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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 11, 2018

'Shut up and let me trade': How the week that rocked stock markets went down

One of the wildest runs in U.S. stock-market history began with the collapse of arcane bets on volatility and ended with a sober realization: The easy ride is over. After heart-stopping swings in the Dow (Down 1,000 points! Up 500 points!), a market correction is finally here.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Feb 9, 2018

Twenty years on from the Olympics, Nagano is still the home of Japan's winter sports

Nagano Prefecture's bountiful snow continues to be the stuff of ski and snowboarding legend, with classic Olympic resorts such as Hakuba Happo-one, Nozawa Onsen and Shiga Kogen.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 8, 2018

Nomura apologizes to investors burned in bet against VIX ‘fear index’

Nomura Holdings Inc. issued an apology after investors in a $300 million product betting on low volatility were all but wiped out during this week's stock market turmoil.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 8, 2018

Merkel's conservatives make big concessions in coalition deal

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday her conservatives had made painful concessions to the Social Democrats (SPD) to secure a coalition deal that should give Europe's powerhouse a new government after months of political paralysis.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 8, 2018

Olympic diplomacy: VIP seating plan a headache for Pyeongchang's opening party

The neighbors don't get along but you are still obliged to invite them all to the party. So where do they all sit?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 7, 2018

Challenges to the Japanese style of work

Will the goverment's effort to implement labor reforms be enough to put an end to the notorious phenomenon of 'karoshi'?
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Feb 6, 2018

Chinese government-run paper says diplomatic ties with Vatican inevitable

China and the Vatican will establish formal diplomatic relations sooner or later because Pope Francis has the "wisdom" to resolve problems between the two sides, a state-run Chinese newspaper said Tuesday, amid increasing controversy over the issue.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 6, 2018

Will China 'weaponize' social media?

Now that Russia has shown how cybertactics and informational subterfuge can upend established democracies, China will surely be taking some pages from the Kremlin's playbook.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 5, 2018

London bridges to nowhere

U.K. leaders' apparent belief that they can muddle through Brexit is setting the U.K. up for a rude awakening.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 3, 2018

Hopes wither for World War II peace treaty as Russian military muscles onto Kurils

The Russian Air Force last week took joint control of a newly operational airport in the disputed Northern Territories, in a sign that Moscow is digging in over the islands.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 3, 2018

Trump pick K.T. McFarland withdraws nomination as envoy to Singapore

K.T. McFarland, picked by President Donald Trump to be the U.S. ambassador to Singapore, withdrew from consideration for the job Friday after her nomination became stalled in the U.S. Senate.
EDITORIALS
Feb 2, 2018

Afghanistan destabilized once more

Yet again, the future of Afghanistan appears to be in question.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 2, 2018

A year on, Trump's rejection of the TPP is still a disaster

Rarely has the U.S. embraced a policy that, in contrast to the supporting rhetoric, is so contrary to its own interests.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS / ICE TIME
Feb 1, 2018

Return to roots helps Akane Hosoyamada realize an Olympic dream

"She is the one I trust the most."
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 1, 2018

Son of Alberto Fujimori breaks with the opposition and says he will back Peruvian president

The youngest son of former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori said on Wednesday that he would form a new political group to support the executive branch as President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski and his center-right government grow increasingly isolated.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 1, 2018

U.K. government will give Parliament initial Brexit analysis

Britain's government said on Wednesday it would hand over to Parliament what it called an initial analysis of the impact of Brexit, trying to deflect accusations that ministers are badly prepared for leaving the EU.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 31, 2018

Asia's central banks should prepare to raise interest rates

As the global economic recovery gains momentum, the time has come to begin tightening monetary policy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 30, 2018

Russia's East-West dilemmas

It's in no nation's interest that Russia should continue to be the odd one out.
BUSINESS
Jan 29, 2018

French message to corporate Japan: U.K. presence in EU is finished

The British presence in the European Union is over and Japanese businesses should be aware of the consequences, France's foreign minister said in Tokyo.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 29, 2018

Global takeaways from Trump's Davos speech

The U.S. president's speech was crafted for a kind of virtual togetherness — a merging of 'America First' with everybody else as partners.
Global militaries to study India-Pakistan fighter jet battle
The Indian Air Force's Rafale fighter jets. India and Pakistan aircraft engaged in a dogfight on Wednesday.
Man admitted to 2025 Osaka Expo with 85-year-old ticket
The Osaka Expo, which opened last month, runs through mid-October.
In his first appearance, Pope Leo offers three big clues about his papacy
Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, formerly Cardinal Robert Prevost of the United States, appears on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on Thursday.
Economists debate consumption-tax cut as Japanese politicians warm to the idea
A supermarket in Chiba. Politicians in Japan might cut the consumption tax to help households and the economy.
Two men arrested after storming Tokyo elementary school and injuring staff
Tachikawa Municipal 3rd Elementary School, where two men broke in on Thursday
With a new Shibuya studio, Apple Music bets big on Japan
Apple Music personalities (from left) Ebro Darden, Kentaro Ochiai, Zane Lowe and Mino came together for a special recording in late April to discuss music and celebrate the newly opened Apple Music studio in Tokyo.
Kazuki Nagasawa's sustainable designs are rooted in tradition
For centuries, artisans have unraveled strands of the fibrous bark of "shuro" trees to create a medley of everyday objects. Designer Kazuki Nagasawa is now transforming the traditional material into ethereal contemporary pieces.
SusHi Tech Tokyo 2025 expands to become one of Asia's largest startup events
SusHi Tech Tokyo 2025 was bustling with participants of various nationalities Thursday, and multiple languages could be heard around the room as many engaged in conversations throughout the day.
Celebrating Japan’s defeat at Shimoda’s Black Ships Festival
Tatsumi Onose (right), who plays the part of Commodore Matthew Perry in Shimoda's Black Ship Festival, says the historical episode the event is based on should be remembered for its positives more than its negatives.
'Big picture thinker': Ispace CEO Hakamada on reaching the moon and dreaming of starships
Takeshi Hakamada, founder and CEO of Ispace, says his primary interest in space development is not to abandon Earth, but to protect it.

Podcast

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

Longform

Dangami House is a 180-year-old former samurai residence of the Kato clan, who ruled over Ozu, Ehime Prefecture, until the Meiji Restoration.
A house, a legacy and the quiet work of restoration in rural Japan
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