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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 23, 2019

Lone Star-Unizo employees' offer raises bar in bidding war with Blackstone

Unizo Holdings Co.'s latest takeover offer is seen raising the bar for Blackstone Group Inc., which has been the most persistent bidder in the war for the Japanese real estate operator.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 22, 2019

North Korean threat looms as China, Japan and South Korea leaders meet

The possibility of a new confrontation between Pyongyang and Washington hangs over meetings involving China, Japan and South Korea as speculation grows North Korean actions could end an uneasy detente and upend recent diplomatic efforts.
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Dec 22, 2019

SDF tests public support with next mission in Middle East

The Cabinet is expected to approve a Self-Defense Forces mission to the Middle East that will comprise a destroyer, patrol planes and 250 personnel as part of an intelligence-gathering operation.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / DESSERT WATCH
Dec 21, 2019

Milksha: 'Fresh Milk' bubble tea gets some fresh new flavors

There's a plethora of subpar bubble tea shops out there. Fortunately, Milksha is not one of them.
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 21, 2019

Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai awarded $242 million pay package

Sundar Pichai is getting a hefty pay raise.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Dec 20, 2019

Readers' choice: Tokyo's best ramen shops

Last month, The Japan Times published its curated list of Tokyo's five best ramen shops. But Japan's capital city is a truly massive metropolis boasting restaurants galore, so we wanted to know: What did we overlook? And where are your favorite ramen shops?
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage / 2019 in Review
Dec 20, 2019

The year that musicals took on Japanese stages

While song and dance kept audiences flocking to theaters in Japan in 2019, the non-musical side was kept afloat by established dramatists rather than new faces
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film / Wide Angle
Dec 20, 2019

Takashi Miike shows his softer side at Macao film festival

Japan's master of the ultra-violent, darkly comedic and low-budge yakuza flick, Takashi Miike, discusses the ideas of love and boxing which are prevelant in his latest film, 'First Love.'
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Dec 19, 2019

Texas Legends' Yudai Baba to compete in NBA G League Winter Showcase for first time

Texas Legends swingman Yudai Baba is playing in this week's NBA G League Winter Showcase for the first time.
EDITORIALS
Dec 19, 2019

What lies behind Japan's dismal gender gap?

As long as policy measures to empower women remain non-binding, the situation surrounding women will only improve slowly in this male-dominated society.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 19, 2019

Looking back on Japan's security in 2019

2019 had its share of good, bad and ugly moments, but overall it was a net positive for Japanese security.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 19, 2019

Italy's Matteo Salvini faces new trial risk for holding migrants on ship

A special tribunal has recommended that former Italian interior minister and far-right League party leader Matteo Salvini face trial for holding scores of migrants on board a coast guard ship docked in a port in Sicily in July.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 18, 2019

Japan, a kingmaker for Indo-Pacific trade deals

The future of the RCEP depends on how Tokyo will approach India's withdrawal.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Dec 17, 2019

Yuzuru Hanyu's return, Daisuke Takahashi's farewell headline nationals

Yuzuru Hanyu returns to the Japan Championships this week for the first time in four years. After winning the title four straight times (2012-15), Hanyu has missed the last three installments due to illness and injury.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 17, 2019

Xi Jinping's annus horribilis

Chinese President Xi Jinping suffered major setbacks in 2019 and his prospects for 2020 appear even worse.
JAPAN
Dec 17, 2019

'You can't go home': Monthlong escape to Ogasawara Islands a hit with teleworkers

Liner service Ogasawara Kaiun Co. is looking for participants for a 28-day, 27-night tour to the Ogasawara Islands, an archipelago of over 30 subtropical islands some 1,000 kilometers south of central Tokyo, highlighting a special chance to escape into nature.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 17, 2019

Trump says U.S. is watching North Korea closely and would be upset if something is 'in the works'

President Donald Trump on Monday said he would be disappointed if something is "in the works" in North Korea and the United States is watching activities in the Asian nation closely.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 16, 2019

Public records: Here today, gone tomorrow

Preserving the past is not just an academic exercise.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Dec 16, 2019

