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Jan 9, 2020

500th ship of TSUNEISHI SHIPBUILDING’s long-selling TESS series completed - An eco-ship that has continued to evolve for 30 years

On November 15, 2019, TSUNEISHI SHIPBUILDING Co., Ltd. (HQ: 1083 Tsuneishi, Numakuma-cho, Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Japan; President: Kenji Kawano) constructed and delivered the 500th ship of its long-selling environmentally-friendly bulk carrier of TESS series at its shipbuilding site, TSUNEISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES...
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 9, 2020

Amazon forest fires rose 30% in 2019

The number of fires in the Amazon rainforest grew 30.5 percent in 2019 from the previous year, according to data released by space research agency INPE on Wednesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 9, 2020

Australians told to evacuate as hot weather fans fires that have left 26 people dead

Australian authorities issued new warnings and evacuation notices across the country's heavily populated southeast on Thursday as a return of hot weather fanned huge bush fires threatening several towns and communities.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jan 9, 2020

'Complicity': Heartfelt film serves up food for the soul

Indie director Kei Chikaura's first feature — and winner of the Audience Award at Tokyo Filmex — avoids cliches in its realistic portrayal of Japan-China understanding.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 9, 2020

Italy slaps curbs on cars as pollution chokes cities

More than a dozen cities and towns across Italy introduced traffic curbs on Wednesday in a bid to cut harmful emissions following a spike in pollution.
Japan Times
GLOBAL INSIGHT / Jamaica report 2020
Jan 9, 2020

A wealth of potential for Japanese and Jamaican partnerships

Beyond Blue Mountain coffee there are investment opportunities to appreciate in many of Jamaica’s other key economic sectors.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 9, 2020

Fugitive ex-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn hits out at carmaker, names names, says Japanese prosecutors treated him 'brutally'

Carlos Ghosn, speaking publicly for the first time since his dramatic escape from Japanese justice, said on Wednesday he had been treated "brutally" by Tokyo prosecutors and was the victim of an inside job to oust him from the helm of automaker Nissan.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LAW OF THE LAND
Jan 8, 2020

Carlos Ghosn and the 99.9% who don't escape Japan

If I had to identify one event in the Carlos Ghosn case indicitave of concern for foreign perceptions of Japan's criminal justice system, it would be the decision to grant him bail.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 8, 2020

Putin now needs a Plan B on Iran

Soleimani's death may force a change in the calculus involving Syria, Iran and Turkey.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 8, 2020

Tesla opens Chinese plant as era of real EV competition in the country begins

Elon Musk was apparently excited enough about Tesla Inc.'s prospects in China that he was moved to dance, just as shares of the maker of electric cars hit new highs.
CULTURE / Stage
Jan 8, 2020

Yuriko Kotani: The Japanese comedian laughing her way through dark days in the U.K.

Japanese comedian Yuriko Kotani journeys back from her adopted U.K. for a series of live shows, in which she discusses the quirks of the British and their language.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jan 8, 2020

'Dumb Type': When actions speak the loudest

Dumb Type's thought-provoking performances and installations explore the influence of technology on humankind.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jan 8, 2020

India court orders Jan. 22 hanging of four men guilty in deadly 2012 gang rape aboard moving bus

Four men sentenced to death for the gang rape and murder of a woman on a New Delhi bus in an attack that sent shock waves across the world will be hanged on Jan. 22, an Indian court ruled on Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 8, 2020

Alitalia bleeds around €300 million a year, administrator says

Struggling Italian carrier Alitalia is burning through its cash resources at the pace of around €300 million ($334 million) a year, its new temporary administrator, Giuseppe Leogrande, told members of a parliamentary committee.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 7, 2020

'We're going to war, bro': Fort Bragg's 82nd Airborne deploys to the Middle East

For many of the soldiers, it would be their first mission. They packed up ammunition and rifles, placed last-minute calls to loved ones, then turned in their cell phones. Some gave blood.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 7, 2020

Time to brace for the unintended consequences of killing Soleimani

A feel-good moment will complicate U.S. strategy from Israel to Africa to Latin America.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jan 7, 2020

How the U.S. killing of a top Iranian general rekindled Kim Jong Un's worst fears

With the order to kill a top Iranian general last week, U.S. President Donald Trump may have rekindled Kim Jong Un's worst fears while simultaneously cementing the North Korean leader's belief that relinquishing his nuclear arsenal would be tantamount to suicide.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media
Jan 7, 2020

YouTuber reporter targets Japan's tech-savvy youth as print media withers

It's a quarter past 11 p.m. and Mainichi Shimbun political reporter Kenta Miyahara, having just wrapped up his nightly informal chat with a politician he covers closely, begins to set up his smartphone, tripod and lighting in a cluttered office devoid of any of his colleagues.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 7, 2020

After Carlos Ghosn's dramatic escape, former minister says Japan should overhaul bail system

Japan should introduce a more relaxed bail system but step up its surveillance of defendants in criminal cases to prevent a repeat of the dramatic escape by fallen auto titan Carlos Ghosn, a former Cabinet minister and Tokyo governor said Tuesday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jan 7, 2020

Rakushin: A flavorful harmony of Japanese-Flemish cuisine

It's Belgian-meets-Japanese for this collaborative four-hands meal organized by Arts Flanders Japan at Osaka's Rakushin.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jan 7, 2020

Why China won't join an Iran-Russia coalition against Trump

Beijing's muted response to the U.S. killing of top Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani suggests China still isn't ready to join Russia in taking a more direct role in the Middle East's entrenched conflicts.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 6, 2020

Identifying Trump's weak points

The U.S. president's flaws can be exploited in future negotiations.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 6, 2020

What happens when an airline opens a restaurant?

AirAsia's plan to diversify by setting up a fast food business might not end well.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 6, 2020

Boeing and U.S. officials reviewing short-circuit threat on grounded 737 Max planes

Boeing Co. and the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration have confirmed they are reviewing a wiring issue that could potentially cause a short circuit on the grounded 737 Max.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Jan 5, 2020

Asset management in an age of long life expectancy

Come matsuri festival time, when the temple elders in well-heeled Hamamatsucho are looking for help carrying the omikoshi portable shrine, they know who to turn to.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 5, 2020

2020 Olympics fuel race to monetize autonomous driving

One day in December, a self-driving bus in Gunma completed an 18-km run from Maebashi to Shibukawa and back, dropping fare-paying passengers off at designated stops and navigating public roads.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 5, 2020

Robot-maker ZMP targets tractors, taxis and carts for elderly

Robot-maker ZMP Inc. is aiming to launch the first commercial level 3 automated bus operation in Japan at an airport in 2020.
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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