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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 24, 2018

Amazon pitched facial recognition to ICE to monitor immigrants amid misgivings of workers, rights groups

Amazon.com Inc. in June pitched its facial recognition technology — which can identify people from surveillance footage using image databases — as a tool for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, showing that Amazon continued to push the software to law enforcement agencies as criticism swirled...
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 24, 2018

Putin and Trump look to meet in Paris on Nov. 11

U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia's Vladimir Putin plan to meet in Paris next month, officials said on Tuesday, their first encounter since a summit in Helsinki that unleashed a storm of criticism that Trump was cozying up to the Kremlin.
Japan Times
JAPAN / United Nations Day special
Oct 24, 2018

Japan as a model U.N. member state

The United Nations of 2018 exists in a world that is more interconnected than ever before. Countries are no longer insulated from the setbacks and challenges of other nations, and all profit in some way from each other's innovation and success.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 23, 2018

Can Japan-China relations return to 'normal'?

The Abe administration understands that any sustained economic growth in Japan will necessarily include more, not less, trade and engagement with China.
MORE SPORTS
Oct 23, 2018

Ai Fukuhara decided it was right time to step away

There were no traits of a crying baby. Instead of shedding tears, which was her trademark in childhood, Ai Fukuhara kept smiling and repeated the words of appreciation as the 29-year-old table tennis icon spoke to the media on Tuesday, two days after announcing her retirement from competition.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Oct 23, 2018

T.League primed to kick off inaugural season

One day before the T.League officially kicks off its inaugural season with a men's match between the Kinoshita Meister Tokyo and T.T Saitama, chairman Koji Matsushita, players and coaches showed their excitement and jitters to be a part of Japan's first professional table tennis circuit.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 23, 2018

SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son won't speak at Saudi investment conference: source

SoftBank Group Corp Chief Executive Masayoshi Son, whose $93 billion Vision Fund drew nearly half its money from Saudi Arabia, canceled a speaking engagement at the kingdom's investment conference this week, a person close to the matter told Reuters.
Japan Times
Hungary report 2018
Oct 23, 2018

Mitutoyo: Measuring success in Hungary

Mitutoyo is the global leader in metrology ― the science and practice of dimensional measurement. The company has built its name on its ability to deliver sophisticated solutions based on its precision-measuring tools and instruments. Today, Mitutoyo’s extensive network covers over 22 countries....
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 23, 2018

China expresses 'serious concern' after U.S. sends two Japan-based warships through Taiwan Strait

The U.S. military has sent two warships through the Taiwan Strait for the second time this year as Washington ramps up its passages through the waterway amid tensions with China.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society / FOCUS
Oct 22, 2018

Women live in fear as spycam epidemic takes hold in South Korea

South Korea is in the grip of a spycam epidemic, with covert footage of sex, nudity and urination posted online in what amounts to a "social death penalty" for thousands of women forced to live with a pornographic shadow.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Internationalization of Japanese Universities
Oct 22, 2018

Waseda's focus on diversity nurtures compassion, mutual respect

Japan often calls itself a shimaguni, or an island country. This is not only due to its physical landscape but it also incorporates the notion of the nation being culturally and ethnically homogeneous. Moreover, Japaneseness, including the ability to read between the lines, is an attribute innate to...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Internationalization of Japanese Universities
Oct 22, 2018

Keio courses in English equip global citizens

Since its establishment in 1858, Keio University has been producing people with innovative minds and the leadership qualities needed to contribute to the development of Japan and be active on the global stage in all areas.
JAPAN / Internationalization of Japanese Universities
Oct 22, 2018

Voices from 10 students and recent graduates

In an increasingly globalized world, going abroad for higher education is becoming more common. Here, 10 students and recent graduates of Japanese universities share their experiences with English-heavy degree programs.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Oct 22, 2018

Trump camp trying to define transgender out of existence, uphold sex status on birth certificates: New York Times

The government of U.S. President Donald Trump is attempting to strip transgender people of official recognition by creating a narrow definition of gender as being only male or female and unchangeable once it is determined at birth, The New York Times reported on Sunday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Oct 21, 2018

