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Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LEARNING CURVE
Nov 15, 2017

Tokyo campus tie-up between Temple Japan and Showa Women's University could offer model for the future

Showa Women's University and Temple University, Japan Campus have announced a unique site-sharing agreement that could offer a model to other Japanese schools.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 14, 2017

Japan's fresh grads falling further behind in pay race as monthly wage averages ¥213,000

What's a university degree worth in Japan? About ¥2.9 million a year based on starting salaries for new graduates, and the figure has barely budged over the past decade.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 13, 2017

Big lessons for Japan and America from three small countries

Asia and the Pacific will be better off if all nations adopt some small-state ideas offered up by Bhutan, Timor-Leste and Singapore — namely the embrace of a greener, more representative and more transparent future for all their citizens.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 13, 2017

Theft of North Korean diplomat's alcohol stash in Pakistan raises suspicions of bootlegging

Neighbors say when three men kicked down the doors and burgled the home of a North Korean diplomat in Islamabad last month, it took them more than three hours to lug out their booty: thousands of bottles of Scotch whisky, beer and French wine.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Nov 11, 2017

Airport hits sweet spot as honey proves to be runway success

Can sticky stuff stop the young leaving a small city in Shimane and bring in visitors too?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Nov 11, 2017

Light designer creates European ambience

From a young age, Stuttgart-born Megumi Ito always felt "a bit different" from people in her seaside home of Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture.
EDITORIALS
Nov 11, 2017

Revamped foreign trainee system

The government should be very wary about expanding the trouble-plagued foreign vocational trainee system.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 11, 2017

Shohei Otani speaks of desire to become world's best with move to MLB

After weeks of others speculating about his future, Shohei Otani, the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters' captivating two-way superstar, finally had his say.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 10, 2017

U.S. Air Force missed at least two chances to stop Texas shooter from buying guns

The U.S. Air Force missed at least two chances to block the shooter in last weekend's deadly church attack in Texas from buying guns after he was accused of a violent offense in 2012, according to current and former government officials and a review of military documents.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 10, 2017

Justice Department taps $4 billion fund to start paying victims of Bernie Madoff's massive Ponzi scheme

The U.S. Justice Department started a long-delayed distribution to victims of Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme, tapping a $4 billion fund created through settlements with some of the con man's oldest customers and his bank, JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society / FOCUS
Nov 8, 2017

In Hong Kong, maids are sacked for falling pregnant, called 'dogs' and left homeless

As soon as Indonesian domestic worker Anisa discovered she was pregnant with her first child, her heart sank.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 7, 2017

Fake meat, free markets ease North Koreans' hunger woes

Take the dregs left from making soy bean oil, which usually go to feed the pigs. Press and roll them into a sandy-colored paste. Stuff with rice, and top with chili sauce. The dish's name, "injogogi," means "man-made meat."
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Nov 5, 2017

Art and culture seen as a way to deepen mutual ties

Offer Laurent Pic, the new French ambassador to Japan, a role in a traditional noh play and he would likely accept it. “Why not?” the ambassador said in an interview with The Japan Times.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 31, 2017

Indictment: Manafort spent millions on homes, rugs, clothes, 'used his hidden overseas wealth'

Paul Manafort, the indicted former campaign manager for President Donald Trump, spent almost $1 million on eight rugs in two years and more than $1.3 million on clothes from shops in Beverly Hills, California, and New York City.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Oct 30, 2017

China is waging a global fisheries war

Expanding China's open water fishing fleet has become an important part of national policy by the government.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Oct 30, 2017

NFL's Texans kneel during anthem after Trump-backing billionaire owner's 'inmates running the prison' remark

Most of the National Football League's Houston Texans team knelt in protest as the national anthem was played for Sunday's game in Seattle, an apparent rebuke of team owner Bob McNair for his remark about "inmates running the prison."
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 27, 2017

Assad regime to blame for April sarin attack that killed dozens of civilians: U.N.

The Syrian government of Bashar Assad is to blame for a chemical attack on the opposition-held town of Khan Sheikhoun that killed dozens of people last April, according to a report sent to the United Nations Security Council on Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 22, 2017

At 3.95 percent, China says jobless rate is at its lowest in years, but challenges persist

China's unemployment rate has hit its lowest point in multiple years at 3.95 percent by the end of September, but employment still face challenges as the economy pushes ahead with structural reforms, China's labor ministry said Sunday.
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Oct 21, 2017

Viral dance crazes highlight a generational shift

Japan is certainly no stranger to viral dance videos and one doesn't have to think too far back to recall the popularity of the koi (falling in love) dance routine that took the internet by storm last year.
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 19, 2017

DeepMind's superpowerful AI sets its sights on drug discovery

DeepMind, the London-based artificial intelligence company owned by Alphabet Inc., is planning to let its software learn how to fold proteins, an important problem for drug discovery.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 17, 2017

Osaka, Japan's gritty second city, suddenly a destination amid Asian tourist boom

Amid the gloom and struggle that Osaka has gone through in recent years, a tourism boom has been an unexpected boon for Japan's gritty second city.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Oct 15, 2017

How Japan's service industry is trying to adapt to the worst labor crunch in 25 years

Before Hisashi Kanbe in 2013 introduced BakeryScan, the world's first image recognition checkout system designed specifically for bread, it was the job of every bakery worker in Japan to memorize the assorted prices of each baked good — from baguettes back to bagels.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Oct 14, 2017

Sound artist Aki Onda explores memory through sound

'I never miss Japan,' says New York resident Aki Onda. 'Now I have a distance — that's why I enjoy going back to Tokyo.'
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.

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