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Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 16, 2018

Telltale internet message may have foreshadowed Florida school massacre

The 19-year-old man accused of shooting 17 people to death at a Florida high school legally purchased the assault rifle used in the killings and may have foreshadowed the attack in a social media comment investigated by the FBI last year, authorities said Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 16, 2018

FBI admits being alerted to Florida gunman last year but couldn't pinpoint him

The Federal Bureau of Investigation was warned in September about an ominous online comment by the 19-year-old man accused of killing 17 people at his former high school but was unable to locate him, an agent said on Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 13, 2018

April 1 marks start of Japan's new medical fees and processes

The new medical prices are out.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Feb 10, 2018

Japan's impoverished are finding it hard to enjoy freedom

Freedom comes in many forms, as does "unfreedom." You can be a prisoner in prison, a prisoner in a prison-state, a prisoner in your job, a prisoner in your joblessness. Who is freer — a poor person in a free country, or a rich person in an "unfree" country?
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 6, 2018

Japan Tourism Agency aims to draw more Western tourists amid boom in Asian visitors

The Japan Tourism Agency launched a new digital advertising campaign Tuesday in a bid to draw more tourists from Western countries, a demographic that has failed to keep pace with Asian tourists who have flocked to Japan in recent years.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Feb 3, 2018

Model children: Taking a behind-the-scenes look at the world of youth modeling

In a set design that could double as a Mad Hatter's tea party, 10-year-old Kiina Matsunaga sits wrapped in a pink blanket pouring tea for a white rabbit. The tiny blue cups match the color of her psychedelic hair. A photographer puts down her camera and huddles with the stylist before spending a few...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Feb 3, 2018

Finnish broadcaster targets youth vote with anime-inspired video

On Jan. 27, the day before Finland’s presidential election, a Finnish social media news and current affairs service called Kioski released an election video that caused a stir online, receiving over 700,000 views since its release. While President Sauli Niinisto’s landslide victory with 62.7 percent...
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 2, 2018

Amazon posts largest profit in its history on sales and tax boost

Amazon.com Inc. on Thursday reported a profit near $2 billion, the largest in its history, as the online retailer drew millions of new customers to its Prime fast-shipping club for the holiday season and as changes to U.S. tax law added to its bottom line.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 30, 2018

Amazon opens its own rainforest in Seattle, hoping innovative employee ideas blossom

Amazon.com Inc has opened a rainforest-like office space in Seattle that it hopes will spark new ideas for employees.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Jan 26, 2018

Ex-teen model accuses magician David Copperfield of 1988 sexual assault after Japan competition

A former teen model has accused illusionist David Copperfield of drugging and sexually assaulting her in 1988 after he judged a modeling competition in Japan that she took part in.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 23, 2018

Bad rap: China takes aim at hip-hop, saying 'low-taste content' must stop

China's censors have a new target in a widespread clamp-down on popular culture: the country's nascent hip-hop scene, which resonated with Chinese youth last year on hugely popular television show "Rap of China."
BUSINESS
Jan 22, 2018

To show contribution to EU community, Facebook to open digital training hubs in Europe

Facebook said on Monday it will open three new centers in Europe to train people in digital skills and committed to training 1 million people over the next two years, part of the social media giant's drive to show its contribution to the bloc.
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Jan 20, 2018

Stranded Niigata train incident highlights flaws in social media

Thanks to social media, anyone can log in to Twitter these days and comment on the fate of people who are stuck inside a stranded train from the comfort of their own homes. Is this what the world has become?
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 20, 2018

Bitcoin fans: Digital currency is still a dream

We've been waiting for decades for someone to invent a currency for online purchases. And we still are.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 17, 2018

Japan's Recruit Holdings announces entry into vacation rental market

Recruit Holdings Co. announces its entry into the vacation rental market ahead of a new law giving the green light to private short-term minpaku lodging services.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: TECH
Jan 14, 2018

Gadgets that help to make it easy

Mobile shopping
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 7, 2018

Corporate Japan slow to grasp #MeToo

From news coverage to corporate behavior, Japan is still mired in a Showa Era mindset.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jan 6, 2018

