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BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 18, 2018

U.S. government seeks Facebook help to wiretap Messenger, sources say

The U.S. government is trying to force Facebook Inc. to break the encryption in its popular Messenger app so law enforcement may listen to a suspect's voice conversations in a criminal probe, three people briefed on the case said, resurrecting the issue of whether companies can be compelled to alter...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Aug 17, 2018

Chinese police detain man for asking why can't Taiwan be called a country

Police in China have detained a man who asked on social media what law prevented anyone calling self-ruled Taiwan a country, questioning a fundamental principle of China's sovereignty.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Aug 15, 2018

Made men: Tokyo-based 'yakuza' talent agency delivers the real deal

They aren't just acting tough; they really are tough.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Aug 15, 2018

Japan's Don Quijote joins retail's top ranks with rule-breaking approach

Discount retailer Don Quijote has become a role model for other chain stores, defying Japan's weak retail environment to report its 29th year of unbroken sales and profit growth.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Aug 15, 2018

Overseas tours an unfortunate victim of sumo's recent popularity

The world of sumo has seen many changes over the past decade.
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 15, 2018

Cubans cheer as free internet goes nationwide for a daylong test

Cuba's government said it provided free internet to the communist-run island's more than 5 million cellphone users on Tuesday, in an eight-hour test before it launches sales of the service.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 14, 2018

Initially let go, Florida man charged with manslaughter in 'stand your ground' shooting

A Florida man was charged with manslaughter on Monday for fatally shooting another man on July 19 during an argument over a parking spot, after police initially declined to arrest him due to the state's "stand your ground" self-defense law, officials said.
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Aug 11, 2018

Return journey

'I'm sleepy. Can I sleep until the end of the line?'
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 10, 2018

How three women shattered glass ceilings to become the first female chief economists at global banks

There's a particular telephone conversation that HSBC Global Chief Economist Janet Henry has down pat.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 9, 2018

Britain and France mark centenary of decisive WWI battle of Amiens

Britain and France on Wednesday marked 100 years since the decisive battle of Amiens that put Europe on the path to the end of World War I, in a sober ceremony in the northern French city's Gothic cathedral.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Aug 8, 2018

The incoherent, divisive dogma of cultural appropriation outrage

Clueless online crusaders risk doing real harm to the very cultures they claim to represent
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 7, 2018

Gree-owned firm launches app aimed at boosting Japan's booming world of 'virtual YouTubers'

An app offering livestreamed videos featuring virtual stars debuted Tuesday with the aim of accelerating Japan's emerging world of avatar entertainers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 7, 2018

SoftBank mulls largest public listing ever at $90 billion

SoftBank Group Corp. is considering seeking a valuation of about $90 billion for its domestic wireless business in a planned initial public offering, according to sources.
WORLD
Aug 6, 2018

Risk of drone strikes is highlighted by apparent attack in Venezuela

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro accused political foes of trying to kill him during an open-air speech Saturday using explosives-laden drones, prompting a host of questions about the alleged attack and who might have been behind it.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 5, 2018

Ding! Alibaba office app fuels backlash among some Chinese workers

In the cramped former home of Jack Ma, founder of the Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, about 30 young engineers sit elbow to elbow, working to attract the next million users for DingTalk, Alibaba's workplace communication software.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Aug 4, 2018

Wheels that keep on rolling: Honda's diminutive Super Cub celebrates its 60th anniversary

Soichiro Honda's diminutive motorbike is more than just a reliable machine — it's a veritable phenomenon. After selling more than 100 million units worldwide over the past six decades, the ageless Cub just keeps on rolling.
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Aug 4, 2018

Getting an insight into the mind of a curious teenager

'If you're invisible, do you think you can see your own hands?'
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 3, 2018

Russia allowing thousands of North Korean workers into the country: report

Russia is allowing thousands of fresh North Korean laborers into the country and granting new work permits in potential violation of U.N. sanctions, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 3, 2018

