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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 22, 2018

New Japan travel app pairs Microsoft's AI chatbot with Navitime guidance

Two Tokyo-based firms and Microsoft Japan on Thursday launched an English-language tourism app with an AI agent to target a surge in inbound tourists that is projected to continue.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 22, 2018

Scenarios abound for Japan getting dragged into a U.S.-China conflict: expert

Could a few tiny islets in the East China Sea help light the fire that sparks a wider conflagration in East Asia? What about preventive strikes on North Korean nuclear and missile sites? A collision near one of Beijing's man-made islands in the South China Sea?
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film / Wide Angle
Feb 22, 2018

Awards season blows through Japan with a conspicuous lack of buzz

It's awards season. Many a film journalist, from those working at the trade papers to those at the major dailies, spend months speculating who'll get Oscar nods and, as we get closer to the March 4 ceremony, who'll win.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 20, 2018

Here's who really matters at the Bank of Japan

Masayoshi Amamiya could provide Japan's central bank with much-needed room to maneuver.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Feb 13, 2018

Japan Skating Federation doing an inadequate job of finding, developing pairs and ice dance prospects

The more things change, the more they stay the same.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 10, 2018

Sweden scores decisive goal in third period against Smile Japan in tournament opener

Smile Japan suffered a 2-1 defeat to Sweden in their opening Group B preliminary-round match at the Kwandong Hockey Centre on Saturday night.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 9, 2018

Japan sits in third place midway through opening round of team competition

Japan is in third place at the halfway point of the first round of the figure skating team event on Friday with 13 points, behind Canada (17) and the United States (14).
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 26, 2018

North Korea exporting coal to South Korea and Japan via Russia despite U.N. sanctions: Europe intel sources

North Korea shipped coal to Russia last year that was then delivered to South Korea and Japan in a likely violation of U.N. sanctions, three Western European intelligence sources said.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jan 23, 2018

Samurai Japan skipper Atsunori Inaba begins preparations for March series against Australia

Atsunori Inaba managed a team of young players in his first tournament in charge of Samurai Japan. In March, he'll get his first chance to step into the dugout with the top team.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 23, 2018

Japan, China and the western Balkans

The western Balkans are another front in Japan and China's global soft power competition.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 22, 2018

Why is Japan populist-free?

Japan's middle-class mentality helps keep the dangerous populist politics roiling other countries at bay.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 17, 2018

Japan-EU trade agreement is about freedom

The Japan-EU FTA sends a powerful sign that U.S. retrenchment on trade will not see the democratic world abandoning the open, rules-based trading system.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 17, 2018

Bike sharing model proving tough fit in parking space-scarce Japan

Bike sharing has a lot going for it. It's mass transit that's ultracheap, burns body fat instead of fossil fuels and is adored by venture capitalists. But the business model has hit a major snag: parking.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 16, 2018

Japan's strategy in the Trump era

How might Tokyo deal with a tilt toward isolationism in the U.S.?
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jan 15, 2018

Japan's parcel firms test drop-off lockers, as social change increases the costs and reduces the appeal of face-to-face deliveries

The timely and secure delivery of packages through face-to-face services has long been a source of pride for Japanese couriers.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 9, 2018

South Korea will not seek renegotiation of 'comfort women' deal with Japan

At the same time, Seoul indirectly urged Japan to extend a fresh “voluntary, heart-felt apology” for the victims.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jan 7, 2018

Sunflowers see off early challenge to rout Iris in All-Japan Championship final

Star center Maki Takada kept hitting jumpers and the Denso Iris were giving the undisputed best women's team in Japan a challenge early in their contest.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 5, 2018

As people in Japan smoke less, Japan Tobacco's new CEO looks abroad for growth

Japan Tobacco Inc.'s Masamichi Terabatake is in the hot seat.
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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