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Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Jan 29, 2018

All about 'ni kan shite' and 'ni kan suru' — informative Japanese verbs that play a supporting role

Introducing uses of ~u306bu95a2(u304bu3093)u3057u3066 / u306bu95a2u3059u308b (about/regarding X).
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
Jan 27, 2018

'Living' robot implants are nothing to be squeamish about

I think it's safe to assume that Shogo Shimada, a thoracic and cardiac surgeon at the University of Tokyo Hospital, did not start his career thinking he might one day be implanting robots into living animals. Yet that is just what Shimada and a team of surgeons and roboticists from around the world have...
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 25, 2018

Robert Mueller asked U.S. intel officials about Trump in probe of obstruction: sources

Senior U.S. intelligence officers including CIA Director Mike Pompeo have been questioned by the U.S. special counsel's team about whether President Donald Trump tried to obstruct justice in the Russia probe, sources told Reuters on Wednesday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Jan 24, 2018

In Davos, Cate Blanchett jokes about playing Melania Trump

Actress Cate Blanchett, speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Tuesday, drew laughs when she jokingly speculated about playing first lady Melania Trump on screen, saying she would not approach such a role from a "Free Melania" point of view.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 17, 2018

Japan-EU trade agreement is about freedom

The Japan-EU FTA sends a powerful sign that U.S. retrenchment on trade will not see the democratic world abandoning the open, rules-based trading system.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 14, 2018

Why we need to talk about a bubble

The prolonged program of quantitative easing has sent asset prices soaring, even if traditional signs of inflation are muted.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 14, 2018

Warning: Trump's baby sitters are about to head home

If this is what he's like surrounded by A-list advisers, expect chaos after they quit.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Jan 14, 2018

Beware the patter about purchasing property to rent out around Tokyo

At seminars targeting expat investors, don't expect to hear the whole story about Japan's rental market.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 9, 2018

About 40 percent of foreign workers feel discriminated against at Japanese firms, survey finds

Around 40 percent of white-collar foreign workers in Japan feel discriminated against in their offices due to their nationality or gender, according to a survey by private human resources company Adecco Ltd.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / COMMUNITY CHEST
Jan 7, 2018

Much for Japan Times Community readers to crow and squawk about in year of the rooster

A selection of unpublished letters about Community stories from the first half of 2017.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos / HOME TRUTHS
Dec 31, 2017

Lessons about Japan's school catchment areas

A neighbor recently asked us to sign a petition requesting that the local education committee keep a certain elementary school open. Due to falling enrollment, students who attended the school would be transferred to a different one in the near future.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / DESSERT WATCH
Dec 23, 2017

Tokyo Banana Panda: Ticks the 'aww' box but otherwise bear-ly worth writing home about

Souvenir mainstay Tokyo Banana hasn't missed its chance to honor Xiang Xiang's big moment.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 21, 2017

Kobe Steel says senior executives knew about data tampering

Kobe Steel Ltd., at the center of a data-falsification scandal that has shaken Japan's manufacturing industry, admitted for the first time that executives had been aware of the tampering and reassigned three senior officials.
Japan Times
PRESS / Corporate Trends
Dec 19, 2017

Establishment of Japan Times ESG Consortium

Tokyo, Dec 19, 2017 ー The Japan Times (Minato-ku, Tokyo. Representative: Takeharu Tsutsumi) will establish a new consortium in January 2018 named the “Japan Times ESG Consortium” to disseminate information in English overseas about corporate Japan’s ESG (Environmental / Social / Governance) initiatives...
Dec 19, 2017

Establishment of Japan Times ESG Consortium
Disseminating information overseas about Japan’s ESG activities

Tokyo, Dec 19, 2017 ー The Japan Times (Minato-ku, Tokyo. Representative: Takeharu Tsutsumi) will establish a new consortium in January 2018 named the “Japan Times ESG Consortium” to disseminate information in English overseas about corporate Japan’s ESG (Environmental / Social / Governance) initiatives...
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Dec 18, 2017

Sports agency Wasserman enthusiastic about finding players spot in B. League

Diante Garrett made a big impact with Japanese hoop fans in the B. League's inaugural season last year, showing them flashy perimeter techniques and moves they had never seen before.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / Taking the Lead
Dec 17, 2017

Mori Building chief serious about creating a better Tokyo

Making Tokyo a more attractive and competitive metropolis sounds more like a policy than a business strategy.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 17, 2017

Two myths about automation

While many people believe that technological progress and job destruction are accelerating dramatically, there is no evidence of either trend.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Dec 7, 2017

Brave Thunders captain Ryusei Shinoyama surprised and upbeat about team's impending ownership change

Energetic veteran Ryusei Shinoyama said that he did not get upset with the announcement because he is competing in an anything-can-happen professional sports circuit.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Dec 2, 2017

Women in Japan too tired to care about dating or searching for a partner

While Japanese society and the media continue to exhort — nay plead — with women to find marriage partners, 60 percent of eligible women say they cannot feel relaxed enough to get interested in renai (love relationships), according to a Yomeishu survey picked up by cocolini jp.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 29, 2017

U.S. Supreme Court wary about widening corporate whistle-blower protections

Conservative and liberal U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday appeared reluctant to broaden protections for corporate insiders who blow the whistle on securities law violations or fraud by their companies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 24, 2017

Uber told potential investor SoftBank about data breach before telling the public

Uber Technologies Inc. said Thursday that it discussed a massive data breach with potential investor SoftBank Group Corp. ahead of going public with details of the incident on Tuesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 24, 2017

Seoul surgeon: Wounded North Korean defector 'nice guy' who has nightmares about repatriation

North Korea's latest defector, a young soldier known only by his family name Oh, is a quiet, pleasant man who has nightmares about being returned to the North, his surgeon said on Thursday.
WORLD
Nov 22, 2017

Businesses warned about security flaw in common Intel chips

The U.S. government on Tuesday urged businesses to act on an Intel Corp. alert about security flaws in widely used computer chips, and industry researchers scrambled to understand the impact of the newly disclosed vulnerability.
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.
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
JAL reprimand over drunken pilots adds to airline’s woes
Japan Airlines President Mitsuko Tottori (right) bows in apology Wednesday in Tokyo over the company's pilots causing flight delays due to drinking alcohol.
‘Fairytale’ Shirakawago ranked one of the world’s most beautiful villages
Forbes and Unforgettable Travel Company have ranked Shirakawago in Gifu Prefecture as Asia's most beautiful village.
‘Fairytale’ Shirakawago ranked one of the world’s most beautiful villages
Forbes and Unforgettable Travel Company have ranked Shirakawago in Gifu Prefecture as Asia's most beautiful village.
Aging Japan’s centenarian population nears 100,000
Shigeko Kagawa, Japan's oldest person at 114, in Yamatokoriyama, Nara Prefecture, on July 30
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.

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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