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Japan Times
ESG CONSORTIUM
Feb 18, 2018

Sustainable business shines in spotlight

Since the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) was launched in April 2006 at the New York Stock Exchange, enabling relevant parties to understand the investment implications of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors, the idea has increasingly garnered attention in Japan from both corporations...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Feb 17, 2018

Hakkoku: Hiroyuki Sato is striving for the next level of sushi greatness

What makes outstanding sushi? Seafood, balance and technique, for starters.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Dec 31, 2017

New year, new opportunities: What to expect in the Year of the Dog

Faithful, intelligent, warm and full of energy, the dog has long held its place as man's best friend. That's good news as we approach 2018, the Year of the Dog, because, according to the Chinese calendar, the next 12 months will be largely shaped by canine traits.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 18, 2017

Interim review of Grenfell Tower tragedy calls for 'culture change' in U.K. fire safety

An interim review into U.K. building regulations commissioned after the Grenfell Tower social housing block fire in London that killed 71 people in June, has called for a "culture change" in respect to fire safety.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices
Nov 26, 2017

Japan is seen through a lens warily in 'You Only Live Twice,' James Bond's sole sojourn to Tokyo

"You Only Live Twice," the only "James Bond" film — to date — to be set in Japan, celebrated its 50th anniversary this year. While undoubtedly great fun, it must be admitted that it's a long way from being a masterpiece of cinema.
Japan Times
SPORTS / MAN ABOUT SPORTS
Oct 31, 2017

Trades of NBA stars all about team harmony

Wonder why so many NBA teams were willing, almost eager, to trade away stars this past offseason?
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 7, 2017

WeWork to pump $500 million into Southeast Asia and South Korea

WeWork Cos., the world's largest provider of shared work spaces, will invest $500 million in Southeast Asia and South Korea as the New York-based company steps up its expansion in global markets.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 1, 2017

Trump targets health insurer subsidies that make Obamacare affordable

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday took aim at the nation's health insurers in an escalating threat to cut the health care subsidy payments that make Obamacare plans affordable, one day after urging Republican senators to continue working to undo his Democratic predecessor's health care law.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 10, 2017

Decoding Trump's Syria strike

The use of chemical weapons and the unilateral retaliatory strikes show just how broken and dysfunctional the global order and its key institutions are.
MULTIMEDIA
Mar 8, 2017

[VIDEO] Odakyu’s Romancecar EXE Alpha

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 29, 2017

Chinese billions fail to sway Taiwan's last two allies in Africa

Taiwan's last two African allies have no plans to switch allegiances and break ties with Taipei as Beijing tries to woo the self-ruled island's diplomatic partners.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 20, 2017

West African leaders aim to persuade longtime Gambian ruler to step down; regional force pauses intervention

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Japan Times
TENNIS
Jan 14, 2017

Murray looks to capture first Australian Open title

Having snatched Novak Djokovic's world No. 1 ranking in a thrilling late-season raid, Andy Murray will bid to storm the Serb's Melbourne Park fortress and capture an elusive Australian Open title after five agonizing near misses.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 23, 2016

One year after Nikkei deal, FT eyes acquisitions to strengthen digital subscriptions

The Financial Times is in talks to buy companies that strengthen its digital subscription business as the newspaper capitalizes on greater financial support from its new owner, Japan's Nikkei Inc., FT Chief Executive Officer John Ridding said.
EDITORIALS
Nov 21, 2016

Trump gets down to work

Donald Trump's selection of key staff and Cabinet members gives important insight on what to expect from the his presidency.
JAPAN
Nov 17, 2016

Japan's top buzzword candidates for 2016 range from Pikotaro to 'the Trump phenomenon'

The 30 nominees for Japan's top buzzwords of 2016 were announced Thursday by the Jiyukokuminsha publishing house, covering a variety of new popular terms ranging from the "Shin Godzilla" film to the "Zika fever."
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / NEIGHBORHOOD HOP SPORTS
Oct 21, 2016

Cozy bars and complex brews on Shibuya's busy backstreets

A short distance from Shibuya's madding crowds is Craftheads, a veteran bar in Tokyo's craft beer scene. I drift into this basement bar, grab a seat and reach for the menu before the masses arrive. I find a short roster of stalwart Japanese beers overshadowed by a catalog of American ales that are hard...
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 6, 2016

