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JAPAN
Oct 1, 2019

After hunger strike death, Japan's immigration agency presents plans to prevent more fatalities

The proposals from the agency include improving counseling to persuade hunger strikers to eat, forced medical treatment and information sharing and monitoring by detention workers.
EDITORIALS
Oct 1, 2019

Probe suspicions over gifts given to Kepco executives

Kepco needs to get to the bottom of the case and publicly disclose its findings.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 1, 2019

Natural disasters: Preparing for the unexpected

Disasters can strike anywhere at anytime. Japan must be prepared.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 1, 2019

Japan's labor market is still rigged against women

Despite a push from the government, hiring and promotions work in favor of old men and against women.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 1, 2019

Time to listen to children on climate change

Young people are capable of shaping policies by sending powerful messages to a global audience that would not otherwise pay enough attention to climate change.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 1, 2019

China's 70 years of progress

Assuming the worst about China could have catastrophic consequences.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 1, 2019

Tax hike comes at an inauspicious time

An increase in the consumption levy is the last thing Japan's economy needs.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 1, 2019

SoftBank has a lesson for startups with WeWork coup: Your dreams had better be profitable

Masayoshi Son, long known as a free-spending benefactor who encouraged startup founders to pursue their dreams even if it meant losing billions of dollars, had a different message for entrepreneurs last month: Your dreams had better be profitable.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 1, 2019

Japan firms fight the frugal retail psyche with AI-driven pricing and other tricks

After years of soggy inflation and a long reign by Japan's tightfisted shoppers, businesses are adopting new methods to lift prices, from artificial intelligence to simple packaging tweaks.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 1, 2019

400,000 users still have deposits in 7pay as Seven-Eleven scraps embattled service

Seven-Eleven Japan Co. has terminated its embattled 7pay smartphone-based cashless payment service, leaving around 400,000 users still with unused deposits in the service.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 1, 2019

Japan delaying export of key chipmaking material beyond 90-day limit, South Korea says

Japan is delaying export approval of a material vital to South Korea's semiconductor manufacturing industry, Seoul's trade ministry said in a statement as the bilateral trade fight shows no signs of abating.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 1, 2019

KDDI picks Nokia and Ericsson as 5G equipment providers, excluding China's Huawei

Carrier KDDI Corp. has selected Nokia Corp. of Finland and Sweden's Ericsson to be equipment providers for its new fifth-generation, or 5G, high-speed network, the two northern European companies announced.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 1, 2019

WeWork throws in the towel on its ill-fated IPO

WeWork's parent, The We Co., said Monday it will file to withdraw its initial public offering, a week after the SoftBank-backed office-sharing startup ousted founder Adam Neumann as its chief executive officer.
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Oct 1, 2019

Daisuke Takahashi a good fit for ice dance

Just 15 months after shocking the skating world with his return after a four-year retirement, Daisuke Takahashi has done it again.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 1, 2019

Saudi Aramco reports output fully restored after attacks

Saudi Aramco is producing more than 9.9 million barrels of crude a day as it fully recovers from the worst-ever attacks on its energy infrastructure.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Oct 1, 2019

Abe rolls the dice on his political legacy with tax hike

Shinzo Abe will almost certainly become the nation's longest-serving prime minister next month. Whether he will be remembered as a success could well hinge on how the economy weathers the consumption tax hike.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Oct 1, 2019

Japan looks ahead after capturing fourth straight FIBA Women's Asia Cup title

Chasing its lofty goal of capturing a gold medal at next year's Tokyo Olympics, the Japan women's national team gained momentum by winning its fourth straight FIBA Women's Asia Cup title in Bangalore, India, on Sunday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 1, 2019

Manufacturing sentiment in Japan lowest in six years but still better than feared, tankan shows

Confidence among the country's biggest product makers fell to 5 from 7, according to the Bank of Japan's quarterly survey released Tuesday.
JAPAN
Oct 1, 2019

Toyosu fish market to add noise in bid to liven up tuna auction experience for visitors

Visitors to the Toyosu fish market in Tokyo's Koto Ward will soon be able to experience the vibrant atmosphere of the tuna auctions by hearing the action live while watching the popular events from an upper-level corridor.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 1, 2019

Moroccan court jails journalist on abortion charge that she denies, riling rights activists

A Moroccan court on Monday sentenced a journalist to a year in prison for sex outside marriage and having an abortion, both of which she denied, in a case that has outraged rights activists, who say the charges are politically motivated.

Longform

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