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Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Aug 8, 2019

Many Japan alumni a part of marquee summer event

The Basketball Tournament has grown in prominence as a new summer tradition during its brief history.
BUSINESS
Aug 8, 2019

Japan OKs first shipment of high-tech chemical to South Korea under tightened controls

Trade minister Hiroshige Seko rejected criticism of the recent decision to scrub South Korea from the so-called whitelist of countries cleared for preferential export screenings.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 8, 2019

'Modern Monetary Theory' may be Democrats' economic cure, but only Trump seems to have got the memo

From her home overlooking Setauket Harbor on Long Island's North Shore, a motorboat bobbing at the dock, Stephanie Kelton hopes to revolutionize how the U.S. government manages the economy.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Aug 8, 2019

Trump's push for South Korea to pay more for U.S. troops puts Japan on notice

In a move likely to have implications for Japan, U.S. President Donald Trump claimed Wednesday that discussions have begun with South Korea to get the Asian ally to pay more for the cost of maintaining U.S. troops there.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film / Wide Angle
Aug 8, 2019

Marking 30 years since Takeshi Kitano's debut feature, 'Violent Cop'

On Aug. 12, 1989, "Beat" Takeshi Kitano's debut as a director, "Violent Cop," was released in Japan. Kitano was already famous here as a TV comic and emcee, and was known abroad for his role as a brutal POW camp guard in Nagisa Oshima's 1983 World War II drama "Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence."
Japan Times
Aug 8, 2019

Yamaha Motor Reveals Rise in Consolidated Sales

— Strong growth in marine and financial services segments —
JAPAN
Aug 8, 2019

Globe-trotting Japanese cyclist dies in road accident in Peru

A Japanese man traveling around the world by bicycle died of a head injury after being hit by a truck Sunday in northwestern Peru, according to local news reports.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 8, 2019

Novartis says it knew of Zolgensma data problems before U.S. approval

Swiss Drugmaker Novartis AG on Wednesday said it knew about discrepancies in data it submitted to regulators as it sought approval of its more than $2 million gene therapy Zolgensma, but delayed notifying authorities until it completed an internal investigation.
JAPAN
Aug 7, 2019

Citizen groups push to get Nagoya exhibit featuring 'comfort women' statue reopened

Citizen groups and a group of publishers on Wednesday sought to reopen an exhibit in Nagoya that featured a statue of a girl symbolizing "comfort women."
Japan Times
SOCCER / From the Spot
Aug 7, 2019

Soccer commentator turned dream into reality

Foreigners living in Japan have few opportunities to introduce their favorite sports teams. For English teachers, it's usually in front of a class of attentive elementary or junior high school students. For others, it's an easy way to start a conversation at their local bar, especially while a Premier...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 7, 2019

Taiwan's democracy is worth defending

Taiwan's political culture supports rights and freedoms that are under pressure in other liberal democracies and almost extinguished in China.
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 7, 2019

Britain undertakes first coastal 'sandscaping' to save homes as seas rise in changing climate

A giant sand dune is being built on England's east coast to save 400 homes from storm surges, in Britain's first attempt to use "sandscaping" to stave off rising seas and prepare for a changing climate, engineers said on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 7, 2019

Russia accuses Japan of trying to meddle in domestic affairs with protest of island visit

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga rejected criticism by Russia on Wednesday, after Moscow summoned Japan's ambassador and accused Tokyo of trying to interfere in Russian domestic affairs.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Aug 7, 2019

Chanmina's 'Never Grow Up' delivers pop hooks and hip-hop heartache

The J-pop world could use a few more artists like Chanmina. In the leap from high-school MC battles to the commercial mainstream, she has managed to hone her pop appeal without sacrificing her swagger. Anyone who calls their debut single "Fxxker" isn't trying to make fans the old-fashioned way.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 7, 2019

Trump aide John Bolton links future Asia missile deployment to protecting allies including Japan

U.S. national security adviser John Bolton on Tuesday linked the deployment of intermediate-range ballistic missiles (IRBMs) in Asia to protecting America's allies in the region — including Japan — despite Chinese warnings it would take retaliatory countermeasures.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 7, 2019

China boycotts Taiwan's movie awards

China's film regulator on Wednesday said it was suspending mainland Chinese movies and their personnel from participating in Taiwan's annual Golden Horse Awards this year, without giving a reason.
Aug 7, 2019

dotData Releases Updates to its dotData Enterprise and dotDataPy
Data Science Acceleration Platforms, Enhancing Feature Engineering and AutoML Capabilities

Significant enhancements include feature engineering for text data, deep learning capability in AutoML, and more flexible and secure Hadoop deployment
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 6, 2019

Nissan's loveless Renault marriage is laid bare

Coaxing Renault to sell down its stake shows the Japanese automaker is just going through the motions.
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 6, 2019

Nikkei reverses losses as Beijing firms up yuan

Traders in Tokyo braced for slaughter Tuesday, but while blood flowed at the opening bell, stocks reversed their course and survived the day as the walking wounded.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 6, 2019

Media and rights groups slam India over communications blackout in Kashmir

India's imposition of an unprecedented communications blackout on Jammu and Kashmir hours before stripping its only Muslim-majority state of special rights in place for decades was sharply criticized Monday by media and rights groups.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 6, 2019

Titanic shipyard Harland and Wolff to file for insolvency

Harland and Wolff, the Belfast shipyard that built the Titanic, was put into administration on Monday after its bankrupt Norwegian owner failed to find a buyer and calls for its nationalization were rebuffed.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 6, 2019

After mass killings, Trump hits racism, white supremacy and mental illness, but faces pressure for gun control

President Donald Trump on Monday proposed tighter monitoring of the internet, mental health reform and wider use of the death penalty in response to mass shootings over the weekend that killed 31 people in Texas and Ohio.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 5, 2019

Who lost South Korea?

Japan and South Korea made need a few more decades before reaching a true rapprochement.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 5, 2019

The West has problems, but so do Russia and China

Protests in Hong Kong and Russia show the limits of what many see in the West as autocratic power.
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.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Goldman sells Tokyo office area to JR East for over ¥50 billion
GranTokyo South Tower (center). East Japan Railway has bought the 14th to 18th floors of the office building at a price of more than ¥50 billion from Goldman Sachs Group.
Ed Sheeran teams up with Tokyo’s Oedo Line
The “Oh! Ed! Collaboration Campaign,” launched on Tokyo's Keio Line to celebrate the Friday release of Ed Sheeran’s latest album, “Play,” includes a eight-car train dedicated to the pop star's music and trivia related to his career
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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