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ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 24, 2018

Singapore disconnects health care computers from the internet after cyberattack

Singapore has disconnected computers from the internet at public health care centers to prevent cyberattacks of the kind that caused its worst breach of personal data, a government official said on Tuesday.
EDITORIALS
Jul 24, 2018

Two years left to the start of the Tokyo Olympics

Preparations are right on schedule for the 2020 Olympics
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 24, 2018

How Japan can save the Indo-Pacific strategy

The Free and Open Indo-Pacific strategy presents Japan an opportunity to play a leadership role in the region.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Jul 24, 2018

Senseless tragedy robs skating of a bright light

"Life is like a can of Coca-Cola. It's dark, it's bubbling, it's sweet ... but in the end, it's short."
BUSINESS
Jul 24, 2018

Japan's July figures point to slowdown in manufacturing sector

The manufacturing sector lost steam in July as demand for exports weakened.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 24, 2018

Family of slain Australian woman sues Minneapolis police over shooting

The family of an Australian woman who was shot dead by Minneapolis police last year after calling them to report a suspected crime near her home sued the city and several officers Monday, saying they had violated her civil rights.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 24, 2018

Nippon Life to stop financing coal-fired power

Nippon Life Insurance Co. will no longer extend loans for, or invest in, coal-fired power plants due to environmental concerns, an official at Japan's biggest life insurer said, in the first such move by a major domestic institutional investor.
EDITORIALS
Jul 23, 2018

The wrong time to ease pressure on Pyongyang

Japan cannot rely on economic pressure alone. It must prepare a more sophisticated and variegated diplomatic strategy to engage North Korea.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 23, 2018

Fossil fuel doublespeak

Too many government are supporting the expansion of fossil fuel production.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 23, 2018

Regional gas and electric heavyweights Kepco and Osaka Gas slug it out in Kansai region battleground

Retail power and gas heavyweights Kansai Electric Power, or Kepco, and Osaka Gas are locked in a struggle for dominance in the Kansai region — which includes Osaka, the nation's second-biggest city, and boasts an economy nearly the size of South Korea's.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 23, 2018

Together with Indian startup Paytm, SoftBank plans to create mobile payment service in Japan by year-end

SoftBank Group Corp. plans to announce within days that it will start a mobile digital payments service in Japan by the end of 2018, as billionaire founder Masayoshi Son seeks to expand in the sector, people familiar with the matter said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jul 23, 2018

India vows justice as Muslims fear being left off border state Assam's citizen list

India said on Sunday people whose names are missing from a list of citizens to be issued by a border state this month will not be detained, amid concerns that Muslims will be targeted under the guise of detecting illegal immigrants from Bangladesh.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 23, 2018

Accused Russian agent Maria Butina met in 2015 with U.S. Treasury, Fed officials

Accused Russian agent Maria Butina had wider high-level contacts in Washington than previously known, taking part in 2015 meetings between a visiting Russian official and two senior officials at the U.S. Federal Reserve and Treasury Department.
EDITORIALS
Jul 22, 2018

Slavery is our problem, too

It is estimated that more than 40 million people around the world are enslaved, an appalling number that may even be an underestimate.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 22, 2018

Trump is in denial about North Korea

Donald Trump needs to put substance ahead of spectacle — and U.S. allies ahead of his own fragile ego — before it is too late.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 22, 2018

Beijing invents a different way to run an economy

The nation has avoided a recession for a quarter-century. Few countries can make the same claim.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jul 21, 2018

News outlets in Japan question belated flood response

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe probably regrets attending a drinking party thrown by some Liberal Democratic Party colleagues on July 5. Even if he didn’t suffer a hangover, as some reports implied, he was forced to dodge media brickbats over his colleagues’ seeming inability to “read the air,” as...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 21, 2018

'Hot streaks' are real, but they're not about luck

The greatest works of successful artists and scientists tend to be clustered together. That's no coincidence.
Japan Times
JAPAN / AT A GLANCE
Jul 21, 2018

Kawagoe: From Edo standout to tourist draw

Kawagoe, Saitama Prefecture, is less than an hour's train ride from central Tokyo. But in this city full of history, one would feel a sense of nostalgia in the streets thanks to a number of traditional Japanese kura warehouse buildings from the Edo Period (1603-1868).
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 21, 2018

Missouri boat accident kills 17, including nine from one family

Nine members of the same family were among 17 people killed when a "duck boat" sank during a storm on Thursday on a Missouri lake in one of the deadliest U.S. tourist tragedies in years.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 20, 2018

'Hi, I'm a soybean': In trade war, China deploys cartoon legume to reach U.S. farmers

In the tense trade war with the United States, China's government has turned to an unlikely weapon: a cartoon bean.
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.
Suspected arson in Sapporo leaves four injured
Firetrucks outside a building in Sapporo where an explosion left four people injured on Tuesday.
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.
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.
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