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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 26, 2018

Japan's commercial lenders lobby BOJ to stop buying corporate bonds at negative rates

Commercial lenders are privately complaining to the central bank about its purchases of corporate bonds at negative interest rates and are asking it to stop the practice, according to people familiar with the matter.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 26, 2018

Imran Khan leads in delayed Pakistan vote count; opponents cry foul

Pakistani cricket icon-turned-politician Imran Khan inched closer to power on Thursday after a general election that has been marred by long delays in ballot counting and claims of rigging by opponents.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 26, 2018

North Korea to transfer remains of U.S. soldiers from Korean War on Friday: Yonhap

North Korea will transfer the remains of an unspecified number of soldiers killed in the Korean War on Friday, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported, after accepting about 100 wooden caskets sent by the United States.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 26, 2018

North Korea making bomb fuel despite denuclearization pledge: Pompeo

North Korea is continuing to produce fuel for nuclear bombs in spite of its pledge to denuclearize, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday, even as he argued that the Trump administration was making progress in talks with Pyongyang.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / Sound Off
Jul 26, 2018

Kendrick Lamar and the politics of Japanese PR

The news of Pulitzer Prize-winning rapper Kendrick Lamar returning to Fuji Rock, one of Japan's most celebrated music festivals, was met with excitement from hip-hop fans here as soon as it was announced in February. To leverage the hype ahead of the festival, Universal Music Japan launched a politically...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 26, 2018

A chronology of doomsday cult and its founder

The following is a chronology of events related to the Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult and its founder, Shoko Asahara, whose real name was Chizuo Matsumoto:
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Jul 26, 2018

YouTube yanks videos from conspiracy theorist Alex Jones: Infowars website

YouTube has removed four videos by conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, his website Infowars said on Wednesday, after the radio host used his YouTube channel to denounce Muslim immigrants to Europe and the creators of a transgender cartoon.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Jul 26, 2018

Man vandalizes Trump's Hollywood sidewalk star with a pickax, is arrested

A man with a pickax vandalized U.S. President Donald Trump's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame early on Wednesday and later surrendered to police, a spokesman for the Los Angeles Police Department said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 26, 2018

Mike Pompeo confronts Senate ire over Trump's policies on Russia, trade, North Korea

Secretary of State Michael Pompeo confronted harsh bipartisan questioning at a Senate hearing dominated by lawmakers' ire over President Donald Trump's policies toward Russia and his trade strategy.
JAPAN
Jul 26, 2018

Japan to promote LGBT tourism in disaster-hit Tohoku

The Reconstruction Agency is launching an initiative in the hopes of drawing LGBT tourists to the Tohoku region as it looks to attract more foreign visitors.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 26, 2018

U.S. judge may consider gag order in case of accused Russian agent Maria Butina

A U.S. judge said on Wednesday she may consider imposing a gag order on lawyers for accused Russian agent Maria Butina after prosecutors complained about statements by her lead attorney to the news media and expressed concern about turning over evidence to the defense.
EDITORIALS
Jul 25, 2018

Protect the socially weak from heat waves

The nation must do more to protect its growing elderly population against the perils of extreme weather.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 25, 2018

Xi Jinping and curse of the strong leader

China's president needs to get a grip on the trade war issue before it gets a grip on him.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 25, 2018

Protectionism proves that evidence is unpersuasive

Trying to produce prosperity with protectionism is as easy as extracting sunbeams from cucumbers.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 25, 2018

Japan's indigenous Ainu sue to bring their ancestors' bones back home

Activist group's hardball tactics expose rifts in the Ainu community over the fate of bones held at universities.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 25, 2018

Traumatic memories and concerns for the future unnerve those displaced by Hiroshima rain disaster

Shigenobu Ikeda, 74, dreams of returning to his home in Hiroshima.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jul 25, 2018

As Japan endures record heat wave, large population of elderly at highest risk

When heat waves strike the nation, it is Japan's large population of elderly people who suffer the most — a situation that can only get worse as the society grays.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jul 25, 2018

'Bleach': Easy entry into an action-packed manga world

Marvel and DC may rule the North American multiplex, but that doesn't mean their fans have read the source comics. In Japan the opposite is true: The manga comes first and foremost in a media chain that eventually leads to anime, games and, at the end, live-action films.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jul 25, 2018

'Mirai': Mamoru Hosoda's latest anime is for the young at heart

Though anime director Mamoru Hosoda rarely diverges from his pet theme of family, the scale of his movies rises and falls like the tide. "The Girl Who Leapt Through Time" (2006) was an intimate tale of high school life, "Summer Wars" (2009) dealt with the fate of the entire planet, "Wolf Children" (2012)...
Japan Times
Jul 25, 2018

Student entrepreneurs from more than 50 countries to gather in Macao in April 2019!
Seeking participants for The Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA) Japan Competition

TOKYO–Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO) Japan branch is now seeking students to participate in The Global Student Entrepreneur Awards in Japan, the winners of which will move on to an international entrepreneurial awards called GSEA to be held in Macau in April 2019.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jul 25, 2018

Fuji Rock sees a slow pivot to a more Japanese lineup

When Fuji Rock Festival started in late 1990s, the principal attractions were invariably imported. Although the event also featured plenty of Japanese bands, even in the early years, it was Westerners that exerted the biggest draw — from Red Hot Chili Peppers and Foo Fighters to Bjork, Aphex Twin and...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 25, 2018

At least 19 dead, more than 3,000 in need of rescue after Laos dam collapse: report

Nineteen people have been confirmed dead and more than 3,000 need to be rescued after a dam collapsed in a remote part of land-locked Laos, local media reported Wednesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 25, 2018

Trump plays up North Korean reports of missile site dismantling

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday played up reports that North Korea has begun dismantling key parts of a missile test site, but the president's enthusiasm contrasted with remarks by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who said the same day that verification and inspections would still be needed to...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 25, 2018

Britain plans first foreign takeover rule-tightening in 20 years amid China worries

Britain is planning the biggest change to takeover rules in almost two decades, giving the government new powers to block deals in all sectors of the economy to prevent U.K. companies in sensitive industries from falling into foreign hands.
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.
Thousands without power in Tokyo as heavy rain batters Kanto region
Heavy rain hit Tokyo and surrounding areas Thursday afternoon, causing thousands to lose power, prompting flood warnings, grounding flights and causing transportation issues.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Japan's cutting-edge railgun successfully strikes target vessel
The Defense Ministry’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) conducted a ship-board railgun shooting test from June to early July this year with the support of the Maritime Self-Defense Force.
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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