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Japan Times
BASKETBALL
May 24, 2017

Japan women's basketball team satisfied with experience in U.S.

The provisional Japan women's national basketball team made a two-week trip to the United States from April 30 to play some practice games against WNBA squads, and the players and coaches believe it was an important experience.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 23, 2017

Sony about to get its groove back, CEO Kazuo Hirai says

After five years of restructuring by Sony Corp., Chief Executive Officer Kazuo Hirai said Tuesday he is confident the once-dominant electronics giant will see an operating profit of ¥500 billion, the largest in two decades, in the current business year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 23, 2017

With plans for electric versions of its vehicles, Subaru avoids reinventing the wheel

Subaru Corp. is considering electric versions of its existing models for the carmaker's first foray into the technology, as it joins peers around the world in pouring cash into battery-powered vehicles amid tightening emissions rules.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
May 20, 2017

Will there be a price to free education?

During a Lower House budget committee debate on May 8, Akira Nagatsuma of the main opposition Democratic Party (DP) asked Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to clarify remarks he had recently made about revising the Constitution. On May 3, which happened to be Constitution Day, Abe had delivered a message via...
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
May 20, 2017

In one of his most difficult weeks as president, Trump looks increasingly isolated

In the Trump White House, it's getting lonely at the top.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / Sound Off
May 18, 2017

Taicoclub's role in Japan's electronic music scene will be missed, so catch it while you can

When I interviewed Taro Yasuzawa this time last year, he didn't let on that he was about to pull the plug on the event he'd been organizing for the past decade. A few weeks later, it was official: Taicoclub, the plucky all-night music festival that debuted in 2006, will be marking its penultimate edition...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 16, 2017

Samsung looks beyond smartphones to next-generation biologics market

The Samsung brand is best known for its smartphones and wide-screen TVs. Yet behind the scenes the conglomerate is also making a name as a contract manufacturer of complex medicines to treat diseases like cancer.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 14, 2017

Can Japan, land of lifetime employment, handle the rise of freelancers?

For public relations specialist Mari Hirata, the perks that drew her into the world of freelancing were the flexible working hours and the opportunity to work for various companies.
EDITORIALS
May 14, 2017

Make education free of charge?

Making education more affordable is a great idea, but the government must figure out a responsible way to pay for it.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
May 12, 2017

Macron win seen ending Japan's record sale of French bonds

Like any good love affair, it has had its ups and downs.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 12, 2017

Somalia and its foreign backers sign pact to beef up army against al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab militants

Somalia's government and its foreign backers on Thursday signed a security pact that they presented as a road map toward building a functional national army capable of taking on the fight against al-Shabab militants.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 12, 2017

Rights groups fear suppression as Trump creates panel to study voter fraud

President Donald Trump created a commission on Thursday to investigate voter fraud and suppression, the White House said, a move that follows Trump's unsubstantiated claims of massive voter fraud in the 2016 U.S. election.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 10, 2017

Toyota's profits decline on stronger yen, political instability

Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday its net profit declined for the first time in five years in a downward trend it expects to continue in the near future.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 9, 2017

Toshiba warns Western Digital to stop impeding chip unit sale

Toshiba Corp. has told partner Western Digital Corp. to stop interfering in plans to sell its memory chip business, warning it may take legal action to prevent the U.S. company from derailing the sale.
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.
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.
Spanish tourist injured in latest bear attack
Shirakawago, a U.N. World Heritage site in Gifu Prefecture
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’

Longform

Growing families are being priced out of Tokyo’s condo market, forced to choose between downtown convenience and suburban space.
Is living in central Tokyo still affordable?
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