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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 18, 2021

Automating boring tasks made these Japan startup founders rich

Their firms' shares have all more than doubled in the past year, leading to talk of a burgeoning tech scene that's very different from Silicon Valley.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 16, 2021

Thai premier faces no-confidence vote as more protests loom

Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha is set to face a no-confidence vote this week as opposition lawmakers target his government for its alleged mismanagement of the COVID-19 outbreak amid a renewed push by pro-democracy activists for the premier’s ouster and monarchy reforms.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 5, 2021

Looking to the heavens: Japanese temple planned for inside satellite

Services will be held remotely in Kyoto, and prayers will be sent to the 'space temple' to be saved in its memory.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jan 29, 2021

‘Declaration of War’: Protesters in Poland vow to fight abortion ban

Women's rights advocates and allies in Poland vowed Thursday to continue to fight a near-total ban on abortion, calling it a breach of human rights and a sign that the country is regressing.
Japan Times
Rugby
Jan 29, 2021

New Zealand to face Australia in World Cup opening-night blockbuster

Host and reigning champion New Zealand will take on neighbor Australia at Auckland's Eden Park on the opening night of the women's Rugby World Cup in September, organizers said on Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 28, 2021

Debt-ridden Nissan hopes spending big on tech will reverse slide

After two years of faltering sales and fallout from the 2018 arrest of then-Chairman Carlos Ghosn, Nissan Motor Co.'s newly installed management is at another crossroads.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jan 26, 2021

Asian Champions League to be played in centralized venues

This year's Asian Champions League and AFC Cup club competitions will be played in centralized group stages due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Asian Football Confederation said on Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jan 23, 2021

Former SMAP stars test broadcast television’s relevance

Rival talent agencies move into the void left by Japan's former J-pop kings.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 23, 2021

As climate change push grows, Japanese firms accelerate shift to renewable energy

Major companies are moving up their timelines to shift to renewables, as the need to be environmentally friendly is becoming a key factor in expanding their businesses.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Fukushima
Jan 22, 2021

Fukushima residents demand stricter decontamination to enable safe return

Remaining restrictions blocking people from living in the town of Tomioka are due to be lifted in 2023.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 21, 2021

BOJ keeps policy steady as virus bites, anticipating brighter fiscal 2021

The bank concluded that weaker growth at the end of the current fiscal year and a stimulus package announced last month will result in a stronger rebound in the year starting April.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 19, 2021

Graying Japan drives automakers to redesign cars for seniors

A run of accidents involving older drivers has upped the pressure from regulators to standardize advanced features, such as automatic braking.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jan 14, 2021

Rockets send star James Harden to Nets in blockbuster four-team trade

The move comes a day after a disgruntled Harden went on a postgame rant following Tuesday's 117-100 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / Longform
Jan 9, 2021

Insects: The future of food?

A thriving industry looks promising if consumer aversion can be overcome.
Japan Times
Rugby
Jan 6, 2021

Beauden Barrett looking forward to Sungoliath challenge

The All Blacks star drew unprecedented media attention to his Wednesday unveiling ahead of the 2021 Top League season's Jan. 16 kickoff.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 30, 2020

Thailand offers work permits to undocumented migrants to curb virus

The announcement came as Thailand deals with its worst coronavirus outbreak to date, with more than 1,500 cases since mid-December having been linked to mostly Burmese migrant workers.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 23, 2020

Erdogan's political challengers are getting tougher

Neither investors nor the general public seem to be buying Erdogan's promise of a new economic era for Turkey.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 22, 2020

Nomura’s China venture is winning more clients than expected

The company's majority-owned securities joint venture in Shanghai has won more than 300 customers for services including wealth management.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 18, 2020

A 10 billion-tree plan is restoring Pakistan’s lost forests

Pakistan's arid climate and rocky deserts may seem like an unlikely place to look for a green revolution, but the nation has begun one of the world's largest reforestation programs.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Dec 11, 2020

Japan to host Akatsuki Five's remaining Asia Cup qualifiers

Japan, Taiwan, China and Malaysia will play 10 games over a five-day period after most of this year's qualifiers were scrapped due to the pandemic.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Dec 10, 2020

Hayabusa2's successful mission may help us reclaim our own past

Science now allows us to pluck pieces of our history from asteroids as they whiz by.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 8, 2020

Has Bacardi solved the world’s plastic problem?

Various types of plastic react differently during the recycling process. If two different types are mixed together, the output will be a mishmash of limited economic value.
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.
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
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.
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.”
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.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

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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