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JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Feb 26, 2018

In Japan's Diet, is there such a thing as too much time for questions?

It may be hard to find a workplace more rife with inefficiency and inertia than the national Diet.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 24, 2018

Shizuoka man gets death sentence for Lake Hamana murders

The Shizuoka District Court has sentenced a 34-year-old man to death for killing two men whose dismembered bodies were found around Lake Hamana in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, in 2016.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 23, 2018

Macron vows to protect French farmland from foreign buyers amid uproar over Chinese deals

France will clamp down on farmland purchases by foreign buyers, President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday, responding to a controversy over deals attributed to a Chinese firm.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 23, 2018

How an Indian bank's $1.8 billion fraud went unnoticed

The Punjab National Bank branch in south Mumbai sits just down the road from both the Bombay Stock Exchange and the Reserve Bank of India, at a physical center of one of the world's fastest-growing major economies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 22, 2018

Uber CEO plans closer ties with Toyota on autonomous driving

The world's largest car maker and the world's biggest ride-hailing company plan to team up on autonomous driving as technological changes sweep through the transportation industry.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 22, 2018

Twitter cracks down on tactics used by 'bots' to spread false stories

Twitter Inc. said on Wednesday it would no longer allow people to post identical messages from multiple accounts, cracking down on a tactic that Russian agents and others have allegedly used to make tweets or topics go viral.
EDITORIALS
Feb 21, 2018

LDP's proposed electoral system amendment

The LDP's proposed electoral system amendment won't solve the vote-value disparity problem and may conflict with the Constitution's Article 43.
Japan Times
Feb 21, 2018

Rohto Pharmaceutical to join in the launch of Alina Vision
Contributing to Society with a Unique Business Model
Expand a “business model with free cataract treatment” to the world

Rohto Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (headquartered in Osaka City; President: Toshiaki Yoshino) is pleased to announce our investment in the launch of Alina Vision as a part of our challenge in supporting the “joy of seeing” for people all over the world. Alina Vision is being launched by respected international...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 20, 2018

Japan's central bank to keep retreating from stimulus under Haruhiko Kuroda, former BOJ board member says

The reappointment of Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda for another five-year term means the central bank will continue to gradually edge away from crisis-mode stimulus, according to former BOJ Policy Board member Takahide Kiuchi.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 20, 2018

Trump backs effort to improve gun background checks in wake of Florida massacre

The White House said Monday that President Donald Trump supports efforts to improve federal background checks for gun purchases, days after a shooting at a Florida school killed 17 people.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 19, 2018

Curlers left bemused by doping allegation

Of all the questions surrounding reports of a Russian curler's alleged doping infraction at the Pyeongchang Olympics, the biggest is why?
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 16, 2018

Gun sales are down, so why did gun stocks just go up?

Shares of firearms companies rose on Thursday morning after a gun-fueled massacre at a Florida high school left 17 dead and 14 injured.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 16, 2018

Mitsubishi Electric shines spotlight on new AI technology at R&D event

Mitsubishi Electric Corp. launched a research and development open house event in Tokyo this week to showcase their latest advanced research products. The main focus of the event was the company's new array of AI technology.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 16, 2018

Tea, haircuts and fish bones: Letting the light into Pakistan

Reclining comfortably on a bed outside his mud home, 75-year-old farmer Mohammad Khoso watches life go by. His family is now the center of everyone's envy in the southern Pakistani village of Murid Khoso — they have electricity.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 15, 2018

Japan's trading houses on the prowl as record earnings boost investment appetite

Domestic trading houses are scouting for assets as they enjoy their best profit outlook in six years, driven by higher prices for commodities from metals and coking coal to oil and natural gas.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 14, 2018

How Asia won the rights to host three Olympics in a row

Think back to 2009: The West was in no condition to take on expensive projects.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 14, 2018

2018 elections already 'under attack' by Russia: U.S. intelligence chief

Leaders of U.S. intelligence agencies warned on Tuesday that Russia will try to interfere in the 2018 U.S. midterm elections by using social media to spread propaganda and misleading reports, much as it did in the 2016 campaign.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 13, 2018

