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Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Feb 7, 2019

Giants latest team to join Bryce Harper sweepstakes

The latest team to join the Bryce Harper sweepstakes is the San Francisco Giants, according to a multiple reports on Wednesday.
Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Feb 6, 2019

European sumo overcomes schism to build popularity

What do Baruto, Dejima, Kotomitsuki and Goeido have in common besides being ozeki who have won championships?
Feb 6, 2019

ORIX to Develop Komaki II Logistics Center, a Whole-Building Lease Logistics Facility in Komaki City, Aichi Prefecture, Scheduled for completion in October 2019

TOKYO, Japan – January 30 – ORIX Corporation (“ORIX”) announced that it has started development on the Komaki II Logistics Center in Komaki City, Aichi Prefecture.
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PRESS / Corporate Trends
Feb 6, 2019

The Japan Times to Participate as a Media Partner at the 16th Malaysia International Halal Showcase

Tokyo, Feb. 6, 2019 - The Japan Times, Ltd. (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo. Representative: Takeharu Tsutsumi) will participate as a media partner at the 16th Malaysia International Halal Showcase (MIHAS), the worldfs largest halal-focused trade show. The trade show is planned to be held in Malaysia from April...
Japan Times
Feb 6, 2019

The Japan Times to Participate as a Media Partner at the 16th Malaysia International Halal Showcase

The Japan Times, Ltd. (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo. Representative: Takeharu Tsutsumi) will participate as a media partner at the 16th Malaysia International Halal Showcase (MIHAS), the world’s largest halal-focused trade show. The trade show is planned to be held in Malaysia from April 3 to 6, organized by...
Japan Times
PRESS / Events
Feb 6, 2019

「五郎丸選手トークショー ～アスリートに学ぶ異文化交流～」

Japan Times
Feb 5, 2019

Introducing Yamaha’s Factory and Supported Teams and Riders for 2019

IWATA, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:7272) (ISIN:JP3942800008) is actively engaged in racing efforts all over the world under its three main principles of raising the value of the Yamaha brand, acquiring advanced technologies, and promoting the healthy spread of motorcycle racing....
Feb 5, 2019

ORIX Auto to Tie-up with Major European Car Rental Company, Sixt SE

TOKYO, Japan – February 1, 2019 – ORIX Auto Corporation (“ORIX Auto”) announced that has established a business alliance on car rental service with the German car rental company that is expanding all over the world, Sixt SE (“Sixt”).
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 5, 2019

North Korea trying to protect nuclear and missile capabilities from military strikes, confidential U.N. report says

North Korea's nuclear and ballistic missile programs remain intact and the country is working to make sure those capabilities cannot be destroyed by any military strikes, according to a confidential report by U.N. sanctions monitors.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 4, 2019

Are the neocons back in Washington?

With the presence of the 'neocon comeback kids,' U.S. foreign policy now shows atavism symptoms again.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 4, 2019

Rewriting the future of work

Three common assumptions skew economists' forecasts of automation's impact on employment.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 4, 2019

Anti-corruption outsider wins El Salvador presidency, ending three decades of two-party dominance

A former mayor campaigning on an anti-corruption ticket swept to victory in El Salvador's presidential election on Sunday, bringing an end to a two-party system that has held sway over the violence-plagued Central American country for three decades.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Feb 4, 2019

Husband-wife trading duo bets big on sake's future in U.S.

When Yumiko Munekyo was a vice president at Nomura Holdings Inc. in 2011, she would take clients to upscale sushi spots around Manhattan. They'd invariably order junmai daiginjō, the highest grade of sake and also usually the priciest, but not always the most interesting or appropriate.
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 4, 2019

WHO and vaccine group back 'critical' cervical cancer shots

A vaccine given to girls to protect them against a virus that causes cervical cancer is a "critical" health tool and access to it should be scaled up as swiftly as possible, especially in poorer countries, cancer experts said Monday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Feb 3, 2019

Former college, JBL teammates Igarashi, Kashiwagi enjoying reunion in Niigata

Star guards Kei Igarashi and Shinsuke Kashiwagi were reunited this season and are cherishing the opportunity to once again don the same jersey, this time for the Central Division-leading Niigata Albirex BB.
EDITORIALS
Feb 3, 2019

Labor ministry's flawed probe of data scandal

The labor ministry's governance as an organization should be scrutinized.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KONBINI WATCH
Feb 2, 2019

FamilyMart's popular melon bread ice cream doesn't skip on the melon or the butter

FamilyMart has brought a new and improved version of its immensely popular melonpan (melon bread) ice cream back to store shelves — get one while they're still in stock!
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books / RECENTLY PUBLISHED BOOKS ABOUT JAPAN
Feb 2, 2019

Familiar tropes but not much plot in Haruki Murakami's 'Killing Commendatore'

With Haruki Murakami's latest novel, 'Killing Commendatore,' die-hard fans might find something to enjoy in the writer's trademark, albeit under-edited, style, but one gets the feeling Murakami has gotten too comfortable with his own style.
EDITORIALS
Feb 2, 2019

What's missing from the 'boom'

More significant wage hikes to shore up consumer demand are needed, along with accelerated efforts to develop new growth sectors through structural reforms and deregulation.
WORLD
Feb 2, 2019

Deadly Brazilian dam burst likely due to liquefaction, like previous disaster

The collapse of a Brazilian dam controlled by miner Vale a week ago likely happened because parts of the structure, made of sand and dried mud, dissolved into liquid, a state regulator said in an interview, similar to what caused another deadly mining disaster less than four years ago.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 1, 2019

Addressing Japan's demographic problems

Japan should explore every conceivable policy measure to create a society that has the most favorable conditions in the world for giving birth and raising children.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Feb 1, 2019

At Davos, a continued push for gender equality in global leadership positions

When world political and business leaders gather these days, trade, globalization and Brexit dominate the discussions, and the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum held last week was no exception.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / ANALYSIS
Feb 1, 2019

Despite shipping 9.4 million consoles in quarter, Nintendo struggling to expand Switch's appeal

Nintendo Co. cut its outlook for annual Switch shipments, the strongest sign yet that the hybrid console is struggling to attract a wider swath of users and become a worthy successor to the Wii.
Japan Times
PRESS / Corporate Trends
Feb 1, 2019

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BUSINESS
Feb 1, 2019

Lego to open 80 new toy shops in China this year

Danish toymaker Lego plans to more than double the number of shops in China this year to 140 in its most rapid expansion in any market as demand for its colourful plastic bricks remains unaffected by a broader slowdown in the economy.
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.
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.
Tokyo hit by torrential rainfall at rush hour
People line up at Shibuya Station in Tokyo as they try to avoid the heavy rain on Thursday.
Osaka police crack down on crime ring over underage prostitution
Osaka Prefectural Police headquarters
Foreign drivers in Japan to face tougher license conversion rules from October
According to the National Police Agency, there were 75,905 people who converted their foreign driver’s license to a Japanese one in 2024, up from 48,885 in 2019.
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.

Podcast

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

Longform

After pandemic-era border regulations eased, Indian migrants began returning to Japan. Their population now stands at more than 50,000 across the country.
How remote work is rewriting the migrant experience in Japan
By Megha Wadhwa

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