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Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jul 19, 2017

Director Ryuichi Hiroki discusses 'Side Job.' and the changing feelings Fukushima evokes

Interviews with Japanese directors tend to be straightforward PR exercises. The subjects may be friendly, but they are also disinclined to deviate from their script, especially if they are on their umpteenth media interview of the day.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jul 19, 2017

'Side Job.' presents an authentic portrayal of life in Fukushima after disaster

The Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011 and its aftermath have been the focus of many films, both fiction and nonfiction. However, most of them have been by filmmakers who've come from outside Fukushima Prefecture, where the disaster hit hardest.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 19, 2017

Daimler seeks to stave off crisis with voluntary recall of 3 million diesel cars

Daimler AG aims to head off a growing crisis over potential emissions cheating by voluntarily recalling more than 3 million Mercedes-Benz diesel vehicles in Europe.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Jul 19, 2017

Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton to team up one last time in Nashville concert

Country music star Kenny Rogers is planning to take a final bow with Dolly Parton in a Nashville concert celebrating his 60-year career.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jul 18, 2017

Spanish soccer chief, son arrested during anti-corruption raids

Police arrested the head of Spain's soccer federation, throwing the leadership of the sport in the World Cup-winning nation into disarray a year before the next round of the elite championship takes place in Russia.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 18, 2017

A bite of the virtual reality sandwich

What happens when you take the Nazi zombies, coin collecting, cuddly creatures, xenomorphs, etc., out of video games and you just wander around virtual reality?
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 17, 2017

China's strong second quarter GDP growth paves way for deeper reforms

China's economy expanded faster than expected in the second quarter, setting the country on course to comfortably meet its 2017 growth target and giving policymakers room to tackle big economic challenges ahead of key leadership changes later this year.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FUKUSHIMA FILE
Jul 16, 2017

Date goes whole hog into boar leather business in Fukushima

Wild boar leather is said to breathe well and resist chafing. It is used in Date, Fukushima Prefecture, to make products like babies' first walking shoes because it is soft and fits well.
EDITORIALS
Jul 15, 2017

Volvo's electrifying decision

Volvo, long at the forefront of automobile innovation, demonstrates this once again by saying it's going fully electric.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 15, 2017

Stalled Russia sanctions bill hits North Korean snag in U.S. Congress

A bill that many U.S. lawmakers hoped would send a message to President Donald Trump to keep a strong line against Russia hit a new snag in the House of Representatives on Friday, as Republicans proposed combining it with sanctions on North Korea.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 15, 2017

Chen Miner, a rising star in Chinese politics, appointed Chongqing party boss

China has appointed Chen Miner, a rising political star, as the Communist Party boss in southwestern Chongqing, cementing his credentials as a contender to join the seven-member Politburo Standing Committee at the 19th Party Congress this fall.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 14, 2017

Mayor Soichiro Takashima envisions Fukuoka as a living lab for internet of things

Assessing damage caused by natural disasters with just a glance at a monitor screen. Controlling water levels and knowing the best time to fertilize crops without actually visiting your farm. Checking the whereabouts of your son or daughter who is returning from school by using location-based services....
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 14, 2017

After initial foray, Japan's pension fund plans to buy even more socially responsible assets

The world's largest pension fund aims to boost and broaden its socially responsible assets after buying them for the first time this year.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 14, 2017

Returning to Washington without a solution, Tillerson says Qatar crisis may linger on

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said a dispute between a Saudi Arabian-led bloc and Qatar may last "quite a while," as the two sides still refuse to speak to each other directly and are no closer to resolving the key demands made after the crisis started.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 14, 2017

Idled mills hope for Trump steel tariff as plants dependent on cheap imports seek status quo

The blast furnaces and slab casters at United States Steel Corp's Granite City Works have been idle for 18 months, and laid-off workers here are pinning their hopes on President Donald Trump imposing broad new restrictions on imported steel.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 14, 2017

Trump hints he could reverse decision to exit Paris climate pact if persuaded

President Donald Trump held the door open to a reversal of his decision to pull the United States out of the Paris climate accord on Thursday, but did not say what he would need in return to persuade him to do so.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jul 13, 2017

Rakuten, Barcelona hail official start of partnership, lucrative sponsorship

Rakuten Inc. will be splashing its name across "the most important shirt in the world," according to Barcelona defender Gerard Pique, after the e-commerce giant celebrated the start of its four-year, $235 million sponsorship with the iconic Spanish soccer club on Thursday.

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