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LIFE / Travel / TRAVEL INSIDER
Oct 14, 2014

Bonus mile opportunity; flight notifications; celebrating travel, life

Bonus mile opportunity
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 14, 2014

Nomura hires 15 senior bankers in U.S. and global push

Nomura Holdings Inc. has hired Jefferies Group LLC's Michael Rintoul and First Reserve Corp.'s Frank Kinney as Japan's largest brokerage seeks to expand U.S. investment banking.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 14, 2014

Hundreds of Hong Kong police use sledgehammers, chain saws to dismantle protest barriers

Hundreds of Hong Kong police used sledgehammers and chain saws to dismantle pro-democracy barricades near government offices and the city's financial center Tuesday, a day after clashes broke out as anti-protest groups tried to reclaim roads.
WORLD
Oct 14, 2014

British-accented California parrot that vanished for four years returns speaking Spanish: newspaper

The owner of a parrot that spoke English with a British accent says the bird went missing for four years, only to return speaking Spanish and asking for someone named Larry, a Southern California newspaper reported on Monday.
EDITORIALS
Oct 12, 2014

Accounting for political allowance

The hysterical, weeping visage on YouTube of a Hyogo prefectural assemblyman whose hand was caught in the cookie jar in July continues to focus public attention on how local legislators should use a monthly allowance dispensed for the purpose of helping them 'deepen their knowledge in policy matters.'
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Oct 11, 2014

Bernd Haag: 'Learn a new language and start to think global'

Name: Bernd HaagAge: 52
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets / ANALYSIS
Oct 11, 2014

Russians keep calm for now as ruble's slide gathers pace

With the ruble down 18 percent against the dollar this year and sanctions chipping away at economic ties with the West, ordinary Russians might be forgiven for rushing to put their money in a "safe" foreign currency.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 11, 2014

Anonymous threatens China, Hong Kong authorities with website blackouts

Anonymous, the nebulous online activist group that uses hacking to further causes it supports, has threatened a major blackout of Chinese and Hong Kong government websites, and to leak tens of thousands of government email address details.
OLYMPICS / ROBERT WHITING'S 1964 OLYMPICS RETROSPECTIVE
Oct 10, 2014

Olympic construction transformed Tokyo

The 1964 Tokyo Olympics had a profound impact on the capital city and the nation. In the opening installment of a five-part series that will run during the next two weeks, best-selling author Robert Whiting, who lived in Japan at the time, takes a look back at the preparations for the event.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Oct 10, 2014

Making noise about keeping the decibels down

Yoshimichi Nakajima was waiting for the train one day at his local station in Tokyo when he politely asked the station attendant to lower the volume on his microphone. He was told that would be "difficult," so Nakajima lent a hand by grabbing the mic and throwing it onto the track. He then recounted...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 10, 2014

Cool Japan fund, shippers team up on cold storage facility in Vietnam

Shipping company Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. is taking the export drive called Cool Japan literally by helping to build a $15 million refrigerated storage facility in Vietnam.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / SEEN AT CEATEC
Oct 9, 2014

Toshiba Glass sets sights on less obtrusive wearable tech

Some companies, most famously Google Inc., are seeing the future of wearable tech in eyewear devices.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Oct 8, 2014

Japan Basketball Association-led merger talks still face major obstacles

Toshimitsu Kawachi, the bj-league commissioner, said that the organizing committee for a unified professional basketball league in Japan has discussed things "constructively."
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 8, 2014

Missouri police plan for possible riots if white police officer is not indicted in shooting of black teen in Ferguson

Missouri authorities are drawing up contingency plans and seeking intelligence from U.S. police departments on out-of-state agitators, fearing that fresh riots could erupt if a grand jury does not indict a white officer for killing a black teen.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 7, 2014

Tragic wake-up call as Abe pushes reactor restarts

The tragic eruption at Mount Ontake is a timely reminder that Japan is more blessed than cursed when it comes to natural resources. It possesses an enviable mix of water, wind and, most importantly, geothermal resources to fulfill its energy needs. It still has a chance to change course from the risky nuclear-energy road.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 6, 2014

Emergency rooms live for gunshot wounds

It was clear from the tone of the coverage in the U.S. that media gatekeepers expected people to be surprised by a Dallas hospital's decision to turn away the nation's first Ebola patient from the emergency room.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Oct 6, 2014

Tokyo: What can be done to restore Japan's relations with China and South Korea?

