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Japan Times
GLOBAL MEDIA POST / Slovakia report 2019
Sep 24, 2019

Japan and Slovakia reaffirm confidence in common future

Four years after the 1989 Velvet Revolution that ended one-party communist rule in the former Czechoslovakia, Slovakia and the Czech Republic formalized the dissolution on Jan. 1, 1993, the culmination of a difficult, but peaceful, process dubbed the Velvet Divorce. Twenty-six years after attaining independence,...
Japan Times
GLOBAL MEDIA POST / Slovakia report 2019
Sep 24, 2019

Kvant: Growing with laser-light precision

Founded in 1995, Kvant produces customized laser systems for advertising, art and entertainment purposes. Having built a strong reputation over nearly 25 years, the Slovakian company exports its products to 60 countries, including the United States and Japan.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Sep 24, 2019

Twenty held in child serial killer probe in Pakistan area with history of abuse and abductions

Pakistani police have detained 20 suspects as they investigate the possibility of a serial killer being behind the suspected murder and sexual assault of three boys in a district that has a history of child abuse and abduction.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 24, 2019

Trump says he may release transcript of controversial Ukraine phone call

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he is considering the release of a transcript of his controversial July phone call with Ukraine's president but noted concerns about the precedent of doing so.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 24, 2019

Jeremy Corbyn wins Labour backing for his wait-and-see Brexit tack

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn won backing for his wait-and-see policy on Brexit after the opposition party's conference voted to reject a plan to "energetically campaign" to stay in the European Union.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 23, 2019

Rookie ministers a source of concern for Abe at special Diet session

Some of the 13 rookie ministers in Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's new Cabinet are a source of concern for the administration at the upcoming extraordinary Diet session, according to political pundits.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 23, 2019

SoftBank reportedly turns against WeWork's parent CEO, Adam Neumann

SoftBank Group, the biggest investor in WeWork owner We Co., is exploring ways to replace Adam Neumann as chief executive of the U.S. office-sharing startup, according to four sources.
Rugby
Sep 23, 2019

World Cup lifts stadium food ban after long lines spur complaints

The 2019 Rugby World Cup organizing committee announced on Monday that it has modified its in-venue food policy amid a shortage of provisions at stadium food stalls, which has caused confusion and chaos for attendees across the country since the event kicked off last Friday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 23, 2019

African countries to seek declaration of global climate emergency at U.N. summit

African countries plan to call on the United Nations to declare a global climate emergency, among a set of demands to be presented at a climate summit in New York on Monday organized by the U.N. chief.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 23, 2019

China boosts government presence in Alibaba, private giants

The government of one of China's top technology hubs is dispatching officials to 100 local corporations including e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding, the latest effort to exert greater influence over the country's massive private sector.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 23, 2019

Korean nationalism and the 'comfort women' issue

South Korean nationalism has co-opted the comfort women issue.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Sep 23, 2019

Vary your way of emphasis with 'totemo' and its cousins

The word 'totemo' is a very handy word as it means 'very.' But it's not the only word that can help you emphasize what you're talking about.
EDITORIALS
Sep 23, 2019

China's South Pacific offensive

Shifts in recognition by the Solomon Islands and Kiribati are the latest skirmishes in the diplomatic war fought between Taipei and Beijing, a battle that China is winning.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 23, 2019

A Filipino battleground in China-U.S. cool war

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte is rebalancing the geopolitical order in the South China Sea.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 23, 2019

BOJ's next step down a narrow path

Other central banks will likely release fresh rounds of monetary easing, but Japan's central bank is out of ammunition.
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Sep 23, 2019

Let's discuss Japanese names

The government changes name orders on its website. Which way would you like to see your name written?
JAPAN
Sep 23, 2019

Chiba municipalities struggling with debris from Typhoon Faxai

Two weeks after the storm and the cleanup is going slow.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 23, 2019

China's love affair with Australia fizzles as tourism boom ends

Australia is losing its appeal for Chinese tourists and students as the harmful trade war between the U.S. and Beijing, paired with a slowing economy at home, spooks them into staying put.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 23, 2019

Galvanized Arab voters display their newfound influence in Israeli politics

Israel's long-marginalized Arab minority is throwing around its newfound weight.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 23, 2019

Army of Japanese, eager to make extra money, rocking global currency markets

Popular tales of "Mrs. Watanabe" — the canny Japanese housewife who dabbles in currency trading in between school runs and shopping — barely begin to tell the story of the nation's retail traders in the foreign exchange market.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 23, 2019

Banks with assets totalling $47 trillion adopt new U.N.-backed climate principles

Banks with more than $47 trillion in assets, or a third of the global industry, on Sunday adopted new U.N.-backed "responsible banking" principles to fight climate change that will shift their loan books away from fossil fuels.
JAPAN
Sep 23, 2019

Japanese municipalities and consumers slowly coming around to liquid baby formula

Following the government's lifting of a ban on the production and sale of liquid baby formula in the country in August last year, more and more local governments are stockpiling supplies for use during an emergency in place of powdered products.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 23, 2019

Trump says he discussed Biden in call with Ukrainian president

U.S. President Donald Trump acknowledged Sunday that he had discussed Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden and his son in a call with Ukraine's president.
Japan Times
Rugby
Sep 22, 2019

Even after routing Scotland, Ireland remains wary of Japan

Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt dismissed suggestions his players can take it easy after starting their Rugby World Cup campaign with a resounding win over Scotland on Sunday, warning that "dangerous" next opponent Japan will punish any complacency from the world's No. 1-ranked side.
Philippine bid to acquire used Japanese warships gains steam
Tokyo is looking to transfer Abukuma-class vessels to the Philippines as part of broader efforts to boost the defense capabilities of like-minded neighbors amid growing Chinese military assertiveness in the region.
Japan Post to stop accepting some parcels for shipment to the U.S.
Japan Post's UGX will still be available for many rejected packages.
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.
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
Character-crazed Japan has little appetite for Labubu
A pop-up advertisement for the newly opened Chiikawa Park in Tokyo's Ikebukuro neighborhood demonstrates how the country is chockful of cute characters — to the detriment of trends like Labubu.
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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