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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 21, 2018

Amazon helps Shenzhen entrepreneur turn mom's money into a billion dollars

After Steven Yang left his coveted job at Google, he asked his mother whether he should take venture capital money to fund his business idea.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
May 21, 2018

Japan's refugee-screening system sets high bar

Last year, Japan granted refugee status to just 20 out of a record-high 19,629 applicants. After the figure was released in February, global and domestic coverage was noticeably polarized.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 20, 2018

Japan's Finance Ministry mulls punishments for Sagawa, other civil servants in Moritomo document-tampering scandal

The Finance Ministry is preparing to punish several former and current civil servants over the document falsification in the Moritomo Gakuen scandal.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / Deep Dive
May 20, 2018

Drone deliveries ready to soar in Japan but lingering issues likely to keep post office in business

A drone carrying a package sails through the air, touching down to make a delivery right on a customer's doorstep.
EDITORIALS
May 20, 2018

One year into the Mueller probe

While Robert Mueller has already produced results, the investigation continues and appears to be picking up steam.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 20, 2018

Royal wedding seen as impetus for change in Japan's rigid Imperial system

Saturday's wedding of Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan Markle represents a sign of shifting royal traditions, given the bride's unprecedented profile: The former actress is American, biracial and once divorced.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 19, 2018

Shogi whiz Fujii becomes youngest promoted to seventh dan

The young genius continues his meteoric climb by earning the Japanese chess game's third-highest rank at the age of 15 years and 9 months.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
May 19, 2018

Trump's bonfire of the treaties sweeps toward the WTO

President Donald Trump has the World Trade Organization in a chokehold, and the United States has made clear what he wants: No more judicial rulings that interpret WTO rules to Washington's disadvantage.
BUSINESS
May 18, 2018

Japan snaps up China-bound sorghum amid Beijing-Washington trade spat

Japanese buyers have purchased between 150,000 and 180,000 tons of U.S. sorghum carried by three vessels that were previously bound for China amid a trade spat between Beijing and Washington, according to five industry sources with knowledge of the deals.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
May 18, 2018

YouTube to launch music streaming service on May 22

YouTube will launch a music streaming service next week, it said Thursday, as it looks to use its popular internet video brand to tap the growing market for paid music streaming.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
May 18, 2018

Scuba diving in Japan: Beneath the sea, a paradise of color and life

A carpet of sand stretches into the distance below me. As clear and still as the water, the light seems muted, creating a peaceful, subdued scene.
WORLD / Politics
May 18, 2018

Former son-in-law of Paul Manafort, Jeffrey Yohai, cuts plea deal, will cooperate in criminal probes

The former son-in-law of Paul Manafort, the one-time chairman of President Donald Trump's campaign, has cut a plea deal with the Justice Department that requires him to cooperate with other criminal probes, two people with knowledge of the matter said.
EDITORIALS
May 17, 2018

End big power firms' stranglehold on electrical grid

The big power companies' stranglehold on the transmission network is suppressing the development of renewable energy.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 17, 2018

New Amsterdam government determined to tame tourism with restrictions on Airbnb and 'beer bikes'

Amsterdam unveiled plans on Wednesday to rein in tourism, reflecting the dissatisfaction of many residents who feel the city's centuries-old center has been overrun.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
May 17, 2018

How Trump's fix-it man became $1.2 million headache for Novartis

When Michael Cohen showed up at Novartis AG last year proposing to help the drugmaker navigate the Donald Trump administration, it sounded like a promising opportunity. Cohen had, after all, served as an attorney for Trump and had close ties to the new president.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 16, 2018

Diet passes nonbinding legislation aimed at increasing women in politics

The Diet passed a bill Wednesday seeking to boost the number of female lawmakers and assembly members in a nation where women have long been underrepresented in politics.
Japan Times
PARALYMPICS
May 16, 2018

Paralympic gold medalist Gurimu Narita targeting historic double achievement at Tokyo 2020

Gurimu Narita did not bask too long in the glory of winning a pair of medals at the 2018 Winter Paralympics.
Japan Times
WORLD / EU Special 2018
May 16, 2018

'Milestone year' yields firm progress

On behalf of the European Business Council in Japan (EBC), I would like to express my gratitude to The Japan Times for this opportunity to address its readers on Europe Day, which marks the 68th anniversary of the signing of the Schuman Declaration on May 9, 1950, a date regarded as the starting point...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 15, 2018

Deepening financial integration in Asia

Capital-rich Japan has been relatively inactive in promoting capital market financial integration.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 15, 2018

Japan's Yaskawa to increase its investment in Slovenia

Electrical equipment-producer Yaskawa, which is building an industrial robot factory in Slovenia, has decided to build another factory in the country to produce electrical components.
Taiwan stuns Samurai Japan to capture Premier12 title
Japan starter Shosei Togo reacts after allowing a three-run home run against Taiwan in the fifth inning of the Premier12 final on Sunday.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
Japan beats Taiwan ahead of rematch in Premier12 final
Keita Sano celebrates with his teammates after scoring on Kotaro Kiyomiya's two-run triple against Taiwan during their Premier12 game at Tokyo Dome on Saturday.
Tokyo’s newest three-star chef wants ‘harmony across every detail’
British-born Daniel Calvert earned his third Michelin star last month — a stunning achievement considering his restaurant, Sezanne, has only been open for just over three years.
'Kohaku' still matters for J-pop bragging rights
Emerging Gen Z J-pop group ME:I will perform on this year's "Kohaku Uta Gassen," national broadcaster NHK’s New Year's Eve spectacle.
An iconic 32-foot doughnut might give Randy’s an edge in Japan
Randy's Donuts in Inglewood, California. Replicas of the giant doughnut sculpture will be installed, where possible, at shops in Japan.
Tokyo’s newest three-star chef wants ‘harmony across every detail’
British-born Daniel Calvert earned his third Michelin star last month — a stunning achievement considering his restaurant, Sezanne, has only been open for just over three years.
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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Totopa in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward was picked by consultants TTNE as the best sauna of the year.
Japan’s sauna movement: Relax, refresh, repeat
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