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BUSINESS / Economy
May 18, 2019

China newspaper says U.S.'s forced tech-transfer claims 'fabricated'

The United States has "fabricated" accusations that China forces firms to hand over technology in exchange for market access, China's top Communist Party newspaper said on Saturday, the latest salvo in a bitter trade war.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
May 18, 2019

U.S. says it may scale back some Huawei trade restrictions

The U.S. Commerce Department said on Friday it may soon scale back restrictions on Huawei Technologies after this week's blacklisting would have made it nearly impossible for the Chinese company to service its existing customers.
WORLD / Society
May 18, 2019

U.S. men avoid spending time with female colleagues in the wake of #MeToo movement

Women's careers are being held back as men in the United States avoid spending time with female colleagues in the wake of the #MeToo movement, women's rights group LeanIn.org said on Friday.
JAPAN / Politics
May 18, 2019

Possible no-confidence motion against Abe Cabinet could trigger snap election, Japan's top government spokesman says

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga suggests Prime Minister Shinzo Abe might call a snap election for the House of Representatives if opposition parties submit a no-confidence motion against his Cabinet.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 18, 2019

On Huawei and autos, Trump aligns trade with U.S. security

U.S. President Donald Trump is taking his trade wars into a new realm likely to both extend them and make them harder to resolve.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 18, 2019

Chinese court sentences Japanese man accused of stealing state secrets to 5½ years in prison

A Chinese court has sentenced a Japanese man who was detained some two years ago on charges of spying to 5½ years in prison, sources have said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 18, 2019

Toyota rebukes Trump for sending message that carmaker 'not welcomed' in U.S.

Toyota Motor Corp. rebuked U.S. President Donald Trump's declaration that imported cars threaten national security, signaling contentious talks are ahead for the White House and America's key trading partners.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 17, 2019

Boris Johnson slim, trimmed and ready to fight for power

For a man who has made his name as a comical shambles, cracking jokes on talk-shows and scruffing up his famous blond mop, Boris Johnson is taking a deadly serious approach to his work.
SOCCER / J. League
May 17, 2019

Frontale salvage home draw against Grampus

Two of the league's strongest attacking clubs, a packed Todoroki Stadium and one of Japan's most popular all-girl rock acts bringing down the house.
EDITORIALS
May 17, 2019

U.S. lowers the boom on Huawei

The U.S.-China showdown is just beginning and it promises to be a rough ride.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 17, 2019

The end of the International Criminal Court?

By remaining in the ICC, states parties will sanctify the weaponization of international justice mechanisms to be used by the powerful against the weak but never against any of their own.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 17, 2019

Berlin airlift anniversary raises thorny geopolitical questions

Whether the United States and its allies would go to the same length to support an ally today remains a very open question.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
May 17, 2019

Boeing says it has completed software update for 737 Max jets and seeks FAA certification flight

Boeing Co. said Thursday it has completed a software update for its 737 Max jets, which have been grounded worldwide since March after they were involved in two fatal crashes.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 17, 2019

Tigers' Pierce Johnson striving to improve his Japanese

Sitting in the Hanshin Tigers' bullpen has given Pierce Johnson a chance to pick up some new things. Namely, his teammates have been teaching him some Japanese during their downtime, and he's already imagining the possibilities of having a new language in his arsenal.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
May 17, 2019

With its recent revamp, Japan's B. League could make the Reiwa Era its own

After decades of stagnation and instability, Japan men's basketball is finally headed in the right direction.
Japan Times
SUMO
May 17, 2019

Sumo 101: Online sumo games

Fantasy football is a multi-billion dollar business with millions of participants.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
May 17, 2019

With health insurance and time off, empowered sex workers in Thailand battle stigma

A group of women sit around a table making dream catchers with colorful bits of yarn, chatting about their families, work and the thick smog enveloping the city of Chiang Mai, in northern Thailand.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
May 17, 2019

Preseasoned omega lambs and fitbit cows: New Zealand responds to alternative protein threat

At Dave Harper's family farm in New Zealand's scenic Canterbury region, a painstakingly bred flock of lambs is grazing not on grass, but on a field of herbs selected to unlock healthy omega-3 fatty acids in the animals' meat.

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