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Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 24, 2018

Tripoli clashes leave 115 dead, 383 wounded: health ministry

At least 115 people have been killed and 383 wounded in month-long clashes between rival factions in Tripoli, Libya's health ministry said on Sunday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 24, 2018

Britain's Labour Party plans to make companies transfer shares to workers

Large companies would be forced to transfer as much as 10 percent of their shares into a fund to be owned and managed collectively by their workers, under plans to be set out by Britain's opposition Labour Party on Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 24, 2018

At least one killed as protests rock Nicaragua; Ortega defiant

Police and supporters of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega clashed in Managua on Sunday with demonstrators calling for the release of people imprisoned during recent protests, leaving at least one person dead, authorities said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 24, 2018

Pope pays tribute to hundreds of thousands of victims of Nazis, Soviets in Lithuania

Pope Francis paid tribute on Sunday to Jews killed by the Nazis and victims of murder and deportation by the Soviet KGB, in twin visits to memorials marking the darkest periods of Lithuania's history.
BUSINESS
Sep 24, 2018

China's Guangdong province looks to end home pre-sale system to limit risks in real estate sector

China's Guangdong province is considering a proposal to scrap a housing pre-sale system that's become a major avenue for developers to finance projects.
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 24, 2018

Yen jumps briefly as China cancels trade talks with U.S. as Trump tariffs loom

The safe-haven Japanese yen briefly blipped higher on Monday as investors reacted to news that China had canceled trade talks with the United States just as the latest round of tariffs are set to take effect.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Sep 24, 2018

Aussie filmmaker freed from Cambodia prison for spying arrives in Sydney

An Australian filmmaker arrived in Sydney on Sunday after a pardon by Cambodia's king released him from a six-year jail sentence for espionage that he received after flying a drone over an opposition rally.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Sep 24, 2018

September 24, 2018

Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Sep 24, 2018

Panama revokes registration of last migrant rescue ship in central Mediterranean

The Panama Maritime Authority has revoked the registration of search and rescue ship Aquarius 2 in a move that means there will be no charity rescue ships off the Libyan coast in the near future unless the vessel can find a new flag to sail under.
SOCCER / J. League
Sep 23, 2018

Reds pummel Vissel as Andres Iniesta sits

Well over 50,000 Urawa Reds fans made their way to Saitama Stadium on Sunday night to see their team take on former Barcelona legend Andres Iniesta and Germany great Lukas Podolski.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Sep 23, 2018

Japanese and other Asian firms shifting production from China as U.S. tariffs take toll

As the U.S. imposes tariffs on Chinese imports, a growing number of Asian manufacturers producing items there are moving to shift production from China to other factories in the region.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 23, 2018

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn says party backs new election to solve Brexit issue

Britain's opposition Labour Party prefers a new election to a second referendum on Brexit, its leader said Sunday, heaping pressure on Prime Minister Theresa May whose plans for a divorce deal with the European Union have hit an impasse.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LABOR PAINS
Sep 23, 2018

Abe's work-style reforms give Japan's employers the green light to demand unpaid and unsafe overtime

New law caps overtime at unhealthy levels and sets up a system that will legitimize the principle of working for nothing.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Sep 23, 2018

'My Year in Japan' books offer reassuring words to armchair travelers, but expats need more

The most successful works remain true to both the author's time abroad and to Japan itself.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Sep 23, 2018

Where the heart is: a dog named Skyros

Six-year-old Skyros has been described as 'quite a special guy.' And though he may not be as exotic as the Aegean island jewel he is named for, he is a gem in his own right.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Sep 23, 2018

Beyond beauty: Setting the trend for working mothers

Lamborghini has historically been known for its raw speed, power and performance where the rubber meets the road. In the last few years, the company has stepped up its performance off the road when it comes to sales, which have surged globally and particularly in Japan, one of the company's key markets.
Japan Times
SATOYAMA CONSORTIUM
Sep 23, 2018

Woodworking meets forest revitalization

A wooden, grid-like building with a huge window measuring 8.5 meters in height stands in Nishiawakura, a village in northeastern Okayama Prefecture.
SUMO
Sep 23, 2018

Sumo 101: Hobbies

All sumo wrestlers get a week off starting the day after a tournament ends.
JAPAN / KANSAI PERSPECTIVE
Sep 23, 2018

Need to back up sinking Kansai airport stymies region ahead of G20, elections

When Kansai airport in Osaka Prefecture was shut down earlier this month after Typhoon Jebi flooded the main runway and terminal building — and caused a tanker to break loose and crash into the only bridge to the mainland — there were fears the damage meant the region's largest and only international...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 23, 2018

Comcast thwarts Rupert Murdoch, outbids Fox with $40 billion winning offer for Sky

Comcast beat Rupert Murdoch's Twenty-First Century Fox in the battle for Sky on Saturday after offering £30.6 billion ($40 billion) in a dramatic auction to decide the fate of the pay-television group.

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