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Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 28, 2016
Japan's offshore investors on edge as Panama Papers revelations spark Hong Kong clampdown
Earlier this month, major banks in the territory suddenly stopped accepting applications to open accounts, says one financial consultant.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 20, 2016
Quakes seen to all but rule out possibility of double election for Abe
Aftershocks from the deadly twin earthquakes that rocked the Kyushu region have sent shock waves all the way to Tokyo's Nagata-cho, the political heart of Japan.
EDITORIALS
Apr 12, 2016
Insight into the global shell game
A trove of documents from a Panamanian law firm is rattling politics around the world.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 12, 2016
Cameron may be clean, but that isn't the point
Revelations that British Prime Minister David Cameron benefited from shares in a Panama-based fund have undermined the honest-broker image he was seeking ahead of the 'Brexit' referendum.
JAPAN
Apr 11, 2016
Government to use donation system to help young people settle in rural Japan
The internal affairs ministry plans to collect donations for people willing to move from cities to rural areas through the existing furusato nozei system, which provides tax breaks for donations to hometowns and other municipalities.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 1, 2016
Japan business sentiment plunges to lowest in three years, may worsen
Business sentiment at big manufacturers deteriorates to the lowest in nearly three years and is expected to worsen.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 1, 2016
Abe sought 'off record' advice on German fiscal policy, Krugman reveals in Twitter post
U.S. economist Paul Krugman baffles the government by revealing an off-the-record conversation with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 1, 2016
Ministry of Finance the loser in battle for dominance under Abe
The ministry awakens to a new reality after three years of government under Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 29, 2016
Budget clears Upper House as focus shifts to possible tax hike delay, double election
The Upper House easily passes the hefty fiscal 2016 budget as the opposition focuses on whether Prime Minister Abe will again delay the consumption tax hike.
EDITORIALS
Mar 25, 2016
Keep politics out of tax hike decision
The decision on whether to raise the consumption tax next year should not be driven by partisan political interests.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
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.”
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.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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