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BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 25, 2019

South Koreans shun Japan's products but not its 27% REIT investment returns

While some in South Korea have been boycotting Japan, they seem to draw a line at financial products that generate high returns.
JAPAN
Oct 25, 2019

Shizuoka faces pushback after it delays maglev project over river water concerns

Construction of a new maglev line connecting Tokyo and Nagoya has come to a standstill, with Shizuoka Prefecture refusing to give the green light to the full-scale drilling of a tunnel under the Oi River, claiming the project could decrease the amount of water for residents living along the river.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Oct 25, 2019

Bicycles and bees on Papersky’s Tour de Nippon

Papersky's Tour de Nippon project combines cycling with other activities, such as gastronomy, hiking and craft workshops.
EDITORIALS
Oct 25, 2019

Japan steps up for Middle East security

Japan should do what it can to promote peace, but it should also not be deterred from protecting its national interests.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 25, 2019

Tokyo Gov. Koike protests but IOC stands firm on 2020 Olympic marathon's move to Sapporo

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike demands an explanation on why the Olympic host city wasn't consulted about the decision to move the marathon and race-walking events to Sapporo.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 25, 2019

Russia-Turkey deal poses challenge to West

The Kremlin offers authoritarians a brokerage service based on cynical principles of mutual gain rather than values and allegiances.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 25, 2019

Communicating with foreign residents in 'plain Japanese'

As Japan admits more foreign workers, it will become more important to speak easy-to-understand Japanese.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Oct 25, 2019

How to reduce your air travel emissions for the holiday season

If flying is unavoidable this holiday season, carbon offsetting is one way the climate-conscious traveler can balance out the environmental impact of their flight.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 25, 2019

Uber CEO Khosrowshahi vows to deliver a profit, with help from India

Uber Technologies Inc. Chief Executive Officer Dara Khosrowshahi is vowing to make his company profitable while pursuing growth from emerging arenas such as India, addressing investors' concerns about the ride-sharing company's mounting losses and global regulatory challenges.
Japan Times
Rugby
Oct 25, 2019

England players united for battle with All Blacks

England fullback Elliot Daly says his team is more united than ever as it prepares to face New Zealand in Saturday's Rugby World Cup semifinal.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 25, 2019

Japan trade chief Isshu Sugawara exits amid allegations he broke election campaign law

A tabloid's expose on a funeral gift to a supporter ousts the METI chief after just a month and a half in office.
Japan Times
Rugby
Oct 25, 2019

Springboks will rely on pack against Wales

South Africa standoff Handre Pollard believes his team's backs have the pace and skill to trouble Wales in Sunday's Rugby World Cup semifinal — if they can get the ball off their forward teammates for long enough.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 25, 2019

Indonesia blames Boeing design in final report on 737 Max crash, but Lion Air also made mistakes

Boeing, acting without adequate oversight from U.S. regulators, failed to grasp risks in the design of cockpit software on its 737 Max airliner, sowing the seeds for a Lion Air crash that also involved errors by airline workers and crew, Indonesian investigators found.
JAPAN
Oct 25, 2019

Pig vaccinations start at farms in six prefectures as swine fever spreads in Japan

Gifu and five other prefectures with confirmed swine fever cases started vaccinating pigs at farms Friday to prevent the infectious disease from spreading further.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 25, 2019

Renault makes cuts to outlook expecting global auto woes to deepen

Renault SA has cut its outlook for the global auto market, expecting demand to shrink by around 4 percent this year after the French carmaker slashed its forecasts.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Oct 25, 2019

Brave Thunders, Sunrockers setting early pace in standings

Nearly a month into the new B. League season, it's already quite clear that parity among teams is a defining characteristic of the 2019-20 campaign.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 25, 2019

Asahi still keen to keep buying months after $11 billion AB InBev deal

Three months after shelling out $11 billion for Anheuser-Busch InBev's Australian operations, Asahi Group Holdings Ltd. plans to keep growing via more deals.
BUSINESS
Oct 25, 2019

Harvesting wind at sea could become $1 trillion industry, International Energy Agency says

Offshore wind could become a cornerstone of the world's power supply as steep cost reductions and improved technology unleash the potential of the green energy source, the International Energy Agency said Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Oct 25, 2019

Aging main complex of Nagoya fish market to close amid drop in popularity of seafood

The main building complex of Yanagibashi Central Market, a fish market a short walk from Nagoya Station, will close at the end of this month due to deterioration, ending its run of more than 50 years.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 25, 2019

Post-apocalyptic fossils show fast rise of mammals after dinosaur demise

A revelatory cache of fossils dug up in central Colorado details as never before the rise of mammals from the post-apocalyptic landscape after an asteroid smacked Earth 66 million years ago and annihilated three-quarters of all species, including the dinosaurs.
Reader Mail
Oct 25, 2019

Too much civility is bad for Japan

I love Michael Hoffman's observations on Japanese society and culture. But his Big in Japan column headlined "Uncontrollable rage is a largely sober phenomenon" in the Oct. 20 edition fails to get to the bottom of the problem.
Reader Mail
Oct 25, 2019

Finding meaning in sugidama

I read the article "After 13 years in Japan, my advice is to stay curious" in the Oct. 17 edition with great interest as a Japanese. Frankly, I did not know the meaning of sugidama, although I have seen them many times in Japan.
Reader Mail
Oct 25, 2019

The weaponization of denial

Yoichi Funabashi's opinion pieces are usually well-informed, thoughtful and sane. It's a disappointment to find him now writing as a patriot. His article "Tokyo, Seoul and the weaponization of history" in the Oct. 11 edition boldly broaches urgent issues but fails to come to terms with the main one....
Reader Mail
Oct 25, 2019

Is linguistic ignorance truly bliss?

Damian Flanagan's thought-provoking "Linguistic ignorance can be bliss" in the Oct. 21 edition is utterly counterintuitive to those, including me, who strongly believe in the importance of mastering a foreign language as a prerequisite to understanding a country's culture.
Tokyo's newest stationery store sells 'a slower, more human rhythm'
Plotter's signature customizable leather binder is just one of many products contributing to the ongoing boom in the popularity of Japanese stationery.
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.
U.S. federal shutdown affects Americans in Japan and diplomatic talks
The U.S. government shut down on Wednesday, though essential services are still being offered.
Isuzu to build first independent U.S. plant
Isuzu Chairman Masanori Katayama (third from left) and South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster (center) attend a groundbreaking ceremony for the firm's vehicle plant in South Carolina on Wednesday.
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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