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Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Aug 29, 2019

Charles Lloyd: 'Looking for the one note that can say it all'

Few musicians in any era, in any genre, have had such lengthy and varied creative journeys as saxophonist Charles Lloyd. The longevity of his 60-year career is honorable enough, but the unpredictability of his path and the ebb and flow of his musical ideas make him almost unequaled, in jazz. He's like...
Japan Times
GLOBAL INSIGHT / Mauritius report 2019
Aug 29, 2019

Center of excellence for Africa is continent’s rising star

Fueled by strong economic growth and enviable political stability, the ambitious island nation is building an outstanding reputation for businesses seeking to thrive there and on the mainland
Japan Times
Morocco report 2019
Aug 29, 2019

Leading Moroccan insurer offers over a century of expertise

2018 was a milestone year for Sanad Assurances as the company celebrated its 100th anniversary. Through its wealth of experience and customer-centric values, the company has achieved 40 percent growth in the last five years.
Japan Times
Morocco report 2019
Aug 29, 2019

Casablanca Finance City: Africa’s leading business and financial center

Casablanca Finance City (CFC) was created with the goal of becoming a business catalyst in Africa. Thanks to Morocco’s privileged geographical position at the crossroads of continents, CFC is able to capitalize on the country’s strategic assets such as political stability, world-class infrastructure,...
Japan Times
Morocco report 2019
Aug 29, 2019

A key player in the transformation of Morocco

Successfully establishing a business more often than not requires a strong local partner. A member of the prestigious Saudi CPC Group, Advanced Vision Morocco, has been serving clients across the country since 2014.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Aug 28, 2019

Japan slow to offer support to women's sumo

"It's not only boys who can practice and enjoy sumo. There are girls that like sumo too. I hope someday women can become pros."
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 28, 2019

Deutsche Bank says records sought in Trump congressional probe include tax returns, without elaborating

Financial records related to U.S. President Donald Trump and three of his children that congressional Democrats have requested from Deutsche Bank AG include tax returns, the bank disclosed in a court filing on Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 28, 2019

Brazil's neighbors call for meeting and Amazon pact as fires rage

Peru and Colombia called on Tuesday on fellow Amazonian countries to attend a presidential meeting next month on the forest fires raging in Brazil and Bolivia and to forge a pact to protect the world's largest tropical forest.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 28, 2019

Macron must take back 'insults' for Brazil to accept G7 Amazon fire aid, Bolsonaro says

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Tuesday he wants French President Emmanuel Macron to withdraw the "insults" made against him before he considers accepting a $20 million offer from the G7 nations to help fight forest fires in the Amazon.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 27, 2019

Is peace in Afghanistan possible?

A pact with the Taliban is unlikely to bring any respite from the ongoing violence.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 27, 2019

Conspiracy theories risk becoming new currency of post-truth politics

Spreading conspiracy theories for political ends is hardly new, but the last decade has seen an explosion of such activity and it is continuing to intensify.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Aug 27, 2019

Delving into a century of Japanese sound

Robert Millis has been playing guitar, making music from field recordings and old records, and making compilations of music from all around Asia for decades.
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 27, 2019

'Sports tech' startups gain pace with less than a year to go before Tokyo Games

"Sports tech" startups that use information technology to provide new ways to watch sports events and advise athletes on training are gaining attention ahead of the Tokyo Olympics.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / TICAD 7 Special
Aug 27, 2019

Stimulating sustainable development in Africa

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / TICAD 7 Special
Aug 27, 2019

Deepening Africa-Japan relationship with trust

Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 27, 2019

Italy close to coalition deal as ex-PM meets party chiefs in bid to avert polls and rise of Matteo Salvini

A deal on forming a government in Italy between the 5-Star Movement and the opposition Democratic Party (PD) looked close on Monday after the PD indicated it had dropped a veto on Giuseppe Conte serving another term as prime minister.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Aug 27, 2019

New Trump rule for indefinite immigrant family detentions faces legal challenges, tight space

A coalition of 19 states and the District of Columbia, led by California and Massachusetts, said on Monday they will sue the Trump administration to stop a sweeping new rule to indefinitely detain migrant families seeking to settle in the United States.
Japan Times
Special Supplements / TICAD 7 Special
Aug 27, 2019

Improving health practices through a hands-on approach

From Aug. 28 to 30, The Seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 7) will be held in Yokohama. Saraya Co. hopes that this meeting will serve as a milestone for the harmonization of African nations.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 26, 2019

The silent foreign policy establishment

The South Korean decision will potentially derail the traditional tripartite security alliance mechanism that has stabilized Northeast Asia for the past seven decades.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 26, 2019

China's companies have unseen foreign debt that's maturing fast

The foreign debt built up by Chinese companies is about a third bigger than official data show, adding to the pressure on the country's currency reserves as a wave of repayment obligations approaches in 2020.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 26, 2019

Devolution? Keio University team designs wearable robotic tail to help elderly keep their balance

Millions of years after the ancestors of humans evolved to lose their tails, researchers at Keio University have built a robotic one they say could help unsteady elderly people keep their balance.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Aug 25, 2019

The subtleties that bedeviled St. Francis

There's a certain script that you need to follow when interacting in Japanese. It's a shame nobody told St. Francis Xavier.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Aug 25, 2019

The U.S. wants Japan's help to close its 'missile gap' with China. Is Tokyo up for it?

After formally withdrawing from a landmark arms-control treaty earlier this month, the United States now hopes it can better counter its geopolitical rival China by closing what experts characterize as a yawning "missile gap" with Beijing — and it may look to Japan for help.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 25, 2019

Squabbles erupt as G7 leaders open summit in French resort

Squabbles erupted among G7 nations Saturday as their leaders gathered for an annual summit, exposing sharp differences on global trade tensions, Britain's exit from the EU and how to respond to the fires raging in the Amazon rainforest.
Haneda Airport security staff arrested over theft
Tokyo police have arrested a 21-year-old security inspector at Haneda Airport after he allegedly stole cash from a passenger during a baggage inspection.
Japan's elderly population down at around 36.2 million
The estimated number of people age 65 or older in Japan stands at 36.19 million as of Monday, accounting for record 29.4% of the country's total population, according to the internal affairs ministry.
SDF spots China’s biggest aircraft carrier for first time
The Fujian aircraft carrier is seen in Shanghai in May 2024 as it leaves for its first sea trial.
White House threatens broad crackdown on liberal groups
FBI Director Kash Patel (right) listens to senior White House adviser Stephen Miller speak in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Monday.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Japanese athletes inspired by raucous home fans at World Athletics Championships
Fans cheer on the home favorites during the women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Sunday.
Pole vault rivals in awe after Duplantis has another historic night in Tokyo
Sweden's Armand Duplantis competes in the men's pole fault final during the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Monday.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
Tara Davis-Woodhall leaps to gold and finds redemption at world championships
Tara Davis-Woodhall celebrates after winning the women's long jump final at the World Athletics Championships at Tokyo's National Stadium on Sunday night.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.

Podcast

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

Longform

Sumadori Bar on Shibuya Ward's main Center Gai street targets young customers who prefer low-alcohol drinks or abstain altogether.
Rethinking that second drink: Japan’s Gen Z gets ‘sober curious’
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