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JAPAN / Politics
Oct 9, 2015

Technology key to clinching overseas projects, new infrastructure minister says

Japan should keep promoting its high technological standards when pushing for infrastructure projects overseas, despite a recent loss to China on bidding for Indonesia's first high-speed railway, the new land, infrastructure, transport and tourism minister said Friday.
BUSINESS
Oct 9, 2015

Abe launches new TPP-mitigation office to assuage farmers, small business owners

In a gesture to rural supporters, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe opens a new office to field concerns from fearful farmers and business owners about the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 5, 2015

A new vision for healthy aging

To realize the enormous potential of older people, we must reject the stereotype of them being frail and dependent.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / TRAVEL INSIDER
Sep 30, 2015

United to fly new jets; Vanilla ups Taiwan flights; Ethiopian goes online

United to fly new jets
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 29, 2015

New global economic order: cost crash and demand lull

The world economy is being shaped by a cost crash and a demand lull.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 25, 2015

Miyazaki city turns to French flair in a bid to attract new residents

A city suffering from population decline has attracted nationwide attention through its promotion video, which has had over a million views on YouTube.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Sep 22, 2015

U.S. federal grand jury probing Najib corruption allegations: New York Times

A U.S. federal grand jury is examining allegations of corruption involving Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak and individuals close to him, the New York Times reported Monday, quoting anonymous sources.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 16, 2015

Europe's new geography

Only by repairing its balance sheet through fundamental economic and monetary reforms can the EU possibly ameliorate the continent's other problems.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / ADVANCES IN PROGRESS
Sep 14, 2015

Sony's MESH gives new purpose to old gadgets

At first glance, users may have no idea what they are and how to use Sony Corp.'s MESH — four colorful rectangular blocks the size of an eraser.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KONBINI WATCH
Sep 11, 2015

Grand Kirin's new IPA is a reminder to put quality before convenience

It was fascinating to watch Japan's major breweries stumble over themselves as they tried to replicate craft beer — but the amusement is starting to wear off. Now, consumers are left with a lot of big-company brews on convenience-store shelves that are mediocre at best. Kirin has been particularly...
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 29, 2015

Caution on the new school curriculum

Students benefit best from a school curriculum that strikes a balance between discovery learning and explicit guidance.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 29, 2015

Jury finds former New Hampshire prep school student not guilty in rape case

A former student of an elite New Hampshire prep school was found not guilty Friday of raping a 15-year-old girl days before graduation last year in a case that cast a harsh spotlight on the school's culture.
SUMO / SUMO SCRIBBLINGS
Aug 28, 2015

International Sumo Federation needs major reform, new leadership

With all the recent hullabaloo over Tokyo's scrapped national stadium costing too much, and being an over-the-top architectural white elephant (a new stadium budget was unveiled on Friday), few in Japan noticed the decision of the Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games to give...
BUSINESS
Aug 27, 2015

Kinokuniya to buy up first editions of new Murakami book

The major bookstore chain said there are two main motives behind the announcement: to get a competitive edge over online bookstores and to energize smaller book shops.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 27, 2015

Accuser, 16, runs from court as prep school rape defendant, 19, claims consensual contact

A former student on trial for rape in a case that has cast a harsh light on the culture of an elite New Hampshire prep school testified on Wednesday that he had a consensual sexual encounter with his 15-year-old accuser that stopped short of intercourse.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 24, 2015

Schools' wheelchair repairs give new life to people in need

Every summer, students from local high schools in Akita Prefecture gather to learn how to repair secondhand wheelchairs to be sent overseas.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 21, 2015

Toyota to add 1,400 workers for new Prius and Land Cruiser

Toyota Motor Corp. plans to add about 1,400 workers at factories in Japan as the automaker ramps up production of Prius hybrids and Land Cruiser SUVs, people familiar with the matter said.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Aug 6, 2015

New theme park, old problems, but 'Jurassic World' is still wild

Time hasn't been kind to Steven Spielberg's "Jurassic Park," the 1993 blockbuster that paved the way for every CGI-driven popcorn flick of the past two decades. But it isn't the movie's visual effects that betray its age: it's the setting. The film's titular theme park may have spent millions on cloning...
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France — where he had lived since he was a young child — stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
Descendants in Philippines denied Japanese citizenship
As attacks surge, who can cull bears in Japan?
Police cars leave the Akita Prefectural Police headquarters to cull bears, in the city of Akita on Thursday.
Japan’s bears have been on their killing spree for more than 100 years
Bear attacks have dominated Japanese news headlines in recent months, with 13 people so far having been killed by the animals.
Government and bad actors are at the root of the foreign national issue
A maiko walks down a street crowded with tourists in Kyoto. Challenges that come with a massive influx of overseas visitors and foreign nationals buying up real estate are just some of the immigration problems that have become hot-button political issues in Japan.
Tatsuya Nakadai: A masterful leading man and postwar icon
Tatsuya Nakadai had the look of a leading man in his youth, but his large and searching eyes suggested the pain and loneliness of an old soul.
As Japan’s female leader rises, can she cross sumo’s sacred line?
Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hakkaku (front center) delivers a speech on the first day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at the Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Sunday. Centuries of belief and tradition still underpin the all-male association's stance of excluding women.
Takaichi doesn’t mince words on Taiwan, but dramatic policy shift unlikely
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi responds to questions during a House of Representatives Budget Committee session in parliament on Tuesday.
Florist Nicolai Bergmann flourishes outside the box
Florist Nicolai Bergmann shops for fresh flowers at the Ota flower market in Tokyo on Friday.
China delivers warning to U.S. and Japan with third aircraft carrier
The Fujian, China's third aircraft carrier, carries out sea trials at an unknown location in May last year.

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Bear attacks have dominated Japanese news headlines in recent months, with 13 people so far having been killed by the animals.
Japan’s bears have been on their killing spree for more than 100 years
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SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

We are pleased to announce the winners of the 6th annual Sustainable Japan Award.
We are pleased to announce the winners of the 6th annual Sustainable Japan Award.

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