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Japan Times
Turkey report 2019
Oct 28, 2019

Tosyali Holding creates a solid foundation across nations

Armed with a vision to become one of the most successful companies in Turkey, Tosyali Holding has become one of the world’s largest iron and steel manufacturers.
WORLD
Oct 27, 2019

Ex-CIA spy flees from Italy to U.S. fearing for her safety, Italian paper says

A former U.S. spy, pardoned by Italy in connection with the CIA kidnapping of a terrorism suspect in Milan, has fled from Italy to the United States fearing for her safety, Italian newspaper Il Corriere della Sera on Sunday quoted her as saying.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 27, 2019

U.S. needs Japan and South Korea to make up

Resumed cooperation between America's most important allies in Asia is a core interest.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 27, 2019

Ex-top North Korean nuclear negotiator warns U.S. not to ignore year-end deadline by 'exploiting' Kim-Trump ties

The former top North Korean nuclear negotiator Sunday delivered a scathing indictment of the United States' position in nuclear talks, blasting Washington's "delaying tactics" and warning of a failure to heed leader Kim Jong Un's deadline for a "bold decision" by the year's end.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KYOTO RESTAURANTS
Oct 26, 2019

Hiroyuki Inoue: Punk bass guitarist is now a culinary artist

Eramasa's menu may be broad, but it's bolstered by some excellent sashimi and unusual varieties of fish courtesy of owner-chef and former punk rocker Hiroyuki Inoue.
LIFE / Food & Drink / KONBINI WATCH
Oct 26, 2019

Seven-Eleven's Koku Mune onion soy sauce ramen: Almost as good as the real thing

Seven-Eleven's Koku Mune onion soy sauce ramen has been an online hit since its debut. Konbini Watch reviews whether it holds up to the hype.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 26, 2019

Sports are feeling heat from climate change

Thanks to deadly heat waves, the Olympic marathon is moving from Tokyo to Sapporo next year. It's a sign of things to come.
JAPAN
Oct 26, 2019

Farm damage from Typhoon Hagibis tops ¥100 billion

Damage caused to agriculture, forestry and fisheries industries by Typhoon Hagibis reached ¥102.73 billion as of Friday, the agriculture ministry said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 26, 2019

Solomons calls Chinese company's lease of entire island 'unlawful'

The Solomon Islands government said a deal signed by one of its provinces to lease the entire island of Tulagi to a Chinese company is unlawful and should be terminated, a move applauded by United States on Friday.
EDITORIALS
Oct 25, 2019

Japan steps up for Middle East security

Japan should do what it can to promote peace, but it should also not be deterred from protecting its national interests.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 25, 2019

Uber CEO Khosrowshahi vows to deliver a profit, with help from India

Uber Technologies Inc. Chief Executive Officer Dara Khosrowshahi is vowing to make his company profitable while pursuing growth from emerging arenas such as India, addressing investors' concerns about the ride-sharing company's mounting losses and global regulatory challenges.
JAPAN
Oct 25, 2019

Pig vaccinations start at farms in six prefectures as swine fever spreads in Japan

Gifu and five other prefectures with confirmed swine fever cases started vaccinating pigs at farms Friday to prevent the infectious disease from spreading further.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Oct 25, 2019

Aging main complex of Nagoya fish market to close amid drop in popularity of seafood

The main building complex of Yanagibashi Central Market, a fish market a short walk from Nagoya Station, will close at the end of this month due to deterioration, ending its run of more than 50 years.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 25, 2019

Post-apocalyptic fossils show fast rise of mammals after dinosaur demise

A revelatory cache of fossils dug up in central Colorado details as never before the rise of mammals from the post-apocalyptic landscape after an asteroid smacked Earth 66 million years ago and annihilated three-quarters of all species, including the dinosaurs.
Japan Times
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / 'Terrace House Tokyo 2019-2020' Recaps
Oct 25, 2019

Ep. 20 'The Third Flower'

This week's episode of "Terrace House" starts off on a sad note as Kaori gets ready to move out to pursue her career in London, leaving Haruka and Ruka as the last original members still living in the house. To mark Kaori's departure, Ruka does what he does best — invents a new dish and prays that...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 25, 2019

North Korea tells South it wants to rebuild 'shabby' Mount Kumgang resort

North Korea has notified Seoul that it wants to discuss the rebuilding of facilities constructed by South Korea at the North's Mount Kumgang resort, an important symbol of cooperation between the Koreas, the government said on Friday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 25, 2019