Japan spends scant energy on renewables

Dec. 11, 2017, marked the 20th anniversary of the Kyoto Protocol, a treaty signed by 84 countries who committed to limit the release of greenhouse gases, which are considered the cause of global warming. Japan, of course, was one of the signatories, and a Dec. 14 feature in the Asahi Shimbun reviewed...
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Dec 31, 2017

A few ways to go the whole dog in 2018

Cats may have surpassed dogs as pets in Japan for the first time in more than 20 years, but that hasn't stopped the nation preparing for the year of the dog with canine events and all manner of engimono lucky charms to see you through the year. Here are a few picks for those who want to indulge in a...
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Dec 31, 2017

New things for the new year

Now that the festive season of partying and extravagance is over, now's the time to take a breather with a return to some of the calmer things in life — tea, coffee and books.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Dec 30, 2017

Debate grows over the plight of foreign staff at convenience stores in Japan

Launched in 1993, Japan's Technical Internship Training Program for foreign nationals hasn't had the best reputation. The program was created to help visitors from developing nations live and work in Japan for as long as three years under the protective umbrella of Japan's labor laws.
BUSINESS
Dec 27, 2017

The top business news stories of 2017

The Japan Times newsroom selected these economy and technology stories as the most important of 2017.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 20, 2017

Facebook and Microsoft disabled North Korean cyberthreats besides WannaCry: White House

Facebook Inc. and Microsoft Corp. disabled a number of North Korean cyberthreats last week, a White House official said on Tuesday, as the United States publicly blamed Pyongyang for a May cyberattack that crippled hospitals, banks and other companies.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Pulsations
Dec 16, 2017

'Book With No Pictures' is leaving kids in stitches

Picture-less book a hit with kids
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 15, 2017

Rising worries in U.S. over 'self-made' terrorists as Islamic State weakens abroad but still inspires attacks

The online video's message was clear: Supporters of Islamic State who could not travel overseas to join the militant group should carry out attacks wherever they were in the United States or Europe.
EDITORIALS
Dec 14, 2017

Top court rules on NHK fees

NHK should realize that it's desirable to win the support of TV owners when asking them to sign subscription contracts.
Japan to start new residency system for foreign workers
Students hoping to work in Japan attend a Japanese class at a job placement company in Hanoi in October 2022.
Japan to regularly accept assistant language teachers from India
Indian assistant language teachers pose for a photo with Japanese Ambassador Keiichi Ono (center) at the Japanese Embassy in New Delhi on Friday.
With Hall of Fame induction, Ichiro makes himself heard loud and clear
Ichiro Suzuki, one of the most iconic players in NPB and MLB history, was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame with 99.7% of the vote.
At LDP’s post-election meeting, calls intensify for Ishiba’s resignation
Prime Minister and Liberal Democratic Party President Shigeru Ishiba, flanked by LDP Secretary-General Hiroshi Moriyama (left) and LDP Vice President Yoshihide Suga, speaks at a meeting of party lawmakers and executives at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Monday.
‘Demon Slayer’ movie slashes its own box office records
“Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle” is the first installment in a trilogy that's set to wrap the anime adaptation of Koyoharu Gotoke's manga about sword-wielding heroes fighting man-eating demons.
Amid fossil fuel shift in U.S., hope emerges for India and Japan tie-up on solar
A technician works on the assembly line at a solar panel manufacturing hub on the outskirts of New Delhi last October.
Japan and NATO to launch defense-industrial talks, top envoy says
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte looks at military equipment on the Maritime Self-Defense Force's Mogami stealth frigate during a visit to the MSDF's naval base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, in April.
‘Killer satellites’ beware: Japan unveils first space defense guidelines
Defense Minister Gen Nakatani speaks to reporters during a visit to the Air Self-Defense Force's Space Situation Awareness radar in Sanyo-Onoda, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on Monday.
Three decades and a pile of notebooks: The beat writer who chronicled Ichiro’s career
Reporters and photographers, including long-time baseball beat writer Keizo Konishi, swarm around Ichiro Suzuki during the World Baseball Classic in San Diego in 2009.
Tokyo is the No. 2 choice for international students
The University of Tokyo. International students are increasingly flocking to Asia, with affordability being a particularly important metric.

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Ichiro Suzuki, one of the most iconic players in NPB and MLB history, was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame with 99.7% of the vote.
With Hall of Fame induction, Ichiro makes himself heard loud and clear
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