Alvark defense smothers Brave Thunders to complete weekend sweep

The defending champion Alvark Tokyo refuse to accept complacency as a chief trait of their 2018-19 campaign.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Oct 21, 2018

Gamma-ray constellation named after Japanese movie monster Godzilla

An international research group, using the orbiting Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, names a constellation of gamma ray-emitting stars Godzilla.
Japan Times
SATOYAMA CONSORTIUM
Oct 21, 2018

Consortium gains two additional partners

In a bid to strengthen its efforts to transmit relevant information, the Japan Times Satoyama Consortium recently signed partnership agreements with two Tokyo-based associations.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 21, 2018

U.S. Mega Millions lottery hits world-record $1.6 billion

The U.S. Mega Millions jackpot grew to $1.6 billion, a world record for a lottery, after Friday's drawing produced no winner of the grand prize, officials said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Oct 21, 2018

Rights advocates urge Japan to step up LGBT-inclusive efforts and legalize same-sex marriage

Until a few years ago, Rin Okabe, then the general affairs department manager at a subsidiary of ad agency Dentsu Inc., would say goodbye to his wife and son, and commute to work wearing a conventional suit and tie.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books / WORKS BY JAPANESE WOMEN
Oct 20, 2018

Fierce and inventive, Yuko Tsushima's oeuvre goes beyond the 'I-novel' genre

Early on, Yuko Tsushima broke the boundaries of the traditional Japanese I-novel, giving voice to a voiceless minority by authentically depicting the struggles of single mothers in society as a single mother herself.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Oct 20, 2018

10 years procuring for Japan's fine wine market

Berry Bros. & Rudd first opened in 1698 in St James's, London, where it still stands today. Over the last 320 years, it has established itself as a leading wine and spirits merchant, offering a range of services to a select pool of fine wine connoisseurs the world over.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 20, 2018

U.S. Mega Millions lottery hits record $1.6 billion after no winning tickets were sold for Friday's draw

At least $1.6 billion, the largest jackpot in U.S. lottery history, will be up for grabs during the next Mega Millions draw after no winning tickets were sold for Friday night's draw, the lottery said Saturday.
Bear kills another person in Japan in record year for fatal attacks
Police investigate the scene of a bear attack that killed one person and injured three others on Friday in the village of Higashinaruse in Akita Prefecture.
Trump arrives in Japan for security and trade talks in test for Takaichi
U.S. President Donald Trump is welcomed by Emperor Naruhito upon his arrival at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Monday evening.
Japanese firms keep expanding in Germany's North Rhine-Westphalia
A Nishiyama Seimen employee works at its factory in Sapporo.
Inside Tokyo's 'phantom' stations — and the stories they tell
Mamoru Iwai, stationmaster of Keisei Ueno Station, says that, other than earthquake-proofing, the former Hakubutsukan-Dobutsuen (Museum-Zoo) Station has remained untouched.
Three years later, trial begins for man accused of ex-PM Abe’s assassination
The Nara District Court has scheduled 19 days for the trial of Tetsuya Yamagami before it hands down a ruling on Jan. 21 next year.
Hawks aim to bring energy from Japan Series blowout to Koshien
Hawks players celebrate victory over the Tigers at Mizuho PayPay Dome Fukuoka on Sunday.
Spanish artist and Japanese writer duos diversify the manga talent pool in Japan
"Menheim” is a dark fantasy manga with a story that centers on a girl’s quest to find a cure for her ill brother.
Japan’s youth are apathetic toward the climate crisis. Could anime change that?
“Future Kid Takara,” a series of anime shorts to be aired on NHK Educational TV in November, attempts to educate children about climate change.
Loss to Wallabies doesn't dampen Japan’s optimism
Japan's Michael Leitch controls the ball during the match against Australia on Saturday.
Stars align for Kim-Trump meeting — but any talks will be on N.K. leader’s terms
A South Korean soldier stands next to a TV broadcasting a news report about a possible summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump, at the main railway station in Seoul on Wednesday.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Mamoru Iwai, stationmaster of Keisei Ueno Station, says that, other than earthquake-proofing, the former Hakubutsukan-Dobutsuen (Museum-Zoo) Station has remained untouched.
Inside Tokyo's 'phantom' stations — and the stories they tell
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