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Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 23, 2018

China's growing hunger for wheat pushes global reserves to crisis levels, as heat waves and droughts hit harvests

A scorching hot, dry summer has ended five years of plenty in many wheat producing countries and drawn down the reserves of major exporters to their lowest level since 2007-08, when low grain stocks contributed to food riots across Africa and Asia.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 23, 2018

Credit Suisse freezes $5 billion in Russian money due to U.S. sanctions

One of Switzerland's largest banks, Credit Suisse, has frozen roughly 5 billion Swiss francs ($5 billion) of money linked to Russia to avoid falling foul of U.S. sanctions, according to its accounts, further increasing pressure on Moscow.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Aug 22, 2018

Amnesty International Japan program aims to help schools fill the gender information gap

Amnesty International Japan introduced the Gender Human Rights Education Project, with an aim to provide a forum and tools for students to learn about and discuss gender, discrimination and human rights protection
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 22, 2018

CDP leader Yukio Edano eyeing Bernie Sanders meeting in first visit to U.S. as party chief

Yukio Edano, leader of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, will make a six-day trip to the United States from Sept. 11 in his first overseas visit since the main opposition party was formed last October, according to a CDP lawmaker.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets / FOCUS
Aug 22, 2018

Bank of Japan's threat to global bonds fizzles as Japanese insurers stay put

For all the frenzy over the Bank of Japan's first policy tweak in almost two years, little seems to have changed for the nation's insurers.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 22, 2018

Some U.S. officials confident feared al-Qaida bomb maker killed but believe he taught cohorts

The United States is confident the top al-Qaida bomb maker, believed to be the mastermind behind a failed bombing of a U.S.-bound airliner in 2009, has been killed, two U.S. officials said even as others cautioned the evidence was not conclusive.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Aug 21, 2018

As food crisis threatens, humanitarian aid for North Korea grinds to a halt

Humanitarian aid for North Korea has nearly ground to a halt this year as the United States steps up the enforcement of sanctions, despite warnings of a potential food crisis and improving relations with Pyongyang, aid groups say.
Aug 21, 2018

Construction and Delivery of "Ferry KUDAKA III", Connecting Kudaka Island and the Main Island of Okinawa

On August 8, 2018, TSUNEISHI FACILITIES & CRAFT CO., LTD. (HQ: 1471-8 Urasaki-cho, Onomichi, Hiroshima; President: Jun Kambara) completed "Ferry KUDAKA III", an 89-GT type passenger ship cum car ferry, and delivered it to its ship owner, Kudaka Kaiun General Partnership Company.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 21, 2018

Trump says he will 'most likely' meet North Korea's Kim again

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he would "most likely" meet again with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, while defending his efforts to convince Pyongyang to give up its nuclear weapons.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 20, 2018

Japan firms welcome skilled foreign workers; majority open to more open immigration system: poll

Most companies support loosening the country's immigration system to cope with labor shortages, but they favor skilled workers, not an influx of unskilled laborers, a poll shows.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT
Aug 20, 2018

Australia waters down commitment to climate accord amid domestic political fight

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Monday stripped requirements for reducing greenhouse emissions from his centerpiece energy policy in the face of political opposition, although the country remains a signatory to the Paris Agreement.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 20, 2018

Lawyer Rudy Giuliani echoes Trump: 2016 Tower meeting sought dirt on Hillary Clinton

Donald Trump's lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, said the 2016 meeting at Trump Tower between the then-candidate's oldest son and a Russian lawyer with ties to the Kremlin was arranged to seek information about Democrat Hillary Clinton.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Aug 19, 2018

Tokyo Yakult Swallows slugger Wladimir Balentien stays ahead of curve at plate

Every time Wladimir Balentien hits a home run, and he's hit quite a few since joining the Tokyo Yakult Swallows in 2011, he has to go back to the drawing board and recalibrate his approach.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Aug 18, 2018

Staying razor sharp: At the sharp end of Sakai's handmade knife industry

In Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, two things are certain: You're never far from the remains of dead people and you're never far from a knife. The two are connected, but not in the way you might think.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 17, 2018

Battery technologies seen as new class of 'stranded assets' as innovation rushes ahead

Battery technologies are advancing at breakneck pace, to the extent that models featuring some of the latest developments may become obsolete before even reaching the market.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Aug 17, 2018

China to prosecute suspects at scandal-hit vaccine maker and confiscate illegal income

Chinese authorities will prosecute all suspects in a safety scandal at vaccine maker Changsheng Biotechnology and confiscate its illegal earnings, state broadcaster CCTV reported on Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 17, 2018

Hackers at 'China's MIT' targeted U.S. firms, government after Alaska trade mission: researchers

Hackers operating from an elite Chinese university probed American companies and government departments for espionage opportunities following a U.S. trade delegation visit to China earlier this year, security researchers told Reuters.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 17, 2018

Jared Kushner Russia policy role grew after unreported March 2016 Henry Kissinger lunch

In March 2016, as the U.S. foreign policy establishment shunned presidential candidate Donald Trump, his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, was invited to lunch for a think tank urging engagement with Russia.
U.S. urges clarity on Japan’s role in potential war over Taiwan, report says
A Ground Self-Defense Force member conducts a military drill with an anti-ship missiles unit, at the GSDF's base on Miyako Island in Okinawa Prefecture in April 2022.
Tourists in Japan have telemedicine options before calling 119
Foreign tourists at Tsukiji Outer Market in Tokyo. More than 1 million international visitors have a medical issue in Japan every year.
Tropical Storm Nari moves northward, with possible landfall Tuesday
Tropical Storm Nari's forecast path as of Monday morning
Nissan clinches $4.5 billion bond deal after orders soar
Nissan Motor has raised $4.5 billion through a junk bond sale in U.S. dollars and euros, part of which carries a record-high coupon rate.
Students in Japan struggle with Japanese language and math sections on national exam
The correct answer rate for the Japanese language section on a national test dropped to 67.0% from 67.8% the previous year among elementary school sixth-graders.
U.S. urges clarity on Japan’s role in potential war over Taiwan, report says
A Ground Self-Defense Force member conducts a military drill with an anti-ship missiles unit, at the GSDF's base on Miyako Island in Okinawa Prefecture in April 2022.
Tourists in Japan have telemedicine options before calling 119
Foreign tourists at Tsukiji Outer Market in Tokyo. More than 1 million international visitors have a medical issue in Japan every year.
Is Japanese skin really ‘too smooth’ for Hideo Kojima’s games?
Hideo Kojima, the leading auteur in Japanese video games, has skirted controversy in the wake of the release of Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
An emoji used to say it all. Now it might say too much.
Apple’s Craig Federighi shows off a set of emoji at a conference on June 13, 2016. While the small pictures have proved helpful in conveying nuance in our texts, younger people are using them less often.
‘Our ultimate goal is to save every single Japanese video game’
After nearly shuttering earlier this year, the Tokyo-based Game Preservation Society continues its work to save the early history of Japanese gaming.

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