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BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Jul 5, 2018

Government tax revenues near historical high in FY 2017, belying Japan's precarious economic balancing act

Some economists see the upcoming 2019 consumption tax increase as a potential step toward repeating mistakes of the past.
Japan Times
JAPAN / AMBASSADOR VISIT
Jul 5, 2018

Macedonian Ambassador to Japan wants to boost academic ties between the two countries

Andrijana Cvetkovik, Macedonia's Ambassador to Japan, says she hopes to expand academic cooperation with Japan, in addition to the agreements it already has with about 10 Japanese universities on student and professor exchanges and scholarships.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jul 5, 2018

Globetrotting Rick Rickert reaches end of the line after 15 seasons as pro player

After a decade and a half as a globetrotting pro basketball player, Rick Rickert has decided that it's time to begin the next phase of his life.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 5, 2018

Woes deepen at Cuba's flagship airline as fleet gets effectively grounded, customers demand refunds

In the busy summer travel period in Cuba, a long line of people wait for hours in the sweltering heat outside the Havana office of state-owned airline Cubana, many of them eager to visit families in the provinces.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 4, 2018

U.N. experts seek urgent release of widow of Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo

U.N. human rights experts urged China on Wednesday to release Liu Xia, the widow of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo, and allow her to seek treatment for deteriorating health, including traveling abroad.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jul 4, 2018

Views from Japan: How much further can your team go in the FIFA World Cup?

Before the start of the World Cup, The Japan Times got the lowdown from Japan-based supporters of some of the 32 teams fighting it out for the ultimate prize in Russia.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jul 4, 2018

Hikaru Utada learns to accept heartbreak on 'Hatsukoi'

It's the title that grabs you first. Hikaru Utada's seventh album makes a conspicuous nod to her 1999 debut, but the preternaturally mature teen of "First Love" is now a twice-divorced mother with ample life experience to draw on.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 4, 2018

Hong Kong court grants British lesbian right to spousal visa in landmark ruling

Hong Kong's top court ruled on Wednesday that a British lesbian should be granted a spousal visa, upholding a lower court's decision, in a landmark judgment that could open the door for expatriates' same-sex partners to move to the financial hub.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jul 4, 2018

Former Malaysian leader Najib Razak pleads not guilty to corruption charges in 1MDB case

Malaysia's former leader Najib Razak has pleaded not guilty to charges of corruption and criminal breach of trust in connection with a multibillion-dollar scandal surrounding state fund 1MDB.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 3, 2018

Samurai Blue and fans win praise for clean exit, and dignity in defeat

Despite a heartbreaking defeat and exit from the World Cup in Russia on Monday, the Japan national team and its supporters have again won plaudits on social media not only for their fair play and sportsmanship, but also for thoroughly cleaning up the stadium, bench and dressing room.
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Jul 3, 2018

Brian Ross, who aired erroneous Trump report, to leave ABC News

Brian Ross, the veteran ABC News investigative correspondent who embarrassed the network late last year with an on-air report suggesting former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn had been told by President Donald Trump to make contact with Russian officials during the 2016 campaign for the Oval...
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 2, 2018

The West's crisis of ethical leadership

The behavior of some Western leaders is making Russia and China seem reasonable.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 2, 2018

More investors engaging in the battle against climate change: PRI chairman

Global investors are becoming more aware of the risk of the global warming and thinking that their investments can function as a spearhead to counter the problem, said the head of the world's leading organization that advocates responsible investment.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 2, 2018

Trump will press Putin on election meddling denials: John Bolton

U.S. President Donald Trump will press Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Moscow's denial of meddling in the 2016 presidential election when the two leaders meet next month, national security adviser John Bolton said on Sunday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 2, 2018

Trump's mixed oil message won't fix supply fears amid Iran squeeze: traders

U.S. President Donald Trump's weekend of oil diplomacy doesn't change the underlying dynamic of a crude market that's swiftly seeing demand threaten to overtake supplies, analysts said on Sunday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 1, 2018

Thousands rally in Hong Kong over Beijing's tightening grip

Thousands of Hong Kong residents braved sweltering heat on Sunday to protest against Beijing's tightening grip over the city as the former British colony marked the 21st anniversary of its return to Chinese rule.
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Jul 1, 2018

2018's top-selling singer: Hugh Jackman

Halfway through a year filled with new work from some of the most popular artists alive, the best-selling album is the soundtrack to a Hugh Jackman movie musical that never led the box office.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jun 30, 2018

Shinzo Abe's Kake Gakuen scandal refuses to lie down and die

Most people believe politicians lie, though the reflexive skepticism with which the current U.S. president’s pronouncements are met is probably exceptional. The secret to successful lying is to never admit to it in the slightest way.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Jun 30, 2018

Celebrating the memes the 2018 soccer World Cup has created

Japan’s surprising success at the 2018 World Cup in Russia has dominated headlines and morning shows domestically. News organizations abroad, however, honed in on a very different topic — trash.
Japan Times
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Jun 29, 2018

England's lack of depth a significant concern

There are two ways of looking at England's 1-0 defeat by Belgium. Finishing second in Group H meant that on Tuesday, England plays Colombia with the prospect of either Switzerland or Sweden for the winner. Group winner Belgium meets Japan on Monday and the winner of that game faces Brazil or Mexico....
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BUSINESS
Jun 29, 2018

The business of death has a bright future in Japan

Norihisa Tomiyasu opened his first mortuary in 1997 aiming to clean up a profession he says deserved its bad reputation for exploiting people's grief and overcharging them at some of the most fraught moments of their lives.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 28, 2018

Trump to meet Putin in Helsinki on July 16 for first bilateral summit between U.S. and Russia leaders

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin will meet in Helsinki, Finland, on July 16 for their first bilateral summit as the leaders seek to reverse a downward spiral in relations that has been exacerbated by findings that Russia meddled in U.S. elections.

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