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BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 23, 2017

Toshiba says Westinghouse board to decide on bankruptcy

Toshiba Corp. said the board of its nuclear unit Westinghouse will decide whether to file for bankruptcy, suggesting that is one option under consideration as it struggles with billions of dollars in liabilities from cost overruns on nuclear construction projects.
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 23, 2017

Japanese researchers, firms part of global effort to develop spray-on solar panels

Imagine a future when solar cells can be sprayed or printed onto the windows of skyscrapers or atop sport utility vehicles — and at prices potentially far cheaper than today's silicon-based panels.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 22, 2017

'Passengers': Futuristic, but the same old fairy tale

A lot of feminists hate Morten Tyldum's "Passengers," and for good reasons. Though it's set in a bright, high-tech future where luxury space travel is the norm, where women are concerned the story's underlying sentiments hail straight from the Middle Ages. On the other hand, just as many other filmgoers...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 22, 2017

World can't afford the price of deforestation

Opportunities to align economic development with the reduction of greenhouse-gas emissions are rare. Yet that is what reforestation offers.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 22, 2017

MSDF boosts overseas deployment capabilities with second big helicopter carrier

Japan's second big helicopter carrier, the Kaga, entered service on Wednesday, giving the nation's military a greater ability to deploy beyond its shores as it pushes back against China's growing influence in Asia.
Japan Times
SOCCER / SOCCER SCENE
Mar 22, 2017

Japan playing for high stakes in World Cup double-header

Only one point separates the top four teams at the halfway stage of Japan's final qualifying group for the 2018 World Cup, and the coming week could make or break the Samurai Blue's bid to reach a sixth successive tournament.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 22, 2017

Nomura hires former Japan rugby coach Eddie Jones for leadership lessons

Nomura, Japan's top investment bank, has hired England rugby union coach Eddie Jones to impart his wisdom on leadership and teamwork to its clients in Europe.
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 22, 2017

Study shows navigation devices switch off parts of brain

If you have long feared that using a satellite navigation system, or "satnav," to get to your destination is making you worse at finding the way alone, research now suggests you may be right.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 22, 2017

9/11 victims' kin sue Saudi Arabia in Manhattan court over attacks

Hundreds of relatives of individuals killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks have sued Saudi Arabia in U.S. court, seeking to take advantage of a law passed by Congress last year that allows victims of such attacks on U.S. soil to sue state sponsors.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 21, 2017

Germany's past: from shame to fascination?

Having a healthy relationship with the past is good as long as its lessons are not forgotten.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 21, 2017

Where power now really lies

Don't write off the powerful forces of globalization.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 21, 2017

Controversial conspiracy bill approved by Abe Cabinet

The Abe Cabinet approved a controversial bill that would revise the organized crime law so authorities can crack down on individuals and organizations who conspire to engage in serious criminal activity.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 21, 2017

Cherry blossoms get an early start in Tokyo despite chilly, wet weather

Tokyo was rainy and cold on the first day sakura cherry blossoms officially began blooming in the nation's capital, according to the Meteorological Agency, with the peak timing for flower-viewing predicted to come in a week to 10 days.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Mar 21, 2017

Flawed system cost Honda second world junior title

Marin Honda saved her best for last.
Japan Times
SPORTS / MAN ABOUT SPORTS
Mar 21, 2017

Tough to root against Tebow in attempt to make MLB

Tim Tebow sat alone in a corner of the New York Mets clubhouse, quietly working his iPhone.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Mar 21, 2017

Indonesia police say Interpol issues red notices for 3 Sinopec executives

Indonesian police said Tuesday that Interpol has issued red notices, the closest to an international arrest warrant, for three Chinese executives suspected of fraud linked to a more than $800 million Sinopec oil terminal development in Indonesia.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 21, 2017

Sending money overseas to get faster once banks pick winner among tech firms

In the quest for a faster and more traceable way to transfer money internationally, banks were gravitating a few years ago to Ripple, a platform backed by Silicon Valley luminaries and global financial institutions.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Mar 20, 2017

Watch, read, rewind: using Netflix to boost your Japanese

It's a great time to be studying Japanese. As well as the internet, students can mine online video streaming services such as Netflix and Hulu to improve their language skills.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 20, 2017

Hard-line priest's elevation a sign Modi is putting India on path toward becoming a Hindu nation

A saffron-robed Hindu holy man was sworn in Sunday to lead India's most populous state, sealing what appears to be a shift in course by Prime Minister Narendra Modi that could redefine the world's largest democracy as a Hindu nation.
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 20, 2017

Merkel, Abe use tech confab to show solidarity on free trade, knock U.S.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe spoke up for free trade at a major technology fair, issuing jabs clearly pointed at an increasingly protectionist United States.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 19, 2017

Once seen as invincible, Abe beset by scandal on two fronts as questions swirl

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, now in a rare fifth year as leader, is battling scandals on two separate fronts as questions swirl about his ties to a nationalist school involved in a murky land deal and his defense minister faces calls to resign.

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