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JAPAN

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JAPAN / Politics
Nov 14, 2018
More than 345,000 foreign workers predicted to come to Japan under new visas: government
By Sakura Murakami and Reiji Yoshida
Some 345,000 blue-collar foreign workers may join the workforce through the first five years of a new working visa system set to be introduced in April — if it wins Diet approval.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Nov 14, 2018
Nobel Prize winner Tasuku Honjo calls for better-funded and more imaginative pharma industry in Japan
By J.J. O'Donoghue
On the evening of Oct. 1, Dr. Tasuku Honjo was in his office at Kyoto University discussing a manuscript with two of his colleagues when a secretary came dashing in to announce there was a call from Sweden. Could he take it?
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 14, 2018
Abe says government will set 'cap' on number of foreign workers under new visa types
By Sakura Murakami and Tomohiro Osaki
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Tuesday that the government will soon reveal estimates of worker shortages that will effectively function as a cap on the number of foreign workers to be admitted under a new visa system currently being deliberated by the Diet.

ASIA PACIFIC

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 14, 2018
Pence tells Suu Kyi violence against Rohingya 'is without excuse'
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence criticized Myanmar's military over the persecution of Rohingya Muslims in a meeting with national leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday and said those responsible should be held accountable.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 14, 2018
Freedom of navigation? Defiant U.S. Vice President Mike Pence flies over disputed South China Sea
By Jesse Johnson
Vice President Mike Pence has undertaken a kind of "freedom of navigation" operation of his own over the disputed South China Sea, an interview published Tuesday revealed ahead of Pence's visit to Singapore for a series of meetings in the region.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Nov 14, 2018
Indigenous Indonesians work to claim traditional lands to stave off threats from mining and palm oil plantations
By Rina Chandran
In a community hall, a group of men sit cross-legged on mats, poring over documents and maps marked with forests, farmland, a river and the village of Gajah Bertalut on Indonesia's Sumatra island.

WORLD

Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 14, 2018
'Mega-fires' are the new normal in California
Paradise, California, had long prepared for wildfires. But only in its worst nightmares did it imagine the kind of "mega-fire" that last week destroyed most of the town — and is becoming a common occurrence in the state.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 14, 2018
Every breath you take: Indian capital's smog leaves children gasping for air
By Malini Menon
Deepa Tampi worries a lot about the air her two children breathe. The garment exporter says she believes her 14-year-old daughter Mahika and 12-year-old son Vihaan both became asthmatic because of high levels of pollution in the New Delhi area.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 14, 2018
Trump may answer written Russia probe questions this week, but not on obstruction: source
President Donald Trump is expected to provide written answers to questions from the special counsel investigating Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election as soon as this week, a person familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 14, 2018
May puts Brexit deal to U.K. Cabinet as political perils mount
Prime Minister Theresa May has clinched a Brexit deal with the European Union after months of deadlock. She now has to convince a skeptical Cabinet that it's not a sellout and overcome near impossible odds to get it through Parliament.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 14, 2018
Chemical arms team to assign blame for Syrian attacks despite Russia, Iran opposition
The global chemical weapons watchdog will in February begin to assign blame for attacks with banned munitions in Syria's war, using new powers approved by member states but opposed by Damascus and its key allies Russia and Iran.

BUSINESS

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 14, 2018
Japanese housebuilding startup Homma seeks to give U.S. housing market a dose of innovation
By Kazuaki Nagata
Not every Japanese entrepreneur manages to launch a startup in Silicon Valley, and odds are even lower if that person wants to take on the challenge of the U.S. housing market.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 14, 2018
Bank of Japan's hoard of assets now bigger than the economy
By Yuko Takeo
The Bank of Japan's massive asset purchase program has taken it into uncharted territory, with its ballooning holdings now larger than the country's annual economic output.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 14, 2018
Natural disasters add to growing economic headwinds as GDP contracts in third quarter
By Cory Baird
Natural disasters this summer combined with global trade frictions were behind the economy's sluggish third-quarter performance, making GDP fall at an annualized rate of 1.2 percent, government data showed.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 14, 2018
SoftBank commits another $3 billion to WeWork
SoftBank Group Corp. is continuing to push money into one of its biggest investments: WeWork Cos.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 14, 2018
Amazon picks NYC and Virginia for $5 billion new HQs and Nashville for key hub
Amazon.com Inc. picked America's financial and political capitals for its split new headquarters, saying on Tuesday it will build offices for more than 25,000 people each in New York City and close by Washington, D.C.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 14, 2018
Fearing 'back doors' for Beijing, some German officials push to exclude Chinese firms from building 5G infrastructure
Senior German officials are planning a last-ditch drive to convince the government to consider excluding Chinese firms such as Huawei from building Germany's 5G infrastructure, concerned that it could compromise national security.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 14, 2018
Trade war and censors spell reckoning for China's giant tech scene
By Cate Cadell
Wang Miaoyi's small one-bedroom apartment, which doubles as her design studio, is overflowing with game magazines, figurines and boxes of sci-fi novels.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 14, 2018
1922 Einstein letter fearing German anti-Semitism fetches $32,000 at Israeli auction
A 1922 letter in which Albert Einstein confided his fears of the rise of anti-Semitism in Germany, more than a decade before the Nazis took power, sold at an Israeli auction on Tuesday for $32,000.