Trump staffs team topped by Jared Kushner for roll-out of mystery Mideast peace plan

U.S. officials say the Trump administration is staffing up a Middle East policy team at the White House in anticipation of unveiling its long awaited but largely mysterious Israeli-Palestinian peace plan.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Aug 2, 2018

Former Pistons assistant coach Rex Walters launches new basketball-themed podcast

Rex Walters, whose head coaching stops include Florida Atlantic University, the University of San Francisco and the NBA G League's Grand Rapids Drive, has launched a new basketball podcast.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 2, 2018

Bowing to censorship, Google plans to launch search app in lucrative Chinese market, ending long boycott: sources

Google is preparing a version of its search engine for China that blocks results Beijing considers sensitive, according to people familiar with the situation.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 2, 2018

Kremlin critic vows to find killers of TV crew in Central African Republic reporting on Russian mercenaries

Russian tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky said he would try to find those responsible for the murder of three journalists working for his online news organization in Central African Republic who he said had been reporting on Russian mercenaries.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 1, 2018

Facebook removes pages and accounts after finding 'sophisticated' efforts to sow division and disrupt 2018 U.S. elections

Facebook Inc. said Tuesday it had identified a new coordinated political influence campaign to mislead its users and sow dissent among voters ahead of U.S. congressional elections set for November.
Japan Times
Jul 31, 2018

alt Inc. Announces "alt Dialogue Engine Version 1", Capable of Natural Human Speech

alt Inc. announced "alt Dialogue Engine", capable of natural human speech, combining AIML rules, data of knowledge bases and RNN utterance generation.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 30, 2018

Japan's risky Aegis Ashore radar choice

For cost, performance and operational reasons, it makes little sense to go it alone.
How Pakistan shot down India's cutting-edge fighter using Chinese gear
An Indian Air Force pilot gets out of a Rafale fighter jet during its induction ceremony at an air force station in Ambala, India, September 2020.
China’s unbeatable new production model export
China is not merely moving more goods; it is exporting a new, ruthlessly efficient production model powered by automation, AI and state-guided industrial optimization.
Trump: The $550 billion pledged by Japan is 'our money'
U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday. He told CNBC that investment pledges are like signing bonuses.
Australia announces new warships will come from Japan
The Maritime Self-Defense Force's Mogami-class frigate Niyodo sails at an undisclosed location in this image released Tuesday.
Japan swelters as previous heat record melts
A worker tries to cool down a street in central Tokyo Tuesday as wide swaths of the Kanto region sweltered under intense heat. In Gunma Prefecture, the temperature rose 41.8 degrees Celsius, the highest ever recorded in Japan.
Photographer Bleg Bayraktar is winning social media with politeness
A video on Bayraktar's Instagram account of the Belgian photographer approaching an elderly worker in Tokyo's Shibuya has gone viral, garnering almost 9 million views.
Australia announces new warships will come from Japan
The Maritime Self-Defense Force's Mogami-class frigate Niyodo sails at an undisclosed location in this image released Tuesday.
Fuji Rock's weekend of surprises was one of its best yet
Radwimps lead singer Yojiro Noda threw himself into the rock band’s Green Stage performance ahead of headliner Vampire Weekend.
How Trump is gaslighting on climate change — with Japan’s help
The Bishu Maru LNG tanker, owned by Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, next to the Freeport LNG terminal in Texas
With a new distillery, Suntory makes a spirited move on gin market
A staff inspects a distillation pot still at Suntory's new Osaka Spirits & Liqueurs Craft Distillery, which will focus on gin production and help Suntory capture a bigger slice of the fast-growing gin market.

Podcast

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

Longform

A mushroom cloud from the atomic bombing on Hiroshima taken from a U.S. military aircraft on Aug. 6, 1945. Copying the photo without permission is prohibited.
80 years on, a Japanese American hibakusha recalls the day the bomb dropped
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