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JAPAN / Society
Oct 15, 2017

How Japan's service industry is trying to adapt to the worst labor crunch in 25 years

Before Hisashi Kanbe in 2013 introduced BakeryScan, the world's first image recognition checkout system designed specifically for bread, it was the job of every bakery worker in Japan to memorize the assorted prices of each baked good — from baguettes back to bagels.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Oct 15, 2017

North Korea's Kim works to turn missile-testing outpost into tourism cash cow

In the seaside city of Wonsan, North Korean families cook up barbecues on the beach, go fishing, and eat royal jelly flavored ice cream in the summer breeze. For their leader Kim Jong Un, the resort is a summer retreat, a future temple to tourism, and a good place to test missiles.
JAPAN / Media
Oct 14, 2017

Urban revitalization and exposure spark interest in Shinagawa and Kichijoji

Desirable neighborhoods
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Oct 14, 2017

The bottom line in publicly shaming celebrities

Anyone interested in Japanese television is familiar with the term "yarase," which refers to on-air situations staged to look natural and spontaneous.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Oct 13, 2017

Dempagumi.inc's Risa Aizawa on the true power of fashion

Fashion designers can be stiff creatures, especially when it comes to divulging their history or feelings in an interview. However, Risa Aizawa is not your run-of-the-mill fashion designer. She is a member of the five-person Akihabara-born idol group Dempagumi.inc, known more for it's hard-core dedication...
EDITORIALS
Oct 13, 2017

Responding to the suffering from the nuclear crisis

Lawmakers need to come to grips with the lessons from the 2011 accident and the government's responsibility for the safety of nuclear power.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 13, 2017

UAE follows Qatar and Kuwait lead and terminates North Korea diplomatic mission

The United Arab Emirates said on Thursday it was ending the mission of North Korea's nonresident ambassador and terminating its own envoy's services in Pyongyang, the foreign ministry said in a statement carried by state news agency WAM.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 12, 2017

As domestic market contracts, Uniqlo and 7-Eleven looks to make profits overseas

Stagnant spending and soft wage growth in Japan are forcing two of Asia's biggest retailers — Fast Retailing Co. and Seven & i Holdings Co. — to court overseas consumers to drive long-term growth.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 12, 2017

From thin air to stone: Greenhouse gas test starts in Iceland

A Swiss company will start to extract carbon dioxide from thin air in Iceland on Thursday, seeking to transform the gas into rock far below ground in a first test of a costly technology meant to slow climate change.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 12, 2017

Trump meets Trudeau, says trade deal with Canada, without Mexico, may be possible

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would be open to doing a bilateral trade deal with Canada but not Mexico if talks between the three countries over the North American Free Trade Agreement fall apart.
Japan Times
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Oct 11, 2017

This woman's work is never dull

Hidetomo Masuno says he thinks too much. The 41-year-old comedian who goes by the name Bakarhythm says he spends most of his waking hours deep in thought — "but first," he stresses, "I observe."
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 11, 2017

Hong Kong leader says Asian financial hub faces 'grave' challenges

In her maiden policy speech, Hong Kong's Chief Executive Carrie Lam on Wednesday warned the city faced "grave" challenges and must develop a diversified and high value economy, unveiling a mix of housing and tax relief policies to raise competitiveness.
Japan Times
Oct 11, 2017

KAMBARA KISEN inaugurates three container carriers for Japan-China regular service
—Vessels named with wishes for flourishing business—

KAMBARA KISEN Co., Ltd. (HQ: 1083 Tsuneishi, Numakuma-cho, Fukuyama-shi, Hiroshima; Representative Director and President: Hirotatsu Kambara) has completed the construction of three owned container carriers for its Japan-China regular service and inaugurated ORIENTAL ARROW, the third vessel, on 17th...
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 10, 2017

Main parties ignoring Japan's top security threat

Neither Shinzo Abe nor Yuriko Koike are addressing Japan's most difficult threat: demographic devolution.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 10, 2017

Google reportedly found Russia-backed ads on YouTube and Gmail as part of election meddling

Google has discovered Russian operatives spent tens of thousands of dollars on ads on its YouTube, Gmail and Google Search products in an effort to meddle in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, a person briefed on the company's probe told Reuters on Monday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Oct 8, 2017

Matter of circumstance: a toy poodle named Manto

Circumstances led the toy poodle Manto on a sad circular path that has found him at ARK looking for a home.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 8, 2017

Drawing on Japan's flowers of the flock

Masumi Yamanaka, curator of 'Flora Japonica,' an exhibition of 80 taxonomically correct illustrations of Japanese plants, talks about the dedication that drives botanical art.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Oct 7, 2017

Hokkaido's Hakodate is heaven for gourmands of all stripes

Hakodate occupies a unique place on the Japanese landscape, both literally and gastronomically speaking.
EDITORIALS
Oct 6, 2017

Give ex-death row inmate the retrial he deserves

Having spent 48 years in prison for a crime he likely didn't commit, 81-year-old Iwao Hakamada deserves a timely retrial.
Japan Times
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Oct 6, 2017

England uninspiring in victory over Slovenia

Gareth Southgate wanted England to qualify for the 2018 World Cup finals in style. Harry Kane's late winner in the 1-0 win over Slovenia on Thursday sealed England's place in Russia, but a match of numbing tedium was so poor Sunday's now academic final group match in Lithuania will test the loyalty of...
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 5, 2017

Amazon will serve wine, beer and cocktails at pop-up bar in Tokyo's Ginza district

Amazon.com Inc. is opening a bar. For 10 days, the web retailer is going to sell beer, wine, sake and cocktails in Tokyo's glitzy Ginza district to promote alcoholic products sold on its website in Japan.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 5, 2017

Fans express mixed feelings as Shohei Otani's move to majors looms

Since he turned pro in 2013, everybody knew that Shohei Otani would set out for the United States to play at the highest level in the major leagues.

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"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