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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / ANALYSIS
Dec 5, 2018

How could Carlos Ghosn possibly have hidden billions of yen from Nissan?

How could one of the world's most visible employees go about hiding billions of yen worth of salary and benefits paid to him by one of the world's biggest companies, without the company knowing it?
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 5, 2018

Fast Retailing opens GU Style Studio store in Harajuku where you try, buy, but walk away with nothing

A brand-new store opened in Tokyo's Harajuku fashion district on Friday, walls lined with clothes, shoes and handbags — and with a twist: shoppers will walk away empty-handed.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 5, 2018

Democrats preparing to probe Trump's FBI HQ plan: lawmaker

President Donald Trump's role in decisions about a new FBI headquarters will face intense scrutiny when Democrats take control of a key U.S. House of Representatives committee in January, one of the panel's leaders said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Dec 4, 2018

'Hiroko Tsuchida Solo Exhibition: "Do — Where's a Will, There's a Way"'

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BUSINESS
Dec 3, 2018

Pot so hot in Canada that firms are importing workers

It was midsummer, less than three months before Canada legalized recreational marijuana, and Vic Neufeld had a problem.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Dec 2, 2018

Lost idol: New wave of Myanmar youth activists look beyond Aung San Suu Kyi

Myanmar youth activist and television host Thinzar Shun Lei Yi would once have called herself one of Aung San Suu Kyi's greatest fans. Now she is one of her most vocal critics.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 2, 2018

In first speech, Mexican President Lopez Obrador vows to stop 'rapacious' elite

Veteran leftist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador took office as Mexican president on Saturday, vowing to see off a "rapacious" elite in a country struggling with corruption, chronic poverty and gang violence on the doorstep of the United States.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Dec 1, 2018

Developing a coffee break for the Philippines

Katuhisa Ota's drive for social development led to a grassroots coffee venture in Mindanao that aims to help locals and promote fair trade.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Dec 1, 2018

At Ikoyi, Philosopher-chef Jeremy Chan gets to the core of deliciousness

The word 'intense' is frequently used by friends and colleagues to describe Jeremy Chan, the 31-year-old philosopher-chef behind restaurant Ikoyi, which serves global interpretations of West African cuisine in the center of London.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Cultivating Craft
Dec 1, 2018

Ise Kadoya: Bringing craft beer into the mainstream

Compared to the typical American craft beer company, many craft beer companies in Japan belong to larger, sometimes much older, parent companies. One of the clearest examples of this is Ise Kadoya Microbrewery.
EDITORIALS
Dec 1, 2018

Spending to ease tax hike impact

The government should stop and review the effectiveness of the planned measures and their fiscal cost.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 1, 2018

Iran's global disinformation

Website Nile Net Online promises Egyptians "true news" from its offices in the heart of Cairo's Tahrir Square, "to expand the scope of freedom of expression in the Arab world."
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 1, 2018

Lion Air crash sheds light on the dark side of cockpit automation

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WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 1, 2018

Too young to vote, children strike, protest and sue for climate action

Skipping school, marching on the streets and suing governments, children who are too young to vote are demanding more action on climate change as world leaders gather at a major U.N. summit in Poland.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 30, 2018

Philippines tries to turn the tide on fish losses amid climate change and overfishing

Dried fish for breakfast, fried to a crisp with a splash of spiced vinegar, garlic fried rice and a runny egg yolk, is the kind of breakfast that Filipinos who live abroad crave.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 30, 2018

Ghosn a symptom of broken global capitalism

There hasn't been a more exciting time to be a critic of the 'greed is good' philosophy of the corporate sector led by self-centric rock-star CEOs.
Japan Times
Nov 30, 2018

Affordable "Parent-Child work-study abroad program" to learn English in immersive environment and work in innovative Nature city in Cambodia

vKirirom Nature City located in Kirirom National Park in Cambodia, built by a famous Japanese entrepreneur, has started "Parent-Child work-study abroad program" from November 2018. The concept of this program is to provide parents with jobs and opportunities to improve themselves at vKirirom Nature City,...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 30, 2018

In rural towns like Shikoku's Ikata, the Japanese nuclear industry is making a quiet comeback

On a side street near a darkened Ikata shopping arcade full of abandoned storefronts, the Sushi Ko restaurant is unusually busy on a weekday.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Nov 30, 2018

Michael Cohen's plea suggests Russians held 'kompromat' on Trump

Michael Cohen's latest guilty plea revealed a closely guarded Trump business secret. But in a deeply uncomfortable turn for President Donald Trump, one of the people in the know was an aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Japan Times
Rugby / ADDING THE EXTRAS
Nov 29, 2018

Japan making the top eight at 2019 Rugby World Cup will be no easy task

Japan coach Jamie Joseph said earlier this week that his team's "Rugby World Cup final would be making the top eight."

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