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Jan 31, 2018

Japan women's hockey team aiming for medal at Pyeongchang Olympics

The Japanese women's national hockey team hasn't posted a single win in its previous two trips to the Winter Olympics.
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BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 31, 2018

Facebook bans ads tied to bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies

Facebook Inc. is banning ads on its social network that promote cryptocurrencies, initial coin offerings and binary options, saying they're "frequently associated with misleading or deceptive promotional practices."
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 30, 2018

Abe's Trump bromance had a terrible month

Three actions in the past week encapsulate why the prime minister's investment in the Trump White House may backfire
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 30, 2018

Kuroda deserves a second term

A figure of Haruhiko Kuroda's experience and credibility is required to dispatch the dissenters and give Prime Minister Shinzo Abe the support he needs to run the economy hot for several more years.
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COMMENTARY / World
Jan 30, 2018

Gold medal brinkmanship

Pyongyang's Olympic olive branch should be seen as a strategic victory for the regime and a blow to international efforts to wind back its nuclear program.
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BUSINESS
Jan 30, 2018

Bible of Japanese stocks gets hot, suggesting nation's brokerages will prosper

Things are looking up for Japan's biggest brokerages, if demand for a well-known stock handbook is any guide.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 30, 2018

North Korea scraps joint Olympic cultural event with South

North Korea has canceled a joint cultural performance with South Korea at a mountain resort north of the border, blaming the media in Seoul for "defaming" its position on next month's Winter Olympics.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 29, 2018

Japan's three structural challenges

To ensure its future prosperity, Japan must resolve its demographic, productivity and fiscal dilemmas.
BUSINESS
Jan 29, 2018

Japan's rural regions turn to 'sharing economy' to offer residents valuable services

Business practices collectively known as the "sharing economy" are offering new ways for local and prefectural governments to address problems such as aging populations and scarce job opportunities.
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LIFE / Language
Jan 29, 2018

In dog-loving Japan, a year for the mutts among us to make our marks

Canine-lovers have plenty to celebrate, what with this year being Inu-doshi, the Year of the Dog).
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COMMENTARY / World
Jan 28, 2018

Better plastics for healthier seas

The world does not need new bans or taxes on plastics. Rather, it needs people who work with plastic to take advantage of technological advances that make it safer for the environment.
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LIFE / Food & Drink / KONBINI WATCH
Jan 27, 2018

FamilyMart's Japari Man: Kemono Friends' colorful adventure in taste

The chocolate Japari Man is as simple as it gets. Save for the pink color of its exterior, this warm snack offers ample amounts of chocolate in every bite.
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JAPAN
Jan 27, 2018

Japan's welfare ministry drafting bill to limit people on dole to generic drugs

The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry is drafting a bill to limit people on welfare to the use of generic drugs as health care costs continue to climb.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 27, 2018

Why scientists solve harder problems first

We've found thousands of distant planets, but not a cure for the common cold. What gives?
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JAPAN / Politics
Jan 27, 2018

Abe and South Korean President Moon Jae-in to hold talks before opening ceremony for Pyeongchang Olympics

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and South Korean President Moon Jae-in will hold a meeting Feb. 9 at a site near the venue of the opening ceremony for the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in South Korea, Japanese government sources have said.
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JAPAN / Politics
Jan 26, 2018

Japan and France agree to deepen maritime security ties in 'two plus two' meeting

The foreign and defense ministers of Japan and France held a regular "two plus two" meeting in Tokyo Friday in which they agreed to beef up mutual diplomatic cooperation in securing a "rule-based order" in maritime security, including the East and South China seas.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 26, 2018

Moment of truth for the Bank of Japan

The BOJ continues to provide significant stimulus to the economy, but with inflation still well below target the central bank finds itself between a rock and a hard place.
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COMMENTARY / World
Jan 26, 2018

The junkies and dealers of today's social media

Monopolistic Internet platforms, especially Facebook, enable the powerful to inflict harm on the powerless in politics, foreign policy and commerce.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 26, 2018

Citizen considers luxury acquisitions to attract high net worth customers

Citizen Watch Co., the country's largest watchmaker, is eyeing acquisitions that could add premium timepieces to its offerings, as the company looks to gain more high net-worth customers.
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CULTURE / Entertainment news
Jan 26, 2018

Oscar-winner Casey Affleck withdraws as Academy presenter amid sexual harassment claims

Oscar-winning Casey Affleck, who has been accused of sexual harassment by female crew members on earlier films, has withdrawn as a presenter at the 2018 Academy Awards, a spokeswoman for the organization said on Thursday.
BUSINESS / Tech / ANALYSIS
Jan 25, 2018

Chinese tech firms narrowing pay gap with Silicon Valley as state pours money into IT, surveillance

China's war for technology talent is intensifying.
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COMMENTARY / World
Jan 25, 2018

Some policy dentistry could combat truth decay

The American public's mental bandwidth is being stressed by a torrent of information.
MULTIMEDIA
Jan 25, 2018

[VIDEO] ‘Flowers by Naked 2018 Rondo’

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COMMENTARY / World
Jan 24, 2018

Water management is health management

Some 2.1 billion people worldwide lack access to safe, readily available water at home, severely undermining health outcomes.
How Takaichi won the LDP’s leadership race
Sanae Takaichi, the newly elected leader of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, poses in the party leader's office after the LDP leadership election in Tokyo on Saturday.
Asahi ships beer using paper and fax after ransomware attack
Drinks produced by Asahi at a liquor store in Tokyo. Retailers in Japan are warning customers of possible Asahi Super Dry beer shortages after a cyberattack paralyzed production and distribution at the major brewer.
Retro-wrapped trains mark 100th anniversary of Tokyo's Yamanote Line
Trains decorated to resemble the 103 (left) and 205 series of trains that formerly ran on the Yamanote Line, in Tokyo on Saturday.
Americans and Canadians unite in battling 'eating machine' carp
A Fisheries and Oceans Canada team patrols the Grand River in Dunnville, Ontario, in search of invasive grass carp specimens on Sept. 25.
Suzuki eyed for LDP secretary-general, reflecting Aso’s growing influence
Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi (center) speaks to reporters on Sunday after meeting Taro Aso, the party's supreme advisor, at the party's headquarters.
Takaichi, the LDP’s first female president, is far from an ‘overnight success’
Newly-elected Liberal Democratic Party chief Sanae Takaichi greets her fellow LDP members on Saturday at party headquarters.
‘We have drawn lessons,’ Indian Army chief says of brief clash with Pakistan
Indian Army chief Upendra Dwivedi waves as he arrives to attend the ceremonial reception of Defense Minister Gen Nakatani in New Delhi in May.
How a family-run landscaper turned the Osaka Expo green
The team at Ryokukou Garden consists primarily of a single family, including Toshiki Tanisaki (second from right), who led the company's efforts at the Osaka Expo, Chikako Tanisaki (fifth from right), who performs daily maintanence at the expo, and Takeshi Tanisaki (fourth from right), who added a nursery to the family farm more than 50 years ago.
Eat your balloons: The culinary theater of Grant Achatz comes to Tokyo
Avant-garde chef Grant Achatz and his team from Alinea are in Tokyo for a three-week residency.
Japan’s first foreign wine investor plants its roots in Hokkaido
Intrigued by Japanese wines, Burgundy winemaker Etienne de Montille decided to explore Hokkaido's wine scene, eventually setting up his outpost in Hakodate in 2017.

Podcast

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

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Growing families are being priced out of Tokyo’s condo market, forced to choose between downtown convenience and suburban space.
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