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BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 20, 2019

U.K. report calls for learning from Japan on robots and automation

A U.K. parliamentary committee has released a report that highlights industrial automation in Japan, calling on the government to promote automation in British industries.
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LIFE / Travel
Sep 20, 2019

Getting around Japan: All about taxis

Japan is renowned for having one of the most efficient public transport networks in the world. Punctuality and regular services, particularly within the rail network, make it easy to get around even Japan’s biggest cities.
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BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 19, 2019

NTT Docomo to begin 5G trial services on Friday at Rugby World Cup venues and stores

Mobile phone carrier NTT Docomo Inc. said Wednesday that it would begin on Friday a trial service allowing people in Tokyo and other major cities, including Nagoya and Osaka, to experience using fifth-generation, or 5G, communications networks, ahead of its full commercial 5G rollout next spring.
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BUSINESS
Sep 19, 2019

Japan ready to back its farmers and small firms after trade deal with U.S., new minister says

The government will provide additional support to farmers and small businesses as needed to quell concerns stemming from an expected Japan-U.S. trade deal, Japan's recently appointed economic revitalization minister said Thursday.
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JAPAN
Sep 19, 2019

Eight years since nuclear disaster, Fukushima hopes Rugby World Cup can clean up its image

On pristine pitches in northeastern Japan, the Argentine men's rugby team practiced their scrums, line-outs and set plays in the sunshine in preparation for their opening game against France this week in the Rugby World Cup.
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WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 19, 2019

If Trump wants to sue over NY tax return law, he must do so there and not before a Washington judge he picked: state

If the president wants to challenge a New York state law, let him do it on New York's turf.
BUSINESS
Sep 18, 2019

Keidanren urges caution on using workers' insurance funds to aid Japan's 'ice age generation'

The Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, on Tuesday called on the government to cautiously study its idea of using reserve funds under the employment insurance system for the purpose of assisting people in the employment "ice age generation."
BUSINESS
Sep 18, 2019

Rice excluded from trade accord U.S. and Japan aim to ink soon

U.S. rice growers won't get increased sales under the current terms of a trade deal agreed by President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, people familiar with the accord said.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Sep 17, 2019

Mavericks invite Alvark's Yudai Baba to fall tryout

Yudai Baba has stressed that he wants to be an NBA player, participating in a mini-camp and playing in July's Summer League.
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CULTURE / Art
Sep 17, 2019

'Masterpieces from the Musee de L'Orangerie: Jean Walter and Paul Guillaume Collection'

Sept. 21-Jan. 13, 2020
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BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 17, 2019

Uniqlo to sell clothes made from recycled plastic bottles

Fast Retailing Co., the operator of the Uniqlo casual apparel chain, says it will produce clothes made from used plastic bottles in cooperation with Toray Industries Inc.
EDITORIALS
Sep 16, 2019

Ensuring the recovery of Pacific bluefin tuna stocks

Japan needs to tackle the preservation and recovery of the region's tuna stock from a medium- to long-term perspective instead of seeking to expand the fishing quotas too quickly.
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WORLD
Sep 16, 2019

U.S. 'locked and loaded' and ready to respond to Saudi oil attack, Trump tweets

U.S. President Donald Trump said the U.S. is "locked and loaded depending on verification" that Iran staged the attack on major Saudi Arabian oil facilities, an assertion already made by his secretary of state and backed by administration officials.
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JAPAN
Sep 15, 2019

Japan's anime tourism: A blend of cash and chaos

When Liu Chenyu and Ji Xiaotian arrived in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, for their honeymoon early this summer, the Great Buddha and Tsurugaoka Hachiman Shrine, two well-known tourist spots in the area, weren't what they wanted to see.
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JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Sep 14, 2019

Of cats and rabbits: UNESCO World Heritage candidate caught in a bind over tourism drive

UNESCO designates World Heritage sites in order to preserve cultural or natural assets deemed significant to humanity. The idea is to maintain these assets for future generations, but UNESCO itself doesn't pay for maintenance. It is up to the countries where the sites are located and UNESCO will remove...
EDITORIALS
Sep 14, 2019

Lessons from the latest typhoon

Last week's typhoon provided ample evidence the Tokyo area needs better prepartation for disasters, especially among transport companies and employers in general.
BUSINESS
Sep 13, 2019

Trump advisers considering interim China deal ahead of talks, sources disclose

Trump administration officials have discussed offering a limited trade agreement to China that would delay and even roll back some U.S. tariffs for the first time in exchange for Chinese commitments on agricultural purchases and intellectual property, or IP, according to five people familiar with the...
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BUSINESS
Sep 12, 2019

U.S. and China grant trade concessions as fresh talks loom

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday welcomed China's decision to exempt some U.S. anti-cancer drugs and other goods from its tariffs and announced a short delay to scheduled tariff hikes on billions worth of Chinese goods.
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JAPAN / Society
Sep 12, 2019

Abe and his new Cabinet face significant obstacles toward reforming nation's social security systems

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who reshuffled his Cabinet on Wednesday, said he will boost efforts to reform the nation's social security systems — a top domestic priority for him as he enters the last two years of his final three-year term as president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.
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JAPAN / Politics / Commentary
Sep 12, 2019

This time it's for real: U.S. must help Tokyo and Seoul end crisis

For years, tension between Japan and South Korea has waxed and waned in a cyclical pattern.
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SOCCER / J. League / J. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Sep 11, 2019

Mixed results from VAR's Levain Cup debut

The video assistant referee (VAR) has made its J. League debut, but there's still much to be done before the system is ready for the big time.

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