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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 14, 2015

Takeda's $2.37 billion U.S. drug accord endangered after too few claimants sign up

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co.'s $2.37 billion settlement of thousands of lawsuits over its Actos diabetes medicine did not attract enough takers ahead of a deadline, raising doubts about whether the deal will survive.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 14, 2015

Pyongyang pursuing only 'defensive' nuclear arms program, envoy says in Geneva

North Korea will pursue its "defensive" nuclear program as long as it feels threatened by the United States, its U.N. disarmament envoy in Geneva told Reuters on Thursday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Aug 13, 2015

Tigers make strong start to extended road trip

The Hanshin Tigers are well into their annual summer jaunt away from Koshien Stadium as they make way for the National High School Baseball Championship. The Tigers, who left the park behind on Aug. 2 and won't return until Aug. 28, are nine games into the so-called "Road Trip of Death" and have gone...
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Aug 13, 2015

Togashi to play in Italy

Guard Yuki Togashi has signed a contract with the Dinamo Sassari of the Italian Serie A, the club announced Wednesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Aug 13, 2015

South Korea pardons SK Group leader amid growing discontent

South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Thursday gave pardons to 6,527 people, including the chairman of the country's third-largest conglomerate, the SK Group, citing, in part, Seoul's efforts to revive a sputtering economy.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Aug 13, 2015

Wolf Alice's Summer Sonic stop is another step on the way to the top

When London indie-rock foursome Wolf Alice makes its Japan debut at the Summer Sonic festival this weekend, it will be three years, two EPs, one debut album and countless incendiary live gigs since it first sent alternative music blogs into a frenzy with a single track uploaded to SoundCloud, that most...
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 13, 2015

Contrary to Trump's assumptions, data show China doesn't 'continuously' devalue yuan

Bashing China is a time-honored tradition among U.S. candidates for higher public office, and no one has done that with more zest in this election cycle than billionaire Donald Trump.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 12, 2015

How America lost Russia

The U.S. provoked Russian President Vladimir Putin by appeasing him and then abruptly reversing course. The damage won't be easily undone.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Aug 12, 2015

Watanabe ready to lead after worlds success

A rising star a couple of years ago, Kanako Watanabe has since grown rapidly and become a core presence on the Japanese national swimming team at the age of 18.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 12, 2015

Amnesty accuses U.N. peacekeepers of killing two, raping girl in Bangui

Amnesty International on Tuesday accused United Nations peacekeepers of raping a 12-year-old girl and killing a boy and his father during an operation in Central African Republic's capital Bangui earlier this month.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Aug 11, 2015

Gold medalists Seto, Hoshi, Watanabe gain confidence in Kazan, shift focus to improvement before Rio Games

With the gold medals they won in Russia, three Japanese swimmers added shining accolades to their collections. What's more, they've also secured precious time to prepare for next summer's Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 11, 2015

Accepting Japan at its word

If Asia is to move beyond its past, the victims of Japan's wartime aggression must recognize that the Japan of 2015 is not the Japan of 1931, 1941, or even 1945, and that forgiveness benefits everyone.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 11, 2015

Iran deal didn't trigger an arms race

The hyper-arming of the Middle East dates to the mid-2000s, before the U.S. and its partners began negotiating in earnest with Tehran over nuclear weapons.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 11, 2015

China hacked private emails of U.S. officials since 2010: NBC

Chinese hackers have been accessing the private emails of top U.S. national security and trade officials since April 2010, according to an NBC News report on Monday, citing a U.S. intelligence official and top secret document.
WORLD
Aug 10, 2015

U.S. consulate in Turkey targeted as wave of attacks kills nine

Two women fired guns at the U.S. Consulate in Istanbul on Monday and at least eight people were killed in a wave of separate attacks on Turkish security forces, weeks after Ankara launched a crackdown on Islamic State, Kurdish and far-left militants.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 10, 2015

S. Korea's economy still not ready for prime time

Seoul has made little progress prodding the industrial conglomerates that dominate its economy to embrace global business practices.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 10, 2015

How Japan can help India solve its infrastructure woes

Japan may be key to solving India's infrastructure woes — as a source of expertise and a source of funds.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / 70 YEARS AFTER THE WAR'S END
Aug 10, 2015

A legacy of WWII, Korean residents test nation's ability to accommodate non-Japanese

World War II had, and continues to have, a profound impact on the Korean community in Japan.
BUSINESS
Aug 10, 2015

Analysts baffled by shame index reshuffle as Tepco sinks

It turns out numbers aren't the only things that matter for companies trying to gain entry into the index of Japan's best companies.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Aug 10, 2015

Photochemical smog creeps back on hot, still days

As searing hot days continue this summer, heatstroke and heat exhaustion have sent record numbers of people to hospitals.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 10, 2015

Rubio defends stance against abortion under all circumstances, called 'out of step'

Florida Sen. Marco Rubio on Sunday defended his stance against abortion without exceptions for rape or when a mother's life was in danger that he was asked about during a debate among Republican presidential candidates on Thursday.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 9, 2015

The world hates Russia. Russia hates it back

A new report by Pew Research Center show how effectively President Vladimir Putin has managed to isolate Russia and breed a siege mentality in it against the West.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / ADVANCES IN PROGRESS
Aug 9, 2015

New marker's magic is ink's conductivity, user's creativity

Tokyo-based venture AgIC Inc.'s silver magic marker looks like any other average marker. But in fact, it's far from ordinary.
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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