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Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Feb 22, 2017

'Man Down': War injuries go beyond the battlefield

'Man Down" is an indictment of war, and its message is one that focuses on its terrible lingering consequences — specifically, veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). With many ending up homeless, suffering mental difficulties or becoming suicidal, PTSD is a real issue. According...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Feb 21, 2017

Migrants exploiting refugee applicant loophole to work in labor-scarce Japan

Sayaka Hirose is a Tokyo-based immigration lawyer specializing in assisting Indonesians coming to Japan. She says that in the past two years her clients have been seeking legal advice on an issue she had never encountered before.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Feb 21, 2017

How Trump's plans might deal a blow to Japanese firms

If Trump tries to realign the global structure of manufacturing industries that have become heavily concentrated in Asia, Japanese firms will be hit hard.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Feb 21, 2017

Okubo eager to ignite offense, make impact for FC Tokyo

New FC Tokyo striker Yoshito Okubo admits that he feels "anxious" unless he is scoring goals, but the capital city club will be hoping to see him unwind over the coming J. League season as it goes in search of its first title.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 21, 2017

No end in sight for Syria's balance of terror

In a war with endlessly shifting priorities, conflicting aims, few credible commitments and plenty of foreign meddling, any ceasefire today is just as likely to be broken by violence tomorrow.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 21, 2017

Oasis CEO ups pressure on Panasonic for better PanaHome deal

Oasis Management Co.'s Seth Fischer has increased his pressure on Panasonic Corp. to sweeten its offer for listed subsidiary PanaHome Corp., calling the transaction a test case of whether Japan's corporate governance overhaul is working.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 21, 2017

Shell to build California fueling stations to remain in step with Toyota's hydrogen program

Royal Dutch Shell will build seven fueling stations for hydrogen cars in California through a partnership with Toyota Motor, as the state eyes 100 retail sites by 2024.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / JUST BE CAUSE
Feb 19, 2017

Media outside Japan must stop normalizing sumo as an ethno-sport

Foreign correspondents should not pander to stereotypes, passing overt racism off as 'tradition' practiced by those mystical, hidebound, inscrutable Japanese.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 19, 2017

China's message to Trump with North Korea coal ban: Let's make a deal

China's move to ban all coal imports from North Korea, effectively slicing the country's exports by about half, came with a message to the U.S. and its allies: It's time to do a deal.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 19, 2017

Hard to detect, deadly China bird flu virus may be more widespread

Bird flu infection rates on Chinese poultry farms may be far higher than previously thought, because the strain of the deadly virus that has killed more than 100 people this winter is hard to detect in chickens and geese, animal health experts say.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Feb 17, 2017

Toshiba memory-chip unit is alluring target but not an easy sell

Toshiba Corp., seeking to make up for a huge write-down in its nuclear-equipment unit, finally took the drastic step of putting its crown jewel — its chip business — up for sale. Finding a buyer might prove to be even more difficult.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Feb 17, 2017

China loses a friend — and leverage — with Kim murder in Malaysia

The mysterious death of Kim Jong Un's half brother removed a potential avenue for China to press the North Korean leader to rein in his nuclear ambitions.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 16, 2017

Another move in the North Korean chess game

It seems Kim Jong Un is tying up loose ends, eliminating a family heir who might have been used to legitimize a successor regime.
EDITORIALS
Feb 16, 2017

A growing silence in Russia

The Putin government's need to silence an opposition leader through trumped-up charges shows its insecurity.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 16, 2017

Souring relations with market puts BOJ's bold experiment to test

Japan's attempts to revive anemic consumer spending through unconventional monetary policy have created new problems for the central bank in its daily dealings with financial markets, as rising global yields muddle its efforts to manage local rates.
MORE SPORTS
Feb 16, 2017

Disgraced sprinter Carter files CAS appeal

Embattled Jamaican sprinter Nesta Carter has filed an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) after he was retroactively found guilty of doping at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, his lawyer said Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 15, 2017

Ties to Japan may factor in Kim Jong Nam's mysterious murder

Fears by Kim Jong Un over his legitimacy as North Korea's hereditary leader due to his grandfather's work in a Japanese military factory may have had a role in brother's murder.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Feb 15, 2017

'Weiner': America's walking, talking punch line

If you feel like your cinematic diet has been a bit lacking in schadenfreude lately, then look no further than "Weiner," an astounding internet-age documentary of hubris and disgrace, where no stupid behavior, once recorded, ever disappears.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 15, 2017

Letting fish stocks recover could vastly increase fishing profits, World Bank says

Global profits from fishing could grow by tens of billions of dollars if depleted fish stocks were allowed to recover, bolstering the livelihoods of millions of people and feeding the world's growing population, a study by the World Bank said Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 14, 2017

China's plans launch of first cargo spacecraft in April

China plans to launch its first cargo spacecraft in April, state media reported Tuesday, taking a step toward its goal of establishing a permanently manned space station by 2022.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 13, 2017

Toshiba's nuclear reactor mess winds back to a Louisiana swamp

If you want to understand why Toshiba is about to report a multi-billion dollar writedown on its nuclear reactor business, the story begins and ends with a onetime pipe manufacturer with roots in the swamp country of Louisiana.

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