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Japan Times
BUSINESS / 'SUMMER DAVOS' SPECIAL 2015
Sep 9, 2015

Comfortable, accessible city serves as 'gateway to Asia'

The city of Fukuoka, which the national government designates as a National Strategic Special Zone to attract global startups, is the perfect location for test marketing in Japan.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Sep 5, 2015

Briefly maligned, bilingual rappers gain visibility

English words and phrases have been a part of the Japanese MC's arsenal since hip-hop culture began making inroads here in the early to mid-1980s.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 4, 2015

Automation doesn't always improve productivity

Common sense says a business that invests in automation will be more productive, but the statistics tell a different story.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 2, 2015

None of 21.5 million U.S. federal ranks hit by data hack has been informed, officials admit

The U.S. government has not yet notified any of the 21.5 million federal employees and contractors whose security clearance data was hacked more than three months ago, officials acknowledged on Tuesday.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Sep 1, 2015

De Gea in limbo after Madrid paperwork arrives too late

Manchester United's Spain goalkeeper David De Gea was facing an uncertain future on Tuesday after his expected move to Real Madrid was apparently scuppered when the paperwork did not arrive at the Spanish League on time.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 1, 2015

Japan's poor submarine pitch deters Australian industry

The Japanese consortium eyeing a contract to build submarines for Australia irked local suppliers by failing to share key information.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 28, 2015

Diet passes bill aimed at boosting women in the workplace

The Diet passed a bill Friday aiming to promote the role of women in the workplace, along with greater female participation in the economy at a time when the country's population is expected to shrink further.
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Aug 27, 2015

A hotel experience for the ladies; cocktails to celebrate centenary; revisiting an iconic American era

A hotel experience for the ladies
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 26, 2015

New web service aims to match aspiring athletes with scouts, teams

Catching the attention of scouts is often vital for pursuing a successful career path in sports, but this isn't easy if athletes weren't part of a famous school team.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 25, 2015

China stocks extend biggest plunge since 1996 on support doubts

Chinese shares plummeted to extend the steepest four-day rout since 1996 on concern the government is abandoning market support measures.
LIFE / Language / COMMUNICATION CUES
Aug 24, 2015

One in 4 foreign tourists visit national parks

About 25 percent of the approximately 10 million foreigners who traveled to Japan in 2013 visited national parks to experience the nation's areas of outstanding natural beauty.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 18, 2015

Training academy needed to boost ranks of Japanese at U.N., ex-official says

The government needs to establish a training facility to nurture the skills of Japanese who want to work for the United Nations, according to Hitoki Den, a former senior political affairs officer with the global body.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 17, 2015

Jeremy Bentham's fallacies, then and now

Written in the early 19th century, Jeremy Bentham's 'The Book of Fallacies' still has resonance today.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Aug 13, 2015

Wolf Alice's Summer Sonic stop is another step on the way to the top

When London indie-rock foursome Wolf Alice makes its Japan debut at the Summer Sonic festival this weekend, it will be three years, two EPs, one debut album and countless incendiary live gigs since it first sent alternative music blogs into a frenzy with a single track uploaded to SoundCloud, that most...
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 9, 2015

The world hates Russia. Russia hates it back

A new report by Pew Research Center show how effectively President Vladimir Putin has managed to isolate Russia and breed a siege mentality in it against the West.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media
Aug 5, 2015

Asahi Shimbun apologizes for 'inappropriate' tweet about Shinzo Abe

Tadashi Tominaga, the newspaper's senior staff writer, had posted a photograph of an ultranationalist rally, writing that the participants were supporters of the prime minister.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 5, 2015

Japanese smartphone carriers offer mixed responses to Android flaw

A recently discovered security flaw affecting some 95 percent of Android mobile devices means users are at risk of being hacked just by receiving a short message with malicious intent.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 5, 2015

China to place security staff at major Internet firms, websites

China is planning to set up "network security offices" in major Internet companies and for websites so authorities can move more quickly against illegal online behavior, the Ministry of Public Security said in a statement.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 3, 2015

Permira turns positive on Japanese firms enacting corporate reforms

Permira Advisers, one of Europe's biggest private-equity firms, is stepping up its investments in Japan, encouraged by government moves to give greater power to shareholders.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Aug 2, 2015

Moriumius project brings young life and learning back to the Tohoku disaster zone

A unique educational project aims to revitalize the Miyagi town of Ogatsu, which lost around 80 percent of its buildings and 10 percent of its 4,300 population to the 3/11 disasters.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jul 31, 2015

Chef Narisawa tackles food waste at Milan soup kitchen

A word of warning if you are planning to attend Expo Milano 2015: Bring water. The heat is punishing, there's not enough shade and you'll be doing a lot of lining up — at the entrance gates, waiting for the shuttle bus, at the food concessions and, as at any theme park, outside the most popular attractions....
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 30, 2015

Kabul confirms Taliban chief Omar died in Pakistan in 2013, pushes peace parley

Afghanistan said on Wednesday that Mullah Omar, the elusive leader of the Taliban movement fighting to topple the government, died more than two years ago.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 29, 2015

Volatility of China's stock market is no surprise

The roller-coaster ride of China's stock market is far from over.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jul 29, 2015

NFL star Brady had his phone destroyed; 'Deflategate' suspension stands: commissioner

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on Tuesday upheld a four-game suspension of Tom Brady for his role in deflating footballs used in the game that put the New England Patriots in the 2015 Super Bowl, saying for the first time that the star quarterback had his phone destroyed to keep it out of hands of investigators....
Chinese buyer of Okinawa Island to make visit in summer
Yanaha Island in Okinawa Prefecture as seen from a ferry.
Protesters storm South Korea court after it extends Yoon's detention
A motorcade believed to be carrying impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeo arrives at the Seoul Detention Center in Uiwang, South Korea, late Saturday.
German ambassador warns of Trump plan to redefine constitutional order, document shows
German Ambassador to the U.S. Andreas Michaelis has described U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's agenda for his second White House term as one of "maximum disruption."
AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo win U.S. approval for breast cancer drug
Daiichi Sankyo's headquarters in Tokyo
TikTok shuts down U.S. access as Trump seeks app's reinstatement
After months of legal tussles, the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday upheld a law that would ban TikTok in the name of national security.
For tourists in search of seasonal sights, Yamagata makes its case
For some time away from Tokyo's suffocating urban sameness, Yamagata Prefecture is home to a soothing array of natural abundance.
A slow dive into ‘a moment and an eternity’ with Ryuichi Sakamoto
From the mid-2000s onward, Ryuichi Sakamoto created a number of installation works, often in collaboration with Shiro Takatani, of multimedia art collective Dumb Type.
The efforts to bridge the disaster information gap, 30 years on
Roxana Oshiro and her husband gather their belongings in front of their house in Furukawacho, in Kobe's Suma Ward, after the Great Hanshin Earthquake in 1995.
Japan looks to up the ante with more money and partners in military aid program
Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya and Philippine Foreign Minister Enrique Manalo hold a joint news conference in Taguig City, Metro Manila, the Philippines, on Wednesday.
Possibility of Nankai Trough megaquake now 80%, government panel reports
A map of the hypocentral region of an anticipated Nankai Trough earthquake

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Atsuyoshi Koike, the president and CEO of Rapidus, says there is a “sense of urgency” when it comes to Japan’s efforts in manufacturing semiconductors. “We have to make sure we are successful,” he says.
Atsuyoshi Koike’s big game: Fourth down and 2 nanometers to go
By Kazuaki Nagata and Richard Meyer

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