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BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 7, 2016

DeNA to launch driverless bus service in Chiba next month

DeNA Co., best known as a mobile video game maker, said on Thursday it will launch a driverless bus service at a park in Chiba Prefecture from next month.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jul 7, 2016

Goldblum on cinema's next big villain

Jeff Goldblum, an actor whose quirky comedic delivery has earned him a sizeable cult following, seems to have a thing for science fiction flicks. His latest, "Independence Day: Resurgence," sees the 63-year-old reprise the role of alien-battling scientist David Levinson, who audiences first met in the...
EDITORIALS
Jul 7, 2016

Don't rely on quake predictions

The government should focus its efforts on minimizing the damage caused by quakes rather than squandering resources trying to predict them.
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jul 7, 2016

Growing activity in East China Sea shines spotlight on lack of Japan-China communication protocol

The Defense Ministry said fighter jets were scrambled a record 199 times between April and June in response to Chinese aircraft activity.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 7, 2016

UltraSuperNew kicks off summer party season with a mix of live painting and music

When global creative agency UltraSuperNew was thinking up a way to involve its client Heineken beer in a promotional campaign, it decided to throw a monthlong party.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 7, 2016

Dhaka cafe carnage just taste of what's to come till caliphate rules world: Islamic State video

Islamic State has warned of repeated attacks in Bangladesh and beyond until rule by sharia, Islamic law, is established, saying in a video last week's killing of 20 people in a Dhaka cafe was merely a glimpse of what is to come.
WORLD
Jul 7, 2016

Dhaka chef killed by police storming hostage standoff now believed in league with terrorists

A pizza chef killed during a militant attack on a cafe where he worked in Bangladesh's capital city last week was probably in league with the assailants, police said on Wednesday.
EDITORIALS
Jul 6, 2016

Why all evidence must be disclosed

Prosecutors should be required to present all evidence during criminal trials, including that which might not benefit their case.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 6, 2016

Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel’s humble nobility

Elie Wiesel set himself just one task: to become the cenotaph of his countless mates in the death camps.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 6, 2016

Shinzato denies rape, says prejudging by public denies him 'fair trial' in Okinawa

An American man charged with raping and murdering a 20-year-old Okinawan woman says he did not intend to kill her.
SOCCER / SOCCER SCENE
Jul 6, 2016

Many pitfalls ahead for Japan's medal bid at Rio Olympics

Japan Olympic team manager Makoto Teguramori believes his side is capable of winning gold at this summer's Rio Games, but there are too many factors clouding the water to predict anything for certain.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital
Jul 6, 2016

Video games may become China's best cultural export

When Chinese internet giant Tencent acquired the Finnish video game developer Supercell last month for $8.6 billion, it became the world's dominant publisher and distributor in the $100 billion gaming market. It was a blockbuster deal: No other Chinese entertainment company in any field — television,...
JAPAN / Politics / DECISION 2016
Jul 6, 2016

Osaka Ishin struggling ahead of Sunday's Upper House poll

Just before the Upper House election campaign kicked off on June 22, Osaka Ishin no Kai leaders were plotting their schedules for the days leading up to Sunday's poll.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 6, 2016

NIH to fund Zika study of Rio-bound U.S. Olympic team

The U.S. National Institutes of Health said it will fund a study to monitor U.S. athletes, coaches and members of the Olympic Committee staff for exposure to thee Zika virus while in Brazil, with the hope of gaining better understanding of how it persists in the body and the potential risks it poses....
WORLD / Society
Jul 6, 2016

Italy rescues 4,500 migrants in Mediterranean after seas calm

Some 4,500 migrants were rescued from rubber dinghies and a wooden boat in the Mediterranean on Tuesday, Italy's coast guard said, as the sea calmed after a rough weekend.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Jul 5, 2016

Durant's decision based on best chance to win titles

Jerry West may have done it again.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 5, 2016

Taiwan finds improper use of 'war mode' in missile misfire

A Taiwan Defense Ministry investigation found that several missteps and procedural violations led to the navy's fatal missile launch Friday, determining the incident wasn't intended to provoke China.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jul 5, 2016

Post-Brexit, Britain may need 'Hotel California' model

After the self-inflicted wound of voting to quit the European Union, Britain's best option to limit the mutual economic and political damage could be called the "Hotel California" model.
Japan Times
JAPAN / AT A GLANCE
Jul 5, 2016

Tokyo's Jinbocho a must-visit for lovers of antiquarian books

Jinbocho, in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward, is one of the world's biggest centers for browsing used books, with around 160 stores selling volumes that range from the musty and dusty to antiquarian.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 4, 2016

U.S. serviceman arrested over drunken driving in Okinawa

A U.S. serviceman in Okinawa was arrested early Monday for drunken driving, the first such arrest since the U.S. military lifted a curfew there that was imposed to quell local furor over the murder of a Japanese woman linked to a civilian U.S. base worker.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 4, 2016

Japanese firms assess work prospects, staff safety in Bangladesh after attack

The terrorist attack in Dhaka has dampened prospects for Japanese firms that in recent years have grown more dependent on Bangladesh.

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