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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 3, 2017

War of the dragons: Why North Korea does not trust China

A deep historical sense of mistrust festers between the two communist nations.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 3, 2017

Entrepreneurs a dying breed?

Maybe America is no longer a 'Shark Tank' nation' after all.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 3, 2017

No Phillips head, no problem, says IKEA

Ikea's acquisition of a 'gig economy' firm is an admission that it can no longer take its customers' manual skills for granted.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 3, 2017

Founder of TSMC, Apple's top chip supplier, to hand over reins in June

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. founder and Chairman Morris Chang will retire next June, handing the helm of the world's largest producer of made-to-order microchips to the company's two co-chief executives.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Sep 30, 2017

Japan's pensioners are literally getting older

Because of the election announced by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday, the new Cabinet he formed last summer to boost his falling support rate will do no work, since it was launched during the summer vacation and Abe dissolved the Diet as soon as it opened on Thursday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Restaurant Do's and Don'ts
Sep 30, 2017

The do's and don'ts of opening a restaurant or bar in Japan

If you've lived and worked in Japan for any length of time, there's a chance you've at least daydreamed about how great it would be to run your own restaurant or bar.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 26, 2017

Japan can do more for the Rohingya

The intention was to rebuild a peaceful political society in Myanmar, but the Rohingya have been left out.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 26, 2017

North Korea says U.S. has 'declared war,' warns it may shoot down warplanes as risk of miscalculation grows

North Korea's foreign minister said Monday that the U.S. had "declared war" on the isolated nation, pinning the blame on President Donald Trump's incendiary words days earlier while also threatening to shoot down U.S. bombers — even if they are not in the country's airspace.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Sep 25, 2017

Buying a house in Japan can be an investment in joy

The 'return' on your investment in a home in Japan is best measured in terms of the pleasure it will yield and the doorway to the intimacies of community and the Japanese mind it will lure you into.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 25, 2017

Graham-Cassidy bill to repeal Obamacare is on life support as Republican senators waver

The latest Republican attempt to repeal and replace Obamacare appeared headed for defeat after Sen. Susan Collins said she doesn't see herself backing the current plan and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz said he's currently "not a yes."
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 23, 2017

Firms seeking foreign help get guidance on visas

The Justice Ministry has drafted guidelines to help companies that want to hire international students understand the types of jobs eligible for granting visas.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Sep 23, 2017

Prepare for the future, at your convenience

Japan's first convenience store was not, as many suppose, 7-Eleven in Tokyo in 1974 but Mitsui in Kyoto in 1673.
EDITORIALS
Sep 23, 2017

Folly of quake predictions

The government should not rely on planning, not predictions, when it comes to earthquake preparation.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 22, 2017

Our dangerous, idiotic national conversation

Cheap speech is reducing the relevance of political parties and newspapers as intermediaries between candidates and voters, which empowers demagogues.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 21, 2017

How Kake Gakuen's application process bucked the norm

School operator Kake Gakuen's application to open a new veterinary medicine department strayed from well established procedures.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / HOTLINE TO NAGATACHO
Sep 20, 2017

With every new construction in Japan, fewer trees

When houses are demolished, there is a very bad habit here of cutting down all the trees on the plot, leaving the ground cleared and empty for new construction.
Japan Times
PRESS / Publications
Sep 20, 2017

『The Japan Times NEWS DIGEST』最新号発売

株式会社ジャパンタイムズは、『The Japan Times NEWS DIGEST 2017.9 Vol. 68』を出版しました。
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Sep 19, 2017

Japan's women's colleges grapple with shifting views on gender

It was at the end of 2015 when an all-girl junior high school affiliated with Japan Women's University received an inquiry from a mother of an elementary school student, asking if her daughter would be eligible to apply for enrollment.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 19, 2017

McDonald's secret sauce for success in Japan

McDonald's Japan took a series of hits starting in 2014 that threatened to crack its golden arches: a supplier was selling expired chicken, a human tooth was found in french fries and a child was injured by a plastic shard in a sundae.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Sep 19, 2017

U.N. making slow progress on sweeping goals to end global poverty amid rise of nationalism

Ambitious global goals aimed at ending poverty and inequality by 2030 are moving more slowly than expected and would struggle to get approval from United Nations members if put to a vote today, an exclusive survey showed on Tuesday.
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.
Trump team weighs direct talks with North Korea's Kim
Then-U.S. President Donald Trump meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the Demilitarized Zone separating the two Koreas, in Panmunjom, South Korea, in June 2019.
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.
Israel-Hezbollah cease-fire, brokered by U.S. and France, takes effect
People near Martyrs Square in Beirut watch as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announces a cease-fire on television on Tuesday.
Suspected arson in Sapporo leaves four injured
Firetrucks outside a building in Sapporo where an explosion left four people injured 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.
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.

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