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JAPAN
Jan 21, 2020

Drop in South Korean tourists to Japan continues amid frayed ties

The number of tourists visiting Japan from South Korea continues to decline amid soured relations between the two countries, dealing a serious blow to destinations popular with South Korean visitors.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 21, 2020

Subaru to raise amount of electric, plug-in hybrid vehicles it's selling to 40% in 2030

Subaru Corp. is aiming to raise the proportion of electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles in all of its automobiles sold across the globe to 40 percent in 2030.
JAPAN
Jan 21, 2020

Wipe out: Japan's ski slopes suffering worst winter in decades

Japan's ski resorts are suffering through one of the worst snow seasons on record, disappointing locals and foreign tourists, and jeopardizing the country's budding reputation as an international ski destination.
Japan Times
Brazil report 2020
Jan 21, 2020

Canon Medical Systems do Brasil commits to providing health care equipment made for life

Promoting good health care in Brazil is a gargantuan task, but with companies such as Canon Medical Systems do Brasil, the road to a better medical system is within arm’s reach.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 20, 2020

The state of the Japan-U.S. alliance at 60

Over the longer term, the alliance must cope with a growing sense of fatigue among the U.S. public about overseas engagements.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 20, 2020

Carlos Ghosn's exoneration hopes rest on Lebanese safety net

Moments before launching into his raucous news conference in Beirut earlier this month, Carlos Ghosn was enthusiastically greeted by a throng of local journalists who crowded around his lectern, taking turns to embrace the fallen automotive titan and snapping souvenir selfies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 20, 2020

Shin Kyuk-ho, founder of Lotte business dynasty, dies at 97 in Seoul

Shin Kyuk-ho, a wartime migrant to Japan who returned home to build a little-known chewing-gum maker into the Lotte Group, South Korea's biggest retailer, has died. He was 97.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 20, 2020

Japan mulling legislation to ban smuggling of wagyu genetic materials

The agriculture ministry will propose a new law aimed at preventing the smuggling to other countries of genetic materials, such as fertilized eggs and semen, related to wagyu cattle.
SUMO / Rikishi Files
Jan 19, 2020

Kokkai helped European rikishi arrive in sumo world

The first rikishi whose place of origin was listed as somewhere outside Japan was Hiraga, who joined professional sumo in 1934.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 19, 2020

Casino bribes scandal threatens to upend Diet debate as public opposition climbs

Just a month ago, the Diet session opening Monday was expected to hotly debate but ultimately approve more specific measures on how Japan will operate what will eventually be its first casino resorts.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 19, 2020

IT happens: Facebook says technical error caused vulgar translation of Chinese leader's name

Facebook Inc. on Saturday blamed a technical error for Chinese leader Xi Jinping's name appearing as "Mr. S—-hole" in posts on its platform when translated into English from Burmese, apologizing for any offense caused.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / The Climate Crisis
Jan 18, 2020

Balance of power: Redefining Japan's energy needs

Sitting silently among the rolling pastures, rice paddies and lush forests of the idyllic village of Otama are rows upon rows of photovoltaic solar panels — vast swaths of dark gray injecting dissonance into the postcard-like landscape local residents pride themselves on.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / JAPANESE KITCHEN
Jan 18, 2020

Camembert nabe hot pot: Ooey, gooey and good for you

Who says cheese isn't good for you? This hot pot has three gut-friendly fermented foods that make it a hearty, warming family favorite.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Jan 18, 2020

Japan's news outlets take one step backward before moving forward

Before going forward into the new year, an extra edition of Shukan Shincho (with a Jan. 27 publication date) flashed back in time to track down author Ben Goto. Now a spry 89 years old, Goto achieved instant fame with a 1973 publication titled "Great Prophecies of Nostradamus." His book initially sold...
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 18, 2020

South Korean news source says North Korea has changed its foreign minister

North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho has been replaced, Seoul-based NK News reported Saturday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 18, 2020

