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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 6, 2015

Asahi Kasei cuts profit target, says piles scandal hard to cost

Construction subcontractor Asahi Kasei Corp. lowered its annual forecast by 14 percent on Friday, but said the figure excludes a probe into its work on building foundations.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Nov 5, 2015

Former athletics chief Diack placed under investigation

Lamine Diack, the former head of world athletics, has been placed under formal investigation in France on suspicion of corruption and money laundering following a complaint from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 2, 2015

Business innovation with Chinese characteristics

China is not given enough credit for how far it has come as an innovator.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 2, 2015

Abe, Park hold first bilateral talks since taking office, address 'comfort women' dispute

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and South Korean President Park Geun-hye agree to try to resolve as soon as possible the dispute over the 'comfort women.'
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 2, 2015

Republican candidates slam Obama's Syria strategy as sign of weakness, 'incrementalism'

Republican presidential candidates accused President Barack Obama on Sunday of showing weakness in U.S. policy in Syria, doubting that his small deployment of special operations troops will make much difference without a coherent broader strategy.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Oct 31, 2015

Cancer and Fukushima: Who to trust?

South Korean director Kim Ki-duk is a noted provocateur. His latest movie, "Stop," is about a Japanese couple who were living near the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant when it suffered a meltdown in March 2011.
JAPAN / Media / DARK SIDE OF THE RISING SUN
Oct 31, 2015

'Obsolete' gangsters proving problematic

Organized crime syndicates are not fading away, they're just becoming obsolete.
WORLD
Oct 31, 2015

Iraqi Shiite militia claims attack on Iranian exiles

A Shiite Muslim militia in Iraq claimed responsibility on Friday for a deadly rocket attack on an exiled Iranian opposition group housed near Baghdad, according to Iran's Fars news agency.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Oct 31, 2015

Young Chinese mostly lukewarm to one-child policy change

China has unwound its one-child policy, for decades a symbol of invasive and coercive government planning, but the shift has been met with a disinterested shrug from many younger couples.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 30, 2015

Sharp's vision for recovery blurred as it posts further losses

Electronics-maker Sharp Corp.'s recovery seemed on the blink Friday as it posted a ¥25.1 billion operating loss and ¥83.6 billion net loss for the first half of fiscal 2015. The news came days after Sharp sharply reduced its expectations for the period ahead.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 28, 2015

Family confirms first Russian military fatality in Syria, disputes 'suicide'

The body of the first Russian serviceman confirmed dead in four weeks of air strikes in Syria was delivered on Tuesday to his parents, who said they were not convinced by the military's account that their 19-year-old son had hanged himself.
WORLD
Oct 27, 2015

Free Syrian Army groups deny reports of Moscow visits

Delegations from Free Syrian Army rebel groups did not visit Moscow, representatives of four factions fighting under the FSA banner said Tuesday, denying Russian news agency reports that such visits had taken place.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Oct 26, 2015

Planned U.S. patrols to raise stakes with Beijing in disputed South China Sea

U.S. plans to send warships or military aircraft within 12 nautical miles of China's artificial islands in the disputed South China Sea, possibly within days, could open a tense new front in Sino-U.S. rivalry.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 25, 2015

Just how dangerous is China-Britain nuclear agreement?

China does not share Western values about domestic social order, or about cyber espionage, but it does share our values about the need to avoid war.
EDITORIALS
Oct 23, 2015

Opposition eyes campaign tie-up

The opposition camp could cut into the ruling bloc's grip on the Diet if the parties can agree to cooperate for next summer's Upper House election.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 22, 2015

Asahi Kasei subsidiary worker linked to leaning Yokohama condo handled 41 projects over 10 years, firm reveals

An Asahi Kasei Construction Materials Corp. employee at the center of a tilting condo controversy oversaw 41 projects in nine prefectures over 10 years.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 22, 2015

Ex-Ishin no To members refuse to give up seal, bankbook as party paralyzed by leadership struggle

Ishin no To may be on the verge of vanishing as rebellious members threaten procedures to legally disband the party.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 20, 2015

Asahi Kasei vows independent probe over tilting condo building

Top executives of Asahi Kasei Corp., parent of the company that handled the piling work for a tilting Yokohama condominium building, apologize and say the company will do its best to discover the facts surrounding the case.
JAPAN
Oct 20, 2015

Yamaguchi-gumi split, toughened laws will weaken gangs: experts

The recent fracturing of the Yamaguchi-gumi, the country's largest and most powerful crime syndicate, will considerably weaken the gang organization and all yakuza groups in general, two noted experts told a news conference Tuesday in Tokyo.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 20, 2015

Too early for TPP cheers

The Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations were a major blow against democracy and good governance, and the deal is studded with measures distorting capitalism and free markets.
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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