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BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 7, 2018

HNA in talks to sell over $2 billion Avolon stake to Orix: sources

HNA Group Co., a Chinese conglomerate unwinding a global acquisition spree, is in advanced talks to sell a minority stake in jet lessor Avolon Holdings Ltd. to Orix Corp., sources said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 7, 2018

SoftBank mulls largest public listing ever at $90 billion

SoftBank Group Corp. is considering seeking a valuation of about $90 billion for its domestic wireless business in a planned initial public offering, according to sources.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 7, 2018

Japan Tobacco to buy Bangladesh firm for $1.5 billion

Japan Tobacco Inc. has agreed to buy a Bangladeshi cigarette manufacturer for 124.3 billion taka ($1.5 billion), taking its acquisition strategy to one of Asia's fastest-growing economies.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 7, 2018

Ranger reaches crashed Alaska sightseeing plane on peak, finds four Polish passengers dead, pilot missing

All four Polish passengers on a sightseeing plane that crashed near North America's tallest peak in Alaska were found dead at the crash site on Monday, the National Park Service said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 7, 2018

Canada defiant after Saudis freeze new trade over rights criticism, boot ambassador

Canada on Monday refused to back down in its defense of human rights after Saudi Arabia froze new trade and investment and expelled the Canadian ambassador in retaliation for Ottawa's call to free arrested Saudi civil society activists.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 7, 2018

LeBron James praised by Ohio school district after Trump tweet trashing

National Basketball Association star LeBron James won praise on Monday from an Ohio school district for his support of disadvantaged children in his hometown of Akron, after U.S. President Donald Trump attacked him in a weekend tweet questioning his intelligence.
BUSINESS
Aug 7, 2018

New York sues Trump administration for records on labor-law rollback

New York is suing the Trump administration to get information about a new program the state says may let employers go unpunished by the federal government for violating labor laws.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / ANALYSIS
Aug 6, 2018

Prospect of U.S. tariffs on auto imports too close for comfort, Japan carmakers warn

Automakers and industry experts say the levies would surely hit Japan's signature industry hard, with manufacturers expected to shoulder thousands of dollars of additional costs for every imported car.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 6, 2018

Is Donald Trump an effective president?

When political leaders put tangible results before ethical considerations, their successes rarely stand the test of time.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 6, 2018

U.S. was right to give China's navy the boot

Make readmission to the vast Pacific Rim exercises a reward for better behavior.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 6, 2018

U.S. makes up lost diplomatic ground over South China Sea

After setbacks, the U.S. is making progress in its diplomatic struggle with China.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 6, 2018

Bid to challenge Abe for LDP presidency faces 'thorny path,' Seiko Noda says

The internal affairs minister admitted Monday that she is concerned about her candidacy because her eligibility is still in doubt, describing it as “a tough situation.”
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Aug 6, 2018

Koshien officials need to be mindful of heat

The temperature in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, got as high as 34 degrees Celsius (93 Fahrenheit) on Sunday, the opening day of this year's edition of Summer Koshien. According to AccuWeather RealFeel, which measures in things such as humidity, cloud cover, intensity of the sun and other factors, it...
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Aug 6, 2018

Spooky Japanese tales will scare the summer's heat out of you

Until recently, summer nights involved turning off the AC and doing things like kurumaza ni natte kaidanbanashi (sitting in a circle and telling ghost stories).
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LIFE / Language
Aug 6, 2018

Raise a glass, count your squid, say you're full but watch your tone with 'hai'

Introduce the word u4e00u676f (u3044u3063u3071u3044, one cup) and its related expressions.
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BUSINESS
Aug 6, 2018

IPhone chipmaker TSMC races to recover from computer virus, warning of shipment delays

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., which makes chips for the iPhone and other devices, has revealed details of its recovery from a debilitating computer virus, and warned of delayed shipments and reduced revenue because of the impact on its factories.
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Aug 6, 2018

Tokyo Metro QR codes give audio directions to the blind

In a bid to boost the user-friendliness of the subway for visually impaired people, the Tokyo Metro will place new QR-coded stickers on the bumpy tiles that mark the path for the blind in one of its stations.
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Aug 6, 2018

Let's discuss daylight saving time for Tokyo 2020

President of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee Yoshiro Mori met with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to discuss the possibility of introducing daylight saving time during the 2020 Games.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 6, 2018

SoftBank's Masayoshi Son in his own words — all 303,513 of them

Masayoshi Son has a lot going on these days.
JAPAN
Aug 6, 2018

Hiroshima mayor marks 73rd A-bomb anniversary with indirect call to sign U.N. nuke ban treaty

Hiroshima once again fell silent Monday morning while traffic came to halt in remembrance of those lost, with dignitaries urging world leaders to strengthen efforts to abandon nuclear weapons.
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JAPAN / History / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Aug 6, 2018

'Black rain' radiation from 1945 Hiroshima A-bombing can still be detected on survivor's shirt: study

Scientific tests on a shirt worn by a 16-year-old girl who was exposed to rain containing radioactive materials that fell after the Hiroshima atomic bombing on Aug. 6, 1945, known as "black rain," continue to detect slight amounts of cesium 137 more than 70 years after the attack.

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