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JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Feb 22, 2016

Just take a snap and let Aichi smartphone app explain what's seen, and where

An Aichi-based electronic parts manufacturer has developed a free smartphone app that allows people to obtain information on tourist spots simply by taking photos of them.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 22, 2016

Beijing's Paracel military buildup seen as precursor to Spratly ambitions

From listening posts to jet fighter deployments and now surface-to-air missiles, China's expanding facilities in the Paracel Islands are a signal of long-term plans to strengthen its military reach across the disputed South China Sea.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Feb 20, 2016

Growing chorus of experts is raising ethical questions about the future of robotics

Crowds filter through a darkened corner of Tokyo's National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation on a recent Saturday, seeking to catch a glimpse of what the future may be like.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Feb 20, 2016

Peeling back the layers of money politics

Last week the Asahi Shimbun reported on the relationship between Japan's larger corporations and the Liberal Democratic Party. Since regaining power in 2012, the LDP announced it would cut corporate taxes at rates that are twice those proposed by the previous Democratic Party of Japan government, and...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 20, 2016

China ousts securities regulator following renewed market turmoil

The head of China's securities regulator has been removed from his post, Xinhua reported, following last year's $5 trillion fall in the stock market, an unprecedented government rescue and a renewed crisis as plunging Chinese equities last month reverberated around the world.
Japan Times
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Feb 19, 2016

Arsenal facing tough task in trying to stop Barcelona

English football is already counting down to 19:45, Tuesday, Feb. 23.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 19, 2016

Abe eschews further delays, vows to cut 10 Lower House seats in line with census

The prime minister pledges to slash 10 seats in the Diet's House of Representatives sooner than his LDP party has proposed.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 19, 2016

Dentsu considering 60 businesses for acquisition

Dominant advertising agency Dentsu Inc. has locked sights on as many as 60 acquisition targets to bring more technology and talent to its global business.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 18, 2016

Exports suffer greatest fall in six years on China woes

Exports fall for a fourth consecutive month and the most since late 2009, underscoring continued weakness in the Japanese economy.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Feb 18, 2016

Beijing missile deployment could lay groundwork for South China Sea ADIZ

Beijing's deployment of surface-to-air missiles to an island in the Paracel chain could lead to a new air defense identification zone in South China Sea, analysts say.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 17, 2016

Canadian behind Rodman trips to bring hockey to North Korea

The Canadian man who once helped bring basketball hall-of-famer Dennis Rodman to North Korea is now eyeing another project: a hockey tournament that could see former NHL players visit the secluded nation.
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 16, 2016

China raps Australia foreign minister ahead of Beijing trip

China rapped Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop on Tuesday ahead of her visit to Beijing after she said Australia recognize the Philippines' right to seek arbitration in its dispute with Beijing over the South China Sea.
BUSINESS / TRAVEL INSIDER
Feb 16, 2016

Garuda adds luxury seats; Cathay offering discounts; China Airlines expands flights

Garuda adds luxury seats
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 16, 2016

Australia to ask China if others will get access to reclaimed South China Sea islands

Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said Tuesday she will seek clarification from China about how it intends to use reclaimed islands in the South China Sea, including whether Beijing intends to grant access to other countries.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 16, 2016

SoftBank plans record $4.4 billion buyback after share slide

SoftBank Group Corp. is prepared to spend a record ¥500 billion buying back stock after the carrier saw its shares drop to their lowest since buying Sprint Corp. in 2013.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets / ANALYSIS
Feb 15, 2016

Tokyo stocks leap but Japanese market at mercy of global uncertainties

Japan's economic contraction in the fourth quarter has deepened lingering uncertainty in global financial markets, which have been gyrating since the start of the year.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Feb 15, 2016

Temples putting donated snacks to good use: feeding Japan's impoverished kids

With 1 in 6 children in Japan living in a household with financial difficulties, a growing number of temples nationwide are donating snacks that they have received as offerings to impoverished youngsters.
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 15, 2016

Japan's banks unprepared for negative rates ahead of Tuesday's launch

The Bank of Japan will start charging interest on some deposits it holds starting Tuesday, but most of the nation's banks may not be ready to set negative interest rates on overnight interbank lending after Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda's surprise Jan. 29 announcement.
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.

Podcast

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

Longform

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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