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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Dec 24, 2018

Christmas calm eludes emerging markets as loose-cannon Trump spooks investors

If emerging markets had their way, this Christmas week would be like any other: quiet, with just a handful of economic releases and low trading volumes. But political dramas playing out in the U.S. are keeping investors on tenterhooks.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Dec 22, 2018

Celebrities use social media to counter criticism online in 2018

Celebrities are just like the rest of us: They eat, sleep and would probably be better off if they reduced the time they spend on their social media.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Dec 22, 2018

Red Circle Authors: Sending Japanese literature westward

Red Circle Authors is a 'home' for a group of established Japanese writers, helping to promote their work overseas while heightening awareness of the great depth and breadth of Japanese literature.
BUSINESS
Dec 22, 2018

VW official says diesel scandal cleanup will cost it €5.5 billion this year and €2 billion in 2019

Volkswagen's cleanup of a diesel cheating scandal will cost it €5.5 billion ($6.25 billion) in 2018 and around €2 billion in 2019, Chief Financial Officer Frank Witter told German weekly Boersen-Zeitung.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Dec 20, 2018

Demetrious 'Mighty Mouse' Johnson set to make ONE Championship debut against Yuya Wakamatsu

Mixed martial arts superstar Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson will make his ONE Championship debut in Japan against Yuya Wakamatsu, the organization announced on Thursday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Dec 19, 2018

TV in 2018: Progressive voices and the enduring charm of ‘Terrace House’

In the English-speaking world, Japanese TV in 2018 was celebrated for how boring it could get. But it was anything but domestically, where viewers questioned norms and helped nudge forward programs with progressive politics.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 18, 2018

Democrats jockeying over coming probes into Trump's finances, Russia ties

With less than three weeks to go before they take control of the U.S. House of Representatives, Democrats are jockeying to lead overlapping investigations into President Donald Trump in a scramble that could cause headaches for Nancy Pelosi, who is expected to be House speaker.
Japan Times
SPORTS
Dec 15, 2018

Wrestle mania: The changing landscape of professional wrestling in Japan

In June 1976, professional wrestler Kanji "Antonio" Inoki took on iconic American boxer Muhammad Ali at the Nippon Budokan arena in Tokyo in a fight that would be broadcast to an estimated global audience of 1.4 billion.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Dec 15, 2018

Carlos Ghosn's arrest spurs debate on executive salaries in Japan

On Dec. 10, Masaaki Tanaka, former vice president of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, told a news conference he would step down as president and CEO of Japan Investment Corp., an entity set up by the government in September to develop new industries through capital investment.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 11, 2018

May takes a gamble that running down the Brexit clock will focus political minds

Faced with a Brexit vote she cannot win, Prime Minister Theresa May appears to be gambling that running down the clock to a no-deal departure might change the arithmetic in Parliament.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 10, 2018

More data exposing the U.S. income stagnation myth

Debate over wage growth must reflect solid realities, not politically convenient sound bites.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 10, 2018

Volkswagen denies allegations chairman knew early about emissions cheating: report

Volkswagen has denied allegations that Chairman Hans Dieter Poetsch knew about the carmaker's emissions test cheating almost three months before U.S. authorities made it public in September 2015.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Dec 8, 2018

Second opinion: Should you trust your doctor?

Do I really need this operation? Is this medication really good for me? Does my doctor really know what ails me?
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Dec 7, 2018

Abuse is the norm for Japan's hometown tax donation system

On Sept. 11, then-Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Seiko Noda gave a news conference at which she stated the government's intention to revise laws for local taxes.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 6, 2018

Growing split in Seoul over North Korea threatens detente and nuclear talks

When Seoul was preparing to open a liaison office in the North Korean city of Kaesong this summer after a decade of virtually no contact with its longtime enemy, South Korean officials had heated debates over whether they should seek approval from Washington.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 6, 2018

France drops fuel tax hike completely after suspension fails to quell 'yellow vest' anger

President Emmanuel Macron's government is dropping further fuel-tax hikes in next year's budget in the face of protests across France over living costs, his prime minister said on Wednesday, a day after announcing their suspension for six months.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Dec 1, 2018

Magazines explore the inevitability of death and taxes

From this week, beneath the glitter of tinsel and glimmer of outdoor seasonal illumination, the bonenkai (year-end party) season begins in earnest.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Nov 28, 2018

Music and charity come together at Second Harvest Japan fundraiser

Instant Karma will provide the soundtrack to a night at What the Dickens that hopes to make a difference.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Nov 27, 2018

Gonzaga climbs to No. 1 in polls

Top NBA prospect Rui Hachimura played a pivotal role in Gonzaga University's dramatic 89-87 victory over top-ranked Duke University last Wednesday at the Maui Invitational in Lahaina, Hawaii.
Japan Times
CULTURE / CULTURE SMASH
Nov 25, 2018

Netflix anime welcomes the dark side

As manga artist Go Nagai celebrates the 50th anniversary of 'Shameless School,' first published in the debut edition of Shonen Jump magazine, Netflix releases his 'Devilman Crybaby' as an anime series.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Nov 24, 2018

Variety show's fabrication scandal offers a glimpse into the nature of TV content

Earlier this month, weekly magazine Shukan Bunshun ran several articles on Nippon Television Network Corp.'s Sunday night variety show, "Sekai no Hate Made Itte Q," claiming that the program had fabricated "festivals" in foreign countries and presented them in one of its semiregular segments as real...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Nov 24, 2018

The Jomon Period: Modern Japanese art with ancient beginnings

Japanese art has a quality all its own. The ancient and the avant-garde merge. Prehistoric figurines seem 10,000 years deep rather than 10,000 years old. And modern art takes us back even as it propels us forward. Manga, for instance, predates its name by centuries — millennia even, you might suppose,...
Japan Times
Rugby
Nov 21, 2018

Comedy duo Sandwich Man deliver laughter to promote Rugby World Cup

Beyond making their audience laugh with punchlines, comedy duo Sandwich Man have two other missions.

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