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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 31, 2015
Park to convey Korean desire to join TPP in summit with Abe
South Korean President Park Geun-hye plans to express Seoul's desire to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership when she meets with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday.
BUSINESS
Oct 30, 2015
East Asia trade chiefs agree to speed up three-way FTA talks as trilateral meetings resume
The trade chiefs of Japan, China and South Korea agreed Friday to speed up their negotiations on a free trade agreement, ending their first trilateral meeting in 3½ years on a positive note.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 30, 2015
Trilateral East Asia summit will signal symbolic thaw with Japan: experts
When East Asia's top leaders finally convene in Seoul Sunday, expect little progress and lots of symbolism as China and South Korea make nice with Japan, experts say.
EDITORIALS
Oct 30, 2015
Japan Post's murky privatization
Despite the upcoming listing of the Japan Post group, a distressing number of questions about its full privatization remain unanswered.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 30, 2015
Gauging Abe's 'proactive contributions to peace'
While Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has talked a good game about Japan playing a bigger international role, his track record so far shows little has changed.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 30, 2015
Superior depth propels Hawks to another championship
Lee Dae-Ho's Japan Series performance shouldn't have been a major shocker to anyone. Lee is one of the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks' big guns and hit 31 home runs during the regular season and fell just two RBIs shy of 100.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 29, 2015
Hawks claim back-to-back Japan Series titles
The Fukuoka Softbank Hawks only needed five games to win the Japan Series and show everyone they were the best team in NPB last season.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Oct 29, 2015
No shortage of things to do in Osaka on Halloween
The Internet ate up pictures of the crazy costumes in Shibuya last year, but Tokyoites aren't the only ones enjoying Halloween in Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 29, 2015
Statues honoring Korean, Chinese 'comfort women' erected in Seoul
Civic organizations from South Korea and China have erected two statues in a park in northern Seoul to memorialize Korean and Chinese "comfort women" recruited to work in Japanese wartime military brothels.
LIFE / Digital / Japan Pulse
Oct 29, 2015
Finding laughs in translations that have lost the plot
The Orikaeshi Honyaku Dictionary site, which boasts the catchphrase “from Japanese to Japanese,” roughly translates as 'Chinese whispers.'
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 29, 2015
U.S. Navy's foray into China-claimed seas reportedly followed foot-dragging by White House
The U.S. naval challenge to China's territorial assertiveness in the South China Sea this week came after months of frustration within the Pentagon at what some defense officials saw as unnecessary delays by the White House and State Department in approving the mission.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 28, 2015
Hawks move to brink of Japan Series glory
For awhile it looked like the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks were going to run away with a win in the fourth game of this Japan Series.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 28, 2015
South Korea's Park to play balancing act between China and Japan
President Park Geun-hye aims to balance her country's ties with Beijing and U.S. pressure to mend relations with Tokyo ahead of a three-way summit with China and Japan.
JAPAN
Oct 28, 2015
Yahoo Japan and Dentsu to launch auction-based fundraising service
Yahoo Japan Corp. and major advertising agency Dentsu Inc. will launch a new fundraising service in November, aimed at helping projects raise cash through the sale of used items.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 28, 2015
Swallows closer Barnette savoring Japan Series experience
There was a little more spring in Tony Barnette's step when he made his Japan Series debut in the ninth inning of Game 3.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 28, 2015
Japan, China, South Korea vow enhanced ties for disaster management
Disaster management ministers from Japan, China and South Korea agreed Wednesday to strengthen cooperation on promoting a U.N. action plan adopted in March to respond to emergencies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Oct 28, 2015
Auto power play: Japan's hydrogen car in a race against China's battery drive
Asia's two vehicle-making powerhouses, Japan and China, are jostling for supremacy over how future electric cars should generate their power — from batteries or hydrogen-powered fuel cells.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Oct 28, 2015
Japan tricks out the Halloween treats
Halloween is a time to carve pumpkins, enjoy a few scares and, most importantly, shovel as much candy as humanly possible into one’s own mouth. While the practice of door-to-door trick-or-treating may not be a thing in Japan, the custom of eating special Halloween snacks certainly translates. Plenty...
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 28, 2015
Yamada stakes claim as top player
There are many who already think the Tokyo Yakult Swallows' Tetsuto Yamada is the best all-around player in Japan.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 27, 2015
Yamada slugs three homers in historic performance as Swallows overcome Hawks in Game 3
It was probably only a matter of time before Tetsuto Yamada made his presence felt. When he did, he produced one of the greatest performances in the history of the Japan Series.
Triple whammy takes Japan bankruptcies to decade high
More Japanese firms have gone bankrupt in the first half of this year due to soaring costs, labor shortages and the end of pandemic-related support.
Japan mostly spared in global IT meltdown despite reports of some bugs
A screen displays an error message at a self-checkout terminal of a supermarket in Sydney on Friday.
As risk of heatstroke rises in Japan, so does that of COVID-19
People hold umbrellas while watching baseball to deal with the heat in the city of Shizuoka on July 7.
German, French and Spanish fighter aircraft arrive in Japan for joint drills
Two Air Self-Defense Force F-15s (right) escort two German Air Force Eurofighter jets and an A330MRTT aerial tanker on their arrival in Japan Friday. The ASDF is conducting training exercises with the German, French and Spanish air forces this weekend.
How to prevent and respond to heatstroke in Japan this summer
A passerby holding a parasol wipes her face as she walks on the street amid a heatstroke alert in Tokyo and other prefectures, in Tokyo on July 9.
How to prevent and respond to heatstroke in Japan this summer
A passerby holding a parasol wipes her face as she walks on the street amid a heatstroke alert in Tokyo and other prefectures, in Tokyo on July 9.
Households struggle as Japan’s inflation rises near U.S. levels
The Nishiki market in Kyoto. June’s inflation report shows extraordinary jumps in the prices of some items favored by households, including cabbage (27.6%), potatoes (28.5%) and tomatoes (15.6%).
As risk of heatstroke rises in Japan, so does that of COVID-19
People hold umbrellas while watching baseball to deal with the heat in the city of Shizuoka on July 7.
German, French and Spanish fighter aircraft arrive in Japan for joint drills
Two Air Self-Defense Force F-15s (right) escort two German Air Force Eurofighter jets and an A330MRTT aerial tanker on their arrival in Japan Friday. The ASDF is conducting training exercises with the German, French and Spanish air forces this weekend.
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.

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