An international bunch around Tokyo offer their views on possible ways to rebuild trust between Japan and its East Asian neighbors over historical issues.
Japan Times
JAPAN / GENERATIONAL CHANGE
Oct 5, 2014

Educator reverses school's fortunes by reviving progressive principles

When Evernote Corp. CEO Phil Libin visited Tokyo's Shinagawa Joshi Gakuin in May, the combined junior and senior high school for girls came under the media spotlight — not only because it was unusual for a successful Silicon Valley entrepreneur to visit a girls' school, but also because of the progressive...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 5, 2014

Technology, business rub elbows at STS confab

The annual Science and Technology in Society Forum, a three-day international gathering of scientists, engineers, university and government officials and corporate heads, kicked off Sunday with discussions on issues ranging from climate change to energy efficiency.
COMMUNITY / Issues / LEARNING CURVE
Oct 5, 2014

Families run into twin 'walls' as they seek after-school care

The gulf between day care for preschoolers and after-school care for elementary school students can come as a major shock to the system for parents and children alike.
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Oct 4, 2014

Unburdening oneself of life's possessions

Japanese often cite an old aphorism that goes, "Tatsu tori ato wo nigosazu" ("It is a foolish bird that defiles its own nest"). This can be taken to mean that a departing person should not leave behind a mess.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 4, 2014

Chinese premier to attend Europe summit, sign Russia rail deal

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang will attend a summit of European and Asian leaders on a trip starting this week that will also include a visit to Germany and the signing of energy and high-speed rail deals with Russia, the Chinese government said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 4, 2014

Hong Kong's luxury retailers lose sales as protests mar 'Golden Week' holiday

Pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong have disrupted business and hit share prices of luxury goods companies, ruining what is normally one of the busiest shopping weeks of the year.
Japan Times
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Oct 3, 2014

Pardew living on borrowed time

As he is English football's answer to Howard Hughes, it is difficult to know what Newcastle owner Mike Ashley is thinking. Ashley does not do interviews. He is the Secretive One.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 3, 2014

Hong Kong's Tiananmen moment challenging leadership in Beijing

Hong Kong's leaders have failed to let Beijing understand that, almost without exception, the leading Hong Kong politicians are good Chinese patriots.
EDITORIALS
Oct 3, 2014

What's with the Alibaba IPO?

The 38 percent price gain in the shares of Chinese Internet conglomerate Alibaba at its initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange last month was a vote of confidence not only in the company but also in China.
Japan eyes two types of 'hometown resident' registration
People buy groceries from a mobile supermarket in a rural area of Nagomi, Kumamoto Prefecture. The government is considering a new "hometown resident" registration system to help strengthen regional revitalization measures.
Ed Sheeran teams up with Tokyo’s Oedo Line
The “Oh! Ed! Collaboration Campaign,” launched on Tokyo's Keio Line to celebrate the Friday release of Ed Sheeran’s latest album, “Play,” includes a eight-car train dedicated to the pop star's music and trivia related to his career
Workers say corporate South Korea was warned about questionable U.S. visas before Hyundai raid
Activists holding signs that reads "No one is illegal!" protest against a huge immigration raid last week in the U.S. state of Georgia, in front of the U.S. Embassy in Seoul on Tuesday.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Search is on for loopholes in Japan’s $550 billion investment pledge
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick argues that U.S. President Donald Trump has sole authority to invest Japan's promised $550 billion.
Shizuoka farmers fight to preserve sustainable tea method that’s steeped in tradition
As of August 2024, the number of confirmed chagusaba farmers had fallen to 302, just over half the 582 reported in 2015, according to the Shizuoka Chagusaba Farming Method Promotion Council.
Search is on for loopholes in Japan’s $550 billion investment pledge
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick argues that U.S. President Donald Trump has sole authority to invest Japan's promised $550 billion.
In rural Hokkaido, the stops and starts of tourism revival on full display
Redevelopment plans for Kawayu Onsen have hit some snags — an example of how bringing tourists back to declining rural communities is far from easy work.
London’s calling and sumo’s top division — along with Hello Kitty — are ready to answer
Yokozuna Hoshoryu and Hello Kitty, an ambassador for sumo's upcoming tour to London, at Tokyo's Kokugikan on Tuesday
Resonac creates 27-member consortium to pursue advanced chip developments
Representatives from member companies of JOINT3, a consortium working together on semiconductor-related developments announced by Resonac, pose for a photo in Tokyo on Wednesday.

Podcast

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

Longform

Figure skater Akiko Suzuki was once told her ideal weight should be 47 kilograms, a number she now admits she “naively believed.” This led to her have a relationship with food that resulted in her suffering from anorexia.
The silent battle Japanese athletes fight with weight
By Mai Yoshikawa

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