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BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 22, 2018

After years of resistance, Toyota to add Android Auto software to vehicles

Toyota Motor Corp. has agreed to add Android Auto to its vehicles, according to a person familiar with the matter, ending years of resistance to Google's infotainment software caused by safety and security concerns.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Sep 22, 2018

Naomi Osaka cruises into Pan Pacific Open final

Naomi Osaka had punched her ticket for the Toray Pan Pacific Open final and fielded questions from the media about 10 minutes. Now, she had a question of her own. "Um, what is that on your phone?" she asked Ichika Shingyo from Nippon Broadcasting System, Inc.
EDITORIALS
Sep 22, 2018

Tourism and rising land prices

Local efforts to attract tourists is a great way to reinvigorate local economies and shore up land prices.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 22, 2018

Hitler runs for mayor despite threat from Lennin in Peruvian Andes

Hitler hopes to return to power in a small Peruvian town in the Andes, despite a threat from a detractor named Lennin.
EDITORIALS
Sep 21, 2018

Progress, perhaps, in Pyongyang

The leaders of the two Koreas moved forward on a number of fronts at their summit this week — but the issue of the North's committment to nuclear disarmament remains unresolved.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 21, 2018

U.S. sanctions Chinese military for buying Russian arms

The Trump administration imposed sanctions on the Chinese military on Thursday for buying fighter jets and missile systems from Russia, in breach of a sweeping U.S. sanctions law punishing Moscow for meddling in the 2016 U.S. election.
JAPAN
Sep 21, 2018

Tokyo to subsidize hotel discounts in Hokkaido to help tourism recover from quake

Plan supported by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe follows similar moves following disasters in other parts of the country.
JAPAN
Sep 21, 2018

Kansai airport bounces back from typhoon but Kobe, Itami likely to help out anyway

Passengers were happy that the main international gateway to western Japan was all but back to normal more quickly than expected.
Reader Mail
Sep 21, 2018

Japan lags behind in the digital world

Although I agree with the letter "The problems of living in the digital age" in the Aug. 26 edition, I have a different viewpoint concerning the digital revolution.
Reader Mail
Sep 21, 2018

Trump despises democracy

The Sept. 9 article "Trump orders Russia probe docs declassified" confirms one glaring fact: Donald Trump despises democracy and the rule of law. He barks like Mussolini while he bumbles like Mr. Bean.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 21, 2018

Britain's anti-EU party UKIP launches populist manifesto demanding clean Brexit

Britain's anti-European Union U.K. Independence Party (UKIP) launched a set of populist policies on Friday hoping to revive their dwindling political influence and capitalize on outrage over the government's handling of Brexit.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 21, 2018

Paris police bust knock-off Eiffel Tower network exploiting migrants, bag tons of trinkets

French police have broken up a suspected criminal gang who sold miniature copies of the Eiffel Tower at tourist sites around Paris often using illegal immigrants.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 20, 2018

IBM sued for age discrimination after firing over 20,000 staff over 40 in six years

A class-action lawsuit was filed this week on behalf of three former IBM employees who say the tech giant discriminated against them based on their age when it fired them.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Sep 20, 2018

Yusaku Maezawa: Japan's corporate enfant terrible with the world's first ticket to the moon

Call it a flashy billionaire's whimsy or a stroke of PR genius.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Sep 20, 2018

Constitutional revision, fraught with risk, tops agenda for Abe's next term

As was widely expected, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe won Thursday's presidential election to lead the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, allowing him to continue as prime minister for up to three more years if all goes according to the party's plans.
Rugby
Sep 20, 2018

Tokyo marks one-year countdown to 2019 Rugby World Cup

Rugby officials emphasized that the first Rugby World Cup in Asian would be a "game changer" that could bring the game to the next phase.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 20, 2018

Facebook is failing to comply with EU consumer rules, but Airbnb is now in line

Facebook may face sanctions because it has yet to comply with EU consumer rules, but Airbnb has made the necessary changes in response to regulatory demands, EU sources said on Wednesday.
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Sep 20, 2018

Delicate French treats to delight the palate

The Hyatt Regency Tokyo is holding its popular French desserts event, the Gilles Marchal Fair, until Nov. 18.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film / Wide Angle
Sep 20, 2018

Kyoto gears up for a film festival — rain or shine

It may be a spring chicken compared to its film festival siblings in Tokyo, Yamagata and elsewhere, but the Kyoto International Film and Art Festival has reached an important milestone: its fifth anniversary.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 20, 2018

Abe tops Ishiba in Liberal Democratic Party election and secures historic third term

Japan's prime minister comfortably beat his only contender, securing 553 out of a total 807 votes.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 20, 2018

Hezbollah chief says group will stay in Syria till further notice but will pare ranks as 'great calm' sets in

The leader of Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah, a key Damascus ally, said on Wednesday his group would keep its military presence in Syria until further notice, commending a Russian-Turkish deal over Idlib as a step towards a broader political solution.
Japan Times
Rugby / RWC Countdown
Sep 19, 2018

Ticket sales brisk as Japan prepares for rugby mania

The eyes of the rugby world will be on Japan in a year when the Brave Blossoms take on Russia at Tokyo Stadium on Sept. 20, 2019, in the opening game of the ninth Rugby World Cup.
JAPAN
Sep 19, 2018

Growth in number of visitors to Japan remains slow in August due to natural disasters

The estimated number of visitors to Japan in August rose 4.1 percent from a year earlier to 2,577,800, marking slow growth due to recent disasters in the country as well as scorching summer heat, the Japan National Tourism Organization said Wednesday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / JUST BE CAUSE
Sep 19, 2018

Warning to Naomi Osaka: Playing for Japan can seriously shorten your career

Naomi Osaka's decision to represent the country she left at the age of 3 may be good for her bottom line but not necessarily her longevity.
EDITORIALS
Sep 19, 2018

Beef up disaster defense for key infrastructure

The government and operators of key infrastructure must brace for worst-case scenarios that defy the experiences of past disasters.

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