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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 12, 2019

Apple under fire for new credit card's apparent unequal treatment of women

Apple Inc. pitches its new card as a model of simplicity and transparency, upending everything consumers think about credit cards.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 12, 2019

WeWork talking with T-Mobile's John Legere in search for new CEO

WeWork is considering a candidate with deep ties to its majority shareholder SoftBank Group Corp. as its new chief executive officer, people familiar with the matter have said, in hopes of turning around the troubled coworking company.
SUMO / Rikishi Files
Nov 12, 2019

Baruto overcame obstacles to become ozeki

In early 2004, two massive Estonians moved to Japan to join professional sumo.
BASEBALL
Nov 12, 2019

Samurai Japan pinch runner Ukyo Shuto showcases speed against Australia

Ukyo Shuto might not need his bat and glove. But he can still be a difference maker for Samurai Japan in the Premier 12 and beyond.
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Nov 12, 2019

Satoko Miyahara still formidable, but can she win in future?

Satoko Miyahara earned the silver medal in her Grand Prix season debut at the Cup of China on Saturday, finishing behind Russian teen Anna Shcherbakova.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 12, 2019

Nissan reports 70% profit slump in second quarter and slashes full-year outlook

Nissan, whose financial performance has been in the doldrums for nearly two years, also cut its forecast for operating profit by u00a580 billion for the year through March.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 12, 2019

South Korea developing its own nukes one solution to U.S. cost-sharing demands, ex-top diplomat says

With Washington reportedly demanding that South Korea pay more to have U.S. troops stationed in the country, a former South Korean foreign minister says he has a solution for Seoul: the development of its own nuclear arsenal.
BASEBALL
Nov 12, 2019

Mexico blanks Australia to stay unbeaten at Premier12

The Mexican team had to travel to Japan from Mexico this week to compete in the Premier12 Super Round.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Nov 12, 2019

Akira Yoshino, winner of Nobel for work on lithium-ion batteries, sees tech as environmental fix

Midway through the 1800s, the English scientist Michael Faraday had the forethought to deliver a series of lectures on an object that was commonplace in Victorian Britain, as a way to get young minds hooked on science.
JAPAN
Nov 12, 2019

A month after Typhoon Hagibis, volunteers, local officials and SDF tackling mountains of waste

The SDF is working to coordinate disaster waste and rubble removal efforts through officers dispatched to municipalities affected by the 19th named storm of the season.
JAPAN
Nov 12, 2019

Yamanote and Keihin-Tohoku lines to be partially suspended Nov. 16 due to construction

Parts of the Yamanote and Keihin-Tohoku lines, major transportation arteries in Tokyo that carry millions of passengers every day, will be partially out of service for most of Saturday due to construction at Shinagawa Station and preparations leading up to the opening of Takanawa Gateway Station next...
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 12, 2019

Fukuoka court orders Japan and firms to pay ¥350 million for health problems due to asbestos

The Fukuoka High Court on Monday ordered the government and four construction materials makers to pay some ¥350 million in damages to former construction workers and bereaved relatives in the Kyushu region over health problems caused by asbestos, such as lung cancer.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 12, 2019

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter hospitalized in Atlanta for bleeding on the brain

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter was admitted to an Atlanta hospital on Monday for a procedure to relieve brain pressure from bleeding caused by recent falls, the Carter Center has said in a statement.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 12, 2019

Trump impeachment inquiry set to reshape 2020 presidential race

The start of public impeachment hearings in the House this week are likely to push the race for the White House into a new phase, testing whether Democratic efforts to investigate President Donald Trump risk hurting the party in the 2020 election.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 12, 2019

Toshiba's board discusses taking full control of some listed subsidiaries

Major machinery and electronics maker Toshiba Corp. is considering taking full control of some of its four listed subsidiaries, it has been learned.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 12, 2019

Fake news is stoking violence and anger in Hong Kong's continuing protests

Soon after Alex Chow Tsz-Lok fell off the edge of a parking garage in Hong Kong, the allegations began spreading online.
Nov 12, 2019

FROSK, Inc.: G-STAR Exhibition Campaign! SmartBeat, the Smartphone App Crash Detection and Analytics Tool, Is Free for 30 Days!

