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Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 23, 2017

Putin's plan to rejuvenate Russian politics makes slow progress

Poised to run for a fourth term, President Vladimir Putin has started clearing out the old Russian political elite and says he is bringing in young people with "fire in their eyes."
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Nov 23, 2017

France's ban on gender-neutral language sets off national debate

France has banned the use of gender-neutral language in official documents, cheering defenders of linguistic tradition and angering feminists who see it as a setback for equal rights.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Nov 21, 2017

Jobs battle environment on sacred but scarred Mount Buko

Shin Sasakubo grew up listening to blasts of dynamite scar the slopes of Mount Buko and echo across his small town every day at half past noon.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 20, 2017

Tesla scares the rest of the auto industry

Most all of the major auto manufacturers have been frightened by Tesla into embracing hybrid and/or electric vehicles. Now Tesla has claimed the all-important speed crown.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 20, 2017

The robot revolution is still coming

The robot revolution is coming, but will it amount to much?
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 19, 2017

Ex-White House chief strategist Steve Bannon hails Japan's 'natural evolution' toward rearming

Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon hails as a “natural evolution” Japan's push to play a more active role in global defense and security issues.
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 19, 2017

Cambodian court charges two U.S.-linked journalists with espionage

A Cambodian court on Saturday charged two journalists with espionage for filing news reports to a U.S.-funded radio station, which can carry a prison term of up to 15 years.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Nov 18, 2017

Zama murders prompt awareness of youth issues

Readers who may be contemplating homicide should be aware that concealing evidence of your crime — referred to in the language of jurisprudence as corpus delicti — is next to impossible.
JAPAN / History / THE LIVING PAST
Nov 18, 2017

Japan's shifting attitudes toward prostitution

Sex is a necessity and a pleasure; it's also a problem. It exalts some, degrades others. It generates offspring. It's dynamite. Taboos concerning it are as old as humanity. Laws regulating it predate civilization. Nowhere is the human libido absolutely unfettered. Incest is nowhere tolerated, marriage...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Taking the Lead
Nov 17, 2017

Yoshihiko Miyauchi, Orix ex-CEO and former head of deregulation panel, knows what it takes to change Japan

Yoshihiko Miyauchi, 82, may not be your average business leader.
BUSINESS
Nov 17, 2017

Orix Corp.'s Yoshihiko Miyauchi: From salaryman to business titan

Orix Corp.'s Yoshihiko Miyauchi is a name likely to be seen on a list of well-known Japanese business leaders.
BUSINESS
Nov 17, 2017

Contentious Keystone oil pipeline leaks 5,000 barrels in South Dakota as Nebraska weighs XL

TransCanada Corp. shut part of its Keystone oil pipeline system after a 5,000-barrel leak in South Dakota, the company said on Thursday, four days before neighboring Nebraska was set to decide on the company's long-delayed Keystone XL pipeline.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 16, 2017

Trump has 'choke artist' Rubio moment, fumbles for water during speech

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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 15, 2017

Can Red China really be the world's new green leader?

In the absence of U.S. leadership, Beijing's policies on climate change are likely to set the global agenda.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 14, 2017

Agreeing on RCEP — China's favorite trade deal — set to drag into 2018

After talks aimed at wrapping up the Trans-Pacific Partnership almost collapsed in acrimony in Vietnam last week, ministers are now warning that a rival Asian pact should also focus on quality over speed.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 14, 2017

Japan's fresh grads falling further behind in pay race as monthly wage averages ¥213,000

What's a university degree worth in Japan? About ¥2.9 million a year based on starting salaries for new graduates, and the figure has barely budged over the past decade.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Nov 11, 2017

Airport hits sweet spot as honey proves to be runway success

Can sticky stuff stop the young leaving a small city in Shimane and bring in visitors too?
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Nov 11, 2017

On the quest for the holy grail for as long as we live

Is death inevitable? True, everyone born before Aug. 4, 1900, has proved mortal (the world's oldest-known living person, a Japanese woman named Nabi Tajima, was born on that date). But the past is only an imperfect guide to the future, as the effervescent present is ceaselessly teaching us.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Nov 11, 2017

Fuji TV's wishful thinking is food for thought

Since 1987, Fuji TV has owned Monday night, specifically the 9 to 10 p.m. time slot, when it broadcasts fluffy romantic drama series starring the season's hottest actress and often a prominent member of a boy band.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Nov 11, 2017

Hiroyuki Shimizu: Tasty tips from a mobile deep-fried chicken cook

Tokyo street vendor on flexibility, lines for food and missing underwear.
EDITORIALS
Nov 11, 2017

Revamped foreign trainee system

The government should be very wary about expanding the trouble-plagued foreign vocational trainee system.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 10, 2017

Rape and sexual harassment cut across gender

In the United States, one out of 10 rape victims is male.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 10, 2017

Japan's biggest banks prepare for massive downsizing and cost overhauls

Years of shrinking interest rates, demographic challenges and threats from rapidly advancing technology are finally coming to a head at Japan's biggest banks as they prepare to eliminate thousands of positions and downsize branches.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 10, 2017

Boeing's $37 billion China aircraft order touted by Trump said to be mainly old news

Eager to show he can narrow the trade gap with China and create jobs at home, U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday touted an order for 300 Boeing Co. planes. Yet the bulk of the deal announced in Beijing was old news.
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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Totopa in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward was picked by consultants TTNE as the best sauna of the year.
Japan’s sauna movement: Relax, refresh, repeat
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