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BUSINESS / Companies / ANALYSIS
May 19, 2018

SoftBank chairman Masayoshi Son risks U.S. security shackles with T-Mobile

SoftBank Group Corp. Chairman Masayoshi Son has battled for years to merge T-Mobile U.S. Inc. with his Sprint Corp. Now that he finally has a deal, he risks having his hands tied by a secretive U.S. government panel.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 18, 2018

Tokyo High Court upholds ruling calling city of Saitama's refusal to publish pacifist haiku 'unfair'

The Tokyo High Court on Friday upheld a district court ruling that called "unfair" the city of Saitama's refusal to publish a haiku which referred to the Constitution and carried a pacifist message in its local newsletter .
BUSINESS / Companies
May 18, 2018

Toyota boss Akio Toyoda says automakers, various industrial sectors need to cooperate in order to innovate

Automakers need to work harder with companies in other industrial sectors in Japan to promote technological innovations, Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda said Thursday.
Japan Times
SOCCER
May 18, 2018

Akira Nishino names Keisuke Honda, Shinji Kagawa, Shinji Okazaki in squad for Ghana match

New national team manager Akira Nishino handed Keisuke Honda, Shinji Kagawa and Shinji Okazaki a World Cup lifeline on Friday when he named all three in his 27-man squad for Japan's final game before he chooses his roster for next month's tournament in Russia.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
May 18, 2018

Bucks name Mike Budenholzer team's new head coach

The Milwaukee Bucks officially named Mike Budenholzer as the team's new head coach Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Fukushima
May 18, 2018

Aspiring brewer taps Fukushima town's hops in bid to boost sagging farming industry

"I can't wait to drink delicious beer made from homegrown hops," Makoto Honma, the president of Hop Japan Inc., told farmers with a smile in April when he visited them in Tamura, Fukushima Prefecture.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 15, 2018

Deepening financial integration in Asia

Capital-rich Japan has been relatively inactive in promoting capital market financial integration.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 15, 2018

Leagues lose as U.S. Supreme Court paves way for states to legalize sports betting

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday paved the way for states to legalize sports betting in a defeat for the major American sports leagues, endorsing New Jersey's bid to allow such wagering and striking down a 1992 federal law that prohibited it in most places.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
May 13, 2018

Readers reach out to lost friends and family in Japan

Another of our occasional 'in search of' columns featuring people hoping for a blast from their pasts, along with an update on efforts to help children and parents in international abduction cases.
Japan Times
ESG CONSORTIUM
May 13, 2018

Building ESG into today's business models

On the back of an increasing global commitment to sustainability, Japanese companies have boosted engagement with the environmental sector and social circles to strive for a sustainable society, participating companies told an audience at a recent forum in Tokyo.
Japan Times
JAPAN / GENERATIONAL CHANGE
May 13, 2018

Young social entrepreneur seeks to help asylum-seekers integrate into Japanese society, even while they're in limbo

It's tough for asylum-seekers to keep their hopes up in Japan, where only 1 in every 1,000 applicants was granted refugee status last year.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 13, 2018

Israel closes Gaza border crossing damaged by Palestinians

Israel closed a main border crossing with the Gaza Strip and destroyed a Hamas militant tunnel on Saturday, a day after renewed violence between Palestinian protesters and Israeli forces on the edge of the coastal enclave.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
May 11, 2018

Hornets name James Borrego coach

James Borrego has been hired as the new head coach of the Charlotte Hornets.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 10, 2018

Cracks in British nuclear reactor ring power alarm bells

Cracks in the core of a Scottish nuclear reactor could signal that most of Britain's aging plants will not be able to supply the country with much-needed power for as long as predicted.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / Sound Off
May 10, 2018

Can Fuji Rock and Summer Sonic give U.S. hip-hop a boost in Japan?

This summer's slate of music festivals are putting more of a spotlight on American hip-hop. Fuji Rock Festival announced Kendrick Lamar and the group N.E.R.D as headliners, while Summer Sonic features Chance the Rapper on its main stage. It's a considerable showcasing moment for a genre having an up-and-down...
Japan Times
PRESS / Corporate Trends
May 10, 2018

新連載「英語のやさしい使い分け」2018年4月スタート

株式会社ジャパンタイムズ(本社:東京都港区、代表取締役社長:堤丈晴)と株式会社朝日学生新聞社(本社:東京都中央区、代表取締役社長:脇阪嘉明)は、中高生向けの英語学習情報について、記事の提携を開始しました。...
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / TELLING LIVES
May 9, 2018

Swedish life coach channels force of positive thinking

The soft sound of bodies moving in thick cotton fabric and naked feet stroking the dojo floor is interrupted by loud shouts, causing a man passing by on his bike to turn his head. Through the large windows, he watches the children and adults as they punch phantom antagonists before of them.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
May 9, 2018

'The Blood of Wolves': Old-school yakuza thrills are back

The yakuza movie used to bestride the Japanese film industry like a colossus, but now clings to its margins. A well-known director occasionally essays the genre, as Takeshi Kitano did last year with "Outrage Coda," but a true revival has yet to come.
SOCCER / J. League / J. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
May 9, 2018

Amazing transformation puts Sanfrecce firmly in driver's seat

No one who watched Sanfrecce Hiroshima barely avoid relegation last season could have imagined that they would top the J. League table after 13 games of the 2018 campaign.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 8, 2018

U.S. Embassy road signs go up in Jerusalem

U.S. Embassy road signs went up in Jerusalem on Monday before next week's opening of the mission in accordance with President Donald Trump's recognition of the city as Israel's capital.

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