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LIFE / Food & Drink / DESSERT WATCH
Sep 9, 2017

Bear's Sugar Shack: Bite-sized pancakes that melt in your mouth

Tokyo's love affair with pancakes appears to be waning and lines outside trendy stores for the decadent dessert have thinned significantly in 2017. Enter Bear's Sugar Shack in Shinjuku, which looks to buck this trend with one simple change: Instead of a offering a couple of regular-sized pancakes on...
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BUSINESS
Sep 8, 2017

In Japan's fledgling bike-sharing scene, the race for market share heats up

Bike sharing is shifting into higher gear in Japan as a string of new players and leading Chinese services announce their entry into a nascent but growing domestic market.
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MULTIMEDIA
Sep 8, 2017

September 8, 2017

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COMMENTARY / World
Sep 7, 2017

Nazis and elite hipsters

German Deputy Finance Minister Jens Spahn's apparent bet on the rise of Trump-style populism is risky.
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BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Sep 7, 2017

Steady Suzuki continues to plow own furrow with SeaHorses

Some things never change.
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MULTIMEDIA
Sep 7, 2017

September 7, 2017

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LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Sep 7, 2017

Family time in the center of the city

The Family Stay 2017 vacation plan is being offered at the Cerulean Tower Tokyu Hotel, which is conveniently located in the heart of Tokyo, through Sept. 22.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 7, 2017

McDonald's Japan adding restaurants as turnaround gains momentum

McDonald's Japan is adding to its restaurant count in the second half of the year, underscoring a turnaround that has seen same-store sales climb for 21 straight months.
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COMMENTARY / World
Sep 6, 2017

Obama betrayed the 'dreamers' before Trump did

U.S. President Barack Obama promised comprehensive immigration reform, including protection for the dreamers, in his 2008 campaign, but he never delivered.
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JAPAN
Sep 6, 2017

As more Japanese take up bodybuilding, a veteran chases a championship

Naoki Go carefully positions his feet on the ground, slowly lifts both arms, then shuffles as if preparing to shoulder a huge imaginary weight.
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PRESS / Events
Sep 6, 2017

特別講演会「自動運転車の未来」

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COMMENTARY / World
Sep 5, 2017

What Twitter taught me about (nuclear) war with North Korea

Can words alone mitigate the obvious gravity of nuclear holocaust?
BUSINESS
Sep 5, 2017

Taxify challenges Uber in crowded London cab-hailing market

Estonian start-up Taxify is to go head to head with Uber in London's highly competitive taxi-hailing market, and also has Paris in its sights.
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COMMENTARY / World
Sep 4, 2017

North Korea and U.S. leadership

The challenge in North Korea is not just a nuclear crisis. It is a crisis of the quality of U.S. leadership.
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COMMENTARY / World
Sep 4, 2017

No red lines? China and North Korea

China has much to gain by strongly responding to North Korea's nuclear provocations.
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COMMENTARY / World
Sep 4, 2017

The Trump administration's economic potential

The U.S. faces serious political challenges, but economically it remains on sound footing.
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COMMENTARY / World
Sep 4, 2017

Somebody's making money off all our junk

In uncertain times, the simple self-storage space can look like the safest place to invest money.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 3, 2017

China's invisible influence on global economics

China may be an even bigger economic deal than we thought.
EDITORIALS
Sep 1, 2017

Defense spending requests need close scrutiny

The threat of North Korea's ballistic missile and nuclear weapons programs should not be an excuse for an unchecked expansion in defense spending.
Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Aug 31, 2017

More multiracial wrestlers making mark in raised ring

Sumo’s long and grueling summer regional tour came to an end last Sunday with the now yearly KITTE Basho held in the heart of Tokyo at the 38-story JP Tower. The following day, the new banzuke was released for the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament that gets underway on Sept. 10.
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JAPAN / Politics
Aug 31, 2017

Defense spending set to reach a record, as ministry seeks anti-missile measures in budget request

The Defense Ministry on Thursday requested a record-high budget of ¥5.26 trillion for fiscal 2018, underscoring heightened concern over what Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called the "unprecedented" and "grave" security threat posed by North Korea's military provocations.
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PRESS / Publications
Aug 31, 2017

『最短合格! 英検®準1級 英作文問題 完全制覇』発売

株式会社ジャパンタイムズ(本社:東京都港区、代表取締役社長:堤丈晴)は、『最短合格! 英検®準1級 英作文問題 完全制覇』を9月上旬に出版します。
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BUSINESS
Aug 31, 2017

Trump calls for 'pro-America' tax reform, presses Congress to deliver

U.S. President Donald Trump turned his populist rhetoric to tax reform on Wednesday, calling for "pro-American" business tax cuts as a way to create jobs and telling Congress that it needs to deliver.
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JAPAN / 60 years of Malaysia-Japan ties
Aug 31, 2017

Many areas continue to benefit from bilateral ties

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JAPAN / 60 years of Malaysia-Japan ties
Aug 31, 2017

Extensive resources to support businesses

What is the mission of the Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE)?
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COMMENTARY / World
Aug 30, 2017

North Korea: End of the nuclear taboo?

Is the North Korean crisis slowly eroding the postwar taboo against using nuclear weapons?

Longform

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