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BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 14, 2018

Kuroda says signal for stimulus exit would be change in target rate

Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda says when the central bank is finally ready to signal the start of an exit from its massive monetary stimulus, the shift will be seen in its target rate.
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Oct 12, 2018

Yokohama to host IAAF World Relays

Yokohama will host the IAAF World Relays next year, the city and the Japan Association of Athletics Federations announced on Friday.
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JAPAN / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Oct 12, 2018

Public and private sectors push to revive Okinawa's struggling awamori industry

With young people apparently finding Okinawa's awamori liquor less appealing, the industry has been hit with a decline in shipments for 13 consecutive years.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Oct 11, 2018

Anpanman: Is the children's superhero the best thing since sliced bread?

Illustrator Takashi Yanase's beaming cartoon character celebrates the 30th anniversary of 'Soreike! Anpanman' on Nippon TV.
JAPAN
Oct 10, 2018

Panel to recommend ways for Hokkaido to avoid another large-scale power failure

A third-party panel investigating the massive blackout that occurred in Hokkaido following last month's powerful earthquake plans to propose an increase to Hokkaido Electric Power Co.'s preset quota for forced shutdowns as a measure to prevent a similar large-scale power failure, it was learned Tuesday....
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Taiwan report 2018
Oct 10, 2018

Biotechnology rising star aims to transform immunotherapy

Taiwan’s thriving biotechnology industry is being driven by applied biotech, pharmaceuticals and medical devices. Dr. Hung-Kai Kevin Chen is on a mission to deliver biotech solutions to address some of today’s most crucial medical needs.
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WORLD / Politics
Oct 6, 2018

Juncker says Brexit accord with EU may come this month or in November

The European Union will reach a deal with Britain on Brexit in November if it does not do so this month, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker told Austrian newspapers.
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JAPAN
Oct 4, 2018

Health care system could collapse if elderly people's contributions not doubled: insurance official

Japan's universal health care system could collapse unless the medical expense burden shouldered by elderly patients aged 75 or older is at least doubled, a senior official of a nationwide health insurance group has warned.
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JAPAN / Society
Oct 4, 2018

Deaf community looks to bring their own Olympics to Japan after 2020

About seven years have passed since Miyuki Kano, a 41-year-old former Olympic volleyball player, entered into the world of deaf sports as a volleyball coach, taking over the position of her friend who died of cancer.
BUSINESS
Oct 4, 2018

Trump picks supporter of coal and nuclear plants for post with U.S.'s top energy regulator

U.S. President Donald Trump has picked Energy Department staffer Bernard McNamee, a proponent of his administration's plan to bail out aging coal and nuclear plants, to join the nation's top energy regulator.
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JAPAN / Politics
Oct 3, 2018

Japan's biggest warship visits Sri Lanka amid rise in Chinese military clout

Japan's largest warship, the Kaga helicopter carrier, sailed into Sri Lanka's Colombo harbor this weekend, marking Tokyo's highest profile salvo in a diplomatic battle with China for influence along the region's vital commercial sea lanes.
JAPAN
Oct 3, 2018

Japan's sei whale meat sales deemed to be in violation of Washington convention

An international conservation committee ruled on Tuesday that Japan's domestic commercial distribution of meat from sei whales caught for scientific purposes violates the so-called Washington convention and advised the country to take corrective steps.
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Oct 1, 2018

Tamaki's election in Okinawa ensures feud over Futenma base will continue

The long-running standoff between Okinawa Prefecture and Tokyo over construction of a replacement facility for a U.S. military base is set to continue in the wake of Sunday's gubernatorial election.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 30, 2018

In blow to LDP, opponent of U.S. base relocation plan Denny Tamaki wins Okinawa gubernatorial race

In a major defeat for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the ruling bloc, Kyodo News and other media reported Sunday evening that former Lower House member Denny Tamaki, a staunch opponent of a controversial central government-backed plan to relocate a U.S. military base, won Okinawa's governor race over...
JAPAN / History / Defining the Heisei Era
Sep 29, 2018

Defining the Heisei Era: When Japanese games went global

The Japan Times presents the fifth installment of a monthly 12-part series that looks back at the leading issues of the past three decades.
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WORLD / Politics
Sep 28, 2018

Boris Johnson calls on May to scrap her Brexit proposals

Brexit campaigner Boris Johnson called on Prime Minister Theresa May to rip up her proposal for Britain's exit from the European Union, ratcheting up the pressure on May as she prepares to face her divided party at its annual conference next week.
SOCCER / J. League
Sep 28, 2018

Zelvia fail to acquire J1 license in blow to promotion hopes

The J. League on Thursday announced its decision on club licenses for the 2019 season, denying Machida Zelvia a J1 license as they sit in the second automatic promotion spot with eight rounds remaining in the season.
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MULTIMEDIA
Sep 27, 2018

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JAPAN
Sep 27, 2018

Kyoto lodging tax kicks in on Monday

City becomes the third local government in Japan to implement a accommodation levy after Tokyo and Osaka Prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 26, 2018

Free trade and strengthening ties: Abe's speech to U.N.

The following is a translation provided by the Foreign Ministry of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's address to the U.N. General Assembly in New York on Tuesday.

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