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Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / COMMUNITY CHEST
Feb 21, 2018

Japan Times readers sound off on courtesy, blackface and education

A selection of letters about recent stories on the Community pages.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 21, 2018

Abe calls for foreign employment review to bring in skilled workers from overseas

In a bid to address labor shortages, the government aims to draw up a plan by summer to reform the immigration system to allow in more skilled foreign workers.
JAPAN
Feb 21, 2018

Government task force proposes ¥2,000 fee for Japanese and foreign nationals entering casinos at planned 'integrated resorts'

While the proposed admission fee is aimed at preventing gambling addiction among residents in Japan, tourists from overseas will be admitted to casinos free of charge.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 21, 2018

TPP remains largely unchanged in attempt to lure back U.S., Japanese official says

Details released Wednesday reveal that the 11 remaining Trans-Pacific Partnership countries have managed to agree on terms close to the agreement's original form.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Feb 21, 2018

'Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms': Mari Okada's visuals tell a moving story

Mari Okada is one of the most prominent — and prolific — writers in anime today. A native of Chichibu, Saitama, she's perhaps best known for penning a pair of deeply personal titles that take place there, "Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day" (2011) and "The Anthem of the Heart" (2015). But Okada...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 21, 2018

'Herbivore' investor Haruhiro Nakano takes on lions of Japanese finance

In a tiny, windowless meeting room high above the streets of Tokyo, Haruhiro Nakano starts to cry. The rail-thin, 54-year-old fund manager, who looks like a faded former J-pop star, has just shared his investing pitch, which sounds so deceptively simple you may not appreciate just how radical it is:...
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 21, 2018

Robert Mueller describes lawyer's encrypted talk in Russian and deleted emails

The lawyer who pleaded guilty Tuesday to making false statements gave no indication in court he's cooperating with U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Feb 21, 2018

George Clooney to join Florida teens in gun control march on Washington

George Clooney and his wife said on Tuesday they are donating $500,000 to the "March for Our Lives" rally in Washington and will walk with students in support of gun control following last week's shooting at a Florida high school that left 17 dead.
EDITORIALS
Feb 20, 2018

Challenges for Kuroda in his second term

In his second stint, BOJ Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda will face as many challenges as in his first term.
Japan Times
Feb 20, 2018

SENDING JAPAN’S REPRESENTATIVE TO THE SCRIPPS’ FINAL!
THE 9th JAPAN TIMES SPELLING BEE TO BE HELD MARCH 3

Tokyo, Feb.20, 2018 - The Japan Times, Ltd. is pleased to announce that the 9th Japan Times Bee will be held on Saturday, March 3, 2018.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 19, 2018

Japan, U.S., Australia and India look to establish alternative to China's Belt and Road Initiative

Four nations discuss establishing a joint regional infrastructure project in an attempt to counter Beijing's multibillion-dollar initiative and growing influence.
JAPAN
Feb 19, 2018

Japan falling behind global leaders in renewable energy use, panel warns in report

Japan is falling behind other leading countries in renewable energy use, while its promotion of coal-fired plants risks hindering the competitiveness of domestic firms in a global market more concerned than ever about carbon emissions.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 19, 2018

After Daifuku's 1,200% stock surge, departing Japan chip CEO aims for more

Masaki Hojo, who built Daifuku Co. into the world's largest maker of machines for handling chip materials, is once again challenging market expectations even as he prepares to make his exit from the company.
BUSINESS
Feb 19, 2018

Airbnb vows to curb sex trafficking in rental homes seen serving as 'pop-up brothels'

Short-term home rental company Airbnb said Monday it would invest in new technology to crack down on modern slavery, amid concerns that traffickers are turning its properties into "pop-up brothels" to sexually exploit vulnerable women and girls.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Feb 18, 2018

Yuzuru Hanyu's second Olympic title reaffirms greatness

Yuzuru Hanyu's epic performance in the free skate at Gangneung Ice Arena on Saturday was one for the ages.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets / Deep Dive
Feb 18, 2018

Cryptocurrency boom: A fading fad or real innovation?

The ¥58 billion digital token heist at Tokyo-based exchange Coincheck last month reminded many of the infamous Mt. Gox fiasco in 2014 and renewed debate on a critical question: Is the cryptocurrency boom a fad or a prelude to real innovation?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Feb 18, 2018

Midori Farm: Finding earthy solutions in rural Shiga

Nonprofit turns neglected land into productive farmland and brings together foreign volunteers and local people.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: TECH
Feb 18, 2018

Changing the way that we live

The perfect room mate
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 18, 2018

Kuroda must channel his inner Greenspan

The BOJ governor must shift from being a man of bold action to one of courageous words.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Feb 17, 2018

The face of immigration is rapidly changing in Japan

Over the past half decade, major changes have taken place in the demographics of foreign residents in Japan. Weekly Playboy's Dec. 18 issue devoted a four-page article to "Research into Vietnamese." Why Vietnamese? And why now?
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 17, 2018

Tax-filing season starts with a bang as Moritomo protests hit agency branches nationwide

Protesters kick off tax-filing season with demonstrations in major cities aimed at getting the chief of the National Tax Agency to resign over the Moritomo Gakuen land scandal.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Feb 16, 2018

Tax incentive tweak to raise Japan's wages expected to have limited appeal

On the surface, it looks like an attractive deal: Raise your workers' pay by 3 percent and your company qualifies for a substantial tax break.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 16, 2018

Japan lags in fact-checking initiatives, media watchers say

Japan lags behind other countries in fact-checking initiatives and still has low awareness of their importance, according to FactCheck Initiative Japan (FIJ), a Tokyo-based nonprofit organization that encourages fact-verifying activities.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 16, 2018

Mitsubishi Electric shines spotlight on new AI technology at R&D event

Mitsubishi Electric Corp. launched a research and development open house event in Tokyo this week to showcase their latest advanced research products. The main focus of the event was the company's new array of AI technology.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
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.
Tokyo police care for lost umbrellas, keys and flying squirrels
An employee at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Lost and Found Center in the Iidabashi area of central Tokyo bags, tags and organizes thousands of items.
Japan to aid introduction of multilingual ride-hailing apps
A Nihon Kotsu Co. taxi departs one of the company's service offices in Tokyo.
Seven & I founding family sounded out KKR and others about buyout: report
A 7-Eleven convenience store in Tokyo
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.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”

Podcast

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

Longform

Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
A boom for business tourism in Japan?
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