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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 26, 2016

IPhone ready to play catch-up in Japan with swipe-to-pay chips

Apple Inc. is planning a new iPhone feature for Japan that will let people pay for mass-transit rides with their smartphones instead of physical payment cards. A future iPhone will include technology called FeliCa, a mobile tap-to-pay standard in Japan developed by Sony Corp., according to people familiar...
Japan Times
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Aug 26, 2016

Strong managerial ranks highlight start of new season

This is the season the Premier League has been waiting for since its inception in 1992.
Japan Times
JAPAN / TICAD VI SPECIAL
Aug 26, 2016

Unique chance for open dialogue on African issues

The sixth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD VI) will be held at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre in Nairobi on Saturday and Sunday. This will be the first time TICAD is being held in Africa since its inception in 1993.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 26, 2016

Suit targets ruling blocking Obama's bid to shield millions from deportation

Immigration advocates on Thursday mounted a long-shot effort to revive part of U.S. President Barack Obama's plan to shield millions of immigrants from deportation by filing a lawsuit challenging the national scope of a court order that blocked it.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Aug 25, 2016

Infant deaths underscore accountability gaps in Japan's nurseries

When Yuki Kai went to pick up her 14-month-old son, Kento, from a nursery in Tokyo after his nap time, she found him dead.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 25, 2016

Gunmen storm American University in Kabul, kill guard, wound at least 21

Afghan security forces killed two gunmen who attacked the American University in Kabul, police said early on Thursday, ending an assault on the compound that killed at least one person and sent hundreds of students fleeing in panic.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 24, 2016

Agent: Messenger hoping to return to Tigers in 2017

Pitcher Randy Messenger is interested in working out a deal to remain with the Hanshin Tigers in 2017, his agent Matt Sosnick told The Japan Times on Wednesday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Aug 23, 2016

Why Abe's diplomacy with Putin will come up short

Prime Minister Abe should realize that Russian President Vladimir Putin is in no position to make concessions on the disputed Northern Territories.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Aug 23, 2016

Music industry makes united declaration against ticket scalping

Tenbai No, a group that is against ticket resales, took out full-page ads in this morning's Asahi and Yomiuri newspapers.
WORLD
Aug 23, 2016

Iraq used torture to extract confessions from convicts, Amnesty says

Amnesty International on Monday condemned the hanging in Iraq of 36 men convicted of a mass killing of soldiers, saying some of their confessions were extorted under threats and torture.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 22, 2016

A 'no first use' policy' is safer

A 'no first use' nuclear policy lowers nuclear temptations, deepens strategic stability and reduces nuclear threats.
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Aug 22, 2016

Let's discuss Mountain Day

Nearly a third of people have never heard of Mountain Day, the newest official public holiday. a survey shows.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Aug 21, 2016

Sukiyaki Meets the World music festival thinks global and acts local

In his classic polemic against modern Japan, "Dogs and Demons," Alex Kerr described how a system of government loans and subsidies in the 1980s spurred a nationwide outbreak of grandiose construction projects. Today, the Japanese countryside is littered with oversized, underused cultural centers, many...
Japan Times
JAPAN / KANSAI PERSPECTIVE
Aug 21, 2016

Osaka urged to spend more on arts ahead of Olympic extravaganza

A call by an influential Kansai business group for the Osaka prefectural and municipal governments to increase their budgets for art and culture has sparked debate between the governor and business circles over how to best do that.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Aug 20, 2016

Inside Japan's racehorse breeding empire

Harry Sweeney has his hand up a horse's backside. The mare looks put out by this intrusion. Her eyes dart about nervously and she shifts her weight before accepting five thick human digits probing her insides. After feeling the uterus and the swelling of the ovaries, Sweeney's arm, slick with mucus and...
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 19, 2016

Women in college leadership roles are still rare

Tradition dies hard when it comes to promoting women to head universities.
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.
Trump pledges 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico, and more levies on China
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump attends a viewing of the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket, in Brownsville, Texas, on Nov. 19. Trump on Monday threatened to slap China, Mexico and Canada with hefty tariffs upon his return to the White House.
AI boom makes 139-year-old cable maker Japan’s hottest stock
Fujikura's headquarters in Tokyo's Koto Ward. The company's share price has surged by more than 400% this year.
Japan’s sauna movement: Relax, refresh, repeat
Totopa in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward was picked by consultants TTNE as the best sauna of the year.
Kotozakura unburdened by weight of history after claiming first title
Kotozakura speaks during a news conference in Fukuoka on Monday
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.
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.
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.

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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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