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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 26, 2019

Japan's labor shortage and low-wage puzzle

Why does wage growth remain sluggish despite Japan's growing labor shortage?
Japan Times
JAPAN / Beyond Tokyo
May 26, 2019

IT services touted as key to future of Japan's farming sector

Self-driving tractors, tomato-picking robots, camera-mounted drones to survey fields and spot crop damage, and satellite data from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) to help farms keep track of climate and weather data.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
May 26, 2019

Social satire 'Parasite' by South Korea's Bong Joon-ho wins Palme d'Or at Cannes

"Parasite," a wickedly humorous suspense movie about class struggles directed by South Korea's Bong Joon-ho, won the top Palme d'Or prize at the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday, on a big night for newcomer filmmakers too.
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
May 25, 2019

Fatal traffic mishaps put drivers in the media spotlight

"Heartbreaking accidents have continued to occur although measures have been taken," Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said ruefully at a meeting of government officials on May 21.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 25, 2019

Promising jobs and to deal with corruption, Cyril Ramaphosa is sworn in as South Africa's new president

Trade unionist-turned-businessman Cyril Ramaphosa was sworn in Saturday as South Africa's president, vowing to create jobs and tackle deep-rooted corruption that has strangled economic growth.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 25, 2019

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson: The EU's worst nightmare?

For European leaders watching Theresa May's political death throes, a sense of inevitability has been replaced by one of fear.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 24, 2019

North Korea vows 'fiercer' response, end to nuclear talks if U.S. continues 'hostile acts'

North Korea said Friday that nuclear talks with the United States "will never be resumed" unless Washington halts what Pyongyang said were "hostile acts" and demands of "unilateral disarmament," warning of a "fiercer" response if this continues.
JAPAN
May 24, 2019

Meet, greet, but don't talk politics: How foreign dignitaries should act when visiting a Japanese emperor

What should you do when you meet the emperor?
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
May 24, 2019

Deadly Jakarta riots revive specter of religion-fueled violence in Indonesia

Indonesia's capital, Jakarta, was eerily calm on Thursday morning after two nights of deadly clashes between protesters and police that left seven dead and hundreds injured.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 24, 2019

Trump tried to stop 'American Taliban' John Lindh's early release from U.S. prison

John Walker Lindh, the American captured in Afghanistan in 2001 fighting for the Taliban, was freed early from federal prison on Thursday after serving 17 years amid concerns he might still harbor extremist views.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
May 24, 2019

Thousands of children born in Colombia to Venezuelan migrants left stateless, UNHCR says

Thousands of children born in Colombia to Venezuelan mothers are stuck in legal limbo with no identity documents, putting them at risk of statelessness, the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) warned on Thursday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
May 23, 2019

High-scoring forward Thomas Kennedy joins Hiroshima Dragonflies

Thomas Kennedy, a dynamic scorer for the Gunma Crane Thunders for four seasons, has joined the Hiroshima Dragonflies.
JAPAN
May 23, 2019

Japan's plan to remodel Izumo-class carriers: Needed upgrade or mere show of force?

Rarely have Maritime Self-Defense Force ships garnered this much attention.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / HOOP SCOOP
May 23, 2019

Alvark coach Luka Pavicevic instills confidence with his approach

There was a recurring theme game after game during the Alvark Tokyo's march to their second consecutive B. League title.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 23, 2019

The forces fueling the yen's rises and falls

Why does a stock market fall in Japan lead to a stronger yen, while a surge in share prices has the opposite effect?
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 23, 2019

U.S. weighs blacklisting five Chinese video surveillance firms over treatment of Uighurs

The U.S. is considering cutting off the flow of vital American technology to five Chinese companies including Megvii, widening a dragnet beyond Huawei to include world leaders in video surveillance as it seeks to challenge China's treatment of minority Uighurs in the country's northwest.
ENVIRONMENT
May 23, 2019

China responsible for surge in ozone-depleting emissions, study says

China is to blame for much of the increase in illegal ozone-depleting substances since 2013, according a study published by the journal Nature on Thursday, with domestic companies accused of violating a global production ban.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 23, 2019

Toyota's committee-designed Japan Taxi becomes pricey symbol of Olympic budget-busting

Toyota Motor's Japan Taxi, born in a government committee and designed to be an all-things-to-all-people cab, has become a high-priced icon of Tokyo's budget-busting 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 23, 2019

U.S. judge rules Qualcomm violated antitrust law; appeal planned as shares plunge

Qualcomm Inc. illegally suppressed competition in the market for smartphone chips by threatening to cut off supplies and extracting excessive licensing fees, a U.S. judge ruled, a decision that could force the company to overhaul its business practices.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 22, 2019

Hong Kong activists secure refugee status in Germany

Germany has granted refugee status to two Hong Kong activists facing charges at home, one of them said on Wednesday, in what is apparently the first time Germany has acknowledged such status for democracy campaigners from the Chinese-ruled city.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 22, 2019

Negotiating 'America First' trade with Trump

The current calm in Japan-U.S. trade talks may quickly turn into a small storm.
WORLD / Politics
May 22, 2019

Risk of nuclear war now highest since WWII, U.N. arms research chief says

The risk of nuclear weapons being used is at its highest since World War II, a senior U.N. security expert said on Tuesday, calling it an "urgent" issue that the world should take more seriously.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 22, 2019

Malaysia, flooded with plastic waste, to send scrap back to source

Malaysia, which has become the dumping ground for the world's plastic waste, will send back nonrecyclable plastic scrap to the developed countries that sent it there, its environment minister said on Tuesday.
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.
Descendants in Philippines denied Japanese citizenship
As attacks surge, who can cull bears in Japan?
Police cars leave the Akita Prefectural Police headquarters to cull bears, in the city of Akita on Thursday.
Japan may triple departure tax to tackle overtourism
A plane takes off from Haneda Airport.
What would a ‘backup capital’ look like for Japan?
The Japan Innovation Party has long sought to get Osaka designated as Japan's backup capital.
Japan fully enters sports streaming era as fans face new dilemmas
Sports fan Tadashi Yokoyama streams basketball and fencing on three screens.
Tatsuya Nakadai: A masterful leading man and postwar icon
Tatsuya Nakadai had the look of a leading man in his youth, but his large and searching eyes suggested the pain and loneliness of an old soul.
As Japan’s female leader rises, can she cross sumo’s sacred line?
Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hakkaku (front center) delivers a speech on the first day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at the Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Sunday. Centuries of belief and tradition still underpin the all-male association's stance of excluding women.
Takaichi doesn’t mince words on Taiwan, but dramatic policy shift unlikely
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi responds to questions during a House of Representatives Budget Committee session in parliament on Tuesday.
Florist Nicolai Bergmann flourishes outside the box
Florist Nicolai Bergmann shops for fresh flowers at the Ota flower market in Tokyo on Friday.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

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
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