EU awards jailed Uighur activist the Sakharov rights prize, angering China

The European Parliament awarded its annual Sakharov Prize for the defense of human rights on Thursday to jailed ethnic Uighur economics professor Ilham Tohti, angering Beijing, which called him a criminal and a terrorist.
Japan Times
Czech Republic report 2019
Oct 25, 2019

100 years of Japan-Czech exchange

Highlights from the official message of the Czech Republic’s Ambassador to Japan, Martin Tomčo:
Japan Times
Czech Republic report 2019
Oct 25, 2019

Yokogawa: Delivering solutions, support and technical expertise

Since 1915, Yokogawa has supported customers by delivering innovation-driven solutions.
Japan Times
Czech Republic report 2019
Oct 25, 2019

Astellas Pharma focuses on patients and its employees

Astellas Pharma is among the top pharmaceutical companies in the world. As of 2018, the company employs more than 16,000 people across the globe with about 70 in the Czech and Slovak republics. Astellas Pharma was established in April 2005 by the merger of two Japanese pharmaceutical heavyweights, Yamanouchi...
WORLD / Society
Oct 25, 2019

16 LGBT+ Uganda activists charged with having gay sex, facing life in prison

Uganda said on Thursday it had charged 16 LGBT+ activists with the crime of gay sex — punishable by life in jail — in what campaigners called an escalating campaign against sexual minorities in the east African nation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 25, 2019

Russian operatives sacrifice followers to stay undercover on Facebook ahead of U.S. election

Efforts by Russian influence campaigns to stay undetected on social media ahead of next year's U.S. elections are undermining their ability to gain followers and spread divisive political messages, a senior Facebook executive told Reuters.
EDITORIALS
Oct 24, 2019

Moving the Tokyo Games marathon to Sapporo

If the IOC truly wants to put the health of athletes first so they can perform under the best possible conditions, it should give the candidates seeking to host the Summer Olympics greater flexibility in choosing the games' schedule in light of the local climate.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 24, 2019

A reset in Japan-China relations?

Comparing the state of Japan-China relations in the wake of Shinzo Abe's return to the prime ministership in December 2012 to today, the bilateral relationship has come back to a semblance of normality.
Japan stands its ground after Trump letter delivers 25% U.S. tariff shock
U.S. President Donald Trump (left) and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick at Morristown Airport, New Jersey, on Sunday. Trump on Monday sent letters to 12 countries notifying them of new "reciprocal" tariff rates effective Aug. 1.
Japan to set up 'control tower' for crimes by foreign residents
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Tuesday.
China’s housing crisis is worse than it seems
Residential buildings under construction in Shanghai in July 2022. The Chinese government risks long-term decline by repeating Japan’s policy mistakes in handling its real estate and demographic crises.
Over 800 people found to be involved in TOEIC cheating scheme
An English conversation test paper and bubble answer sheet. A Chinese graduate student from Kyoto University is suspected of having attempted to use a small microphone under a mask to tell other takers of a popular English-language proficiency test the correct answers.
Japan braces for more quakes as authorities dismiss doomsday hype
Evacuees from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecuture, arrive at Kagoshima Port on Friday.
From the Abes to the Ohtanis: How siblings shape athletic development
Olympic judoka Uta Abe (second from left) and Hifumi Abe (second from right) with their brother Yuichiro (center) and their parents. “I’m always consciously trying to be a good older brother,” Yuichiro said.
Foreign nationals' presence in Japan emerges as key issue in Upper House poll
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers a campaign speech next to a Liberal Democratic Party candidate for the Upper House (top center left) in Yokohama on Sunday.
Scams involving police impersonation surge
A video by the National Police Agency warns about fake scams.
Lawson to let visitors use larger parking lots as paid car campsites
A Lawson convenience store in Yachiyo, Chiba Prefecture. A new service from the company comes amid the rise in inbound tourists, making hotels and inns harder to book and more expensive.
The future is bright inside the visionary mind of architect Sou Fujimoto
The exhibition of Fujimoto’s architecture surveys his career to date, as well as looks ahead as shown in his proposal of a future floating city designed in collaboration with data scientist Hiroaki Miyata.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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Mount Fuji is considered one of Japan's most iconic symbols and is a major draw for tourists. It's still a mountain, though, and potential hikers need to properly prepare for any climb.
What it takes to save lives on Mount Fuji
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