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Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 20, 2019

One day before deadly crash, an off-duty pilot saved Lion Air 737 Max from malfunctioning flight-control system

As the Lion Air crew fought to control their diving Boeing Co. 737 Max 8, they got help from an unexpected source: an off-duty pilot who happened to be riding in the cockpit.
Japan Times
Mar 20, 2019

Yamaha Motor Invests in Industrial Taiwanese Equipment Manufacturer

- Strengthening Robotics Business Competitiveness -
Japan Times
PRESS / Corporate Trends
Mar 20, 2019

「海洋プラスチック問題と日本の貢献」を4月1日(月)に開催(参加無料)

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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 20, 2019

Stakes rise for Boeing as EU and Canada up scrutiny of 737 Max after crashes

Europe and Canada said they would seek their own guarantees over the safety of Boeing's 737 Max, further complicating plans to get the aircraft flying worldwide after they were grounded in the wake of two accidents killing more than 300 people.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 20, 2019

Testing EU's patience, May seeks Brexit delay of at least three months after third Parliament vote on her deal fails

Prime Minister Theresa May will ask the European Union to delay Brexit by at least three months after her plan to hold another vote this week on her twice-defeated divorce deal was thrown into disarray by a surprise intervention from the speaker of Parliament.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 20, 2019

Trump blockade of Huawei fizzles in European 5G rollout

Last summer, the Trump administration started a campaign to convince its European allies to bar China's Huawei Technologies Co. from their telecom networks. Bolstered by the success of similar efforts in Australia and New Zealand, the White House sent envoys to European capitals with warnings that Huawei's...
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 20, 2019

Regulators said 'asleep at the wheel' in raising health alarm over Houston chemical conflagration

As a towering plume of black smoke billowed a mile above Houston for a third day, local officials said they don't know how long the petrochemical blaze that sent orange fireballs into the sky will continue.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 20, 2019

Trump renews attack alleging social media's political bias favoring Democrats

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday accused social media platforms Facebook, YouTube and Twitter of favoring his Democratic opponents over him and his fellow Republicans.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 20, 2019

Brazil's Bolsonaro backs Trump wall, derides U.S.-bound immigrants as bent on doing harm

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro endorsed U.S. President Donald Trump's immigration agenda on the eve of their first meeting at the White House, saying he supports a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border and that most immigrants to the United States wish to do harm.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Mar 20, 2019

[VIDEO] Nihonbashi Sakura Festival 2019

Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Mar 19, 2019

Prayers for new zealand

Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 19, 2019

Turkey's Erdogan calls on New Zealand to restore death penalty over Christchurch shooting

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday called on New Zealand to restore the death penalty for the gunman who killed 50 people at two Christchurch mosques, warning that Turkey would make the attacker pay for his act if New Zealand did not.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 19, 2019

'Full horror' of cyclone in southeast Africa yet to emerge: Red Cross

Cyclone winds and floods that swept across southeastern Africa affected more than 2.6 million people and could rank as one of the worst weather-related disaster recorded in the southern hemisphere, U.N. officials said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 19, 2019

'The clock is ticking': EU's patience 'sorely tested' as signs point to Brexit delay

European Union governments are exasperated by British dithering over quitting the bloc but have little appetite for pushing it out on schedule next week without a divorce deal, senior figures said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 19, 2019

Seattle left-hander Marco Gonzales maintains normal focus for first Opening Day start

Opening Day is a celebratory time for baseball fans. It's when a long winter gives way to spring and the familiar crack of balls ricocheting off wooden bats.
SUMO
Mar 19, 2019

Sumo 101: Brothers in sumo

Normally, brothers in sumo can't fight one another.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Mar 19, 2019

Tsunekazu Takeda to leave JOC and IOC posts amid scandal

The announcement was made following accusations that bribery was involved in Tokyo being chosen as the host city for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Mar 19, 2019

Reigning world champion Nathan Chen raring to go after time away for school

Defending world champion Nathan Chen will attempt to do something no American man has done since 1984 when he takes the ice at this week's world championships.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 19, 2019

Is Nissan a Japanese or a global company?

Which view prevails will greatly impact the lessons learned from the Ghosn case.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 19, 2019

New Zealand vs. Australia: Terrorism and the difference

The monolithic dominance of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp over the Australian media landscape has few counterparts in other democratic countries, and it is reflexively anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant.
EDITORIALS
Mar 19, 2019

Relief falls short for victims of eugenics law

Relief measures for the victims of forced sterilization should be promptly taken; their plight had already been left unattended for too long.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 19, 2019

Has the Catholic Church committed the worst crime in U.S. history?

It's a fair question given the extent of horrifying alleged instances of sexual abuse of children and coverups.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 19, 2019

America isn't as divided as it looks

On some important issues, public opinion is starting to converge.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 19, 2019

Why Trump is stuck with 'Saturday Night Live'

A federal rule requiring fairness on broadcast TV is gone, and that's probably for the better.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 19, 2019

Tokyo residents mourn victims of New Zealand mosque shootings

About two dozen Muslim residents of Japan huddled together Tuesday afternoon outside the New Zealand Embassy in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward at a vigil for the victims of last week's mosque shootings in Christchurch.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 19, 2019

Japan's Cabinet OKs amendment that bans corporal punishment after spate of tragic cases

The government may also revise the parental right to discipline, amid criticism that it has been interpreted by some parents as a green light for abuse.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 19, 2019

May prepares to seek long Brexit delay as speaker's ruling creates 'constitutional crisis'

Prime Minister Theresa May's plans for Brexit were in disarray late Tuesday, after the House of Commons speaker torpedoed her plan to win Parliament's approval of her twice-defeated deal for leaving the European Union.

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