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PRESS / Corporate Trends
May 10, 2019

ジャパンタイムズ、八戸学院グループがフィリピンで展開するオンライン日本語教育サービスにコンテンツを提供

 株式会社ジャパンタイムズ(本社:東京都千代田区、代表取締役社長:堤丈晴)は、日本におけるアジア人材ニーズの高まりを受け、株式会社八戸学院グループ(本社:青森県八戸市、代表取締役:大谷真樹)がフィリピン国内で開始するオンライン日本語教育サービスに対し、『初級日本語...
Japan Times
Malaysia report 2019
May 10, 2019

Building innovation and delivering unparalleled quality and service

The 10th annual SME100 awards ceremony in Kuala Lumpur saw MFE Formwork Technology Sdn. Bhd. (MFE) rank in the top 10 of 2018’s fast-moving companies.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 10, 2019

Venezuela opposition lawmaker seeks refuge in Argentine Embassy after colleague's arrest

A Venezuelan opposition lawmaker sought refuge at the Argentine Embassy in Caracas on Thursday, according to an Argentine foreign ministry source and a Reuters witness, a day after the arrest of a top figure in the opposition-controlled legislature.
Japan Times
SUMO
May 9, 2019

Kakuryu emerges as clear favorite to capture title

Gambling on sumo, like most sports in Japan, is illegal.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
May 9, 2019

Scavenging for samples from the '70s and '80s with Night Tempo

Jung Kyung-ho came to an artistic crossroads last year. The South Korean producer creating music under the name Night Tempo was trying to figure out where to take the project, recording new songs while experimenting with a live band for his shows — a drastic departure from previous gigs that found...
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
May 9, 2019

Salute to Hanyu: U.S. ballet troupe paying tribute to legend

Awards, medals, proclamations, trophies, monuments. Two-time Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu has them all.
Japan Times
May 9, 2019

TSUNEISHI SHIPBUILDING and Hiroshima University Reach Agreement on Comprehensive Research Partnership

Strengthening Partnership to Develop Global Human Resources
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 8, 2019

The drama of the 'Kurillian knot'

Not resolving the territorial dispute with Russia remains a solid option on the table for Tokyo, but choosing it would risk Japan's irrelevance in the region.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League / J. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
May 8, 2019

Trio of young J. Leaguers could debut for Samurai Blue next month

Three of the J. League's youngest stars will likely receive Samurai Blue debuts and a trip to Brazil as head coach Hajime Moriyasu looks to accelerate their development.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 8, 2019

A century later, Spanish flu pandemic still holds valuable lessons for Japanese and global health experts

On Oct. 26, 1918, just over two weeks before the end of World War I, readers of The Japan Advertiser, as The Japan Times was named at the time, woke up to the headline "Thousands Dying From Influenza Throughout the World," and an accompanying article detailing the havoc it was wreaking in Japan.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
May 8, 2019

Rikako Ikee opens official website and says leukemia treatment 'proceeding smoothly'

Star Japanese swimmer Rikako Ikee announced the opening of her official website on Wednesday, providing one of the most substantial updates to her status since she was diagnosed with leukemia earlier this year.
ASIA PACIFIC
May 7, 2019

Weapons tested by Pyongyang could strike deep into South Korea

The weapons North Korea launched over the weekend traveled into the stratosphere and flew at a distance long enough to strike deep into South Korean territory, according to a South Korean assessment.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 7, 2019

Japan stocks take hit as Trump officials say more China tariffs to come this week

The Nikkei stock average tumbled 1.51 percent on news of the swift deterioration in trade negotiations between the world's two largest economies.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 7, 2019

At least eight dead as cops raid Rio slum amid sharp rise in killings by police

At least eight people died when police raided a drug-scarred Rio de Janeiro neighborhood on Monday, amid a sharp jump in police killing of suspected criminals in the state that underlines the tough new security measures favored by far-right President Jair Bolsonaro.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 7, 2019

Trump may redefine poverty, cutting Americans from welfare rolls

The Trump administration may alter the way it determines the national poverty threshold, putting Americans living on the margins at risk of losing access to welfare programs.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
May 7, 2019

CBS News names new evening anchor, revamps morning show

Norah O'Donnell will become anchor and managing editor of the "CBS Evening News" and Gayle King is getting two new morning show co-hosts as CBS News seeks to boost the programs' ratings and put a tumultuous, scandal-scarred period behind it.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 6, 2019

Bernie Sanders pitches to Iowa, rails against agriculture mega-mergers

Sen. Bernie Sanders, a top-tier candidate for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, proposed a broad overhaul of policies affecting small-town family farmers and the agriculture industry that would include a moratorium on new agribusiness mergers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
May 6, 2019

With two tweets, Trump shatters historic calm in global markets

In the end, all it took was two tweets from Donald Trump.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 6, 2019

Drills overseen by Kim may have included ballistic missile in challenge to Trump

Kim Jong Un oversaw a live-fire military exercise Saturday that potentially included North Korea's first ballistic missile launch since 2017, challenging U.S. President Donald Trump's bottom line in nuclear talks.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 5, 2019

Austrian far-right leader ramps up anti-immigration rhetoric ahead of European elections

The head of Austrian junior coalition partner and far-right Freedom Party pledged on Sunday to fight "creeping Islamization," doubling down on his anti-immigration stance ahead of European elections on May 23.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
May 5, 2019

South Korea's booming 'webtoons' put Japan's print manga on notice

Japan has long prided itself on being a manga powerhouse, but intense competition from overseas has left the industry at a crossroads.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 5, 2019

Trump proposal would make it easier to deport immigrants, including green card holders, who use benefits

The Trump administration is considering reversing long-standing policy to make it easier to deport U.S. legal permanent residents who have used public benefits, part of an effort to restrict immigration by low-income people.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
May 4, 2019

'The Forest of Wool and Steel': Music and nature intertwine to paint a portrait of growth — review

Natsu Miyashita's 'The Forest of Wool and Steel' is a mesmerizing reading experience, a slow journey in how one young person renders an occupation into a vocation.
Japan Times
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May 4, 2019

Phoenix victorious in return

Taisuke Miyagawa needs some more time to make his comeback, but the Nihon University Phoenix have returned to college football.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
May 3, 2019

Monstrous rumors stoke hostility to Pakistan's anti-polio drive

His bearded face was half-covered by a shawl, but Hameedullah Khan's fear and ignorance was on full display as he delivered a chilling message for anyone who tries to vaccinate his children against polio. "I will stab anyone who comes to my house with polio drops," Khan growled, refusing to be filmed...

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