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SAN FRANCISCO

BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 5, 2019
New York beats out San Francisco to be world's best tech city
Amazon.com Inc. might have the right idea: A new study shows New York City is the best place on the planet for technology.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jan 10, 2019
Oracle pays more than $200 million to rename Giants' ballpark
Oracle Corp. has bought the naming rights to the San Francisco Giants' stadium for more than $200 million, according to people familiar with the matter — a second deal to boost its brand image by sponsoring a hometown sports facility in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 3, 2018
Osaka severs sister-city ties with San Francisco over 'comfort women' statue
The Osaka Municipal Government said Tuesday that it has sent a document to officially end its 61-year-old sister-city ties with San Francisco over a statue symbolizing the issue of "comfort women," or those forced to provide sex at Japanese military brothels before and during World War II.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Aug 18, 2018
Helping bean-to-bar chocolate bloom in Japan
For Tomoya Yamashiki, chief strategist of Dandelion Chocolate Japan, Inc., U.S. entrepreneurism opened doors to a new sweet way of life.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Aug 4, 2018
Mensho San Francisco: Ramen given the West Coast treatment
It's no secret: Ramen is big in America, and getting bigger fast. It also seems to be undergoing some unusual mutations in its new, no-holds-barred environment. No one understands this better than the self-styled "hyper ramen creator," Tomoharu Shono.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 18, 2018
San Franciscans will vote on slapping extra tax on big firms to fund homeless aid
San Francisco voters in November will decide whether to levy an additional tax on large businesses to fund homeless services, part of an expanding effort among West Coast cities to tap cash-flush companies to offset growing income inequality.
BUSINESS
May 30, 2018
San Francisco subpoenas Uber and Lyft over how they classify drivers, with eye to boosting their status
San Francisco's city attorney has subpoenaed Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. to turn over records relating to how the ride-hailing firms classify drivers, as well as driver wages, health care and other benefits in the latest probe in the city's year-long investigation into the companies.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
May 29, 2018
49ers' Cassius Marsh says there's 'nothing fun about' playing for Patriots
San Francisco 49ers defensive end Cassius Marsh said he hated playing for the New England Patriots so much last season that he considered quitting football.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 1, 2018
San Francisco to dismiss thousands of marijuana convictions
Thousands of San Francisco residents convicted of marijuana offenses since 1975 will see those convictions dismissed or reduced under an effort announced on Wednesday by the city's district attorney.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 13, 2017
Osaka city assembly urges central government to pressure San Francisco to remove 'comfort women' memorial
The Osaka city assembly has called on the central government to pressure San Francisco to remove a statue to wartime "comfort women" — a euphemism used to refer to the women and girls who were forced to work in Japanese military brothels before and during World War II.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 23, 2017
Osaka mayor to terminate six-decade ties as San Francisco designates 'comfort women' memorial city property
The Osaka mayor will end a six-decade sister city relationship with San Francisco after the mayor of the U.S. city approved designation as city property a memorial to “comfort women.”
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Oct 16, 2017
Kaepernick files grievance against NFL, citing collusion
Free-agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick filed a grievance against the NFL, accusing the 32 owners of collusion, his legal team announced on Sunday.
JAPAN
Oct 5, 2017
'Comfort women' row threatens Osaka-San Francisco sister city relationship
The debate over statues memorializing “comfort women” is threatening to upend six-decade sister city ties between Osaka and San Francisco.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Sep 29, 2017
Love of poetry, books made Meschery unique in NBA
Second in a three-part series
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Apr 29, 2017
Walters aims to inspire with coaching
After his first year as an NBA Development League head coach, Rex Walters looked back on the experience with upbeat answers and enthusiasm for next season.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 14, 2017
Vienna again tops list of nicest cities as Baghdad comes in last
Vienna, Austria's grand capital on the Danube river, has topped consulting firm Mercer's list of cities offering the highest quality of life for the eighth year in a row, while Baghdad is again considered the worst place to live.
Japan to revise consumption tax exemption for overseas tourists
Tourists walk through Nakamise shopping street near Sensoji Temple in Tokyo in April
Japan's tourism industry hit by cancellations after megaquake alert
A beach closed due to a megaquake alert in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, from Friday to Thursday.
Focus shifts to incoming typhoon as Tropical Storm Maria dissipates
Newly formed Tropical Storm Ampil, which is forecast to approach eastern Japan this weekend, is seen on the left side of this satellite image.
Kishida to step down in September in bid to show ‘LDP has changed’
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference Wednesday at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo.
Publisher finds surprise audience after translating history textbooks
Yamakawa Shuppansha president Takeshi Nozawa holds the publisher's textbook on Japanese history — used in high schools across Japan — alongside the new English version in Tokyo on May 23.
Economic security is about strengthening and sustaining growth, former minister says
Former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi says changes in the international balance of power, along with deepening economic interdependence, have led some countries to attempt to use their economic power to impose their will on others.
Ice bandanas, convenience store breaks: Running under Japan’s summer sun
Blistering heat is becoming a fixture of summer in Japan, but a few tweaks to your routine can make your outdoor runs bearable — if not enjoyable — until cooler temperatures return.
Japan issued its first-ever megaquake alert. What does that mean?
Naoshi Hirata (center), chairman of a committee tasked with evaluating the risk of a Nankai Trough earthquake, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Friday.
France brings down the curtain on its Olympic party with Tom Cruise and Leon Marchand
Fireworks are set off during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics at Stade de France in Saint-Denis on Sunday.
Japan fuels U.S. LNG boom even as climate targets and impacts loom
Flaring at the Cameron LNG export terminal in Hackberry, Louisiana. Flaring, a common sight at LNG plants, is a controlled burning of gas for reasons ranging from depressurizing equipment to disposing of gas that can’t be used. The practice is a "waste of money" and negatively impacts climate change and human health, says the International Energy Agency.

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In search of the ‘Japanese dream’
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