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WORLD / Politics
Sep 26, 2017

Iraqi Kurds cast independence vote in defiance of threats and opposition from Ankara, Baghdad, Tehran

Kurds voted in large numbers in an independence referendum in northern Iraq on Monday, ignoring pressure from Baghdad, threats from Turkey and Iran, and international warnings that the vote may ignite yet more regional conflict.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 25, 2017

So what's next for Emmanuel Macron?

Four months after Emmanuel Macron became president of France, the French and the rest of Europe still don't know what they are getting.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Sep 25, 2017

Buying a house in Japan can be an investment in joy

The 'return' on your investment in a home in Japan is best measured in terms of the pleasure it will yield and the doorway to the intimacies of community and the Japanese mind it will lure you into.
Japan Times
JAPAN / KANSAI PERSPECTIVE
Sep 24, 2017

Kyoto's pricey lodging tax plan spurs fierce debate over necessity, tourism impact

A necessity for improving Kyoto's tourism infrastructure or a bad decision that might convince tourists to go elsewhere?
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Sep 23, 2017

A ruff guide to Seeing Eye dogs in Japan

Ariel is a devoted labrador. Named after the title character in Disney's "The Little Mermaid," Ariel can’t get enough of her user, 37-year-old Kanako Suzuki. Ariel rolls on her back, begging to be petted, and when Suzuki joins her on the floor, the animal jumps onto her lap — all 24 kilograms of...
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 22, 2017

London subway bombing could have been much worse, police chief says

A home-made bomb which injured 30 when it partially detonated on a packed London train a week ago had the potential to cause much more damage, the head of the city's police force said on Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 19, 2017

Campaign to help elderly, disabled passengers launched by Tokyo-area train companies

East Japan Railway Co. and other railway services operating in the Tokyo metropolitan area launched a campaign Tuesday asking the public to lend a hand in helping the elderly and people with disabilities.
Japan Times
Sep 19, 2017

TSUNEISHI GROUP (ZHOUSHAN) SHIPBUILDING, Inc.
operates world’s largest 19 MW shipyard solar station

TSUNEISHI GROUP (ZHOUSHAN) SHIPBUILDING, Inc. (Location: Xiushan Island, Daishan County, Zhoushan City, Zhejiang Province, P. R. of China; President: Sachio Okumura) has completed a building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) system with a gross demonstrated capacity of 19 megawatts and began operations...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 18, 2017

U.S. sends powerful bombers, fighters over Korean Peninsula in 'show of force'

The U.S. military sent four of its most advanced stealth fighter jets, along with two heavy bombers, for joint drills with Japanese and South Korean warplanes near Japan and over the Korean Peninsula on Monday in a "show of force" after North Korea's missile launch over Hokkaido three days earlier.
EDITORIALS
Sep 18, 2017

NRA screening of Tepco's restart plan

The way the NRA is wrapping up its safety screening of Tepco's bid to restart two idled reactors in Niigata Prefecture is less than convincing.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 18, 2017

Rohingya villagers in Myanmar beg for safe passage out after Buddhists allegedly threaten to kill them all

Thousands of Rohingya Muslims in violence-racked northwest Myanmar are pleading with the authorities for safe passage from two remote villages that are cut off by hostile Buddhists and running short of food.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 17, 2017

Second man arrested over London train attack

A second man has been arrested over Friday's bombing of a London commuter train that injured 30 people and Britain remained on its highest level of alert on Sunday with soldiers helping provide security.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 17, 2017

Beyond Airbnb: Minpaku market poised for growth

Needing a place to stay before moving to a new home, James Degan recently went on Airbnb and found an apartment in Tokyo's upscale Minato Ward. At ¥8,000 per night with a double bed and fully equipped kitchen, it came cheaper than staying in a hotel and was conveniently located near a station close...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Sep 17, 2017

Finally, non-Japanese residents can draw pensions after 10 years of paying in

Foreign residents can now receive a Japanese old-age pension if they have paid in for a total of at least 10 years, rather than 25 years, as was the case.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 16, 2017

