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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 6, 2018

Justice Department probes if social media are 'stifling' speech after Trump, GOP, conspiracy theorists gripe

The U.S. Department of Justice and state attorneys general will meet this month to discuss concerns that social media platforms are "intentionally stifling the free exchange of ideas," the department said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 6, 2018

Facebook, Twitter on defense in U.S. Congress over foreign bids to tilt polls, politics

Top executives from Facebook Inc. and Twitter Inc. defended their companies in the U.S. Congress on Wednesday over what lawmakers see as a failure to combat continuing foreign efforts to influence U.S. politics.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 5, 2018

Amazon at $1 trillion is more dream than reality

Its market value is a vision of the future, not the present.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 5, 2018

BlackRock sees 'silver lining' when Bank of Japan tapers funds for ETFs

Some investors are worried about the market impact when the Bank of Japan decides to wind back an extraordinary yearslong program of support for the country's stock market, but the world's largest money manager sees less reason for concern.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 5, 2018

Facebook, Twitter again face U.S. Congress over politics and the internet

Top Twitter Inc. and Facebook Inc. executives will defend their companies before U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday, with Facebook insisting it takes election interference seriously and Twitter denying its operations are influenced by politics.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 4, 2018

Cash ban may have driven Indians away from banks

The chaos of demonetization probably made millions leery of formal finance.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 4, 2018

Tsukiji outer market launches campaign to tell people it is staying put

With Tokyo's iconic Tsukiji wholesale food market gearing up for an October relocation, many people believe the adjacent shopping area, known as the Tsukiji outer market, will also depart.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 3, 2018

Why is the U.S. in the middle of an economic boom?

There are plenty of theories, but no definitive answers.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 3, 2018

When electric vehicles' day comes, it will be suddenly

Californians will soon be presented with compelling, cost-competitive electric vehicles of many different types. Those factors will probably drive sales up significantly.
MORE SPORTS
Sep 3, 2018

Canada's national water polo squad forges new bonds during trip to Japan

Half a world away from home, quality competition is a top priority for the Canada men's national water polo team.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Sep 2, 2018

Japan according to Don Maloney: Still amusing and relevant, mostly, 40 years on

Irreverent accounts of an American businessman in the 1970s in Tokyo hold up surprisingly well today.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 2, 2018

Does corruption matter to voters? It depends

Democrats' main target should be the Republican Party, not the president.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Sep 1, 2018

Tabloids in Japan unafraid to question Imperial scandals

The domestic press is more deferential to Japan's Imperial family than the British press is to its royal family. To secure access, Japan's mainstream media must play by the rules of the Imperial Household Agency, which controls said access and watches the resulting coverage closely.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 1, 2018

Should shareholders always come first?

Elizabeth Warren wants to make companies also consider workers, customers and local communities.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 1, 2018

Ahead of Israel visit, Philippines' Rodrigo Duterte dogged by past rhetoric

When Rodrigo Duterte makes the first visit to Israel by a president of the Philippines next week, officials on both sides will try to play down his record of jarring invective while promoting commercial and military ties.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 31, 2018

Can U.S. media stand up for press freedom?

Donald Trump's Twitter onslaught is in danger of drowning press freedom.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 31, 2018

Refugee applications plunge 35% in six months with tougher screening process

The stricter screening system was introduced in January to eliminate applicants believed to be job-seekers.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 31, 2018

Former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull quits parliament, stripping government of one-seat majority

Australia's former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Friday resigned from parliament, a source familiar with the matter said, stripping the government of its one-seat parliamentary majority.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 31, 2018

Chilly working environments are sexist, says New York candidate Cynthia Nixon

Actress turned politician Cynthia Nixon is aiming to improve the climate for women across the United States ... by getting the room temperature turned up.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 29, 2018

Trump's bogus Google claims stir up a tech risk

Trump is wrong on the facts, but his complaints underscore the business threats to tech companies from growing and largely disingenuous complaints by right-wingers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 28, 2018

