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CULTURE / Film
Nov 21, 2018

'Gangoose': A modern take on old-school heists

Heist movies play to everyone's dream of easy money, earned by criminal smarts and daring. But a convention of the genre, going back to Stanley Kubrick's 1956 film "The Killing" and beyond, is that the big score is also a big trap for the heroes. They over-reach, under-estimate or otherwise screw up,...
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JAPAN
Nov 21, 2018

Colorful walls can 'blow away' toilet odor, Japanese study says

Using bathrooms can be an everyday nightmare for children attending Japan's public schools where the restroom is often considered dirty and smelly.
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WORLD / Politics
Nov 21, 2018

Trump wanted to order Justice Department to prosecute foes Hillary Clinton, James Comey: New York Times

U.S. President Donald Trump wanted to order the Justice Department to prosecute two political foes, his one-time presidential opponent Hillary Clinton and former FBI director James Comey, in the spring, but his White House counsel rebuffed him, the New York Times reported on Tuesday.
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BUSINESS
Nov 20, 2018

Airbnb to remove listings in West Bank settlements

Short-term rental company Airbnb Inc. said it will remove listings in Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, enclaves that most world powers consider illegal for taking up land where Palestinians seek statehood.
JAPAN
Nov 20, 2018

Japan looks to make power harassment prevention mandatory at the workplace

The labor ministry said Monday that companies should be legally required to take steps to prevent so-called power harassment, or abuse of authority at work by superiors against their subordinates.
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BUSINESS
Nov 20, 2018

Edible insects hit supermarket shelves in U.K.

Fancy some roasted crickets for a light snack? Look no further than in the local supermarket aisles.
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JAPAN
Nov 19, 2018

Mr. Bean arrested? Twitter meme trends after scandal envelops Nissan chairman

As news surrounding Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn’s arrest on suspicion of having understated his income dominated social media in Japan, a curious phenomenon was emerging on Twitter: Mr. Bean, the goofball lead character played by Rowan Atkinson in the namesake British sitcom, was trending...
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Nov 19, 2018

Government to urge companies to curb use of microplastics

New measures are being taken to help clean our seas, but are they too little too late?
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BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 19, 2018

China launches probe into Australian barley imports as trade tensions simmer

China is starting an anti-dumping investigation into imports of Australian barley, sending a signal the world's top commodity buyer may be increasing scrutiny of one of its most important suppliers.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 19, 2018

SoftBank's new robot Whiz skips the chit chat, gets to work mopping office floors

SoftBank Group Corp. is introducing a new robot that, unlike the talkative Pepper, skips the chit chat and just mops the floor.
JAPAN
Nov 19, 2018

Last thing quake-prone Japan needed was the KYB data-rigging scandal

In disaster-prone Japan, earthquake resistance is vital to prevent buildings from collapsing when a powerful temblor hits, and builders and seismic reinforcement providers have repeatedly given assurances about the safety of their structures.
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COMMUNITY
Nov 18, 2018

A pair of events centered on non-Japanese artists are helping to build bridges into Japan's manga market

The Japanese market for manga is worth hundreds of billions of yen and is a crowded field for many young Japanese illustrators to break into. And if you're coming from overseas, there are even more obstacles.
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JAPAN / View from Osaka
Nov 17, 2018

Kansai business community sees future foreign worker influx with both hope and concern

The news last week that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government is preparing to admit up to 345,000 foreign workers by 2023 has been met with a combination of hope they will help prop up agricultural, manufacturing and service sectors that are struggling to find workers, and concern that Abe has rushed...
SUMO
Nov 16, 2018

Sumo 101: Kensho

One of the defining sights of a sumo tournament is the parade of brightly colored kensho banners around the ring before the highest- ranked wrestlers fight.
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JAPAN / Society
Nov 15, 2018

Vietnam-born rights advocate Bungo Okabe steps in to stifle abuse of technical trainees in Japan

When it came to light in March that a Vietnamese man in Japan's foreign trainee program was duped into performing radioactive decontamination work in areas devastated by the 2011 nuclear disaster, Bungo Okabe, 36, was the first to offer help in seeking justice.
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WORLD
Nov 15, 2018

Hundreds still missing as National Guard joins search for victims of California's deadliest wildfire

The search for remains of victims in the charred ruins of the Northern California town of Paradise was set to intensify on Wednesday, while firefighters stepped up their nearly week-long efforts to contain the state's deadliest-ever wildfire.
Japan Times
Singapore report 2018
Nov 15, 2018

Committed to improving the lives of Singaporeans

Japanese based Meisei group established Meisei & Co. Ltd. in Singapore in 1976, and has grown its business ever since.
Japan Times
SUMO
Nov 14, 2018

Sumo 101: Tokoyama (Hairdressers)

Outside of wrestlers and stablemasters, there are three main jobs in the Japan Sumo Association: gyoji (referee), yobidashi (ring announcer) and tokoyama (hairdresser).
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JAPAN / Politics
Nov 14, 2018

More than 345,000 foreign workers predicted to come to Japan under new visas: government

Some 345,000 blue-collar foreign workers may join the workforce through the first five years of a new working visa system set to be introduced in April — if it wins Diet approval.

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