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JAPAN

BUSINESS
Jul 28, 2014
As U.S. kicks off crude exports, Iran casts a shadow in Asia
The United States faces an awkward rival in its first attempts in 40 years to export crude oil — Iran.
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Jul 27, 2014
JBA vacillates as clock ticks on possible FIBA suspension
It's nice to know there are people who will elucidate what's really happening with the Japan Basketball Association-led merger talks between the bj-league, NBL and NBDL.
Japan Times
CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
Jul 26, 2014
See Hear Speak Evil
EDITORIALS
Jul 26, 2014
Safety net is for all taxpayers
A recent Supreme Court ruling sends an unfortunate message to foreign workers that while their contributions to Japan's economy might be welcome, the government in turn is not obliged to take care of them when they are in need.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 25, 2014
Toyota's hydrogen car may come with ¥3 million rebate
Japan is raising the bar for subsidizing zero-emission cars as incentives may exceed ¥3 million a vehicle for Toyota Motor Corp.'s first hydrogen-powered sedan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 25, 2014
BOJ's challenge highlighted as inflation slows to 3.3% in June
Japan's inflation slowed in June, highlighting the task Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda faces in reaching his 2 percent target.
Japan Times
Events / Events In Tokyo
Jul 25, 2014
Japan Restaurant Week serves top gourmet
A romantic dinner at a fancy restaurant usually costs so much that people only go on extra special occasions, such as marriage proposals. But even if you're not thinking of a life-changing celebration, now is a good time to take your partner out for an exclusive meal.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Jul 24, 2014
Aguirre confirmed as Japan's next manager
The Japan Football Association on Thursday officially named Mexican Javier Aguirre as Japan's new national team manager.
Japan Times
CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
Jul 23, 2014
Abe's Kite
EDITORIALS
Jul 23, 2014
Increasing FDI in Japan
Foreign direct investment in Japan remains sluggish even as FDIs increase in other industrialized economies.
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.”

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?
By Kathryn Wortley

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