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Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 14, 2019

Spain braces for landmark ruling on 12 in Catalan independence trial

Spain's Supreme Court is expected to announce on Monday its highly anticipated verdict in the trial of 12 Catalan separatist leaders over their role in the region's 2017 banned referendum and short-lived independence declaration.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 11, 2019

Tokyo's Toyosu fish market still pestered by problems a year after move from Tsukiji

The first anniversary of the costly and contentious relocation of Tokyo's famous Tsukiji fish market from Chuo Ward to the site of a former gas plant 2 km south along Tokyo Bay was commemorated by a tuna auction Friday morning.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Oct 8, 2019

Pascal Siakam leads Toronto Raptors to victory over Houston Rockets in Japan

Preseason games give fans a glimpse of the supreme talent on display in the NBA every day during the long season.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 8, 2019

Anti-NHK party leader plans to step down from Upper House to run in Saitama by-election

Political rebel and leader of the controversial NHK Kara Kokumin o Mamoru To (Party to Protect the People from NHK) Takashi Tachibana announced Tuesday that he plans to step down as an Upper House lawmaker — for now.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 7, 2019

60 rescued after North Korean fishing vessel collides with patrol boat belonging to Japan's Fisheries Agency

The incident took place inside Japan's exclusive economic zone off the coast of the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Oct 6, 2019

Why mess with the originals?

Games so good that high-def re-releases are worth the wait.
JAPAN
Oct 4, 2019

Action taken against 112 firms last year for abuses under Japan's foreign intern training program

With cases of abuse ranging from trainees forced to pay illegal deposits to an intern who was forced to work 225 hours of overtime in a month, authorities last year took disciplinary action against 112 firms using the state-sponsored Technical Intern Training Program.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 4, 2019

Ecuador declares state of emergency as end to fuel subsidies brings violent protests

Ecuador's President Lenin Moreno declared a state of emergency on Thursday as protesters hurled stones and erected burning barricades after the end of decades-old fuel subsidies as part of a $2 billion government fiscal reform package.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 2, 2019

North Korea fires ballistic missile built to be launched from submarine into Japan's EEZ

North Korea tested a suspected sub-launched ballistic missile in a technological advancement, if successful, could make it significantly more difficult to destroy its nuclear arsenal.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 27, 2019

How a sanctions-busting smartphone business thrives in North Korea

North Korea is evading U.N. sanctions by profiting on the soaring domestic demand for smartphones, according to defectors, experts and an analysis of North Korean-made phones.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 25, 2019

Why Trump relishes the upcoming impeachment battle

The U.S. president is lucky that his would-be impeachers have their own credibility issues.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 21, 2019

Trump Asia expert Matt Pottinger to become new deputy national security adviser, sources say

Matt Pottinger, the White House's senior Asia adviser, is expected to become the top deputy for U.S. President Donald Trump's new national security adviser, Robert O'Brien, two senior administration officials said on Friday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 12, 2019

Russia blasts idea a CIA mole in Kremlin lifted lid on its meddling in U.S. election

Russia on Wednesday condemned as lies and slander suggestions a suspected CIA mole in President Vladimir Putin's administration had handed over information to the United States about alleged Russian meddling in the U.S. presidential elections.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 9, 2019

Japan take note: Chinese tourism has strings attached

China has a history of 'weaponizing' tourism to punish foreign governments.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Sep 7, 2019

Mio Yamada: A life-changing cycle in Africa

Mio Yamada has a deep voice with a reassuringly matter-of-fact quality about it. She tells me that her day, like every day in Rwanda, is going to be spent troubleshooting. This is mostly what life is about for her at the moment: dealing with electricity blackouts, water getting cut off ...This affects...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 6, 2019

'Crazy Rich' Asian beaches go quiet amid Chinese tourism U-turn

From quiet beaches in Bali to empty rooms in Hanoi's hotels, pangs from China's economic malaise and weakening yuan are being felt across Southeast Asia's vacation belt.
EDITORIALS
Sep 6, 2019

It's time to crack down on road rage

Acts of road rage should be clearly defined as an offense under the road traffic law and provisions for penalizing them stipulated.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 6, 2019

South Korean ministerial nominee in cross-hairs over daughter's education perks

President Moon Jae-in's nominee for justice minister may soon take office under the cloud of a prosecution inquiry and public outcry over a scandal that has reignited debate over class privilege.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 6, 2019

Regulatory problems have choked China's P2P lending industry

Overburdened Chinese regulators have left the peer-to-peer lending industry to poorly staffed local governments, according to ex-regulators, threatening the survival of an important credit mechanism once seen as crucial for the country's economy.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 4, 2019

Tokyo pushes bill obliging cyclists to have liability insurance amid rise in accidents

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government submitted an amendment that would oblige cyclists to purchase liability insurance following a series of bicycle accidents in which pedestrians were severely injured.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 3, 2019

Cancer overtakes heart disease as biggest rich-world killer

Cancer has overtaken heart disease as the leading cause of death in wealthy countries and could become the world's biggest killer within just a few decades if current trends persist, researchers said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Sep 2, 2019

Turkish media speak of country's sporting affection for Japan

Japan's men's basketball team was completely tamed by Turkey in Sunday's FIBA World Cup contest. The Europeans bewildered the Akatsuki Five on both ends of the court and wound up earning the important "W" with a 86-67 score at Shanghai Oriental Sports Center.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 2, 2019

Trump stumped by Category 5 hurricane crawling toward East Coast

President Donald Trump expressed surprise as Hurricane Dorian slammed the Bahamas on Sunday and approached the U.S. East Coast on Sunday, hours after being updated to a Category Five storm.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 1, 2019

U.S.-China spat is more than just a trade war

US President Donald Trump's trade war with China is driven at least as much by anxiety over China's rise as by economic rationality. That kind of insecurity can have disastrous consequences.
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.
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.
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.
MUFG fires worker over ¥2 billion theft from clients’ safe deposit boxes
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group is investigating the incident and consulting with the police.
China reinstates visa-free travel for Japanese nationals
Beijing Daxing International Airport
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.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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