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Feb 1, 2018

Mazinger Z/Infinity / Cine Citta / 2018-02-03 to 2018-02-09

Feb. 3 8:40, 13:05, 21:05 / Feb. 4 to Feb. 8 9:10, 16:10, 20:35 / Feb. 9 9:10, 16:10
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BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 1, 2018

Uber plots expansion in Japan and Singapore amid talk of retreat from Asia

If Uber Technologies Inc. is planning a retreat from Asia, no one told Brooks Entwistle, head of the ride-hailing company's business in the region.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 31, 2018

Asia's central banks should prepare to raise interest rates

As the global economic recovery gains momentum, the time has come to begin tightening monetary policy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 29, 2018

Making migration work

The U.N. is right to underscore the benefits of broad-based international cooperation on migration, but to be politically acceptable in virtually any country, such cooperation must respect national sovereignty.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 29, 2018

Are we hostage to the stock market?

Wall Street's boom could backfire on the overall U.S. economy
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COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Jan 28, 2018

Japan's shocking decline of rural doctors

A new medical system threatens to deprive residents in rural communities of the opportunity to receive proper medical care.
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LIFE / Lifestyle
Jan 27, 2018

It's snow big deal: Tokyoites share wintry fun

The Meteorological Agency issued its first heavy snow advisory in four years for all 23 wards of Tokyo on Jan. 22, sending social media sites into overdrive.
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WORLD / Politics
Jan 27, 2018

Trump said to seek $716 billion for defense in 2019 budget

U.S. President Donald Trump will propose increasing total defense spending to $716 billion in fiscal 2019 in his budget request expected to be released in February, a U.S. official said, backing the Pentagon's push for a major buildup.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 23, 2018

Japan, China and the western Balkans

The western Balkans are another front in Japan and China's global soft power competition.
BUSINESS / DAVOS SPECIAL 2018
Jan 23, 2018

Innovative maps show relationships among key issues

In 2016, World Economic Forum (WEF) founder and Executive Chairman Klaus Schwab proclaimed the fourth industrial revolution as a distinct evolution from its predecessor because of the rapid onset of ubiquitous change.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / DAVOS SPECIAL 2018
Jan 23, 2018

Showcasing fine cuisine and culture

Offering a welcome respite from the four-day 2018 World Economic Forum meeting, the annual Japan Night reception presents participants with the finest in Japanese cuisine and traditional artistic performances.
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BUSINESS / DAVOS SPECIAL 2018
Jan 23, 2018

Wagashi confections enjoy increased global popularity

Back in the 1990s to early 2000s, my sister worked as a chef in the kitchen of the Toraya Cafe in New York City, the sole North American branch of a famous wagashi (traditional Japanese confections) maker that has been in business since the late 16th century. Her job was to create savory lunch items...
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jan 22, 2018

Hawks explore every avenue to improve club

It's often said in professional sports that teams with bigger payrolls have a better chance to win games and championships.
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BUSINESS
Jan 22, 2018

A year ago, Davos thought Trump would be a normal president

If there was one message that echoed through the mountains ringing Davos a year ago, it was that the business world could ignore tweets from U.S. leader Donald Trump.
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PRESS / Publications
Jan 22, 2018

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Jan 18, 2018

Ribenji Garu / Aeon Cinema Kyoto Katsuragawa / 2018-01-20 to 2018-01-26

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PRESS / Events
Jan 12, 2018

キックオフフォーラム(参加無料)を2月13日(火)に開催

 Japan Times Satoyama推進コンソーシアム(代表:末松(神原)弥奈子、株式会社ジャパンタイムズ・代表取締役会長)は、2018年2月13日(火)にキックオフフォーラムを開催します。
Jan 11, 2018

Garo: Kami no Kiba / Cine Citta / 2018-01-13 to 2018-01-19

Jan. 13 14:25, 21:25, 23:40 / Jan. 14 14:25, 21:25 / Jan. 15 to Jan. 18 14:50, 21:45 / Jan. 19 19:30, 21:40
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 8, 2018

TPP sows fear in Japan's agriculture industry

As the resurrected TPP moves forward, consumer groups and farmers fear the effects.
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LIFE / Food & Drink / DESSERT WATCH
Jan 6, 2018

Fairycake Fair's Mocha-chan and Milky-chan: Dog-shaped cupcakes worth picking up while you can

Meet coffee-and-hazelnut-flavored Mocha-chan and white-chocolate-heavy Milky-chan.
Jan 5, 2018

Kung Fu Yoga / Os Cinemas M-Int Kobe / 2018-01-06 to 2018-01-12

until Jan. 7 14:00, 21:20 / Jan. 8 12:50, 21:20 / Jan. 9 to Jan. 11 18:50
Jan 5, 2018

Sono Machi no Kodomo: Gekijoban / Theater Seven / 2018-01-06 to 2018-01-12

15:40
Jan 5, 2018

Kingsman: The Golden Circle / Toho Cinemas Namba Honkan / 2018-01-06 to 2018-01-12

until Jan. 11 11:45, 14:40, 20:45
Jan 5, 2018

Kung Fu Yoga (dubbed) / Osaka Station City Cinema / 2018-01-06 to 2018-01-12

until Jan. 7 16:30 / from Jan. 8 9:10
Jan 5, 2018

Kingsman: The Golden Circle (dubbed) / T-Joy Kyoto / 2018-01-06 to 2018-01-12

until Jan. 11 14:00, 18:30
Jan 5, 2018

Little Women / Cinema Novecento / 2018-01-06 to 2018-01-12

Jan. 6 no screenings / Jan. 7 12:45

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