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PRESS / Corporate Trends
Nov 28, 2017

Establishment of Japan Times Satoyama Consortium

Tokyo, Nov. 28, 2017 - The Japan Times (Minato-ku, Tokyo. Representative: Takeharu Tsutsumi) will establish a new consortium on Jan. 1, 2018, to promote the dissemination of information in English about the initiatives of individual practitioners, local governments and corporations in Japan regarding...
Nov 28, 2017

Establishment of Japan Times Satoyama Consortium
Promoting Japan’s satoyama activities to the world

The Japan Times (Minato-ku, Tokyo. Representative: Takeharu Tsutsumi) will establish a new consortium on Jan. 1, 2018, to promote the dissemination of information in English about the initiatives of individual practitioners, local governments and corporations in Japan regarding “Satoyama Capitalism,”...
COMMENTARY / World / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Nov 27, 2017

A clash brewing between the CCP and China's entrepreneurs?

China's rising private-sector corporate stars view Communist Party control as a recipe for economic disaster.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 27, 2017

The next battle in Xi's war on corruption

Chinese President Xi Jinping has waged a relentless fight against corruption, but the war is far from won.
JAPAN
Nov 27, 2017

Japanese lawmaker sparks nationwide debate by taking her baby to work

A female politician's decision to bring her baby to an assembly session to highlight the difficulties faced by working mothers is drawing support on Twitter, with users saying they don't mind if people take their children to the workplace.
WORLD / Society / FOCUS
Nov 26, 2017

The problem of sexual harassment at work: Where do you draw the line?

From joking about a colleague's sex life to casual butt-pinching, businesses are rife with sexual harassment and pressure to eliminate it is mounting — but which behaviors cross the line?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Nov 25, 2017

Designer Takeshi Nishio prefers 'cute' to 'cool'

'Kawaii' has more sense of affection than 'kakkoii,' says designer Nishio.
EDITORIALS
Nov 25, 2017

Help elderly former inmates

All levels of society need to work harder at helping older ex-convicts to stay out of prison.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 24, 2017

Mnangagwa the 'Crocodile' sworn in as Zimbabwe's new president

Emmerson Mnangagwa was sworn in on Friday as president of Zimbabwe in front of thousands of cheering supporters at Harare's national stadium, bringing the final curtain down on the 37-year rule of Robert Mugabe.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 24, 2017

Planned return of Rohingya to Myanmar requires monitors, rights groups say

International agencies must be allowed to monitor the newly agreed-on repatriation of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims from Bangladesh to the homes they fled in Myanmar, rights groups said on Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Nov 23, 2017

'Boys' for rent in Tokyo: Sex, lies and vulnerable young lives

Ignorance about STDs, exploitation and camaraderie found in the sex-worker bars of Shinjuku's Ni-chome gay district.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 23, 2017

Putin's plan to rejuvenate Russian politics makes slow progress

Poised to run for a fourth term, President Vladimir Putin has started clearing out the old Russian political elite and says he is bringing in young people with "fire in their eyes."
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Nov 23, 2017

France's ban on gender-neutral language sets off national debate

France has banned the use of gender-neutral language in official documents, cheering defenders of linguistic tradition and angering feminists who see it as a setback for equal rights.
JAPAN / Society
Nov 21, 2017

Jobs battle environment on sacred but scarred Mount Buko

Shin Sasakubo grew up listening to blasts of dynamite scar the slopes of Mount Buko and echo across his small town every day at half past noon.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 20, 2017

Tesla scares the rest of the auto industry

Most all of the major auto manufacturers have been frightened by Tesla into embracing hybrid and/or electric vehicles. Now Tesla has claimed the all-important speed crown.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 20, 2017

The robot revolution is still coming

The robot revolution is coming, but will it amount to much?
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 19, 2017

Ex-White House chief strategist Steve Bannon hails Japan's 'natural evolution' toward rearming

Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon hails as a “natural evolution” Japan's push to play a more active role in global defense and security issues.
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 19, 2017

Cambodian court charges two U.S.-linked journalists with espionage

A Cambodian court on Saturday charged two journalists with espionage for filing news reports to a U.S.-funded radio station, which can carry a prison term of up to 15 years.
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Nov 18, 2017

Zama murders prompt awareness of youth issues

Readers who may be contemplating homicide should be aware that concealing evidence of your crime — referred to in the language of jurisprudence as corpus delicti — is next to impossible.
JAPAN / History / THE LIVING PAST
Nov 18, 2017

Japan's shifting attitudes toward prostitution

Sex is a necessity and a pleasure; it's also a problem. It exalts some, degrades others. It generates offspring. It's dynamite. Taboos concerning it are as old as humanity. Laws regulating it predate civilization. Nowhere is the human libido absolutely unfettered. Incest is nowhere tolerated, marriage...
BUSINESS / Taking the Lead
Nov 17, 2017

Yoshihiko Miyauchi, Orix ex-CEO and former head of deregulation panel, knows what it takes to change Japan

Yoshihiko Miyauchi, 82, may not be your average business leader.
BUSINESS
Nov 17, 2017

Orix Corp.'s Yoshihiko Miyauchi: From salaryman to business titan

Orix Corp.'s Yoshihiko Miyauchi is a name likely to be seen on a list of well-known Japanese business leaders.
BUSINESS
Nov 17, 2017

Contentious Keystone oil pipeline leaks 5,000 barrels in South Dakota as Nebraska weighs XL

TransCanada Corp. shut part of its Keystone oil pipeline system after a 5,000-barrel leak in South Dakota, the company said on Thursday, four days before neighboring Nebraska was set to decide on the company's long-delayed Keystone XL pipeline.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 16, 2017

Trump has 'choke artist' Rubio moment, fumbles for water during speech

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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 15, 2017

Can Red China really be the world's new green leader?

In the absence of U.S. leadership, Beijing's policies on climate change are likely to set the global agenda.
BUSINESS
Nov 14, 2017

Agreeing on RCEP — China's favorite trade deal — set to drag into 2018

After talks aimed at wrapping up the Trans-Pacific Partnership almost collapsed in acrimony in Vietnam last week, ministers are now warning that a rival Asian pact should also focus on quality over speed.

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Ichiro Suzuki, one of the most iconic players in NPB and MLB history, was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame with 99.7% of the vote.
With Hall of Fame induction, Ichiro makes himself heard loud and clear