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61 articles published

news

Business Apr 1, 2019

New car sales in Japan rise third straight year despite scandals

World Apr 1, 2019

Rwanda's genocide killers learn new life back home

National Apr 1, 2019

Shizuoka man shares same kanji as Japan's new Reiwa era name

National Apr 1, 2019

Some in China baffled by Japan's era name, with regret that it wasn't inspired by a Chinese classic

National / Politics Apr 1, 2019

Reiwa: Japan reveals name of new era ahead of Emperor's abdication

by Tomohiro Osaki and Sakura Murakami

Asia Pacific Apr 1, 2019

New Zealand gun enthusiasts back controls after massacre

National Apr 1, 2019

New Reiwa era name draws positive public responses across Japan

by Ryusei Takahashi, Masumi Koizumi and Eric Johnston

National Apr 1, 2019

Companies look to seize business opportunities as new era name unveiled

National Apr 1, 2019

Emperor set to attend engagements through April ahead of abdication

Asia Pacific / Politics Apr 1, 2019

Moon hopes North Korea responds positively to U.S.-South Korea efforts

Business / Economy Apr 1, 2019

Japan's big manufacturers grew more pessimistic in March: tankan

Business / Corporate Apr 1, 2019

Recruits mark first day at work across Japan as fiscal 2019 begins with new overtime curbs

National Apr 1, 2019

Japan's Imperial era names are societal bookmarks for politics, history and culture

by Malcolm Foster

National | FYI Apr 1, 2019

Imperial era names — once coined by emperors, now by the Cabinet

by Tomohiro Osaki

National Apr 1, 2019

Top secret: A look at how Japan's new era name, Reiwa, was picked and kept under wraps

by Tomohiro Osaki

Business / Financial Markets | TSE DATA & REPORT Apr 1, 2019

Dollar rises past ¥111 in Tokyo trading

Asia Pacific Apr 1, 2019

Taipei blasts 'provocative' Chinese fighter jet incursion across Taiwan Strait line

by Jesse Johnson

Business / Financial Markets | TSE DATA & REPORT Apr 1, 2019

Tokyo stocks start fiscal 2019 with robust gains

Asia Pacific / Crime & Legal Apr 1, 2019

Fugitive tycoon to challenge Hong Kong's extradition plans

Business / Corporate Apr 1, 2019

LCD maker Japan Display, a key Apple supplier, plans ¥110 billion bailout deal this week

National Apr 1, 2019

For some, era system is unnecessary in modern-day Japan

Business / Corporate Apr 1, 2019

Carlos Ghosn and Nissan CEO Saikawa considered adding fourth partner to alliance, email shows

by Ania Nussbaum and Ma Jie

Business / Corporate Apr 1, 2019

Lawson to install self-checkout service in all stores across Japan amid labor crunch

Asia Pacific / Politics Apr 1, 2019

China reveals details of key Xi speech on overcoming West's long-term economic and military superiority

Asia Pacific Apr 1, 2019

Philippines alarmed by roughly 200 Chinese ships spotted near disputed South China Sea isle this year

National Apr 1, 2019

Twitter has its say about Reiwa, Japan's new era name

Business / Economy Apr 1, 2019

Bank of Japan should avoid pushing rates further below zero, head of lenders' association says

by Takashi Nakamichi and Yuki Hagiwara

World Apr 1, 2019

Antipollution activists in southern France unimpressed by EU's environmental promises

National Apr 1, 2019

Japanese fleet's return to port spells end to contentious research whaling in Antarctic Ocean

Asia Pacific Apr 1, 2019

South Korea begins excavation of war remains along DMZ without previously agreed help from North

World / Politics Apr 1, 2019

Turkish leader Erdogan's ruling AK Party loses control of Ankara; Istanbul results disputed

National / Politics Apr 1, 2019

Simultaneous elections unlikely to be held in both Diet houses this summer, Japan's top government spokesman says

National Apr 1, 2019

LIVESTREAM: Japan announces name of new era

World / Politics Apr 1, 2019

Thousands in Brazil protest 55th anniversary of military coup that Bolsonaro praised

Business Apr 1, 2019

Water-spraying drones and canned air among remedies touted to curb Asia's smog

World / Social Issues Apr 1, 2019

Pope hits leaders who build walls to keep migrants out, saying they ultimately imprison themselves

National Apr 1, 2019

Tokyo taxis show off true colors to make ride-hailing easier

by Hans Van Hook

Business Apr 1, 2019

China will continue to suspend extra tariffs on U.S. vehicles and auto parts

Business Apr 1, 2019

Elton John joins George Clooney in urging boycott of Brunei-owned inns over sultanate's crackdown on gays and adultery

Asia Pacific / Politics Apr 1, 2019

Thai king's rebuke of Thaksin points to junta-backed regime taking office

World / Social Issues Apr 1, 2019

Border row pitches noninterventionist Mexican president into deep water with Trump

World / Crime & Legal Apr 1, 2019

Murdered South Carolina student may have thought car was her Uber ride, say police

Asia Pacific / Politics Apr 1, 2019

Trump's sale of F-16 fighters to Taiwan seen making China nervous politically

World / Social Issues Apr 1, 2019

Trump aides repeat threat to shut down U.S.-Mexico border on 'melting point' migrant crisis

Business Apr 1, 2019

Japan debuts legal cap on long work hours under labor reform law, but for now only big firms affected

Business Apr 1, 2019

Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal adopts 'inclusive' trade name minus second part of its official moniker

World / Science & Health Apr 1, 2019

North Dakota fossil 'mother lode' records Earth-shaking asteroid's impact: study

Business / Corporate Apr 1, 2019

New Japanese oil giant created with Idemitsu-Showa Shell merger

opinion

Editorials Apr 1, 2019

Bidding goodbye to Heisei; saying hello to Reiwa

Commentary / Japan Apr 1, 2019

An economic policy agenda for the Reiwa Era

by Jesper Koll

Commentary / Japan Apr 1, 2019

The most famous person you've never heard of

by Kuni Miyake

Commentary / World Apr 1, 2019

How Japan can help Africa escape China's 'debt trap'

by Xiaochen Su

Commentary / World Apr 1, 2019

Europe must do more than ban plastic forks

by Leonid Bershidsky

Commentary / World Apr 1, 2019

What if zero interest rates are the new normal?

by Adair Turner

life

Language | WELL SAID Apr 1, 2019

Take your Japanese to the point where you can even use 'sae' and 'made' correctly