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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Jun 7, 2019

How the Fiat-Renault merger plan fell apart

Shortly after 9 p.m., as the sun began to set on the rotund glass facade housing Renault SA's headquarters on the outskirts of Paris, the board called a break. The group had gathered for the second time in as many days to sign off on a proposed merger with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV. As the talks dragged...
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 7, 2019

1 in 4 Ebola cases go undetected or are caught too late in Congo: WHO

Roughly a quarter of Ebola infections in eastern Congo are estimated to be going undetected or found too late, a World Health Organization (WHO) expert said on Thursday.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 6, 2019

Which Tiananmen narrative is true?

There is little doubt about the Beijing spring of 1989 that called for greater openness, freedoms and democracy in China, or about its suppression. But there is a counter-narrative that receives no mention in the China-bashing mainstream media.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jun 6, 2019

NeoPhoenix turn to veteran coach Brian Rowsom in quest to make playoffs

The San-en NeoPhoenix's victory total has decreased in each season of the B. League era.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 6, 2019

Airbnb listings in Japan rebound after regulatory freeze

Airbnb Inc. says it's back in business in Japan, a year after stricter short-term lodging regulations forced it to freeze a major portion of its listings in the country.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 6, 2019

U.S. preparing to sell over $2 billion in arms to Taiwan, testing China, say sources

The United States is pursuing the sale of more than $2 billion worth of tanks and weapons to Taiwan, four people familiar with the negotiations said, in a move likely to anger China as a trade war between the world's two biggest economies escalates.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 6, 2019

Bernie Sanders accuses Walmart of paying 'starvation wages'

Democratic U.S. presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders on Wednesday told Walmart Inc. shareholders and top executives that the world's largest retailer should boost the "starvation"-level wages it pays its workers and stop fueling income inequality.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 5, 2019

Religion, intolerance and political blowback

Identity politics is reshaping electoral contests as cultural nationalists push back against the perceived excesses of social progressives.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jun 5, 2019

'Erica 38': The rise and fall of a true con artist

Con artists in movies are typically likeable rogues who prey on the deserving. The title character of Yuichi Hibi's "Erica 38," who is neither "Erica" nor "38," is closer to the unlikable reality: A woman who dupes others with no discernible guilt or remorse, even when her victims are on the verge of...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 5, 2019

North Korea to pause 'mass games' after Kim scolds organizers over shortcomings

Days after this year's "mass games" debuted before North Korea's top leadership, the huge pageant has been put on hold after leader Kim Jong Un expressed his dissatisfaction, foreign tour groups said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 5, 2019

'Don't test our patience,' North Korea tells U.S. as one-year anniversary of Singapore summit looms

In the latest in a spate of increasingly threatening warnings by North Korea, the country's Foreign Ministry has urged the U.S. to "change its current method of calculation" in nuclear negotiations or risk turning last year's Singapore joint declaration into a "mere blank sheet of paper."
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 5, 2019

Top tech execs will be asked to testify in U.S. House probe

Leaders of big tech companies will be asked to testify as part of an investigation into whether the companies misuse their massive market power, the head of the U.S. House Judiciary subcommittee leading the probe said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 5, 2019

Canada will step up on global women's health as other nations step back, Justin Trudeau says

Canada will increase its global spending on women's and girls' health as other countries "are stepping back," Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Tuesday, citing threats to abortion access and violence against women.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 5, 2019

Satellite data show Amazon deforestation rising under Brazil's Bolsonaro

Deforestation of the Amazon rain forest in Brazil sped up in May to the fastest rate in a decade, according to data from an early-warning satellite system, as experts pointed to activity by illegal loggers encouraged by the easing of environmental protections under President Jair Bolsonaro.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 5, 2019

Trump ex-campaign chairman Paul Manafort may go to Rikers Island jail: source

Paul Manafort, U.S. President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman who was convicted of tax and bank fraud, may be transferred to Rikers Island jail in New York to face state criminal charges, a person familiar with the matter said.
EDITORIALS
Jun 4, 2019

Criminal justice reform is far from complete

Efforts to eliminate the risk of false charges and convictions need to continue even after the full implementation of the 2016 amendments.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 4, 2019

Beijing mulls playing its strongest card: Rare earths

The U.S. imports 80 percent of its rare earths from China, but accounts for just 4 percent of China's rare earth exports. This gives Beijing a significant advantage.
Japan Times
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / 'Terrace House Tokyo 2019-2020' Recaps
Jun 4, 2019

Ep. 3 'Dreamed of Her'

Good things come to those who wait and, after patiently waiting through two episodes, I finally got to see what I show up to "Terrace House" for every week: roommates going on dates.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Jun 4, 2019

The Royal Ballet brings the best of British ballet to Japan with its production of 'Don Quixote'

For ballet fans across Japan, The Royal Ballet represents the pinnacle in dance, and its upcoming summer tour of Tokyo and Yokohama from June 21 to 30 keeps expectations high.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 4, 2019

Tough at the top: Girls believe female leaders suffer widespread harassment, survey shows

Girls worldwide hope to become leaders, but they expect to face sexism and harassment when they get there, a global child rights organization said in a report released Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 4, 2019

Opposition parties submit bill to legalize same-sex marriage in Japan

Major opposition parties have submitted a bill that would permit same-sex marriage, a move that comes weeks after Taiwan became the first place in Asia to legalize gay marriage.
Tsunami threat passes following magnitude 6.9 quake off Iwate
A tsunami advisory was issued for Iwate Prefecture on Sunday evening following a strong earthquake. The advisory was later called off, after waves measuring 20 centimeters were recorded in some areas.
Japan to subsidize demolition of abandoned inns
Abandoned Japanese-style inns in the Kinugawa hot springs resort in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, in March 2023
Japan’s bears have been on their killing spree for more than 100 years
Bear attacks have dominated Japanese news headlines in recent months, with 13 people so far having been killed by the animals.
Takaichi stands firm on controversial Taiwan contingency remarks
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi responds to questions during a session of the House of Representatives' Budget Committee in parliament in Tokyo on Monday.
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France — where he had lived since he was a young child — stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
Jenson Button brings end to an illustrious racing career intertwined with Japan
Jenson Button races for Honda during the Singapore Grand Prix in September 2008.
Cleanliness gets competitive at Tokyo’s Spogomi world cup
On Oct. 29, teams from 33 qualifying countries scoured the streets of Shibuya for all manners of trash as part of the Spogomi litter-picking competition.
Jon Homewood: ‘There’s beauty in what we throw away’
After a peripatetic childhood around the world, teacher and artist Jon Homewood ended up coming to Japan in 2012 for a professional opportunity.
Yokozuna duo Onosato and Hoshoryu poised for another clash of titans
Yokozuna duo Onosato (right) and Hoshoryu clash for the title on the final day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Sept. 28 at Ryogoku Kokugikan.
High-speed rail is expensive and difficult, but seen as a key to growth
Achal Khare, former managing director at India’s National High Speed Rail Corporation, gives a presentation during the IHRA Forum 2025 in Tokyo on Oct. 23.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Bear attacks have dominated Japanese news headlines in recent months, with 13 people so far having been killed by the animals.
Japan’s bears have been on their killing spree for more than 100 years
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