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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 2, 2019

SoftBank's startup bookkeeping draws scrutiny after WeWork fiasco

In early 2018, the founders of Chinese artificial intelligence startup SenseTime Group Ltd. flew to Tokyo to see billionaire investor Masayoshi Son. As they entered the offices, Chief Executive Officer Xu Li was hoping to persuade the head of SoftBank Group Corp. to invest $200 million in his three-year-old...
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Dec 2, 2019

Releases to keep the fans happy

The crowdfunded Shenmue III is finally out; Pokemon Sword and Shield top the charts; and Capcom brings its best merch to Shibuya's Parco
JAPAN
Dec 1, 2019

'Coal Japan' threatens to displace 'Cool Japan' as U.N. climate conference set to kick off in Madrid

A key United Nations climate change conference is due to begin in Madrid but Japan finds itself facing global ire over its reliance on fossil fuels.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Nov 30, 2019

Gelinaz! Shuffle 2019: Creativity thrives when chefs stay at home

The Grand Gelinaz! Shuffle 2019: Stay In Tour critiques the relentless travel chefs have come to view as necessary, while still maximizing global culinary exchange and creativity.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Nov 30, 2019

Fujitsu Frontiers running back Samajie Grant thrives on versatility

Seeking a fourth straight X League championship, the Fujitsu Frontiers acquired an exceptional weapon in young American Samajie Grant this year.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Nov 30, 2019

Frontiers rout Finies, advance to Japan X Bowl for seventh consecutive season

Backup quarterback Tsubasa Takagi threw four touchdown passes and running back Samajie Grant rushed for 171 yards on nine carries to lead the defending X League champion Fujitsu Frontiers to a 31-13 victory over the Elecom Kobe Finies on Saturday in the X League playoff semifinals at Fujitsu Stadium...
EDITORIALS
Nov 29, 2019

Democracy wins in Hong Kong, but for how long?

Japan must speak up loudly in behalf of democracy in Hong Kong and make clear that there cannot be business as usual — and certainly no visit to Japan by Xi next year — if there is a resort to force to democracy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 29, 2019

East Asia's political vulnerability

To avoid Latin America-style political crises, East Asian governments must ensure that their economic policies support equitable growth.
JAPAN
Nov 29, 2019

Salt and inaction blamed for Aomori having the lowest life expectancy in Japan

In a country famous for the longevity of its inhabitants — this year Japan's population of people age 100 or over topped 70,000 for the first time — Aomori Prefecture is an outlier.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 29, 2019

Chinese elite police join Serbian units in first European drills as Beijing's influence spreads to Balkans

Chinese special police took part in their first joint training drills in Europe on Thursday, joining Serbia's elite anti-terrorist unit and local police in an exercise at a Chinese-owned steel mill outside Belgrade.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / The Argument: SDF Dispatch
Nov 28, 2019

Should Japan send the MSDF to the Middle East?

Last month the government decided to send more Maritime Self-Defense Force vessels to the Middle East to protect its shipping interests in the volatile region on its own, instead of joining the U.S.-led coalition for this task.
JAPAN / Politics / The Argument: SDF Dispatch
Nov 28, 2019

Next SDF deployment will only serve U.S. interests, not Japan's

From my long experience serving in the government, there is no way we can send more Self-Defense Forces vessels and planes to the waterways in the Middle East because they can do almost nothing, and it would be a mistake to dispatch the SDF under the dubious legal basis of 'research and investigation.'
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 28, 2019

Revisiting Japan's nuclear arms debate

As long as the U.S. nuclear umbrella exists, the Japanese government will not have the political impetus to change its policy on nuclear weapons.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Nov 28, 2019

Capitalizing on the pull of experimental Japanese theater

The latest play by Shuntaro Matsubara, 'Memorial,' sees the playwright team up with a new director for the first time, after a string of successes working with Motoi Miura
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society / FOCUS
Nov 27, 2019

No money, no hope: South Korea's 'dirt spoons' turn against President Moon Jae-in

