath its streets, Japan's aging sewer pipes spotlight a challenge that has held back reforms Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is pushing to revitalize the world's third-biggest economy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 17, 2017

Japan Post's bid for Nomura unit stalls

Japan Post Holdings will likely abandon its quest to acquire Nomura Real Estate Holdings due to conflicts over price and other conditions, sources say.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health / FOCUS
Jun 14, 2017

Radiation, risk and robots: Ripping out a reactor's heart

As head of the Muelheim-Kaerlich nuclear reactor, Thomas Volmar spends his days plotting how to tear down his workplace. The best way to do that, he says, is to cut out humans.
Bluesky is booming in Japan — mainly for reasons other than U.S. politics
According to Similarweb, average monthly user numbers for Bluesky on Android in Japan quintupled in the 12 months to October.
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’s sauna movement: Relax, refresh, repeat
Totopa in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward was picked by consultants TTNE as the best sauna of the year.
AI boom makes 139-year-old cable maker Japan’s hottest stock
Fujikura's headquarters in Tokyo's Koto Ward. The company's share price has surged by more than 400% this year.
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.
Bluesky is booming in Japan — mainly for reasons other than U.S. politics
According to Similarweb, average monthly user numbers for Bluesky on Android in Japan quintupled in the 12 months to October.
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.
Are you leaving your loved ones digital legacies or headaches?
The National Consumer Affairs Center reports a growing number of consultations regarding "digital legacies" — data and online services left behind when people die.
Rayssa Leal and Chloe Covell on Japan’s teen skaters: We are friends, not rivals
Brazil’s Rayssa Leal celebrates after winning the women's Street League Skateboarding competition on Saturday in Tokyo.
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.

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