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Japan Times
CULTURE
Aug 17, 2019

Game not over: Japan's amusement arcades tap community spirit to stay relevant

"Kana," to call him by the nom de guerre he uses when he is competing in arcade game tournaments, is so good at The King of Fighters '97 that he can beat most other players one-handed.
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 17, 2019

British mall tested facial recognition of shoppers

A British mall that scanned shoppers using facial-recognition cameras said on Friday it is no longer using technology that advocacy groups called a threat to privacy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 16, 2019

SoftBank's Fortress emerges as white knight for hotel chain Unizo with $1.3 billion bid

Hotel chain Unizo Holdings said Friday it has received a friendly buyout offer worth up to $1.3 billion from a SoftBank Group investment firm, in a deal that will help it fend off a rare hostile takeover bid from travel agency H.I.S. Co.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 16, 2019

Japanese team developing AI-based system to forecast chance of tsunami and scale of damage

Drawing lessons from one of the worst disasters in the nation's history, a team of Japanese researchers is developing an artificial intelligence-based tsunami-forecasting system set for release in fiscal 2020 that could help limit loss of life and property in future calamities.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 16, 2019

As population ages, Japan's convenience stores find future in funerals

It might escape the notice of a passerby that Davius Living Yamato, a one-story building standing unassumingly on a street in Kanagawa Prefecture, is a funeral parlor.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 15, 2019

SoftBank's massive Vision Fund bets on Swiss startup that's using concrete blocks as batteries

SoftBank Group Corp.'s massive Vision Fund is making its first-ever energy storage bet — and it's on a rather unconventional type of battery.
JAPAN
Aug 15, 2019

Statue of 'comfort women' pulled from Japanese exhibition finds new home in Spain

A Spanish businessman has bought a statue symbolizing women who worked in Japanese military brothels that was removed from an exhibition in Japan after organizers received threats over the piece.
Japan Times
India report 2019
Aug 15, 2019

Kobelco contributes to India’s growth story

Since its establishment in 2006, Kobelco Construction Equipment India Pvt. Ltd. (KCEI), has grown an extensive network of authorized dealers with more than 100 service points across India and the surrounding markets of Nepal and Bangladesh.
Japan Times
India report 2019
Aug 15, 2019

Fast-tracking the success of India’s automation

Officially established independently in 2010, Yaskawa India Pvt. Ltd. has been furthering the Indian economy through automation across various sectors.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 15, 2019

U.S. Democratic candidate Kamala Harris offers plan to curb domestic terrorism and gun sales

Kamala Harris laid out a gun control plan Wednesday that focuses on domestic terrorism, proposing action to add online gun sellers to background check requirements and expand the mission of the National Counterterrorism Center to include domestic terrorism.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 14, 2019

Trump bows to economic fears in move to delay China tariffs

U.S. President Donald Trump bowed to pressure from American businesses and concerns over the economic fallout of his trade war with China, delaying the imposition of new tariffs on a wide variety of consumer products including toys and laptops until December.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Aug 14, 2019

Trade spat sees K-pop caught in the middle

The Japanese debut performance of Korean pop group Stray Kids planned for next month should be an unquestionably good thing. The fledgling male outfit has been gaining steam since emerging in 2017, with its nine members having already played shows in Southeast Asia, Australia, the United States and Europe....
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 14, 2019

Japan drugstore giants Cocokara and Matsumotokiyoshi in merger talks

Major drugstore chain Cocokara Fine Inc. said Wednesday it will enter merger negotiations with industry peer Matsumotokiyoshi Holdings Co.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 14, 2019

Recruit Career sold job applicants' browsing data to dozens of firms without consent

Toyota Motor Corp. and Honda Motor Co. are among dozens of companies that bought data detailing the job-hunting activities of potential hires, it was learned Tuesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 14, 2019

China says protesters like 'terrorists'; airport reopens

China's Hong Kong liaison office said Wednesday that anti-government protesters were no different from "terrorists," and U.S. President Donald Trump said Chinese troops were moving to the border with Hong Kong and urged calm.
Japan Times
Special Supplements / Selangor, Malaysia special
Aug 14, 2019

