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Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 8, 2017

Terrorism feared after truck incident leaves four dead, several injured in Swedish capital

A truck plowed into a crowd on a shopping street and then crashed into a department store in central Stockholm on Friday, killing four people and wounding 15 in what Prime Minister Stefan Lofven said appeared to be a terrorist attack.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Apr 7, 2017

JAAF looking to raise bar for nation's male sprinters

The Japan men's 4x100-meter relay team stunned the world by capturing the silver medal at last summer's Rio de Janeiro Olympics. And that feat made its compatriots think the future is bright for the nation's sprinters for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and beyond.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Apr 7, 2017

Of hidden Christians and electric cars on the Goto Islands

I was promised that my journey to Fukue — the largest of the Goto Islands west of Kyushu — would be an uneventful one. My berth, a simple bunk with a matt screen for privacy, was comfortable, and the gentle rocking of the ferry as it crossed the Genkai Sea, combined with a midnight departure, sent...
EDITORIALS
Apr 7, 2017

Fifth year for BOJ monetary easing

The past four years have shown that the BOJ's monetary easing policy alone cannot end the state of deflation that Abe has vowed to bust.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Apr 7, 2017

'Nuclear option' fallout means more extreme U.S. justices, experts say

A Republican-backed Senate rule change expected on Thursday could make it more likely that presidents will pick ideologically extreme U.S. Supreme Court nominees with little incentive to choose centrist justices, experts said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 7, 2017

How artificial life spawned a billion-dollar industry

Scientists are getting closer to building life from scratch and technology pioneers are taking notice, with record sums moving into a field that could deliver novel drugs, materials, chemicals and even perfumes.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 7, 2017

Female leaders in Japan call for nation to empower women across Asia

With one of the most advanced higher education systems in Asia, Japan has partly distanced itself from other neighboring countries where educational gender gaps continue to prevail.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 7, 2017

Drawing on Seattle startup revolution, Fukuoka angling to be entrepreneur hub

From the fifth-floor office of his internet startup, Kazz Watabe can see the sea bass jump in the bay as he works on his fishing website to the sound of jazz and the waves washing on the beach below.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 7, 2017

Fighter jet spotted on South China Sea island, more believed in hangars: U.S. think tank

A Chinese fighter jet has been spotted on a Chinese-controlled island in the South China Sea for the first time in a year, a U.S. think tank said Thursday as President Donald Trump met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 6, 2017

Marines rookie Sasaki triumphs in first start

Chihaya Sasaki said he was nervous before the first pro start of his career. It was hard to tell in the fifth inning, when nursing a one-run lead with a runner on base, the Chiba Lotte Marines rookie struck out Shohei Otani with a sinker that left the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters star flailing at air....
JAPAN
Apr 6, 2017

Japan's latest English-proficiency scores disappoint

Japan's plan to improve English proficiency scores with mandatory classes flops as the latest round of testing shows that students are either regressing or making minor progress.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 6, 2017

Seven & I Holdings inks deal with Sunoco to expand U.S. market share

Seven & I Holdings Co., the world's largest convenience store operator, agreed to acquire Sunoco LP retail shops and gasoline businesses for $3.3 billion (about ¥365.9 billion) in a record deal for the Japanese company as it seeks to expand in the U.S.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 5, 2017

More retailers in Japan accept virtual currency

With the use of virtual currency spreading, especially overseas, more retailers in Japan are opening up to payments from tourists via the blockchain technology.
BUSINESS
Apr 5, 2017

Trump officials alarmed China may bid for Toshiba's Westinghouse unit

The Trump administration is so alarmed that Chinese investors may try to purchase Westinghouse Electric Co.'s nuclear business that U.S. officials are trying to find an American or allied buyer for the company instead, two people familiar with the matter said.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Apr 5, 2017

How many Japanese are a bit of something else?

Even taking 1965 as a false racially pure 'year zero,' mathematics muddies the homogeneity myth.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 5, 2017

Trust ratings of Philippines' Duterte fall slightly, poll shows

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's trust ratings declined slightly in an opinion poll in the first three months this year, crimped by what political analysts call his deadly war on drugs that killed poor slum dwellers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 5, 2017

In Japan, zero public companies went bust in 2016, but critics say 'zombie' firms hurt the economy

Corporate Japan achieved a rare feat in the fiscal year that ended last week. None of its almost 4,000 publicly-traded firms filed for bankruptcy protection.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Apr 5, 2017

Chinese economic projects with North Korea stall amid tensions

In the Northeast Asia Special Region straddling China's border with North Korea, the area around the village of Nanping is dotted with half-finished buildings, cranes on empty lots and piles of concrete pipes, with only a few construction workers present.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / A MATTER OF HEALTH
Apr 5, 2017

When it comes to health info, online 'fake news' can have serious repercussions

A recent "fake news" scandal involving IT giant DeNA Co. shows how quickly bogus health information can make the rounds online.
WORLD / Society
Apr 5, 2017

New U.S. spelling bee rules aim to prevent T-I-E-S

Scripps National Spelling Bee winners aced "gesellschaft" and "feldenkrais" to be named co-champions of last year's competition, but it was the word "tie" that gave organizers a headache.
Taiwan stuns Samurai Japan to capture Premier12 title
Japan starter Shosei Togo reacts after allowing a three-run home run against Taiwan in the fifth inning of the Premier12 final on Sunday.
Japan and U.S. to form missile plan in case of Taiwan emergency
A U.S. Marine Corps M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) and a Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force Type 12 Surface-to-Ship Missile (12SSM) system are put on display at a symposium at a base in Kisarazu, Japan, in June 2022.
Preparations for Osaka Expo well underway amid lack of excitement
The Grand Ring, a symbol of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka
Ishiba shelves proposal for liaison offices with North Korea amid rising tensions
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks on Saturday in Tokyo at a rally that was held by a group of families of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea decades ago to demand the immediate return of all abductees.
'Kohaku' still matters for J-pop bragging rights
Emerging Gen Z J-pop group ME:I will perform on this year's "Kohaku Uta Gassen," national broadcaster NHK’s New Year's Eve spectacle.
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.
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.
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.

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