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WORLD
Jan 12, 2020

Queen Elizabeth II calls crisis meeting with breakaway Prince Harry and Princes Charles and William

Queen Elizabeth II has summoned her grandson Prince Harry for a crisis meeting to discuss future arrangements for him and his wife, Meghan, following the couple's shock announcement that they want to step back from royal duties.
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LIFE / Food & Drink / KANPAI CULTURE
Jan 11, 2020

Young brewers, new sake and classic flavors

Sake is enjoying a new wave of popularity, thanks to improvements in quality, an ever-expanding variety of styles and the spread of sake education programs. Now, younger brewers are being encouraged to enter the market.
JAPAN
Jan 11, 2020

Japan's Casino Regulatory Commission holds its first meeting amid bribery scandal

The government's Casino Regulatory Commission held its first meeting Friday against the backdrop of a high-profile bribery scandal related to so-called integrated resorts featuring casinos.
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BUSINESS
Jan 9, 2020

Japan firms pull staff out of Iran and limit Iraq travel amid high tensions

As of Oct. 1, 2018, Japanese companies have 30 operational bases in Iran, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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JAPAN / Science & Health
Jan 9, 2020

Japanese entrepreneur's baby monitor puts prenatal care online

Japan prides itself on having the world's lowest birth mortality rates for women and infants, but a decline in facilities staffed with obstetricians and gynecologists, as well as the advancing age of first-time mothers here, has raised growing doubts about the future of that claim.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 9, 2020

Japan opposition bloc to push for halt to Mideast mission amid Iran-U.S. tensions

Major opposition parties have agreed to press the government to cancel its plan to dispatch Maritime Self-Defense Force units to the Middle East following the Iranian missile attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq on Wednesday.
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JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 9, 2020

Ghosn blames France's Macron for turning Nissan against him before arrest

Carlos Ghosn says it was French President Emmanuel Macron who set in motion the train of events that led to his downfall. The former CEO of Renault SA and Nissan Motor Co. pointed the finger at Macron, blaming the French leader for angering executives and officials in Japan by trying to lock Nissan into...
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JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 9, 2020

Turkish jet operator meets with Japan envoy to offer help after Ghosn escape

The Turkish operator of private jets that ex-Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn used to escape Japan said on Wednesday it met with the Japanese ambassador to Turkey and offered to collaborate with the authorities in that country over the incident.
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GLOBAL INSIGHT / Jamaica report 2020
Jan 9, 2020

A globally competitive logistics hub

The Jamaican government is implementing its plans to create an advanced and integrated infrastructure network covering air, sea, rail, road and special economic zones in order to become the fourth node in the world’s logistics chain.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 9, 2020

Western intelligence agencies see no signs Ukraine airliner was shot down, Canadian source says

The initial assessment of Western intelligence agencies is that a Ukrainian airliner that crashed in Iran on Wednesday was not brought down by a missile, said a Canadian security source.
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JAPAN
Jan 8, 2020

Chiba backs out of bidding to host one of Japan's first casinos

The city of Chiba said Tuesday that it will not seek to host a casino resort, citing its priority on reconstruction following natural disasters.
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JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 8, 2020

Ghosn set to denounce Japan's justice system, but can he prove his innocence?

The 65-year-old former chairman of Nissan Motor, accused of financial wrongdoings, is expected to denounce Nissan as well as the Japanese legal system in a bid gain public sympathy.
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WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 8, 2020

Largest study yet offers no clear talc link to ovarian cancer

U.S. researchers who conducted the largest study yet into whether applying powder to the genitals increases a woman's risk of ovarian cancer were unable to definitively put to rest the issue that has prompted thousands of lawsuits against Johnson & Johnson and other companies.
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BUSINESS
Jan 8, 2020

Alitalia bleeds around €300 million a year, administrator says

Struggling Italian carrier Alitalia is burning through its cash resources at the pace of around €300 million ($334 million) a year, its new temporary administrator, Giuseppe Leogrande, told members of a parliamentary committee.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 7, 2020

Ghosn attacks the very system that crowned him

The former Nissan CEO was Japan Inc.'s favorite rebel before it turned on him. What does he have left to say?
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 7, 2020

New Mizuho investment fund targets life sciences startups

Mizuho Financial Group Inc. has established an investment fund for life sciences startups.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 7, 2020

Rakuten to launch full-scale mobile phone services in Japan in April

Rakuten Inc. aims to launch full mobile phone carrier services in April, according to Hiroshi Mikitani, the head of the major cybermall operator.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 7, 2020

Increase in environmentally friendly debt may limit slowdown of corporate bond sales in Japan

Japan's record corporate bond issuance will likely slow down, but a boom in environmentally friendly debt could limit the downside.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 7, 2020

Peru highway crash involving bus kills at least 16, including two Germans

At least 16 people, including two Germans, died in a crash in southern Peru on Monday after a bus collided with other vehicles and rolled over, local police said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 7, 2020

American Airlines reaches settlement with Boeing for 737 Max compensation in 2019

American Airlines Group Inc. said on Monday it had reached a confidential agreement with Boeing Co, to address damages the airline incurred in 2019 due to the ongoing grounding of its fleet of Boeing 737 Max aircraft.
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ENVIRONMENT / The Climate Crisis
Jan 6, 2020

Emergency on 'lucky island': Iki Island seeks to lead Japan's fight against the climate crisis

It's golden hour on Iki, a pristine island in southwestern Japan. A gentle breeze cools the day to a perfect 24 degrees Celsius. The roads are clean, the trees are green, a playground sits atop a grassy hill. Locals call Iki a "lucky island" because it's rarely affected by natural disasters.
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JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 6, 2020

Japan justice chief vows to pursue Ghosn and tighten checks to prevent a repeat

Justice Minister Masako Mori vows to pursue the criminal prosecution of fugitive Carlos Ghosn.
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CULTURE / CULTURE SMASH
Jan 6, 2020

When American country meets Japanese anime

The lineup of artists onstage at the Tokyo premiere of 'Sturgill Simpson Presents: Sound & Fury' was as eclectic as the film they'd all made: a 41-minute anime music video set to an entire album by the Grammy-winning Simpson.

Longform

"Shake hands with Lima-chan," a statue that shares the name of the Peruvian capital looks in the direction of Peru, where a sister statue, "Sakura-chan," is located. Erected in Yokohama's Rinko Park in 1999, it commemorates Peruvian-Japanese friendship.
The journey of Peru’s Nikkei: Finding identity in Japan