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TENNIS
May 17, 2017

Japan Tennis Association stunned by news of Mitsuhashi's lifetime ban for match-fixing

Japan Tennis Association executive members said that the lifetime ban on Junn Mitsuhashi completely came out of the blue.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 17, 2017

Japan urges Toshiba and Western Digital to get along as chip spat flares

The government said Tuesday it wanted Toshiba and partner Western Digital to cooperate, expressing concern about an escalating dispute between the two that threatens to upend the sale of Toshiba's chip unit.
COMMENTARY / World
May 16, 2017

Threats to liberal democracy

Benjamin Franklin's declaration 'the price of liberty is eternal vigilance' matters now more than ever in the age of Donald Trump.
COMMENTARY / World
May 16, 2017

China's hidden pollution oozes to the surface

Xiongan, intended as China's green city of the future, will have to serve as a model of how China can clean up its past.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
May 16, 2017

'The Woodcut World of Asano Takeji'

May 20-July 2
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ASIA PACIFIC
May 16, 2017

North Korean missile program progressing faster than expected, South says

North Korea's missile program is progressing faster than expected, a South Korean minister said Tuesday, hours after the U.N. Security Council demanded the North halt all nuclear and ballistic missile tests and condemned Sunday's test-launch.
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BUSINESS / Companies
May 16, 2017

AIG names Hamilton's Brian Duperreault its seventh CEO since 2005

American International Group Inc. named Brian Duperreault, one of the most experienced managers in the property-casualty insurance industry, to be the company's seventh chief executive officer since 2005 and improve results at the operation selling coverage to commercial clients.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
May 16, 2017

Forgiven for migrant crisis, Merkel in pole position for fourth term

A stunning election win for Angela Merkel's conservatives in Germany's most populous state is the strongest sign yet that voters have forgiven the chancellor for her open-door migrant policy and are set to hand her four more years in power.
JAPAN / Politics
May 15, 2017

Abe's refusal to clarify Article 9 proposal worries opposition

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's recent proposal to revise the Constitution's war-renouncing Article 9 has sparked debate, anxiety and speculation.
ASIA PACIFIC
May 15, 2017

North Korea says new, longer-range missile can carry 'large' nuclear warhead

North Korea's apparently successful test-firing of an intermediate-range ballistic missile points to a significant advance in its goal to create a missile capable of hitting the U.S.
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COMMENTARY / World
May 15, 2017

France and Great Britain: an unbeatable combination

That French prosperity is essential to Britain and British prosperity is essential for France is the reality that should shape all relations between the two nations in the months of negotiations and discussions ahead.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 15, 2017

No, robots won't steal all our jobs

The efficiencies of robots will create more purchasing power for other spending or new products that, in turn, create more jobs.
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JAPAN / EXPLAINER
May 15, 2017

Medical big data to be pooled for disease research and drug development in Japan

Last month a bill aimed at facilitating medical research through the use of patient records stored at medical institutions cleared the Diet.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
May 15, 2017

WHO confirms second Ebola case in Congo outbreak

The World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed on Sunday a second case of Ebola in Democratic Republic of Congo after an outbreak this week of 17 other suspected cases.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / CHILD'S PLAY
May 14, 2017

Weekend drama can be great for the kids

My two daughters rub the backs of their ears to retrieve some magic dust, which they then use to summon a pile of pizza and ice cream, before tucking into the newly created feast with arm-waving gusto.
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BUSINESS / Tech
May 14, 2017

Businesses bolster cyberdefenses against new 'WannaCry' ransomware attacks

Japan is among the countries affected by a global cyberattack, according to the cybersecurity firms Trend Micro and Kaspersky Lab, but the extent is not yet known.
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
May 14, 2017

Born this way: a cat named Chapuche

Chapuche is a doll of a cat and likes nothing more than to roll over and have you give her a belly rub, but she's got a little mean look that keeps some people away.
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JAPAN
May 14, 2017

Can Japan, land of lifetime employment, handle the rise of freelancers?

For public relations specialist Mari Hirata, the perks that drew her into the world of freelancing were the flexible working hours and the opportunity to work for various companies.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 14, 2017

Made in North Korea: As tougher sanctions loom, more local goods in stores

From carrot-flavored toothpaste and charcoal face masks to motorcycles and solar panels, visitors to North Korea say they are seeing more and more locally made products in the isolated country's shops and supermarkets, replacing mostly Chinese imports.
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LIFE / Food & Drink
May 13, 2017

How the lost recipe of Hiroe Tanaka's dying father made her a millionaire

When Hiroe Tanaka's father died, he left behind something that would change her life: a recipe for fried meat on a stick. It was an act of love. His daughter adored the Japanese street food known as kushikatsu, and he'd spent endless hours working out how to make it just right.

Longform

Tetsuzo Shiraishi, speaking at The Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage, uses a thermos to explain how he experienced the U.S. firebombing of March 1945, when he was just 7 years old.
From ashes to high-rises: A survivor’s account of Tokyo’s postwar past