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BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 21, 2017

Kobe Steel says senior executives knew about data tampering

Kobe Steel Ltd., at the center of a data-falsification scandal that has shaken Japan's manufacturing industry, admitted for the first time that executives had been aware of the tampering and reassigned three senior officials.
Japan Times
PRESS / Corporate Trends
Dec 19, 2017

Establishment of Japan Times ESG Consortium

Tokyo, Dec 19, 2017 ー The Japan Times (Minato-ku, Tokyo. Representative: Takeharu Tsutsumi) will establish a new consortium in January 2018 named the “Japan Times ESG Consortium” to disseminate information in English overseas about corporate Japan’s ESG (Environmental / Social / Governance) initiatives...
Dec 19, 2017

Establishment of Japan Times ESG Consortium
Disseminating information overseas about Japan’s ESG activities

Tokyo, Dec 19, 2017 ー The Japan Times (Minato-ku, Tokyo. Representative: Takeharu Tsutsumi) will establish a new consortium in January 2018 named the “Japan Times ESG Consortium” to disseminate information in English overseas about corporate Japan’s ESG (Environmental / Social / Governance) initiatives...
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Dec 18, 2017

Sports agency Wasserman enthusiastic about finding players spot in B. League

Diante Garrett made a big impact with Japanese hoop fans in the B. League's inaugural season last year, showing them flashy perimeter techniques and moves they had never seen before.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / Taking the Lead
Dec 17, 2017

Mori Building chief serious about creating a better Tokyo

Making Tokyo a more attractive and competitive metropolis sounds more like a policy than a business strategy.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 17, 2017

Two myths about automation

While many people believe that technological progress and job destruction are accelerating dramatically, there is no evidence of either trend.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Dec 7, 2017

Brave Thunders captain Ryusei Shinoyama surprised and upbeat about team's impending ownership change

Energetic veteran Ryusei Shinoyama said that he did not get upset with the announcement because he is competing in an anything-can-happen professional sports circuit.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Dec 2, 2017

Women in Japan too tired to care about dating or searching for a partner

While Japanese society and the media continue to exhort — nay plead — with women to find marriage partners, 60 percent of eligible women say they cannot feel relaxed enough to get interested in renai (love relationships), according to a Yomeishu survey picked up by cocolini jp.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 29, 2017

U.S. Supreme Court wary about widening corporate whistle-blower protections

Conservative and liberal U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday appeared reluctant to broaden protections for corporate insiders who blow the whistle on securities law violations or fraud by their companies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 24, 2017

Uber told potential investor SoftBank about data breach before telling the public

Uber Technologies Inc. said Thursday that it discussed a massive data breach with potential investor SoftBank Group Corp. ahead of going public with details of the incident on Tuesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 24, 2017

Seoul surgeon: Wounded North Korean defector 'nice guy' who has nightmares about repatriation

North Korea's latest defector, a young soldier known only by his family name Oh, is a quiet, pleasant man who has nightmares about being returned to the North, his surgeon said on Thursday.
WORLD
Nov 22, 2017

Businesses warned about security flaw in common Intel chips

The U.S. government on Tuesday urged businesses to act on an Intel Corp. alert about security flaws in widely used computer chips, and industry researchers scrambled to understand the impact of the newly disclosed vulnerability.
Japan Times
CULTURE
Nov 20, 2017

Bollywood studio delays release of film about Rajput queen following protests

The producers of "Padmavati" — a Bollywood movie based on an epic poem about a Rajput queen — said Sunday they have indefinitely delayed the release of the film, which has been accused of distorting history and has sparked protests.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Nov 15, 2017

A son echoes his father's questions about identity in Japan

'Russo-Japanese' Chuk Besher spent years researching Japan's multicultural history. Much later, son Noah, 8, had a question: 'What does 'half' mean?'
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 13, 2017

Mizuho to shed 19,000 jobs — about a quarter of workforce — over next decade as profits dwindle

As Mizuho Financial Group Inc.'s announced falling profits the Japanese bank offered a bleak assessment of its long-term outlook, confirming it will eliminate thousands of jobs to cut costs.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Nov 8, 2017

In Japan, we too need to talk about sexual misconduct

#MeToo may have failed to fly here, but Japanese society has much to learn about combating sexual assault and harassment.
JAPAN
Nov 5, 2017

Recent lack of tainted Fukushima rice raises doubts about blanket radiation checks

