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Japan Times
Hong Kong report 2018
Jul 2, 2018

Better starts now

Hong Kong offers visitors an incredible combination of culture, food, natural beauty and, of course, shopping.
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jul 1, 2018

North Korea needs cash. Japan has it. Can a deal be made?

Tokyo could use its economic clout to insert itself to forefront of nuclear talks, observers say.
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BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 1, 2018

Is bitcoin creator writing a book? Cryptic note indicates yes

Is the unknown creator of bitcoin writing a book about it?
EDITORIALS
Jun 30, 2018

Mixed anti-smoking efforts

Tokyo is taking a stronger stance than the Diet in clamping down on smoking in public places. Other prefectures and cities should follow suit.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Jun 30, 2018

Warriors an inspiration to Rakuten CEO Hiroshi Mikitani

Effective leadership involves the ability to inspire others.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / FOCUS
Jun 29, 2018

U.S. startups involved in 'critical' technologies at risk from Chinese influence

Danhua Capital has invested in some of Silicon Valley's most promising startups in areas like drones, artificial intelligence and cybersecurity. The venture capital firm is based just outside Stanford University, the epicenter of U.S. technology entrepreneurship.
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WORLD
Jun 28, 2018

Trump to meet Putin in Helsinki on July 16 for first bilateral summit between U.S. and Russia leaders

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin will meet in Helsinki, Finland, on July 16 for their first bilateral summit as the leaders seek to reverse a downward spiral in relations that has been exacerbated by findings that Russia meddled in U.S. elections.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 28, 2018

The Asia-Pacific region's gender parity imperative

Asia-Pacific economies could boost their collective GDP by $4.5 trillion per year by 2025, just by accelerating progress toward gender equality.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 28, 2018

Japan's automakers chase IT tie-ups in race for driving's future

The race to transform the global auto industry has reached full throttle.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 27, 2018

Australia set to pass foreign interference bill amid tensions with China

Australia is expected to pass legislation on Wednesday aimed at preventing interference by foreign governments, a move likely to further stoke tensions with major trading partner China.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 27, 2018

Put on probation, Uber wins London license to avoid ban

Uber Technologies Inc. won a probationary license to operate in London on Tuesday in a partial victory for its new chief executive after it made changes to ease strained relations with city authorities.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 26, 2018

Anger in America has been building for years

U.S. elites have spent decades creating the conditions for a figure like Trump to emerge.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jun 26, 2018

Children of poor, jobless single moms have become an underclass in Japan

The beating of a 4-year-old boy last Christmas Eve went on through the night. Covered with bruises and having suffered catastrophic internal bleeding, he was pronounced dead at an Osaka hospital. Soon after, his mother and her two boyfriends were arrested.
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COMMENTARY / World
Jun 25, 2018

Who is making China great again?

Yet again, a leader in Beijing is trying to make China great.
JAPAN
Jun 25, 2018

Ocean pollution crisis on agenda for next year's G20 summit in Osaka, Yoshihide Suga says

With worldwide concern and political attention rapidly growing over the plastic garbage polluting the world's oceans, Japan has said it will put the environmental crisis on the agenda when it hosts next year's Group of 20 talks, including the leaders' summit in Osaka.
JAPAN
Jun 25, 2018

Kyoto ramps up crackdown on illegal P2P lodging after sluggish start to minpaku law

Police and city officials on Monday agreed to increase closures of illegal private lodging facilities just 10 days after a new national law restricting their operation took effect.
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WORLD
Jun 25, 2018

Fighting nears center of Yemen's main port of Hodeida as Houthi missiles are intercepted over Riyadh

The Iran-aligned Houthi movement launched missiles on the Saudi capital Riyadh on Sunday, and reinforced Yemen's main port city of Hodeida as an Arab coalition moved closer to the city center in the largest offensive of the war.
COMMUNITY / Issues / LABOR PAINS
Jun 24, 2018

Two Japan Supreme Court cases clarify when discrimination against fixed-term workers is OK

June 1, 2018, saw two verdicts from two similar cases handed down by the Supreme Court, both based on the 2012 amendment to the Labor Contract Law.
EDITORIALS
Jun 24, 2018

Japan rethinks its LNG policy

Japan's readiness to invest in global liquid natural gas projects is a critical shift in the right direction.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health / FOCUS
Jun 24, 2018

India speeds up environmental approval process for major industrial projects

India is fast-tracking environmental clearances for projects like power plants and coal mines in a bid to boost growth, setting off alarm bells among environmentalists and affected residents who say the decisions are being made too quickly.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Jun 23, 2018

Tulio Andrade: 'Diversity is beautiful'

Tulio Andrade, cultural attache to the Brazilian Embassy in Tokyo, opens up about soft power, cultural differences and LGBTQ issues in Japan.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 22, 2018

The America before Trump wasn't so fantastic either

Making a better future requires an unsentimental reckoning with the past.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Jun 22, 2018

Hitchhiking Japan: 5,000 kilometers in the company of strangers

"I have no idea if people can read this," I think to myself as I look at my first cardboard sign and the spidery writing scrawled across it.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 22, 2018

Tech firms may have to filter user uploads under new EU rules

Europe is proposing to do away with key legal protections enjoyed by Google, Facebook and other internet giants, a shift that could lead web platforms to block certain posts by users.
EDITORIALS
Jun 21, 2018

U.S. leaves the U.N. Human Rights Council

Neither Japanese pragmatism nor American petulance will serve the cause of human rights.
Workers say corporate South Korea was warned about questionable U.S. visas before Hyundai raid
Activists holding signs that reads "No one is illegal!" protest against a huge immigration raid last week in the U.S. state of Georgia, in front of the U.S. Embassy in Seoul on Tuesday.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.
Thousands without power in Tokyo as heavy rain batters Kanto region
Heavy rain hit Tokyo and surrounding areas Thursday afternoon, causing thousands to lose power, prompting flood warnings, grounding flights and causing transportation issues.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Japan's cutting-edge railgun successfully strikes target vessel
The Defense Ministry’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) conducted a ship-board railgun shooting test from June to early July this year with the support of the Maritime Self-Defense Force.
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.
Shizuoka farmers fight to preserve sustainable tea method that’s steeped in tradition
As of August 2024, the number of confirmed chagusaba farmers had fallen to 302, just over half the 582 reported in 2015, according to the Shizuoka Chagusaba Farming Method Promotion Council.
Search is on for loopholes in Japan’s $550 billion investment pledge
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick argues that U.S. President Donald Trump has sole authority to invest Japan's promised $550 billion.

Podcast

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

Longform

Figure skater Akiko Suzuki was once told her ideal weight should be 47 kilograms, a number she now admits she “naively believed.” This led to her have a relationship with food that resulted in her suffering from anorexia.
The silent battle Japanese athletes fight with weight
By Mai Yoshikawa

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