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WORLD
Nov 20, 2018

Fierce fighting resumes in Yemen's Hodeida after Houthis say they're open to truce

Intense fighting broke out in Yemen's port city of Hodeida late on Monday, shattering a lull in violence that had raised hopes for a ceasefire between a Saudi-led coalition and Houthi insurgents as the United Nations tried to resume peace talks.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 19, 2018

SoftBank's new robot Whiz skips the chit chat, gets to work mopping office floors

SoftBank Group Corp. is introducing a new robot that, unlike the talkative Pepper, skips the chit chat and just mops the floor.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 19, 2018

Cambodian leader Hun Sen says he won't allow any foreign military bases in his country

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Monday there would never be a foreign military base in his country, following a news report that China was lobbying for a naval base in southwest Koh Kong province.
JAPAN
Nov 19, 2018

Last thing quake-prone Japan needed was the KYB data-rigging scandal

In disaster-prone Japan, earthquake resistance is vital to prevent buildings from collapsing when a powerful temblor hits, and builders and seismic reinforcement providers have repeatedly given assurances about the safety of their structures.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 19, 2018

U.S. vice president's sharp China attacks fuel Asia's fears of a new Cold War

Since the Soviet Union fell in the early 1990s, Southeast Asia has sought to avoid getting caught in a fight between major powers. The Trump administration is making that position look increasingly untenable.
BUSINESS
Nov 19, 2018

Art of the upper hand: Entrepreneur helps China firms battle Trump's $250 billion trade war

U.S. President Donald Trump's $250 billion economic battle with China has run into a one-man obstacle. A trade-war whisperer working for the other side.
WORLD
Nov 19, 2018

Syrian army advances against Islamic State holdouts in southeastern desert

Hundreds of Islamic State militants withdrew from the heart of a rugged area in southeastern Syria after holding up for over three months against a major campaign by the Syrian army and its allies to crush them, rebels and residents said on Sunday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Nov 19, 2018

After finding no takers, Rohingya repatriation, relocation plans pushed back to 2019

Bangladesh's plans to tackle the Rohingya refugee crisis have been stalled until the new year with repatriation and relocation programs only likely to be revisited following year-end general elections, a top Bangladeshi official said on Sunday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 18, 2018

NGOs worry about their waning influence over the G20

Nongovernmental organizations are concerned whether Group of 20 leaders will heed their views over global issues.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 18, 2018

Brexit is killing the great British curry house

Syed Joynu was in for a rude shock on a September morning when he walked into Indos — the curry house he owns just outside London. It was already 10:30 a.m. and not a single employee had turned up.
EDITORIALS
Nov 18, 2018

Congo struggles with its worst Ebola outbreak

Japan should provide more support to medical and humanitarian efforts to combat this horrific disease.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 18, 2018

Outflanking China, U.S. allies — including Japan — pledge to provide electricity to Papua New Guinea

The United States and three of its allies, including Japan, on Sunday unveiled a $1.7 billion plan to provide electricity and internet to much of Papua New Guinea, the first step of a plan that will counter China's "Belt and Road" spending in the region.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 18, 2018

May sees 'no alternative' to her Brexit plan

British Prime Minister Theresa May says she sees no alternative to the Brexit deal she presented earlier this week, amid reports that some of her senior ministers want her to renegotiate the draft agreement before meeting EU leaders next weekend.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Nov 17, 2018

Keidanren faces flak for falling behind the times despite change in leadership

The Nihon Keizai Shimbun (Nikkei) published an article on June 17 that was critical of the Japan Business Federation (Keidanren), a lobbying organization made up of more than 1,300 of the country's biggest companies. The Nikkei has always been in Keidanren’s corner, so it was something of a shock to...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Nov 17, 2018

Aya Tasaki: Empowering women abroad

Aya Tasaki was 5 when she first moved from Tokyo to Illinois. The details of that departure are still etched in her mind. Her father had already gone ahead of the family to take up a job in the United States, and Tasaki's grandparents and aunt had come to the airport to see her and her mother off.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 17, 2018

May takes control of Brexit endgame as ministers defy her plans

Theresa May rolled the dice with a dramatic reshuffle of her ministerial team as she battles to cling onto her job and stop her own party from tearing up her Brexit deal.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Nov 16, 2018

Cabinet Office poster about sexual harassment draws online criticism

An attempt by the government to encourage men to take responsibility for preventing sexual harassment in the workplace has drawn an uproar online, with Twitter users saying it makes excuses for willful ignorance of the issue.
EDITORIALS
Nov 16, 2018

Dip in GDP — no alarm but caution is warranted

The third-quarter GDP dip may be no cause for alarm but we should still be on guard against a possible downturn of the economy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 16, 2018

Nintendo hopes new 'Pokemon' titles will lead to surge in sales for its Switch console ahead of holidays

Nintendo Co. is gambling that it can sell millions of Switch consoles this holiday season by introducing a new "Pokemon" game that interacts with the free-to-play mobile hit "Pokemon Go," as well as a new character that resembles a hex nut.
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 16, 2018

Trump's summit no-show at ASEAN draws Asian nations closer together

U.S. President Donald Trump didn't make it to this week's summit of Asian nations in Singapore, but his influence was still keenly felt among the leaders who gathered in the city.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Nov 16, 2018

The Michinoku Coastal Trail: Tohoku's recovery in action

The Michinoku Coastal Trail is a 2013 initiative by Japan's environment ministry to rejuvenate disaster-stricken Tohoku through ecotourism. At 700-kilometers long, it winds through protected forest, bucolic villages and along dramatic coastlines.
Reader Mail
Nov 16, 2018

Improving the welcome mat for foreign workers

If Japan is serious about "welcoming" foreign workers, one valuable step it could take to make them feel less excluded would be the wider adoption of the English language.
Reader Mail
Nov 16, 2018

Trump now faces adult supervision

Regarding the U.S. midterm elections and the wide Democratic Party gains that emerged as late ballot counts came in, voters electing a new Democratic-majority House of Representatives proves that American democracy is still alive, despite Congress' toadying cowardice before the boorish, bumbling, babbling...

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