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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 22, 2018

Just exactly where is the final frontier?

The line between atmosphere and outer space is surprisingly debatable. Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo may or may not have crossed it.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 22, 2018

Heisei in perspective: Name proclamation opened new era for Japan in 1989

The Heisei Era was heralded by the announcement on Jan. 7, 1989, of its name by then-Chief Cabinet Secretary Keizo Obuchi, who solemnly displayed calligraphy of its kanji at a televised news conference.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 21, 2018

Departure of Jim Mattis stirs world of worries from Brussels to Beijing

The abrupt resignation of U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has governments from Seoul to Brussels on edge, as the reliability of American alliances and the direction of policy under an erratic leader comes increasingly under question.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 21, 2018

A new Russian first lady? Putin hints he may marry again

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he would probably have to get married again, but did not say to whom.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 21, 2018

Facebook's spiralling data misuse could pressure U.S. FTC to act, leading to billions in fines

The latest revelations about how Facebook Inc. shared user data could put pressure on the Federal Trade Commission, heightening the risk of a multibillion-dollar fine for the social media giant.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Dec 21, 2018

'Like catching a falling knife': Markets suffer worst year since global financial crisis

Traders will be glad to see the back of 2018. Nearly $7 trillion has been wiped off world stocks, emerging markets have been trampled flat by a charging dollar and even gold and U.S. government bonds have lost money.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 20, 2018

The intellectual property front in the U.S.-China trade war

Just how sustainable will U.S. 'lawfare' efforts be in protecting American intellectual property?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 19, 2018

Are 105 more F-35s Japan's best option?

The fighter can't fulfill crucial operational requirements of the Air Self-Defense Force.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Dec 19, 2018

As two rule breakers gave the Japanese film world hope in 2018, elsewhere eyes turned to China

The Japanese movie business is something like a restaurant where new cooks and waiters arrive as old ones retire or die, but the menu remains much the same, decade after decade.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Dec 19, 2018

As tumultuous year comes to a close, Xi's defiant remarks indicate the U.S.-China trade war is far from over

Anyone betting that Chinese President Xi Jinping would back down quickly in a trade war with U.S. President Donald Trump better think again.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Dec 18, 2018

High drama for nationals with return of Daisuke Takahashi

With two-time Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu out of this week's Japan nationals in Osaka due to injury, the focus will be squarely on the battle between the elite women skaters to make the team for the world championships and the return of Daisuke Takahashi after a five-year absence.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 18, 2018

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov urges Japan to accept outcome of WWII

On a local radio program Monday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stressed the need for Japan to accept the outcome of World War II in order to advance Tokyo-Moscow peace treaty talks.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 17, 2018

In lawsuit, consumer group alleges discrimination by Tokyo Medical University

The Consumers Organization of Japan is demanding that test fees and associated costs be paid back to the impacted applicants.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 17, 2018

Japanese education for Egyptian kids?

Will adopting Japanese-style education help boost Egypt's future economic growth?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 17, 2018

The children take over at Westminster

If MPs vote against the one compromise proposal that is on the table, they will, with absolute certainty, be voting for chaotic impasse, with an outcome very likely to be the very opposite of what they intended.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 17, 2018

Urban-rural chasm defines new Western political divide

Left-right populism is fueling the Western political divide.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 17, 2018

Lion Air founder and Boeing heading into a $22 billion feud

The crash of a Boeing Co. plane that killed 189 people in Indonesia is spiraling into a $22 billion feud between the aircraft maker and one of Asia's most influential aviation bosses.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 17, 2018

After outcry over appointment, Trump's top law enforcer treads lightly as legal challenges swirl

Matthew Whitaker flew to Dallas last week to deliver his latest speech since U.S. President Donald Trump installed him as acting attorney general, an appointment embroiled in criticism and court challenges.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 16, 2018

British minister says any decision on Brexit deal will happen in New Year

British Trade Minister Liam Fox said Sunday talks with the European Union to secure "assurances" for Parliament on Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal will take time, with a decision expected in the New Year.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Dec 15, 2018

Namie Amuro tops Nikkei Marketing Journal's list of 2018's most popular products and services

Described in its choice for the year's yokozuna (grand champion) as dasa-kakoyosa — something that's behind the times, but cool nonetheless — entertainer Namie Amuro appeared at the top of the Nikkei Marketing Journal's 48th annual Hitto Shohin Banzuke (ranking of hit products) on Dec. 5.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Dec 15, 2018

Nihonryori RyuGin: New address for a Tokyo classic

Even in Tokyo, a city that relentlessly reinvents itself, change never comes easy, no matter how celebrated a restaurant may be. The bigger the name, the greater the expectations, and few have larger reputations than Nihonryori RyuGin.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 14, 2018

Two technicians die at U.S. McMurdo research station in Antarctica

Two technicians performing maintenance at a U.S. research station in Antarctica died on Wednesday while working on a building that houses a generator for a nearby radio transmitter, the National Science Foundation (NSF) said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 13, 2018

December: A month to decide what to stop doing

It is time for us to reflect on our routine activities and why we do what we have been habitually doing.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Dec 12, 2018

In 2018, art came via many anniversaries in Japan

This year saw a lot of anniversaries in Japan. It was 1868 when Crown Prince Mutsuhito became the Emperor Meiji, the official policy of national isolation ended and the country was set on a course to become a modern industrialized nation-state. This birthday seems like it could have been a great time...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Dec 11, 2018

2018 was the year in Japan that saw the stage sing, while contemporary drama barely made a squeak

Musicals have flourished in 2018, with many young stars also helping to sell out straight plays in which they appeared. However, the contemporary drama scene in Japan has been unusually quiet this year in terms of new works and writers.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 11, 2018

Japan's two Aegis Ashore anti-missile candidate sites run into local opposition

Located in northwestern Honshu on the Sea of Japan coast, Akita Prefecture has long been thought of in Tokyo and especially western Japan as remote — part of poet Matsuo Basho's famed "The Narrow Road to the Deep North."
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 11, 2018

Robert Mueller's Russia meddling probe digs deep, leaving Trump open to possibility of post-presidential prosecution

President Donald Trump, protected from criminal charges while in office, is now facing the prospect of indictment when he becomes a private citizen.
Japan investigating Amazon for allegedly bullying other businesses
Packages move along a conveyor belt at an Amazon warehouse
DPP’s Tamaki leverages new position with energy proposal
DPP leader Yuichiro Tamaki in Tokyo on Tuesday
Japanese man broke into 1,000 homes to 'relieve stress'
Fukuoka Prefectural Police Headquarters in Fukuoka. Police took a 37-year-old man into custody on Monday on suspicion of trespassing on a property in Dazaifu City.
Wild boar injures six at Himeji child care facility
Hyogo Prefectural Police headquarters. A wild boar attacked children and staff at a child care facility in the prefecture on Tuesday.
Russia says it will respond if U.S. places missiles in Japan
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova at a news conference in the city of Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, in June
‘What Divides Us’ producer honors grandfather’s Hiroshima reportage
“What Divides Us" producer Cannon Hersey says his grandfather, who wrote about the aftermath of nuclear destruction in Hiroshima, never spoke about what he had seen while working with Japanese minister Kiyoshi Tanimoto to preserve the stories of survivors.
DPP’s Tamaki leverages new position with energy proposal
DPP leader Yuichiro Tamaki 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.
China defense minister being investigated for corruption, report says
Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun attends the opening ceremony of the Xiangshan Forum at the Beijing International Convention Center on Sept. 13. Dong is the third consecutive incumbent or former defense chief to be probed over alleged corruption.
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.

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