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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 8, 2019
The Asianized world has arrived
By 2040, Asia is likely to generate more than 50 percent of world GDP, and could account for nearly 40 percent of global consumption.
BUSINESS
Oct 3, 2019
Southeast Asia's internet economy to grow 39% and hit $100 billion this year, report says
Southeast Asia's internet economy was forecast to grow 39 percent this year to $100 billion as millions of people in the region went online to shop for the first time and ride-hailing firms grew in popularity, an industry report showed on Thursday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Oct 1, 2019
Japan looks ahead after capturing fourth straight FIBA Women's Asia Cup title
Chasing its lofty goal of capturing a gold medal at next year's Tokyo Olympics, the Japan women's national team gained momentum by winning its fourth straight FIBA Women's Asia Cup title in Bangalore, India, on Sunday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Sep 30, 2019
Milan Macvan, Alex Kirk lead Alvark Tokyo to FIBA Asia Champions Cup title
Entering the 2019-20 season, the Alvark Tokyo recalibrated their roster in order to set off on an ambitious quest for a third consecutive B. League title.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 30, 2019
Afghan polls set to see big drop in voter numbers amid Taliban threat and lack of interest
At least 2.2 million people voted in Afghanistan's presidential election with more votes to come, the election commission head Maulana Abdullah said on Sunday, indicating a very low turnout that could mar the result.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 13, 2019
Taliban car bomb blast kills four Afghan special forces members in Kabul
A suicide bomber targeted an Afghan Special Forces base in Kabul on Thursday, killing at least four commandos, officials said, as violence continued to escalate following the collapse of peace talks between the United States and Taliban insurgents.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 9, 2019
Taliban says Trump's decision to cancel Afghan talks will mean more U.S. lives lost
The Taliban on Sunday said U.S. President Donald Trump's abrupt decision to cancel peace talks would lead to fresh losses of American lives in Afghanistan at a time when the insurgent group was ready to finalize a deal to end the war.
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.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 4, 2019
Full pullout from Afghanistan could ignite 'total civil war,' say nine U.S. ex-envoys
Nine former U.S. ambassadors on Tuesday warned that Afghanistan could collapse in a "total civil war" if President Donald Trump withdraws all U.S. forces before the Kabul government and the Taliban conclude a peace settlement.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 2, 2019
Changes on the Indo-Pacific's geopolitical chessboard
Today, with the specter of Asian power disequilibrium looming, the China factor has gained greater salience in the equations between and among the major Indo-Pacific powers.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 31, 2019
In Trump's team, misgivings emerge over any deal with Taliban in Afghanistan
As negotiators work to nail down an agreement with the Taliban to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan, misgivings have grown among some Trump administration officials and lawmakers that it will erode the United States' ability to thwart attacks from there, U.S. officials said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 28, 2019
As maritime rows resurface, Duterte readies to raise South China Sea ruling with Xi
When Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte visits China this week, he'll need to salvage something from a "pivot" to Beijing that has left him empty-handed and exposed his neighbors to a new level of brinkmanship in the South China Sea.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 26, 2019
The silent foreign policy establishment
The South Korean decision will potentially derail the traditional tripartite security alliance mechanism that has stabilized Northeast Asia for the past seven decades.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Aug 26, 2019
India Inc. grows impatient as economy dips and Kashmir leaves Modi distracted
When Prime Minister Narendra Modi was re-elected in May with a sweeping majority, Indian stock markets jumped to all-time highs as investors anticipated big bang pro-business reforms to revive a flagging economy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Aug 19, 2019
Cathay Pacific remains under scrutiny as CEO takes fall for Hong Kong protests
Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. is counting on the resignation of its British chief executive officer, Rupert Hogg, to move beyond the tumult that saw its employees' participation in the Hong Kong protests draw the ire of Beijing. But will it be enough?
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 16, 2019
China's crackdown on Cathay Pacific bodes ill for other companies in Hong Kong
For more than half a century, Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. has been Hong Kong's gateway to the world, its mix of British heritage and Asian high-altitude luxury bridging the city's colonial past with its Chinese location. But it's that unique cultural blend that has ensnared the carrier in an increasingly...
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
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.
Tokyo police care for lost umbrellas, keys and flying squirrels
An employee at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Lost and Found Center in the Iidabashi area of central Tokyo bags, tags and organizes thousands of items.
Japan to aid introduction of multilingual ride-hailing apps
A Nihon Kotsu Co. taxi departs one of the company's service offices in Tokyo.
Seven & I founding family sounded out KKR and others about buyout: report
A 7-Eleven convenience store in Tokyo
Tokyo’s newest three-star chef wants ‘harmony across every detail’
British-born Daniel Calvert earned his third Michelin star last month — a stunning achievement considering his restaurant, Sezanne, has only been open for just over three years.
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.”

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