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JAPAN

JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Mar 1, 2018
Abe administration to remove contentious proposal from draft labor reform bill
By Tomohiro Osaki
The drastic policy compromise appears to be intended to minimize damage ahead of a critical leadership election in September.
JAPAN
Mar 1, 2018
Peak moving season slowed by driver crunch as labor violations dwindle
By Chisato Tanaka
In the run-up to moving season, the national shortage of truck drivers has become acute, forcing transport companies to ask customers who are switching homes to delay their moving dates until after the spring break.

ASIA PACIFIC

ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 1, 2018
Thailand's tourism body says it opposes 'sex tourism'
Thailand's tourism body has said in a statement that it "strongly opposes any form of sex tourism" as it hopes to welcome a record number of vacationers this year.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 1, 2018
Xi confidant set to become China's new spy master: sources
A vice minister of public security and close confidant of President Xi Jinping is tipped to take over as China's spy master, five sources said, as the country looks to clean up its security apparatus and plug intelligence gaps.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 1, 2018
China's top paper says reform does not mean life-long presidency
Reforms to China's constitution to remove term limits for the presidency does not mean life-long terms, the ruling Communist Party's official People's Daily said on Thursday, after a surge of concern that Xi Jinping may stay in power forever.

WORLD

WORLD / Politics
Mar 1, 2018
Robert Mueller probing Trump's attacks on Jeff Sessions as possible obstruction: Washington Post
The special counsel in the Russia probe is investigating a period of time last summer when President Donald Trump seemed determined to push Attorney General Jeff Sessions to resign, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 1, 2018
Scientists dive in to crack the mysteries of the elusive, majestic whale shark
AP
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 1, 2018
Ex-Trump top aide Paul Manafort pleads not guilty, gets September trial date
U.S. President Donald Trump's former campaign manager, Paul Manafort, pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to a new indictment brought against him in the investigation into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 election and will face trial in September.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Mar 1, 2018
Meghan Markle hopes to 'shine a light' on women's rights as British royal
Meghan Markle, the actress fiancee of Britain's Prince Harry, said on Wednesday that the time was never better to focus on women's rights as she takes up her work with royal charities.

BUSINESS

BUSINESS
Mar 1, 2018
EU and Japan rush to activate trade deal before Brexit
The European Union and Japan are rushing to ensure their planned free trade agreement can take force early in 2019, ideally before the British exit from the EU, the lead negotiators of both sides said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 1, 2018
Twitter rides video ads and local innovations to surge in Japan profit
Riding a wave of new users, improved advertising options and an embrace of video content by users and advertisers alike, Twitter Inc.'s revenue has leaped in Japan, helping lead the company to its first quarterly profit.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 1, 2018
Japanese scientists invent 'firefly' light that floats on ultrasonic waves
By Hideki Kato
Japanese engineering researchers say they have created a tiny electronic light the size of a firefly that rides waves of ultrasound, and could eventually figure in applications ranging from moving displays to projection mapping.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 1, 2018
Toyota to build new Auris car at U.K. plant in Brexit boost for May
Toyota said on Wednesday it will build the next generation of its Auris car in England in a welcome boost to Prime Minister Theresa May as Britain exits the European Union, confirming a previous report.

Opinion

EDITORIALS
Mar 1, 2018
The artificial intelligence race heats up
Japan must step up its efforts in the field of artificial intelligence, which is almost certain to become the most critical feature of the digital economy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 1, 2018
Journalist murders are a major EU problem
By Leonid Bershidsky
Clearly not all European Union members are enforcing the bloc's stated values.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 1, 2018
Why Japan is rethinking its energy diplomacy
By Daniel Hurst
The foreign minister's advisory panel on climate change is a wake-up call for the nation.

Sports

Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Mar 1, 2018
Shimane hopes ex-NBA forward Al Thornton can boost woeful offense
By Ed Odeven
With 12 consecutive losses, the Shimane Susanoo Magic have endured a difficult stretch in a season with few tangible positive results.
MORE SPORTS
Mar 1, 2018
Disgraced Luis Nery records second-round TKO against Shinsuke Yamanaka
By Kaz Nagatsuka
The ex-world champ faced a harsh reality.

