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JR EAST

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 30, 2020
An opening for Japanese leadership in the Mideast
Abe's rapport with the main players gives him an opportunity to play peacemaker.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 28, 2020
Railway operators in final phase of preparing for Tokyo Games
Railway operators in the Tokyo area are in the final stages of preparations for the Olympics and Paralympics this summer.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 26, 2020
AI to assist railway companies combat problems with snow accumulation
Japanese railway companies are turning to artificial intelligence to help tackle potential problems for their shinkansen bullet trains caused by snow accumulation.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Jan 24, 2020
Shaken by Kobe quake, Peruvian works to help Hyogo's Spanish speakers in times of disaster
Roxana Oshiro, a Peruvian of Japanese descent, came to Japan in 1991 and was living in a dormitory in Kobe with her husband and child when the Great Hanshin Earthquake hit the region in 1995.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jan 23, 2020
'Voices in the Wind': Loss and a haunting journey home
Serena Motola gives a raw performance as a young survivor of the Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011 in Nobuhiro Suwa's latest film.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 22, 2020
Opposition parties lay into Abe over scandals and Mideast dispatch
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan leader Yukio Edano used parliamentary debates to go after Prime Minister Abe on allegations of cronyism over an annual taxpayer-funded cherry blossom viewing party.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 22, 2020
The U.S.-Iran crisis and Tokyo's response
Stability in the Persian Gulf region is crucial for Japan's energy security.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / Commentary
Jan 22, 2020
In an uncertain East Asia, Japan's security choices face balancing act between U.S. and neighbors
As the distribution of power in the regional order becomes fragmented with intensifying Sino-U.S. strategic competition, Japan remains at the front line of East Asian security. With Chinese unilateral and coercive efforts altering the status quo on the one hand and the complexity of denuclearization...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 20, 2020
In policy speech, Abe vows to establish 'new era of Japanese diplomacy'
The prime minister Monday focused his speech on foreign policy, delivering a notable change in phrasing regarding South Korea.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 17, 2020
Opposition grills LDP on risks facing Japan's SDF mission to Mideast
Any overseas SDF mission is politically sensitive, but U.S.-Iran tensions are so high that debate on the constitutional hazards has ensued even before the Diet has opened.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 14, 2020
Abe and Abu Dhabi crown prince agree to secure a stable oil supply
Abe also briefed the crown prince on Japan's deployment of a destroyer and reconnaissance planes to the Middle East to safeguard commercial shipping, Japanese officials said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 14, 2020
Toward an Indo-Pacific concert of democracies
If democratic powers leverage their bilateral and trilateral partnerships to generate progress toward such a concert of democracies, the vision of a free and open Indo-Pacific may be achievable in the years ahead.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 12, 2020
Poll finds 58% of voters oppose dispatch of MSDF personnel to Middle East
A national opinion poll conducted over the weekend showed 58.4 percent of voters are opposed to the dispatch of a Maritime Self-Defense Force unit to the Middle East.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 11, 2020
Japan Defense Minister Kono to meet Esper and inspect Hawaii missile-defense system
Defense Minister Taro Kono said Friday he will visit Washington this coming week for a meeting with his U.S. counterpart, Mark Esper, to discuss the situation in the Middle East and other regional affairs.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 10, 2020
Full services set to resume on Hokuriku Shinkansen route from March 14
East Japan Railway Co., or JR East, said Thursday that the typhoon-hit Hokuriku bullet train line will resume full services on March 14.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 10, 2020
Abe to visit Middle East as originally planned despite earlier media reports of cancellation
The prime minister's trip is still a go after U.S. President Donald Trump eased Japanese fears of full-scale war with Iran.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 10, 2020
NATO critic Trump now floats expanding group to include Middle East
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he supported expanding the North American Treaty Organization to include Middle Eastern nations, as the United States seeks to limit its troop footprint globally.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 9, 2020
Japan firms pull staff out of Iran and limit Iraq travel amid high tensions
As of Oct. 1, 2018, Japanese companies have 30 operational bases in Iran, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jan 9, 2020
Tokyo stocks bounce back as Iran-U.S. tensions subside
Tokyo stocks recovered Thursday with the benchmark Nikkei index jumping over 530 points, or 2.3 percent, as investor concern eased regarding a further escalation of tensions between the United States and Iran.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 9, 2020
Japan defense chief observes map exercise ahead of MSDF Mideast dispatch
Defense Minister Taro Kono observed an exercise conducted by Maritime Self-Defense Force personnel Thursday ahead of their dispatch to the Middle East on an information-gathering mission later this month.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
China’s economic growth comes in worse than expected
Pedestrians in the Wangfujing shopping area in Beijing on July 11, 2024. China's economic growth in the second quarter was lower than forecast, adding pressure on Chinese leaders to lift confidence at the Chinese Communist Party's third plenum this week.
Kansai airports to increase takeoff and landing slots ahead of Osaka Expo
Kansai International Airport in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture. The upper limit on the number of takeoff and landing slots at the airport as well as Kobe Airport in Hyogo Prefecture will be raised in spring next year ahead of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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