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ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 7, 2019

China boycotts Taiwan's movie awards

China's film regulator on Wednesday said it was suspending mainland Chinese movies and their personnel from participating in Taiwan's annual Golden Horse Awards this year, without giving a reason.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 7, 2019

Kim's latest missile test and warnings come amid fears of a return to 'fire and fury' of 2017

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country's test of a "new-type" of guided missile Tuesday was a warning over joint U.S.-South Korea military exercises, state media said Wednesday, amid fears of a possible return to 2017's ramped-up pace of weapons testing and threats of "fire and fury."
Japan Times
Special Supplements
Aug 7, 2019

Tokyo Metropolitan Government spearheading disaster preparedness efforts

Amid the increasing frequency and intensity of disasters hitting the world’s urban areas, leaders of capitals and major cities across the globe pledged at a recent forum in Tokyo to create cities to better safeguard the lives and property of residents from natural calamities.
Aug 7, 2019

dotData Releases Updates to its dotData Enterprise and dotDataPy
Data Science Acceleration Platforms, Enhancing Feature Engineering and AutoML Capabilities

Significant enhancements include feature engineering for text data, deep learning capability in AutoML, and more flexible and secure Hadoop deployment
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 7, 2019

Canadian police find evidence of teen murder fugitives on remote banks of river

Canadian police said on Tuesday they found "several items directly linked" to two teenage boys charged with killing a university lecturer and suspected in the murders of two tourists.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 7, 2019

Walmart worker calls for walkout over company's gun sales

A junior Walmart Inc. employee organized a one-day strike and other actions to protest the retailer's stance on gun sales in the wake of shootings at two of its stores in recent weeks.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 7, 2019

Serial sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's Florida plea deal to be probed by state

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered an investigation into the controversial handling of Jeffrey Epstein's 2008 guilty plea for soliciting prostitution from minors and the unusually lenient terms of his imprisonment in Palm Beach County.
BUSINESS
Aug 7, 2019

U.S. probes Chinese banks' role in North Korean nuclear arms

The U.S. is investigating a chain of financial transactions involving three big Chinese banks that allegedly helped finance North Korea's nuclear weapons program, according to an appeals court opinion unsealed Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 7, 2019

Trump shrugs off trade war concerns as China warns of market chaos

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday dismissed concerns over a protracted trade war with China, as Beijing warned that Washington's decision to label it a currency manipulator would lead to chaos in financial markets.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Aug 6, 2019

With pro-constitutional revision forces just shy of the necessary seats, the DPP may be the party to tip the scales

A tug-of-war between the pro- and anti-revision forces has been playing out within the DPP, with leader Yuichiro Tamaki wavering between the two sides.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Aug 6, 2019

Campaign against Thai dissidents reaches Japan

The attack on Pavin Chachavalpongun is an attack on all of us.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 6, 2019

2020 Tokyo Olympic Games can't rescue Japan

The games will wow and stun, but they won't be a repeat of 1964.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 6, 2019

Nissan's loveless Renault marriage is laid bare

Coaxing Renault to sell down its stake shows the Japanese automaker is just going through the motions.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 6, 2019

Get off the bandwagon of banning plastic bags

When used just once plastic bags can cause problems, but many people repurpose them.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 6, 2019

Japan lags in AI use and internet literacy

The speed of change in the Fourth Industrial Revolution is extremely high, and Japan is falling behind.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 6, 2019

Big Tech needs to save the deep seas

Companies should slow the rush to mine the ocean floor until environmental costs are much better understood.
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 6, 2019

Nikkei reverses losses as Beijing firms up yuan

Traders in Tokyo braced for slaughter Tuesday, but while blood flowed at the opening bell, stocks reversed their course and survived the day as the walking wounded.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 6, 2019

Killings put pressure on tech firms to drop 8chan

Critics pressed Twitter and other tech companies to shun online message board 8chan on Monday, after it was used by a mass shooter to announce an attack for the third time this year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 6, 2019

Japan's household spending firm but wages weaker

Household spending rose for the seventh straight month in June amid signs that resilient consumer activity could help counter the effects of weak global demand, although the consumption outlook was clouded by softer wages.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 6, 2019

SoftBank hires Nomura for up to ¥400 billion bond sale

SoftBank Group Corp. has tapped Nomura Holdings Inc. as lead manager for a domestic bond sale to raise as much as ¥400 billion in what could be one of the biggest in the Japanese corporate bond market, according to sources familiar with the matter.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Aug 6, 2019

North Korea launches salvo of criticism and missiles after joint South Korea-U.S. military exercises kick off

North Korea on Tuesday launched a salvo of strident criticism — as well as two apparent short-range ballistic missiles — conducting its fourth weapons test in less than two weeks and blasting Washington and Seoul over joint military exercises.

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Growing families are being priced out of Tokyo’s condo market, forced to choose between downtown convenience and suburban space.
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