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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 13, 2019

Kansai Airport looks to boost annual international passengers to 40 million

Kansai International Airport is aiming to increase its number of passengers on international flights each year by about 70 percent, to 40 million in spring 2025 or later, the operator of the airport said Thursday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Dec 13, 2019

Sending Japan's 'Paprika' out to the world

The biggest Japanese children's song of recent years gets an official English translation, in the hope of boosting diversity and interest in the language.
Japan Times
GLOBAL MEDIA POST / Uruguay report 2019
Dec 13, 2019

Where rapid innovation meets political stability

Uruguay, located between two of the region’s most influential countries, Brazil and Argentina, has developed a resistance to the political and social upheavals that have broken out across South America over the past decade.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 13, 2019

Trump signs off on phase-one U.S.-China trade deal, averting December tariffs

President Donald Trump signed off on a so-called phase-one trade deal with China, averting the Dec. 15 introduction of a new wave of U.S. tariffs on about $160 billion in consumer goods from the Asian nation, according to people familiar with the matter.
Japan Times
GLOBAL MEDIA POST / Ecuador report 2019
Dec 13, 2019

TropicalFruit Export: Connections through quality

Quality and Service: These are two things that TropicalFruit Export S.A. never fails to emphasize. Set up in 2006, it is a young company, but it has already made a huge mark as an organization committed to do things right, in order to be the best in its field.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Dec 13, 2019

Israel bars Gaza's Christians from visiting Bethlehem and Jerusalem at Christmas

Christians in the Gaza Strip will not be allowed to visit holy cities such as Bethlehem and Jerusalem to celebrate Christmas this year, Israeli authorities said on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Dec 13, 2019

Scientists home in on potential treatments for deadly Nipah virus

Scientists working on how to combat a highly infectious and deadly virus called Nipah, which is transmitted to humans from bats and pigs, say they have found around a dozen potential drugs that might be developed to block the disease.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Dec 12, 2019

Welcome the new year with a bubbly toast

Are there any sights more welcoming than a freshly poured glass of Champagne? With occasions for celebration becoming more frequent up until the end of the year — and indeed, the decade — the answer is undoubtedly "No!"
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 12, 2019

Japan's extended fall in machinery orders bodes ill for business spending

Machinery orders sank again in October in a fresh sign that business spending, previously one of the few points of strength in the world's third-largest economy, is stalling as slumping exports bruise investment appetite.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 12, 2019

New Zealand police plan mission to recover bodies from volcano island

Police in New Zealand are planning a mission to volcanic White Island on Friday to retrieve bodies of people killed in this week's eruption, while the known death toll from the disaster climbed to eight, with two people dying in the hospital.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Dec 12, 2019

At Madrid climate talks, Japan's Shinjiro Koizumi confronts critics over coal

Koizumi defended the government's policy by saying the country was not getting enough credit for its efforts to move to more environmentally friendly energy sources.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 12, 2019

Morrison calls Australian fires 'disaster' but denies link to climate change

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison is defending his government's record on tackling climate change, rejecting claims that it is in any way exacerbating bush fires sweeping the continent.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 12, 2019

China's bitcoin miners scoop up two-thirds of crypto-network's processing power

China's bitcoin miners now control two-thirds of the crypto-network's processing power, research showed on Wednesday, a growing share that is likely to benefit the country's miners.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Dec 12, 2019

Dozens of fleeing Rohingya go on trial in Myanmar for 'illegal travel'

Dozens of Rohingya Muslims appeared in a Myanmar court on Wednesday to face charges of traveling illegally after they were arrested while fleeing apartheid-like conditions in the country's Rakhine state.
SOCCER / From the Spot
Dec 11, 2019

Celebs hog spotlight at subpar J. League gala

Sunday's J. League Awards should have been an opportunity for the league and its promotional team to take a victory lap after a 2019 season that shattered attendance records and drew unprecedented interest from overseas.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 11, 2019

Tremors worsen around New Zealand volcano, preventing recovery of bodies

Increasing tremors on a volcanic island in New Zealand on Wednesday prevented the recovery of the bodies of eight people thought to be left on the island, two days after an eruption engulfed dozens of tourists in steam and hot ash.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 11, 2019

Japanese hybrids beating slump in China's car market

China's once-in-a-generation car slump is hobbling carmakers around the globe that placed their bets on what is the world's biggest auto market. But one group is weathering the slowdown unscathed: Japanese automakers.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 11, 2019

One year on, China hints at espionage trials for two detained Canadians

China said Tuesday that its investigative process has wrapped up for two Canadians detained in the communist country over vague espionage-related charges, hinting at the possibility of trials, exactly one year since they were first arrested.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Dec 11, 2019

'National Treasure Pine Trees in the Snow and the Meiji Emperor: A Special Tea Ceremony at the Kyoto Exposition'

Jan 14-Jan 30, 2020
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Dec 11, 2019

'Taro Okamoto'

Dec 26-Jan 24, 2020
WORLD / Society
Dec 11, 2019

Putin warns of second Srebrenica massacre if Kyiv doesn't grant amnesty for east Ukraine separatists

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that residents of separatist-held regions of eastern Ukraine could be targeted by government forces if Kiev is granted total control over the border between them and Russia.
EDITORIALS
Dec 10, 2019

Take more steps to end horrific child abuse

The government has taken steps to fight child abuse, but a rise in cases show that far more must be done.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 10, 2019

Osaka Metro unveils ticket gate with facial recognition tech

Osaka Metro Co. on Tuesday started testing a next-generation automated ticket gate featuring a facial recognition system.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 10, 2019

China car market heads for unprecedented second annual drop

Car sales in China continued to decline in November, extending a historic slump and all but ensuring a second straight annual drop for the world's biggest auto market.
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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