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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 12, 2019

Sino-U.S. rivalry raises tough choices for allies

China's response toward the Huawei CFO's extradition are a bellwether of the difficult choices Japan and other middle powers are going to face as the Sino-U.S. rivalry intensifies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 12, 2019

The obscure firm making iPhones better: Japan's Lasertec masters extreme ultraviolet lithography

After two decades in development, chipmakers are making a costly bet on a technology that will cram even more transistors onto silicon. Their success may hinge on a little-known company in Yokohama.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 12, 2019

China lawmakers urge easing of family planning curbs to 'liberate fertility' as birth rates plunge

Delegates to China's parliament are urging the overhaul or even scrapping of controversial family planning rules and say radical steps are needed to "liberate fertility" and reverse a decline in births and a rapidly shrinking workforce.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 12, 2019

ANA has no plans yet to halt purchase of 30 Boeing 737 Max 8 jets despite two deadly crashes

Japan Investment Adviser Co. bought 10 of the planes in 2017, and a spokesperson said it also does not have plans to change the order.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Mar 12, 2019

Lose your wallet or cash in Okinawa? It's more than likely you'll get them back, police data shows

Lost wallets or hard cash reported to the Okinawa Prefectural Police last year had a higher chance of being returned than in the preceding four years, earning praise from foreign tourists who got their money back.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 12, 2019

Japanese classics from Toyota, Honda, Mazda and the like are now a hot bet among car collectors

When a classic red 1994 Toyota Supra sold online for $121,000 in January, it shocked not only the usual car-related Instagram junkies but also close followers of the tiny Japanese sports car. The going rate for one in good condition tends to hover around $59,000.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Mar 12, 2019

Boeing shares, vanguard of the Dow, crushed after second 737 MAX crash

Boeing Co. shares fell by the most in three years on Monday after China, Indonesia and Ethiopia ordered airlines to ground their 737 MAX 8 planes following the second deadly crash of one of the jets in just five months.
EDITORIALS
Mar 11, 2019

Eight years after the 3/11 disasters

The restoration of infrastructure crippled in the disasters may be nearly completed after eight years, but the rebuilding of people's lives disrupted by the catastrophe, including psychological support for them, remains an ongoing challenge.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 11, 2019

What does the 'Indo-Pacific strategy' mean?

The Free and Open Indo-Pacific strategy is now the official policy of Japan and the United States, but few people understand what it comprises.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 11, 2019

At the University of Tokyo, there is power in a union

Japan still has the right to organize, and unions are good both for members and management.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 11, 2019

Why the U.S. trade deficit is good news

The U.S. president argues that a rising deficit destroys jobs — but then boasts about low unemployment under his watch.
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Mar 11, 2019

Japan's 2018 plastic waste shipments fall 30% after China's import ban

Following China implementing a restriction on the import of plastic waste, Japan has looked to Southeast Asia as a possible destination for its plastic rubbish.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 11, 2019

Japan to require foreign workers arriving on new visas to submit medical certificates

The Justice Ministry plans to require foreign workers entering the country using new working visas to submit medical certificates, sources with knowledge of the matter have said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 11, 2019

China orders airlines to ground Boeing 737 Max planes after model's second fatal crash in months

China's aviation regulator said Monday it had ordered Chinese airlines to suspend their Boeing Co. 737 Max aircraft operations by 6 p.m. following a deadly crash of a 737 Max 8 operated by Ethiopian Airlines.
BUSINESS
Mar 11, 2019

South Korea day trader gave 'peace stocks' a chance and cashed in on Kim-Trump summit collapse

For Jung Jae-hoon, a 37-year-old day trader in South Korea, the botched Trump-Kim summit was a success: The volatility that rattled the market helped him earn a nice profit.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 11, 2019

Trump adviser says third North Korea summit may be a while away, and fails to mention launch preparations

U.S. President Donald Trump is open to a third summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un but some time may have to go by before this takes place, Trump's national security adviser said on Sunday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / 3/11: Moving forward
Mar 10, 2019

