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69 articles published

news

Business / Tech May 23, 2019

Japan's new supercomputer Fugaku to begin operations around 2021

National / Crime & Legal May 23, 2019

Under Japan's revised anti-gangster law, yakuza boss told to pay damages for money transfer scam

National May 23, 2019

Police recorded 88% of interrogations in lay judge cases across Japan in fiscal 2018

National / Politics May 23, 2019

Minutes found for 1980s meetings about Japan ministers' contentious visits to Yasukuni Shrine

World / Politics | ANALYSIS May 23, 2019

India's Congress leader Rahul Gandhi faces backlash over poor election performance

Business / Corporate May 23, 2019

Few Japanese firms plan to hire foreign workers under new immigration law, poll suggests

Business May 23, 2019

Fears grow that China could weaponize rare earth minerals in U.S. tech war

Business / Corporate May 23, 2019

Ghosn's first full trial unlikely to convene until next spring, his lawyers say

by Satoshi Sugiyama

Business / Corporate May 23, 2019

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial increases planned cuts, to the equivalent of 5,000 employees' workload

National May 23, 2019

Japan's plan to remodel Izumo-class carriers: Needed upgrade or mere show of force?

by Reiji Yoshida

National / Politics | FOCUS May 23, 2019

Double Japanese general election looks more realistic as unpopular tax hike approaches

by Sakura Murakami

Business / Financial Markets | CURRENCY MARKET May 23, 2019

Dollar slightly weaker, falls to ¥110.29 at end of Tokyo trading

Business / Corporate May 23, 2019

Panasonic to suspend supply of some parts to Huawei in wake of U.S. ban

World / Politics May 23, 2019

May's premiership hangs by thread as key minister quits over Brexit

National / Social Issues May 23, 2019

Japan to stop labeling people unmarried at 50 as 'lifelong singles'

Business / Financial Markets | TSE DATA & REPORT May 23, 2019

Tokyo stocks drop amid U.S.-China tensions

Business / Financial Markets May 23, 2019

Japan's Financial Services Agency calls for financial products that focus on longevity risk

Asia Pacific / Politics May 23, 2019

Narendra Modi promises inclusive India after stunning election win

Business May 23, 2019

Government urges utilities in Japan to manage data with care

Business May 23, 2019

Japan's Finance Ministry proposes cuts to local government workforce as population drops

Asia Pacific May 23, 2019

U.S. weighs blacklisting five Chinese video surveillance firms over treatment of Uighurs

Business / Corporate May 23, 2019

Japanese and French ministers reaffirm support for Nissan-Renault alliance

Business / Corporate May 23, 2019

Mizuho to tighten rules on lending to coal-fired power plants in line with other Japan banks

World / Politics May 23, 2019

Europe's populists hoping to cause upsets as EU elections kick off

World May 23, 2019

Plan said in works to send up to 10,000 more U.S. troops to Mideast amid Iran threat

Business / Corporate May 23, 2019

Honda recalls 137,000 SUVs in U.S., South Korea and Canada over sudden air bag deployments

World / Science & Health May 23, 2019

Israeli scientists brew beer with revived ancient yeasts

National / Crime & Legal May 23, 2019

Junnosuke Taguchi, ex-member of Japanese boy band Kat-tun, arrested over marijuana possession

World / Crime & Legal May 23, 2019

In move seen as scripted, Trump demands end to Russia probes, storms out of meeting with Democrats

National May 23, 2019

Newly released photos shed light on Emperor Naruhito's life in Britain

National / Crime & Legal May 23, 2019

Former worker at Tokyo nursing home arrested for allegedly beating resident to death

Business / Corporate May 23, 2019

Toyota's committee-designed Japan Taxi becomes pricey symbol of Olympic budget-busting

by Tim Kelly

National May 23, 2019

Tepco won't hire foreign nationals with new visas for Fukushima nuclear work until safety guaranteed

Asia Pacific May 23, 2019

U.S. Navy sends ships through Taiwan Strait for eighth time in nine months

by Jesse Johnson

Business / Corporate May 23, 2019

Mitsubishi Chemical to ban employees from smoking during work hours, wherever they are

National / Social Issues May 23, 2019

Job seekers in their 70s could become Japan's new normal

by Isabel Reynolds and Emi Nobuhiro

National May 23, 2019

Desperate families of Japanese abducted by North Korea pin hopes on help from Trump

by Elaine Lies

Business / Corporate May 23, 2019

Sony CEO vows to tackle game addiction, as WHO prepares to recognize disorder

National May 23, 2019

Japan on high alert for terrorism and drones ahead of Trump's four-day visit

National / Social Issues May 23, 2019

Stop it! Tokyo police anti-groper app becomes smash hit in Japan

by Shingo Ito

Asia Pacific | FOCUS May 23, 2019

As new cold war looms, China struggles to grasp Trump's endgame

National / Politics May 23, 2019

Trump won't focus heavily on trade during Japan trip, U.S. official says

World May 23, 2019

Bolsonaro revises decree, banning Brazilians from bearing assault weapons

World / Crime & Legal May 23, 2019

Search warrants tied to former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen released

Business May 23, 2019

U.S. judge rules Qualcomm violated antitrust law; appeal planned as shares plunge

Business May 23, 2019

Brazil bans labs from food inspections amid BRF scandal

Asia Pacific / Science & Health May 23, 2019

Endangered crested ibis returned to South Korean wild 40 years after extinction

World / Social Issues May 23, 2019

Belarus reburies over 1,200 Jews unearthed in Nazi-era mass grave

Asia Pacific / Science & Health May 23, 2019

Illegal ozone-depleting CFC gases traced to China in study

Business May 23, 2019

FAA to convene global safety summit in bid to get Boeing 737 Max jets back in the skies

opinion

Editorials May 23, 2019

Controls needed on campaign ads for referendums?

Commentary / Japan May 23, 2019

The forces fueling the yen's rises and falls

by Masaharu Takenaka

Commentary / Japan May 23, 2019

Trump and Abe: The odd couple

by Weston S. Konishi

life

Travel | HOTELS & RESTAURANTS May 23, 2019

Sweet and savory dishes perfect for summer dining

Environment May 23, 2019

China responsible for surge in ozone-depleting emissions, study says

culture

Film | Wide Angle May 23, 2019

Japan takes a backseat at Cannes

by Mark Schilling

Stage May 23, 2019

Dancer Kaiji Moriyama celebrates ninja in his latest work

by Kris Kosaka

Entertainment News May 23, 2019

In 'Power' move, Amazon TV show protests Gerogia abortion law by leaving state

sports

Baseball / Japanese Baseball May 23, 2019

Kento Itohara delivers walk-off single as Tigers complete series sweep of Swallows

Basketball / B. League May 23, 2019

High-scoring forward Thomas Kennedy joins Hiroshima Dragonflies

by Ed Odeven

More Sports / Auto Racing May 23, 2019

F1 icon Niki Lauda remembered in heartfelt tributes at Monaco Grand Prix practice

Baseball / MLB May 23, 2019

Former BayStars pitcher Yujo Kitagata joins Dodgers on minor league deal

Soccer May 23, 2019

Takefusa Kubo, 17, named to Japan's senior national squad for first time

Olympics May 23, 2019

IOC's John Coates pleased with Tokyo 2020's progress in managing issues such as traffic congestion