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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 15, 2017
'Strange' hotel, run by robots, opens near Tokyo; more to come
Major travel agency H.I.S. Co. on Wednesday celebrated the opening of its second robot-staffed Henn na Hotel. The new location is near the Tokyo Disney Resort in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN / AFTEREFFECTS OF MARCH 2011
Mar 10, 2017
Nuclear energy industry lacks new talent as Fukushima fallout turns off graduates
At a Tokyo job fair for the atomic energy industry on March 4, Kenta Kakitani, a graduate student at the University of Tokyo, hopes to some day become a nuclear plant design engineer.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 9, 2017
Teachers claim dismissals were invalid in suit against Shane English School
Two British language teachers who worked for Shane English School Japan filed suit Thursday against the school's operator Shane Corporation Ltd., claiming that their dismissals were unfair and invalid.
JAPAN
Mar 8, 2017
Abuse of foreign trainees spiked in 2016: Immigration Bureau
Immigration officials said Wednesday that 383 acts of fraud were committed against foreign trainees in 2016, a record high since the intern training program was launched in 2010.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 4, 2017
Tokyo student Shantanu Edgaonkar crowned winner of eighth Japan Times Bee
Shantanu Edgaonkar was crowned winner of the eighth Japan Times Bee on Saturday, earning the right to represent Japan at the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington in May.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 1, 2017
Odakyu Electric Railway Co.'s EXE Alpha Romancecar express train makes its maiden voyage
Railway buffs filled up Odakyu Electric Railway Co.'s Shinjuku Station platform on Wednesday afternoon to celebrate the inaugural run of the upgraded version of the company's luxury Romancecar EXE express train.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 1, 2017
Yamato Transport looks at ways to ease burdens on drivers as online purchases skyrocket
Amid its annual shunto spring wage negotiations, major courier firm Yamato Transport Co. said Wednesday it may seek to implement measures to ease burdens placed on delivery drivers to improve working conditions.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 24, 2017
Fans converge on bookstores to snap up Haruki Murakami's latest work
Harukists, the die-hard fans of Japan's leading author, Haruki Murakami, gathered late at night Thursday in bookstores nationwide to purchase the writer's long-awaited latest work, which went on sale as soon as the clock struck midnight.
JAPAN
Feb 21, 2017
Government uses charter plane to forcibly repatriate 43 foreign nationals
The government forcibly deported 32 Thais, 10 Vietnamese and an Afghan who were alleged to have illegally stayed in Japan, the Ministry of Justice said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Feb 15, 2017
Nursery schools should encourage familiarity with Japan's national flag and anthem: guidelines
Children over the age of 3 should be “familiar” with the national flag and anthem, according to draft new guidelines for operating public and private nursery schools.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 31, 2017
Americans gather near U.S. Embassy in Tokyo to protest Trump's travel ban
A group of demonstrators show up near the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo to protest President Donald Trump's executive order suspending the entry of refugees and restricting immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries.
Japan Times
JAPAN / OBITUARY
Jan 30, 2017
'Father of Pac-Man,' Masaya Nakamura, dies at age 91
Masaya Nakamura, the founder of game developer and distributor Namco Ltd. and known as "the father of Pac-Man," died Jan. 22, Bandai Namco Holdings Inc. announced Monday via a corporate website.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jan 27, 2017
Real-time concert videos at the touch of a button
Live Earth (officially written LiVEARTH), a trio of IT workers who invented an application that helps bands turn their live performances into music videos, was awarded the grand prize at Billboard Japan's first Live Music Hackasong on Jan. 26.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 25, 2017
Vendors cash in on Trump mania with premium burgers, chocolate and toilet paper
While foreign products paying homage to new U.S. President Donald Trump are hot items online in Japan, the country's manufacturers and shops have also developed a range of items of their own — from premium hamburgers to chocolate.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 20, 2017
Marchers in Tokyo brave chilly weather to bid farewell to Obama
Ahead of the presidential inauguration of Donald Trump in America, members of Democrats Abroad Japan marched Friday evening to express appreciation to outgoing President Barack Obama.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Jan 20, 2017
Sumito Yamashita claims 156th Akutagawa Prize
The 156th Akutagawa Prize was awarded to 50-year-old author Sumito Yamashita for his book "Shinsekai (New World)," which explores his teenage experiences, the selection committee of the prestigious literary award announced Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 17, 2017
Tokyo's Mori Building marks Hanshin quake anniversary with disaster drill
Marking 22 years since the Great Hanshin Earthquake on Tuesday, property management firm Mori Building Co. held an annual disaster drill at its major complexes in Tokyo which for the first time targeted foreign residents and tourists.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jan 16, 2017
Japanese law for endangered wildlife set for what critics call toothless revamp
The Law on Conservation of Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora is set to be revised once again to further improve government measures to prevent vulnerable animal and plant species from becoming extinct.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 10, 2017
Relief sought for Japan's teachers forced to supervise extracurricular activities
The education ministry said Tuesday it is calling on boards of education nationwide to provide a holiday for overworked junior high and high school teachers, many of whom are exhausted from having to supervise extracurricular activities such as sports, even on weekends.
Japan Times
JAPAN / GEARING UP FOR THE GAMES
Jan 6, 2017
Japan aims to overcome language and cultural barriers before 2020 Games
Last of six parts
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
Kishida defends planned rule to revoke foreigners' residency
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a meeting of the Lower House Judicial Affairs Committee on Wednesday.
Human bone-like objects found at Nippon Steel plant’s molten iron pot, with one worker missing
Police believe it’s highly possible that human bones found in a molten iron pot at Nippon Steel's Oita factory belong to a missing male employee.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.
Man suspected of using smart glasses to cheat on Waseda University exams
The Waseda University campus in Tokyo. An 18-year-old male test-taker is suspected of using smart glasses to cheat during the university's entrance exam.
Japanese rap creates its mecca in Pop Yours
Tokyo-based artist Jumadiba says he forgoes the label of simply “rap” for his music because the Japanese rap scene isn’t confined to a particular sound.
Who’s toughest on China? Biden’s tariff tactic ups ante as election looms.
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about new actions to protect American workers and businesses from China's "unfair" trade practices, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on Tuesday.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.
Ishin struggles to set itself apart from other parties
Nippon Ishin no Kai Secretary-General Fumitake Fujita (right) speaks beside Yui Kanazawa, the party's candidate in the Tokyo 15th district by-election on April 28. Nippon Ishin lost in this by-election as well as another in Nagasaki held on the same day.
In Japan, 68,000 people over 65 projected to die alone at home this year
As Japan grapples with its population's rapid aging, supporting people who live and age alone is looming larger on the policy agenda.

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