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JAPAN / FOCUS
Sep 2, 2019

Japan plan to buy cutting-edge U.S. tankers and transport planes comes under fire from SDF official

The government is stepping up purchases of state-of-the-art U.S. military planes under Washington's foreign military sales (FMS) program, but its plan has come under fire from some corners — including Self-Defense Force officials.
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WORLD / Politics
Sep 2, 2019

Trump stumped by Category 5 hurricane crawling toward East Coast

President Donald Trump expressed surprise as Hurricane Dorian slammed the Bahamas on Sunday and approached the U.S. East Coast on Sunday, hours after being updated to a Category Five storm.
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JAPAN / Politics
Sep 1, 2019

All eyes on LDP factions as Abe plots Cabinet shake-up for final term

With Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expected to reshuffle his Cabinet later this month, attention is turning to who might get what posts, and from which Liberal Democratic Party factions any new ministers might be from.
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COMMENTARY / World
Sep 1, 2019

U.S.-China spat is more than just a trade war

US President Donald Trump's trade war with China is driven at least as much by anxiety over China's rise as by economic rationality. That kind of insecurity can have disastrous consequences.
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COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Sep 1, 2019

Taking steps to educate the community on youth suicide

There are around 600 steps that you can climb to get to the main deck of Tokyo Tower. Those who've signed up for the TELL Tokyo Tower Climb, however, have already taken the most important step.
Rugby
Aug 31, 2019

Home advantage: World Cup puts Japanese rugby back in the spotlight

The date is June 4, 1995, and the Japan national rugby team is facing New Zealand's mighty All Blacks in its final pool game at the Rugby World Cup in South Africa. Japan, which has already been eliminated from the tournament going into the match at Bloemfontein's Free State Stadium, has conceded an...
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CULTURE / Books
Aug 31, 2019

'Life for Sale': Yukio Mishima's comically psychedelic take on the adventure novel

'Life for Sale' — first serialized in Weekly Playboy in 1968 — was, for long years, dismissed as mere 'entertainment.' Yet the surprising bestseller is a terrific example of Mishima's fecund imagination at its most free-wheeling and unfettered best.
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 31, 2019

Google will pay up to $200 million in U.S. probe over violating children's privacy, source says

Google will spend up to $200 million to settle a Federal Trade Commission investigation into YouTube's alleged violation of a children's privacy law, a person briefed on the matter told Reuters.
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WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 31, 2019

Regenerated forests are not 'green deserts,' scientists say

Replanted forests and those left to recover after logging activities can preserve vital insect and plant life in a similar way to old-growth forests, scientists have found, as interest grows in expanding the world's forests to curb climate change.
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BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 31, 2019

U.S. and China will meet in September, Trump says, but tariff hikes remain

Trade teams from China and the United States continue to talk and will meet in September, but tariff increases on Chinese goods set to go in place on Sunday will not be delayed, President Donald Trump said Friday.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 30, 2019

Scrap scientifically unsound quake forecasts

Japan's earthquake countermeasures should be based on the fact that large earthquakes can strike anywhere at any time.
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BUSINESS
Aug 30, 2019

Chief of U.N. agricultural fund warns Africa could face food shortages as populations grow

Over the past three days in Yokohama, top government and business leaders from Africa and Japan discussed what they see as an exciting future for booming African economies, at the Tokyo International Conference on African Development.
Japan Times
South Africa report 2019
Aug 30, 2019

Mitsubishi Corporation — contributing to Africa’s development

Mitsubishi Corp. is committed to supporting Africa’s economic development. One of Japan‘s largest trading companies, it is active in 12 countries across the continent and the corporation’s business is growing at a breathtaking pace.
Japan Times
South Africa report 2019
Aug 30, 2019

25 years on, South Africa continues to inspire in new ways

Since the advent of South Africa’s democracy 25 years ago, Japan and South Africa have enjoyed close and constructive diplomatic and economic ties.
Japan Times
South Africa report 2019
Aug 30, 2019

Suzuki: A way of life in South Africa

The importance of South Africa’s automotive sector cannot be overstated.
Japan Times
South Africa report 2019
Aug 30, 2019

Providing significant growth opportunities across Africa and international markets

Standard Bank Group is the largest African bank by assets. Headquartered in Johannesburg, the group is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (share code SBK) and the Namibian Stock Exchange (share code SNB).
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BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 30, 2019

Japan's solid factory output masks trouble ahead as retail sales slump

Industrial output rebounded more than expected in July, but retail sales declined sharply and production was set to contract again next month, signaling a bumpy road for an economy facing growing global strains.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Aug 29, 2019

Diagnosed HIV and AIDS infections down for second straight year in Japan

The combined number of people found to be infected with HIV or diagnosed with AIDS in Japan fell for the second straight year in 2018, the health ministry said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Aug 29, 2019

Japanese and African business leaders hold first investment dialogue at TICAD

A Keidanren official said Japanese firms now have a “keen interest” in the huge potential of the continent's rapidly growing economy.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Aug 29, 2019

Ryukyu set to defend The Terrific 12 title

Japan's 12-man FIBA World Cup squad, which includes 10 players who are employed by B. League teams, will measure its overall skills during the upcoming global tournament in China.

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