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Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 31, 2016

Japan Tobacco playing catchup as nation takes to vaping in big way

Competition to sate Japanese nicotine addicts is heating up.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 31, 2016

TPP foe Trump set to blast trade in trade-dependent Boeing's backyard

Republican Donald Trump, who has made his criticism of a pending Pacific trade agreement central to his campaign, on Tuesday was to visit a Seattle suburb that is home to a large Boeing Co. plane manufacturing facility that depends heavily on sales to Asian markets.
WORLD
Aug 27, 2016

For China, Russia is more cyberprey than cyberpredator, firm says

While the West sees Russia as a cyberpredator, hackers in the East increasingly view it as prey, according to online security company Kaspersky Lab, which says there's been a sharp spike in attacks from China.
Japan Times
JAPAN / View from Osaka
Aug 20, 2016

The content of culture: In Osaka, who should pay?

A report released by a Kansai business group earlier this month notes the amounts for the art and culture budgets of Osaka prefecture and Osaka city are well below national averages on a per person level, and has a lot of tongues wagging about Osaka being run by a bunch of philistines.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 10, 2016

Fortified hangars on disputed China-held islets can hold any fighter: CSIS

Satellite photographs taken in late July show China appears to have built reinforced aircraft hangars on its holdings in disputed South China Sea isletss, a Washington-based research group said.
OLYMPICS
Aug 9, 2016

Swiss court rejects two Russians' bid to place track ban on hold

Two Russian track and field athletes have failed in a bid to have their ban from the Olympics put on hold.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 6, 2016

Chinese Air Force flies 'combat patrols' over Spratlys, Scarborough Shoal in South China Sea

China's air force has sent bombers and fighter jets on "combat patrols" near the disputed Spratly Islands and the flash point Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, the latest in a series of stepped-up military moves that Beijing has said will become a "regular practice."
LIFE / Language / COMMUNICATION CUES
Aug 1, 2016

Bad news for those who like their coffee piping hot

The World Health Organization has announced that really hot coffee is bad for you.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 29, 2016

South China Sea PR campaign falsely suggests British lawmaker backs maritime claims

Beijing has taken its fight over the disputed South China Sea to a whole new arena — New York's Times Square — leasing a giant electronic billboard to showcase its claims in a video that falsely suggests a British lawmaker supports its position.
JAPAN / KANSAI PERSPECTIVE
Jul 24, 2016

Kyoto pushes to retrieve share of Imperial action to honor deep cultural roots

When a young Emperor Meiji moved to Edo from Kyoto in 1868, many of Kyoto's noble families were strongly opposed to his leaving what had been Japan's capital and home to the Imperial family since 794.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 21, 2016

China eyes eight cruise ships to serve South China Sea

Up to eight Chinese ships will offer cruises to the South China Sea over the next five years, a state-run newspaper said on Thursday, as Beijing continues to promote tourism to the disputed waters.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 12, 2016

Rocks, reefs and recriminations: a South China Sea glossary

An international Court issues its ruling Tuesday on a challenge brought by the Philippines to China's claim to more than 80 percent of the South China Sea.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 11, 2016

Beijing's South China Sea options, from benign to belligerent

An international tribunal will rule Tuesday on a Philippine challenge to China's assertion to more than 80 percent of the South China Sea, one of the world's busiest waterways.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 27, 2016

Child refugees pay the highest price

It is estimated that approximately half of the 19.5 million registered refugees at the global level are children.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 22, 2016

The vicious cycle of jihadism

It is time for the Western powers to reconsider their regional strategies and focus attention on attacking the ideology driving terror.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 21, 2016

SDF on alert for possible North Korean ballistic missile launch

The Self-Defense Forces go on alert for a potential ballistic missile launch by North Korean, revving up their Patriot interceptor batteries just in case.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LEARNING CURVE
Jun 8, 2016

Is the Eiken doing Japan's English learners more harm than good?

Critics argue that the Eiken proficiency exams focus too heavily on vocabulary, grammar and the written word at the expense of fluency.
EDITORIALS
Jun 8, 2016

A new threat to the WTO

The U.S. launches a potentially dangerous challenge to the reappointment of a World Trade Organization judge.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 8, 2016

Danger in Asia's choppy seas

China's territorial ambitions in the South China Sea are raising the risks of confrontation with its neighbors.
LIFE / Language / COMMUNICATION CUES
Jun 6, 2016

Rakuten chief named in Panama Papers

Rakuten Chairman and CEO Hiroshi Mikitani is named as a shareholder of a company in an offshore tax haven in the Panama Papers.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / JUST BE CAUSE
Jun 5, 2016

Japan's police still unfettered by the law, or the truth

Repeat-offending Ibaraki police called to account for backsliding on the issue of hotel snooping.
WORLD
Jun 1, 2016

EU deal on removing online hate speech also draws fears of more government restrictions

An agreement on Tuesday by four major U.S. internet companies to block illegal hate speech from their European services shows the pressure the companies face to monitor and control content.
COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
May 30, 2016

GPIF: an abode of demons

As was the case with its predecessor body, the Government Pension Investment Fund is linked closely to the interests of politicians and bureaucrats.
JAPAN
May 26, 2016

IOC execs stand with scandal-hit Tokyo 2020 organizers

International Olympic Committee executives put on a show of solidarity after arriving in Japan to check on preparations.
COMMENTARY / World
May 25, 2016

The business of corruption

Corruption is not a victimless crime.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / OBAMA VISITS HIROSHIMA
May 23, 2016

After 71 years, debate over A-bombs shows no sign of resolution

It was a fine, clear day in Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945. That fact determined the fate of the city, together with its numerous inhabitants.
Wealthy foreign nationals picking up ultimate souvenir — a condo in Tokyo
A high-end property in the fashionable Daikanyama district in Tokyo
Japan dispatches five language education 'partners' to India
Five members of the Japan Foundation's Nihongo Partners program (front) gather at the Japanese Embassy in New Delhi on Monday.
End of U.S. de minimis exemption causes headaches for some businesses in Japan
Proxy-shopping services — companies that ship Japanese products ranging from cosmetics and snacks to limited-edition stationery on behalf of customers abroad — are already feeling the impact of the U.S. suspending de minimis exemptions.
Over 90% of low-income families in Japan struggling to feed children
Save the Children Japan domestic program chief Sonoko Kawakami speaks at a news conference in Tokyo in July. A survey conducted by the group in June has found that over 90% of low-income households with children face food insecurity.
Struggling train firm in Chiba Prefecture turns to self-deprecating humor
"Laughter is important when you're in a difficult situation," said Katsunori Takemoto, president of Choshi Electric Railway, on Aug. 5 in Choshi, Chiba Prefecture.
Japan’s front-line researchers see bright path ahead for dementia treatment
A scientist looks at scans of grains at the Memory Centre at the Department of Readaptation and Geriatrics of the University Hospital (HUG) in Geneva, Switzerland, on June 6, 2023.
Still plenty to fight for, says Japan’s team leader at worlds
Race walker Hayato Katsuki earned bronze for Japan on the opening day of the World Athletics Championships on Saturday.
Wealthy foreign nationals picking up ultimate souvenir — a condo in Tokyo
A high-end property in the fashionable Daikanyama district in Tokyo
Japanese athletes inspired by raucous home fans at World Athletics Championships
Fans cheer on the home favorites during the women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Sunday.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.

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