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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 13, 2019

U.S. flags Huawei 5G network security concerns to Gulf allies

The United States has raised its concerns with Gulf allies over a possible security risk in using Huawei's technology for their 5G mobile infrastructure, U.S. officials said on Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 5, 2019

5G stocks among rare winners in Japan's sluggish market

Even with an ongoing trade war between the world's two biggest economies, and a weak domestic market, some Japanese investors suggest going long on next-generation technology stocks.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 4, 2019

Anime, manga, pro-wrestling? Tokyo firm hopes Japan's next big cultural export comes from inside the ring

If one Japanese business has its way, wrestlers will be the next hit entertainment export from the country that introduced the world to Hello Kitty and animation sci-fi films such as "Akira."
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 23, 2019

Phone firms to strike back against robocallers in deal with all 50 U.S. states

AT&T Inc., Verizon Communications Inc. and 10 other large phone companies have struck an agreement with 51 attorneys general to enact technology to block robocalls before they reach consumers.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Aug 8, 2019

Shoji Kawamori: 40 years spent designing an anime future

If you've watched any robot anime in the past 40 years, there's a decent chance Shoji Kawamori had a hand in it.
BUSINESS
Aug 6, 2019

NTT Docomo, KDDI log lower profits in April-June

Major mobile phone carriers NTT Docomo Inc. and KDDI Corp. saw their consolidated net profits drop in April-June while rival SoftBank Corp.'s net profit rose in the fiscal first quarter.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 20, 2019

Core inflation hits two-year low in Japan, fueling stimulus calls

Falling energy prices and the bruising U.S.-China trade war are putting pressure on the BOJ — and the Fed — to act.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 1, 2019

Cybersecurity threat looms large in Japan

The government has made cybersecurity a priority but the public remains leery at best when considering whether Japan's cyberdefenses will withstand the challenges of the future.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 27, 2019

Diseases and food shortages plague migrant 'jungle camp' in Bosnia

Aid workers sounded the alarm on Wednesday about health and hygiene conditions in a makeshift forest camp in Bosnia for hundreds of migrants as they face the spread of scabies and other diseases as well as food shortages.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jun 25, 2019

Myanmar blackout may be cover for gross human rights violations, U.N. investigator says

Myanmar's army may be committing gross human rights violations under cover of a mobile phone blackout in parts of Myanmar's Rakhine and Chin states, U.N. special rapporteur Yanghee Lee said on Monday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Jun 24, 2019

Let's discuss 5G networks

Learn the English words for technology and a bit about much-discussed 5G networks.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 11, 2019

Despite Prius sales slump, hybrids as popular as ever

The Toyota Prius, once revered as the greenest car on the road, has fallen on hard times. Sales are on a six-year losing streak, and now the previously pre-eminent eco-mobile has fallen behind the Ford Fusion hybrid — a model its parent company plans to pull the plug on in a couple years.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 7, 2019

FCC votes to curb 'scourge' of robocalls, giving carriers OK to take blocking tactics

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Thursday voted to help shield you from those unwanted telemarketers and scammers who warn you about fake tax problems or offer too-good-to-be-true vacation packages.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
May 27, 2019

'Gundam' robots to greet Olympians from space

The 2020 Tokyo Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games announced on the 15th a plan to launch into space model robots from the anime 'Mobile Suit Gundam' to broadcast messages of support for the games to Earth.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
May 20, 2019

Google suspends some business with Huawei after Trump's blacklisting, source says

In a blow to the Chinese technology company that the U.S. government has sought to blacklist around the world, Alphabet Inc.'s Google has suspended business with Huawei that requires the transfer of hardware, software and technical services except those publicly available via open source licensing, a...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 16, 2019

Daiwa targets younger investors with new online brokerage unit

Daiwa Securities Group Inc., Japan's second-biggest brokerage, unveiled plans to start a unit focused on mobile services as early as next year to win younger clients.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT
May 11, 2019

Reading the air: Tokyo still has work to do on air pollution

There are days when Makiko Ishikawa can barely breathe. Indeed, the 62-year-old Tokyoite has been short of breath for decades. In the early 1970s, she began feeling the effects of the miasma of vehicle exhaust along Shin-Ome Road, which ran by her home in the city of Musashimurayama in western Tokyo....
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: TECH
Apr 21, 2019

Often, it's the little things that count

These small gadgets have the big jobs of controlling home appliances, keeping kids safe and printing on virtually anything.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 19, 2019

Nintendo soars as Tencent wins approval to sell Super Mario game for Switch in China

Nintendo Co. shares jumped Friday after China's Tencent Holdings Ltd. won approval to distribute one of the company's games for its Switch console — a sign the Japanese company may benefit from growth in the world's largest games market.
Reader Mail
Apr 19, 2019

Pushing cashless society forward

The government has made a move toward a cashless society by announcing it will issue new paper money and replace the old bank notes by 2024. Even though the Finance Minister said the purpose is to prevent counterfeiting, the decision suggests that a transition to a cashless society may not be far behind....
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.
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.
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
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’

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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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