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JAPAN
Jan 15, 2020

Japanese response to alleged global Chinese assault on rights 'lukewarm,' rights group says

Human Rights Watch released a scathing report Wednesday slamming the Chinese government for crafting an "Orwellian high-tech surveillance state" at home and deploying its growing economic clout to silence its critics overseas, while an official with the group criticized Japan's response to alleged rights...
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 10, 2020

New Japan Post chief vows to probe leak from ministry on insurance scandal

Hiroya Masuda, the new president at Japan Post Holdings Co., vowed Thursday to investigate a leak to the group of information about administrative punishments that were under consideration in relation to its improper sales of insurance products.
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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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ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 8, 2020

Carrie Lam vows to work closely with Beijing's new envoy to get Hong Kong on 'right path'

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam said on Tuesday she would work closely with Beijing's top official in the Asian financial hub to get it back on "the right path" after more than six months of pro-democracy protests.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 7, 2020

After Carlos Ghosn's dramatic escape, former minister says Japan should overhaul bail system

Japan should introduce a more relaxed bail system but step up its surveillance of defendants in criminal cases to prevent a repeat of the dramatic escape by fallen auto titan Carlos Ghosn, a former Cabinet minister and Tokyo governor said Tuesday.
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LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Jan 1, 2020

Dining out in 2019: The world came to Tokyo, and the city answered

Before we leave 2019 behind, there's just time to look back on the past 12 months of dining out in Tokyo. And to wish all The Japan Times' readers good luck, good health and good eating in the year ahead.
EDITORIALS
Dec 16, 2019

A truce is reached in the U.S.-China trade war

This deal is a victory for the U.S. in only the narrowest of terms.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 14, 2019

Looking at the lives you can still save

Living ethically involves helping people suffering in ways we could easily prevent. Many people seem to have taken that message to heart.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 20, 2019

Kochi gubernatorial race seen as barometer on voter attitudes toward Abe

Kochi Prefecture's gubernatorial election Sunday pitting a ruling coalition-backed candidate against an opponent supported by the main opposition parties is being seen as an important gauge of voter sentiment amid recent scandals that have engulfed Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and on opposition camp unity....
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BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 7, 2019

HP confirms Xerox takeover bid as companies struggle with shrinking markets

HP Inc. has confirmed that Xerox Holdings Corp. made a takeover offer — a potential deal between two iconic names that would reshape the printing industry.
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BUSINESS
Oct 24, 2019

Russia lands nuclear bombers in Africa as Putin hosts continent's leaders in quest to up Moscow's influence

Russia landed two nuclear-capable bombers in South Africa on a training mission on Wednesday, a flight apparently timed to coincide with President Vladimir Putin's opening of a flagship Russia-Africa summit designed to increase Russian influence.
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WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 23, 2019

Exxon and New York prosecutors face off in climate change fraud trial

A lawyer for New York's attorney general Tuesday told a state judge Exxon Mobil Corp. used two sets of books to hide the true cost of climate change regulations from investors, while an attorney for the oil major assailed the claims as false and politically motivated.
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JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 3, 2019

Famed French lawyer signals shift in Ghosn's defense strategy

Francois Zimeray said he views Carlos Ghosn's treatment under Japan's criminal defense system as problematic.
BUSINESS
Sep 30, 2019

Japan Post CEO vows to restore trust in wake of insurance scandal

Japan Post Holdings Co.'s top executive vowed Monday to restore public trust after thousands of customers were missold insurance policies.
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BUSINESS
Sep 28, 2019

Trump might delist Chinese firms from U.S. markets: sources

President Donald Trump's administration is considering delisting Chinese companies from U.S. stock exchanges, three sources briefed on the matter said Friday, in what would be a radical escalation of U.S.-China trade tensions.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 12, 2019

Yahoo Japan clinches deal for majority stake in Zozo

The company offered u00a52,620 per share, a 21 percent premium on Zozo's closing price, sending its shares soaring Thursday.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 4, 2019

China's Xi warns party needs 'fighting spirit' to overcome risks in 'long-term' struggle

Chinese President Xi Jinping urged the ruling Communist Party to brace for a "long-term" struggle against a variety of threats, the latest in a series of warnings to a nation facing a slowing economy and a more confrontational U.S.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Aug 31, 2019

Chaos in Hong Kong as police fire tear gas, protesters hurl gasoline bombs

Hong Kong police fired tear gas and water cannon Saturday as pro-democracy protesters threw gasoline bombs in the latest in a series of clashes that have plunged the Chinese-ruled city into its worst political crisis in decades.
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WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Aug 27, 2019

Trump floats meeting with Iranian leader in echo of his North Korea outreach

U.S. President Donald Trump signaled he's open to making a dramatic shift in U.S. policy toward Iran, extending his most expansive offer yet to meet with President Hassan Rouhani and perhaps to ease restrictions so the Islamic Republic can use some of its oil wealth to access credit.
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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
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Aug 8, 2019

Many Japan alumni a part of marquee summer event

The Basketball Tournament has grown in prominence as a new summer tradition during its brief history.
Japan Times
Special Supplements / G20 Osaka Summit Special
Jun 25, 2019

Agricultural sustainability for a growing population

On a sunny weekend during rice-planting season, the people of Japan's largest rice-producing prefecture, Niigata, welcomed ministers and delegates from the 20 major economies of the world as well as six invited countries and eight organizations, as the G20 Niigata Agriculture Ministers' Meeting was held...
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ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jun 16, 2019

How Hong Kong protests and Beijing pressure forced Carrie Lam to cave on extradition bill

With an escalating U.S. trade war, a faltering economy and tensions in the South China Sea vexing her bosses in Beijing, Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam appeared in no mood to compromise on a planned extradition law at recent meetings, according to foreign envoys and business people who met with...

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