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BUSINESS
Jan 15, 2019

Nissan CEO calls for Renault board to review findings on Carlos Ghosn

Nissan expects alliance partner Renault's board to back its ousting of Carlos Ghosn once it sees evidence from the Japanese carmaker's investigation, Chief Executive Officer Hiroto Saikawa said in a newspaper interview published Monday.
JAPAN
Jan 15, 2019

Observation deck for Tokyo's renowned tuna auctions opens to public at new Toyosu market site

Visitors formed long lines before daybreak on Tuesday to catch a glimpse of Tokyo's renowned tuna auctions — now at the Toyosu wholesale fish market — as an observation deck opened to the public for the first time since the relocation from Tsukiji in October.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 15, 2019

Kim Jong Un's right-hand man expected to visit Washington for meeting with Pompeo and Trump

The right-hand man of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is expected to meet this week with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo — and possibly even President Donald Trump — as deadlocked denuclearization talks look to get a fresh injection of momentum.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Jan 15, 2019

People in flood-hit western Japan area frustrated by sluggish recovery and population loss

With Jan. 6 marking six months since deadly floods devastated parts of western Japan, many residents in the area are still living in temporary housing, towns with declining populations are seeing more people leave and some farmers with destroyed fields have decided to quit farming.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society / GENERATIONAL CHANGE
Jan 15, 2019

Japanese volunteer's initiative allows Cambodians to see future beyond dumps where they scavenged

In Anlong Pi, a village on the outskirts of famous tourist destination Siem Reap in northwestern Cambodia, a group of women gather each day to peel bark from 3-meter-long sections of banana tree trunks. The bark pulp taken during the process, akin to peeling onions, is steamed to recover fibers and then...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Jan 15, 2019

Actor Hugh Grant appeals on Twitter for return of script stolen from his car

Actor Hugh Grant took to social media on Monday to appeal for the return of a script he lost when thieves broke into his car.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 15, 2019

Maduro offers few fresh ideas as Venezuela's economy circles the drain amid seven-digit inflation

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro kicked off his new term with a state-of-the-nation speech on Monday but offered little in the way of fresh proposals to help the increasingly isolated country escape hyperinflationary collapse or a further downward spiral in 2019.
SUMO
Jan 14, 2019

Sumo 101: Sanyaku

Sanyaku is the collective noun for the three ranks below yokozuna.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Jan 14, 2019

Amid Russia probe and North Korea maneuvering, could a Trump-Kim deal leave Japan in the lurch?

“I think there's a very a high chance — maybe more than 50 percent — that, if Trump meets Kim again, there will be a deal that sells out allies,” says Van Jackson, a former Pentagon official and North Korea expert.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 14, 2019

Tokyo set 30-day deadline for Seoul over talks on forced labor rulings, South Korean media reports

Tokyo and Seoul have been engaged in the intensifying dispute since October.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 14, 2019

Chinese exports in December contracted the most in two years, raising risks for global economy

China's exports unexpectedly fell the most in two years in December, while imports also contracted, pointing to further weakness in the world's second-largest economy in 2019 and deteriorating global demand.
EDITORIALS
Jan 14, 2019

Take steps to restore trust in official statistics

To regain the public's trust in the government's statistics, how officials erred needs to be exposed and measures taken to ensure such problems are not repeated.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 14, 2019

Shelter from the storm in 2019

Global economic, financial and political stability depends on outcomes in four areas.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 14, 2019

Trump warns Turkey of economic devastation if it hits Kurd allies in Syria after U.S. exit

U.S. President Donald Trump threatened Turkey with economic devastation if it attacks a U.S.-allied Kurdish militia in Syria, weakening the Turkish lira and prompting sharp criticism from Ankara on Monday.

Longform

Growing families are being priced out of Tokyo’s condo market, forced to choose between downtown convenience and suburban space.
Is living in central Tokyo still affordable?