Foreign investment bolstered by location, workforce

As one of the major economic players in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region, Malaysia has been supporting foreign business for decades and, consequently, achieved some of the strongest economic growth in Asia. Now, the Malaysian state of Selangor is seeking more investment from...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Aug 13, 2019

The Theatre Olympics goes back to its roots for ninth iteration

Since the late 1970s, people from all over the world have traveled to the village of Toga in rural Toyama Prefecture to attend Tadashi Suzuki's renowned acting classes or to see the Suzuki Company of Toga (SCOT) and other invited artists perform at the site's specially crafted indoor and outdoor theater...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 13, 2019

Japan says South Korea has failed to justify stripping Tokyo of fast-track trade status

Industry minister Hiroshige Seko said Seoul has not shown how Japan has fallen short of international export control measures following the latest move in the bilateral spat.
JAPAN
Aug 13, 2019

Hong Kong Airport disruption bad news for Japanese travelers

A protest at Hong Kong airport could not have come at a worse time for people who booked vacations to coincide with the Bon holiday this week.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 13, 2019

Strong yen poses risks for Japan as U.S.-China trade war continues

Japan Inc. is caught in the crossfire of the trade war between the United States and China, as a resurgent yen threatens to sap profits and complicate the economic outlook.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Aug 13, 2019

Surge in arrests of foreign teachers reported as China pushes to clean up education system

Arrests and deportations of foreign teachers in China have soared this year, lawyers, schools and teachers say, amid a broad crackdown defined by new police tactics and Beijing's push for a "cleaner," more patriotic education system.
CULTURE
Aug 13, 2019

Remembering the staff of Kyoto Animation

Almost a month after the main studio of Kyoto Animation was set on fire, killing 35 and injuring many more, details of the victims are still emerging after police released the names of 10 workers on Aug. 2.
WORLD
Aug 11, 2019

Tesla electric car catches fire after hitting tow truck in Moscow

A Tesla electric car caught fire after crashing into a tow truck on a Moscow expressway late Saturday.
South Korea’s baby bust threatens its demographic future
Marriage is rapidly declining in South Korea as rising education and career aspirations collide with traditional gender norms.
The Japanese face and body patches that have had the world wondering
Japan's Mebuki Suzuki in action with Uganda's Oscar Chelimo in the men's 10,000 meter final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Sept. 14
German companies choosing Japan as Asia manufacturing hub: survey
Japan has many positive qualities for German companies, but the market does face some challenges, such as talent acquisition and retention, particularly as demand for skilled workers grows, a survey by the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan showed.
Why Japan’s most melancholic writer speaks to today’s youth
Osamu Dazai struggled with depression and addiction, themes that were also central to his writing.
Trump switches gears on Ukraine war, but fears of disengagement rise
U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York City on Tuesday.
Who’s who in the LDP presidential race?
(Clockwise from top left) Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi; former foreign minister Toshimitsu Motegi; Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Shinjiro Koizumi; former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi; and former minister of state for economic security Sanae Takaichi
Tax-advantaged investments no lost cause for U.S. residents of Japan
While some American taxpayers assume they are ineligible to participate in Japan’s tax-deferred savings schemes, certified public accountant Rick Gundlach says that this is no longer the case.
Aichi Triennale’s message from the world: Free Palestine
“Between Currents and Bloom,” an eye-popping crocheted seascape by Indonesian artist Mulyana, dazzles with Instagram-ready cuteness while recalling a vibrant ocean now threatened by warming seas.
Twice-a-year injection could make HIV prevention easier, developer argues
Jared Baeten, Gilead Sciences' senior vice president and virology therapeutic area head, hopes regulatory approval elsewhere for lenacapavir as a preexposure prophylaxis — for reducing the risk of contracting HIV — could lead to real discussions toward ending HIV in Japan.
Behold the glory of Japan’s fruit boxes
Otherwise common sights in Japan's supermarkets, the country's fruit and veggie boxes can hide surprising symbols of local pride.

Podcast

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

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
By Christoph Sponsel

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