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LIFE / Digital / Japan Pulse
Oct 14, 2017

Shared experiences in the capital fuel interest in @BeingTokyo account

In July 2016, I handled @BeingTokyo, an account on Twitter that allows residents of the capital a week to give followers a taste of what their life in the city is like. My seven days were a little different from the norm as I was part of a group of people posting from Fuji Rock Festival in Naeba, Niigata...
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WORLD
Oct 11, 2017

Game of drones: U.S. poised to boost exports of unmanned military aircraft

The Trump administration is nearing completion of new "buy American" rules to make it easier to sell U.S.-made military drones overseas and compete against fast-growing Chinese and Israeli rivals, senior U.S. officials said.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 10, 2017

Kobe Steel's admission over falsified data sends shock waves through manufacturers across Japan

Revelations renew concerns about the integrity of Japanese manufacturers, and follow scandals involving rupturing Takata air bags and unauthorized inspections at Nissan.
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Reference / GENERATIONAL CHANGE
Oct 8, 2017

Biologist harnesses power of tiny worms in project that could reshape way cancer is screened and treated

Call it worm power.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 6, 2017

82-year-old glassmaker Ohara eyes future in next-generation battery market

Ohara Inc. sees batteries playing a bigger role in its future.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 5, 2017

Sharp to aggressively pursue patent royalties amid focus on ultra-HD TVs, 'smart home' devices

Sharp Corp.'s U.S. legal battle with Hisense Electric Co. marks the start of an aggressive new campaign by the Japanese electronics company to obtain royalties on its patents as the company focuses on ultra-high-resolution televisions and "smart home" devices.
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COMMUNITY / Issues / LEARNING CURVE
Oct 4, 2017

Five-nation crackdown hits half of Japanese-language schools

New rules requiring greater scrutiny of applicants from five countries have landed Japanese-language schools with that little bit more paperwork.
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JAPAN
Oct 3, 2017

Strict gun laws mean Japan sees fewer shooting deaths

The number of gun deaths in Japan totaled six in 2014, compared with 33,599 in the United States, according to GunPolicy.org, a website run by the University of Sydney.
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BUSINESS
Oct 3, 2017

Norway and Japan tap cutting-edge tech to start large-scale offshore salmon farming

Projects are underway in Norway and Japan to raise salmon in large numbers in big offshore pens, by adopting next-generation aquafarming technology.
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LIFE / Lifestyle
Sep 30, 2017

Winning the battle against breast cancer

Oct. 1 marks the start of the annual Pink Ribbon campaign to raise awareness about breast cancer.
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Sep 30, 2017

'Ainori' reboot reflects attempt to attract a new generation

When Namie Amuro announced that she would be retiring in 2018, even those who weren't hard-core fans were shocked to hear that the pop star who had been an influential part of their seishun jidai (coming-of-age) would be leaving the music industry.
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JAPAN
Sep 30, 2017

Autonomous vehicles hold promise of brighter future

Naoki Suganuma, the head of Kanazawa University's Autonomous Vehicle Research Unit, gave a lecture in Tokyo on Sept. 15.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 29, 2017

North Korea's Ri Yong Ho: A 'polished, rational' foreign minister

The man who called Donald Trump "President Evil" last week at the U.N. General Assembly is actually a genteel intellectual who studies the memoirs of former U.S. presidents and has taste for fine whiskey, according to ten people who know him.
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BUSINESS
Sep 29, 2017

Twitter tells congressional aides it suspended hundreds of Russia-linked accounts but seen coming up short

Twitter said on Thursday it had suspended hundreds of Russian-linked accounts and would ramp up enforcement of its spam rules as it probes online campaigns to influence the 2016 U.S. election.
BUSINESS
Sep 26, 2017

Abe trots out tax hike issue again before snap election to boost LDP chances

The controversy over increasing the consumption tax won't be unfamiliar to those who follow modern Japanese politics, as earlier proposals have proven unpopular with voters throughout the postwar years and have even doomed previous administrations.
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BUSINESS
Sep 26, 2017

Thailand courts Japanese businesses with grand tour of key industrial zone

In the coastal area east of bustling Bangkok lies Thailand's largest industrial zone, a production hub where hundreds of Japanese car- and auto parts makers had once rushed to gain a foothold in Southeast Asia.
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WORLD / Politics
Sep 26, 2017

Trump ally Roger Stone denies Russia collusion in statement ahead of House appearance

U.S. political consultant Roger Stone, a longtime ally of President Donald Trump, flatly rejected on Monday all allegations of collusion between the president's associates and Russia during the 2016 U.S. election.
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BUSINESS
Sep 26, 2017

Facing government pressure amid Russia probe, Facebook, Google to rethink handling of politics ads

Facebook Inc. and Alphabet Inc.'s Google have little choice but to rein in internet political ads in the face of growing U.S. government pressure, a panel of advertising consultants and executives said on Monday.
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WORLD
Sep 24, 2017

Dubai starts replacing skyscraper facades after series of fires

Dubai authorities have begun telling owners of high-rise buildings across the emirate to make the facades more resistant to fire, the government said on Saturday, after a string of skyscraper blazes.
JAPAN
Sep 23, 2017

Huge damages awards fuel demand for cycling insurance in Japan

A string of exorbitant court rulings on bicycle accidents has sent sales of cycling liability insurance soaring nationwide.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 22, 2017

At trial, Dentsu chief admits ad giant guilty of ignoring illegal levels of overtime

In a rare one-day trial expected to result in a small fine, Dentsu President Toshihiro Yamamoto admits the powerful advertiser permitted overtime violations that killed employee Matsuri Takahashi.
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COMMENTARY / World
Sep 22, 2017

Our dangerous, idiotic national conversation

Cheap speech is reducing the relevance of political parties and newspapers as intermediaries between candidates and voters, which empowers demagogues.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 22, 2017

Faulty devices help keep Iran in nuclear deal limits: report

Frequent breakdowns of advanced uranium enrichment devices have inadvertently helped Iran comply with restrictions in the international agreement curbing its nuclear program, according to a new report by a Washington-based think tank.
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JAPAN
Sep 21, 2017

Hokkaido 'workations' breathe fresh air into telecommuting

With a view of Mount Shari in the distance and an ocean breeze wafting in from the Sea of Okhotsk, working in this coastal community in northeastern Hokkaido is certainly an escape from the hustle and bustle of Tokyo.

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