Startup takes stress out of fed-up workers' exit plans

There was the 24-year-old insurance saleswoman who got sick of being yelled at when she couldn't reach her quota. Then there's the exhausted designer who clocked 160 hours of monthly overtime. And the ramen noodle shop employee who suffered stress to the point of developing depression.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Aug 28, 2018

The Louvre has a new seat of power

Kohei Nawa talks about his 3-ton golden 'Throne,' which takes a seat of honor at the Louvre as one of the works for Japonismes 2018, Paris' large-scale event celebrating 160 years of France-Japan relations.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 28, 2018

Trump's Mexico trade deal reveals another deficit

It never fails to amaze how little Donald Trump, that lifelong businessman, understands about business.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 28, 2018

An end to Australia's democratic pantomime?

In Australia's prosperous parliamentary democracy, no prime minister has served a full term since 2007. Why?
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 28, 2018

Facebook bans Myanmar army chief, others in unprecedented move over spread of 'hate and misinformation'

Facebook said Monday it was removing several Myanmar military officials from the social media website and an Instagram account to prevent the spread of "hate and misinformation" after reviewing the content.
EDITORIALS
Aug 27, 2018

Turnbull out as scores are settled in Canberra

Politicians' failure to put national interests above their personal interest will likely accelerate the rejection of established parties and encourage still more uncertainty.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 27, 2018

Japan's baby bust is an opening for experimentation

When nothing works, it's time to go try something bold and unconventional.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 27, 2018

IBM's Watson failed against cancer, but AI may win

The company made bold claims that haven't yet panned out. But someday artificial intelligence could crack the code of individualized diagnosis and treatment.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 27, 2018

New Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison gets to work as government support plummets

Australia's new prime minister toured drought-hit farms Monday to show voters after a week of turmoil the government was back to work, but a leading opinion poll showed it now faces an even greater chance of electoral defeat after changing leaders.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 27, 2018

Survey shows 15.7% of Japanese subscribe to video streaming services to watch movies

A survey by Jiji Press showed Monday that 15.7 percent of people nationwide subscribe to online video streaming services in order to watch movies.
Japan ruling bloc loses majority in Upper House after election drubbing
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who serves concurrently as president of the Liberal Democratic Party, leaves at the party's headquarters following announcement of Upper House election result projections in Tokyo early Monday.
‘Japanese First’ Sanseito emerges as powerful force after Upper House poll
Sanseito leader Sohei Kamiya in Tokyo on Sunday night
Foreign residents closely follow Japan's election and party pledges
A police officer walks past posters of Liberal Democratic Party candidates, as well as one showing Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, outside the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Sunday. As Japan’s foreign population continues to rise, one of the talking points during Sunday’s election was how the country should deal with the increase of international residents.
Japan’s top brands get tied up in the great sunscreen debate
A coral reef in Okinawa in July 2022. Some jurisdictions around the world have moved to ban certain sunscreens in a bid to protect coral reefs, but some say the impact on reefs is far from clear.
Voters in Tokyo reflect shifting political views across Japan
Pedestrians walk in front of an election notice board displaying posters of candidates in Tokyo on Sunday.
Japan’s top brands get tied up in the great sunscreen debate
A coral reef in Okinawa in July 2022. Some jurisdictions around the world have moved to ban certain sunscreens in a bid to protect coral reefs, but some say the impact on reefs is far from clear.
Pentagon looks to unleash ‘military drone dominance’
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth hosts a drone demonstration at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, on July 10.
‘Noto Democracy’ and the slow work of civic change
Yukio Iokibe’s “Noto Democracy" centers on Motoyuki Takii, a former junior high school teacher who publishes a handwritten newspaper every month to encourage the residents of Anamizu, Ishikawa Prefecture, to engage in local politics.
In microbes we trust: Embracing the nature of fermented food
You don't need an oven to make Kenji Morimoto's easy and delicious Miso Sticky Toffee Crepe Cake.
Touring the Silk Road — without leaving Tokyo
One of the entrances to Pao Compound, a nine-story Silk Road-inspired complex in Tokyo's Higashinakano neighborhood

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

In 2020, 38% of all households were single-person. That figure is projected to rise to 44.3% by 2050.
The rise of AI companionship in a lonely Japan
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