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JAPAN
Aug 11, 2018

Former internment camp victims warn of rise in U.S. racial tensions

The Japanese-Americans forcibly incarcerated by the U.S. government during World War II warn that the administration of President Donald Trump risks repeating this sad chapter in U.S. racial discrimination.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 10, 2018

Much needs to be done before women can truly 'shine' in Japan

The government has done little to make it feasible for women to be both parents and workers and corporate Japan has repeatedly reinforced the glass ceiling.
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WORLD
Aug 10, 2018

How three women shattered glass ceilings to become the first female chief economists at global banks

There's a particular telephone conversation that HSBC Global Chief Economist Janet Henry has down pat.
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JAPAN
Aug 10, 2018

Economy expanded 1.9% in April-June quarter on strong household and business spending

While analysts expect the economy to sustain a recovery, some warn escalating global trade frictions could hurt exports, cool capital expenditure and weigh on growth.
JAPAN
Aug 9, 2018

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike raps state move to bolster system that diverts Tokyo's tax revenues to other municipalities

The central government's plan to beef up a tax allocation system that diverts the capital's revenue to local governments with lower revenue has drawn fire from Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike, who marked two years in office on Aug. 2
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LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Aug 6, 2018

Spooky Japanese tales will scare the summer's heat out of you

Until recently, summer nights involved turning off the AC and doing things like kurumaza ni natte kaidanbanashi (sitting in a circle and telling ghost stories).
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BUSINESS
Aug 6, 2018

Breathing easy in Beijing may get pricier as Xi targets U.S. LNG amid trade row

Chinese President Xi Jinping's trade policies are threatening to make his environmental goals more costly to meet.
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BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 5, 2018

Ding! Alibaba office app fuels backlash among some Chinese workers

In the cramped former home of Jack Ma, founder of the Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, about 30 young engineers sit elbow to elbow, working to attract the next million users for DingTalk, Alibaba's workplace communication software.
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ENVIRONMENT / OLD NIC'S NOTEBOOK
Aug 5, 2018

Living the slow life can be a religious experience

CW. Nicol visits Zenryoji temple in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture for a Candle Night public event, led by chief priest Tomonobu Narita, for a slow-life-themed evening.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 5, 2018

Japan's nuclear options

Signing the treaty banning nuclear weapons would put Japan on the right side of history, geography, legality, morality and humanity.
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BUSINESS
Aug 5, 2018

Job perks on rise in Japan as labor crunch reshapes how companies attract workers

Misaki Harada wants to quit her job as a receptionist at a restaurant management company in Tokyo and move into marketing for an apparel-maker.
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LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Aug 4, 2018

Mensho San Francisco: Ramen given the West Coast treatment

It's no secret: Ramen is big in America, and getting bigger fast. It also seems to be undergoing some unusual mutations in its new, no-holds-barred environment. No one understands this better than the self-styled "hyper ramen creator," Tomoharu Shono.
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BASKETBALL
Aug 3, 2018

Makoto Hiejima energized by opportunity to compete for Brisbane Bullets

The Tochigi Brex's signing of top guard Makoto Hiejima was one of the biggest moves to date in the B. League this offseason.
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 2, 2018

Superbugs now also becoming resistant to alcohol disinfectants

Multidrug-resistant "superbugs" that can cause dangerous infections in hospitals are becoming increasingly resistant to alcohol-based hand sanitizers and disinfectants designed to hold them at bay, scientists said.
EDITORIALS
Aug 1, 2018

The death of democracy in Cambodia

It's in Japan's long-term interest to support democracy in Cambodia.
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BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 31, 2018

China says it will strive to hit growth target despite challenges

China will keep its economic growth within a reasonable range and achieve this year's growth target despite challenges, the state-run Xinhua news agency said on Tuesday, amid an intensifying trade war with the United States.
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Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Jul 31, 2018

Moa Iwano relishing chance to work with Daisuke Takahashi

One of the realities of life is that luck plays a part in it for just about everybody.
EDITORIALS
Jul 30, 2018

Feeling the heat of climate change

Japan has to rethink fundamental assumptions about energy use and urban planning.
JAPAN
Jul 30, 2018

Two Osaka hotels join global war on plastic waste by banning straws

Joining the worldwide movement to combat plastic waste, two international hotels in Osaka are moving toward paper straws.
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Jul 30, 2018

Let's discuss the heat wave

Twelve people died and nearly 10,000 people were taken to hospitals with heat exhaustion or heatstroke during the week through July 15, as a heat wave continued to scorch wide areas of Japan.
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GLOBAL MEDIA POST / Great Plains USA 2018
Jul 30, 2018

Japanese investment finds new fertile ground

Dubbed “America’s Bread Basket,” the U.S. Great Plains, a mega–region that is part of the even bigger Midwest, is a sweeping area of land that spans the whole of Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota, as well as parts of Minnesota, Iowa and Oklahoma.
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SATOYAMA CONSORTIUM
Jul 29, 2018

Premium beef produced in natural paradise

Despite being the least populated prefecture in Japan, Tottori boasts a wide variety of unique attractions centered on its rich nature, including crystal waters, old-growth forest, as well as the blessing of the sea.

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