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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 12, 2019

Heisei Era: Slow decline or hope for new collaboration?

How Japanese view the Hesei Era varies by generation, with young people having a more positive image of it than older generations.
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JAPAN
Mar 12, 2019

Halal event expected to surpass records

When the Malaysia International Halal Showcase (MIHAS) opens in Kuala Lumpur on April 3, it will follow in the hope of topping last year's phenomenally successful event.
Japan Times
ESG CONSORTIUM
Mar 10, 2019

Encouraging a shift toward greener outlook, practices

Amid increased global sustainability concerns and the implementation of the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), it is vital for companies to work on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues to attract investment and contribute to the realization of a sustainable world through value creation,...
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ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 9, 2019

North's repression and political prison camps remain intact despite warm and fuzzy diplomacy: U.N. expert

Despite actively pursuing diplomacy on its nuclear program, North Korea continues to quash basic freedoms, maintaining political prison camps and strict surveillance over its citizens, a United Nations human rights investigator said Friday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 9, 2019

Top Trump communications aide Bill Shine resigns, moves to re-election campaign

White House communications director Bill Shine has resigned as President Donald Trump's top White House communications aide and will move to work on the U.S. leader's 2020 re-election campaign, the White House said on Friday.
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JAPAN / Society
Mar 8, 2019

Six years into Abe's womenomics push, women in Japan still struggling to shine

Six years have passed since Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced plans to create a "Japan in which women can shine," urging more working mothers to take on leadership positions with pride.
Japan Times
SUMO
Mar 7, 2019

Hakuho, other challengers ready to chase spring glory

The Osaka Basho, which gets underway on Sunday, is arguably the most wide-open tournament sumo has seen in years.
Mar 7, 2019

AEON Product Finance and ORIX Auto Enter Business Partnership

TOKYO, Japan – March 1, 2019 – AEON Product Finance Co., Ltd. (“AEON Product Finance”) and ORIX Auto Corporation (“ORIX Auto”) announced that they have entered a business partnership for personal car leasing business and will launch joint services starting today.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 5, 2019

National emergency: Two more teens killed as knife murders in Britain soar to year tally of at least 24

Two teenagers were killed in knife attacks in Britain over the weekend, bringing the number of people killed in stabbings this year to at least 24 and pushing the bloodshed to the forefront of national concern.
Japan Times
Mar 4, 2019

Yamaha Motor Exhibits at World's Leading Industrial Technology Trade Fair HANNOVER MESSE 2019

Abundant Robot Line-up Provides Optimal Solutions for Diverse Automation
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 2, 2019

Brazil to launch corruption probe into Vale dam disaster

Brazil's authorities will investigate miner Vale SA over possible corruption in misleading officials about the safety of its dam that burst and killed hundreds, a spokeswoman for the Mines and Energy Ministry said on Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 1, 2019

Japan's MUFG agrees to buy German lender DZ Bank's aviation finance arm for ¥710 billion

The unit acquired from Germany's second-largest bank will be one of the Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group's biggest acquisitions since it was created in 2005.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 28, 2019

Venezuela removed 8 tons of central bank gold last week: legislator

At least 8 tons of gold were removed from the Venezuelan central bank's vaults last week, an opposition legislator and three government sources told Reuters, in the latest sign of President Nicolas Maduro's desperation to raise hard currency amid tightening sanctions.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 28, 2019

Move over ayatollahs: John Bolton turns tweets and talons on 'Guantanamero' Maduro

John Bolton, U.S. President Donald Trump's national security adviser, shakes stars-and-stripes maracas as he dreams of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro behind bars in an orange prison suit.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Beyond Tokyo
Feb 24, 2019

As the world drowns in plastic, Kameoka in Kyoto and other cities across Japan fight back

Plastic pollution in the ocean has become one of the world's most urgent environmental problems. Footage of vast fields of floating plastic debris between California and Hawaii — now commonly known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch — have driven home the gravity of the problem, with scientists and...
Japan Times
Special Supplements / The Emperor’s 30-year Anniversary
Feb 22, 2019

Exercising goodwill in symbolic role

Emperor Akihito marked the 30th year of his reign on Jan. 7, and the government will be holding a ceremony on Sunday to celebrate this milestone. On April 30, after three decades on the throne, the Emperor will be the first living Japanese monarch in about 200 years to step down.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Feb 22, 2019

South Korean women ditch makeup and 'escape the corset' in rebellion against ideals of beauty

South Korean university student Yim Ji-su used to sacrifice up to two hours of sleep each morning for her laborious makeup routine, from applying foundation and concealer to perming her shoulder-length hair.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Feb 22, 2019

Spies and satellites: Analyzing North Korea's economy isn't easy

As informal markets and budding entrepreneurs rise to fill more of the void left by failed state-owned enterprises in North Korea, analysts outside the notoriously secretive country are finding it even more tricky to measure its economy.
Japan Times
Feb 22, 2019

Real-time Multi-language Translation “kotozna chat”
Adds new service “Kotozna Group Chat”

Tokyo, Japan – Kotozna, Inc (formerly known as Jaqool, Inc) adds group conversation capabilities with its new service “Kotozna Group Chat” to its roster of tools for kotozna chat, a multi-lingual real-time translation service for inbound travelers using social media platforms.
Japan Times
GLOBAL MEDIA POST / Southeastern USA report 2019
Feb 22, 2019

A steadily growing partner for Japan

GEORGIA: Old, reliable partner
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Feb 21, 2019

Inua scoops Arrival of the Year prize at the World Restaurant Awards

At the inaugural awards ceremony for The World Restaurant Awards (WRA) in Paris on Feb. 18, Tokyo-based Inua took home the Big Plate award for Arrival of the Year, a prize for new restaurants that opened between Sept. 1, 2017, and Sept. 30, 2018. Of the five Japan-based restaurants on the 2019 WRA shortlist,...
Feb 20, 2019

Car sharing service to be available at Kobe Airport

TOKYO, Japan – February 7, 2019 – Kansai Airports Kobe and ORIX Auto Corporation (“ORIX Auto”) announced that they will jointly provide car sharing service at Kobe Airport beginning February 8, 2019—the first of its kind at the airport.

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Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
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