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Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 22, 2017

Spanish police corner, gun down Barcelona van attacker

Spanish police on Monday shot dead an Islamist militant who killed 13 people with a van in Barcelona last week, ending a five-day manhunt for the perpetrator of Spain's deadliest attack in over a decade.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 21, 2017

The risks of a Himalayan war are rising

Only an India fully prepared to counter and defeat aggression can deter China from initiating a military conflict on the Sino-Indian border.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 21, 2017

Ten sailors missing after Yokosuka-based U.S. warship collides with tanker off Singapore

In the second major accident involving a vessel from the U.S. Navy's 7th Fleet in just over two months, the guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain, based in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, collides with a tanker in waters east of Singapore.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Aug 21, 2017

More to basketball than stats, says Jets' Ono

The Chiba Jets Funabashi don't just look at the numbers that appear on the stat sheet, because the game of basketball is a team sport and the collective effort of the players gives teams a better chance to win games.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 21, 2017

In Japan's remote areas, banks may soon pay visits to customers with mobile ATM vans

An increasing number of regional banks in Japan are introducing automated teller machines mounted on vehicles to cater mainly to elderly people living in remote areas with no bank-run ATMs.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 21, 2017

Calbee sees granola boom by pitching to Japanese working women

Calbee Inc.'s granola snack had been around for 20 years, with no real change to its recipe or sales. Then a female marketing executive turned things around by pitching the cereal as a time-saver for a growing class of consumers just like her: working mothers.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Aug 21, 2017

Podcasts for learning Japanese on the go

We spoke to the founders of two successful, but hugely contrasting podcast shows for Japanese learners.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Aug 21, 2017

Introducing auxiliary verb patterns that connote change

How do you say 'The wind has become much cooler' in Japanese?
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Aug 21, 2017

Let's discuss smoking regulations in Japan

Will the 2020 Tokyo Olympics be smoking-free?
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Aug 21, 2017

Color-coded map identifies potential nuclear waste sites in Japan but local governments may only see red

On July 28, the central government released what it called a scientific, specialized map of the country highlighting areas where highly radioactive nuclear waste from the nation's power plants might, or might not, be safely buried underground for as long as 100,000 years.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Aug 21, 2017

Japanese war memorabilia pile up at museums, while online auctions of artifacts remain unregulated

More and more people whose relatives lived through World War II are donating inherited personal items to peace memorial museums throughout Japan. Such artifacts offer a lens through which visitors are afforded view of Japan's wartime experience. But many museums face difficulties, including insufficient...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Aug 21, 2017

Japan's scientists develop superthin nano sensors that may be the next big advance in wearable tech

A team of scientists has developed a superthin electronic sensor that can attach directly to human skin — technology that could be used in the fields of medicine, nursing and sports science.
JAPAN
Aug 21, 2017

Kumamoto railway struggles to rebuild after devastating 2016 quake

A railway in Kumamoto Prefecture is working hard to win back passengers 16 months after a series of powerful earthquakes rocked the area.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 21, 2017

Trump eyes Afghanistan's elusive mineral riches to fund ongoing 16-year war

U.S. President Donald Trump is eyeing Afghanistan's mineral wealth to help pay for a 16-year war and reconstruction efforts that have already cost $117 billion. But investors who have studied the country, one of the world's most dangerous, say the idea is a pipe dream.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 21, 2017

Barcelona attack suspect may have had contacts elsewhere in Europe, took conservative religious turn

Spanish police searched on Sunday for the man behind the wheel in the Barcelona van attack that killed 13 people, amid growing signs members of the militant group had connections elsewhere in Europe.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Aug 21, 2017

Comic, rights activist Dick Gregory dies at 84

Dick Gregory, a comedian who lambasted racism and played a prominent role in the 1960s civil rights movement after becoming one of the first black comics to perform for white audiences, died on Saturday at age 84, his son said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 21, 2017

Chase cars used to 'catch' American U-2 freshly back from spy mission

It may not sound possible to "catch" an American spy plane while driving a Dodge Charger. But that's precisely what we did on a sweltering August afternoon at Al Dhafra Air Base in the United Arab Emirates.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 21, 2017

Citigroup plans to move Tokyo headquarters, bringing brokerage and banking ops together

Citigroup Inc. will move its Japan headquarters and about 1,200 employees to a new building in Tokyo by the end of the third quarter, according to people familiar with the matter.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 21, 2017

Audi used in deadly Cambrils attack caught on video speeding near Paris last week: newspaper

A car used to run over pedestrians in the Spanish coastal resort of Cambrils, killing one woman, was caught speeding on camera about a week earlier in Paris, Le Parisien reported on Sunday.
JAPAN
Aug 20, 2017

Tottori town's residents take part in emergency drills in readiness for any North Korean missile attack

Residents of a coastal town held evacuation drills Saturday to prepare for any launch of North Korean missiles toward the U.S. Pacific territory of Guam, in case they fly over their homes.
BUSINESS
Aug 20, 2017

Booming cryptocurrencies fire up investment interest

Virtual currencies have been playing an increasingly significant role in finance, with investors around the world buying the digital tokens and driving up their value dramatically.

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