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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 3, 2018

Trump's gambling problem

The U.S. president is betting away America's most precious asset — its global credit — and driving more countries toward Russia.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 3, 2018

Japan overtakes China to become world's second-biggest stock market

Japan retakes the No. 2 spot with a valuation of $6.17 trillion as China's stock market takes a beating from a slowing economy and the trade war with the U.S.
BUSINESS
Aug 3, 2018

SpaceX looks poised to beat Boeing, become first to send astronauts to space, possibly next April

Elon Musk's Space Exploration Technologies Corp. is set to beat Boeing Co. in the battle to be the first company to ferry American astronauts to the International Space Station.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 3, 2018

Given its proximity to borders, Congo Ebola outbreak poses high regional risk: WHO

An Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is likely spread and poses a high regional risk, given its proximity to borders, a World Health Organization (WHO) official said on Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 2, 2018

Bowing to censorship, Google plans to launch search app in lucrative Chinese market, ending long boycott: sources

Google is preparing a version of its search engine for China that blocks results Beijing considers sensitive, according to people familiar with the situation.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 31, 2018

In Soviet echo, Putin gives Russian army a political wing

Vladimir Putin has created a new directorate inside the Russian army to promote patriotism, evoking memories of a Soviet practice that once saw soldiers taught the precepts of Marxism and Leninism by political commissars.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 31, 2018

Bertrand Lavier's 'Medley' blows hot and cold

Bertrand Lavier seems to relish messing with our cognitive dissonance. As the self-taught artist, who originally studied horticulture, put it in a 2016 interview, 'Art is a matter of paradoxes on nearly every level.'
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 30, 2018

Japan launches next-generation destroyer carrying latest version of the Aegis anti-missile system

A launching ceremony for an 8,200-ton, 169.9-meter warship for the Maritime Self-Defense Force was held Monday at a plant in Yokohama's Isogo Ward as Tokyo keeps steadily bolstering its defense capability against North Korean and Chinese missiles in close cooperation with U.S. military forces.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Jul 30, 2018

Nagoya school hires AC Milan coach to guide soccer team

A coach from AC Milan has been training members of the soccer team at Nagoya International Junior and Senior High School since April. Although the soccer club, which is part of the top Italian league Serie A, offers lessons to children in Japan and in 12 other countries, it is the first time for the...
COMMUNITY / Issues / LABOR PAINS
Jul 30, 2018

Japan's courts don't share Mio Sugita's views on supporting LGBT people, precedents show

The country's courts are drawing a line in the sand over discrimination against LGBT people, even as far-right LDP lawmaker Mio Sugita slams support for 'unproductive' members of society.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 30, 2018

Trump tariffs could trigger U.S. recession, billionaire Charles Koch tells GOP ranks

Billionaire Charles Koch said Sunday he worries President Donald Trump's actions on trade and tariffs put the booming U.S. economy at risk of recession.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 29, 2018

Muslim survivors of Indian massacre shaken by citizenship test

Thirty-six years after losing his parents, sister and a 4-year-old daughter in one of India's worst sectarian massacres, Abdul Suban is still trying to prove he is a citizen of the Hindu-majority nation.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 27, 2018

Assad regime flag raised over Quneitra ruins on Syrian side of Golan Heights

Pro-Assad forces raised the Syrian flag in the largely ruined city of Quneitra on Thursday, regained from surrendering rebels as the government tightens its hold on the Syrian sector of the Golan Heights, strategic territory bordering Israel and Jordan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Deep Dive
Jul 26, 2018

Sushi's balancing act: Tradition versus adaptation

For leading food critic Masuhiro Yamamoto, sushi is part food, part theater, a dining experience unique among Japanese culinary traditions. From the closed-off tuna auctions of Tsukiji to the chefs who meticulously craft morsels of fish for loyal customers, each player has a role to play in this carefully...
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jul 26, 2018

Fukuoka counting on veteran forward Kazuya Hatano for consistent work on boards

Journeyman Kazuya "J." Hatano was a steady contributor during the Osaka Evessa dynasty years.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 26, 2018

Bodies buried, Congo bracing for next Ebola outbreak, busting rumors

Democratic Republic of Congo may have declared an end to its ninth outbreak of the lethal Ebola virus since 1976, but health experts are already plotting ways to beat the next flare-up.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 25, 2018

Xi Jinping and curse of the strong leader

China's president needs to get a grip on the trade war issue before it gets a grip on him.
Japan Times
Jul 25, 2018

Student entrepreneurs from more than 50 countries to gather in Macao in April 2019!
Seeking participants for The Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA) Japan Competition

TOKYO–Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO) Japan branch is now seeking students to participate in The Global Student Entrepreneur Awards in Japan, the winners of which will move on to an international entrepreneurial awards called GSEA to be held in Macau in April 2019.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 24, 2018

'Rei Naito: On This Bright Earth I See You'

July 28-Oct. 8
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 24, 2018

Foreign entrepreneurs pitch business ideas in Japan startup competition

Amid increased efforts to help non-Japanese talent launch businesses in Japan to boost foreign investment and international competitiveness, the domestic startup scene saw a contest for entrepreneurs with an overseas background last week.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 24, 2018

Nippon Life to stop financing coal-fired power

Nippon Life Insurance Co. will no longer extend loans for, or invest in, coal-fired power plants due to environmental concerns, an official at Japan's biggest life insurer said, in the first such move by a major domestic institutional investor.
Man held after two injured in Tokyo Metro knife attack
Police outside Todaimae Station on the Namboku Line on Wednesday evening after a knife attack at the station 　
U.S. and Japan remain far apart on tariffs
Japan's Economic Revitalization Minister Ryosei Akazawa speaks to the press upon his arrival at Haneda Airport on April 18. He has said that all tariffs need to be reconsidered by the United States.
Japan's 'ice age' employment generation is at risk of poverty during retirement
Those who entered the job market from around 1993 to 2004, when long-term stagnation started, are likely to struggle even more to make ends meet after retirement.
India strikes Pakistan over Kashmir tourist killings
Indian paramilitary personnel stand guard along a road in Srinagar on Wednesday after New Delhi launched missile strikes on archrival Pakistan in a major escalation between the nuclear-armed neighbors.
Japan’s tycoon families seek buyouts to evade investor pressure
Akio Toyoda’s $42 billion plan to buy Toyota Industries is one of the examples in a recent wave of management buyout ambitions in Japan.
Celebrating Japan’s defeat at Shimoda’s Black Ships Festival
Tatsumi Onose (right), who plays the part of Commodore Matthew Perry in Shimoda's Black Ship Festival, says the historical episode the event is based on should be remembered for its positives more than its negatives.
'Big picture thinker': Ispace CEO Hakamada on reaching the moon and dreaming of starships
Takeshi Hakamada, founder and CEO of Ispace, says his primary interest in space development is not to abandon Earth, but to protect it.
The drive for luxury: Aston Martin Asia's president explains the desire for more
While for Aston Martin, it’s all about delivering luxury, their regional president for Asia Gregory Adams' start in the auto industry in Japan was far more humble.
Why are rice prices still high in Japan?
Amid shortages, the price of a 5-kilogram bag of rice during the week of April 14 was ¥4,220.
Plug and Play wants to help Japanese startups go global
Phillip Vincent (right), Japan CEO of Plug and Play, and Ma Jingqian, head of ventures, at Plug and Play's Tokyo office, last month

Podcast

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

Longform

Dangami House is a 180-year-old former samurai residence of the Kato clan, who ruled over Ozu, Ehime Prefecture, until the Meiji Restoration.
A house, a legacy and the quiet work of restoration in rural Japan
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