TOKYO – Japan based FROSK, Inc. is offering the G-STAR exhibition campaign! Just for Korean app developers, its smartphone app crash detection and analytics tool, SmartBeat, free for 30 days!
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Nov 12, 2019

Middle? Inside? Relax, the kanji for naka has this one in the bag

The kanji for 'naka' is used in many different ways. A rectagle with a line cutting it in half, the kanji is also one of the easiest to remember.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Nov 12, 2019

Here's some advice. If you want to help a friend out, stick to -tara ii desu

With your friends, giving and asking for advice in Japanese can be done in several ways. Just make sure you don't accidentally use these structures with your boss!
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Nov 12, 2019

Let's discuss the Olympics and the summer heat

Japan Times writer Ryusei Takahashi reports on efforts to try and protect athletes from the summer heat during the Tokyo Olympics next year.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 12, 2019

U.S. condemns latest Hong Kong violence, urging both sides to de-escalate

The United States on Monday condemned "unjustified use of deadly force" in the latest Hong Kong violence and urged police and civilians alike to de-escalate the situation, a senior Trump administration official said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 12, 2019

Maduro's military stands in the way of Bolivia playbook repeat in Venezuela

Venezuelan opposition leaders looking to oust their country's socialist government can perhaps take some hope from the resignation of its leftist ally in Bolivia, President Evo Morales, on Sunday after weeks of street protests.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Nov 12, 2019

Kenya hosts global sexual health summit amid protests from Catholics and pro-life groups

The United Nations and Kenyan government on Monday came under fire on the eve a global conference on sexual and reproductive health with Christian groups claiming hosting the event was promoting abortion and homosexuality in the East African nation.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 12, 2019

Ex-U.S. top diplomat Condoleezza Rice finds shadow diplomacy on Ukraine 'deeply troubling'

Condoleezza Rice, a secretary of state under Republican President George W. Bush, said on Monday reports of an unofficial U.S. policy being carried out in Ukraine were "deeply troubling."
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 12, 2019

Trump fumes over impeachment probe as public hearings loom

President Donald Trump seethed on Monday as Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives prepared to enter a crucial new phase — the first public hearings — in their impeachment inquiry centered on his request that Ukraine investigate political rival Joe Biden.
Tokyo releases AI-generated video of Mount Fuji erupting
A screenshot from an AI-generated video showing what could happen to Tokyo if Mount Fuji erupted
Japan aims to tighten rules for business manager visas from October
The number of foreign residents with business management residency status had reached a record 41,615 as of the end of 2024.
Japanese prefectures break with labor ministry on minimum wage
The ministry of labor has suggested a 6% minimum wage increase, but most prefectures reporting so far are opting to go slightly higher.
Japan ranked one of the most peaceful places in Asia as global tensions rise
Visitors look at paper cranes hung at Peace Park in Nagasaki on Aug. 8, a day ahead of the 80th anniversary of the World War II atomic bombing of the city.
JICA to designate four Japanese cities as 'hometowns' for African nations
The Japanese flag (left) with the flag of the African Union
Japanese prefectures break with labor ministry on minimum wage
The ministry of labor has suggested a 6% minimum wage increase, but most prefectures reporting so far are opting to go slightly higher.
Philippines quietly deepening ‘unofficial’ defense ties with Taiwan
Filipino soldiers take part in a flag-raising ceremony on Mavulis Island during a visit by the Philippines' Armed Forces chief of staff, in Batanes, the Philippines, in June 2023. Batanes, a group of idyllic islands at the country’s northernmost tip, sits about 160 kilometers from Taiwan.
Are 'coolcations' the answer for Japan's heat-weary tourists?
Hikers on a trail in Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture. As extreme heat continues to grip Japan, a tectonic shift may be underway in the nation’s summer tourism scene as more people gravitate toward cooler destinations.
Germany's first sakemaker offers a bold brew of ideas
Reigen, Germany's first sake brewery, makes a diverse, nontraditional range of sake that includes fruit-flavored sips and wine barrel-aged renditions.
Alicia Keys closed Summer Sonic, but J-pop owned it
Summer Sonic’s 2025 lineup demonstrated its strength, showcasing the latest in J-pop, including “new kawaii” act Fruits Zipper.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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Tetsuzo Shiraishi, speaking at The Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage, uses a thermos to explain how he experienced the U.S. firebombing of March 1945, when he was just 7 years old.
From ashes to high-rises: A survivor’s account of Tokyo’s postwar past
By Alex K.T. Martin

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