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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 21, 2018

At sea and in the air, China races to get products to U.S. before tariffs hit

The race is on to get Chinese goods into the U.S. before President Donald Trump's tariffs bite.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 21, 2018

Kim wants another Trump summit to speed North Korea's denuclearization and declare end to war: Moon

North Korea's Kim Jong Un wants a second summit with U.S. President Donald Trump soon to hasten denuclearization, but a key goal is declaring an end this year to the 1950-53 Korean War, the South's President Moon Jae-in said on Thursday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Sep 21, 2018

U.N. chief urges Myanmar government to free Reuters journalists

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday called on the Myanmar government to pardon and release two imprisoned Reuters journalists as soon as possible.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 21, 2018

Accuser of Trump's high court nominee willing to testify if terms are fair and her safety is ensured: reports

A lawyer for the woman accusing Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump's U.S. Supreme Court nominee, of sexual assault told a Senate panel the professor would be willing to testify next week if it provides "terms that are fair and which ensure her safety," an email obtained by U.S. media on Thursday...
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 20, 2018

IBM sued for age discrimination after firing over 20,000 staff over 40 in six years

A class-action lawsuit was filed this week on behalf of three former IBM employees who say the tech giant discriminated against them based on their age when it fired them.
BUSINESS
Sep 20, 2018

¥6.7 billion in digital money stolen from Osaka firm

Hackers gained unauthorized access to the exchange's hot wallets, which are less secure and where funds are held for immediate transactions.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Sep 20, 2018

Yusaku Maezawa: Japan's corporate enfant terrible with the world's first ticket to the moon

Call it a flashy billionaire's whimsy or a stroke of PR genius.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 20, 2018

Syrian refugee chef and young tech CEO join forces to realize dream of opening Tokyo restaurant

Opening a Syrian restaurant in Japan was a dream come true for Nazem Jamal Alddin, a 55-year-old Syrian chef who fled from the war-torn city of Damascus three years ago. And it wouldn't have been possible without the help of a Japanese tech firm CEO around half his age who, by chance, had become an avid...
BUSINESS
Sep 20, 2018

Tokyo Game Show kicks off with stronger esports presence

The Tokyo Game Show kicked off Thursday with the usual assortment of bells and whistles, while Sony Corp., Sega Sammy Holdings Inc., Square Enix Holdings Co. and the other usual suspects all occupied large swaths of the convention halls at Makuhari Messe in Chiba Prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Sep 20, 2018

Constitutional revision, fraught with risk, tops agenda for Abe's next term

As was widely expected, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe won Thursday's presidential election to lead the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, allowing him to continue as prime minister for up to three more years if all goes according to the party's plans.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Sep 20, 2018

Naomi Osaka boosts interest at Toray Pan Pacific Open

Naomi Osaka's presence is being felt at the Toray Pan Pacific Open this week.
Rugby
Sep 20, 2018

Tokyo marks one-year countdown to 2019 Rugby World Cup

Rugby officials emphasized that the first Rugby World Cup in Asian would be a "game changer" that could bring the game to the next phase.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 20, 2018

China removes unapproved and foreign content from school textbooks

China's education ministry has launched a "comprehensive" inspection of school textbooks to remove unapproved alterations or foreign content, state media reported late on Wednesday, amid a push to combat Western influence in China's schools.
EDITORIALS
Sep 20, 2018

Now Abe must set his priorities

The prime minister has made revising the Constitution by 2020 a goal for his third term as LDP president, but most party members and their supporters view the economy as the top priority.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 20, 2018

Adapting to the fourth industrial revolution

Now is the time for launching open discussions in earnest on how to wisely adapt to the disruption that the fourth industrial revolution is expected to bring about.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 20, 2018

Facebook is failing to comply with EU consumer rules, but Airbnb is now in line

Facebook may face sanctions because it has yet to comply with EU consumer rules, but Airbnb has made the necessary changes in response to regulatory demands, EU sources said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 20, 2018

Nintendo debuts subscription service for its widely derided online offering

Good things come to those who wait. Except, maybe, for Nintendo gamers.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 20, 2018

May appeals to EU leaders to reciprocate, come up with 'serious, workable' plan

British Prime Minister Theresa May appealed directly to fellow European Union leaders on Wednesday to drop "unacceptable" Brexit demands that she said could rip Britain apart, urging the bloc to respond in kind to her "serious and workable" plan.
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 20, 2018

'Catastrophic' floods rising on Amazon River as climate changes

Severe flooding on the Amazon has increased amid changing weather patterns, and is harming the health and incomes of people living along the world's biggest river, scientists said.
BUSINESS
Sep 20, 2018

Japan's Financial Services Agency to check financial institutions' readiness for any emerging market swings

The Financial Services Agency plans to check if Japan's banks and other financial institutions are prepared to deal with any impact from sharp swings in emerging markets, sources with direct knowledge of the matter said Wednesday.
WORLD
Sep 20, 2018

U.S., eyeing 2021 denuclearization completion, says it is ready to resume talks with North Korea

The United States said it is ready to resume talks with North Korea after Pyongyang pledged Wednesday to dismantle its key missile facilities and suggested it will close its main Nyongbyon nuclear complex if Washington takes unspecified actions.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 20, 2018

Florence portends more massive, slow-moving hurricanes in age of global warming: scientists

Global warming has increased the likelihood of more massive, sluggish storms like Florence, capable of dropping record amounts of rain and causing the type of catastrophic flooding that crippled North and South Carolina this week, experts said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 20, 2018

Hezbollah chief says group will stay in Syria till further notice but will pare ranks as 'great calm' sets in

The leader of Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah, a key Damascus ally, said on Wednesday his group would keep its military presence in Syria until further notice, commending a Russian-Turkish deal over Idlib as a step towards a broader political solution.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 20, 2018

Man accused of killing Iowa student pleads not guilty in case that drew Trump's scorn over immigration

The accused killer of Iowa college student Mollie Tibbetts, whose disappearance produced national headlines, pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder at a court appearance on Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 19, 2018

Sony to release miniature version of original PlayStation in December

Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. said Wednesday that it will launch a limited number of miniature versions of its original PlayStation game console in Japan, North America and Europe on Dec. 3.
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.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Goldman sells Tokyo office area to JR East for over ¥50 billion
GranTokyo South Tower (center). East Japan Railway has bought the 14th to 18th floors of the office building at a price of more than ¥50 billion from Goldman Sachs Group.
Ed Sheeran teams up with Tokyo’s Oedo Line
The “Oh! Ed! Collaboration Campaign,” launched on Tokyo's Keio Line to celebrate the Friday release of Ed Sheeran’s latest album, “Play,” includes a eight-car train dedicated to the pop star's music and trivia related to his career
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.
In rural Hokkaido, the stops and starts of tourism revival on full display
Redevelopment plans for Kawayu Onsen have hit some snags — an example of how bringing tourists back to declining rural communities is far from easy work.

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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