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Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Jul 4, 2018

Brave Thunders to retain name under new ownership

Now under new ownership, the Kawasaki Brave Thunders will be called ... the Kawasaki Brave Thunders.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Jul 3, 2018

Keiko Miyata to mark departure from the New National Theatre, Tokyo, with piece by up-and-coming playwright

After eight years as artistic director for drama at the New National Theatre, Tokyo, Keiko Miyata, 60, is now tackling her final program there before passing the baton to 39-year-old Eriko Ogawa, who is set to become the theater's youngest-ever director in September.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 2, 2018

Why it pays off for governments to invest in sports

Sports-based investment can go a long way toward strengthening communities and enabling young people to live healthier, happier and more productive lives.
EDITORIALS
Jul 1, 2018

Is this the last chance to save the WTO?

The World Trade Organization is teetering on the brink. It's responsible members can't give Donald Trump an excuse to fatally undermining it's authority.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Jun 30, 2018

Explosions in the sky: Fireworks lie at the heart of summer in Japan

Is Japan "the best" at fireworks?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 28, 2018

The Asia-Pacific region's gender parity imperative

Asia-Pacific economies could boost their collective GDP by $4.5 trillion per year by 2025, just by accelerating progress toward gender equality.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 28, 2018

As North and South Korea cosy up, human rights groups struggle for cash

Human rights and North Korean defector groups in South Korea say they are struggling to raise money, cutting jobs and programs, and facing pressure to avoid criticism of Pyongyang as Seoul and Washington focus on diplomatic outreach to the isolated country.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 26, 2018

Time for the BOJ to reconsider the 2 percent inflation target

The Bank of Japan's ambitious inflation target increasingly appears unachievable.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 26, 2018

Harley hitting the road is just the start

Trump's blunt trade policies will have painful side effects for U.S. manufacturers and their operations at home.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 25, 2018

Migrant misery, from Europe to the U.S.

Poor immigrants are finding the welcome mat missing almost everywhere they go.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 25, 2018

As tariff deadlines loom, world watches U.S. and China to see who blinks first

The U.S. and China's high-stakes game of economic "chicken" is set to reach a critical juncture in the next two weeks, as the world's largest trading partners approach deadlines on tariffs and other barriers that may determine who blinks first.
Japan Times
SATOYAMA CONSORTIUM
Jun 24, 2018

Fishing leader reignites industry potential

Hagi Oshima Sendanmaru is a fishing fleet consisting of about 60 fishermen on Oshima Island in Hagi, Yamaguchi Prefecture. Since 2011, Chika Tsubouchi, 32, has been leading a project to deliver a portion of catches directly to restaurants and individual customers instead of going through the fish market....
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health / FOCUS
Jun 24, 2018

India speeds up environmental approval process for major industrial projects

India is fast-tracking environmental clearances for projects like power plants and coal mines in a bid to boost growth, setting off alarm bells among environmentalists and affected residents who say the decisions are being made too quickly.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Food Sustainability in Japan
Jun 23, 2018

Is farming in Japan on its last legs?

With a declining agricultural workforce, there are concerns about how Japan will tackle food self-sufficiency and maintain its landscapes, cultural heritage and vitality of its countryside villages.
EDITORIALS
Jun 22, 2018

Take steps to attract more foreign workers

The government has taken a step in the right direction by creating a new visa status for unskilled foreign laborers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 22, 2018

Intel CEO resigns after probe of relationship with employee

Intel Corp. CEO Brian Krzanich resigned on Thursday after a probe found a consensual relationship with an employee violated company policy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 20, 2018

Stocks dive as Trump threatens almost all imports from China and Beijing fires back

China has underestimated President Donald Trump's resolve to move forward with tariffs unless Beijing changes its "predatory" trade practices, a top U.S. trade adviser said on Tuesday, in comments that diminished the chances of a negotiated settlement to a looming trade war between the world's economic...
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 19, 2018

As Venezuela's health system crumbles, pregnant women flee to Colombia, fearing death at home

Exhausted but relieved, Yariani Flores lay next to her healthy newborn son, along with four other Venezuelan women who just gave birth in a hospital in Colombia's border city of Cucuta.
BUSINESS
Jun 18, 2018

China seen flexing loan muscle as it pushes further into Pacific

In the gritty, steamy streets of Papua New Guinea's capital Port Moresby, signs of China's push into the Pacific island nation are inescapable.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / CHILD'S PLAY
Jun 17, 2018

Ready to send the children out to work?

Perhaps one of the more innovative children's entertainment concepts, KidZania — which first launched in Mexico nearly 20 years ago — is a fictitious 'city' where kids can obtain a taste of being a grown up.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / BLACK EYE
Jun 17, 2018

Turning Japanese: Newly naturalized African ex-American has skin in the game

What motivated Henry Moreland Seals to decide that he'd sooner salute the Hinomaru than the Stars and Stripes?
WORLD / Society
Jun 17, 2018

U.S. tech moguls risk jail time for online sex trafficking

Victims of sex trafficking could sue U.S. websites that connect customers to them, experts said, as a new law signals a drive by Washington to clamp down on soaring internet sex slavery.
EDITORIALS
Jun 15, 2018

Take steps to overcome economic headwinds

Japan's policymakers must build shock absorbers to allow the economy to weather any global economic slowdown.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Fukushima
Jun 15, 2018

Disaster-hit Fukushima struggles to secure forest industry workers but efforts slowly bearing fruit

In a mountainous area in Fukushima Prefecture, junior high school students saw at trees as professional forest workers give them instructions and pointers.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 15, 2018

Democrats push back as Trump allies claim FBI bias in Robert Mueller probe, despite report's findings

A report by the Justice Department's watchdog found no evidence that political bias affected the outcome of the FBI's probe into Hillary Clinton but provided fresh political fodder for Republicans and Donald Trump to sow doubts about the continuing investigation into the president.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jun 14, 2018

Many of Japan's growing number of singles claim they are comfortable facing death alone

In graying Japan, where a rising number of people are living alone, being single doesn't necessarily equate to being lonely.
BUSINESS
Jun 13, 2018

Trudeau safe for now amid Trump trade war threats but angry farmers loom

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, facing the threat of a trade war from U.S. President Donald Trump, has unanimous domestic support for now but to keep a firm hold on power must wring concessions from an unwilling powerful dairy lobby in order to mollify Washington.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 12, 2018

India set to miss key target for Japan-backed bullet train project: sources

India is set to miss a December deadline to acquire land for a Japan-backed $17 billion (¥1.87 trillion) bullet train project following protests by fruit growers, government officials said, likely delaying one of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's most ambitious projects.
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.
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.
Funeral held for Princess Yuriko at Tokyo cemetery
Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, followed by Princess Aiko and Princess Kako, prepare to attend a funeral service for Princess Yuriko at Toshimagaoka Cemetery in Tokyo on Tuesday.
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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