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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 23, 2017
Japan Tobacco targets emerging markets with fewer health controls as rivals go high-tech
While most tobacco companies have embraced smokeless products to survive ever-tightening controls, the Japanese maker of Winston and Camel cigarettes is pressing ahead with a more low-tech strategy: Selling smokes to emerging markets.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 22, 2017
Defense Ministry to ask for record ¥5.2 trillion budget amid North Korea concerns
The Defense Ministry plans to seek a record-high budget of ¥5.26 trillion ($48.1 billion) for fiscal 2018 as the country seeks to beef up its missile defense capabilities in the face of growing threats by North Korea, a government source said Tuesday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 22, 2017
Tokyo needs distance from Trump train wreck
It's time for those in Trump's orbit — including Prime Minister Abe — to assess how much they'll be diminished by association and do some crisis management.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 21, 2017
Japan's quality bubble explains its flat-lined GDP
Recognizing Japan's quality bubble is the first step to appreciating and assessing its significant value.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Aug 21, 2017
The failure of Abe's Trump-dependent diplomacy
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's diplomacy faces the risk of coming to an end without tangible accomplishments.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Aug 21, 2017
More to basketball than stats, says Jets' Ono
The Chiba Jets Funabashi don't just look at the numbers that appear on the stat sheet, because the game of basketball is a team sport and the collective effort of the players gives teams a better chance to win games.
JAPAN
Aug 20, 2017
Tottori town's residents take part in emergency drills in readiness for any North Korean missile attack
Residents of a coastal town held evacuation drills Saturday to prepare for any launch of North Korean missiles toward the U.S. Pacific territory of Guam, in case they fly over their homes.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 20, 2017
PACOM chief Harris arrives in South Korea as North likens joint war game to 'pouring gasoline on fire'
The head of the U.S. military's Pacific Command (PACOM) arrived in Seoul on Sunday, the South Korean Defense Ministry said as the two allies readied for the start of an annual large-scale military exercise Monday amid soaring tensions with nuclear-armed North Korea.
EDITORIALS
Aug 20, 2017
Learning from overseas M&A cases that went wrong
Japanese companies that have an appetite for overseas M&As should first learn from the mistakes of others.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Aug 20, 2017
Hard part of achieving North Korea's nuclear objective comes next, sixth test seen critical
North Korea says it has developed intercontinental missiles capable of targeting any place in the United States.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Aug 19, 2017
Abe tries to ride out storm in bid to restore trust deficit
A shoo-in a few months ago, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's plunge in popularity imperils his re-election to a third term as LDP president in September 2018, fueling speculation about when he will go and who will replace him. That said, it's still too soon to count him out.
Japan Times
CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
Aug 19, 2017
Sabers Rattling
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 19, 2017
Amid Korea tensions, U.S. says fewer troops will take part in war games with South
The U.S. will kick off its annual joint military exercises with South Korea on Monday, but this year's drills will involve far fewer American troops than last year's amid heated tensions with nuclear-armed North Korea.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 18, 2017
Bearish bets on Japan Display approaches record after restructuring plan announcement
While Japan's flagship panel maker completed its biggest two-day rally this year on Thursday, bearish bets have climbed toward a record.
Japan Times
Rugby
Aug 18, 2017
Japan women remain winless at World Cup
Japan showed its attacking ability with three late tries Thursday, but it was not enough to prevent a third-straight pool stage loss as it went down 29-15 to Australia in the Women's Rugby World Cup.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 18, 2017
Philippines courts Japan, China to invest in $135 billion power project
The Philippines is seeking investment from China and Japan for $135 billion worth of power projects that President Rodrigo Duterte's government is ready to fast-track.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 17, 2017
Famed Japanese engineer's effects sell for $100,000 at auction to Taiwanese businessman
A Taiwanese businessman has won an auction for the personal effects of late Japanese civil engineer Yoichi Hatta and plans to donate them to a museum built to honor his contributions to Taiwan, a local newspaper has reported.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 17, 2017
Inpex eyes bid for Iran's Azadegan oil project
Japan's Inpex Corp. might participate in a tender to develop the Azadegan oil field in southwestern Iran and form a consortium with other foreign oil firms to that end, a high-ranking Iranian official says.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 17, 2017
Japan plans installation of land-based Aegis missile defense system amid North Korea threats
The Defense Ministry will deploy new land-based Aegis Ashore system in response to North Korean missile threats.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 17, 2017
For the sake of productivity, put a woman in charge
A shift from long hours to efficient, goal-oriented work is exactly the right medicine for white-collar Japan
South Korea couple beat same-sex barriers to parenthood
South Korean lesbian couple Kim Kyu-jin (left) and her wife, Kim Sae-yeon, pose with a "pregnant woman" badge during an interview in Seoul last month.
Japan unveils new overtourism countermeasures
The majority of tourists in Japan tend to stay in Tokyo, Osaka or Kyoto, resulting in overcrowding in popular tourist spots and a strain on transportation systems.
Opportunities await the bold in the Year of the Wood Dragon
2024 marks the Year of the Dragon in the Chinese zodiac, with the year predicted to be a good time for fresh starts.
Japan pharma startup developing world-first drug to grow new teeth
A new tooth is seen in a ferret's mouth after it was administered a drug to stimulate the growth of tooth buds.
Don’t worry about global population collapse
Most projections show the world will hit peak humanity in the 21st century as people choose to have smaller families and women gain power over their own reproduction.
Biden drops out of presidential race, endorsing Kamala Harris
U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris at the White House in Washington on July 4.
Why Japanese researchers are looking to submarine cables for faster tsunami warnings
Lamposts and other signs throughout Hirogawa, Wakayama Prefecture, display warnings, evacuation routes and measurements of height above sea level. The town has been hit by eight tsunami in its recorded history.
Akatsuki Japan believes it can 'surprise the world' in Paris
Mai Yamamoto drives to the basket during an Olympic tune-up game against New Zealand in Tokyo on July 4.
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.
‘Sniper from Oita’ sets her sights on Paris Olympics target
Misaki Nobata competes at the World University Games in 2023. A hero in her hometown of Oita, Nobata is one of three Japanese shooters who will compete at the upcoming Paris Olympics.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabuki-cho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabuki-cho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Traditional folk rituals like Mizudome-no-mai (dance to stop the rain) provide a sense of agency to a population that feels largely powerless in the face of the climate crisis.
As climate extremes intensify, Japan embraces ancient weather rituals
By Alex K.T. Martin

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