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Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Jul 20, 2018

A flag's the prize, the mud's the obstacle in Kashima

Get down and dirty during the assault-course race at the Kashima Gatalympics, just be careful not to get stuck in the mud.
Reader Mail
Jul 20, 2018

Use yearend tax to cut tobacco consumption

The news that Philip Morris Japan is raising cigarette prices on Oct. 1, the same day the tobacco tax will go up, reminds us of the importance of reducing tobacco consumption. Nowadays, as the harmful effects of smoking not only for smokers but also nonsmokers through passive smoking are widely known,...
Reader Mail
Jul 20, 2018

It's amateur hour for Trump, again

Donald Trump's European trip was a fiasco at best, a disgrace at worst, and only he, being so consistently clueless, could have stumbled through it so fecklessly. Surely nobody else could have as effortlessly ruined a chance to mend fences with allies and take an adversary to task.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 20, 2018

North Korean economy declined at sharpest rate in 20 years in 2017: Bank of Korea

North Korea's economy contracted at the sharpest rate in two decades in 2017, South Korea's central bank estimated on Friday, in a clear sign that international sanctions imposed to stop Pyongyang's nuclear and missile programs have hit growth hard.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 20, 2018

London's mayor wants residents to put on their walking boots to boost health

Londoners were urged to reach for their walking shoes Thursday as the government launched its first action plan to get more people moving around the city on foot.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 20, 2018

Putin tells diplomats he pitched east Ukraine referendum plan to Trump at their summit

Vladimir Putin told Russian diplomats that he made a proposal to Donald Trump at their summit this week to hold a referendum to help resolve the conflict in eastern Ukraine, but agreed not to disclose the plan publicly so the U.S. president could consider it, according to two people who attended Putin's...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 20, 2018

Sinclair accused of misleading FCC as $3.9 billion Tribune deal goes to a hearing

Regulators accused Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. of misleading them as it sought approval to buy Tribune Media Co. — and sent their companies' proposed $3.9 billion merger to the uncertain future of a hearing.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 20, 2018

Oregon wildfires crush hopes of wheat farmers during bumper harvest

Farmers rushed to save their livelihoods as a wildfire roared through vast Oregon wheat fields Thursday and crushed their hopes at the peak of what was expected to be one of the most bountiful harvests in years.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 20, 2018

Days after Helsinki summit with Trump, Russia shows off Putin's 'super weapons'

Russia on Thursday broadcast a series of videos showing the testing and operation of a new generation of nuclear and conventional weapons, days after Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump discussed how to avoid an arms race.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / IDEAS IN ACTION
Jul 19, 2018

Biz matchmaker helps free employees, turn everyone into an expert

In Japan's notoriously closed business culture, employees rarely enjoy opportunities to expand their professional networks or test their skills and knowledge outside their companies.
EDITORIALS
Jul 19, 2018

The lessons of Trump's European trip

Tokyo must recognize the reality of Trump's approach to foreign policy and insulate the bilateral relationship and Japan's security from the vicissitudes he can create.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 19, 2018

A new tax to fix Japan's dire fiscal straits

There's a better way to increase tax revenue than raising the consumption tax.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 19, 2018

Recalibrating the Trans-Pacific and Trans-Atlantic relationships

As Britain grapples with its economic future, a logical step would be deepening ties with Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 19, 2018

SoftBank to test Japan ride-hailing service with China's DiDi Chuxing in autumn

The Chinese firm's app will be usable in Japan, allowing tourists to pay using Alipay or WeChat Pay; Visitors from China dominated Japan's tourism ranks last year, the firms said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 19, 2018

World's oldest bread found in Jordan

The charred remains of a flatbread baked about 14,500 years ago in a stone fireplace in northeastern Jordan have given researchers a surprise: People began making bread millenniums before they developed agriculture.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Jul 19, 2018

Japan Times charity drive for flooded areas of western Japan

The Japan Times has started a charity drive to raise money for people in flood-affected areas in western Japan.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jul 19, 2018

NPB getting on board with boom in esports

Nippon Professional Baseball is ready to take a swing at esports.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / ANALYSIS
Jul 19, 2018

In fining Google, EU is fighting the past

The greatest hope of European regulators cracking down on Google's business practices is that the rest of the world becomes a little more like China and its flourishing technology industry. It is hard to imagine the European bureaucrats' dreams will come true.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 19, 2018

Lava from Kilauea 'collapse explosion' destroys evacuated Hawaiian structures

A "collapse explosion" at the summit of Hawaii's Kilauea volcano on Wednesday sent a surge of lava that destroyed structures in an evacuated housing development, geologists and civil defense authorities said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jul 19, 2018

Wage, hours policies by South Korean leader Moon backfire for jobless, low income workers

President Moon Jae-in wants South Koreans to work less and earn more — and to achieve that his government has hiked the minimum wage and slashed the maximum length of the working week.
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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