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WORLD
Mar 5, 2018

Four die and 20 hurt in building collapse after explosion in Poland

Four people died and about 20 were injured in an apartment building collapse in Poznan, western Poland, most likely to have been caused by a gas explosion, state-run news agency PAP said on Sunday.
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ESG CONSORTIUM
Mar 4, 2018

Innovative sustainability new front line

PUBLICITY
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media
Mar 4, 2018

Automation comes to news-gathering in Japan

The news business in Japan has long been notoriously labor-intensive. Reporters assigned to the crime and disaster beats have largely relied on briefings from police officers or firefighters for their initial reports.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Mar 3, 2018

Anniversaries loom for gum producer Lotte and the Yoshiwara red-light district

In 1941, a 19-year-old Korean chemistry student named Shin Kyuk-ho traveled to Tokyo to study at a technical college. He remained in Japan following the war and, under the name Takeo Shigemitsu, founded Lotte Co. in 1948. The brand's name was inspired by Charlotte, the heroine of Johann Wolfgang von...
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CULTURE / Books
Mar 3, 2018

Sowing the seeds of a great Tanizaki biography

Into the world of the familial memoir steps this slim, but fascinating volume titled, 'Remembering Tanizaki Junichiro and Matsuko: Diary Entries, Interview Notes, and Letters, 1954-1989.'
EDITORIALS
Mar 3, 2018

Immigrant labor contradictions

Despite the nation's tightening manpower shortage, the issue of immigrant labor continues to be shunned in policy discussions.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 3, 2018

Trump sours NAFTA talks with steel trade war threats

U.S. President Donald Trump's threats to unleash a trade war over steel crushed hopes of substantial progress in the latest talks to rework NAFTA, pitching negotiators into a political maelstrom and heightening fears for the trade deal's future.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 2, 2018

Snow storms shut Ireland; Britain calls in army for hospitals

Snow storms shut most of Ireland on Friday and forced Britain to call in the army to battle some of the worst weather seen in nearly 30 years.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Mar 2, 2018

From Fukuoka to Miyazaki, Kyushu offers year-round surf

With 12,000 kilometers of coastline, Japan's island of Kyushu offers some fantastic opportunities for surfing, as Oscar Boyd discovers in this Point Break-inspired journey around southwest Japan.
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COMMENTARY / World
Mar 2, 2018

Is the Quad the new Trump card?

A secure and stable Asia needs to have a good counterbalance to China, which is just what the Quad could deliver.
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JAPAN
Mar 2, 2018

Japan ties with Singapore to top passport power ranking

Japanese and Singaporean passport holders have the greatest travel freedom worldwide, with visa-free access to a record 180 countries, according to a survey by the law firm Henley & Partners.
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BUSINESS
Mar 2, 2018

Demand skyrockets for sweets, masks and sports goods popularized by Japan's Olympic athletes

Products related to Japanese medalists at the Pyeongchang Olympics are seeing an explosion in popularity after Japan won 13 medals — its best-ever performance at the Winter Games.
Reader Mail
Mar 2, 2018

LDP electoral plan reasonable

The editorial "LDP's proposed electoral system amendment" in the Feb. 22 edition was critical of a proposed constitutional amendment guaranteeing each prefecture at least one representative in the Upper House. The proposal isn't perfect, but neither are objections in the editorial.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 2, 2018

North Korea denies cooperating to help Syria produce chemical weapons

North Korea denied reports it had cooperated with Syria on chemical weapons, dismissing them as a fabrication by the United States to pressure the country, state media reported late Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 2, 2018

GOP lawmakers say Russians used social media to stir divisions on U.S. energy policy

Russian operatives attempting to discourage U.S. energy production posted thousands of messages on social media supporting environmental activists in their campaign to limit oil and gas projects, a report by Republican lawmakers said on Thursday.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 1, 2018

Twitter rides video ads and local innovations to surge in Japan profit

Riding a wave of new users, improved advertising options and an embrace of video content by users and advertisers alike, Twitter Inc.'s revenue has leaped in Japan, helping lead the company to its first quarterly profit.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Mar 1, 2018

Tuck into spring feast with vibrant bento, cocktails

An exclusive Sakura Afternoon Tea Set (¥5,000) will grace Peter's menu this spring. The Peninsula Tokyo's grill restaurant is packing colorful bento with the choicest flavors of the season, such as trout salad, fresh asparagus and prosciutto, crab cakes and mini Peter burgers, rounded out with a lemon...
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 1, 2018

Thailand's tourism body says it opposes 'sex tourism'

Thailand's tourism body has said in a statement that it "strongly opposes any form of sex tourism" as it hopes to welcome a record number of vacationers this year.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 1, 2018

Xi confidant set to become China's new spy master: sources

A vice minister of public security and close confidant of President Xi Jinping is tipped to take over as China's spy master, five sources said, as the country looks to clean up its security apparatus and plug intelligence gaps.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 1, 2018

Robert Mueller probing Trump's attacks on Jeff Sessions as possible obstruction: Washington Post

The special counsel in the Russia probe is investigating a period of time last summer when President Donald Trump seemed determined to push Attorney General Jeff Sessions to resign, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday.
EDITORIALS
Feb 28, 2018

CCP once again embraces the strongman model

Japan and other governments must prepare to deal with a Chinese leader full of self-confidence heading a system of centralized power.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 28, 2018

SoftBank thinks tech investors should enjoy its deal spree

The venture capital community has been fretting about the impact SoftBank Group Corp.'s giant tech fund has on deal prices. The Japanese company says to be grateful.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 28, 2018

Manila says it welcomes U.N. probe into killings in drug war — but not by current special rapporteur

The Philippines will allow an investigation into alleged human rights abuses in its bloody war on drugs, but not if it is conducted by the United Nations' current special rapporteur on extrajudicial killings, a senior official has said.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 28, 2018

GOP-led Congress to focus on gun-buyer background checks after Florida school massacre

Republican leaders of the U.S. Congress on Tuesday said they were focused on improving background checks for potential gun buyers, less than two weeks after 17 people were killed at a Florida high school by a teen with an AR-15 assault-style rifle.

Longform

Wealthier women in the prewar era had been the targets of various media-related health campaigns that mistakenly encouraged them to avoid everything from riding bicycles to reading novels when their monthly cycles came around.
Menstruation in Japan: Breaking the silence, slowly