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U 22 JAPAN

JAPAN / CHARITY DRIVE 2015
Dec 3, 2015
Group helps asylum applicants who lack access to Japan's social security
The image of a drowned boy washed up on a Turkish beach sparked a global outcry earlier this year amid the largest mass exodus of refugees in the modern era. It spawned a heated discussion in Japan on whether to make room for refugees.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 2, 2015
Japan, EU chair Luxembourg agree on efforts to step up free trade talks
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Luxembourg counterpart Xavier Bettel agreed in their talks to seek an early conclusion of a free trade agreement between Japan and the European Union, a senior Japanese official said.
SOCCER
Dec 1, 2015
Miyama chosen as finalist for 2015 FIFA women's award
Japan midfielder Aya Miyama was among the three final candidates nominated for the 2015 Ballon d'Or Women's World Player of the Year as announced by FIFA on Monday.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 1, 2015
Reviving Japan Inc.'s entertainment division
If Japan had its own cartoon-and-comics-driven Hollywood, it would increase its global cultural clout and give the economy a much needed boost.
BUSINESS
Dec 1, 2015
Japanese auto sales fall 6.6% in November for 11th monthly decline
Auto sales in November fell 6.6 percent from a year earlier as a pick-up in passenger car sales was overshadowed by persistent weakness in minivehicles, data showed Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 1, 2015
Abe, Xi chat on climate talks sidelines, reaffirm efforts to improve ties
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Chinese President Xi Jinping, in a brief encounter on the sidelines of the U.N. climate change conference Monday, reaffirmed efforts at improving bilateral relations, a senior Japanese official said.
JAPAN
Dec 1, 2015
Abe slates Dec. 11-13 India trip during meeting with Modi in Paris
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will visit India from Dec. 11 to 13, according to the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 1, 2015
Swiss solar plane crew raises $20 million needed to resume record solo circumnavigation
The Swiss solar-powered plane whose record-setting, round-the-world flight was put on hold in July by weather and battery trouble has raised the $20 million it needs to finish the trip, co-founder and pilot Andre Borschberg said on Monday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 30, 2015
Japan's looming debt nightmare won't fix itself
Given that its long-term potential real GDP growth is no more than 1 percent, Japan needs to rein in its ballooning national debt through spending cuts or tax hikes.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Nov 30, 2015
From 'samurai' to 'Hello Kitty,' search data show how the world's view of Japan has changed
Analytics data suggest Japan is better known abroad as the land of Hello Kitty than as a country full of swaggering samurai and mincing geisha.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Nov 30, 2015
Japan cleans house at AFC awards
Japan cleaned up at the Asian Football Confederation awards on Sunday, winning a total of seven honors including women's national team of the year.
JAPAN
Nov 30, 2015
JNTO launches video contest for non-Japanese
The Japan National Tourism Organization has announced it will hold a video contest for non-Japanese tourists and residents as part of a campaign to promote the country through foreigners' eyes.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 29, 2015
Brazilian president cancels trip to Japan, Vietnam due to budget freeze
The Japanese Embassy in Brazil on Friday confirmed media reports that Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has canceled her trip to Japan that was scheduled for early December.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 28, 2015
Japan expected to reach deal with India on defense-related equipment exports
Japan and India are likely to reach a broad defense accord next month that is seen as a step toward exporting Japanese-made amphibious aircraft, government sources said Saturday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / BACKSTREET STORIES
Nov 28, 2015
The big-ticket gifts of Kumano-dori
As November grows chilly, I warm up with an urban hike to hunt out seasonal gifts for friends and family. Tokyo is a bastion of creativity and craftsmanship, and shopping the backstreets is like touring a gallery of desires you never knew you had. I exit the Ginza Line's Gaienmae Station, and trot off...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 28, 2015
Japan Coast Guard member found dead after apparent murder of 9-year-old daughter
A 43-year-old Japan Coast Guard member has been found dead in what is believed to be a suicide after apparently killing his 9-year-old daughter Friday in Aichi Prefecture, police said Saturday.
Japan Times
CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
Nov 28, 2015
Driverless Option
SOCCER
Nov 27, 2015
Nadeshiko Japan's Olympic qualifiers announced
Former women's world champion Nadeshiko Japan will face Australia in its opening match in the final Asian qualifiers for next year's Rio de Janeiro Olympics, as the Japan Football Association announced its schedule on Friday for the tournament in Osaka.
COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Nov 27, 2015
Research faces a dire future
Thanks to poor funding and a lack of creative administration, Japan's recent success in winning Nobel Prizes will likely be followed by a long dry spell.
BUSINESS
Nov 27, 2015
BOJ posts ¥628.8 billion net profit in first half, thanks to JGB income
The Bank of Japan posted a net profit of ¥628.8 billion ($5.13 billion) in the April-September first half, thanks mainly to interest from its massive purchases of Japanese government bonds, it said.

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