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Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / TELLING LIVES
Mar 8, 2017

New Zealander is on a mission to turn Japan green, one balcony at a time

Quakes of 2011 in Christchurch and Tohoku put Kiwi on the path to self-reliance and sustainability.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 7, 2017

Trump has already shifted the media landscape

For the first time in decades, centrist and left-of-center media organizations and individual journalists in the U.S. face strong competition from the right.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 26, 2017

Out of the shadows: Manila's meth dealers back on the streets as cops pull back

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs had until three weeks ago driven the trade in crystal methamphetamine underground, according to residents and drug users in some of the slum areas of the nation's capital city.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Feb 25, 2017

Premium Friday is not about taking a holiday

The anonymous writer of Asahi Shimbun's finance-related Keizai Kishodai column pointed out in the Feb. 18 edition that Japanese people only think of time off on a day-by-day basis, whereas Europeans tend to conceptualize it in week-long blocks, as 'vacations.'
EDITORIALS
Feb 24, 2017

Efforts to stop passive smoking

The government's plan to tighten rules against smoking in public areas falls woefully short of what's needed to curb the health risks posed by secondhand smoke.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 23, 2017

Regional underdog shows Japanese banks how to beat demographics

Critics say Kochi Shinkin Bank has lost its way and is acting more like an investment firm than a regional lender. Supporters say it shows that provincial banks can thrive in Japan even as their customer base shrinks, so long as they're prepared to adopt new business models.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 21, 2017

Oasis CEO ups pressure on Panasonic for better PanaHome deal

Oasis Management Co.'s Seth Fischer has increased his pressure on Panasonic Corp. to sweeten its offer for listed subsidiary PanaHome Corp., calling the transaction a test case of whether Japan's corporate governance overhaul is working.
Japan Times
JAPAN / View from Osaka
Feb 18, 2017

Abe walks a fine line between Trump and Asia

In defending his attempts to bond with U.S. President Donald Trump, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told Diet members last week that however critical other countries, and much of America, might be of Trump, he, and by extension Japan, has no other choice but to forge close relations with the president.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Feb 13, 2017

Kajikawa works to inspire females hoping for executive roles in sports

Just over a decade ago, Mie Kajikawa became the first Japanese female to become an intern for an NBA club.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 13, 2017

Micro M&A advisers riding population trends to success

Boutique advisers specializing in micro mergers and acquisitions for mostly family-run firms are enjoying a boom as the aging, shrinking population puts the squeeze on Japan's small business landscape.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Feb 8, 2017

Japanese who've studied in U.S. see nation changing for the worse under Trump

The election of President Donald Trump has changed the way many Japanese people who studied in the U.S. feel about their former host country.
EDITORIALS
Feb 6, 2017

Another kidnapping in Hong Kong

For anyone living and working in China and Hong Kong the message is clear. The border between the special economic zone and the mainland is permeable to the point of nonexistent.
Japan Times
JAPAN / GENERATIONAL CHANGE
Feb 5, 2017

Efforts afoot to revive Japan's traditional small tea farms by offering global reach

Japanese green tea, known for its health benefits and centuries-old brewing and serving rituals, has won the hearts and taste buds of people around the world.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 2, 2017

Lawyers say U.S. tax plan would break WTO rules

A proposed U.S. corporate tax reform would almost certainly contravene international trade rules if implemented, lawyers have said, risking the biggest dispute in the history of the World Trade Organization (WTO).
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 30, 2017

How print beats digital in the book world

The book industry is making a convincing case that the printed word remains profitable.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LEARNING CURVE
Jan 25, 2017

Your school may be international, but what values does it teach?

If you are vested in an international school as a parent, student, member of staff or management, here are four questions to consider.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 23, 2017

Davos conferees look to embrace windfalls from populist political shift, for now

Populism isn't necessarily bad for the global economy. It might even be boosting it — at least for now.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Jan 21, 2017

In uncertain times, Japan opts to save

A funny thing happened on the way to the marketplace. The crowd thinned out. Consumption? Been there, done that. Enough.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 21, 2017

Toshiba stuck with billions in unsold gas on top of nuclear troubles

Toshiba Corp. is seeking help from a large buyer of liquefied natural gas to avoid billions in potential losses if it can't sell American gas it holds.
JAPAN / Politics / GAUGING TRUMP
Jan 20, 2017

Echoes of 1980s trade war seen in Trump comments on Japan

As a presidential candidate, Donald Trump surprised and angered many in Japan with comments about how unfair Japan's trade policies were.
COMMUNITY / Issues / LAW OF THE LAND
Jan 15, 2017

Examining a year in the life of the country's Diet

When not trying to get elected, Japan's 700-plus Diet members (475 in the House of Representatives, 242 in the House of Councilors) conduct the weighty business of the nation. With the 193rd session of the national legislature under the current Constitution scheduled to commence on Jan. 20, let's look...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 13, 2017

Samsung vice chairman grilled for hours in influence-peddling scandal

Prosecutors questioned Samsung Electronics Co.'s vice chairman and heir apparent for about 22 hours in an influence-peddling probe that has reached the highest levels of government and business in South Korea.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 6, 2017

American bull in a china shop

With Donald Trump's help, the 'Chinese Century' may arrive sooner than anyone expected.
Nissan to solicit early retirements while eyeing plant closures in Japan
Nissan's Oppama plant in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, may be closed as part of the struggling carmaker's streamlining efforts.
Australian firm produces heavy rare earth, in first outside China
The Lynas Rare Earths processing plant in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
Police arrest Chinese man in Saitama hit-and-run case
Police questioned a man who turned himself in as he closely resembled the driver recorded on the dashcam of another vehicle that happened to pass by the scene of a hit-and-run incident in Saitama Prefecture.
Wholesalers may be behind elevated retail rice prices
Wholesalers added ¥7,593 on average to their selling prices for stockpiled rice, far more than the ¥2,206 to ¥4,689 added for the 2022 rice.
Success of Chinese-made fighter jets against India raises alarm in Asia
Chinese J-10 fighter jets from the People's Liberation Army Air Force August 1st Aerobatics Team perform during a media demonstration at the Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base, Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, in November 2015.
Agnes b. Japan CEO hopes to evolve the brand with focus on sustainability
Laurent Patouillet, the CEO and president of Agnes b. Japan, says the focus of its business is to remain independent, and evolve and adapt.
In Nintendo’s backyard, foreign indie game devs are thriving
Kyoto's gaming landscape is dominated by Nintendo's headquarters, but a contingent of foreign-born indie developers is also working in the gaming giant's shadow.
Akazawa's dilemma: no tariff deal or a half-baked deal
Chief tariff negotiator Ryosei Akazawa and his delegation in the Oval Office of the White House in April. Since then, Japan's trade negotiations with the U.S. have produced no tangible results.
Nissan hoping to electrify home crowd as Formula E returns to Tokyo
Nissan's Oliver Rowland drives during qualifying for Miami E-Prix at Homestead Motor Speedway in Homestead, Florida, on April 12.
For his first feature film, director Ryuya Suzuki created a masterpiece
"Jinsei," which follows its protagonist over a century, probes themes of identity and societal issues with a dark comic touch. The director, however, says he created the story without knowing where it would lead.

Podcast

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

Longform

A sinkhole in Yashio, which emerged in January, was triggered by a ruptured, aging sewer pipe. Authorities worry that similar sections of infrastructure across the country are also at risk of corrosion.
That sinking feeling: Japan’s aging sewers are an infrastructure time bomb
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