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GLOBAL INSIGHT / Bahrain report 2019
Jun 26, 2019

The bank getting closer to customers

Bahrain has been an important financial center since the 1970s and, at 17 percent of gross domestic product, financial services is the kingdom’s second-largest sector after oil. “It is a historic hub,” said Jean-Christophe Durand, CEO of the National Bank of Bahrain (NBB): “By which I mean pioneering....
Japan Times
GLOBAL INSIGHT / Bahrain report 2019
Jun 26, 2019

The technology factor

Although oil was first discovered in Bahrain in 1932, 85 percent of its identified reserves still remain in the ground due to the kingdom’s challenging geology. Only one thing is preventing higher extraction levels, according to James Eastlack, CEO of Tatweer Petroleum, the company in charge of the...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jun 25, 2019

Tadanori Yokoo: From the shadows within

The blotchy, salty self-portrait that confronts you as you enter Tadanori Yokoo's exhibition of recent work "B29 and Homeland: From My Childhood to Andy Warhol" (2018) has a hangman's noose in the top left corner. This recalls one of the artist's most renowned works, the 1965 "Having Reached a Climax...
CULTURE / Art
Jun 25, 2019

'Takahata Isao: A Legend in Japanese Animation'

July 2-Oct.6
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jun 25, 2019

'Every Day is Art Day: Fifty Years of the Yoda Family in New York'

June 29-Sept. 8
EDITORIALS
Jun 25, 2019

Regional revitalization agenda revisited

The government needs to reconsider its efforts to achieve regional revitalization.
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Jun 25, 2019

Yuzuru Hanyu draws Skate Canada, NHK Trophy for Grand Prix season

Two-time Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu will start his Grand Prix campaign at Skate Canada, the ISU announced recently when the GP assignments for the 2019-20 season were released.
BUSINESS
Jun 25, 2019

U.S. plays down expectations for Trump-Xi meeting in Osaka, insists it isn't ready to compromise

U.S. officials sought to play down expectations for a highly-anticipated meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and China's Xi Jinping this week, insisting the U.S. wasn't prepared to compromise on its demands for meaningful Chinese economic reforms.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 25, 2019

U.S. tariffs on China-made consumer tech goods seen cutting sales and delaying upgrades

U.S. consumers will delay or forgo technology upgrades if President Donald Trump imposes a new round of 25 percent tariffs on Chinese goods, slowing the U.S. innovation engine, technology industry executives said on Monday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jun 25, 2019

Myanmar blackout may be cover for gross human rights violations, U.N. investigator says

Myanmar's army may be committing gross human rights violations under cover of a mobile phone blackout in parts of Myanmar's Rakhine and Chin states, U.N. special rapporteur Yanghee Lee said on Monday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 24, 2019

The fourth Rome versus the neo-Persian empire?

We should not underestimate the will and power of the Iranians.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 24, 2019

House-flipper takes advantage of Japan's 8 million-plus empty homes

More than 8 million homes lie abandoned across Japan, a symptom of the declining population and people's migration to major cities.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jun 24, 2019

Vietnam jails American for 12 years for attempting to overthrow state

A court in Vietnam on Monday sentenced a U.S. citizen to 12 years in prison after finding him guilty of "attempting to overthrow the state" in a trial that lasted just half a day, his lawyer said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 24, 2019

Naming Jeff Sessions as U.S. attorney general was 'biggest mistake,' says Trump

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that if he could have one "do-over," it would be "personnel" decisions, including naming former Sen. Jeff Sessions as his first U.S. attorney general.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 24, 2019

Venezuela said holding six military and police officials as Maduro seeks to stifle dissent

Venezuelan authorities have arrested six members of the country's military and police forces over the weekend, according to relatives of the detainees and human rights activists, as President Nicolas Maduro seeks to weed out dissent.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jun 23, 2019

Sharpshooter Keisei Tominaga ready to mess with Texas

Keisei Tominaga had always been bound for the United States; the only thing that remained uncertain was where he would end up.
EDITORIALS
Jun 23, 2019

Let teachers focus on their core responsibility

Efforts must be explored to allow teachers to focus on their core responsibilities of teaching and interacting with their students.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 23, 2019

