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Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 17, 2018

Jared Kushner Russia policy role grew after unreported March 2016 Henry Kissinger lunch

In March 2016, as the U.S. foreign policy establishment shunned presidential candidate Donald Trump, his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, was invited to lunch for a think tank urging engagement with Russia.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 17, 2018

No handshakes, no helmets in eastern Congo city as it braces for Ebola onslaught

A mobile blood-testing lab. Hand-washing stations on street corners. Motorcycle taxi drivers forbidden from sharing spare helmets. If Ebola is coming, the city of Goma in eastern Congo wants to be ready.
Japan Times
SPORTS
Aug 16, 2018

Japan sending strong squad to Asian Games

The 18th edition of the Asian Games, the region's biggest sporting extravaganza, will officially begin on Saturday in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 15, 2018

Abe forgoes Yasukuni visit on anniversary of WWII surrender, sends ritual donation instead

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe skipped a visit to Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Wednesday, the 73rd anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II in 1945.
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 15, 2018

Cubans cheer as free internet goes nationwide for a daylong test

Cuba's government said it provided free internet to the communist-run island's more than 5 million cellphone users on Tuesday, in an eight-hour test before it launches sales of the service.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 15, 2018

Congo starts using experimental Ebola treatment as officials urge militia to allow war-zone access

Democratic Republic of Congo has started using the experimental mAb114 Ebola treatment to counter the latest flare-up of the virus, health officials said on Tuesday, the first time it has been deployed against an active outbreak.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 14, 2018

Beijing needs to understand one thing about Trump

The U.S. president is voicing a widely held resentment about China's double-dealing economic policy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 14, 2018

Turkish lira crash may affect some Japanese companies with operations there

Your next vacation in sun-drenched Turkey may now be a lot cheaper. On the flip side, corporate profits from selling goods locally are dwindling by the day when converted to home currencies.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Aug 13, 2018

Nakamura's vintage run just what Lions need

For Takeya Nakamura and the Seibu Lions, the past week and half was just like old times, with the Lions' lineup doing damage and the burly slugger's bat roaring the loudest.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Aug 11, 2018

Unsolved mysteries: Japanese fans of the occult are engaged in a never-ending search for the truth

Whether it's tales of hauntings, spirits or paranormal phenomena, Yuki Yoshida loves a good scare.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA / HOOP SCOOP
Aug 11, 2018

Kei Hirata earns second shot with Thunder Girls

Passion is something that younger and older generations can both detect immediately.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 10, 2018

How three women shattered glass ceilings to become the first female chief economists at global banks

There's a particular telephone conversation that HSBC Global Chief Economist Janet Henry has down pat.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Aug 9, 2018

Gov. Takeshi Onaga's death muddles long-standing U.S. base relocation plan in Okinawa

The passing of the late governor came less than two weeks after he announced he was revoking predecessor Hirokazu Nakaima's 2013 approval of a permit for the Henoko project.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 9, 2018

How Ikea caters to local tastes around the world

Ikea's blue-and-yellow stores are instantly recognizable: iconic, monolithic and now, as India's first store throws open its doors to the masses, operating in more than 400 stores in some 50 countries.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / FOCUS
Aug 8, 2018

A quantum computing startup tries to live up to the hype

Few corners of the tech industry are as tantalizing or complex as quantum computing. For years its evangelists have promised machines capable of breaking the most impenetrable coded messages, unlocking the secret properties of the physical world and putting supercomputers to shame.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 8, 2018

Speaking from Bogota, Venezuelan ex-police chief claims role in Caracas drone attack allegedly targeting Maduro

A former Venezuelan municipal police chief and anti-government activist says he helped organize an operation to launch armed drones over a military rally on Saturday that President Nicolas Maduro has called an assassination attempt.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 7, 2018

How to end Japan's deflation? Abolish cash

A national digital currency is an experiment worth trying.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 7, 2018

North Korea releases South Korean man detained in July

North Korea released a South Korean citizen detained in July after crossing the border into the North, the South's Unification Ministry said Tuesday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Aug 6, 2018

Always overlooked: a 'lovable mutt' named Carol

Carol is that friendly boy-next-door kind of a fellow with familiar good looks, but he also has an exotic lineage that includes chow chow, spitz, Akita, Shiba and husky.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 5, 2018

Abe arranging September talks with Xi, will skip Yasukuni: sources

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is arranging to hold a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of an Eastern Economic Forum conference in Vladivostok, Russia, in September, it was learned Sunday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 5, 2018

How a powerful app helped Imran Khan win Pakistan's general election

A phone app and a database of more than 50 million voters were key weapons in the successful campaign of cricket legend Imran Khan in last month's general election — though rivals allege that Khan also received clandestine aid from Pakistan's powerful military.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Aug 4, 2018

'The Emissary': Power, poison, pain and joy inside its DNA

In her latest work, 'The Emissary,' Yoko Tawada joins the ranks of other Japanese writers who use their writing to comment on the catastrophic and irrevocable effects of environmental disasters on society.
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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