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Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 3, 2018

Trump pick K.T. McFarland withdraws nomination as envoy to Singapore

K.T. McFarland, picked by President Donald Trump to be the U.S. ambassador to Singapore, withdrew from consideration for the job Friday after her nomination became stalled in the U.S. Senate.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 2, 2018

GPIF boasts ¥6 trillion in returns on public pension money it invested in third quarter

The Government Pension Investment Fund said Friday it enjoyed over ¥6 trillion in investment returns in the October-December quarter last year, posting a profit for the sixth consecutive quarter.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 2, 2018

Big U.S. banks accept OPEC was right as they embrace oil near $80

Wall Street's biggest banks have changed sides and are embracing a surge in oil prices.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 2, 2018

Amazon posts largest profit in its history on sales and tax boost

Amazon.com Inc. on Thursday reported a profit near $2 billion, the largest in its history, as the online retailer drew millions of new customers to its Prime fast-shipping club for the holiday season and as changes to U.S. tax law added to its bottom line.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society / FOCUS
Feb 2, 2018

China's Me Too movement in colleges initially encouraged by authorities, then frustrated

After declaring they were ready to fight sexual harassment on university campuses, the Chinese authorities now appear to be seeking to contain a nascent Me Too movement.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 2, 2018

Nissan and Toyota's secret U.S. sales weapon: fleet customers

Nissan Motor Co. and Toyota Motor Corp. both kicked off the year reporting strong U.S. demand. What they didn't reveal was how many vehicles were sold to rental-car companies to hit those numbers.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Feb 1, 2018

Donte' Hill hoping to return Iwate to respectability in second half of season

In the rapidly changing Japan pro basketball landscape, the Iwate Big Bulls' run to the bj-league Final Four in 2015 is, well, ancient history.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 1, 2018

Will CEO activism take hold in Japan?

Few people expect to see Japanese CEOs weighing in on socially sensitive and divisive issues, but that may be starting to change.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 1, 2018

The U.S. risks losing an Arctic cold war

The opening of previously frozen trade routes has supercharged an arms race and jostle for influence on the roof of the world
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 1, 2018

Instant cameras growing popular with Japanese photo-sharing fans hungry for 'instagenic' shots

Instant cameras are making a comeback in Japan as the colorful, boxy film-based devices capture the hearts of young women.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 1, 2018

EPA delays 2015 Obama-era clean water rule for two years amid bid to repeal and replace it

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Wednesday that the 2015 Waters of the United States rule will not be applicable for two years while it works to repeal and replace the Obama-era clean water regulation.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jan 31, 2018

'Blank 13': Dark dysfunctional-family drama offers no easy answers

A father steps back into his family's lives, after a gap of 13 years, to tell them he is dying of cancer.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League / J. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jan 31, 2018

J. League teams gearing up for early season start

With the J. League preparing for its earliest-ever opening to a season, teams around the league are busy putting in the work ahead of the Feb. 23 kickoff.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 31, 2018

Facebook bans ads tied to bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies

Facebook Inc. is banning ads on its social network that promote cryptocurrencies, initial coin offerings and binary options, saying they're "frequently associated with misleading or deceptive promotional practices."
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 31, 2018

Berkshire, Amazon and JPMorgan bosses look to shake up U.S. health care market

It's no secret Jeff Bezos has been looking to crack health care. But no one expected him to pull in Warren Buffett and Jamie Dimon, too.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 31, 2018

Syria-backed airstrikes on hospitals in rebel areas affecting hundreds of thousands: U.N.

The United Nations on Tuesday condemned a recent wave of airstrikes on medical centers in rebel-held parts of Syria, including one that put a hospital serving 50,000 people out of action.
BUSINESS
Jan 31, 2018

Coal firms plead to courts and Trump for West Coast export terminals amid snub by states

The ailing U.S. coal industry is ramping up its political and legal offensive to win approval for West Coast export terminals that could provide a lifeline to lucrative Asia markets.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 30, 2018

Abe's Trump bromance had a terrible month

Three actions in the past week encapsulate why the prime minister's investment in the Trump White House may backfire
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Jan 30, 2018

Fitness-tracking app Strava offers virtual spy hole onto U.S. bases, troops' movements and linked identities

Sensitive information about the locations of U.S. and allied military bases, apparent troop movements, and even data linked to social media profiles has been revealed in a map released by a popular fitness app company.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jan 30, 2018

'Paddington Bear'

Feb. 8-March 4
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 30, 2018

Amazon opens its own rainforest in Seattle, hoping innovative employee ideas blossom

Amazon.com Inc has opened a rainforest-like office space in Seattle that it hopes will spark new ideas for employees.
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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