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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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ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 4, 2017

Russia quietly throws North Korea lifeline in bid to stymie regime change

Russia is quietly boosting economic support for North Korea to try to stymie any U.S.-led push to oust Kim Jong Un, as Moscow fears his fall would sap its regional clout and allow U.S. troops to deploy on Russia's eastern border.
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BUSINESS
Oct 4, 2017

Don't play cute: Japan's brewers learn how to make women drink more

Faced with a shrinking beer market at home, Japanese brewers are shoring up sales by targeting women with a range of fizzy, fruity canned cocktails, but the strategy hasn't been without some hiccups along the way.
WORLD
Oct 4, 2017

U.S. to shift almost half a billion dollars into missile defense because of North Korean threat

U.S. congressional defense committees have approved shifting move than $400 million into missile defense programs to clear the way for more ground-based interceptors, sensors and upgrades to the navy's anti-missile vessels in the face of threats led by North Korea.
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BUSINESS
Oct 4, 2017

American offers to back Ryanair pilots' bid to unionize

Ryanair Holdings PLC pilots campaigning for unionization amid a staffing crisis that's led to the cancellation of 20,000 flights have been offered financial backing from American Airlines Group Inc.'s cockpit-crew association.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 3, 2017

Entrepreneurs a dying breed?

Maybe America is no longer a 'Shark Tank' nation' after all.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 3, 2017

With 10%-plus interest rates, Japanese fund managers plow cash into Turkey

Turkey has twin deficits, the fastest inflation in almost five years and is at risk of being dragged into another conflict in the Middle East. But Japan's intrepid retail investors will forgive a lot when it comes to yield.
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BUSINESS
Oct 3, 2017

Flying since 1968, U.K.'s Monarch Airlines goes bust, marooning over 100,000 tourists

Britain's Monarch Airlines collapsed on Monday, causing the cancellation of hundreds of thousands of holidays, after falling victim to intense competition for flights and a weaker pound.
WORLD
Oct 3, 2017

In info void before smoke cleared in Vegas bloodbath, fake news quick to flood social media

As law enforcement and news organizations raced to piece together what happened during the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history Sunday night in Las Vegas, web denizens less wedded to the truth rushed in to provide details of their own — which quickly went viral.
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JAPAN
Oct 2, 2017

Tokyo silent as Catalonia moves toward independence from Spain

Tokyo on Monday called Sunday's historic referendum in Catalonia an internal issue, leaving Japanese citizens and Spanish communities in Japan dependent on the Spanish government's decision moving forward after Catalans voted to split from Spain.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Oct 2, 2017

Let's discuss telecommuting

Telecommuting from Shari, Hokkaido
MORE SPORTS
Oct 1, 2017

Former ekiden star Kashiwabara brings new fans to football

Ryuji Kashiwabara used to be called "God of the Mountain" when he starred in Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden from 2009 to 2012.

Longform

An illustration features the Japanese signs for "ganbare" (good luck) and the Deaflympics, which will be held between Nov. 15 and 26.
A century of Deaf sport finds its moment in Tokyo