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Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 30, 2017

Trump administration's policy review on Cuba near completion, sources say

The Trump administration is nearing completion of a policy review to determine how far it goes in rolling back former President Barack Obama's engagement with Cuba and could make an announcement next month, according to current and former U.S. officials and people familiar with the discussions.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 29, 2017

Potato chip panic: why Japan's future food security depends on solutions from its past

Climate change is uncharted territory, but by balancing our appetite for untested solutions with practices that have worked for generations, we can adapt with confidence.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 29, 2017

Favoring Osaka, Macau billionaire says Tokyo doesn't need a casino

Lawrence Ho, the billionaire owner of Melco Resorts & Entertainment, said he favors building a casino in Osaka rather than Tokyo because there are more opportunities to develop the smaller city as an entertainment destination.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
May 29, 2017

Let's discuss Basquiat's painting auction

A Japanese billionaire bought a Basquiat masterpiece for $110.5 million.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
May 29, 2017

BITPoint in talks to add bitcoin payments to outlets across Japan

BITPoint Japan, the company behind Peach Aviation's move to let travelers use bitcoin to pay for tickets, is planning to give hundreds of thousands of retail outlets the ability to accept the digital currency.
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
May 29, 2017

Brewing Kake Gakuen scandal points to alleged Abe favoritism

On Thursday a former top ministry official dropped a bombshell in a hastily held news conference in Tokyo.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 29, 2017

New French president promises tough talk at first Putin meeting

New French President Emmanuel Macron is promising tough talk at his first meeting with Vladimir Putin on Monday, following an election campaign where his team accused Russian media of trying to interfere in the democratic process.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
May 29, 2017

Chinese buy condom business as sex-savvy youth spur demand

April Zhang, a 21-year-old student from Shanghai, reflects the fast-shifting attitudes of China's younger generations toward sex. She's confident to talk about a topic once taboo here and is well educated about the risks.
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 28, 2017

'WannaCry' lesson for the Japan-U.S. alliance

The rapid and destructive spread of ransomware highlights the need for a coordinated international response by Japan and the U.S.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 28, 2017

ADB faces many challenges ahead as it marks 50th year

The Asia Development Bank can't afford to rest on its laurels.
JAPAN
May 28, 2017

Nuclear storage crisis grows as reactor restarts continue

More than six years after the March 11, 2011, Tohoku quake, tsunami, and triple meltdown at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, Japan is accelerating efforts to restart as many reactors as it possibly can. Four have been revived so far, and Kansai Electric Power Co. plans to restart the Takahama...
WORLD / Politics
May 28, 2017

British leader May's lead narrows ahead of election

British Prime Minister Theresa May's lead over the opposition Labour Party has narrowed sharply, according to five opinion polls published since the Manchester attack, suggesting she might not win the landslide predicted just a month ago.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
May 27, 2017

Lost: Struggling to cope with millions of unclaimed items in Tokyo

Among the millions of items that were registered with Tokyo's lost and found center last year was an urn containing someone's ashes.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
May 27, 2017

Never forget: keeping track of belongings with technology

A Tokyo-based startup is offering a range of services to help people keep track of their belongings.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / OSAKA RESTAURANTS
May 27, 2017

Kunsei Lover Fumo: where food is better smoked

At Kunsei Lover Fumo, smoking — of the food, that is — is so desirable that it appears twice in the name of the restaurant, first in Japanese (kunsei) and then in Italian (fumo).
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 27, 2017

Chinese jets involved in another 'unsafe' intercept of U.S. reconnaissance plane, Pentagon says

For the second time in a week, a U.S. military plane has been intercepted by Chinese fighter jets in an "unprofessional" and "unsafe" manner, the Pentagon said Saturday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 27, 2017

Tillerson declines to host Ramadan event at State Department

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has declined a request to host an event to mark Islam's holy month of Ramadan, two U.S. officials said, apparently breaking with a bipartisan tradition in place with few exceptions for nearly 20 years.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
May 27, 2017

Waking up to the mechanics of sleep

Feeling tired? Wish you had more time in your life? Got too much to do? I answer all three questions in the affirmative, and I am far from alone — in fact, almost everyone I know feels the same. The problem may be a lack of sleep, and, counterintuitively, it may also be a lack of play. But let's start...
BUSINESS
May 26, 2017

Japan's 2016 net external assets rose to second-largest on record

Japan's net external assets rose to their second-highest amount on record at the end of fiscal 2016, driven by rising mergers and acquisitions overseas by firms and portfolio investment, the Finance Ministry said Friday.
Japan Times
Rugby
May 26, 2017

McCaw hopes to inspire kids with charity work in Japan

All Blacks legend Richie McCaw kicked off a four-day charity tour of Japan on Friday and vowed to bring a smile to the faces of children affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 26, 2017

Who welcomes the most refugees? Most mistakenly think it's the West, survey says

People surveyed on five continents mistakenly think wealthy Western countries are welcoming most refugees as the world grapples with its worst migration crisis in decades, a survey showed on Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 26, 2017

Don't make hasty decision to exit Paris climate pact, Macron urges Trump

French President Emmanuel Macron urged Donald Trump on Thursday not to take any hasty decisions on a global climate change deal that the U.S. president threatened during his election campaign to abandon.
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France — where he had lived since he was a young child — stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
Tokyo ranked world’s richest city by GDP, with Osaka-Kobe also rated highly
Tokyo has a gross domestic product of $2.55 trillion, just ahead of New York’s $2.49 trillion and Greater Los Angeles’ $1.62 trillion, according to CEOWorld’s global wealth index.
Tokyo looks to keep ‘monster parents’ at bay with new protocols
New guidelines are addressing struggles by teachers to deal with the burden of parents who make irrational complaints that go beyond what is considered socially acceptable, often referred to as "monster parents," which is overwhelming their workload.
China delivers warning to U.S. and Japan with third aircraft carrier
The Fujian, China's third aircraft carrier, carries out sea trials at an unknown location in May last year.
Japan lawmakers eye firm response to Chinese envoy's threat to behead PM
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks at a Lower House Budget Committee meeting on Friday.
Tatsuya Nakadai: A masterful leading man and postwar icon
Tatsuya Nakadai had the look of a leading man in his youth, but his large and searching eyes suggested the pain and loneliness of an old soul.
As Japan’s female leader rises, can she cross sumo’s sacred line?
Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hakkaku (front center) delivers a speech on the first day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at the Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Sunday. Centuries of belief and tradition still underpin the all-male association's stance of excluding women.
Takaichi doesn’t mince words on Taiwan, but dramatic policy shift unlikely
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi responds to questions during a House of Representatives Budget Committee session in parliament on Tuesday.
Florist Nicolai Bergmann flourishes outside the box
Florist Nicolai Bergmann shops for fresh flowers at the Ota flower market in Tokyo on Friday.
China delivers warning to U.S. and Japan with third aircraft carrier
The Fujian, China's third aircraft carrier, carries out sea trials at an unknown location in May last year.

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