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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 11, 2019

Sino-U.S. trade war brings chances and challenges for Vietnam's skilled laborers

A new front has opened in the U.S.-China trade war as companies shifting manufacturing to Vietnam engage in a fierce battle for skilled labor, aggravating an existing shortage and prompting calls for education reforms to address the problem.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 11, 2019

Hong Kong protesters gear up at 'National Calamity Hardware Store'

While months of anti-government protests have taken a toll on Hong Kong businesses, from luxury retailers to hotels and restaurants, Keita Lee's pop-up stall is thriving.
JAPAN
Oct 11, 2019

Worker shortage eating into Japanese day care centers' profits, survey shows

The profitability of private preschools, nurseries and certified day care centers plummeted from fiscal 2016 to in fiscal 2018, a Cabinet Office survey has found.
JAPAN
Oct 11, 2019

A-bomb survivor Toshiki Fujimori urges nuclear haves and have-nots to join hands on abolition

Hibakusha Toshiki Fujimori called for nuclear states and non-nuclear states to cooperate on abolishing atomic weapons as a meeting on the subject was held at U.N. headquarters in New York on Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 11, 2019

Takeda nears deal on sale of Russia, Mideast and Africa assets to private equity firms

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. is nearing the sale of a portfolio of assets in the Middle East, Africa and Russia to separate buyout firms that could help the drugmaker raise about $1 billion to reduce debt, according to people familiar with the matter.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 11, 2019

Japan's four major brewers log sharp sales growth in September, buoyed by Rugby World Cup

All four major Japanese brewers enjoyed double-digit sales growth for beer and beer-like products in September compared to the same month a year before, thanks to the ongoing Rugby World Cup in Japan, according to the companies' data.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 11, 2019

Four-legged lunar rover unveiled in London

A lunar rover that will explore the moon on foot in 2021 was unveiled in London on Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 11, 2019

Ancient Egyptian industrial zone found near Luxor

Egypt on Thursday unveiled two archaeological discoveries in Luxor, including an industrial zone at the southern city's West Valley, also known as the Valley of the Monkeys.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 11, 2019

Republicans in U.S. House seek sanctions on Turkey over offensive against Kurds in Syria

Twenty-nine of President Donald Trump's fellow Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives announced on Thursday they would introduce legislation to impose sanctions against Turkey, underscoring lawmakers unhappiness about its assault on Kurdish forces in Syria.
Reader Mail
Oct 11, 2019

Compliments for Japan from a rugby fan

Thank you Japan for a great few weeks' visit for the Rugby World Cup. You've been incredibly friendly, so welcoming and helpful to us as we traveled around your cities and nature by rail, bus and subway.
Reader Mail
Oct 11, 2019

Remembering the Arahama district

I recently learned that Arahama Elementary School in Sendai has been preserved to continue to tell the tragedy of the tsunami of March 11, 2011.
Reader Mail
Oct 11, 2019

Support can reduce abuse in the home

The editorial "Help victims of spousal abuse" in the Sept. 22 edition led me to start thinking about this problem more deeply.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 11, 2019

New ranking finds major chocolate companies flunked child labor scorecard

Major chocolate companies such as Godiva, Lindt and Hershey are failing to keep child labor out of their supply chains, according to a new ranking by activists released Thursday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / 'Terrace House Tokyo 2019-2020' Recaps
Oct 11, 2019

Ep: 18 'Bros Before Hoes'

"Terrace House" served up two shockers this week: the sudden disappearance of Shohei and an unexpected crash course in the mantra of immature idiots, "Bros before hoes."
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Oct 11, 2019

Patriots pound Giants, improve to 6-0

Tom Brady had two touchdown runs and moved ahead of Peyton Manning for second place on the NFL's all-time passing yards list as the New England Patriots pulled away for a 35-14 victory over the New York Giants on Thursday night.
Japan Times
PRESS / Corporate Trends
Oct 11, 2019

ジャパンタイムズ、Rakuten Fashion Week TOKYOにオフィシャルメディアパートナーとして参加

株式会社ジャパンタイムズ（本社：東京都千代田区、代表取締役社長：堤丈晴）は、2019年10月から開催されるRakuten Fashion Week TOKYO 2020 S/S（主催：一般社団法人日本ファッション・ウィーク推進機構）に、オフィシャルメディアパートナーとして参加いたします。...
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 11, 2019

Manned SpaceX mission will happen in first quarter of 2020, says NASA boss

NASA boss Jim Bridenstine said on Thursday that the first manned mission into orbit by SpaceX's Crew Dragon would take place in the first quarter of next year, pending the satisfactory outcome of tests.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 11, 2019

With rising seas at their door, mayors vow to combat climate change

Mayors of cities from Lisbon to New Orleans called on Thursday for urgent global action to tackle climate change that could see hundreds of coastal metropolises swamped with water.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 11, 2019

Japan Inc. sees 'Abenomics' sputtering and sales tax hike hurting economy, poll shows

Japanese companies overwhelmingly think the nation's longest postwar expansion is peaking, with two-thirds expecting a tax hike imposed this month by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to hurt the economy, a Reuters poll showed on Friday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 11, 2019

El Paso mass murder suspect pleads not guilty, accused of targeting Mexicans

The Texas man accused of deliberately targeting Mexicans in a shooting spree that killed 22 people at an El Paso Walmart store pleaded not guilty on Thursday in his first court appearance.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 11, 2019

House Democrats subpoena U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry in Trump impeachment probe

Congressional Democrats issued a subpoena for U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry on Thursday over any possible role he played in President Donald Trump's effort to get Ukraine's president to investigate a political rival.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 11, 2019

Trump claims he does not know the two arrested associates of Rudy Giuliani despite being in photo with them

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he does not know the two associates of his personal lawyer, Rudolph Giuliani, who were arrested, even if they are in a picture with him.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 11, 2019

Toyota unveils next-generation Mirai fuel cell sedan for Tokyo Motor Show

Toyota Motor Corp. unveiled on Thursday the second generation of its hydrogen fuel-cell Mirai sedan, ready for the 2019 Tokyo Motor Show that is set to kick off from Oct. 24.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Oct 11, 2019

Asylum-seekers occupy U.S.-Mexico border bridge, close key crossing

U.S. asylum seekers camped out in a dangerous Mexican border town occupied a bridge to Brownsville, Texas on Thursday, leading to the closure of the crossing, witnesses and authorities said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 11, 2019

Trump confirms al-Qaida mastermind of 'underwear bomber' attempt and other attacks was killed in 2017 in Yemen

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday confirmed that al-Qaida's top bomb-maker, Ibrahim Hassan al-Asiri, believed to be the mastermind behind the failed bombing of a U.S.-bound airliner in 2009, has been killed.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 11, 2019

Google pulls Hong Kong protester role-playing app

Alphabet Inc.'s Google has suspended a role-playing app associated with the Hong Kong protests due to a policy that prohibits developers from capitalizing on ongoing conflicts, the company said on Thursday.
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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