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BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 28, 2017

Toray latest in slew of Japanese firms to admit falsifying data

Toray Hybrid Cord says it identified 149 cases out of 40,000 in which two employees in charge of quality assurance modified figures.
Japan Times
SPORTS / MAN ABOUT SPORTS
Nov 28, 2017

Pitcher Charlie Morton's unlikely trip from journeyman to star

Two hours before an exhibition game in March, the Houston Astros clubhouse was vacant save for MAS and 'Stros hurler Charlie Morton.
PRESS / Corporate Trends
Nov 28, 2017

Establishment of Japan Times Satoyama Consortium

Tokyo, Nov. 28, 2017 － The Japan Times (Minato-ku, Tokyo. Representative: Takeharu Tsutsumi) will establish a new consortium on Jan. 1, 2018, to promote the dissemination of information in English about the initiatives of individual practitioners, local governments and corporations in Japan regarding...
PRESS / Corporate Trends
Nov 28, 2017

「Japan Times Satoyama推進コンソーシアム」設立について

株式会社ジャパンタイムズ（本社：東京都港区、代表取締役社長：堤丈晴）は、「里山資本主義」（※）の実践者・地方自治体・企業の取り組みを海外へ英語で発信し、地域産業の認知や価値を高めることを目的とする「Japan...
Nov 28, 2017

Establishment of Japan Times Satoyama Consortium
Promoting Japan’s satoyama activities to the world

The Japan Times (Minato-ku, Tokyo. Representative: Takeharu Tsutsumi) will establish a new consortium on Jan. 1, 2018, to promote the dissemination of information in English about the initiatives of individual practitioners, local governments and corporations in Japan regarding “Satoyama Capitalism,”...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Nov 28, 2017

Video footage of Manila police casts doubt on official accounts of drug killings

The police report was clear. Anti-drug officers shot and injured three men in one of the Philippine capital's poorest districts, then "rushed" them to hospital where they were pronounced dead on arrival.
WORLD / Society
Nov 28, 2017

Central America's LGBT people forced to flee for their lives: Amnesty

Killings and violence against LGBT people in Central America are driving hundreds to flee their homes each year, but they have no safe sanctuary to run to, Amnesty International said on Monday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 27, 2017

More Japanese livestock farmers using feed rice

While consumption of rice has been declining in Japan, the use of feed rice is on the rise, giving added value to livestock products in some regions.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 27, 2017

The next battle in Xi's war on corruption

Chinese President Xi Jinping has waged a relentless fight against corruption, but the war is far from won.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 27, 2017

China's bike-sharing bust

A great capitalist innovation may need some socialist help.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 27, 2017

As Akita deals with surge in bear sightings, some point to a human cause

Far from Tokyo's bright lights and noisy streets Kaori Kawashima walks cautiously on her way to the nearest convenience store in rural Akita Prefecture, where danger might be lurking in the shadows.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 26, 2017

Airbus set to poach Rolls-Royce exec Eric Schulz to lead commercial jetliner sales

Airbus is poised to hire Eric Schulz, the head of Rolls-Royce's civil engines unit, to lead its commercial jetliner sales, after months of uncertainty over the successor to sales kingpin John Leahy, three people familiar with the matter said.
Figure Skating
Nov 26, 2017

Rika Kihira roars back to win Japan Junior Championship with two triple axels

Rika Kihira hit two booming triple axels in the opening minute of her free skate to rally to victory Sunday night at the Japan Junior Championships at Gunma Ice Arena.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Nov 26, 2017

Getting your money's worth in the game world

The power of the Xbox One X
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Nov 26, 2017

Edo Period 'post town' in Okayama re-imagines its past and reaps tourism dividends

Yakage is the only preserved town along the Sanyo Road that survives in it's near-original form, and tourists are flocking there.
JAPAN / KANSAI PERSPECTIVE
Nov 26, 2017

In pitching 2025 Expo bid, Osaka must sell itself over Paris, and Africa may hold the key