Race walker Yusuke Suzuki named JAAF's Athlete of the Year

Race walk gold medalist Yusuke Suzuki was named the Athlete of the Year at the annual Athletics Award of the Japan Association of Athletics Federations on Monday in Tokyo.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 16, 2019

China's Xi vows support for Hong Kong leader during 'most difficult' time

Chinese President Xi Jinping met Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam in Beijing on Monday, saying he recognizes her courage to govern the financial hub in these "most difficult" times.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 16, 2019

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang says Hong Kong not yet out of protest 'dilemma'

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang met with Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam in Beijing on Monday, saying the Asian financial hub was not yet out of the "dilemma" facing the city's economy after months of sometimes violent protests. Li met with Lam during a regular duty visit where she is also due to hold a potentially...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 16, 2019

Hudson's Bay Group said to consider shelving takeover offer

Hudson's Bay Co. Chairman Richard Baker may scrap an offer to take the struggling retailer private after regulators delayed a vote on the deal following complaints from a minority shareholder.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 15, 2019

Protests could spark stronger U.S.-China deal

The West has a golden opportunity to craft a larger strategy of both containment and cooperation.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Dec 14, 2019

News outlets miss pivotal factor in decision to shift 2020 Olympic events

When the International Olympic Committee announced that the marathon and race walk competitions for next year's Olympics would be moved to Hokkaido due to fears that the summer heat in Tokyo might be too intense, Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike had no choice but to accept the directive, although she made a point...
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / Kateigaho International Japan Edition
Dec 14, 2019

Mizuhiki: Paper with a spiritual twist

Mizuhiki are an indispensable part of the country's new year celebrations, embodying people's hopes and prayers for the 12 months ahead.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Dec 14, 2019

Laughing at life's trials and tribulations in Japan

Life is tragic, life is comic; the glass is half-empty — no, half full. Point of view is all. Two magazines — President and Spa — represent the opposite poles of optimism and pessimism. For President, bad luck and good luck are all in the mind. The former is a failure of will, the latter always...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 14, 2019

North Korea conducts another 'crucial test' at long-range rocket site

North Korea announced Saturday that it has conducted "another crucial test" at its Sohae long-range rocket site, claiming that the move will bolster its "reliable strategic nuclear deterrent."
Shinjiro Koizumi takes farm ministry reins after predecessor's rice gaffe
Agriculture minister Taku Eto (left), who resigned on Wednesday, and former Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi
Nissan’s troubles might go all the way back to Ghosn 
A lot at a Nissan plant in Mexico. The company may have overextended itself during the Ghosn era.
Japan confirms hard-line position ahead of possible tariff talks in Washington
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan’s chief tariff negotiator, at a news conference on Tuesday. He said that when Japan states it wants the tariffs reviewed, it means Tokyo wants them removed.
Tokyo to cover cost of base service fees for water utilities through summer
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is looking to make the cost of base service fees in water utility bills free during the summer, hoping the financial support will allow residents to turn on their air conditioners and protect themselves against heatstroke.
Trump’s wake-up call for India’s foreign policy
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Feb. 13. Trump’s coercive use of trade threats against India during the Pakistan military crisis has undermined trust in the U.S.-India partnership and exposed Washington as an unreliable security ally.
Nippon Ishin grapples with poor governance ahead of Upper House election
Nippon Ishin no Kai co-leader Seiji Maehara speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Friday.
Beware of dubious websites offering cheap rice, consumer watchdog warns
Questionable websites appear to be taking advantage of consumers looking for cheaper rice online amid the high prices of the staple grain in the nation.
Onosato’s march to yokozuna could usher in golden age for sumo
Onosato (left) battles Gonoyama on Day 6 of the Summer Basho. With Onosato on the cusp of promotion to yokozuna, there could soon be two titans at the top of the sport fighting for titles.
A window into the mind of Esperantist and political activist Teru Hasegawa
Teru Hasegawa, Esperanto name Verda Majo, wrote leftist political essays during WWII.

Podcast

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

Longform

A sinkhole in Yashio, which emerged in January, was triggered by a ruptured, aging sewer pipe. Authorities worry that similar sections of infrastructure across the country are also at risk of corrosion.
That sinking feeling: Japan’s aging sewers are an infrastructure time bomb
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