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BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 11, 2019

Japanese hybrids beating slump in China's car market

China's once-in-a-generation car slump is hobbling carmakers around the globe that placed their bets on what is the world's biggest auto market. But one group is weathering the slowdown unscathed: Japanese automakers.
EDITORIALS
Dec 10, 2019

Take more steps to end horrific child abuse

The government has taken steps to fight child abuse, but a rise in cases show that far more must be done.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 10, 2019

Countering Beijing's South China Sea strategy

With some reverse thinking, smaller nations may be able to deter a major power.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 10, 2019

Japan's Iran dilemma

Regional tensions require Tokyo to make a delicate compromise.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 10, 2019

China car market heads for unprecedented second annual drop

Car sales in China continued to decline in November, extending a historic slump and all but ensuring a second straight annual drop for the world's biggest auto market.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Dec 10, 2019

U.S. and North Korea trade barbs, but both keeping options open as deadline looms

Insults and threats are again being hurled between the United States and North Korea as tensions soar to heights unseen in the last two years ahead of a unilateral year-end deadline set by Pyongyang for progress in nuclear talks.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Dec 10, 2019

Let's discuss Michelin restaurants

A quick English lesson that asks readers about their culinary experiences.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 9, 2019

Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi makes foray into Japanese market

Xiaomi Corp., the world's fourth-largest maker of smartphones, is entering the Japanese market, embarking on a quest to win the hearts of iPhone-loving Japanese consumers.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Dec 9, 2019

Marinos' faith in Teruhito Nakagawa pays off

Just over five years ago, Yokohama F. Marinos showed their faith in then-22-year-old Teruhito Nakagawa when they announced they would sign the Senshu University attacker to a pro contract, less than two weeks after he had severely damaged his right knee on the pitch.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 9, 2019

Tighter climate policies could erase $2.3 trillion in companies' value, U.N.-backed group says

Tighter government climate regulations by 2025 could wipe up to $2.3 trillion off the value of companies in industries ranging from fossil fuel producers to agriculture and carmakers, an investor group warned in a report.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 9, 2019

Trump says Kim risks losing 'everything' after North Korea carries out 'very important test'

U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday warned North Korean leader Kim Jong Un that he risks losing "everything" through hostility toward the United States, a day after Pyongyang said it had carried out a major new weapons test.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Dec 9, 2019

Puppeteer who performed as Big Bird and Oscar on 'Sesame Street' dies at 85

Caroll Spinney, the puppeteer who brought boyish vulnerability to Big Bird, the towering yellow-plumed character, during 50 years on the groundbreaking children's television show "Sesame Street" and even made garbage-loving Oscar the Grouch lovable, died on Sunday at the age of 85, the Sesame Workshop...
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BASKETBALL / B. League
Dec 7, 2019

Ryan Rossiter sparks Brex in fourth-quarter comeback victory over Diamond Dolphins

Facing a 61-50 deficit after three quarters was not an insurmountable task for the Utsunomiya Brex.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 7, 2019

Natural-born climate commitments

Concrete action is needed to leverage the power of nature.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 7, 2019

Japan's mega-banks named as world's biggest lenders for new coal plants

Japan's three biggest commercial banks are the world's top financiers of new coal plants, according to research released Thursday in Spain at the United Nations Climate Change Conference.
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MULTIMEDIA
Dec 6, 2019

December 7, 2019

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CULTURE / Film
Dec 6, 2019

How the artwork from anime classic 'Akira' was given a permanent home in the U.S.

More than 30 years after the anime world was set alight by 'Akira,' the original artwork from the film has found a permanent home in the United States.
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BUSINESS
Dec 6, 2019

Trump's tariff tweet forecloses on talks over future Brazil steel exports to U.S.

Negotiations over future Brazilian steel exports to the United States have been halted since President Donald Trump tweeted earlier this week that he would slap tariffs back on them, the head of Brazil's steel mills body, IABr, said on Thursday.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 5, 2019

Economic priorities beyond Abenomics

Japan must move beyond Abenomics to start a new era of confidence and sustained growth.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Dec 5, 2019

'My Girlfriend is a Serial Killer': A rom-com slasher for killing time

In this adapation of the lurid manga series 'Peephole,' Yosuke Sugino plays a suicidal shut-in who falls for his murderous neighbor.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Dec 5, 2019

'Talking the Pictures': Talking up the magic of silent films

Masayuki Suo's comedy celebrates a bygone era of Japanese silent films and live narrators.
Japan Times
Finland report 2019
Dec 5, 2019

Tallink Silja Oy warmly welcomes Japanese guests on sea voyages across the Nordic region

Tallink Silja Oy, the official sea-carrier of Moomin and Santa Claus, is one of the leading providers of high-quality minicruises and passenger transport services in the world.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Dec 5, 2019

Italy places more migrants across Europe as Matteo Salvini focuses on economy

Italy has increased relocation of migrants around Europe, official figures showed on Wednesday, reducing frictions around the issue and enabling far-right leader Matteo Salvini to steer his focus more onto the economy.

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