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BUSINESS
Sep 25, 2019

Bain taking bids for Japanese hot spring operator Oedo Onsen Monogatari

Bain Capital is collecting bids for Oedo Onsen Monogatari, operator of about 40 hot spring inns and resorts across Japan, with first-round proposals submitted by investment funds and SoftBank Group Corp., sources have said.
Rugby
Sep 25, 2019

Uruguay upsets Fiji as tsunami-hit Kamaishi hosts first Rugby World Cup match

Wednesday may have been a little breezy, but overall it was an absolutely beautiful day with a vivid blue sky above as Kamaishi Unosumai Recovery Memorial Stadium hosted its first-ever Rugby World Cup game.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Sep 25, 2019

Injuries continue to impact sumo landscape

Sumo fans continue to be spoiled, with September serving up yet another incredible and dramatic tournament.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 25, 2019

U.N. head Antonio Guterres urges 'decade of action' to address world crises

Sweeping goals to end poverty, inequality and other global ills are being derailed by climate change, conflicts and violence, the head of the United Nations told world leaders in New York on Tuesday, calling for a "decade of action."
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 25, 2019

Boeing works to win over pilots ahead of return of 737 Max

In a series of meetings around the globe over the next few weeks, Boeing Co. will try to convince a key audience that its 737 Max is safe: pilots who will fly the jetliners.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 25, 2019

Candidate Joe Biden to back impeachment if Trump does not cooperate with U.S. Congress

Democratic presidential front-runner Joe Biden will say on Tuesday that he is in favor of impeachment of Donald Trump if the Republican president does not comply with congressional requests for information on Ukraine and other matters, a spokesman said.
TENNIS
Sep 24, 2019

Naomi Osaka raised spectators' spirits, pleased organizers at Pan Pacific Open

It was a potential nightmare for fans, tournament organizers and even the players.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Sep 24, 2019

Team led by Nagoya University professor discovers neurons that make people forget dreams

A team led by a Japanese researcher has identified neurons that remove memories during light sleep, when the body rests but the brain is still active.
JAPAN
Sep 24, 2019

Shinjiro Koizumi faces baptism of fire in Japan as criticisms of style over substance pile up

In the two weeks since joining the Cabinet, Koizumi has seen his populist rhetoric increasingly turn into a liability, earning him criticism and ridicule on social media.
EDITORIALS
Sep 24, 2019

More casualties in Duterte's war on drugs

The Philippine government's efforts to avoid scrutiny and tar its critics imply a recognition of the gap between the reality of its antidrug campaign and its preferred image.
JAPAN
Sep 24, 2019

Japan eyes hike in starting pay for SDF members as recruitment numbers falter

The Defense Ministry is considering an increase to the starting pay for Self-Defense Forces members from fiscal 2020, which begins in April next year, according to sources.
BUSINESS
Sep 24, 2019

Why Asia's biggest economies are backing hydrogen fuel cell cars

Japan, China and South Korea have set ambitious targets to put millions of hydrogen-powered vehicles on their roads by the end of the next decade at a cost of billions of dollars.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Sep 24, 2019

Twenty held in child serial killer probe in Pakistan area with history of abuse and abductions

Pakistani police have detained 20 suspects as they investigate the possibility of a serial killer being behind the suspected murder and sexual assault of three boys in a district that has a history of child abuse and abduction.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 23, 2019

Rookie ministers a source of concern for Abe at special Diet session

Some of the 13 rookie ministers in Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's new Cabinet are a source of concern for the administration at the upcoming extraordinary Diet session, according to political pundits.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 23, 2019

BOJ's next step down a narrow path

Other central banks will likely release fresh rounds of monetary easing, but Japan's central bank is out of ammunition.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 23, 2019

Galvanized Arab voters display their newfound influence in Israeli politics

Israel's long-marginalized Arab minority is throwing around its newfound weight.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 23, 2019

Army of Japanese, eager to make extra money, rocking global currency markets

Popular tales of "Mrs. Watanabe" — the canny Japanese housewife who dabbles in currency trading in between school runs and shopping — barely begin to tell the story of the nation's retail traders in the foreign exchange market.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 23, 2019

Banks with assets totalling $47 trillion adopt new U.N.-backed climate principles

Banks with more than $47 trillion in assets, or a third of the global industry, on Sunday adopted new U.N.-backed "responsible banking" principles to fight climate change that will shift their loan books away from fossil fuels.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 23, 2019

Trump says he discussed Biden in call with Ukrainian president

U.S. President Donald Trump acknowledged Sunday that he had discussed Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden and his son in a call with Ukraine's president.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 22, 2019

Biotech firms eye big profits as owners seek cures for their sick pets

For Jessica Lescault there is no question that her 6-year-old English bulldog Moose deserves cutting-edge biotechnology cancer treatment as much as any human patient.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 22, 2019

Abe to appoint more liberal LDP members to key posts in bid to spur talks on constitutional reform

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plans to place less conservative members of his ruling party in important posts related to amending the Constitution.
JAPAN
Sep 22, 2019

Transportation by boat for visitors attending 2025 World Expo in Osaka to be considered

Water transport will be considered to facilitate the movement of visitors to and from Osaka's 2025 World Expo for improved accessibility, Hiroyuki Ishige, a senior official of its organizing body, said in a recent interview.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Sep 21, 2019

Confusion reigns over scope of the forthcoming tax hike

When the government raised the consumption tax from 5 percent to 8 percent in April 2014, Japan suffered a recession. One possible indicator if such a downturn will happen prior to next month's long-delayed hike to 10 percent is how much people are spending now in anticipation of the increase. On Sept....

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