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Japan Times
South Africa report 2019
Aug 30, 2019

Providing significant growth opportunities across Africa and international markets

Standard Bank Group is the largest African bank by assets. Headquartered in Johannesburg, the group is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (share code SBK) and the Namibian Stock Exchange (share code SNB).
Japan Times
South Africa report 2019
Aug 30, 2019

Wilderness Safaris: our journeys change lives

Wilderness Safaris is an ecotourism company dedicated to conserving and restoring Africa’s wilderness and wildlife. The company creates journeys that change people’s lives in some of the most remote and pristine areas in the seven African countries of Botswana, Kenya, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa,...
Japan Times
South Africa report 2019
Aug 30, 2019

South Africa’s ancient yet new winemaking world

There’s no place quite like the Cape winelands of South Africa. The region sprawls along the tip of the African continent, buffeted by the planet’s wildest ocean, the Atlantic. You’ll find historic estates embedded into the landscape, many of which have been family-owned for generations. Geographically,...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 30, 2019

For countries to grow, health care must come first, WHO's Africa director says on TICAD sidelines

Matshidiso Moeti has been one of Africa's foremost caretakers for more than three decades.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 30, 2019

Japan's solid factory output masks trouble ahead as retail sales slump

Industrial output rebounded more than expected in July, but retail sales declined sharply and production was set to contract again next month, signaling a bumpy road for an economy facing growing global strains.
Reader Mail
Aug 30, 2019

Trump betrays his ignorance of Asia

In the Aug. 11 edition, there were several articles related to recent issues affecting the Korean Peninsula. One ("Defense paper to slight Seoul") focused on the recently deteriorating relations between Japan and South Korea. In the accompanying article ("Trump urges neighbors to 'get along'"), U.S....
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 30, 2019

Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong among three arrested before weekend protests

Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong was arrested Friday ahead of plans for another weekend of protests in the Chinese-ruled city, which is grappling with its biggest political crisis since its handover to Beijing more than two decades ago.
Aug 30, 2019

Jinseki International School Appoints its Founding Headmaster
https://jinsekikogen.co.jp/headmaster

Next Educational Environment Development (NEED), has announced that the founding headmaster of Jinseki International School, the first elementary full boarding school in Japan, will be Mr. Nicholas James Gunn.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Aug 30, 2019

Japan's curbs on high-tech materials exports to South Korea could backfire in long run

Japan's curbs on exports of high-tech materials to South Korea could backfire in the long run, eroding its dominance over a key link in the global chip supply chain, suppliers and experts have said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Aug 30, 2019

Violent protest erupts in capital of Indonesia's Papua

Protesters in Indonesia's easternmost region of Papua set buildings ablaze in the provincial capital Jayapura on Thursday, forcing the state power firm to cut off electricity in some districts, state media and an executive of the utility said.
BUSINESS
Aug 30, 2019

EU extends tariffs on Chinese bicycles, fearing import flood

The European Union has extended for a further five years anti-dumping duties on Chinese bicycles, the bloc said in its official journal on Thursday, after concluding that any lifting of measures would lead to a flood of imports.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 30, 2019

U.S. Chamber of Commerce calls for halt to China tariffs and resumed talks

The largest U.S. business lobby urged President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping to withdraw new tariffs starting Sunday and return to talks in good faith to end an escalating trade war that is threatening the economy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 30, 2019

Huawei under probe by U.S. prosecutors over new allegations of tech theft, WSJ reports

U.S. prosecutors are investigating new instances of alleged technology theft by Chinese telecommunication equipment maker Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 30, 2019

Trump may block $250 million in military aid to Ukraine, officials say

The White House is reviewing whether $250 million in military assistance should be sent to Ukraine in keeping with President Donald Trump's view that U.S. foreign aid must be justified, two senior administration officials said on Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 30, 2019

Idaho artifacts show human presence in Americas 16,600 years ago during Ice Age

Artifacts including stone tools and animal bone fragments found in Idaho dating back about 16,600 years represent what may be the oldest evidence of humans in the Americas and offer insight into the routes people took as they spread into the New World.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 30, 2019

U.S. officials defend new citizenship rules for some military families

U.S. immigration officials on Thursday defended a new policy that ends automatic citizenship for some children born to U.S. citizens stationed abroad as government employees or members of the U.S. military, saying it would only affect a "handful" of families every year.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Aug 30, 2019

[VIDEO] Hamarikyu Oedo Culture Art Festival 2019

WORLD / Politics
Aug 29, 2019

Italy's Giuseppe Conte accepts new mandate and hopes to draw up government list quickly

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said Thursday he had accepted a mandate from the head of state to try to put together a new government, adding that he hoped to draw up a list of ministers in the coming days.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 29, 2019

BayStars' Takayuki Kajitani atones for fielding miscue with clutch hit against Swallows

Takayuki Kajitani got caught sleeping at the wheel in the outfield during the sixth inning.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Aug 29, 2019

Diagnosed HIV and AIDS infections down for second straight year in Japan

The combined number of people found to be infected with HIV or diagnosed with AIDS in Japan fell for the second straight year in 2018, the health ministry said Thursday.
JAPAN
Aug 29, 2019

Japan to train firefighters to operate drones with an eye toward disaster response

The Fire and Disaster Management Agency will train firefighters to operate drones in an attempt to promote the use of them in disaster response efforts.
Japan Times
Rugby
Aug 29, 2019

Uncapped duo to make Wales debuts in warm-up match against Ireland

Prop Rhys Carre and wing Owen Lane will make their international debut for Wales when it hosts Ireland in its penultimate Rugby World Cup warm-up match in Cardiff on Saturday, head coach Warren Gatland said on Thursday.

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