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JAPAN
Dec 20, 2018

It's still a dirty job, but new vomit vacuum will help Tokyo station staff do it

While your December agenda might be filled with joyful year-end parties, train station staff in Tokyo often face a more disgusting reality — vomit left behind by drunken holiday revelers at railway hubs across the capital.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Dec 20, 2018

Battling 'biopiracy', scientists catalog the Amazon's genetic wealth

In a bid to stop "biopiracy," researchers are building a giant database to catalog genetic material from the world's largest rainforest.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Dec 20, 2018

Demetrious 'Mighty Mouse' Johnson set to make ONE Championship debut against Yuya Wakamatsu

Mixed martial arts superstar Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson will make his ONE Championship debut in Japan against Yuya Wakamatsu, the organization announced on Thursday.
Dec 20, 2018

Real-time Multi-language Translation “Kotozna Chat”, we serve Kakao Talk now!

Tokyo, Japan - Kotozna, Inc (formerly known as Jaqool, Inc) added Kakao Talk as a new chat channel for kotozna chat, a multi-lingual real-time translation service using social media platforms, for inbound travelers.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 20, 2018

Renault and Nissan execs sought other ways to pay Carlos Ghosn, documents show

Executives from both carmakers in the Renault-Nissan alliance looked at least twice at legal ways to pay Chairman Carlos Ghosn undisclosed income through the partners' shared finances, documents seen by Reuters show.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Dec 20, 2018

Sunrockers orchestrate impressive turnaround under new bench boss Tsutomu Isa

Sometimes teams need to shake things up to produce the desired results.
Japan Times
PRESS / Publications
Dec 20, 2018

『英語で聞く 知の最前線2』発売

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WORLD / Politics
Dec 20, 2018

U.S. lawmakers seek oversight over any Saudi nuclear power deal

Lawmakers from both U.S. parties introduced legislation on Wednesday to give Congress more say in any deal on civil nuclear power cooperation between the United States and Saudi Arabia.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 20, 2018

Morocco links suspect in Scandinavian women's slaying to militant group and probes grisly video

A man suspected in the killing of two female tourists, from Norway and Denmark, in Morocco's Atlas Mountains belongs to a militant group, a prosecutor said on Wednesday, without identifying the group.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 20, 2018

Trump White House faces new Democrat demands for answers that Republicans didn't pursue

The Democrat who'll become chairman of the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday set a Jan. 11 deadline for the White House and executive agencies to respond to previously ignored requests for documents and information, another signal of the heightened scrutiny that President Donald Trump's administration...
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 20, 2018

Russian whistle-blower probably died in 2012 of natural causes, U.K. inquest finds

A Russian mafia whistle-blower who was found dead after going out for a run near his home in southern England six years ago probably died of natural causes rather than from an elaborate poison plot, a British coroner found on Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Dec 20, 2018

Caravans: The new face of U.S.-bound migration, with no end in sight

A 5-year-old boy rests by the roadside with his mother as thousands of fellow migrants trudge past. A woman grips her two young daughters as they flee a cloud of tear gas. A child slithers under a fence to reach U.S. soil. A man sobs in a U.S. border patrol vehicle as his dreams of a new life are dashed....
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 20, 2018

EU probes suspected China hack of diplomatic communications, including those on Trump concerns

The European Union is investigating a cyberattack of its diplomatic communications, allegedly by Chinese hackers, that revealed EU concern about U.S. Donald Trump, Russia and Iran, the bloc said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Dec 20, 2018

Russian nostalgia for Soviet Union seen reaching 13-year high: Levada poll

The number of Russians who regret the break-up of the Soviet Union has risen to its highest since 2005, amid rising economic concerns and nostalgia for the Soviet welfare system, the Levada pollster said on Wednesday.
MULTIMEDIA
Dec 20, 2018

[VIDEO] Tokyo Skytree Town Dream Christmas 2018

WORLD
Dec 19, 2018

Russia says it won't let U.S. see missile at heart of nuclear dispute

Russia said on Wednesday it would not let the United States inspect a new nuclear-capable cruise missile at the heart of a dispute between Washington and Moscow that risks unraveling a landmark arms control treaty.

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