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LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Jul 6, 2019

Utsura Utsura: Food, sake and ambience worth the detour

Set back far enough from the sidewalk that most people give it barely a second look, this welcoming little izakaya tavern has the warm feel of a local watering hole, but it's near enough to the lights of Shibuya to reward a few minutes' walk.
EDITORIALS
Jul 5, 2019

Get Japan-South Korea diplomacy back on track

It's time to make more serious efforts to restore Tokyo-Seoul relations, and the first step that must be taken is for South Korea to promptly agree to hold talks with Japan over the wartime labor issue, as called for under the 1965 agreement.
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BUSINESS
Jul 5, 2019

Calls for boycott of Japan grow in South Korea as wartime labor row simmers

The dispute appears to be devolving into a tit-for-tat trade war that will likely prove damaging to both sides.
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WORLD
Jul 5, 2019

Tehran fumes after Britain seizes Syria-bound Iranian oil tanker in Gibraltar

British Royal Marines seized a giant Iranian oil tanker in Gibraltar on Thursday for trying to take oil to Syria in violation of EU sanctions, a dramatic step that drew Tehran's fury and could escalate its confrontation with the West.
Japan Times
CULTURE / CULTURE SMASH
Jun 30, 2019

Why Hollywood doesn't yet get anime

When it comes to Hollywood's versions of Japanese content, most fans return to the originals and wonder: Why can't they get it right? Jeff Gomez, CEO of Starlight Runner sheds some light on the West's cultural misreading of anime and manga.
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Jun 29, 2019

Mina Ishihara: Bound for Ireland to make and repair books

Mina Ishihara, 43, first visited Ireland in 1995 when she was a student at Tezukayama Gakuin University in Osaka, her hometown, where she studied English and linguistics. On that trip she visited Galway, a lively cultural city on the west coast of Ireland, partly because the professor who organized the...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jun 29, 2019

Bio-S: The terroir of organic satoyama gastronomy

Bio-S is an architectural statement absolutely in tune with the natural landscape. Looking at it, you can't help but wonder how this exquisite restaurant came to exist in such a stunning, yet remote, location.
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Jun 29, 2019

Masana Izawa: The 'poop soil master' is dumping it outdoors

Meet the man who has only used a toilet 14 times this century: 'Poop soil master' Masana Izawa explains the philosophy behind his carefully perfomed outdoor bathroom habits.
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WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jun 28, 2019

Boris Johnson, favored to be next British prime minister: Genius or joker?

Loose cannon or influential statesman — what kind of British prime minister would Boris Johnson make on the world stage? Judging by his time as foreign secretary, possibly both.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 27, 2019

Trump says trade deal at Osaka G20 with Xi 'possible,' and that proposed tariffs may be cut to 10%

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that a trade deal with Chinese President Xi Jinping was possible this weekend, but that he is prepared to impose U.S. tariffs on virtually all remaining Chinese imports if the two countries continue to disagree.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jun 27, 2019

The Lethal Weapons: Locked and loaded on the streets of Tokyo

Nostalgia for the 1980s usually plays out more as an aesthetic than an authentic yearning to go back to the days of Rubik's Cubes and "Miami Vice." But that's not the case for Aiki Kiyohisa, 38.
JAPAN / G20 Osaka Summit Special
Jun 27, 2019

Women's empowerment equals economic growth

For Haruno Yoshida, co-chair of the Women 20 (W20) committee, a G20 engagement group, female empowerment is something like the construction behind Nara Prefecture's famed ancient wooden Horyuji Temple.
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JAPAN / Politics
Jun 26, 2019

Abe looks to secure voter mandate for 'stability' in Upper House vote as Diet session wraps up

On Wednesday, the government formally determined that the Upper House election will take place July 21, preceded by campaigning that would kick off July 4.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Jun 26, 2019

Pro-China groups step up offensive to win over Taiwan

When Taiwanese businessman Jhang Yun-nan wanted to find buyers for his company's new cleaning products in China, he turned to an unconventional channel: a Taiwanese party that advocates the unification of China with the self-ruled democratic island.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Jun 26, 2019

U.S. aims to restart China trade talks but says it will not accept conditions on tariff use

The United States hopes to re-launch trade talks with China after U.S. President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping meet in Japan on Saturday, but Washington will not accept any conditions around the U.S. use of tariffs in the dispute, a senior administration official said on Tuesday.
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BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Jun 26, 2019

Canada's pain Japan's gain as Mitsubishi buys CRJ jet

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., which agreed Tuesday to buy Bombardier Inc.'s loss-making regional jet program, plans to exploit the Canadian company's support network and global customer list to rejuvenate its delayed efforts to conquer the jet market.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 25, 2019

Three Chinese banks face U.S. restrictions in North Korea sanctions probe: report

Three large Chinese banks could lose their access to the U.S. financial system, after a judge found them in contempt for refusing to comply with subpoenas in a probe into the violation of North Korean sanctions, The Washington Post reported Monday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 25, 2019

Tokio Marine, which spent $17 billion on acquisitions, says there's more to come

Tokio Marine Holdings Inc. is seeking acquisition opportunities in Asian emerging markets and elsewhere as it seeks to double profits from those regions, according to the new chief of Japan's largest property-and-casualty insurer.
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BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 25, 2019

U.S. tariffs on China-made consumer tech goods seen cutting sales and delaying upgrades

U.S. consumers will delay or forgo technology upgrades if President Donald Trump imposes a new round of 25 percent tariffs on Chinese goods, slowing the U.S. innovation engine, technology industry executives said on Monday.
EDITORIALS
Jun 24, 2019

Climate science under assault

U.S. hostility to the scientific consensus on global warming means that Japan and other countries must step up.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / Commentary
Jun 24, 2019

Will Nissan reforms finally bring end to corporate governance woes?

In many ways, the problems surrounding Nissan Motor Co. have spawned renewed interest in the state of Japan's corporate governance.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 22, 2019

Huawei files lawsuit against U.S. Commerce Department over equipment seized in Alaska

Huawei Technologies Co. filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Commerce Department on Friday challenging whether telecommunications equipment it sent from China to the United States, and then back to China, is covered by Export Administration Regulations, according to a court filing.

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