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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 21, 2017

Japan and the Indo-Pacific geopolitical calculus

History warns us against writing off Japan too hastily. It may not be a traditional great power on conventional criteria but it remains a consequential power in the Indo-Pacific.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 21, 2017

China gives flying cars a real boost

A Chinese automotive firm's acquisition of a U.S. flying car startup marks an important advance for a technology that could reshape the 21st-century city.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Nov 20, 2017

The false promises of farm exports as a growth strategy

Japan's agricultural export policy depends too much on imports and lacks a food security strategy.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 20, 2017

MLB scouts keep tabs on young players at APBC

There were no elite players like Shohei Otani or Yoshitomo Tsutsugo, but the Asia Professional Baseball Championship served as a good showcase for MLB scouts to try and identify some up-and-coming, and possibly future MLB, talent.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 20, 2017

As Merkel's bid to form new coalition fails, Europe faces a weakened Germany

Chancellor Angela Merkel may be running out of road after 12 years at the country's helm.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Nov 20, 2017

Gender equality critical for Japanese economic success

'I've never been one of those people who's had a passion for Japan since childhood, like some people in Europe,' smiled Helene von Reis, president and CEO of Ikea Japan K.K. Queried by The Japan Times about when the country 'first appeared on her radar,' she let out a hearty laugh. 'Actually, when I was first asked the question, 'Would you like to go work in Japan?''
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 19, 2017

Ex-White House chief strategist Steve Bannon hails Japan's 'natural evolution' toward rearming

Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon hails as a “natural evolution” Japan's push to play a more active role in global defense and security issues.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 19, 2017

Want to increase workplace productivity?

Companies are not investing enough in strategic employee communications to produce an engaged workforce.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 19, 2017

The upgrade myth

The latest isn't always the greatest when it comes to technology.
WORLD
Nov 19, 2017

German telecom agency bans children's transmitting smartwatches over spying concerns

Germany's telecommunications regulator said on Friday it was banning the sale of smartwatches that can be used by parents to check on their children, saying the devices violate Germany's strict surveillance laws.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FUKUSHIMA FILE
Nov 19, 2017

Fukushima city has tourism plans for treasured Akaiyachi wetland

The city of Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, is making plans to lure tourists to its Akaiyachi wetland, a 70-hectare marsh designated as a national natural treasure.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 15, 2017

Jane Goodall urges all U.S. senators to halt push to drill in Arctic wildlife refuge

British primatologist Jane Goodall sent a letter to every U.S. senator on Tuesday urging them to oppose a push in the U.S. Congress to allow oil drilling in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, a region environmentalists say is one of the world's last paradises.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Nov 14, 2017

Taiwan says it was shut out of U.N. climate talks due to China pressure

Taiwan said its environment minister has been prevented from attending an annual U.N. climate meeting even with credentials as a non-governmental participant due to pressure from China.
EDITORIALS
Nov 14, 2017

Momentum for improving Japan-China relations

Now that Abe and Xi have consolidated their power at home, they're in a better position to advance bilateral ties.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Nov 14, 2017

The music you didn't realize you grew up with: Chip Tanaka's 8-bit revolution

If you grew up during the 1980s or 1990s, there's a good chance that you spent more time listening to the music of Hirokazu Tanaka than to many of your favorite pop songs. Such was the reach of the work that the Kyoto native created during his nearly 20-year tenure as a sound designer at Nintendo, as...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 14, 2017

'Ueno Artist Project: Contemporary Realism—Transcending the Photograph and Video'

Nov. 17-Jan.6
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 14, 2017

Not easy to dispel Japan's deflationary mindset formed over 15 years: Kuroda

Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda said the central bank can help avoid negative price shocks and achieve its 2 percent inflation target by working on inflation expectations through forward guidance.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 13, 2017

Mizuho to shed 19,000 jobs — about a quarter of workforce — over next decade as profits dwindle

As Mizuho Financial Group Inc.'s announced falling profits the Japanese bank offered a bleak assessment of its long-term outlook, confirming it will eliminate thousands of jobs to cut costs.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 13, 2017

Big lessons for Japan and America from three small countries

Asia and the Pacific will be better off if all nations adopt some small-state ideas offered up by Bhutan, Timor-Leste and Singapore — namely the embrace of a greener, more representative and more transparent future for all their citizens.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 12, 2017

Britain's Michael Gove says he will not block any move by May to increase Brexit bill

British Environment Minister Michael Gove, a Brexit campaigner, said Sunday he will not block Prime Minister Theresa May if she decides Britain has to increase its financial offer in its divorce with the European Union.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 12, 2017

Despite TPP agreement, Japan under pressure to make free trade deal with U.S.

By remaining a champion of the TPP free trade deal after the U.S. pulled out, Japan hopes Washington will soften its demands in future trade negotiations.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Nov 11, 2017

Light designer creates European ambience

From a young age, Stuttgart-born Megumi Ito always felt "a bit different" from people in her seaside home of Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 9, 2017

Why Japan should be OK with tactical nukes in South Korea

A reintroduction of tactical nuclear weapons in South Korea could serve as a deterrent and a bargaining chip for arms-contol negotiations with North Korea.
Japan researchers develop a simple way to spot signs of Alzheimer's disease
In 2022, the number of elderly people with dementia in Japan reached 4.43 million, according to data from the health ministry.
Real estate worth ¥25 trillion puts Japan companies in spotlight
Elliott Investment Management's stake in Tokyo Gas is centered around getting the utility to sell off its real estate holdings, including Shinjuku Park Tower, which houses the Park Hyatt Hotel Tokyo.
Two dead after fire at Upper House lawmaker Kuniko Inoguchi’s apartment
A fire broke out on the sixth floor of an apartment building where Upper House lawmaker Kuniko Inoguchi resides on Wednesday in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward.
Japan investigating Amazon for allegedly bullying other businesses
Packages move along a conveyor belt at an Amazon warehouse
Tokyo’s take on that viral chocolate from Dubai
Cafe N°_5's take on the Dubai chocolate craze that has been circulating on social media over the past few months is a mix of bitter and sweet.
‘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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