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BUSINESS
Nov 1, 2019

Nissan names new CFO, shuffles execs ahead of CEO Makoto Uchida's arrival

Nissan Motor Co. unveiled the responsibilities of its new top managers, appointing a new chief financial officer and making other executive moves as the automaker seeks to turn a new page almost a year since the arrest of former Chairman Carlos Ghosn.
Japan Times
Rugby
Nov 1, 2019

New Zealand hammers Wales in bronze-medal match

New Zealand claimed third place at the Rugby World Cup with a 40-17 win over Wales on Friday night.
EDITORIALS
Nov 1, 2019

Improving Japan’s emergency shelters

As natural disasters strike Japan with increasing frequency, it's time to raise the standards of the nation's evacuation centers.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / A Weekend In
Nov 1, 2019

A weekend in Bangkok: Pick up your mitts and get ready for chaos

A local's guide to the very best of Thailand's sweaty capital city. What to do, see, eat and drink.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 1, 2019

Making sense of the Brexit confusion

Brexit, which was meant to regain sovereignty from the EU, might result in an eventual disintegration of the U.K.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 1, 2019

What Brexit reveals about the EU

The bloc's biggest problem is indifference, not Euroskepticism.
BUSINESS
Nov 1, 2019

Manipulation of search results may violate antitrust law, says Japan's FTC

The Fair Trade Commission said in a survey report Thursday that the practice of online shopping site operators prioritizing products made by themselves or their affiliates in users' search results could be in violation of the anti-monopoly law.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 1, 2019

Tokyo Gov. Koike gives up fighting IOC's decision to move Olympic marathon to Sapporo

The governor was reluctant to acquiesce to the unilateral move, but said “the chances of winning were slim.”
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 1, 2019

For Akiyoshi Koji, Asahi's bold dealmaker, beer remains at heart of global growth strategy

The biggest dealmaker in Japan this year has one thing on his mind: beer, and then more beer — more than $20 billion worth of it in the past four years, to be precise.
Reader Mail
Nov 1, 2019

Improve work environment for teachers

I am a student. The Media Mix column titled "Schools struggle to cope with staff shortages" in the Oct. 27 edition caught my attention because I have been wondering whether to become a teacher or work for a company in the future. One of the reasons for my hesitation is a prominent part of this article....
Reader Mail
Nov 1, 2019

Appreciation from a Welsh rugby fan

I am a Welsh woman who, having seen some of the Rugby World Cup television coverage from your beautiful country, have to say how respectful and engaging your own fans have been to not just the Welsh rugby team but to Wales in general. How refreshing it has been to see the Japanese supporters taking time...
Reader Mail
Nov 1, 2019

Greta deserves our respect, not scorn

As a high school student, I agree with Radjeep Seth's letter in the Sept. 27 edition, "Young Greta gets climate outrage right at U.N." Greta Thunberg is an inspiration to other environmental activists. She has taken the world by storm with her passion to save the world from climate change and stands...
Reader Mail
Nov 1, 2019

Reducing hospital beds a bad idea

Regarding the story "Abe-led government panel suggests 130,000 fewer hospital beds to reduce costs" in the Oct. 30 edition, this idea would add to the rising number of elderly people dying alone.
Reader Mail
Nov 1, 2019

Foreign population adds to Japan

Regarding the story "Foreign population hits record 2.83 million" in the Oct. 26 edition, I strongly believe that the rise has had a positive impact in terms of the economy and culture.
JAPAN
Nov 1, 2019

Japan aims to allow all new dads in central government to take month of paternity leave

Japan aims to ensure that all male central government employees can take paternity leave of at least one month, said Ryota Takeda, minister in charge of public servant system reform, on Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Nov 1, 2019

Now on air: Quake reinforcement work gives Nagoya TV Tower that floating feeling

Nagoya Television Tower, which is currently undergoing seismic reinforcement work, saw the completion of the process of cutting off its four pedestals from its underground concrete foundation on Oct. 23, making it look as if it is floating in the air.
WORLD
Nov 1, 2019

In detailed testimony, Gambian women allege sex abuse at hands of former president Jammeh

Speaking calmly through tears in a hearing streamed live on YouTube, former beauty queen Fatou Jallow told how former Gambian President Yahya Jammeh locked her in a room and raped her.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Tohoku
Nov 1, 2019

Typhoon Hagibis shows challenges of evacuating Fukushima nursing homes in disasters

Powerful Typhoon Hagibis, which ripped through Japan on Oct. 12 and brought flooding and landslides to Fukushima Prefecture, has left at least 27 senior group homes and nursing homes in the area damaged or flooded.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Nov 1, 2019

Japan Finance Ministry proposes raising out-of-pocket medical costs for those 75 and over

The Finance Ministry on Friday proposed cutting official medical service fees and raising the proportion of medical expenses paid by patients themselves, with the aim of improving the financial condition of the country's health insurance system.
JAPAN
Nov 1, 2019

Historic sites across Japan on alert following devastating fire at Okinawa's Shuri Castle

Thursday's fire that devastated Shuri Castle, part of a UNESCO World Heritage site in Okinawa Prefecture, triggered a sense of alarm among people and organizations managing historic sites in the country.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 1, 2019

Thai king creates boot camp-style 'unity' courses

Thousands of civil servants, police and teachers are being sent to a military camp in Thailand for intensive training in community service and loyalty to the monarchy, according to the royal palace and interviews with trainees and organizers.
A secret no more: Russia and North Korea's battle against Ukraine is celebrated in Moscow exhibit
A woman visits an exhibition of North Korean art at a museum in Moscow on Monday.
Prices to rise for 3,024 food products in Japan in October
A wide range of products will see higher prices due to rising material and labor costs.
Koizumi and Takaichi continue to lead in LDP presidential race, polls show
Agriculture Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (right) reacts as former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during the Liberal Democratic Party Presidential Election Candidate Debate at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo, on Sept. 24. Koizumi and Takaichi remain head-to-head in the race, media polls show.
The party that ruled Japan for decades is in danger of crumbling
Haruo Tsukamoto, a rank-and-file member of the Liberal Democratic Party and a rice farmer in Ibaraki Prefecture, questions if the party still stands for people like him.
8,432 foreign children in Japan seen not attending school
The total number of foreign children registered in Japan as residents eligible for education at elementary or junior high schools stood at 163,358, up by 12,663.
Tea ceremony experts see matcha boom as a big opportunity
Atsuko Mori, founder and director of Kyoto-based tea salon Camellia Tea Ceremony, prepares matcha during a tea ceremony in Kyoto.
Japan's far-right party courts Trump allies and vows not to get 'wacky'
Sanseito party leader Sohei Kamiya speaks during an interview in Tokyo on Sept. 25.
How Ohtani has boosted Japan's soft power and made LA even more baseball-obsessed
Fans at Dodger Stadium pose in front of a mural highlighting the Dodgers' Japanese stars from past and present during a game earlier this year.
Japan faces fresh energy challenge as it seeks to expand power-hungry data centers
Data storage tapes at the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center facility in Berkeley, California. Data centers consume massive amounts of electricity and water, and that will only rise as generative artificial intelligence takes off in earnest.
Architecture art exhibition highlights unsung industry artists
Yuanhui Li's illustration is one of the awardees in the student category of the American Society of Architectural Illustrators' annual award for artists.

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