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Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 26, 2019

Wall retreat in U.S. shutdown deal leaves Trump battered but vowing to fight on

President Donald Trump, who famously vowed to negotiate big deals in the White House, came out of a government shutdown battle on Friday politically wounded and outmaneuvered by U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jan 25, 2019

BayStars slugger Yoshitomo Tsutsugo becomes advocate of pitch-count limits for youth

Yoshitomo Tsutsugo was struck by a strange thought while playing for Samurai Japan during the 2017 World Baseball Classic.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 25, 2019

Panel proposes Japan schoolteachers' overtime be limited to 45 hours per month

A government panel proposed Friday that overtime work for teachers in public schools be capped, in principle, at 45 hours per month and 360 hours per year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 25, 2019

Subaru death-from-overwork probe finds 3,400 staff were not paid overtime for two years

Subaru Corp. on Friday said it did not pay overtime wages over a two-year period to some 3,400 employees who underreported their hours, a revelation that surfaced in an internal probe following the 2016 suicide of an overworked employee.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 24, 2019

Democrats push technology as alternative to Trump wall in shutdown impasse

Democratic leaders in the House of Representatives floated the idea on Wednesday of ending a partial U.S. government shutdown by giving President Donald Trump most or all of the money he seeks for security along the Mexican border but for items other than the wall he wants.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 23, 2019

Reform education to produce true leaders

Greater involvement by families and local communities can stimulate the curiosity of young potential leaders and cultivate their spirit of adventure.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 23, 2019

Trump seeks to move ahead with State of the Union speech despite Nancy Pelosi's shutdown misgivings

President Donald Trump on Tuesday attempted to move ahead with planning for a State of the Union speech to the U.S. Congress on Jan. 29 despite pressure from Democrats to delay it due to the government shutdown, as his immigration proposal suffered a blow from the U.S. Supreme Court.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 22, 2019

Russians' trust in Vladimir Putin falls to 13-year low of 33.4%, state pollster reports

Public trust in President Vladimir Putin has fallen to its lowest level in 13 years, according to a Russian state pollster, a setback for the Kremlin, which works hard to burnish Putin's image as a wise father-of-the-nation-style leader.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 21, 2019

How will AI change domestic politics?

Political stability and economic prosperity in the future seems likely to depend on who can control the anger and frustration of the critical mass of the unemployed.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Jan 21, 2019

Throw out idioms left and right using ... the Japanese words for left and right!

'Hidari' (left) and 'migi' (right) are used in several well known expressions in Japanese that indicate everything from a level of skill to a propensity for spending money.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 21, 2019

U.S.-China trade talks making scant progress on make-or-break intellectual property problem

Ever since negotiators from the United States and China sat down in Beijing after a Christmas meltdown in global markets, Donald Trump has sought to calm investors and claim his trade talks are making great strides. But that glosses over a more uncomfortable reality.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Jan 20, 2019

Be it ever so graying, there's no place like home

On a recent bus trip in Indonesia, I struck up a conversation with the man sitting next to me who told me he was Malaysian but living in Australia, which prompted me to admit that I was American but living in Japan. This seemed to pique his interest as he next said, "I am very interested to see how Japan...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 18, 2019

The global decline of Japanese universities

Dark clouds hang over the future of Japanese universities due to the government's failure to recognize the importance of education and research.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 18, 2019

What the fall of Sears and GE teaches us about capitalism

We pay a high price for economic flexibility, but benefit enormously from the rising living standards it produces.
EDITORIALS
Jan 17, 2019

Move forward on 'equal work, equal pay'

With a manpower shortage looming as a major obstacle to the operation of businesses, employers need to realize that improving the wages of both regular and irregular employees will be crucial to securing the labor they need.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 17, 2019

Airbus spends $300 million on new Alabama plant for A220 jetliner

Airbus SE expanded its industrial presence in the United States on Wednesday, starting construction on a new assembly plant for the Canadian developed A220 jetliner, 18 months after agreeing to buy the plane in the midst of a U.S.-Ottawa trade dispute.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 16, 2019

