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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Aug 25, 2017

U.S. possesses a powerful — but risky — tool to halt North Korea's nuclear progress

The U.S. government is turning the screws on companies that do business with North Korea in violation of U.N. sanctions but has stopped short of taking the more aggressive — and riskier — move of targeting Chinese banks that facilitate Pyongyang's trade in arms and other banned goods.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 23, 2017

Even as tensions ease, North Korea releases photos indicating future missile types

Photos released by nuclear-armed North Korea on Wednesday appear to reveal the designs for two new missiles — a provocative move that comes just after the United States' top diplomat said he was pleased with the recent "restraint" exercised by Pyongyang.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 23, 2017

Private equity will do a lot of good for Japan Inc.

Private equity has the potential to shake up Japan's cozy, stagnant corporate world, and in the process help revive it from its long productivity slump.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 23, 2017

Thinking the unthinkable: Japan's stocks slip free of yen's grip

It's still early, but there are signs Japan's equity market is approaching escape velocity when it comes to a force that has entranced it for years.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Aug 23, 2017

Rohingya say Myanmar Buddhists are blockading them amid fresh fears of violence in Rakhine

Hundreds of Rohingya Muslims have been blockaded inside their area by their Buddhist neighbors in a western Myanmar village, residents say, as religious tensions in troubled Rakhine state spread to a more ethnically mixed part of the region.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Aug 22, 2017

Babymetal, Foo Fighters and Rick Astley make Summer Sonic a fun weekend

This year's Summer Sonic had its craziest moment on Sunday night when 1980s singer Rick Astley joined the Foo Fighters for the latter's headlining performance.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 22, 2017

Democratic Party presidency candidates argue their cases in first debate

Media outlets said former Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara had more party support than former Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / FOCUS
Aug 22, 2017

Prime time in worker-scarce Japan for investing in service robots

Faced with their worst labor shortage in decades, Japanese service companies are finally turning to labor-saving technology, an investment that could lift the sector's woeful level of productivity and allow them to raise wages.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 21, 2017

Calbee sees granola boom by pitching to Japanese working women

Calbee Inc.'s granola snack had been around for 20 years, with no real change to its recipe or sales. Then a female marketing executive turned things around by pitching the cereal as a time-saver for a growing class of consumers just like her: working mothers.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 20, 2017

Koike versus Abe in the populist politics stakes

Even if Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike creates a new political party, it's inconceivable that it will become a major player in national politics.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Aug 19, 2017

Gachapon: Tracing the evolution of Japan's colorful toy capsules

Where else but Japan could you buy a miniature version of Edvard Munch's "The Scream" figure crouching over a squat toilet, horror-struck? It's one of thousands of ingeniously designed trinkets you can buy for a pittance from toy machines across the nation. They're subversive, beautifully crafted and...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Aug 19, 2017

Abe tries to ride out storm in bid to restore trust deficit

A shoo-in a few months ago, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's plunge in popularity imperils his re-election to a third term as LDP president in September 2018, fueling speculation about when he will go and who will replace him. That said, it's still too soon to count him out.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 19, 2017

Beijing puts pressure on U.K. academic publisher to pull scholarly articles from China website

Cambridge University Press (CUP), one of Britain's most respected academic publishers, has blocked online access in China to hundreds of scholarly articles and book reviews on Chinese affairs after coming under pressure from Beijing.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Aug 17, 2017

Japan's working cancer patients face pay cuts, mounting bills and lack of awareness, study shows

Medical advances are enabling more cancer patients to return to work after treatment, but not without difficulties. Many face pay cuts and struggle to cover medical bills or living costs, according to a recent survey of working cancer patients by Lifenet Insurance Co.
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Aug 17, 2017

French cuisine with a Japanese twist

The Motif Restaurant and Bar at the Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Marunouchi is offering dinner created in collaboration with Sapporo's Moliere French restaurant from Aug. 21 to 27.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Aug 17, 2017

Journeyman Hamilton gives Bambitious boost in frontcourt

The Bambitious Nara's recent signing of Gary Hamilton signals the team's serious commitment to winning.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 15, 2017

Abe and his Cabinet steer clear of war-linked Yasukuni Shrine on anniversary of World War II surrender

Cabinet ministers' visits to the shrine, which honors war dead including convicted Class-A war criminals, have been strongly criticized by Japan's neighbors, causing ties to sour.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 15, 2017

After Merck chief quits, Under Armour CEO steps down from Trump's business council

Under Armour Inc.'s Kevin Plank became the latest chief executive to quit President Donald Trump's council of U.S. business leaders, as membership on the panel has become enmeshed in the country's volatile politics after violent riots in Virginia over the weekend.
EDITORIALS
Aug 13, 2017

Enhancing government accountability

A series of scandals has exposed the inadequacies of a guideline that governs the management of official documents by government ministries and agencies.
U.S. urges clarity on Japan’s role in potential war over Taiwan, report says
A Ground Self-Defense Force member conducts a military drill with an anti-ship missiles unit, at the GSDF's base on Miyako Island in Okinawa Prefecture in April 2022.
Tourists in Japan have telemedicine options before calling 119
Foreign tourists at Tsukiji Outer Market in Tokyo. More than 1 million international visitors have a medical issue in Japan every year.
Tropical Storm Nari moves northward, with possible landfall Tuesday
Tropical Storm Nari's forecast path as of Monday morning
Nissan clinches $4.5 billion bond deal after orders soar
Nissan Motor has raised $4.5 billion through a junk bond sale in U.S. dollars and euros, part of which carries a record-high coupon rate.
Students in Japan struggle with Japanese language and math sections on national exam
The correct answer rate for the Japanese language section on a national test dropped to 67.0% from 67.8% the previous year among elementary school sixth-graders.
U.S. urges clarity on Japan’s role in potential war over Taiwan, report says
A Ground Self-Defense Force member conducts a military drill with an anti-ship missiles unit, at the GSDF's base on Miyako Island in Okinawa Prefecture in April 2022.
Tourists in Japan have telemedicine options before calling 119
Foreign tourists at Tsukiji Outer Market in Tokyo. More than 1 million international visitors have a medical issue in Japan every year.
Is Japanese skin really ‘too smooth’ for Hideo Kojima’s games?
Hideo Kojima, the leading auteur in Japanese video games, has skirted controversy in the wake of the release of Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
An emoji used to say it all. Now it might say too much.
Apple’s Craig Federighi shows off a set of emoji at a conference on June 13, 2016. While the small pictures have proved helpful in conveying nuance in our texts, younger people are using them less often.
‘Our ultimate goal is to save every single Japanese video game’
After nearly shuttering earlier this year, the Tokyo-based Game Preservation Society continues its work to save the early history of Japanese gaming.

Podcast

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

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After pandemic-era border regulations eased, Indian migrants began returning to Japan. Their population now stands at more than 50,000 across the country.
How remote work is rewriting the migrant experience in Japan
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