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Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 17, 2018

Trump camp seeks Supreme Court appeal of 'Dreamer' immigrant ruling

The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday said it will ask the Supreme Court to overturn a judge's ruling last week that blocked President Donald Trump's move to end a program that protects hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought to the United States illegally as children.
EDITORIALS
Jan 16, 2018

Increasing inbound tourism

Efforts must be made to overcome hurdles that could restrict the number of tourists visiting Japan.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 15, 2018

North Korea agrees to send orchestra to South as Pyongyang's harsh words cast cloud over Olympic talks

Pyongyang and Seoul agreed Monday to send a 140-member orchestra to South Korea for next month's Pyeongchang Winter Olympics and hold concerts in Seoul, just a day after the North laid into South Korean President Moon Jae-in for pushing the nuclear issue and what it called a "brown-nosing attitude."...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / Taking the Lead
Jan 14, 2018

Japan Post chief sees bright future beyond mail services

Even for Masatsugu Nagato, an experienced business executive who has worked in prominent companies, making Japan Post Holdings Co. stand on its own two feet as a private company comes as a daunting challenge.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 14, 2018

Inbound missile warning sent in error by Hawaii authorities prompts panic

An emergency alert was sent mistakenly on Saturday to Hawaii's residents warning of an imminent ballistic missile attack when an employee at the state emergency management agency pushed the "wrong button," Hawaii's governor said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jan 11, 2018

YouTube pares back Logan Paul partnership after Japan suicide video

YouTube said Wednesday it is removing popular American celebrity YouTuber Logan Paul from its Google Preferred platform and putting future projects with him on hold, after Paul posted a video on the platform that included footage of a suicide victim in Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 10, 2018

Fukushima's premium sake wins worldwide acclaim, as brewers eye global markets in prefecture's push for recovery

In an area of Japan still decimated by nuclear disaster, sake is offering cause for hope.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Jan 10, 2018

Rizing Zephyr rapidly climbing B. League ladder

Without much fanfare, the Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka are in the midst of an impressive, yet steady climb up the Japan pro basketball ladder.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 10, 2018

Coming of age: 1 in 8 new adults in Tokyo are not Japanese, ward figures show

The foreign community is younger overall than the native population across the 23 wards, figures show.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 10, 2018

IBM breaks patent record with 25th straight year in top spot

IBM Corp. was once again awarded the highest number of U.S. patents in 2017, as the company pushes into blockchain and artificial intelligence technologies.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 9, 2018

Former leading Chinese general latest 'tiger' to be caught in Xi anti-corruption net

In a stunning fall from grace, Chinese state-run media reported Tuesday that Gen. Fang Fenghui, a former member of China's powerful Central Military Commission and former chief of the CMC Joint Staff Department, had been referred to military prosecutors on suspicion of bribery.
EDITORIALS
Jan 9, 2018

Revive Japan's scientific research

Japan's scientific research is on the verge of stalling.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 9, 2018

Mitt Romney, seen as GOP Senate hopeful, successfully treated for prostate cancer in 2017: source

Republican Mitt Romney, strongly considering a run for a U.S. Senate seat from Utah, underwent successful treatment for prostate cancer last year, a source close to Romney said on Monday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Jan 8, 2018

Lions no strangers to posting system

While some NPB teams, such as the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, may scoff at the posting system, don't count the Seibu Lions among them.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 8, 2018

Experts raise doubts over health studies conducted in Japan for Iqos smoking device, made by Philip Morris

As the U.S. Food and Drug Administration considers whether to approve the innovative Iqos smoking device, made by Philip Morris International Inc., researchers have raised concerns about studies submitted to the authority, half of which were conducted in Japan.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 8, 2018

South Korea sees speedy trade talks with U.S., but 'uphill battle' ahead

South Korea's Trade Ministry said Monday it expects Washington to proceed with talks to revise a bilateral trade deal in a speedy manner, although "an uphill battle" is expected as protectionism grows.
EDITORIALS
Jan 7, 2018

Wage hikes needed to fuel economic growth

A strong recovery in consumer spending is key to demand-led economic growth, and significant wage hikes by companies making record profits are long overdue.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jan 6, 2018

Japan spends scant energy on renewables

Dec. 11, 2017, marked the 20th anniversary of the Kyoto Protocol, a treaty signed by 84 countries who committed to limit the release of greenhouse gases, which are considered the cause of global warming. Japan, of course, was one of the signatories, and a Dec. 14 feature in the Asahi Shimbun reviewed...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 6, 2018

Japanese firms seen buckling on Abe's request for 3% wage hikes

Japan Inc. shows signs of bending to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's call for wage hikes as the government cooks up legislation to cut corporate taxes this year.
EDITORIALS
Jan 6, 2018

Economic relations with China

There are signs that economic cooperation between China and Japan, stagnant for the past several years, is being revived.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 5, 2018

Japan's defense policy decisions in 2018

How will Japan make the most of a limited defense budget amid rising threats?
Possibility of Nankai Trough megaquake now 80%, government panel reports
A map of the hypocentral region of an anticipated Nankai Trough earthquake
Crashed Jeju jet’s black box failure shows decadeslong gap in power rules
The flight data recorder retrieved from Jeju Air flight 2216, which crashed killing 179 people in December. Black boxes holding the flight data and cockpit voice recorders for the flight stopped recording four minutes before the disaster, South Korea's transport ministry said Saturday.
Hanshin quake sparked changes to Japan's disaster response policies
Self-Defense Forces members search for victims in Kobe's Nagata Ward on Jan. 28, 1995, in the wake of the Great Hanshin Earthquake.
Fuji TV scrutinized over handling of allegations against ex-SMAP member Nakai
Fuji TV in the Odaiba waterfront area in Tokyo in 2021
Yokozuna Terunofuji retires after injury-plagued career
Terunofuji won 10 titles in sumo's top division during his career.
Possibility of Nankai Trough megaquake now 80%, government panel reports
A map of the hypocentral region of an anticipated Nankai Trough earthquake
With new regional party, Shinji Ishimaru touts rebirth
Shinji Ishimaru announces details of his new regional party at a news conference in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Nippon Steel’s case against Biden probably unwinnable, attorneys argue
U.S. Steel’s Edgar Thomson Steel Works in Braddock, Pennsylvannia, in 2019. Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel face significant legal challenges in their case against the United States.
Japanese companies rush to up English-language disclosures in 2025
The Tokyo Stock Exchange will soon require some companies to publish their financials in English in addition to Japanese.
Tokyo plans to subsidize epidurals, but are hospitals ready?
Epidurals during childbirth have long been uncommon in Japan, though they have been growing more popular in recent years.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Atsuyoshi Koike, the president and CEO of Rapidus, says there is a “sense of urgency” when it comes to Japan’s efforts in manufacturing semiconductors. “We have to make sure we are successful,” he says.
Atsuyoshi Koike’s big game: Fourth down and 2 nanometers to go
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