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Japan Times
JAPAN / NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT
Sep 20, 2015

Nearly 70% of Japan Inc. unready to safeguard nation's new ID numbers

Most of the nation's companies are struggling to find a way to securely store My Number — the new 12-digit social security key that will be used to access everyone's income tax and bank account information starting next year.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 18, 2015

Syrian army using new surface, air weapons from Russia; Raqqa bombed

The Syrian military has recently started using new types of air and ground weapons supplied by Russia, a Syrian military source told Reuters on Thursday, underlining growing Russian support to Damascus that is alarming the United States.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 16, 2015

Japan waits to see whether new Australian leader will rock the boat on defense

Japan watches anxiously after one of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's closest Asia-Pacific allies in ousted in a party leadership vote.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 4, 2015

Utilities buying new gas turbines to cut fuel bills

The nation's biggest power utilities are pushing ahead with plans to spend more on new turbines to improve the efficiency of their gas-fired power plants in an effort to lower fuel bills amid a protracted debate over the role of nuclear power.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 3, 2015

New Star Wars figurines revealed in Tokyo during global YouTube event

Tokyo was among cities worldwide that took part in a global event to unveil new Star Wars goods Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 3, 2015

Fire in his belly, Bush tells Trump to bring it on, is told in return to speak English in U.S.

Republican Jeb Bush's new campaign ad ridiculing Donald Trump as a "germophobe" and Democrat-in-disguise is just the start of what will be a bigger onslaught, signaling a more aggressive stance by the candidate, Bush advisers said on Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 1, 2015

Toshiba probing 10 new accounting issues, including at U.S. unit

Toshiba Corp. has uncovered 10 new cases of accounting problems, including at a U.S. unit, prompting it to miss a regulator's deadline for submission of its fiscal 2014 earnings release.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 30, 2015

12 Osaka-based Ishin no To Diet members expected to join Toru Hashimoto's new national party

Other Diet members will be asked to follow and join by Oct. 20, reports quoting unnamed party sources said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 30, 2015

China's journey from new normal to stock market crisis epicenter

In late January, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang shared a proverb with global leaders in a keynote speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 28, 2015

War on Islamic State has given Jordan new life

Tiny, oil-poor Jordan has parlayed the war against Islamic State into tangible gains.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 26, 2015

China slide turns Wall Street rally into rout; Dow down 10.5% in five sessions

A rally on Wall Street evaporated on Tuesday and stocks ended with deep losses as concerns about China's economy outweighed lower valuations that some earlier saw as bargains.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Aug 25, 2015

New Ishinha performance taps timeless 'Twilight' zone

Tokyo may be Japan's performing-arts hub, but a growing number of artists are swapping the strictures of its cultural marketplace for the creative and lifestyle benefits of life outside the capital.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 25, 2015

New nuclear fuel bank a welcome development

The new Kazakh fuel bank is a significant step toward achieving a world free of nuclear weapons.
JAPAN
Aug 15, 2015

Japan backs guidelines for new National Stadium

Japan has approved guidelines for its new Olympic stadium, vowing to build an "athlete's first" venue as cheaply as possible and complete it by March 2020, a year later than planned, but without including any cost estimates or limits.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / ADVANCES IN PROGRESS
Aug 9, 2015

New marker's magic is ink's conductivity, user's creativity

Tokyo-based venture AgIC Inc.'s silver magic marker looks like any other average marker. But in fact, it's far from ordinary.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Aug 4, 2015

Loeb makes fourth foray in Japan, declares new activists' age

Billionaire Daniel Loeb is starting to make a habit of looking for bargains in Japan.
JAPAN / TRAVEL INSIDER
Aug 4, 2015

New luxury amenities; cabin, seat upgrades; Royal Copenhagen mug

New luxury amenities
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 30, 2015

U.S. would have 'no right' to stop Israel from hitting Iran nuke sites: Christie

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, campaigning for president in New Hampshire, said the U.S. would have "no right" to stop Israel from using military force to destroy Iran's nuclear program.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 29, 2015

Christie warning over states where pot is legal: You have till 2017 to toke up

Residents in U.S. states that have legalized marijuana should toke up while they still can, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Jul 25, 2015

Yoshi gets knitted in his new woolly world

Yoshi gets knitted in his new woolly world
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Jul 21, 2015

New 'Troilus and Cressida' looks like it's making history

Renowned as a problem play due to its tangled ambiguities and a storyline that cries out for a catharsis, "Troilus and Cressida" is among the most rarely staged of William Shakespeare's 37 plays.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 18, 2015

Putin orders formation of new Russian military reserve force

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the creation of a new reserve armed force as part of steps to improve training and military readiness at a time of international tensions with the West over Ukraine.

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