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Nov 28, 2017

Middleweight champ Ryota Murata training for first title defense

Ryota Murata said that the biggest difference since he became a champion is that taxi drivers are surprised to see him when they look at the back seat of their cars.
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,”...
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Nov 27, 2017

Xi prods China to spruce up toilets in bid to boost tourism and quality of life

China must keep up efforts to "revolutionize" its toilets until the task is completed, state media quoted President Xi Jinping as saying Monday, amid efforts to boost the domestic tourist industry and improve the quality of life.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 27, 2017

Meredith to buy U.S. publisher Time in Koch-backed deal

U.S. media company Meredith Corp. said on Sunday it will buy Time Inc., the publisher of People, Sports Illustrated and Fortune magazines, in a $1.84 billion all-cash deal backed by conservative billionaire brothers Charles and David Koch.
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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.
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COMMENTARY / World
Nov 26, 2017

First class grows more lavish — and less viable

Airlines' latest luxury suites may be fantastic, but for most of the world the only class that will matter is cattle class.
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WORLD / Society
Nov 24, 2017

At service for Africa, pope decries murder of women and children as 'horrid face' of war

Pope Francis on Thursday denounced the murder of innocent women and children as the "horrid face" of war as he presided at a special prayer service for peace in South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
BUSINESS / Markets / CURRENCY MARKET
Nov 23, 2017

Dollar licks wounds after biggest drop since June

The dollar nursed losses on Thursday after posting its biggest loss in five months in the previous session, as investors dialed down expectations on the outlook for U.S. interest rate hikes next year based on minutes from the Federal Reserve's latest policy meeting.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 22, 2017

Air China indefinitely suspends flights between Beijing and Pyongyang

Air China Ltd has indefinitely suspended flights between Beijing and Pyongyang, citing poor demand as North Korea faces growing sanctions from the United States over its nuclear weapons and missile programs.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 21, 2017

China backs Cambodia after ruling government dismantles political opposition

China supports Cambodia's efforts to protect political stability and believes it will smoothly hold elections next year, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Cambodian counterpart, after the country's main opposition party was dissolved.
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JAPAN
Nov 21, 2017

Move over Hawaii, Okinawa on track to surpass Aloha State in visitor numbers

For decades, Hawaii has outshone Okinawa as an island destination for tourists. That looks like it's about to change.
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PRESS / Services
Nov 21, 2017

Trial of The Japan Times on Sony’s Digital Paper

Tokyo, November 21, 2017 - The Japan Times (Minato Ward, Tokyo; representative: Takeharu Tsutsumi) will conduct a trial of a new digital newspaper delivery service with the Sony’s Digital Paper (DPT-RP1).
Nov 21, 2017

Trial of The Japan Times on Sony’s Digital Paper

The Japan Times (Minato Ward, Tokyo; representative: Takeharu Tsutsumi) will conduct a trial of a new digital newspaper delivery service with the Sony’s Digital Paper (DPT-RP1).
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COMMENTARY / World
Nov 20, 2017

Tesla scares the rest of the auto industry

Most all of the major auto manufacturers have been frightened by Tesla into embracing hybrid and/or electric vehicles. Now Tesla has claimed the all-important speed crown.
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BUSINESS
Nov 20, 2017

Airbus faces high hurdles over stalled A380 Emirates deal, including call to keep program going 10 years

A preliminary deal to sell 36 A380s to Emirates blew up in an Airbus hospitality chalet moments before the Gulf carrier was expected to shower $30 billion on the plane maker and its U.S. rival Boeing at the start of last week's Dubai Airshow.

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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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