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WORLD
Dec 26, 2019

Iran curbs internet before possible new protests, reports say

Iran's authorities have restricted mobile internet access in several provinces, an Iranian news agency reported on Wednesday, a day before new protests were expected to kick off following calls for demonstrations on social media.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 26, 2019

CDP and DPP unlikely to wrap up merger talks by year-end

The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and the Democratic Party for the People are unlikely to conclude their merger negotiations by the end of the year, senior DPP officials have suggested.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 26, 2019

Chinese murderer of family of four executed in Japan

The last time the death sentence was carried out was Aug. 2.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 26, 2019

U.S. drops demand for fivefold hike in South Korea troop-funding bill, report says

Days before a troop-funding deal was set to expire, the U.S. has dropped its demand that South Korea pay five times more to host its military personnel after receiving assurances Seoul would purchase more American weapons, a newspaper report said.
EDITORIALS
Dec 25, 2019

Take steps to ensure payment of child support

Japan is woefully lacking of a system that ensures divorced parents pay their court-designated child support.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 25, 2019

New Boeing 737 Max documents show 'very disturbing' employee concerns: U.S. House aide

Boeing Co. documents now under review by a U.S. government committee appear to point to a "very disturbing" picture of commentary from the plane-maker's employees over the grounded 737 Max aircraft, a House of Representatives transportation infrastructure committee aide said on Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 25, 2019

China calls on U.S. to take immediate action on North Korea accords

China urged the United States on Tuesday to take immediate action to implement agreements reached with North Korea during last year's summit in Singapore.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Dec 25, 2019

Director urges Bollywood stars to break silence over citizenship law and violence

One of Bollywood's leading directors called on three superstar actors to break their silence about a new citizenship law that has triggered riots in India, saying they could influence millions of fans.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Dec 24, 2019

Exhibition in China reflects on loss of anonymity to recognition technology

An art exhibition exploring the impact of facial recognition technology has opened in China, offering a rare public space for reflection on increasingly pervasive surveillance by tech companies and the government.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 24, 2019

New airborne disaster response group on target to deliver

ARROWS is aimed at providing timely assistance by bringing together and coordinating the expertise and manpower of many organizations.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Dec 24, 2019

'Tis the season for a lot of gift-giving

If you want to give gifts at Christmas, Hanukkah or New Year's Eve, then get the language of giving and receiving down pat
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Dec 24, 2019

You've got nothing to lose if you start studying the meanings of 'motomoto'

The word 'motomoto' conveys a sense of 'originally,' but it can also be used to express that you have nothing to lose in a given situation.
Shanghai report 2019
Dec 24, 2019

Yamaha and China: Celebrating four decades of success

Yamaha Motor’s story in China began with the successful Guangzhou Yamaha Exhibition held in southern China in 1979.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Dec 24, 2019

The Netflix decade: How one company changed the way we watch TV

In the not-so-distant past, TV viewers were forced to wait a week for the next installment of their favorite shows, parceled out by networks in half-hour or hour-long increments.
EDITORIALS
Dec 23, 2019

Tax hike helps, but sustainable budget is the key

The government has to get more serious about maintaining a sustainable national budget.
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Dec 23, 2019

Let's discuss the kanji of the year

An article by Ryusei Takahashi goes into detail about the kanji of the year, but if you could choose your own kanji for 2019 then what would it be?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 23, 2019

In 'Star Wars' economy, one thing doesn't pay

Junkyards and scavengers are everywhere in the series. So why do they waste so much valuable scrap?
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 23, 2019

Japan's electronics makers break the bank to woo talented AI engineers

Electronics makers are revising pay scales to attract competent engineers, including by throwing salaries of more than ¥10 million per year at recruits fresh out of college.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 23, 2019

China pig farm jams drones dropping swine fever-laced products onto its sites, but also GPS

One of China's biggest animal feed producers said it had used a radio transmitter to combat crooks using drones to drop pork products contaminated with African swine fever on its pig farms, as part of a racket to profit from the health scare.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / 2019 in Review
Dec 22, 2019

Japanese trends you couldn't have missed in 2019

Amid the hard news of the past year, there were some trends that lit up Japan's media offered the nation a sense of, if not a little hope, at least some relief.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 22, 2019

From housewives to hijab-clad students, women take center stage in Indian protests

As a crowd of protesters swelled around them under the watchful eyes of dozens of policemen in riot gear, a cluster of young female students in burqas stood outside their university in New Delhi shouting anti-government slogans.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books / ESSENTIAL READING FOR JAPANOPHILES
Dec 21, 2019

'Four Major Plays of Chikamatsu': Japan's Shakespeare sheds light on the common man

Unrequited love, social obligation and human nature collide — with varying results — in 'The Four Major Plays of Chikamatsu.'
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Dec 21, 2019

Gregory Hilton: An artist inspired by the city

Osaka-based artist Gregory Hilton on the 1980s New York downtown art scene, how his recent gallery show art utilized Roombas and what he misses about his Texas hometown.

Longform

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