Protesters fill St. Louis streets after cop acquitted of murdering black man

Hundreds of protesters poured into St. Louis streets on Friday, and some scuffles erupted, after a Missouri judge acquitted a former white police officer who was charged with murder in the 2011 fatal shooting of a black man.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 15, 2017

Plan to fell symbolic trees near Meiji University ahead of 2020 Games draws local flak

Making the streets in the nation's capital more accessible ahead of the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2020 — particularly for those with disabilities — will come at a cost.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 12, 2017

How Honda lost its mojo, and the mission to get it back

The driver punched the air as his red and white McLaren-Honda roared over the finish line. It was in Suzuka, Mie Prefecture, 1988, and Ayrton Senna had just become Formula One world champion for the first time. The McLaren racing team and its engine maker, Honda Motor, were unstoppable that year, their...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Sep 9, 2017

Michael Drzmisek Sozui: 'Come share a bowl of matcha'

A tea master explains the comforts of a three-tatami-room teahouse.
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Sep 9, 2017

Rain rain, go away

'Well ... that was officially the worst summer ever.'
Japan Times
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Sep 8, 2017

Arsenal's decline tarnishing Wenger's legacy

It has been necessary to remind ourselves that Arsenal FC remains one of the great clubs in English football and Arsene Wenger is second only to Sir Alex Ferguson on the list of Premier League managers who have won the most trophies with their English clubs.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 7, 2017

South Korea deploys U.S. anti-missile launchers amid clashes with protesters

Protesters clashed with thousands of police at a South Korean village on Thursday as Seoul deployed the four remaining launchers of the U.S. anti-missile THAAD system designed to protect against mounting threats from North Korea.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / CABINET INTERVIEW 2017
Sep 6, 2017

Okinawa's economics minister does some soul-searching after backlash from recent comments

Tetsuma Esaki, the newly-appointed minister in charge of Okinawa economic promotion and territorial issues, is known as a cheerful, friendly politician.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 5, 2017

'Extremely dangerous' Irma becomes Category 5 storm as it barrels toward Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico

Hurricane Irma strengthened into a highly dangerous Category 5 storm on Tuesday as it barreled toward the Caribbean and the southern United States, threatening deadly winds, storm surges and flooding, and Texas and Louisiana still reeled from devastating Hurricane Harvey.
Japan Times
SPORTS / MAN ABOUT SPORTS
Sep 5, 2017

Recalling Ric Flair's theatrics, generosity after recent health scare

MAS didn't realize how far-reaching the influence of U.S. superstar wrestler Ric "Nature Boy" Flair was until he took in a high school football game in Japan some years back.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 5, 2017

As electric vehicles gain momentum worldwide, Horiba CEO maintains emissions-reliant business is sound

What is the market leader in equipment for measuring automobile emissions to do if the vehicles of the future don't spew exhaust? Horiba Ltd., whose tech was central in exposing Volkswagen AG's diesel-cheating scandal, believes that day will never come.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Sep 5, 2017

Malta-based aid group halts Mediterranean migrant rescues amid tensions, sending ship to help Rohingya

A Malta-based humanitarian group that has been rescuing migrants in the Mediterranean for three years said on Monday it was suspending operations after months of rising tensions with Italian and Libyan authorities.
JAPAN
Sep 3, 2017

Two-day nuclear disaster drill kicks off at Genkai plant in Saga

The government begins a two-day disaster drill based on a hypothetical nuclear accident at Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Genkai power station in Saga Prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Sep 2, 2017

No one else wants Okinawa's U.S. bases

On Aug. 15, the 72nd anniversary of the Japanese surrender, there was a symposium in Tokyo about changing the Constitution. One of the panelists, documentarian Tatsuya Mori, pointed out that earlier that day Prime Minister Shinzo Abe had given remarks at an annual memorial event, and at no point did...

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Once smoky, male-dominated spaces, today's net cafes, like Kaikatsu Club, are working to make their operations more attractive to women customers.
The second life of Japan's net cafes