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ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Oct 26, 2018

Singapore hangings spur fresh calls by rights groups to scrap death penalty

Singapore on Friday hanged a Malaysian convicted of drug trafficking, the latest in what rights groups said was a series of executions prompting them to renew calls for the wealthy city-state to abolish the death penalty.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 26, 2018

Third Modi visit to Tokyo reflects deepening of Japan-India ties

Converging interests are drawing Tokyo and New Delhi closer, but obstacles must be overcome.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Oct 26, 2018

Tsutomu Isa promoted, Geoffrey Katsuhisa fired as Sunrockers make coaching moves

The Sunrockers Shibuya, who have opened the season with a 1-7 record, named Tsutomu Isa their new head coach on Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CABINET INTERVIEW 2018
Oct 26, 2018

Tasked with bringing North Korea abduction issue to a close, Suga vows to do all in his power

As the government's new point man on the abduction of Japanese citizens by North Korean agents, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said he will do all in his power to bring the issue to a close and secure the safe return of all who were kidnapped.
BUSINESS
Oct 26, 2018

No one wanted Trump portrait, so his charity had to buy it, his lawyer argues

When Donald Trump offered to pay $10,000 from his personal charitable foundation for a six-foot oil portrait of himself, the future president only meant to "get the bidding started" during a 2014 auction at his Mar-a-Lago resort, his lawyer told a New York judge.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League / J. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Oct 25, 2018

Antlers to play Persepolis for ACL title

The stage is set for the AFC Champions League final following the Kashima Antlers' wild 6-5 aggregate win over the Suwon Bluewings in the two-legged semifinals, which concluded on Wednesday night at Suwon World Cup Stadium.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Oct 25, 2018

Okisawa sets firsts for international conductor competition

Young, up-and-coming Japanese conductor Nodoka Okisawa won first prize at the Tokyo International Music Competition for Conducting earlier this month.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 25, 2018

Masaaki Yuasa: Anime for the discerning fan

Masaaki Yuasa is one of the most exciting directors working in Japanese animation today, with a three-decade career behind him. Yet until last year, you may not even have heard of him. Long the filmmaker of choice for discerning anime fans, the 53-year-old has had a significant profile boost over the...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 23, 2018

U.S. INF treaty pullout plays into Russia's hands

The world needs more arms control treaties, not less.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 23, 2018

Harry and Meghan arrive in Fiji in British royals' first visit since 2006 coup

Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, touched down in Fiji on Tuesday for the first royal visit to the South Pacific nation since a military coup 12 years ago saw it suspended from the Commonwealth for eight years until democratic elections.
Japan Times
Hungary report 2018
Oct 23, 2018

The power of carbon fiber: Innovative ideas, technologies and products

Japan headquartered Toray Industries Inc. is the world-leading carbon fiber producer in terms of performance, quality and volume. Toray’s high-performance carbon fiber is used primarily in the aerospace and aircraft industries.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Oct 23, 2018

Hidden in diaries, untold stories of Boko Haram's female survivors feature in film

Untold stories of young Nigerian women kidnapped by Boko Haram highlight a documentary debuting on Monday that reveals diaries kept by survivors forbidden from talking about their captivity.
Japan Times
New Zealand report 2018
Oct 22, 2018

Healthy, natural New Zealand goodness

The South Canterbury region of New Zealand is an agricultural oasis. Dairy, meat and produce companies across the region are surrounded by rivers, lakes, the Pacific Ocean and the Southern Alps, with the fertile land producing a variety of quality produce.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Internationalization of Japanese Universities
Oct 22, 2018

Government aims for 300,000 international students

Japanese universities are racing to attract international students to raise competitiveness among their ranks, as well as their global counterparts. The government is also taking steps to help them.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Internationalization of Japanese Universities
Oct 22, 2018

Toyo's 'education to all' policy upholds universal agenda

Toyo University was founded by philosopher Enryo Inoue in 1887 as Shiritsu Tetsugakukan (private academy of philosophy) to provide education in diverse fields based on philosophy.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Internationalization of Japanese Universities
Oct 22, 2018

Foreign graduates bring huge benefits to workforce

As Japan becomes increasingly globalized, so does its workforce.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Internationalization of Japanese Universities
Oct 22, 2018

Changing practices increase options for foreign students

The number of Japanese universities offering undergraduate and postgraduate courses that can be completed totally or partially in English is increasing every year.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 21, 2018

Ahead of Abe's visit to Beijing a look at Japan-China ties through the years

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit to China from Thursday, which will include the first formal summit between the two countries' leaders since 2011 and comes as they mark the 40th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Peace and Friendship, is expected to cap a warming trend in once chilly Sino-Japanese...
Japan Times
CULTURE
Oct 20, 2018

Japonismes 2018 seeks to break down cultural stereotypes

A stupendous full autumn moon, bright orange and fat, flashes intermittently between the nondescript high-rise flats and offices on the drive to Charles de Gaulle Airport. It's an apt and beautiful reminder of one of the events that we, a group of Tokyo-based editors and writers, were invited to see...
Japan Times
JAPAN / View from Osaka
Oct 20, 2018

For Kyoto, a chance to lead Japan in fight against food loss

Compared with constitutional revision, the economy, celebrity gossip and pontificating (if not panicking) over geopolitical changes in East Asia and Japan's role in those changes, Japan's mainstream media and politicians had, until recently, given environmental issues less attention.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 20, 2018

Alaska's Gov. Bill Walker ends re-election bid; independent throws support to Democrat

Alaska Gov. Bill Walker, a political independent, halted his re-election campaign on Friday and endorsed his Democratic challenger, ending a three-way race in which the Republican candidate had appeared to possess an insurmountable lead.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Oct 19, 2018

Revitalization runs like a current through Onomichi

Onomichi has become a full-blown destination in its own right, largely thanks to the Shimanami Kaido bicycle trail.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 19, 2018

Firms must play bigger role in tackling climate change, experts and business leaders tell Tokyo forum

As climate change threatens to transform the world as we know it, the business sector needs to increase its efforts to deal with the threat by boosting investment in environmentally friendly firms and developing green technologies, business leaders and experts said at a recent international forum.
GLOBAL MEDIA POST / Ireland report 2018
Oct 19, 2018

Irish diagnostics expert to help Asian drugmakers enter global market

As several Irish health care companies branch out, Diaceutics stands out among its peers because of its crucial role in the industry as the leading diagnostic commercialization service provider.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 19, 2018

Japan's sanctions are undermining confidence, Putin says

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Japan's sanctions on Russia are undermining confidence between the two countries.

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