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COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 26, 2018

Is Japan heading for a leadership vacuum?

The lack of an LDP heir apparent and the absence of a credible opposition force means that Japan may face a leadership vacuum when Abe's tenure ends.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 26, 2018

Elon Musk's SpaceX secures second Japanese client for lunar rover mission

Elon Musk's Space Exploration Technologies Corp. signed its second Japanese customer in as many weeks — but the payload this time will be lunar rovers rather than a group of space tourists.
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COMMENTARY / World
Sep 25, 2018

How China is losing the world

Beijing's overreach risks creating a well-spring of resistance to its global ambitions.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 25, 2018

Trump says second Kim meeting a go as Moon calls U.S. president 'only person' who can rid North Korea of nukes

U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that a second meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on denuclearization would happen "in the not-too-distant future," as the South's leader heaped praise on the American president, calling him "the only person who can solve this problem."
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JAPAN
Sep 25, 2018

Japan's defense officials to use AI for record management

The Defense Ministry plans to use artificial intelligence for the management of public records, drawing lessons from the mishandling of daily Self-Defense Forces activity logs, according to officials.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 24, 2018

How Tokyo can deal with Trump unilateralism

Abe needs to highlight how Japan can help the U.S. resolve the region's most pressing issues.
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WORLD / Politics
Sep 24, 2018

At least one killed as protests rock Nicaragua; Ortega defiant

Police and supporters of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega clashed in Managua on Sunday with demonstrators calling for the release of people imprisoned during recent protests, leaving at least one person dead, authorities said.
EDITORIALS
Sep 20, 2018

Now Abe must set his priorities

The prime minister has made revising the Constitution by 2020 a goal for his third term as LDP president, but most party members and their supporters view the economy as the top priority.
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Rugby / RWC Countdown
Sep 19, 2018

Brave Blossoms icon Goromaru calls for better promotion of Japanese rugby

Rugby icon Ayumu Goromaru is deeply concerned with the status quo surrounding his sport since the Japan's national team's sensational World Cup campaign in 2015.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 18, 2018

Renault-Nissan teams up with Google, letting Android take over the dashboard

Renault SA, Nissan Motor Co. and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. are about to do what many carmakers have been trying to avoid: let Google into the dashboard.
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JAPAN / Regional Voices: Fukushima
Sep 16, 2018

Foggy Fukushima river tour draws influx of visitors

A river tour conducted by rowboat in the town of Kaneyama, Fukushima Prefecture, is becoming popular with tourists for its scenic views of the thick fog covering the quiet waterway.
EDITORIALS
Sep 15, 2018

End guidelines for hiring new grads?

Many uniquely Japanese employment practices that lie behind recruiting guidelines are changing at a dizzying pace.
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JAPAN / Politics
Sep 11, 2018

LDP contenders Abe, Ishiba joust over policy in first pre-election face-off

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe repeated on Monday that he wants to revise war-renouncing Article 9 of the Constitution to clarify the ambiguous status of Japan's military if re-elected president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Sept. 20.
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WORLD / Science & Health / FOCUS
Sep 2, 2018

The race is on to lead medical AI revolution

Armed with a computer screen and mouse instead of a scalpel in an operating theater, cardiologist Benjamin Meder carefully places the electrodes of a pacemaker in a beating digital heart.
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WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 1, 2018

Russia to stop flying U.S. astronauts to the International Space Station in April, increasing pressure on NASA

Russia's contract to ferry NASA astronauts to the International Space Station aboard Soyuz rockets will end in April, Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov told reporters on Friday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 31, 2018

Japan's factory output declines due to natural disasters and slowing exports, raising growth worries

The country's industrial output fell for a third straight month in July, as factory activity struggled to pick up due to slowing exports and flooding that disrupted production. This was compounded by global trade tensions that cloud the export-reliant economy's outlook.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 30, 2018

Abe touts fast change to Constitution in LDP election pamphlet

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is pledging to move quickly toward changing the Constitution, according to an internal campaign pamphlet seen by Bloomberg News, ensuring the divisive proposal is a key part of his bid for a historic third consecutive term as ruling party leader.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 28, 2018

Toyota to invest $500 million in Uber for development of self-driving cars

Toyota Motor Corp. will invest $500 million in Uber to jointly work on developing self-driving cars, the companies said Monday, in a bid by both firms to catch up with rivals in the hotly competitive autonomous driving business.
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PARALYMPICS
Aug 24, 2018

Para Arena a barrier-free home base for athletes

With the start of the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics just two years away, para athletes have begun to ramp up preparations and intensify their training. But many face major disadvantages due to a lack of training facilities with features such as air conditioning or barrier-free entrances.

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