Hwang Hyeon-dong lives in a 6.6-square-meter (71-square-foot) cubicle near his university campus in Seoul, which comes with a shared bathroom and kitchen plus all the rice he can eat, that he rents for 350,000 won ($302) a month.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 27, 2019

U.K. Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn struggles to find antidote to anti-Semitic 'poison'

Inside an arts center in one of London's most multicultural districts, Jeremy Corbyn declared anti-Semitism "vile and wrong." Outside, the slogans emblazoned on two red vans were equally blunt. "A vote for Labour is a vote for racism," declared one. The other said simply: "Never Corbyn."
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 26, 2019

Hayato Sakamoto, Tomoya Mori named league MVPs

It was pretty apparent early in the NPB season that it might be a special year for the Yomiuri Giants' Hayato Sakamoto and the Seibu Lions' Tomoya Mori.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 26, 2019

Greenhouse emissions hit new record, could bring 'destructive' effects: U.N.

Greenhouse gas emissions surged to a record level last year and world temperatures could rise more than twice the globally agreed upon warming limit if nothing is done, a U.N. report showed Tuesday.
Japan Times
PRESS / Corporate Trends
Nov 26, 2019

第2回Satoyama実践者交流会（延期開催）『SDGsを里山里海で考える』申し込み受付中

　Japan Times Satoyama推進コンソーシアム（代表：末松弥奈子、株式会社ジャパンタイムズ 代表取締役会長）は三重県志摩市と共催し、2020年2月23日（日）、24日（月・祝）に『第2回Satoyama実践者交流会（延期開催）』を開催します。（本イベントは2019年10月13日に行われる予定でしたが、台風19号の影響により延期開催となります。）...
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Nov 25, 2019

Japanese basketball generates record revenue as B. League's growth continues

The growth of Japanese basketball does not appear to be in danger of slowing down any time soon, according to financial data released by the B. League on Monday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 25, 2019

Was Seoul's decision on GSOMIA strategic?

This is not the end of the Japan-South Korea dispute, but rather the beginning of a new round.
Tsunami threat passes following magnitude 6.9 quake off Iwate
A tsunami advisory was issued for Iwate Prefecture on Sunday evening following a strong earthquake. The advisory was later called off, after waves measuring 20 centimeters were recorded in some areas.
Japan to subsidize demolition of abandoned inns
Abandoned Japanese-style inns in the Kinugawa hot springs resort in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, in March 2023
Japan’s bears have been on their killing spree for more than 100 years
Bear attacks have dominated Japanese news headlines in recent months, with 13 people so far having been killed by the animals.
Takaichi stands firm on controversial Taiwan contingency remarks
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi responds to questions during a session of the House of Representatives' Budget Committee in parliament in Tokyo on Monday.
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France — where he had lived since he was a young child — stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
Florist Nicolai Bergmann flourishes outside the box
Florist Nicolai Bergmann shops for fresh flowers at the Ota flower market in Tokyo on Friday.
Jenson Button brings end to an illustrious racing career intertwined with Japan
Jenson Button races for Honda during the Singapore Grand Prix in September 2008.
Cleanliness gets competitive at Tokyo’s Spogomi world cup
On Oct. 29, teams from 33 qualifying countries scoured the streets of Shibuya for all manners of trash as part of the Spogomi litter-picking competition.
Jon Homewood: ‘There’s beauty in what we throw away’
After a peripatetic childhood around the world, teacher and artist Jon Homewood ended up coming to Japan in 2012 for a professional opportunity.
High-speed rail is expensive and difficult, but seen as a key to growth
Achal Khare, former managing director at India’s National High Speed Rail Corporation, gives a presentation during the IHRA Forum 2025 in Tokyo on Oct. 23.

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Bear attacks have dominated Japanese news headlines in recent months, with 13 people so far having been killed by the animals.
Japan’s bears have been on their killing spree for more than 100 years
By Yukana Inoue

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We are pleased to announce the winners of the 6th annual Sustainable Japan Award.
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