Japan's growing geostrategic role

Japan's geostrategic role is global in scope and Japanese diplomacy is meeting current challenges in a unique fashion.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 23, 2019

China no match for Japan in Southeast Asia infrastructure race

Japan is still winning the Southeast Asia infrastructure race against China, with pending projects worth almost one and a half times its rival, according to the latest data from Fitch Solutions.
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Jun 22, 2019

Japan's print media ponder wealth, poverty and pensions

One of my recollections from the bubble economy of the 1980s was a passage in a 1987 book titled "Hokokuron" ("The Theory of National Wealth"). Its author, the late economist Taiichi Sakaiya, stood out as one of the bubble era's most fervent cheerleaders.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KYOTO RESTAURANTS
Jun 22, 2019

Shokudo Marushin: Light, flavorful teishoku meals

At Shokudo Marushin, chef Shintaro Nakamura serves up simple fare in a laid-back setting.
EDITORIALS
Jun 22, 2019

Push for higher minimum wages

Companies need to consider rising minimum wages not as a threat to their bottom lines but as an opportunity to secure the manpower they need and improve their productivity by making necessary investments.
How China waged an infowar against U.S. interests in the Philippines
Association for Philippines-China Understanding (APCU) Chairman Raul Lambino shakes hands with guests during a ceremony for the Award for Promoting Philippines-China Understanding at The Manila Hotel in Manila in June.
‘We have drawn lessons,’ Indian Army chief says of brief clash with Pakistan
Indian Army chief Upendra Dwivedi waves as he arrives to attend the ceremonial reception of Defense Minister Gen Nakatani in New Delhi in May.
Typhoon Halong to cause windstorms, heavy rain and high waves on the Izu islands
Typhoon Halong is moving north near the Izu Islands, with strong winds, high waves and heavy rain expected as it passes early on Thursday, prompting warnings from the weather agency.
Japan's Susumu Kitagawa among three chemistry Nobel winners
Susumu Kitagawa speaks to reporters at Kyoto University on Wednesday after receiving the news that he had been awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry the same day.
Takaichi's leadership lineup favors Aso and his allies while shutting out rivals
The LDP's newly-appointed election chief Keiji Furuya (far left), general affairs council chair Haruko Arimura (second from left), vice president Taro Aso (center left), president Sanae Takaichi (center right), secretary-general Shunichi Suzuki (second from right) and policy chief Takayuki Kobayashi in Tokyo on Tuesday.
OpenAI’s Sora 2 is drowning in Japanese 'AI slop'
OpenAI has rolled out a social app powered by Sora 2, its artificial intelligence video generator, which was quickly flooded with videos featuring iconic Japanese intellectual property.
Trump has his eyes on the prize — but a Nobel win looks unlikely
A protester holds a sign with an image depicting U.S. President Donald Trump and the words "Nobel" written on it, as supporters and family members of hostages who were kidnapped during the deadly Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel by Hamas, demonstrate to demand the immediate end of the war and the release of all hostages, outside the U.S. Consulate in Tel Aviv, on Sept. 2.
‘Takaichi trade’ stalls as political reality calls for wait-and-see approach
Tokyo stocks staged a powerful rally on Monday. On Tuesday, they rallied again, then retreated.
‘We have drawn lessons,’ Indian Army chief says of brief clash with Pakistan
Indian Army chief Upendra Dwivedi waves as he arrives to attend the ceremonial reception of Defense Minister Gen Nakatani in New Delhi in May.
How a family-run landscaper turned the Osaka Expo green
The team at Ryokukou Garden consists primarily of a single family, including Toshiki Tanisaki (second from right), who led the company's efforts at the Osaka Expo, Chikako Tanisaki (fifth from right), who performs daily maintanence at the expo, and Takeshi Tanisaki (fourth from right), who added a nursery to the family farm more than 50 years ago.

Podcast

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

Longform

Growing families are being priced out of Tokyo’s condo market, forced to choose between downtown convenience and suburban space.
Is living in central Tokyo still affordable?
By Alex K.T. Martin

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