Japan activist investor Yoshiaki Murakami makes surprise bid to disrupt Toshiba deal

Japan's best-known activist investor announces a tender offer for Toshiba Machine Co., which is embroiled in a controversial takeover battle for NuFlare Technology Inc.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 18, 2020

Toshiba CEO Nobuaki Kurumatani to be given additional title of president in April

Toshiba Corp. Chief Executive Officer Nobuaki Kurumatani will add the title of president effective April, part of a revamp among top management aimed at speeding up decision-making.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jan 18, 2020

Naomi Osaka aims for third Grand Slam win

Naomi Osaka has learned to appreciate her victories more after enduring the "toughest" year of her fledging career and the Japanese world No. 3 says mentally she is in a better place to launch her Australian Open title defense.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 18, 2020

Iran's Khamenei stands by Guard after unrest over downed plane

Iran's supreme leader threw his support behind the elite Revolutionary Guard in a rare sermon on Friday after their belated admission that they had accidentally downed an airliner triggered days of street protests.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 17, 2020

Opposition grills LDP on risks facing Japan's SDF mission to Mideast

Any overseas SDF mission is politically sensitive, but U.S.-Iran tensions are so high that debate on the constitutional hazards has ensued even before the Diet has opened.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 17, 2020

In Ghosn probe, Nissan reveals more managers were involved in malpractice

Nissan Motor Co. has revealed more details of an exhaustive probe into Carlos Ghosn, a week after its fugitive former leader accused the Japanese carmaker of being behind the plot to have him arrested.
JAPAN
Jan 17, 2020

Suicides in Japan fell below 20,000 to record low last year

After a decade of belated effort, reported suicides are hovering below 20,000 for the first time since record-keeping began in 1978, preliminary figures show.u2028
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Jan 17, 2020

Japan opposition parties' failing merger bid offers glimpse into divisions

The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and the Democratic Party for the People missed a golden chance ahead of the Diet's opening Monday, and time is running out.
Japan stands its ground after Trump letter delivers 25% U.S. tariff shock
U.S. President Donald Trump (left) and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick at Morristown Airport, New Jersey, on Sunday. Trump on Monday sent letters to 12 countries notifying them of new "reciprocal" tariff rates effective Aug. 1.
Japan to set up 'control tower' for crimes by foreign residents
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Tuesday.
China’s housing crisis is worse than it seems
Residential buildings under construction in Shanghai in July 2022. The Chinese government risks long-term decline by repeating Japan’s policy mistakes in handling its real estate and demographic crises.
Japan and Canada ink key intel-sharing deal
Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand shakes hands with Japan's top diplomat, Takeshi Iwaya, at the end of a signing ceremony for an information security agreement, after bilateral talks in Tokyo on Tuesday.
NGOs condemn rise in anti-immigrant rhetoric ahead of Upper House vote
Sanseito head Sohei Kamiya holds a board that reads "Japanese First" in Tokyo on July 2. In a joint statement on Tuesday, eight human rights nongovernmental organizations described the far-right party's stance as "hate speech."
Japanese dancers find a home abroad at Houston Ballet
“Giselle” lead Yuriko Kajiya (center), performing with Connor Walsh as Albrecht, is one of six Japanese dancers at Houston Ballet.
From the Abes to the Ohtanis: How siblings shape athletic development
Olympic judoka Uta Abe (second from left) and Hifumi Abe (second from right) with their brother Yuichiro (center) and their parents. “I’m always consciously trying to be a good older brother,” Yuichiro said.
Foreign nationals' presence in Japan emerges as key issue in Upper House poll
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers a campaign speech next to a Liberal Democratic Party candidate for the Upper House (top center left) in Yokohama on Sunday.
Scams involving police impersonation surge
A video by the National Police Agency warns about fake scams.
Lawson to let visitors use larger parking lots as paid car campsites
A Lawson convenience store in Yachiyo, Chiba Prefecture. A new service from the company comes amid the rise in inbound tourists, making hotels and inns harder to book and more expensive.

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