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JAPAN / Science & Health
Oct 29, 2018

Japan puts upgraded greenhouse gas observation satellite Ibuki-2 into orbit

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) successfully launched on Monday an H-IIA rocket carrying Japan's Ibuki-2 greenhouse gas observation satellite and an Earth observation satellite made by United Arab Emirates, putting both into orbit.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / INSIDER REPORT
Oct 29, 2018

Sōgō shōsha: Thriving through adversity in postwar Japan

This is the fourth part of a new series of reports written by industry specialists. The first 12 articles are about Japanese general trading companies, or sōgō shōsha.
JAPAN
Oct 29, 2018

Government planning seasonal limits on new five-year residence status for foreign workers in Japan: sources

The step will be in response to requests mainly from the agriculture industry, the sources said.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 29, 2018

Postseason superhero Kris Johnson pitches Carp to victory

Kris Johnson took the mound in front of the Hiroshima Carp's red-clad fans and threw warmup tosses. His usual warmup music, the song "White Ranger Tiger Power" from the "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers" TV show, rang out around Mazda Stadium.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 29, 2018

Takeda may sell some European over-the-counter assets as it seeks to slash debt

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. is considering a sale of assets from its over-the-counter business in Europe, as the drugmaker pursues ways to cut debt after its $62 billion takeover of Shire PLC, people familiar with the matter said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Oct 29, 2018

Mother of Japanese boy killed in '92 U.S. shooting hopes her book will promote stricter gun control

Mieko Hattori, 70, from Nagoya, whose son, Yoshihiro, 16, was gunned down in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in 1992, is working on a story for children that calls for stricter gun control measures in the United States.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 29, 2018

As IPCC report warns of growing climate change risks, Japan seeks to adapt

A report released this month by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) indicates that unless global warming is limited to 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels, Japan's summer of extreme weather may become the new normal.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 29, 2018

Analysts predict Bank of Japan will maintain policy stance with focus growing on 10-year yield range

At meetings scheduled for this week, the Bank of Japan will maintain its policy settings, according to economists surveyed by Bloomberg, amid a growing view that the BOJ will eventually use greater flexibility in yield movements as a tightening measure.
Japan Times
/ Embassy of the Republic of Palau
Oct 29, 2018

Francis Mariur Matautaro

Date of publication: Oct 29, 2018Francis Mariur MatautaroAmbassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Embassy of the Republic of Palauwww.palauembassy.or.jp
Japan Times
/ Embassy of the Dominican Republic
Oct 29, 2018

Hector Paulino Dominguez Rodriguez

Date of publication: Oct 29, 2018Hector Paulino Dominguez RodriguezAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryEmbassy of the Dominican Republichttp://embadomjp.org
JAPAN
Oct 29, 2018

U.S. launches new missile defense command in Japan

U.S. forces in Japan are set to establish a new command for the U.S. Army's ballistic missile defense unit in the Asian country, and have started stationing personnel, it has been learned.
Japan Times
/ Embassy of the Republic of Zambia
Oct 29, 2018

Ndiyoi M. Mutiti

Date of publication: Oct 29, 2018Ndiyoi M. MutitiAmbassador Embassy of the Republic of Zambiawww.zambia.or.jp
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 29, 2018

Military service is a hard sell for Taiwan's youth, despite tensions with China

Taiwan Air Force Staff Sgt. Jiang Pin-shiuan's pitch to freshmen at Taipei's Tamkang University seemed compelling: join the island's armed forces and get a state-sponsored degree, 110 days of leave each year and annual savings of 312,500 New Taiwan dollars ($10,200).
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Oct 29, 2018

Villagers lose their homes, farmland to feed India's booming power sector

Siyaram Saket refuses to give up his 1½ acres of farmland in central India — no matter how much the coal mining company offers him.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 29, 2018

U.S. defense chief looks to calm European allies nervous about INF pact withdrawal

U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Sunday that the United States was in consultation with its European allies on an arms control treaty, as NATO members urge Washington to try to bring Russia back into compliance with the pact rather than quit it.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 29, 2018

Trump allies reject link of his rhetoric to increased violence

Allies of President Donald Trump rejected any link between harsh political rhetoric and a rise in violence in the U.S., even as President Barack Obama's homeland security chief said changing the "toxic" political environment must start at the top.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Oct 29, 2018

The stuff of nightmares on parade at Kawasaki Halloween 2018

As with any good Halloween event, the massive one in Kawasaki on Sunday conjured up the stuff of nightmares and fantasies, but also celebrated creativity and ingenuity.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 29, 2018

Three Gaza boys killed in Israeli airstrike on tinderbox border: medics

Three Palestinian boys were killed in an Israeli airstrike on the Gaza Strip frontier on Sunday, medical officials in the Hamas-run enclave said, while Israel said it had hit suspected militants trying to blow up part of a border fence.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 29, 2018

Gab.com fights to stay online after Pittsburgh synagogue massacre

The website where the suspected Pittsburgh synagogue gunman posted anti-Semitic views said on Sunday it was "working around the clock" to stay online after being cut off by payment processors and forced to switch web hosts.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Oct 29, 2018

New U.S.-bound group of migrants sets off from El Salvador

A new group of migrants bound for the United States set off from El Salvador on Sunday, following thousands of other Central Americans fleeing poverty and violence who have taken similar journeys in recent weeks.

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