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Japan Times
JAPAN / INVEST IN ITALY 2015
Dec 15, 2015

Reforms create many new opportunities

Italian Trade Agency (ITA) President Ricardo Monti is actively working to get more companies and individuals to invest in his country.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 14, 2015

Putin's newfound prudence

Russia's economic stagnation confronts President Vladimir Putin with a challenge he has never faced: leading the country at a time when there is no light visible at the end of the tunnel.
EDITORIALS
Dec 14, 2015

Background check too intrusive

The background check required of people who are going to handle state secrets is overly intrusive in some areas.
LIFE / Language / COMMUNICATION CUES
Dec 14, 2015

First made-in-Japan passenger jet completes test flight

Japan's first domestically produced passenger jet makes its first test flight, half a century after the country last introduced a new passenger plane.
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Dec 14, 2015

Let's discuss this year's buzzwords in Japan

This year's most memorable buzzwords in Japan were recently announced, with the words 'bakugai' and 'toripuru surii' jointly taking home the top honors.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / ADVANCES IN PROGRESS
Dec 14, 2015

Fintech firms make inroads into the banking biz

With startups offering financial technology services raking in billions of dollars around the world, fintech, coined from "finance" and "technology," has become a buzzword that old guards at big name financial institutions can no longer ignore.
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 14, 2015

China's Sinopec building filling station in disputed South China Sea

Major Chinese oil firm Sinopec is building a gasoline filling station for cars on an island in the South China Sea, as China continues to expand its civilian infrastructure in the disputed waterway, entrenching its reach in the maritime heart of Southeast Asia.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Dec 12, 2015

No tolerance at the inns for China's shoppers

Last August, Nikkei Business magazine reported the travails of a businessman from a regional city on a sales trip to Tokyo. His company's accommodation allowance covered a maximum of ¥8,000 per night, but he couldn't find a centrally located hotel room for under ¥20,000.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Dec 12, 2015

Can upgraded home stadiums give boost to BayStars, Eagles?

Going from worst to first — last place to a pennant — is difficult for any professional baseball team. The Tokyo Yakult Swallows managed to do it this past season in the Central League, and the two clubs that finished at the bottom of the league standings in 2015 are hoping to rise to the top during...
WORLD
Dec 12, 2015

Body left for science slips out of van on Texas road

An elderly woman's body donated to a medical research lab was discovered on the side of a north Texas road after falling through the back window of a transport van, police said on Friday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KYOTO RESTAURANTS
Dec 11, 2015

Ippodo: Enjoying tea without tradition

Japanese tea can be beguiling and bitter. And the ceremonial tradition that surrounds it can be disconcerting and dull.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 11, 2015

Satellite monitoring of greenhouse gases is new space race

Scientists from the United States, Japan and China are racing to perfect satellite technology that could one day measure greenhouse gas emissions from space, potentially transforming the winner into the world's first climate cop.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 11, 2015

Magazine claims Australian entrepreneur is man behind bitcoin

Craig Steven Wright, an Australian, is the latest in a line of men alleged to be the mysterious creator of bitcoin, a digital currency that has attracted the interest of banks, speculators, criminals and regulators.
BUSINESS
Dec 11, 2015

Twenty years in the making, Daiwa-tutored Myanmar bourse fetes baby-steps debut

Starting a stock market is hard. Just ask Ryota Sugishita.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 10, 2015

Yoshinoya says study proves 'gyudon' is healthy

Affordable and ubiquitous, gyudon beef-on-rice bowls are a go-to dish for many broke college students and busy businessmen. Those who hesitate are those who think the brown slivers of beef look unhealthy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Dec 10, 2015

Lexus races to fill sports coupe gap a decade after SC's demise

What does 2+2 equal? If Lexus is doing the math, its newest model could be the answer.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 10, 2015

Mexico approves world's first dengue vaccine after 20 years of research

The first vaccine against dengue fever won clearance in Mexico, an initial step toward preventing a mosquito-borne infection that puts half of the world's population at risk.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 10, 2015

Netanyahu chat still on but calls mount in Israel, U.K. to ban Trump over Muslim slurs

Donald Trump's proposal to ban Muslims from entering the United States prompted calls that the Republican presidential front-runner be banned from Britain and Israel and cost him business in the Middle East.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Dec 9, 2015

Domestic film industry focuses inwards at its own peril

The Japanese film industry released 615 films last year, according to the Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan. That figure may include glorified student productions and dressed-up pornography, but is still substantial by any measure. Relatively few of those films, however, are sold abroad....
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Dec 9, 2015

Ryusuke Hamaguchi's study of human love, loss and trust

One Asian film reviewer of my acquaintance writes “(J-film title) could be cut by (number of minutes)” so often that he's probably made it into a keyboard shortcut.
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 9, 2015

Police raid Sydney home of alleged bitcoin mastermind

Australian police raided the Sydney home and office on Wednesday of a man named by Wired magazine as the probable creator of bitcoin and holder of hundreds of millions of dollars worth of the cryptocurrency, witnesses said.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 8, 2015

Deutsche Bank Japan brokerage penalized

Deutsche Bank AG's Japanese brokerage unit faces regulatory penalties after the nation's securities watchdog found that its employees improperly shared information about a company's earnings with clients.

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