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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 14, 2017

U.S. looks to block Chinese stakes in artificial intelligence, technology with military uses

The United States appears poised to heighten scrutiny of Chinese investment in Silicon Valley to better shield sensitive technologies seen as vital to U.S. national security, current and former U.S. officials have told Reuters.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Jun 13, 2017

June 13, 2017

LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Jun 12, 2017

Kanji ‘toilet training’ is a hit with kids

The media is abuzz over a new series of workbooks for children titled u3046u3093u3053u6f22u5b57u30c9u30eau30eb (Unko Kanji Doriru, 'Poop Kanji Drills').
Japan Times
PRESS / Corporate Trends
Jun 12, 2017

The Japan Times joins News2uHD Group

Tokyo, June 12, 2017 - Nifco Inc., the parent company of The Japan Times Ltd., today concluded an agreement that transfers ownership of The Japan Times to News2uHD Group. Following this transfer (late June) The Japan Times will be a 100% owned subsidiary of News2uHD.
Japan Times
PRESS / Corporate Trends
Jun 12, 2017

ジャパンタイムズ、News2uHDのグループ企業へ

株式会社ジャパンタイムズ（代表取締役社長：堤丈晴、本社：東京都港区、以下「ジャパンタイムズ」）の親会社である株式会社ニフコは2017年6月12日、保有する発行済株式の全てを株式会社ニューズ・ツー・ユーホールディングス（代表取締役社長：末松（神原）弥奈子、本社：東京都千代田区、以下「News2uHD」）に譲渡する旨の契約を同社と締結しました。これにより、株式譲渡後（6月下旬）ジャパンタイムズはNews2uHDの完全子会社になります。今後、ジャパンタイムズは同社のグループ企業として、日本と世界の英文ニュースを国内外に発信していきます。...
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 12, 2017

Italy sees no chance of changing U.S. stance on climate change as Pruitt exits G-7 talks early

Differences between the United States and other leading economies over climate change remain wide and are destined to stay that way, Italy's environment minister, Gian Luca Galletti, said on Sunday, as Washington's environment chief left a Group of Seven meeting a day early.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Jun 10, 2017

Misa Kuranaga: Dancing up a storm in Boston

After being nominated for one of the highest global honors in ballet in May, Misa Kuranaga could be forgiven for relaxing her gruelling training regime. But the 34-year-old from Osaka remains as motivated as ever.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KYOTO RESTAURANTS
Jun 10, 2017

Taihou: Excellent Sichuan cuisine in a family atmosphere

Taihou is the kind of place where everybody gets to know your name. On a recent visit for Sunday lunch I stayed well past last orders, past dessert, past an impromptu cheese course, only leaving before chef Kouki Watanabe and his staff sat down for their meal and a power nap before gearing up for the...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KONBINI WATCH
Jun 10, 2017

Frozen Mango drink: Somewhere between too sweet and just right

Lawson's Machi Cafe brand is getting serious for the summer. Recently, they've introduced a new "caffeine-less ice coffee" alongside a "mega" ice coffee, covering all their bases when it comes to answering the question "How badly do you want to fidget today?" Their newest offering is a pair of sweet...
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 10, 2017

The sin of engineering without a license

Bureaucrats buttress their power by making the exercise of a constitutional right contingent on government approval.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Jun 9, 2017

Pleasure and peril: How to climb Mount Fuji in the off-season

I first climbed Mount Fuji in the summer of 2015, a dizzying ascent up the northeastern Yoshida trail accompanied by a group of friends from university who were as keen as I to summit Japan's tallest mountain.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 9, 2017

U.K. Conservatives lose majority as May's election gamble over Brexit backfires

Prime Minister Theresa May was fighting to hold on to her job on Friday as British voters dealt her a punishing blow, denying her the stronger mandate she had sought to conduct Brexit talks and instead weakening her party's grip on power.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Jun 9, 2017

June 9, 2017

Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 9, 2017

5% of Zika-infected pregnant women had babies with birth defects in U.S. territories: CDC

The first report on the how Zika virus affected U.S. territories showed that 5 percent of women with confirmed infections had babies with birth defects, U.S. health officials said on Thursday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 8, 2017

The age of blowback terror

Western powers should resist the temptation to intervene and instead work systematically to discredit the ideology of Islamist extremism.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 8, 2017

Sorry Trump, the Paris accord isn't unfair to America

The U.S. president's claim that the Paris climate agreement was unfair to America wilts under scrutiny.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jun 8, 2017

Takeno retires, stays with Storks as assistant coach

Injuries took their toll on Nishinomiya Storks co-captain Akitomo Takeno over the past several years.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Jun 8, 2017

Champagne event celebrates bubbly

Moet Party Day Tokyo 2017 will be held on June 17 to allow people to enjoy Moet & Chandon Champagne throughout the day at two locations in Omotesando Hills: Commune 2nd and Wall & Wall. The Champagne celebration is held simultaneously in over 50 countries all over the world.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Jun 8, 2017

Ginza's new noh theater seeks to break down cultural barriers

The Kanze Noh Theater reopened in April in Ginza Six, a new upscale shopping complex in central Tokyo that seeks to attract domestic and foreign audiences to a wide range of the country's traditional performing arts.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Jun 8, 2017

June 8, 2017

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 7, 2017

What if: 50 years after the 1967 Arab-Israeli War

How did a spectacular battlefield victory translate into problems that still torment Israel today?
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Jun 7, 2017

[VIDEO] Red Bull Air Race Chiba 2017

Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Jun 6, 2017

[VIDEO] International Tokyo Toy Show 2017

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 6, 2017

Freedom of expression under siege in Okinawa

With respect to democracy, rule of law and human rights, Japan is moving backward under the Abe administration.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 6, 2017

A fresh look at the long war in Afghanistan

The war in Afghanistan has hardly been mentioned in the early months of the Trump administration. This must change.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 6, 2017

Contractor charged with leaking classified NSA intel about Russian hacking in U.S. election

The U.S. Department of Justice on Monday charged a federal contractor with sending classified material to a news organization that sources identified to Reuters as The Intercept, marking one of the first concrete efforts by the Trump administration to crack down on leaks to the media.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 5, 2017

The messy reality of global warming

U.S. President Donald Trump's actions on the Paris accord were grandstanding, meant to impress core supporters.
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
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.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
Japan will spend ¥325 million in government funds on Princess Yuriko's funeral
Princess Yuriko waves during the New Year's public greeting at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in January 2019.
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.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.

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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