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Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Mar 16, 2019

Boeing 737 crashes raise tough questions about automation

Tom Enders just couldn't resist the swipe at the competition. It was June 2011, and the chief executive officer of Airbus SE was on a stage at the Paris air show after the plane-maker won in a matter of days an unprecedented 600 orders for its upgraded A320neo airliner, while Boeing Co. stood on the...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 16, 2019

Suspect in Christchurch shootings charged with murder in first court appearance

The main suspect in mass shootings at two New Zealand mosques was charged with one count of murder a day after an attack that killed 49 people and wounded dozens, prompting the prime minister to vow reform of the country's gun laws.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 15, 2019

Mt. Gox bitcoin exchange founder Mark Karpeles gets suspended term for falsifying data but is cleared of embezzlement

Mark Karpeles gets a suspended term for data manipulation related to the scandalous disappearance of 850,000 bitcoins in 2014 but is found not guilty of embezzlement.
Japan Times
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Mar 15, 2019

Japan's Netflix contender bets on youth-driven viral hits

On a Friday night at a downtown Tokyo television studio, 12 teen models with cutesy nicknames like "Ayamin" and "Kyokyo" are waiting nervously to find out who has won coveted spots on the cover of Popteen magazine, a Japanese fashion bible.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 14, 2019

Volkswagen pulls truck unit IPO in setback to CEO's revamp

Volkswagen AG canceled plans to sell a share of its Traton SE division due to weak market conditions, dealing a setback to the automaker's plan to generate fresh funds for the heavy-truck unit's expansion outside Europe.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art / Heisei Icons,Heisei Icons
Mar 13, 2019

Takashi Murakami: The face of Japanese contemporary art abroad, underappreciated at home

In Tokyo alone, Murakami's commercial work can be seen in the official mascots for the Roppongi Hills complex and Tokyo MX TV station.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 12, 2019

Wagging the dictator

Russian and Chinese firms are increasingly bringing pressure to bear on policymaking.
Japan Times
SUMO
Mar 12, 2019

Sumo 101: Wakaimonogashira and Sewanin

The world of sumo has many behind-the-scenes characters that help keep the sport running smoothly.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / 3/11: Moving forward
Mar 11, 2019

In aftermath of Fukushima triple meltdown, Japan's nuclear industry faces fierce headwind

This is the last in a five-part series examining how the northeast and the nation are progressing with efforts to deal with the March 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 11, 2019

Ailing Bouteflika, 82, returns to face Algerian demonstrations

Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika arrived home from Geneva on Sunday, as students vowed to keep up mass demonstrations against his re-election bid and the ruling party scrambled for a way out of the crisis.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Mar 9, 2019

Just how convenient are convenience stores in Japan?

The recent trend of online videos showing "baito tero," or "part-timer terrorism," enacted by part-time workers has sparked another media discussion about the plight of low wage earners. Most of these videos were recorded by people working in food-related businesses, and explanations for why they are...
EDITORIALS
Mar 9, 2019

Prenatal diagnosis problems

Brought public discussions should be held on a new type of prenatal diagnosis that can detect chromosome abnormalities.
Japan Times
JAPAN / 3/11: Moving forward
Mar 9, 2019

Foreign workers helping Tohoku seafood companies recover from 2011 quake and tsunami

Fish processors are now trying to stem their losses by turning to foreign trainees as firms deal with a severe labor shortage in the region.
Japan Times
JAPAN / 3/11: Moving forward
Mar 8, 2019

Tohoku tours shed light on life in the aftermath of the 3/11 tsunami and Fukushima nuclear disaster

This is the second in a series examining how the northeast and the nation are progressing with efforts to deal with the March 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 8, 2019

Trump's Venezuela envoy pledges sanctions on banks backing Maduro

U.S. President Donald Trump's special representative for Venezuela pledged on Thursday that Washington would "expand the net" of sanctions on the South American nation, including more on banks supporting President Nicolas Maduro's government.
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 7, 2019

One small step for a woman, one giant leap for womankind in planned all-female spacewalk

Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova was launched into space 55 years ago. She was followed nearly 20 years later by the second woman in space, Svetlana Savitskaya, who also did a spacewalk two years later.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 6, 2019

U.S. sends B-52s for missions over disputed South and East China seas and around Japan

A U.S. B-52 bomber was sent near disputed islands in the South China Sea and another circumnavigated Japan, conducting joint military exercises with the Air Self-Defense Force, the U.S. Pacific Air Forces said Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Mar 4, 2019

Blind Japanese inventor harnessing technology to improve lives of visually impaired

Dr. Chieko Asakawa's life motto: Make the impossible possible — by never giving up.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 4, 2019

Wanted: Startup nation Japan

Fostering greater entrepreneurship is the best way for Japan to achieve sustained economic growth.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Mar 4, 2019

Eagles' Takahiro Norimoto leads NPB group chasing Giants ace Tomoyuki Sugano

Tomoyuki Sugano is the best pitcher in Japanese baseball.
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.
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.
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

Podcast

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

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Totopa in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward was picked by consultants TTNE as the best sauna of the year.
Japan’s sauna movement: Relax, refresh, repeat
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