The blanket radiation checks conducted on rice grown in meltdown-hit Fukushima Prefecture have recently come under debate because none with radiation levels exceeding the safety limit has been found in recent years.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 4, 2017

Trump says he recalls little about meeting where aide spoke of arranging meeting with Putin

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he does not remember much about a meeting last year with a former campaign aide who pleaded guilty last month as part of a federal probe into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. election.
BUSINESS
Nov 1, 2017

In bid to fight gender pay gap, New York becomes first city to ban questions about previous pay

New York City, in an effort to combat the gender pay gap, on Tuesday became the first U.S. city to ban employers from asking job applicants about previous salaries.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 31, 2017

Coronation of Xi is a wakeup call for Abe and Trump

With most roads leading to Beijing these days, Tokyo and Washington would be wise to devise ways to fight strength with economic strength.
Japan Times
SPORTS / MAN ABOUT SPORTS
Oct 31, 2017

Trades of NBA stars all about team harmony

Wonder why so many NBA teams were willing, almost eager, to trade away stars this past offseason?
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 31, 2017

Ex-Trump adviser George Papadopoulos pleads guilty to lying to FBI about Russia-linked contacts

An obscure Trump campaign adviser pleaded guilty to lying to FBI agents about contacts with people who claimed to have ties to top Russian officials, in the first criminal charges alleging links between the campaign and Moscow, said court documents released on Monday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 25, 2017

U.S. needs a long-term North Korea strategy

To peacefully resolve the North Korean crisis, the U.S. needs to work diplomatically to align China's interests with America's.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 17, 2017

The Kobe Steel fiasco tells a much bigger story

The Kobe Steel scandal offers insights into why more Japanese households aren't feeling the benefits of today's 2.5 percent growth.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 11, 2017

CIA agent tells jury about day 'all hell broke loose' in Benghazi

A CIA operative told a jury on Tuesday about the terror he experienced in 2012 when militants attacked the U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, and described how he recovered the body of U.S. Ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 8, 2017

Japan has much to teach America about guns

Owning a gun in Japan is not viewed as a freedom equalizer. It's seen as a social disruption to the smooth and peaceful rhythm of daily life.
Global militaries to study India-Pakistan fighter jet battle
The Indian Air Force's Rafale fighter jets. India and Pakistan aircraft engaged in a dogfight on Wednesday.
Trump says India and Pakistan have agreed to 'immediate ceasefire'
A man stands amid debris on the roof of a damaged house, following Pakistan's military operation against India, in Rehari, Jammu, on Saturday.
Who could become Japan's next prime minister?
Clockwise from top left: Former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi, former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi, Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi
Suspect in Tokyo Metro stabbing chose station to highlight ‘educational abuse’
Yoshitaka Toda is escorted out of a police station in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward on Friday to be sent to prosecutors.
Japan stuck at starting line in tariff talks with U.S. as U.K. inks deals
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan’s top tariff negotiator, speaks to the press on Friday. Japan and the United States are still discussing what to negotiate.
Who could become Japan's next prime minister?
Clockwise from top left: Former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi, former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi, Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi
With a new Shibuya studio, Apple Music bets big on Japan
Apple Music personalities (from left) Ebro Darden, Kentaro Ochiai, Zane Lowe and Mino came together for a special recording in late April to discuss music and celebrate the newly opened Apple Music studio in Tokyo.
Kazuki Nagasawa's sustainable designs are rooted in tradition
For centuries, artisans have unraveled strands of the fibrous bark of "shuro" trees to create a medley of everyday objects. Designer Kazuki Nagasawa is now transforming the traditional material into ethereal contemporary pieces.
SusHi Tech Tokyo 2025 expands to become one of Asia's largest startup events
SusHi Tech Tokyo 2025 was bustling with participants of various nationalities Thursday, and multiple languages could be heard around the room as many engaged in conversations throughout the day.
Celebrating Japan’s defeat at Shimoda’s Black Ships Festival
Tatsumi Onose (right), who plays the part of Commodore Matthew Perry in Shimoda's Black Ship Festival, says the historical episode the event is based on should be remembered for its positives more than its negatives.

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

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Dangami House is a 180-year-old former samurai residence of the Kato clan, who ruled over Ozu, Ehime Prefecture, until the Meiji Restoration.
A house, a legacy and the quiet work of restoration in rural Japan
By Hanako Lowry

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