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Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 5, 2020

No-fly zone: Japan urging foreign nationals to be aware of drone rules

Japanese authorities are introducing a variety of measures to prevent the wrongful use of drones, which has been increasing due to many people being unfamiliar with regulations, especially tourists from abroad.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / Commentary
Feb 5, 2020

Robots, including one by Sony, are coming for fund management jobs

Remember Aibo, the computerized dog Sony Corp. started selling in 1999 as the first personal robot? Hiro Mizuno, the chief investment officer of the Government Pension Investment Fund, does. So he asked Sony's computer science lab unit to build him a cyberhound using artificial intelligence to help oversee...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Feb 5, 2020

'Metamorphosis of Classicism and Mythological Theme in the Art of 1750s-1980s'

Feb. 8-March 22
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 5, 2020

Russia sets up Siberia quarantine to prepare for China virus spread

Russia said on Tuesday it was preparing for the potential spread of China's coronavirus as authorities closed schools and canceled public events in some regions, though officials attributed that simply to flu.
BUSINESS
Feb 5, 2020

U.S. and Japan to cooperate on energy and infrastructure investment to vie with China's Belt and Road

The United States and Japan have signed an agreement to jointly encourage more private investment in energy and infrastructure projects, the U.S. Treasury said Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 5, 2020

WHO working on recommendations for resuming flights to China

The World Health Organization will work with travel and tourism industry representatives on Wednesday to draw up further recommendations to protect their crews so they can resume flights to China, a senior WHO official said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Feb 4, 2020

Indicted K-pop star Seungri may face military court

A K-pop star charged with violating South Korea's anti-prostitution law may have to join the country's army and face trial in a military court.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 4, 2020

The president of Turkey versus the world

Recep Tayip Erdogan used to be a fairly competent strategist, but he has been in power too long and he has lost the plot.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 4, 2020

Taiwan bars entry to foreign nationals traveling from China

Taiwan's Foreign Ministry said the island will deny entry to all foreign nationals who had been to China during the past 14 days starting from Friday due to the increasing threat from the coronavirus epidemic.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 4, 2020

F-35's flaws include a gun that can't even shoot straight

Add a gun that can't shoot straight to the problems dogging Lockheed Martin Corp.'s $428 billion F-35 program, including more than 800 software flaws.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Feb 4, 2020

Let's discuss Harry and Meghan

An article by Reuters looks at the current state of the British royal family and a surprise announcement by Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess fo Sussex.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Feb 4, 2020

Paralympics: Tokyo to see a record number of competing nations

A Kyodo article looks at the number of nations taking part in the Tokyo Paralympics this summer.
Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
Feb 4, 2020

Episode 37: Japan and the new coronavirus — what we know so far

We pulled Japan Times reporteru00a0Satoshi Sugiyama out of the Prime Minister's Office, where he's covering the spread of the Wuhan coronavirus, to give us an update on the situation in Japan.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 4, 2020

French police shoot knife-wielding barracks intruder following attack warning

Police shot and wounded a man armed with a knife after he attacked officers inside a police barracks in eastern France on Monday.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 3, 2020

Wuhan isn't China's Chernobyl

Comparisons between Beijing's handling of the coronavirus and the Soviet response to the world's worst nuclear disaster are tempting, but misguided.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 3, 2020

Abe pressed to do more as coronavirus fatalities in China surpass SARS toll

Both opposition and ruling party lawmakers have chided the government, saying that its initial response has been slow.
BUSINESS
Feb 3, 2020

Japan's WTO petition over South Korea shipbuilding signals renewed tensions

Japan has filed fresh dispute proceedings at the World Trade Organization against South Korea over alleged shipbuilding subsidies, a sign that bilateral tensions may be resurfacing after a period of apparent calm.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 3, 2020

Japan's Nidec betting on electric cars and acquisitions to triple sales: sources

Nidec Corp. plans to more than triple its revenue over the next five years by focusing on electric vehicle powertrains and buying specialists in motor technologies, according to two people familiar with the matter.
Japan Times
CULTURE / CULTURE SMASH
Feb 3, 2020

GeeXPlus brings anime YouTubers to Japan

One Japanese major publisher and producer is seeking to capitalize on YouTube influencers with a highly unusual approach: inviting non-Japanese anime YouTubers to live and produce content within Tokyo.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Feb 3, 2020

The battle of ukiyo-e: Hokusai vs. his pupils

Refusing to be bound by tradition or convention, Hokusai bent rules and sought inspiration from all corners — but how did such audacity influence his own students and followers?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Feb 3, 2020

Japanese society warms to asylum-seekers despite the government's cold shoulder

Hilmneh Tegegn came to Japan from Ethiopia 11 years ago seeking refugee status here and seemed to do everything right. After more than a decade of waiting, he finally got a visa — to the United States.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 3, 2020

Johnson ready to walk away from EU talks without formal trade deal

Boris Johnson plans to say he's prepared to quit talks over the U.K.'s future trade relationship with the European Union if he doesn't get what he wants.
Japan Times
ESG CONSORTIUM
Feb 2, 2020

Seino works toward environmental change

Seino Holdings Co. is making sure it stands at the forefront of efforts to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in the economically critical transport industry.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 2, 2020

China culls 18,000 chickens after H5N1 bird flu cases in Hunan province

A city in China's central Hunan province reported that it had culled almost 18,000 chickens after an outbreak of H5N1 bird flu, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said in statement on its website Saturday.
Workers say corporate South Korea was warned about questionable U.S. visas before Hyundai raid
Activists holding signs that reads "No one is illegal!" protest against a huge immigration raid last week in the U.S. state of Georgia, in front of the U.S. Embassy in Seoul on Tuesday.
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.
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
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.
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.
Search is on for loopholes in Japan’s $550 billion investment pledge
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick argues that U.S. President Donald Trump has sole authority to invest Japan's promised $550 billion.
In rural Hokkaido, the stops and starts of tourism revival on full display
Redevelopment plans for Kawayu Onsen have hit some snags — an example of how bringing tourists back to declining rural communities is far from easy work.

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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