Sumitomo 'liquidating Japan hedge fund' as clients pull out

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. is liquidating a Japan-focused hedge fund after investors withdrew money following poor performance, according to people familiar with the matter, adding to the list of casualties as the industry suffers its biggest outflows since 2009.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Sep 5, 2016

Sneaky September in Japan brings storms, sadness and 'shukudai'

The ninth month may herald a welcome respite from the summer heat, or it may bring on the loneliness and depression that invariably accompanies the summer's end.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 26, 2016

Avoid Japan's hedge funds, SkyBridge chief warns, citing unease over stimulus and debt

As one of the world's biggest investors in hedge funds, it is Raymond Nolte's job to find traders who can navigate even the toughest markets. Right now, he trusts nobody to do that in Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 11, 2016

Nintendo's 'Pokemon Go' hit gives early taste of smartphone success

Nintendo Co., which has not yet thrown itself fully into the world of mobile gaming, is giving people a good idea of what a smartphone hit looks like with the success of "Pokemon Go."
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 23, 2016

Nose job: Smells are smart sensors' last frontier

Phones or watches may be smart enough to detect sound, light, motion, touch, direction, acceleration and even the weather, but they can't smell.
JAPAN / View from Osaka
Jun 18, 2016

Hashimoto backs away from confronting Tokyo's fierce media pack

With Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe having resigned, who will replace him is a matter of interest not only in Tokyo, but a question likely to impact the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito's fortunes in next month's Upper House election.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
May 6, 2016

Review: Worldwide Session at Studio Coast

Gilles Peterson has spent his entire career buoyed by gushing enthusiasm, but when the London-based DJ and record label boss declared a gig in Tokyo on May 4 to be a "career highlight," he was probably being sincere.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 28, 2016

Research park offers high-tech surrounded by nature

Birds chirp under blue skies as luscious greenery stretches beyond. Researchers in white lab coats walk to and from the uncluttered chic and modern buildings. This is the natural and clean environment the Yokosuka Research Park (YRP) offers its tenants conducting business there.
Japan Times
CULTURE / CULTURE SMASH
Feb 20, 2016

CG gains a 'real' foothold in anime

Japanese audiences have long responded tepidly to the use of extensive computer graphics (CG) in anime. Even as CG has become the global standard for animation studios, anime fans prefer their homegrown artists to stick to labor-intensive 2-D illustration techniques and cel animation — or to at least...
Amid labor shortage, Japan approves guidelines to upskill foreign workers
A Vietnamese worker harvests tomatoes at a farm in the city of Asahi, Chiba Prefecture, in 2018.
China deploys food as a high-impact, low-cost weapon in tariff fight
Boxes of imported pork from the U.S. at a cold storage warehouse in Shanghai
Osaka Expo-linked spending expected to hit ¥1 trillion
The Osaka Expo site on Yumeshima island in December.
Tokyo livestream murder victim stabbed over alleged debt dispute
Tokyo police at a site where a woman had been stabbed while livestreaming in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Tuesday
Man arrested after fatal stabbing of woman in Shinjuku Ward
Investigators from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police examine the scene where a woman in her 20s was stabbed on Tuesday morning in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward.
Taiwan’s No. 2 diplomat seeks higher-level ‘unofficial’ Japan meetings as ties grow
Taiwanese Deputy Foreign Minister Francois Wu told The Japan Times in an interview last week in Taipei that he hopes with the island democracy can strengthen ties with Japan and other like-minded nations “at every level.”
14 years after 3/11 disasters, Fukushima vies to become a startup hub
Aizawa Concrete employees work in the Namie factory in Fukushima Prefecture in January.
‘We are not Ukraine’: Top Taiwan officials temper comparisons after U.S. U-turn
People hold a Ukrainian flag and a Taiwan flag during a protest to mark the third anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Taipei on Feb. 23.
Tokyo’s vinyl experts say overseas buyers are ‘sustaining the scene’
Rintaro Sekizuka runs a record store in both London and Tokyo’s Katsushika Ward.
Slowly but surely, Osaka emerges from Kyoto’s fine-dining shadow
Bar Bota, the 37th-floor watering hole at the Four Seasons Osaka, looks out on a glittering cityscape better known for its cheap eats and drinks.

Podcast

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

Longform

Wealthier women in the prewar era had been the targets of various media-related health campaigns that mistakenly encouraged them to avoid everything from riding bicycles to reading novels when their monthly cycles came around.
Menstruation in Japan: Breaking the silence, slowly
By Tomoko Otake

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