LIFE

Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Mar 1, 2018
Tuck into spring feast with vibrant bento, cocktails
An exclusive Sakura Afternoon Tea Set (¥5,000) will grace Peter's menu this spring. The Peninsula Tokyo's grill restaurant is packing colorful bento with the choicest flavors of the season, such as trout salad, fresh asparagus and prosciutto, crab cakes and mini Peter burgers, rounded out with a lemon...
LIFE / EVENTS AND INFORMATION
Mar 1, 2018
RWC ticket sales kick off
Applications for priority tickets have begun for the 2019 Rugby World Cup, to be held in Japan in September and October next year.

CULTURE

Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Mar 1, 2018
Living and breathing history, through noh
By Katherine Whatley
Noh performer Hisa Uzawa has spent her life devoted to an art form that — with its slow and steady movements, sparse staging and ancient chanting — may at first seem staid. In her hands, however, the 650-year-old tradition becomes relentlessly contemporary.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage / Backstage Pass
Mar 1, 2018
Rethinking noh for the opera crowd
By Chiho Iuchi
Artists have long mined older works to create new forms of expression, just look at the continuing relevance of Shakespeare's stories.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Mar 1, 2018
Keith Richards apologizes for vasectomy swipe at eight times dad Mick Jagger
Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards on Wednesday apologized for suggesting that eight times father Mick Jagger get a vasectomy.
Living conditions index hits lowest level in 15 years in Japan
The share of respondents to a Bank of Japan quarterly survey in June who said they have become worse off came to 61.0%, up 5.1 percentage points from the previous survey.
Tokyo emerges as a top market for global tech talent
Tokyo ranks among the world's top tech talent hubs alongside Beijing, the San Francisco Bay Area, Bengaluru, Paris, New York and Dublin, according to Colliers' newly released global tech markets report.
From stalking to death threats, female candidates still face harassment
Mayu Ushida, a former NHK newscaster running for election in the Tokyo electoral district on the Democratic Party for the People ticket, signs an autograph for a voter after a public rally at Shinjuku Station in Tokyo on Tuesday.
CDP leader criticizes ‘Japanese First’ policy and calls for inclusive society
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan leader Yoshihiko Noda said it is obvious that Japanese society could not function without the help of foreign workers in manufacturing, health care, construction and public transportation.
JSA’s 100th anniversary event is a once-in-a-lifetime chance for sumo fans
Egyptian wrestler Osunaarashi has some fun with children during a special Japan Sumo Association event in 2017.
Japan's rice farmers are confounded by Shinjiro Koizumi’s policies
Kiyoshi Shibata stands in front of one of the rice paddies in Murayama, Yamagata Prefecture, where he produces the prefecture's signature rice brand Tsuyahime.
From stalking to death threats, female candidates still face harassment
Mayu Ushida, a former NHK newscaster running for election in the Tokyo electoral district on the Democratic Party for the People ticket, signs an autograph for a voter after a public rally at Shinjuku Station in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Kawaii Lab redefines idol pop for the TikTok generation
Misa Kimura is the main producer for Kawaii Lab, a project by entertainment agency Asobisystem whose groups have found success by pairing a social media-first strategy with a fresh perspective on traditional idol-pop tropes.
Craig Mod's life in motion in a disappearing Japan
Mod's memoir “Things Become Other Things” chronicles his walking trips across the Kii Peninsula, surveying “a graceful end to a certain life cycle.”
With China and Trump, Japan defense report says world entering ‘new era of crisis’
A senior member of a Self-Defense Forces honor guard inspects a formation before the arrival of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba for a visit to the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on June 30.

Podcast

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

Longform

After pandemic-era border regulations eased, Indian migrants began returning to Japan. Their population now stands at more than 50,000 across the country.
How remote work is rewriting the migrant experience in Japan
By Megha Wadhwa

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