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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 18, 2019

Toyota rebukes Trump for sending message that carmaker 'not welcomed' in U.S.

Toyota Motor Corp. rebuked U.S. President Donald Trump's declaration that imported cars threaten national security, signaling contentious talks are ahead for the White House and America's key trading partners.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 17, 2019

Boris Johnson slim, trimmed and ready to fight for power

For a man who has made his name as a comical shambles, cracking jokes on talk-shows and scruffing up his famous blond mop, Boris Johnson is taking a deadly serious approach to his work.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 17, 2019

Berlin airlift anniversary raises thorny geopolitical questions

Whether the United States and its allies would go to the same length to support an ally today remains a very open question.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 16, 2019

Understanding the peaks and valleys of Japan-South Korea ties

To improve bilateral relations, Tokyo and Seoul have to take advantage of open doors to cooperation.
EDITORIALS
May 16, 2019

Redouble efforts to reduce plastic waste

Second only to the United States in the world in terms of per-capita volume of single-use plastics, Japan must increase its efforts to reduce plastic waste.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 16, 2019

Climate change, pollution, epidemics, quakes: Growing threats put human survival in doubt, U.N. warns

Increasingly complex, growing and related risks, from global warming to pollution and epidemics, threaten human survival if left to escalate, the United Nations warned on Wednesday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
May 15, 2019

Jets star Yuki Togashi named B. League MVP

The Chiba Jets Funabashi's diminutive star guard Yuki Togashi just won the biggest individual accolade of his basketball career.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 15, 2019

Japanese rocket pioneer Takafumi Horie says his firm Interstellar Technologies could soon take on SpaceX

Days after the first successful launch of his privately built rocket, entrepreneur Takafumi Horie said Wednesday his aerospace startup Interstellar Technologies Inc. may soon catch up with industry leaders such as SpaceX in the commercial space rocket-launching business.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 15, 2019

Japan plans to create 10 billion 14-digit phone numbers as 5G era nears

The communications ministry plans to create for assignment some 10 billion 14-digit phone numbers starting with the code "020."
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 14, 2019

Pathways to tackling the plastic waste problem

The plastic waste scourge is seriously imperiling the world's environmental well-being, including contaminating our freshwater and food chain.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 14, 2019

Court case challenges Facebook bans

A Polish group is suing Facebook for 'private censorship' in a potentially landmark case.
Japan Times
May 14, 2019

TSUNEISHI SHIPBUILDING Launches New 1,900 TEU Container Carrier at its Philippines Site

Feeder Container Optimized to Answer the Demands in Southeast Asia
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 14, 2019

As the world hands out subsidies, U.S. states start hitting drivers of electric cars with higher fees

The rest of the world is handing out subsidies and incentives to speed up adoption of electric cars. But in nearly half of U.S. states, driving a battery-powered car requires paying additional fees.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 14, 2019

Nissan considers buying stake in Chinese electric carmaker

Nissan Motor Co. is looking to invest in a Chinese electric car startup to provide it with a greater footprint in the world's biggest market for new-energy vehicles, according to sources familiar with the matter.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 13, 2019

Huawei and the unraveling of globalization

Cross-border investment and globalization is no longer seen as one of the major guarantors of international peace.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
May 13, 2019

Taking the fall: The hard-knock life of a stunt performer in Japan

Trainer Chuck Johnson explains what it takes to get a piece of the action in this rough-and-tumble world of stunt performers.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
May 13, 2019

South Korean students flock to Japan as birthrate sinks and unemployment climbs

More and more highly educated young people from South Korea, which like Japan has a rapidly graying population and needs more foreign labor for its economy, are coming to Japan because it's difficult to find work at home.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 13, 2019

Lawyer for Ghosn says ex-Nissan boss received no money via Oman in bank accounts

Former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn did not receive any money sent by the automaker through Oman to his personal accounts, according to his lawyer.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 12, 2019

Time to make diversity and inclusion a reality

Recent changes in Japan's labor market, as well as changes in people's mindsets, point to a move toward greater diversity and inclusion.

Longform

Dangami House is a 180-year-old former samurai residence of the Kato clan, who ruled over Ozu, Ehime Prefecture, until the Meiji Restoration.
A house, a legacy and the quiet work of restoration in rural Japan