Imagine you're in Osaka in 2025. After arriving, you're welcomed by people on the streets, where you stop by a takoyaki vendor for a quick octopus dumpling snack before heading out to see the sights. Walking around Osaka, you'll feel safe in the presence of police officers offering snappy salutes and...
Japan Times
CULTURE
Nov 25, 2017

Japan's geisha battle to protect their future

A handful of traditional female entertainers across the country are experimenting with innovative ways of preserving their culture.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Nov 25, 2017

The popularity of the psychopath is a mind puzzle

Psychopaths, says neuroscientist Nobuko Nakano in her 2016 bestseller "Saikopasu" ("Psychopaths"), tend to share two personality traits. Freedom from fear and anxiety is one. Indifference to other people's feelings is another.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 25, 2017

Uber to disclose pricing details on SoftBank investment early next week: sources

Uber will soon disclose its share-pricing details for Softbank's plan to invest heavily in the ride-hailing enterprise.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Nov 24, 2017

Rika Kihira, Mako Yamashita, Riko Takino in running for coveted Japan women's junior crown

With Kaori Sakamoto, Marin Honda and Yuna Shiraiwa having moved on to the senior ranks, Japan will crown a new junior women's queen this weekend at the Japan Junior Championships at Gunma Ice Arena.
JAPAN
Nov 24, 2017

Boat washes ashore in Akita with eight aboard claiming to be North Korean fishermen

Eight men claiming to be fishermen from North Korea are found in Akita Prefecture after their wooden boat broke down.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 24, 2017

Japan's lowriders get a little higher

The scene at Makuhari Messe could be at the Louvre — if the Louvre were to pump hip-hop throughout its galleries and have half-naked women posing beside its exhibits.
India strikes Pakistan over Kashmir tourist killings
Indian paramilitary personnel stand guard along a road in Srinagar on Wednesday after New Delhi launched missile strikes on archrival Pakistan in a major escalation between the nuclear-armed neighbors.
About 30% of those in de facto marriages refuse to marry over surname change
A survey by a private group found that 30% of people in de facto marriages in Japan have not filed for marriage registration because they or their partners do not want to change their surnames.
Japan's 'ice age' employment generation is at risk of poverty during retirement
Those who entered the job market from around 1993 to 2004, when long-term stagnation started, are likely to struggle even more to make ends meet after retirement.
Driver arrested at scene of Yokosuka crash that injured eight
A 31-year-old man was taken into custody on Monday on suspicion of drunken driving after he caused a multivehicle crash in the city of Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture.
Emperor emeritus is hospitalized for a heart exam
Emperor Emeritus Akihito and Empress Emerita Michiko stroll in the garden of Nikko Tamozawa Imperial Villa Memorial Park in the city of Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, on May 28, 2024.
Former sekiwake Toyonoshima is new head coach at innovative women’s club
Former sekiwake Toyonoshima and Airi Hisano train at Tachihi Sumo Club on May 1.
The drive for luxury: Aston Martin Asia's president explains the desire for more
While for Aston Martin, it’s all about delivering luxury, their regional president for Asia Gregory Adams' start in the auto industry in Japan was far more humble.
Why are rice prices still high in Japan?
Amid shortages, the price of a 5-kilogram bag of rice during the week of April 14 was ¥4,220.
Plug and Play wants to help Japanese startups go global
Phillip Vincent (right), Japan CEO of Plug and Play, and Ma Jingqian, head of ventures, at Plug and Play's Tokyo office, last month
Kotomi Li: 'I refuse to choose death'
Since 2017, Kotomi Li has won some of Japan’s top literary awards and built a formidable career in the face of persistent online harassment. “Authors are tenacious creatures to begin with,” she says.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Dangami House is a 180-year-old former samurai residence of the Kato clan, who ruled over Ozu, Ehime Prefecture, until the Meiji Restoration.
A house, a legacy and the quiet work of restoration in rural Japan
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