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Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 28, 2018

Over 50 percent of people in Japan have considered living with or near their parents

Over 50 percent of people in Japan have considered living with or close to their parents — nearly double the share of parents who have had similar thoughts regarding their children — a private-sector survey has revealed.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 28, 2018

China and Japan slowly learning to cooperate in the age of Trump

Finance Minister Taro Aso will travel to Beijing later this week for a meeting with Chinese counterpart Liu Kun that is likely to demonstrate the improving relationship between the world's second- and third-largest economies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 28, 2018

Apple to expand iPhone X design with new colors, big screens

Apple Inc. is not only doubling down on the iPhone X, it's tripling down.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 28, 2018

Kushner Cos. fined by NYC for falsifying data on low-income tenants

Jared Kushner's family real estate business was fined $210,000 by New York City for falsifying construction-permit applications by underreporting the number of rent-regulated tenants in 17 buildings.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 27, 2018

Paying tribute to a man of American dignity

On Saturday, Sen. John Sidney McCain III passed away. U.S. mainstream media, whether liberal or conservative, carried feature articles or broadcast special programs over the weekend to pay tribute to this great American statesman from Arizona. McCain was always original and unusual in many ways.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Aug 27, 2018

Carp have to avoid complacency as they head toward title

Koichi Ogata didn't sound like a manager with a pennant on the horizon after watching his Hiroshima Carp drop two of three against the Chunichi Dragons, a team 16 games behind them in the standings, over the weekend.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Aug 26, 2018

At the helm of a diverse club seeking lasting community

Tokyo American Club (TAC) President Michael Alfant is the kind of person who thinks on his feet. And he spends a lot of time on them; the native of Brooklyn, New York, walks about 100 kilometers every week.
EDITORIALS
Aug 26, 2018

A voyage into the future

The prospect of a northern route is tantalizing: It is seen as an alternative to travel through the Suez Canal and estimated to cut transport times from Europe to Asia by as much as two weeks.
Japan Times
JAPAN / KANSAI PERSPECTIVE
Aug 26, 2018

Osaka teachers resist mayor's plan to raise achievement test scores

Stung by the poor results of a national achievement test covering math, science, and Japanese, Osaka Mayor Hirofumi Yoshimura wants to raise scores on next year's exam by linking the test results to personnel evaluations and bonuses for school principals and teachers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 26, 2018

Trump says Mexico trade deal near; NAFTA hurdles seen easing

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that the United States could reach a "big Trade Agreement" with Mexico soon as the incoming Mexican trade negotiator signaled possible solutions to NAFTA energy rules and a contentious U.S. "sunset clause" demand.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 24, 2018

New Australian PM Morrison vows stability after Liberal Party ousts Turnbull

Former Treasurer Scott Morrison, Australia's sixth prime minister in 11 years, pledged to bring stability after Malcolm Turnbull relinquished power on Friday in a party coup.
Japan Times
PARALYMPICS
Aug 24, 2018

Men's wheelchair national team coach grateful for expanded training opportunities

Until recently, Japan's elite para-sport athletes have struggled to earn support from their workplace as they aim to represent their country in international competition.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 23, 2018

China's growing hunger for wheat pushes global reserves to crisis levels, as heat waves and droughts hit harvests

A scorching hot, dry summer has ended five years of plenty in many wheat producing countries and drawn down the reserves of major exporters to their lowest level since 2007-08, when low grain stocks contributed to food riots across Africa and Asia.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 23, 2018

Turkey-U.S. tiff reveals deep NATO woes

Countries on the eastern flank still see Russia as an existential threat, but countries in NATO's south are more fearful of terrorism and migration flows.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 23, 2018

Congo OKs more experimental Ebola treatments as cases rise, deaths reach 59

Democratic Republic of Congo has approved four more experimental treatments against the deadly Ebola virus, the health ministry said as it raced to contain an outbreak in its violence-torn east.
JAPAN
Aug 22, 2018

1,308 disabled people abused at workplaces in Japan in fiscal 2017

The number of people with disabilities who were abused at workplaces in fiscal 2017 surged 34.6 percent from the previous year to 1,308, the labor ministry said Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 22, 2018

Tech giants dismantle global Iranian propaganda push

Facebook Inc., Twitter Inc. and Alphabet Inc. collectively removed hundreds of accounts tied to Iranian actors that a cybersecurity firm said on Tuesday were promoting Iran's geopolitical agenda around the world.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 21, 2018

Eyeing U.S., Iran says it will boost military might as it unveils new fighter jet

Iran said Tuesday it would boost its military might and also unveiled a new fighter jet amid increased tensions with the United States and with regional rivals over conflicts in the Middle East.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 20, 2018

Mori touts transformative power of sports

Yoshiro Mori, a former prime minister and the current president of the Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, believes sports has the power to connect people's hearts and encourage them to overcome obstacles.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Aug 20, 2018

Yu Kato helps shine light on women's baseball in Japan

Yu Kato wants to bring women's baseball into the spotlight. She wants people to see what she can do on the diamond and also how talented the rest of her Saitama Astraia teammates are. She wants to everyone to know there is quality baseball being played in the Japan Women's Baseball League.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Aug 19, 2018

Tokyo Yakult Swallows slugger Wladimir Balentien stays ahead of curve at plate

Every time Wladimir Balentien hits a home run, and he's hit quite a few since joining the Tokyo Yakult Swallows in 2011, he has to go back to the drawing board and recalibrate his approach.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 19, 2018

The GSDF is taking to the waves, but should it?

The Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade is set up to conduct landing operations to retake Japanese territory.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 19, 2018

Empty hotels, idle boats: What happens when a Pacific island upsets China

Empty hotel rooms, idle tour boats and shuttered travel agencies reveal widening fissures in the tiny Pacific nation of Palau, which is caught in an escalating diplomatic tug-of-war between China and Taiwan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Aug 18, 2018

Tabloids offer a potpourri of treats to mark summer

To give their staff a mid-August break, most magazines came out with special two-week issues. A few, waxing nostalgic, are describing this year as "the last summer of the Heisei Era."
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 18, 2018

BOJ's tolerance of bigger stock drops shows 'stealth tapering' underway: analysts

Since the central bank isn't propping up the stock market with ETF purchases on every dip anymore, many traders think the BOJ's exit strategy is underway.
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.

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Totopa in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward was picked by consultants TTNE as the best sauna of the year.
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