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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 23, 2018

How to unleash Japan's animal spirits

The postwar system that built Japan's formidable middle class is faltering. A two-tiered employment system is needed.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 23, 2018

The key to surviving Japan's hay fever season may be in the toilet stall

With tens of millions of people struggling with hay fever caused by cedar and cypress pollen across Japan, companies are perpetually coming up with new ways to survive the season of itchy eyes and runny noses.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 23, 2018

House Republicans vote to release Russia report, ending probe after denying all motions by Democrats

The U.S. House Intelligence Committee voted on Thursday to release a Republican report on the panel's Russia probe, the leader of the investigation said, a decision that formally ends the panel's examination of Russia and the 2016 U.S. election.
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 22, 2018

U.S. Senate passes bill to penalize websites for sex-trafficking

The U.S. Senate passed legislation on Wednesday aimed at penalizing website operators that facilitate online sex trafficking, chipping away at a bedrock legal shield for the technology industry.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 22, 2018

Designed in California and made in China: How the iPhone skews the U.S. trade deficit

U.S. President Donald Trump often tweets from his iPhone about pressuring China to address its $375 billion trade surplus with the United States. But a closer look at the Apple smartphone reveals how the headline figure is distorted.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 22, 2018

FedEx evidence helped identify Texas bombing suspect: memo

FedEx Corp. said on Wednesday "key evidence" it provided to law enforcement officials led to the identification of the Texas bombing suspect, according to an internal FedEx memo seen by Reuters.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 21, 2018

Trump to boost exports of lethal drones to more U.S. allies, sources say

President Donald Trump will soon make it easier to export some types of lethal U.S.-made drones to potentially dozens more allies and partners — including Japan — according to people familiar with the plan. Trump is expected to ease rules for such foreign sales under a long-delayed new policy on...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 21, 2018

Cambridge Analytica's board suspends CEO Alexander Nix, pending inquiry

Cambridge Analytica's board said it suspended Chief Executive Officer Alexander Nix, effective immediately, while an independent investigation is conducted.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 20, 2018

Cambridge Analytica CEO offered to ensnare politicians in dirty tricks campaign: report

The data firm accused of harvesting Facebook Inc. user profiles was captured in secret footage bragging about how it could use prostitutes and former spies to ensnare politicians and influence elections.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 19, 2018

METI kicks off studies on putting flying cars into practical use

The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry has launched a series of studies into putting flying cars into practical use.
JAPAN
Mar 19, 2018

Hakodate court rejects plea for injunction to halt construction of Oma MOX plant in Aomori

A court has dismissed a request from residents of Hakodate, Hokkaido, for an injunction to halt the construction of Electric Power Development Co.'s nuclear power plant in the town of Oma, across the Tsugaru Strait in nearby Aomori Prefecture.
EDITORIALS
Mar 19, 2018

Measures against secondhand smoke insufficient

A proposed amendment to the law promoting public health that is supposed to curb secondhand smoking in public places has far too many loopholes.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Mar 18, 2018

Amazon Fashion Week Tokyo: Womenswear brands add an extra dash of cool to elegance

Japan Times fashion contributors select eight womenswear collections to look out for during Tokyo fashion week
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 16, 2018

Toys 'R' Us said targeting Chinese funds for potential $1 billion deal in Asia

Toys "R" Us Inc.'s creditors are pushing for a better deal for the Asian business.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 16, 2018

China hacking U.S. firms linked to dispute in South China Sea: FireEye

Chinese hackers have launched a wave of attacks on mainly U.S. engineering and defense companies linked to the disputed South China Sea, the cybersecurity firm FireEye Inc. said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / A MATTER OF HEALTH
Mar 16, 2018

Saitama medical device makers fill vital health care niche

Saitama Prefecture has always been overshadowed by Tokyo, its bigger and glitzier neighbor to the south that is also the capital of Japan. But Saitama, sometimes referred to by its unflattering nickname Dasai-tama (dasai means uncool), is in fact home to a number of small manufacturing businesses developing...
BUSINESS
Mar 16, 2018

Facebook Lite to launch in developed countries, including U.S.

Facebook Inc. on Thursday said it will roll out the stripped-down version of its social media platform, Facebook Lite, to more countries, including developed ones, to attract users struggling with slower mobile data connections.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 15, 2018

Brooklyn sale by Kushner family firm, at 60% premium, linked to NTT — one-third owned by Japan's government

Two months after Jared Kushner joined the White House as a senior adviser, his family firm sold a stake in a Brooklyn building to a unit of a company whose largest shareholder is the government of Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 15, 2018

Lexus crafting high-end yacht as ploy to polish fading luxury car credentials

Lexus thinks it finally has a way to catch up with Mercedes in luxury-car sales: go into the high-end boat business.
BUSINESS
Mar 14, 2018

Japan's big firms to raise wages, but figures fall short of Abe's 3% target

Big Japanese companies agreed Wednesday to raise wages for a fifth year, but many are expected to fall short of meeting Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's 3 percent goal, adding to doubts the central bank will be able to hit its consumer price target.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 14, 2018

G-20 financial heads to urge cryptocurrency monitoring to safeguard financial stability

The world's financial leaders will call on international standard-setting bodies March 20 for stronger monitoring of cryptocurrencies and related assets and to assess the need for a multilateral response as such assets could at some point threaten financial stability.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 14, 2018

YouTube to display Wikipedia blurbs alongside conspiracy videos

YouTube will begin displaying text from Wikipedia articles and other websites alongside some videos in a couple of weeks as the unit of Alphabet Inc.'s Google attempts to combat hoaxes and conspiracy theories on the service, its chief executive said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 13, 2018

With block on Broadcom bid, Trump makes clear U.S. tech interests are 'not for sale'

With his swift rejection of Broadcom Ltd.'s hostile takeover of Qualcomm Inc., U.S. President Donald Trump sent a clear signal to overseas investors: Any deal that could give China an edge in critical technology will be swatted down in the name of national security.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 12, 2018

Coincheck to lift limits on trading and withdrawals imposed after digital money heist, and start repaying customers

Reeling from government reprimands over lax standards after a theft of ¥58 billion ($530 million) in digital money, cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck Inc. said it would from Monday start repaying customers affected by the heist.

Longform

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From ashes to high-rises: A survivor’s account of Tokyo’s postwar past