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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 24, 2018

Europe's new GDPR data law upends global online advertising

Europe's new data privacy law has put a small army of tech firms that track people online in jeopardy and is strengthening the hand of giants such as Google and Facebook in the $200 billion global digital advertising industry.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 22, 2018

Volvo owner Geely overtakes Nissan to snatch third spot in China's auto market

Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd. surpassed its top three Japanese rivals to become the third-largest carmaker in China, helped by models that appeal to the nation's young consumers.
SOCCER
Aug 22, 2018

Ichiritsu Funabashi becomes Japan's first public school to sign uniform deal for soccer team

Ichiritsu Funabashi High School announced a partnership with job listing site MyNavi on Tuesday, becoming the first public school in the country to sign a uniform sponsor for its soccer club.
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Aug 20, 2018

Let's discuss the Japan boxing scandal

Japan Amateur Boxing Federation President Akira Yamane has quit following numerous allegations of misconduct, including pressuring referees to fix matches and misuse of grant money.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Aug 20, 2018

Smile as you study:/ Sharp salaryman senryu/ satirize the slog

Highlights from the 31st Senryu for Salaried Workers Contest riff on the situations employees encounter at the office, home or both.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Aug 19, 2018

August 20, 2018

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 15, 2018

Sony's catch-up plan to break into pro camera market

Eight seconds — that's how long a cowboy needs to stay on a bucking bronco to qualify for a rodeo score. For photographers, that's barely enough time to take just a few blurry, often unusable pictures.
TENNIS
Aug 14, 2018

Osaka must improve mental focus to become elite player

With 2018 wins over Grand Slam champions Serena Williams, Victoria Azarenka and Maria Sharapova as well as reigning world No. 1 Simona Halep, Naomi Osaka has proven that she, too, has the potential to win a major — or perhaps several.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Aug 13, 2018

Jazz assistant Antonio Lang keen to share knowledge with Japan's coaches

Utah Jazz assistant coach Antonio Lang returned to Japan this year for the third straight summer, to share the knowledge and experience he's learned in the NBA with the country's coaches and players.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Aug 13, 2018

Nakamura's vintage run just what Lions need

For Takeya Nakamura and the Seibu Lions, the past week and half was just like old times, with the Lions' lineup doing damage and the burly slugger's bat roaring the loudest.
PRESS / Corporate Trends
Aug 10, 2018

The Japan Times Tokyo Office Relocation

The Japan Times, Ltd. (Head Office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President: Takeharu Tsutsumi) is pleased to announce the relocation of its head office as follows:
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Aug 6, 2018

Koshien officials need to be mindful of heat

The temperature in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, got as high as 34 degrees Celsius (93 Fahrenheit) on Sunday, the opening day of this year's edition of Summer Koshien. According to AccuWeather RealFeel, which measures in things such as humidity, cloud cover, intensity of the sun and other factors, it...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Aug 5, 2018

How can I ensure my family isn't liable for my elderly Japanese wife's driving mishaps?

Reader B wrote to Lifelines about his worries regarding his wife, a keen driver who is about to become an octogenarian.
BASEBALL
Aug 3, 2018

'Handkerchief Prince' is a quintessential Koshien tale

Yuki Saito, as a high school senior pitching for Waseda Jitsugyo, may have become the most famous athlete in Japan during Summer Koshien in 2006.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / BACKSTREET STORIES
Aug 3, 2018

Rocking the hot stuff in weathered Narihira

Although the Tokyo neighborhood of Narihira is slowly shifting toward a younger demographic, a postwar vibe still lingers in its back alleys and keeps its community close-knit.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Aug 2, 2018

Former Pistons assistant coach Rex Walters launches new basketball-themed podcast

Rex Walters, whose head coaching stops include Florida Atlantic University, the University of San Francisco and the NBA G League's Grand Rapids Drive, has launched a new basketball podcast.
Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Aug 1, 2018

Grueling summer tours offer mixed blessing for sumo

Sumo's summer regional tour is already under way, snaking around Lake Biwa and across central Japan towards the Kanto region.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jul 31, 2018

Payment due: Pacific islands in the red as debts to China mount

Just over a decade ago, deadly riots in the capital of Tonga, Nuku'alofa, destroyed much of the small Pacific nation's central business and government districts.
MORE SPORTS
Jul 30, 2018

Independent committee rules Nihon University President Hidetoshi Tanaka ultimately responsible for illegal tackle scandal

The third-party committee appointed to investigate the Nihon University American football team’s illegal tackle scandal concluded Monday that school president Hidetoshi Tanaka was responsible for the lack of governance and must take accountability for the scandal.
Success of Chinese-made fighter jets against India raises alarm in Asia
Chinese J-10 fighter jets from the People's Liberation Army Air Force August 1st Aerobatics Team perform during a media demonstration at the Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base, Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, in November 2015.
Japan to recognize Taiwan as place of origin in family registration system
Masataka Yuhara, secretary-general of the Friends of Lee Teng Hui Association in Japan, which has been calling for "Taiwan" to be permitted as a place of origin in family registers.
Japanese retailers turn to California rice for cheaper alternative
U.S. Ambassador to Japan George Glass eats California rice at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo on Tuesday along with Mitsuko Tsuchiya, vice president of retailer Aeon.
Japanese automakers looking at a ¥1 trillion hit from Trump tariffs 
Cars on display at Nissan's headquarters in Yokohama on Tuesday. The automaker posted a massive annual net loss and confirmed that it plans to cut thousands of jobs worldwide.
Two crew feared dead after ASDF training jet crashes in Aichi
Self-Defense Forces personnel collect apparent parts of an Air Self-Defense Force T-4 training jet from a reservoir in Inuyama, Aichi Prefeture, on Thursday. The jet crashed shortly after takeoff a day earlier.
Sumo title contenders already emerging in early stages of Tokyo meet
Onosato (left) battles Abi on Day 3 of the Summer Basho in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Harmfully hot days for pregnant women in Japan nearly doubled over past five years
New research by a U.S. climate scientists’ group reveals that extreme heat has increased the risks of preterm births and other pregnancy complications in Japan, nearly doubling the number of days that are harmfully hot for pregnant women over the past five years.
Japanese automakers looking at a ¥1 trillion hit from Trump tariffs 
Cars on display at Nissan's headquarters in Yokohama on Tuesday. The automaker posted a massive annual net loss and confirmed that it plans to cut thousands of jobs worldwide.
Tokyo Stock Exchange wants stocks to be affordable for the average investor
The Tokyo Stock Exchange building in Nihonbashi. The exchange wants companies to lower the entry cost of investing in their shares.
Consumption tax set to dominate Upper House election debate
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba enters his office in Tokyo on Tuesday.

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