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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 18, 2019

U.S. version of 'one country, two systems'

Is it time for the U.S. to reintroduce the 'fairness doctrine' to prevent the media from broadcasting extreme views?
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Mar 18, 2019

A teenager named 'Prince' changes his name out of embarrassment

Learn new words in this story about a teen who changed his name — including the word he no longer wanted to be associated with.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 18, 2019

Chinese leader Xi to visit Europe in bid to boost trade amid row with U.S.

Chinese President Xi Jinping will make state visits to Europe from this week as he seeks to bolster trade relationships on the continent while trying to end a trade war with the U.S.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 18, 2019

Hong Kong faces commuter chaos after rare train collision

A train collision disrupted services in Hong Kong on Monday, threatening commuter chaos during rush hour in the heart of the Asian financial hub, authorities said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Mar 18, 2019

Livestreaming delays proposed as way to discourage more viral massacre videos

With the massacre of at least 50 people in New Zealand streamed live Friday, Facebook faced two problems: The immediacy of Facebook Live, and the fact that videos of any sort — including playbacks of live ones — can quickly explode globally.
Japan Times
SATOYAMA CONSORTIUM
Mar 17, 2019

Tsukuba to raise toast to home-grown wines

The city of Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, enjoys mild climate and an appropriate amount of rainfall, comparable to the city of Kofu in Yamanashi Prefecture, the most famous grape-producing region in Japan. Mount Tsukuba's granite-rich soil has also been noted as being similar to that of Rhone in France,...
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: TECH
Mar 17, 2019

Startups get a boost in Japan

Late February was a productive time for startups, with two important events taking place in Japan: Slush Tokyo 2019, a major nonprofit conference, and Tohoku Growth Accelerator Demo Day in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, a smaller conference that also offers advice to fledgling startups. Here are a few projects from the events that garnered attention.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Mar 16, 2019

Nick Sakagami: When something fishy makes great business

The only certified fish master outside of Japan, Nick Sakagami has been making a splash in the U.S. for nearly two decades.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Mar 16, 2019

Narisawa: Celebrating 15 years of gastronomic genius

In the closing days of 2018, there was one celebration in particular that stood out. No ordinary bu014dnenkai (year-end) party, this was an event held to congratulate one of Tokyo's best-known chefs, Yoshihiro Narisawa, on the 15th anniversary of his eponymous restaurant.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Mar 16, 2019

Does NHK drama credit instant noodles to the right inventor?

Each morning at 8 o'clock, millions of homemakers across the country tune into a 15-minute-long segment of a serialized morning drama on NHK. The current story, titled "Manpuku," relates the saga of the man who invented instant noodles and his devoted wife, played by Hiroki Hasegawa and Sakura Ando,...
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / THE LIVING PAST
Mar 16, 2019

Culture bred in the midst of famine and war

'We may even be tempted to conclude that no man in the history of Japan had a greater influence on the formation of Japanese taste,' wrote Japanologist Donald Keene. But still, he continues, 'Yoshimasa may have been the worst shogun ever to rule Japan.'
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 16, 2019

Trump issues first veto over measure to end his emergency declaration on border wall

U.S. President Donald Trump issued the first veto of his presidency on Friday to block a measure passed by Democrats and Republicans in Congress that would terminate his emergency declaration for a wall on the border with Mexico.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 16, 2019

Group seeking to overthrow Kim was behind raid on North Korean Embassy in Spain, Washington Post reports

A dissident organization committed to overthrowing North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was behind a raid on the North Korean embassy in Spain last month, The Washington Post reported on Friday, quoting people familiar with the planning and execution of the mission.
BUSINESS
Mar 15, 2019

At B20 in Tokyo, world business leaders urge stronger cooperation on looming challenges

As confidence in free trade appears to be waning mainly due to U.S. foreign policy and Brexit, international business leaders said Friday that stronger cross-border cooperation is needed more than ever to prevent further damage to the principles of globalization.
Reader Mail
Mar 15, 2019

Summit analysis or something worse?

In the aftermath of the Hanoi summit between North Korea's supreme leader, Kim Jong Un, and U.S. President Donald Trump, The Japan Times ran a number of follow-up pieces. The least helpful was "Frailty over North Korea exposed" on the front page of the March 3 edition. It was labeled "Analysis." Analysis...
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 15, 2019

LDP picks former assemblyman Yanagimoto to take on Osaka Ishin's Ichiro Matsui in mayoral race

Former Osaka municipal assemblyman Akira Yanagimoto of the Liberal Democratic Party has been tapped to run against Ichiro Matsui, the governor of Osaka Prefecture and head of Osaka Ishin no Kai (One Osaka), in next month's Osaka mayoral race, with the focus on whether to abolish Osaka's 24 wards and...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Mar 15, 2019

Sex, lies and video: Scandals rock K-pop world

Police in South Korea questioned two K-pop stars and two other singers resigned on Thursday, as accusations of sex tapes, prostitutes and secret chat about rape rocked the music industry and hit entertainment stocks.
SUMO
Mar 14, 2019

Sumo 101: Souvenirs

Sumo is a unique sport and its merchandising reflects that fact.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 14, 2019

SoftBank and Toyota in talks to invest $1 billion in Uber's self-driving unit: sources

A group of investors led by SoftBank Group Corp. and Toyota Motor Corp. is in talks to invest $1 billion or more into Uber Technologies Inc.'s self-driving vehicle unit, which would value the unit at $5 billion to $10 billion, said two people familiar with the talks.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 14, 2019

For China drone-maker DJI, the real money in labor-starved Japan is in the industrial sector

Amid severe labor shortages, the use of unmanned aerial vehicles to perform human tasks is sure to grow, and DJI, the world's biggest drone-maker, is ready to respond, the firm's Japan head said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 14, 2019

Facebook considers paying back advertisers as system outages persist around globe

Facebook is undergoing one of its most widespread and persistent system outages, with users across the globe unable to access its social network and services from Instagram to Messenger for much of Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 14, 2019

Ford fears double-whammy from May's no-deal Brexit tariffs

Ford Motor Co. said it will be hit twice by U.K. tariffs to be imposed in the event of a no-deal Brexit.

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