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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 26, 2019

Making Tokyo more competitive

Tokyo's international competitiveness will decrease further unless drastic measures are taken to improve its infrastructure.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 26, 2019

Why the Mideast is betting on China

Chinese foreign policy in the Middle East is highly transactional, focusing on energy and economics, and avoiding sensitive geopolitical issues.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 26, 2019

Real freedom of the press doesn't exist in the U.S.

Since few other countries have the equivalent of the U.S. Constitution's First Amendment, learning that it ranks below Botswana and Slovenia may come as a surprise.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 26, 2019

Trump's true foreign policy: chaos

It took 70 years to build the interagency process that brought structure and discipline to U.S. leadership. It took less than three years for one man to shred it.
BASKETBALL
Aug 26, 2019

Japan focused on success at FIBA World Cup

With the FIBA World Cup just around the corner, the Japan men's national team will head to China with confidence, but also with some issues that need to be fixed.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 26, 2019

Nissan's Infiniti names new design chief as another non-Japanese exec exits

Nissan Motor Co.'s premium brand Infiniti said it has named Taisuke Nakamura as its new design chief, replacing Karim Habib who resigned from the post.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 26, 2019

Inventor Boyan Slat's mission: Shrink Great Pacific Garbage patch 90% by 2040

Boyan Slat, 25, is an ambitious social entrepreneur. His goal: Reduce 90 percent of an estimated 80 million kg of plastic waste in the Pacific Ocean, covering an area more than three times the size of France, by 2040. And do it with a technology he likens to raking leaves.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 26, 2019

Japan conspicuously silent as protests and violent crackdown roil Hong Kong

In Hong Kong, what began as a peaceful demonstration against a contentious extradition law has descended into a violent police crackdown and engulfed the former British colony in a symbolic fight against China's authoritarian rule.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Aug 26, 2019

U.S. fan uses trading cards as one way to stay on top of Japanese baseball

If you went out in search of a dedicated Japanese baseball card enthusiast, you might not think to look in Maryland.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Aug 26, 2019

Focus, breathe and learn some Japanese

With modern life getting ever more hectic, yoga and meditation are popular ways to unwind, and knowing the terminology will help you de-stress.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Aug 26, 2019

A great way to describe exceptions and surprising happenings

Using 'ni shite' can help describe someone or something who stands out from the norm or can be used to highlight a surprising fact.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Aug 26, 2019

Japan's jobless rate improves as women enter the market

We look at rising numbers of female workers in Japan and the country's unemployment rate.
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Aug 26, 2019

Let's discuss smartphone payment security

Seven & I Holdings Co. says it will scrap a smartphone payment service just one month after launching it to allow security issues to be addressed in the wake of a hacking.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 26, 2019

Joko Widodo selects East Kalimantan to be Indonesia's new capital to replace sinking Jakarta

Indonesia will build a new capital city on the island of Borneo, home to some of the world's biggest coal reserves and orangutan habitats, as President Joko Widodo seeks to ease pressure on congested and sinking Jakarta.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Aug 26, 2019

August 26, 2019

BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 26, 2019

Nikkei tumbles as progress on Japan-U.S. trade pact fails to calm trade war fears

Analysts say markets are reeling and that there are no bullish factors that could reverse the trend immediately.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 26, 2019

China's companies have unseen foreign debt that's maturing fast

The foreign debt built up by Chinese companies is about a third bigger than official data show, adding to the pressure on the country's currency reserves as a wave of repayment obligations approaches in 2020.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 26, 2019

Japan and Australia vow to cooperate on Indo-Pacific vision

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Australian counterpart Scott Morrison on Sunday agreed to cooperate to realize Tokyo's vision for a free and open Indo-Pacific.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Aug 26, 2019

India Inc. grows impatient as economy dips and Kashmir leaves Modi distracted

When Prime Minister Narendra Modi was re-elected in May with a sweeping majority, Indian stock markets jumped to all-time highs as investors anticipated big bang pro-business reforms to revive a flagging economy.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 26, 2019

Saudi-led coalition forms committee with UAE to stabilize Yemen cease-fire

The Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthis in Yemen said a joint committee was formed by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to stabilize a cease-fire in the Yemeni provinces of Shabwah and Abyan, state TV and the state news agency said Monday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 26, 2019

Devolution? Keio University team designs wearable robotic tail to help elderly keep their balance

Millions of years after the ancestors of humans evolved to lose their tails, researchers at Keio University have built a robotic one they say could help unsteady elderly people keep their balance.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 26, 2019

How Macron pulled a fast one on Trump with a gamble over Iran

In a break in summit talks Sunday afternoon, cameras caught British Prime Minister Boris Johnson congratulating his French host on his handling of a tense dinner the night before.

Longform

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