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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 9, 2019

U.S. 'not satisfied yet' in China trade talks, says White House official

U.S. officials are "not satisfied yet" about all the issues standing in the way of a deal to end the U.S.-China trade war but made progress in talks with China last week, a top White House official said on Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 9, 2019

Chinese woman nabbed with high-tech gear at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort appears in court

A Chinese woman charged with bluffing her way into President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago Florida resort last month, renewing concerns about security at the club, appeared in court on Monday at a hearing to determine whether she will remain in custody, according to U.S. media.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 9, 2019

Brexit hangs in balance as May talks with Labour ahead of bid for delay at EU summit

Brexit hung in the balance on Monday as Prime Minister Theresa May tried to coax the Labour Party into agreeing to a divorce deal with a better chance of passage by Parliament, ahead of a crisis EU summit where she will try to delay the April 12 departure.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Apr 8, 2019

Trump to tout green bona fides while gutting environmental rules

Donald Trump is preparing a novel campaign strategy for a president who's pulling the U.S. from the international Paris accord on climate change, cheerleading for coal, one of the dirtiest source of power, and suggesting that wind turbines cause cancer.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 8, 2019

What does Reiwa really mean to Japanese?

It's not the government but the people of Japan who ultimately signify the era of Reiwa, not the other way around.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 8, 2019

Reinvigorating Japan's twin-track diplomacy in Cambodia

A visit to Japan by 10 young politics-oriented Cambodians indicates that Tokyo is working outside the international media limelight to engage with both the opposition and the ruling party through its traditional twin-track diplomacy.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 8, 2019

India test and U.S. Space Force fuel a new arms race

If the race for ever more powerful weapons now extends beyond the sky, there is no telling where it might end.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Apr 8, 2019

Fighters' experiments with openers not going well early

The ironic thing about the Seibu Lions blowing up the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters' "opener" strategy — in such a magnificent explosion of hits and runs on Saturday it might close the book on the opener — is that Fighters starter Takayuki Kato, the "opener," actually did his job well.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 8, 2019

Nissan shareholders officially oust Carlos Ghosn, bringing 20-year relationship to an end

Nissan CEO Hiroto Saikawa apologized for causing trouble over Ghosn's case, which he described as “an unheard of incident” in the history of the automaker.
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Apr 8, 2019

Use 'shin' to make a new start in the Reiwa Era

Spring is the time for new life, the new school year, new coworkers and, in 2019, a new Imperial era.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Apr 8, 2019

There's nothing more important than learning how to distinguish between 'taisetsu' and 'jūyō'

When trying to convey the idea of importance in Japanese use 'taisetsu' for things that are sentimentally important and 'ju016byu014d' for things that are signifficant.
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Apr 8, 2019

Japan names new Imperial era 'Reiwa'

The government held an extraordinary Cabinet meeting on April 1 and decided that 'Reiwa' will replace 'Heisei' as the new era name.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Apr 8, 2019

Turkish leader Erdogan's election setback dents hopes for major reforms

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's losses in local elections have dented investors' hopes that Turkey will adopt painful reforms they say are needed to stabilize the economy as he moves to shore up his political base.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 8, 2019

Give us a strong leader and reform the Brexit-fatigued system, Britons say in survey

British voters want a strong leader who is willing to break the rules and force through wide-scale reform after three years of Brexit crisis pushed confidence in the political system to a 15-year low.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 8, 2019

Sluggish, dysfunctional Europe isn't Japan in the 1990s, but there's still reason to worry

Europe's sclerotic growth and political dysfunction inspire frequent comparisons with Japan's lost decade from the mid-1990s.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 8, 2019

Ethiopian Airlines 737 Max crashed at full throttle after debris knocked out key sensor, officials say

Minutes after takeoff, the pilots of an Ethiopian Airlines 737 Max were caught in a bad situation.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 8, 2019

Osaka leaders win in elections to swap roles, but merger prospects unclear

Osaka voters appear to have done little to shift the political landscape from where it was before polls opened Sunday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 8, 2019

Trump picks Herman Cain and Stephen Moore for Fed seats said to be on track

Top White House officials on Sunday defended President Donald Trump's plan to name two political loyalists to the Federal Reserve board of governors, brushing aside controversies over their personal lives and qualifications to help run the world's most powerful central bank.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 8, 2019

Trudeau licks wounds and tries to change channel on SNC-Lavalin scandal

Justin Trudeau is trying to move on after the most bruising two months of his time in office — but the damage may already be done.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 8, 2019

Netanyahu plays pre-election Trump card, vowing to annex settlements

Palestinians voiced alarm while Israelis weighed the gravity on Sunday of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's sudden election promise to annex Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Apr 7, 2019

ESG-centered values drive management, strategies

Dave Muenz hails from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where pollution from the local steel mills was once so severe that his steelworker father had to take multiple shirts to work because by lunchtime 'the color of his original shirt would be so bad.'
Japan Times
ESG CONSORTIUM
Apr 7, 2019

Responsible investing gaining popularity

RI Asia Japan 2019 is a platform to learn, share and debate on key issues affecting responsible investment based on environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors, which are set to define every aspect of the investment landscape in the next decade.
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Apr 7, 2019

Insiders warn of continued exploitation by technical-trainee brokers as Japan launches new visa system

A whistleblower working for a technical trainee broker in Vietnam exposes a series of problematic, exploitation issues at such firms.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Apr 7, 2019

'You're so Japanese': The compliment that triggered my identity crisis

They were meant as words of encouragement but ended up being the first salvo in a different kind of education that taught me to exist between Japanese and non-Japanese.
More sweltering days forecast for September after hottest summer on record
By the end of August, 8,341 people had been transported by ambulance for heatstroke in Tokyo alone.
‘Mount Fuji Lawson’ becomes a symbol of Japan’s overtourism problem
A couple poses for a wedding photo in front of a Lawson in the town of Kawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Aug. 25.
Surrounded by Chinese bases, a tiny Philippine island stands firm
A Philippine Navy sailor looks at a China Coast Guard vessel just off the coast of Pag-asa Island in the disputed South China Sea last month.
Woman dies after possible knife attack in Setagaya
Police investigate the scene where a woman was found bleeding on a street in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward on Monday.
Suntory CEO Takeshi Niinami resigns over alleged possession of illegal drugs
Takeshi Niinami, then-chief executive officer of Suntory Holdings, in May 2024
Why Stalin didn’t invade Hokkaido still largely unknown, 80 years after WWII
During a survey to collect the remains of victims from the Taito Maru, one of the vessels involved in the Three Ships Incident, a metal helmet was found near the stern of the vessel on Aug. 5, 1984, at Rumoi Port. No human remains were discovered.
More sweltering days forecast for September after hottest summer on record
By the end of August, 8,341 people had been transported by ambulance for heatstroke in Tokyo alone.
Surrounded by Chinese bases, a tiny Philippine island stands firm
A Philippine Navy sailor looks at a China Coast Guard vessel just off the coast of Pag-asa Island in the disputed South China Sea last month.
‘Mount Fuji Lawson’ becomes a symbol of Japan’s overtourism problem
A couple poses for a wedding photo in front of a Lawson in the town of Kawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Aug. 25.
‘Cool’ Patagonia wants to take used items into the mainstream
"It's not just about sales. It's about system change," said Marty Pomphrey, general manager of Patagonia Japan, on Aug. 6.

Podcast

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

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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
By Alex K.T. Martin

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