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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 9, 2017

Nissan wins converts in Japan with ¥3 million driver-assist minivan

Yusuke Goto would have crashed his Toyota Crown five years ago if the premium sedan hadn't detected the 45-year-old was veering off and righted the steering wheel. So when he found similar features in the cheaper Nissan Serena minivan, it was an easy choice.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 7, 2017

With Ginza land prices above bubble-era highs, real estate analysts expect correction

Land prices in Tokyo's central Chuo Ward, home to the famous Ginza shopping district, have jumped by 51 percent in four years. In Osaka, they are up by nearly half.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Jun 4, 2017

Trunk lifts the lid on Tokyo's evolving hospitality industry

There is a long list of reasons to visit Shibuya's latest addition to its cityscape — from the craft cocktails served in its roomy lounge to the outdoor terrace with large white cushions and its architect-designed convenience store. Not to forget the pop-up space, four spacious event rooms, a kushiyaki...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 1, 2017

Shinzo Abe and the arrogance of power

Given the whiff of corruption and arrogance already emanating from the Abe adminstration, supporters of liberal democracy should be worried about what the next four years portend.
JAPAN
May 31, 2017

Prime Minister Abe unveils government push to solve day care crunch

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced Wednesday his government will create 220,000 new day care spots, bringing the number of children on the waiting list for nurseries to zero by 2020.
Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
May 31, 2017

Takayasu's rise built on solid family support

When yokozuna Hakuho was interviewed ringside on Sunday, after wrapping up his first title in a year, he congratulated the people of the Philippines on the imminent promotion of Takayasu to ozeki. It was a nice nod to the Taganoura stable man's mother, who hails from an island in the south of the country....
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
May 25, 2017

China's DJI unveils $499 drone that flies from palm of your hand

China's SZ DJI Technology unveiled a small camera drone starting at $499 that can take off and land from the palm of a hand, seeking to appeal to the broader consumer market.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
May 20, 2017

Will there be a price to free education?

During a Lower House budget committee debate on May 8, Akira Nagatsuma of the main opposition Democratic Party (DP) asked Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to clarify remarks he had recently made about revising the Constitution. On May 3, which happened to be Constitution Day, Abe had delivered a message via...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 20, 2017

Renho takes Abe to task over policies on ‘womenomics,’ Constitution

Renho, leader of the struggling Democratic Party, says Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's policies are failing Japan's women and the pacifist charter.
EDITORIALS
May 16, 2017

Fast-tracking the 'conspiracy crime' bill

The government's claim that 'ordinary people' will not be targeted by the conspiracy crime legislation is unconvincing.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
May 15, 2017

Let's discuss cars with automatic braking

The government aims to boost the proportion of cars with automatic braking.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
May 13, 2017

Designer Yuri Suzuki chases his dreams through sound

As a boy in the 1980s, Yuri Suzuki fell under the spell of video games and his father's record collection. The family home was in bustling Shibuya Ward, near the border with Shinjuku, and the influence of global cultures within its walls was strong.
EDITORIALS
May 12, 2017

Gutting the effort to clamp down on passive smoking

The health ministry's efforts to tighten regulations on indoor smoking in public spaces are being undermined by the LDP.
EDITORIALS
May 11, 2017

Abe's pitch to amend Article 9

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has many questions to answer before setting a timetable in his quest to amend the Constitution.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 25, 2017

Brexit to dominate as May sets out plans for U.K. re-election

Whatever Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservatives promise in their manifesto before a June election, managing Britain's exit from the European Union will limit her opportunity to push wide-ranging radical domestic change.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 21, 2017

Slovakian firm unveils $1 million flying car at Monaco luxury goods show

A Slovakia-based company unveiled the commercial design for a flying car priced at more than $1 million (¥109 million) on Thursday, saying it was ready for pre-orders with first deliveries expected by 2020.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Apr 4, 2017

Gas giants share OPEC's shale pain as U.S. supply flows to Asia

OPEC isn't the only decades-old energy hegemony being turned on its head by U.S. shale.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 4, 2017

The temptation of Theresa May

If Britain's prime minister concedes too much to the political fringe, she could make it impossible to reach an agreement with Europe that both fulfills her promise to 'leave' voters and ensures Britain's future economic prospects.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Mar 24, 2017

Luxury serviced residence offers comfort of home

Visitors to Tokyo will soon be able to enjoy a luxurious accommodation experience at an exquisite serviced residence in Otemachi, the capital's business and financial hub.
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 14, 2017

Nobel economist's ideas seen giving justification to delay Japan's consumption tax hike

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's administration has a habit of co-opting Nobel Prize-winning economists when it lays the groundwork for contentious policy decisions.

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