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BUSINESS
Aug 19, 2015

Widening recalls may lead to shortage of replacement air bags in Japan

Japan may face a shortfall in supply of replacement air bags as automakers recall 9.8 million vehicles in the country to swap out potentially defective devices made by Takata Corp., according to the transport ministry.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 13, 2015

Golden arches lack luster as McDonald's Japan reports ¥26.2 billion loss in year to June

McDonald's Japan on Wednesday reported a record net loss of ¥26.2 billion for the first six months of the year, highlighting its continued struggles after a string of widely reported quality concerns.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Aug 9, 2015

Kawabuchi welcomes end of Japan's international basketball ban

In his opening statement at a news conference on Sunday, Japan Basketball Association president Saburo Kawabuchi joked that there weren't as many reporters and TV cameras as he had expected.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 27, 2015

Japan's economy shrank last quarter, top forecaster says

The Japanese economy likely contracted last quarter, dragged down by weak consumer spending and a slump in exports, according to a top forecaster.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 21, 2015

Toshiba's accounting scandal among biggest in Japan corporate history

Toshiba Corp.'s ¥152 billion ($1.2 billion) accounting scandal, caused by top executives setting unrealistic profit targets, ranks among the largest in Japanese corporate history.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 16, 2015

Student group's pandemics study wins Japan Times award

A student group addressing the growing threat of pandemic diseases in the age of globalization received the grand prize for this summer's presentations in The Japan Times Youth Project.
JAPAN
Jul 16, 2015

Japan fighter jet scrambles down by half in April-June

Fighter jet scrambles by the Air Self-Defense Force fell by half in the April-June period to 173 from a year earlier, the Defense Ministry said.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jul 7, 2015

X Japan announces first album in 20 years

X Japan leader Yoshiki Hayashi announced Saturday that the group will be releasing its first album in 20 years.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Jul 7, 2015

U.S.-Japan Women's World Cup showdown scored record American audience for soccer

The Women's World Cup final between the U.S. and Japan drew a record U.S. audience for a soccer game carried by a single network, according to preliminary Nielsen ratings released by Fox.
Japan Times
SOCCER / Women's World Cup
Jul 5, 2015

U.S. coach hails Japan's 2011 triumph as 'watershed moment' for women's soccer

Japan's Women's World Cup victory four years ago with a possession style approach was a turning point for the women's game that will be reflected in Sunday's final, according to United States head coach Jill Ellis.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jul 2, 2015

Japan hoop adviser Dunn says Carmelo 'misunderstood'

Former New York Knicks assistant coach Jerry Dunn says that the team's star forward, Carmelo Anthony, is "very misunderstood" by the public.
JAPAN
Jun 26, 2015

U.S. rights report slams Japan on child abuse, prison conditions, asylum system

The U.S. State Department's annual human rights report highlights serious problems in the way Japan deals with refugees and notes that domestic abuse and sexual harassment remain rife.
JAPAN / History
Jun 26, 2015

Lawsuits based on WWII muddy effort to ease Japan-South Korea tension

South Korean activists are complicating President Park Geun-hye's tentative steps to improve ties with Japan by turning to the courts to seek recognition that they were forced during colonial times to work for Japanese companies, used as "comfort women" in military brothels or suffered after the atomic...
Tokyo ranked world’s richest city by GDP, with Osaka-Kobe also rated highly
Tokyo has a gross domestic product of $2.55 trillion, just ahead of New York’s $2.49 trillion and Greater Los Angeles’ $1.62 trillion, according to CEOWorld’s global wealth index.
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.
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.
Tokyo looks to keep ‘monster parents’ at bay with new protocols
New guidelines are addressing struggles by teachers to deal with the burden of parents who make irrational complaints that go beyond what is considered socially acceptable, often referred to as "monster parents," which is overwhelming their workload.
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.
Florist Nicolai Bergmann flourishes outside the box
Florist Nicolai Bergmann shops for fresh flowers at the Ota flower market in Tokyo on Friday.
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.

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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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