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BUSINESS / Companies / IDEAS IN ACTION
Jul 19, 2018

Biz matchmaker helps free employees, turn everyone into an expert

In Japan's notoriously closed business culture, employees rarely enjoy opportunities to expand their professional networks or test their skills and knowledge outside their companies.
EDITORIALS
Jul 18, 2018

Japan-EU pact sends U.S. a free trade message

The Japan-EU accord should send a clear message to the Trump administration about the benefits of the free trade regime and the folly of a tit-for-tat trade war in which no party can emerge a winner.
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WORLD / Society
Jul 18, 2018

Migrants in Lebanon seek to break stereotypes with new radio show

Since arriving in Lebanon, Sudanese migrant worker Abdallah Afandi has been turned away from beach resorts, mistaken for a cleaner and prevented from renting an apartment — all because of the color of his skin.
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BUSINESS
Jul 17, 2018

Japan and the European Union complete trade deal accounting for 30 percent of world's GDP

Abe and top EU leaders signed an economic partnership agreement Tuesday in Tokyo in a bid to counter a rise in global protectionism.
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LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Jul 16, 2018

There's quite a lot you can do in Japanese with 'nakanaka'

Introducing some uses of the word u306au304bu306au304b (quite)
EDITORIALS
Jul 15, 2018

Brexit continues to stump Britain

Businesses, including more than 1,000 Japanese firms, need clarity and stability to make plans and Brexit negotiations promise anything but.
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COMMENTARY / World
Jul 15, 2018

Why productivity isn't keeping up with technology

Finally, a viable theory that could put a vigorous debate to rest.
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France report 2018
Jul 13, 2018

Japonismes 2018: les âmes en resonance

The “Japonismes 2018: les ames en resonance” (“Souls in resonance”) festival was successfully launched yesterday (July 12) in Paris. 
JAPAN
Jul 13, 2018

Ministry report calls for work-style reforms in bid to cut teachers' overtime

The education ministry vowed Friday to promote work style reform at schools in order to reduce overtime among teachers.
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WORLD / Politics
Jul 13, 2018

May's Brexit proposals slammed by Britain's finance industry executives

Britain's financial industry slammed U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May's latest proposal for Brexit, with some calling it the worst outcome possible.
Reader Mail
Jul 13, 2018

Teachers and students lose while companies rake in profit

Regarding the story "Fukuoka 'guest teachers' outstay their welcome" in the July 5 edition, the vicious cycle of outsourcing teaching jobs ultimately leads to everyone losing except the companies that win government bids. The teachers have poor job security while their students will be taught by ever...
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WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Jul 12, 2018

With Brexit fiasco hanging over her, Theresa May does things her way, one day at a time

Theresa May sat quietly sipping tea in the corner of a small room at the Conservative Party conference in Manchester last October. The British prime minister had just delivered a speech meant to restore her authority over a ruling party that was sliding in the polls and riven by the country's decision...
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COMMENTARY / World
Jul 11, 2018

Trade barriers will not stop China's rise

China's huge and increasingly affluent domestic market will make exports less vital to growth.
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JAPAN / Politics
Jul 11, 2018

Debate over LDP's plan to reform electoral system for Upper House heats up

Brushing off opposition anger, the ruling bloc on Wednesday rammed through a Diet panel a contentious bill that will likely make the arcane electoral system even more complicated.
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JAPAN
Jul 11, 2018

Hiroshima hibakusha recounts experience to American university students

The U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki are extensively taught at schools in Japan and abroad, but many rarely have a chance to hear survivors' stories firsthand — what civilians saw, smelled and felt under the mushroom clouds.
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BUSINESS
Jul 11, 2018

Trump set to slap tariffs on extra $200 billion of Chinese imports, riling U.S. businesses, GOP lawmakers

The Trump administration raised the stakes in its trade war with China on Tuesday, saying it would slap 10 percent tariffs on an extra $200 billion worth of Chinese imports.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 10, 2018

Japan mega-bank MUFG considers job cuts in overseas brokerage business

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. is considering job cuts at its securities operations overseas to keep them profitable.
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ENVIRONMENT
Jul 10, 2018

As Arctic warms, reindeer herders tangle with new industries

When he's not out on the Arctic tundra with his 2,000 reindeer, his dog and Whitney Houston blasting through his headphones, Nils Mathis Sara is often busy explaining to people how a planned copper mine threatens his livelihood.
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BUSINESS
Jul 10, 2018

Tesla raises car prices in key market China amid trade war: Electrek

Tesla Inc. has raised prices on its Model X and S cars by more than $20,000 in China, automotive news website Electrek reported on Monday, making it one of the first U.S. carmakers to hike prices in the wake of rising trade tensions.
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COMMENTARY / World
Jul 9, 2018

Trump's neo-isolationism won't work

Trump can't deconstruct globalization. It's too big and well-entrenched.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jul 9, 2018

Myanmar court charges Reuters reporters with violating colonial-era secrets act

A court in Myanmar on Monday charged two jailed Reuters journalists with obtaining secret state documents, moving the landmark press freedom case into its trial stage after six months of preliminary hearings.
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JAPAN / GENERATIONAL CHANGE
Jul 9, 2018

Real estate for the people: One man's mission turning vacant houses into homes for everyone

Hideki Kawakita doesn't look like your average real estate agent.
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JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jul 7, 2018

Rose-tinted views of elderly workers' plight

The media has been conscientious in its coverage of the need for foreign workers in Japan. A May 20 NHK Special was particularly thorough in its portrayal of Mimasaka, Okayama Prefecture, which is encouraging Vietnamese laborers to move to the city. Several news outlets have covered Mimasaka's statue...
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 7, 2018

Open-plan offices are making us less social

Being in a wall-less aquarium makes workers want to communicate electronically rather than face-to-face.
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ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Jul 7, 2018

Ambitious plans for megalopolis in southern China trigger hopes and fears in Hong Kong

Some Hong Kong officials and lawmakers are encouraging younger residents to consider living across the border in mainland China so they can escape the territory's sky-high apartment prices and find more job opportunities. It is not an easy sell, but some pro-China business leaders say resistance to the...
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BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 6, 2018

Tokyo blockchain conference looks to uses of technology beyond headline-grabbing cryptocurrencies

The rise of cryptocurrencies has shone the spotlight on their underlying technology, which is known as the blockchain.
EDITORIALS
Jul 4, 2018

Keep pushing for multilateral free trade pacts

It's significant that progress is being made for multinational free trade arrangements at a time when the global trade order is under threat.
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COMMENTARY / World
Jul 4, 2018

Defusing the trade conflict between the U.S. and China

The emerging U.S.-China trade war was caused by structural flaws on both sides that long predate the Trump presidency
BUSINESS / Markets / TSE DATA & REPORT
Jul 4, 2018

Dollar dips to around ¥110.50 in late Tokyo trading

The dollar was weaker around ¥110.50 in Tokyo trading late Wednesday, although it cut losses following the benchmark Nikkei stock average's resilience.

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