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Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 23, 2019

Abe becomes prime minister with fourth-longest total tenure

Abe's tenure, including his 12-month first term to September 2007, has reached 2,617 days, surpassing Shigeru Yoshida's total of 2,616 days between 1946 and 1954.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 23, 2019

Ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen gave prosecutors information on Trump family business, report says

U.S. President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer Michael Cohen met last month with federal prosecutors in Manhattan and provided information about potential irregularities in the Trump family business, The New York Times reported on Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 22, 2019

Hong Kong central banker Norman Chan to step down after a decade as China clouds outlook

Hong Kong's de facto central bank is bidding farewell to its chief after a decade, starting the search for a successor at a time when the city faces an outlook made uncertain by the slowing Chinese economy and the trade war with the U.S.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 22, 2019

Huawei will provide 'global and comprehensive' plan to address British security fears in first half: exec

Huawei will present a plan to address British security concerns about its equipment by the end of the first half of this year, a senior company executive said Thursday, following criticism the Chinese firm has not moved fast enough to fix the issues.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Feb 22, 2019

It's Cat Day: Let's celebrate with crappy photos!

Feb. 22 is Cat Day in Japan as the date, 2-22, can sound like "nyan nyan nyan" ("meow, meow, meow"). While many people online are showing off the cutest photos of their fur babies, others are posting less-than-flattering pictures of their kitties with the hashtag #crappiest cat photo competition (猫の写真へたくそ選手権)....
Japan Times
GLOBAL MEDIA POST / Southeastern USA report 2019
Feb 22, 2019

Double milestone for NGK Ceramics USA

Since its founding in Mooresville, North Carolina, in 1988, NGK Ceramics USA has expanded more than 15 times over the last 30 years. One of eight subsidiaries in the Ceramics Products Division, the company makes ceramic substrates for catalytic converters, which clean the exhaust emissions of cars and...
Japan Times
GLOBAL MEDIA POST / Southeastern USA report 2019
Feb 22, 2019

Cataler North America: Clearing the air

A supplier of automotive giants such as Toyota, GM and Subaru, Cataler North America Corp. (CNA) is one of the leading manufacturers of automotive exhaust catalysts. These state-of-the-art catalysts clean automotive exhaust and, as a result, reduce toxic substances in the air that millions of Americans...
Japan Times
GLOBAL MEDIA POST / Southeastern USA report 2019
Feb 22, 2019

True Southern hospitality in Conyers-Rockdale

Located less than half an hour drive from downtown Atlanta, Conyers is a small city that has benefited from its proximity to the state capital, the third-fastest growing metropolitan area in the United States. 
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 21, 2019

Pyongyang purge: Kim reportedly shuffling team for nuclear talks following defections and alleged spying

Veteran North Korean diplomats are being sidelined from nuclear talks ahead of the second summit with the United States as recent defections and allegations of spying undermine the trust of leader Kim Jong Un, South Korean officials and experts say.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 21, 2019

Former New Zealand PM Jenny Shipley denies writing pro-China article in Communist Party paper

A former New Zealand prime minister has denied writing an article attributed to her by the official newspaper of China's ruling Communist Party that praised the Asian giant's economic development at a time of strained ties.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 20, 2019

Amazon's winner-take-all approach to small businesses

If small businesses are to survive in the digital age, the online economy can't be allowed to be winner-take-all.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Feb 20, 2019

Sumo in Heisei Era defined by dominant foreign yokozuna

The upcoming Spring Grand Sumo Tournament marks the end of an era.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Feb 20, 2019

'Another World': An uneasy reunion for old friends

While the jury at last year's Tokyo International Film Festival made some unimpeachable selections, it was left to viewers to supply the biggest surprise of the event. "Another World" was an unexpected choice for the Audience Award, which typically goes to more comedic fare in the vein of 2017 winner...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 19, 2019

Japan's economy is far from hopeless

A rebound in fourth-quarter GDP may disappoint idealists, but the fact that the economy is treading water is pretty good these days.
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Feb 19, 2019

Ayaka Hosoda content with triple axel achievement, but hopes to skate on

Fame has come late for Ayaka Hosoda, but she acknowledges that is better than it never having come at all.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Feb 19, 2019

'Shape of Kisei'

Feb. 23-March 24
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 19, 2019

No need for Abe — Trump is already nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is not saying whether or not he nominated Donald Trump for this year's Nobel Peace Prize, but the question may be moot: the U.S. president has been put forward by others for the prestigious award.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 19, 2019

U.S.-backed Syrian forces call for 1,500 coalition troops to stay, fearing 'new genocide' at hands of Turkey

The commander of U.S.-backed forces in Syria called on Monday for about 1,000 to 1,500 international forces to remain in Syria to help fight Islamic State and expressed hope that the United States, in particular, would halt plans for a total pullout.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 19, 2019

Spain and Gibraltar offer differing accounts of 'quixotic' warship incident

Authorities in Madrid and Gibraltar gave differing versions on Monday of an incident in which a Spanish warship told commercial ships to leave anchorages near Gibraltar, the latest example of tension over the strategic port as Brexit approaches.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 19, 2019

Presidents Day protests decry Trump's emergency declaration as power grab

Activists in Washington, Chicago and dozens of other U.S. cities protested on Monday's Presidents Day holiday against President Donald Trump's declaration of a national emergency to secure funding for a U.S.-Mexico border wall.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 19, 2019

India says mastermind of Kashmir bombing killed in clash along with five of its troops, as tensions with Pakistan soar

Indian forces on Monday killed three militants, including the suspected organizer of a suicide bombing in the disputed region of Kashmir that fueled tension between nuclear-armed India and Pakistan, police said, with five troops also killed in the clash.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 19, 2019

Carlos Ghosn readies trial counterpunch with new legal dream team

Can Carlos Ghosn beat the rap?
EDITORIALS
Feb 18, 2019

Domestic demand is key to growth

Private-sector companies should make efforts through capital investments to shore up domestic demand, while offering their workers more substantial wage hikes to boost personal consumption.
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.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Is America ready for Japanese-style 7-Elevens?
Convenience stores are a fixture of Japanese life and 7-Eleven, a chain that began in the U.S. in 1927, opened its first store in Japan in 1974 — and then became wholly Japanese-owned in 2005 through parent company Seven & I Holdings.
Final weeks of World Expo in Osaka likely to see large crowds
With one month left to go, crowds are expected to swell at the World Expo in Osaka during its final weeks.
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.
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.
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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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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