'Recovery Olympics' moniker for 2020 Games rubs 3/11 evacuees the wrong way

Residents in the area view the preparations as something happening in the background. In fact, some believe they are actually hindering the region's recovery.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Mar 10, 2019

A new approach to volunteering in Tohoku

When Angela Ortiz describes what it felt like to return to Aomori Prefecture five days after the Great East Japan Earthquake of March 11, 2011, she uses words like "horror," "incredulous disbelief" and "intense curiosity."
EDITORIALS
Mar 10, 2019

An opportunity to reduce the gender gap in politics

Upcoming local elections will test whether the parties take the gender gap as a serious issue that needs to be fixed.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 10, 2019

The 'black ships' from Asia

Japan is being leapfrogged by innovations from all quarters across Asia.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 10, 2019

Islamic State fighter wants to return to Italy, warns of 'sleeper cells'

An Islamic State fighter detained in Syria urged Italy on Saturday to let him come home to start a new life, saying he had abandoned the self-styled jihadi "caliphate" after growing disillusioned with its rulers.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Mar 9, 2019

Just how convenient are convenience stores in Japan?

The recent trend of online videos showing "baito tero," or "part-timer terrorism," enacted by part-time workers has sparked another media discussion about the plight of low wage earners. Most of these videos were recorded by people working in food-related businesses, and explanations for why they are...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Mar 9, 2019

China's detention system offers a few lessons for Japan

Shukan Gendai magazine last month sounded a warning: "Students, if you're arrested in China it's a very serious matter."
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Mar 9, 2019

'My Brother's Husband': Young adult literature from Japan attracts a new global audience

In January this year, 'My Brother's Husband,' a two-volume manga written by Gengoroh Tagame and translated by Anne Ishii, won the inaugural Global Literature in Libraries Initiative (GLLI) Translated YA Book Prize.
Tokyo emerges as a top market for global tech talent
Tokyo ranks among the world's top tech talent hubs alongside Beijing, the San Francisco Bay Area, Bengaluru, Paris, New York and Dublin, according to Colliers' newly released global tech markets report.
JSA’s 100th anniversary event is a once-in-a-lifetime chance for sumo fans
Egyptian wrestler Osunaarashi has some fun with children during a special Japan Sumo Association event in 2017.
Tens of millions of yen found at home of Aum Shinrikyo founder's wife
The house of the wife of the late Chizuo Matsumoto, the now-defunct Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult's founder, in Koshigaya, Saitama Prefecture, in July
Japan researchers identify gut bacteria strain that boosts anticancer drugs
Researchers at the National Cancer Center Japan say a new type of gut bacteria named YB328 could help unlock the potential of cancer immunotherapy.
Living conditions index hits lowest level in 15 years in Japan
The share of respondents to a Bank of Japan quarterly survey in June who said they have become worse off came to 61.0%, up 5.1 percentage points from the previous survey.
Craig Mod's life in motion in a disappearing Japan
Mod's memoir “Things Become Other Things” chronicles his walking trips across the Kii Peninsula, surveying “a graceful end to a certain life cycle.”
With China and Trump, Japan defense report says world entering ‘new era of crisis’
A senior member of a Self-Defense Forces honor guard inspects a formation before the arrival of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba for a visit to the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on June 30.
Tokyo stocks hit by a perfect storm of tariffs, politics and budget worries
Tokyo stocks are underperforming shares in other large markets globally.
Japan researchers identify gut bacteria strain that boosts anticancer drugs
Researchers at the National Cancer Center Japan say a new type of gut bacteria named YB328 could help unlock the potential of cancer immunotherapy.
Tokyobike founder believes in taking in sights of dynamic cities slowly
Ichiro Kanai, founder and president of Tokyobike, is developing a niche but a new customer base who want to cycle as part of a lifestyle.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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After pandemic-era border regulations eased, Indian migrants began returning to Japan. Their population now stands at more than 50,000 across the country.
How remote work is rewriting the migrant experience in Japan
By Megha Wadhwa

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