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JAPAN / Science & Health
Apr 24, 2019

Eye-opener: Japanese doctor's work with iPS cells puts macular degeneration on notice

Science has Dr. Masayo Takahashi's mother to thank, in a way, for some of the most notable developments in regenerative medicine using stem cells.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 24, 2019

Trump says White House officials can skip 'partisan' post-Mueller congressional inquiries

U.S. President Donald Trump is doubling down on his legal confrontations with Democrats in the House of Representatives.
JAPAN
Apr 24, 2019

Japanese centenarian 'full of emotion' to see fifth era name of his lifetime

Ahead of the start of the forthcoming Reiwa Era on May 1, a centenarian in the city of Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, says he is "full of emotion" as he gets set to see the fifth era name of his lifetime.
Apr 24, 2019

The Japan Times Archives expanded to include The Japan Advertiser 1913-1940

Tokyo, April 24, 2019 — The Japan Times, Ltd. (Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo. President: Mr. Takeharu Tsutsumi) has added new content — The Japan Advertiser (1913-1940) — to its digital archives, The Japan Times Archives (1897-2018).
PRESS / Services
Apr 24, 2019

The Japan Times Archives expanded to include The Japan Advertiser 1913-1940

Tokyo, April 24, 2019 – The Japan Times, Ltd. (Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo. President: Mr. Takeharu Tsutsumi) has added new content — The Japan Advertiser (1913-1940) — to its digital archives, The Japan Times Archives (1897-2018).
BUSINESS
Apr 24, 2019

Scandal-plagued Wells Fargo's interim CEO shouted down at bank's annual meeting

C. Allen Parker is finding out how tough it can be to head up a scandal-plagued company.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 24, 2019

Trump 'not inclined' to release tax returns despite congressional deadline

U.S. President Donald Trump is unlikely hand over his tax returns to lawmakers despite a Tuesday congressional deadline facing the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service, a White House spokesman said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 24, 2019

Twitter shares jump after results and renewed Trump attack

Twitter Inc. posted better-than-expected quarterly revenue and a surprise increase in monthly users on Tuesday, sending shares up 13 percent to a nine-month high as its campaign to clean up fake and abusive accounts continued to attract advertisers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 24, 2019

Struggling Harley-Davidson points to tariff impact as Trump weighs in

Harley-Davidson Inc. stuck with a cautious outlook for 2019 on Tuesday that indicated its struggles with long-term competitive problems even as President Trump changed tune on the company, promising to stand up for it in global trade talks.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Apr 23, 2019

Zeljko Pavlicevic recounts abrupt departure from Libya, trip to Tunisia in aftermath of Tripoli attack

Veteran bench boss Zeljko Pavlicevic steered Al-Ittihad to the brink of a potential deep run in the Libyan League playoffs earlier this spring.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Apr 23, 2019

George Clinton: The godfather of P-Funk's final visit to Japan

George Clinton has packed a lot of funk into his six-decade career.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 23, 2019

Brexit: compromise or chaos?

At long last, a whiff of compromise is in the air.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 23, 2019

Sri Lanka's pain is going to spread

The South Asian subcontinent once ruled by the British is seeing religious and ethnic identities harden and divisions deepen.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 23, 2019

How to make politics a creative and attractive vocation

Most Japanese people don't want to become politicians because the job lacks creativity.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 23, 2019

Why Sri Lanka and why now?

Those living in the emerald isle thought that senseless violence was a thing of the past.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 23, 2019

The international economic policy game

We need trade competition among economic agents but cooperation among governments
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 23, 2019

Jera eyes role as global renewable leader but says coal will still play role in Japan's energy mix

With the integration of existing thermal power plants of its parents Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. and Chubu Electric Power Co. completed on April 1, Jera Co. has completed the last step of unifying the full value chain from upstream fuel and power trading to power generation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 23, 2019

Samsung delays Galaxy Fold phone launch over screen problems

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. said it will delay the retail launch of its Galaxy Fold smartphone for an unspecified period of time after reviewers discovered problems with the display, a hit to the reputation of the world's largest handset maker.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 23, 2019

Tesla says 'robotaxis' coming next year, touts self-driving microchip

Chief Executive Elon Musk said Tesla Inc. "robotaxis" with no human drivers will be available in some markets next year thanks to exponential improvements in technology.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 23, 2019

U.S. appeals court denies Chelsea Manning's bail request, upholds contempt finding

A federal appeals court denied on Monday a request by former U.S. Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning to be released from jail on bail, and upheld a lower court's decision to hold Manning in civil contempt for refusing to testify before a grand jury.
BUSINESS
Apr 23, 2019

METI says Japan foresees little impact from U.S. scrapping Iran oil waivers

Japan has been reducing its reliance on Iranian crude supplies and Iran now accounts for about 3 percent of purchases, economy minister Hiroshige Seko said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 23, 2019

West scrambles to talk to Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskiy, hoping he can be bulwark against Putin

The European Union scrambled to get a call with Ukraine's president-elect, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, on Monday as Western powers wondered whether the TV comic would heed their urgings to stick with reforms that they hope can anchor the country beyond the grip of Russia.
BUSINESS / Markets
Apr 23, 2019

Herman Cain declines consideration for Fed seat, Trump says

Herman Cain, facing resistance from his own political party, has withdrawn from consideration for a seat on the Federal Reserve Board, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday.

Longform

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