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BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 12, 2016

Obama administration suspends TPP approval bid

U.S. President Barack Obama's administration has suspended its efforts to win congressional approval for the Trans-Pacific Partnership before President-elect Donald Trump takes office, saying Friday that the fate of the free trade pact was up to Trump and Republican lawmakers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 12, 2016

Peru's leader suggests replacing TPP with new trade deal that excludes U.S.

Peru President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski told Russian media that Pacific-rim countries can forge a new trade deal that includes China to replace the U.S.-led TPP that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to scrap.
EDITORIALS
Nov 11, 2016

Japan-U.S. ties in the Trump era

The incoming Trump presidency could provide Japan with an opportunity to reassess its priorities in its relations with the U.S.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 11, 2016

Crime at postwar low: 2016 white paper

Crime in Japan has dropped to a postwar low, but the bad news is that seniors are committing more offenses because they have nowhere else to go.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 11, 2016

How Hillary Clinton's white voters melted away

The unraveling of the coalition that was supposed to carry Hillary Clinton to the White House had a lot to do with voters like Jim McAndrew in counties like Northampton, Pennsylvania.
EDITORIALS
Nov 10, 2016

'Here there be dragons'

The Trump victory means that U.S. politics and policies have entered vast and uncharted waters.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 10, 2016

Trump crushed naysayers with a coalition of the forgotten

Donald Trump was right. Countless others were wrong.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 9, 2016

Trump and his policy in Asia remain an unknown for Japan

Trump represents uncharted waters, a situation that could undermine the Japan-U.S. alliance and upend security in Asia.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 9, 2016

Trump's to-do list in Asia

America's president-elect needs to do some damage control if he wants the U.S. to profit from the Asian century.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LAW OF THE LAND
Nov 9, 2016

So-called egalitarian Japan is still honor-bound

Abolished and later resurrected system of awards may shape as well as reflect trends in society.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 7, 2016

The real embarrassment of U.S. election 2016

The nominees' inattention to the fateful issues of aging and immigration could have major repercussions.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Nov 5, 2016

The unbearable burden of 24/7 work

There was no nonsense about the 1990s in Japan. The economy had crashed, the bubble had burst. "The age of human relationships is over," declared a corporate executive to Aera magazine in 1996, defending the cost-cutting layoffs then gathering speed. "This is the era of the discount store. The only sales...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 5, 2016

Amid Rakhine violence, rights monitors voice concern about Myanmar's freedom of speech

Human rights monitors have raised concerns about press freedom in Myanmar after a journalist at an English-language newspaper said she was fired following government criticism of her reporting of allegations of rape by soldiers.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 4, 2016

Ruling bloc rams TPP bill through committee

The ruling coalition steamrolls a TPP ratification bill through the Lower House Trans-Pacific Partnership panel, infuriating opposition lawmakers and sparking chaos in the Diet.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 4, 2016

Amid contentious election, Canadian firms use lure of political calm to attract more U.S. workers

Canadian work permits for highly skilled workers from the United States jumped in the first half as companies lured applicants with the country's calm political climate in the face of a raucous U.S. election.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 3, 2016

Win or lose, Hillary is finished

If Hillary Clinton is the most qualified person ever to have run for the U.S. presidency, why has her campaign been such a train wreck?
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 3, 2016

Japan quietly accepting foreign workers — just don't call it immigration

Send us your construction workers, your care givers, your store clerks — but for a limited time only.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 2, 2016

Raising university rankings

The quality of an educational institution is determined by the skills and abilities of the teachers and their educational philosophy.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 29, 2016

Secret U.K. deal for Nissan denied despite decision to build new model at Sunderland plant

Nissan Motor Co.'s decision to keep investing in Britain came after the carmaker told the government it might shut down manufacturing in the country once it leaves the European Union, according to a person familiar with the private discussions.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Oct 28, 2016

Manga on overwork hell goes viral in wake of Dentsu suicide reports

After the Christmas 2015 suicide of an employee at ad giant Dentsu Inc. was reported as an official case of karoshi (death from overwork) this month, making headlines nationwide, a manga portraying the mindset of those worn out on the job went viral earlier this week and had been retweeted over 131,000...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 27, 2016

Nissan opts to build new model in Britain despite Brexit: source

Carmaker Nissan will build its new Qashqai model at Britain's biggest car plant in Sunderland, a company source said Thursday, in a major boost to Prime Minister Theresa May just months after voters backed Brexit.
EDITORIALS
Oct 27, 2016

Foreign trainees as caregivers

The government shouldn't use the trouble-plagued foreign trainee program to fill manpower shortages in the nursing care sector.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Oct 27, 2016

France finishes clearing Calais 'Jungle' camp of migrants

French authorities said on Wednesday they had finished clearing the "Jungle" shanty town outside Calais built by migrants who had hoped to cross to Britain but who are now mostly being dispersed around France.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Oct 26, 2016

Japan slides to 111th in WEF gender equality rankings

Japan's efforts to bridge the gender divide have failed to translate into substantial change, with the nation sliding to 111th in a global inequality ranking report released Wednesday.
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.
Kotozakura unburdened by weight of history after claiming first title
Kotozakura speaks during a news conference in Fukuoka on Monday
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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