Opinion

EDITORIALS
Nov 14, 2018
Which China will prevail?
Whether China embraces economic globalism or self-reliance is a matter of grave consequence for the world.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 14, 2018
The impact of accepting unskilled foreign labor
By Taku Tamura
The new visa system will lack durability unless the needs of employers, local communities and foreigners are balanced.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 14, 2018
A concert of democracies in the Indo-Pacific region
By Brahma Chellaney
The deepening relationship between Japan and India serves the goal of forestalling the emergence of a China-centric Asia.

Sports

Japan Times
SUMO
Nov 14, 2018
Sumo 101: Tokoyama (Hairdressers)
By John Gunning
Outside of wrestlers and stablemasters, there are three main jobs in the Japan Sumo Association: gyoji (referee), yobidashi (ring announcer) and tokoyama (hairdresser).
SOCCER / J. League / J. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Nov 14, 2018
Comeback from leukemia continues for Albirex's Hayakawa
By Dan Orlowitz
Albirex Niigata fans have had very little to cheer about this season.

COMMUNITY

Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Nov 14, 2018
I feared the crush of the rush, but now my commute completes me
By Andreas Neuenkirchen
Everybody knows that it is hard to make a good living from writing alone. However, every aspiring writer I've met has thought they might end up as that one-in-a-million exception to the rule. Most learn the hard truth in their 20s, but some have to get to their late 40s, like me.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Nov 14, 2018
Views from Tokyo: How long is your commute? What do you do during that time?
By Megha Wadhwa
Those long commutes to work can be rough, luckily smartphones can help pass the time.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Nov 14, 2018
Family fantastic: Kittens Tiger and Sazzles find a fun-filled home in Kanagawa
Tiger and Sazzles, two tiny kittens found abandoned and in need of a home, have found a stupendous one with the Oue family in Kanagawa.
U.S. urges clarity on Japan’s role in potential war over Taiwan, report says
A Ground Self-Defense Force member conducts a military drill with an anti-ship missiles unit, at the GSDF's base on Miyako Island in Okinawa Prefecture in April 2022.
Tourists in Japan have telemedicine options before calling 119
Foreign tourists at Tsukiji Outer Market in Tokyo. More than 1 million international visitors have a medical issue in Japan every year.
Tropical Storm Nari moves northward, with possible landfall Tuesday
Tropical Storm Nari's forecast path as of Monday morning
Nissan clinches $4.5 billion bond deal after orders soar
Nissan Motor has raised $4.5 billion through a junk bond sale in U.S. dollars and euros, part of which carries a record-high coupon rate.
Students in Japan struggle with Japanese language and math sections on national exam
The correct answer rate for the Japanese language section on a national test dropped to 67.0% from 67.8% the previous year among elementary school sixth-graders.
U.S. urges clarity on Japan’s role in potential war over Taiwan, report says
A Ground Self-Defense Force member conducts a military drill with an anti-ship missiles unit, at the GSDF's base on Miyako Island in Okinawa Prefecture in April 2022.
Tourists in Japan have telemedicine options before calling 119
Foreign tourists at Tsukiji Outer Market in Tokyo. More than 1 million international visitors have a medical issue in Japan every year.
Is Japanese skin really ‘too smooth’ for Hideo Kojima’s games?
Hideo Kojima, the leading auteur in Japanese video games, has skirted controversy in the wake of the release of Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
An emoji used to say it all. Now it might say too much.
Apple’s Craig Federighi shows off a set of emoji at a conference on June 13, 2016. While the small pictures have proved helpful in conveying nuance in our texts, younger people are using them less often.
‘Our ultimate goal is to save every single Japanese video game’
After nearly shuttering earlier this year, the Tokyo-based Game Preservation Society continues its work to save the early history of Japanese gaming.

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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