The critical importance of staying connected

Preparing for what has been touted as the '100-year life' is not a task for elderly people or the government alone.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 16, 2019

VW and Ford team up on trucks, with joint deals on EVs and self-driving cars likely to follow

Volkswagen AG and Ford Motor Co. said on Tuesday they will join forces on commercial vans and pickups and are exploring joint development of electric and self-driving technology in moves meant to save the automakers billions of dollars.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 16, 2019

Brazil's Bolsonaro decrees eased gun laws and woos weapons makers

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro signed a decree loosening the country's restrictive gun regulations, and hinted at further measures to arm law-abiding citizens to combat rampant crime.
BUSINESS
Jan 16, 2019

No social skills required: Autistic staff help global IT consultancy thrive

From a British call center to an Alaskan satellite facility, Lars Backstrom has had a lot of jobs, but says he always felt like a hexagonal peg in a square hole — he just didn't fit in.
EDITORIALS
Jan 14, 2019

Take steps to restore trust in official statistics

To regain the public's trust in the government's statistics, how officials erred needs to be exposed and measures taken to ensure such problems are not repeated.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 14, 2019

SpaceX's 10% workforce cut includes 577 layoffs at California HQ

Hours after launching its first rocket of the new year on Friday morning, Elon Musk's company told stunned employees that roughly 10 percent of SpaceX's workforce would be laid off. Workers were sent home early to await notification to their private email addresses about their fate.
Japan Times
SATOYAMA CONSORTIUM
Jan 13, 2019

Many chances for success across rural areas

The Japan Times Satoyama Consortium, the Chugoku Region Governors Association and the town of Jinsekikogen in Hiroshima Prefecture co-hosted a two-day event at the Jinseki Kogen Hotel on Oct. 20 and 21.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Jan 13, 2019

Step into Sawano Kobo, an unusual mix of sandals and music

Traditional Japanese footwear and European jazz make a bizarre but successful combination at the Sawano Kobo store in Osaka.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 13, 2019

New York Times publisher A.G. Sulzberger: 'Following the truth, wherever it leads'

In the spring of 2014, a low rumble could be felt deep in the media landscape. An in-house report about the need for digital innovation at The New York Times was leaked by competitors, and what it revealed was a major news organization clearly struggling to overcome internal stasis and catch up with...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 13, 2019

How inequality hampers economic growth

With job and income polarization having increased across all developed economies, the unrest in France should serve as a wake-up call to others.
Bluesky is booming in Japan — mainly for reasons other than U.S. politics
According to Similarweb, average monthly user numbers for Bluesky on Android in Japan quintupled in the 12 months to October.
Trump pledges 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico, and more levies on China
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump attends a viewing of the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket, in Brownsville, Texas, on Nov. 19. Trump on Monday threatened to slap China, Mexico and Canada with hefty tariffs upon his return to the White House.
AI boom makes 139-year-old cable maker Japan’s hottest stock
Fujikura's headquarters in Tokyo's Koto Ward. The company's share price has surged by more than 400% this year.
Suspected arson in Sapporo leaves four injured
Firetrucks outside a building in Sapporo where an explosion left four people injured on Tuesday.
Japan’s sauna movement: Relax, refresh, repeat
Totopa in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward was picked by consultants TTNE as the best sauna of the year.
Bluesky is booming in Japan — mainly for reasons other than U.S. politics
According to Similarweb, average monthly user numbers for Bluesky on Android in Japan quintupled in the 12 months to October.
How Japan can exit the fossil fuel subsidies it can’t seem to quit
A man walks past a gasoline station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Are you leaving your loved ones digital legacies or headaches?
The National Consumer Affairs Center reports a growing number of consultations regarding "digital legacies" — data and online services left behind when people die.
Rayssa Leal and Chloe Covell on Japan’s teen skaters: We are friends, not rivals
Brazil’s Rayssa Leal celebrates after winning the women's Street League Skateboarding competition on Saturday in Tokyo.
An iconic 32-foot doughnut might give Randy’s an edge in Japan
Randy's Donuts in Inglewood, California. Replicas of the giant doughnut sculpture will be installed, where possible, at shops in Japan.

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