Hong Kong court rules pro-independence stance must bar standing for election

Hong Kong's High Court on Tuesday ruled in favor of barring a pro-independence activist from standing in an election, saying it is "fundamental" for lawmakers to accept the city as an inalienable part of China.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 13, 2018

Who to watch on Wednesday, Day 6 of the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics

10 a.m. Figure skating, pairs short program: The pair of Miu Suzaki and Ryuichi Kihara will compete. Kihara competed at the 2014 Sochi Olympics, pairing with Narumi Takahashi, but has been competing with Suzaki since 2015.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 12, 2018

Trump's chain-immigration plan takes direct aim at Asians

Asian immigrants thrive in America, but fewer would come if they couldn't bring family members.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Feb 11, 2018

Various work styles must be embraced for success

For many industries, it has become increasingly apparent that the way up is through Asia. This is especially true for Amway Corp., the global direct sales giant based in Ada, Michigan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 10, 2018

Top wagyu exporter Itoham projects 16% surge to new sales record this year

Itoham Foods Inc., the nation's biggest exporter of premium wagyu, expects shipments to hit a record with Taiwanese demand for the beef set to triple and exports to Brazil on the verge of beginning.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 10, 2018

Trump picks U.S. Pacific Command chief Harry Harris to be ambassador to Australia

U.S. President Donald Trump has chosen Pacific Command chief Adm. Harry Harris — known for his strident views on China's military expansion and nuclear-armed North Korea — to be the United States' next ambassador to Australia.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Feb 9, 2018

Okinawa tourist numbers top those of Hawaii for first time

While Hawaii has long been one of the most popular go-to destinations for tourists from Japan, Okinawa has finally caught up to outshine the rival resort island chain.
NGOs condemn rise in anti-immigrant rhetoric ahead of Upper House vote
Sanseito head Sohei Kamiya holds a board that reads "Japanese First" in Tokyo on July 2. In a joint statement on Tuesday, eight human rights nongovernmental organizations described the far-right party's stance as "hate speech."
Japan and Canada ink key intel-sharing deal
Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand shakes hands with Japan's top diplomat, Takeshi Iwaya, at the end of a signing ceremony for an information security agreement, after bilateral talks in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Foreign drivers in Japan to face tougher license conversion rules from October
According to the National Police Agency, there were 75,905 people who converted their foreign driver’s license to a Japanese one in 2024, up from 48,885 in 2019.
Tokyo hit by torrential rainfall at rush hour
People line up at Shibuya Station in Tokyo as they try to avoid the heavy rain on Thursday.
Japan stands its ground after Trump letter delivers 25% U.S. tariff shock
U.S. President Donald Trump (left) and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick at Morristown Airport, New Jersey, on Sunday. Trump on Monday sent letters to 12 countries notifying them of new "reciprocal" tariff rates effective Aug. 1.
NGOs condemn rise in anti-immigrant rhetoric ahead of Upper House vote
Sanseito head Sohei Kamiya holds a board that reads "Japanese First" in Tokyo on July 2. In a joint statement on Tuesday, eight human rights nongovernmental organizations described the far-right party's stance as "hate speech."
Japanese dancers find a home abroad at Houston Ballet
“Giselle” lead Yuriko Kajiya (center), performing with Connor Walsh as Albrecht, is one of six Japanese dancers at Houston Ballet.
From the Abes to the Ohtanis: How siblings shape athletic development
Olympic judoka Uta Abe (second from left) and Hifumi Abe (second from right) with their brother Yuichiro (center) and their parents. “I’m always consciously trying to be a good older brother,” Yuichiro said.
Foreign nationals' presence in Japan emerges as key issue in Upper House poll
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers a campaign speech next to a Liberal Democratic Party candidate for the Upper House (top center left) in Yokohama on Sunday.
Scams involving police impersonation surge
A video by the National Police Agency warns about fake scams.

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