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Japan Times
Vietnam report 2019
Apr 26, 2019

Supporting Vietnam’s booming construction industry

Vietnam has one of the fastest growing economies in the world. The country’s construction industry is booming and new infrastructure, high-rise buildings and private housing projects are shaping the skylines of cities across the country.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Apr 25, 2019

Shaving milliseconds off currency trades could make Singapore billions

Singapore is seizing an opportunity measured in milliseconds to win a bigger slice of the world's foreign exchange market, worth $5.1 trillion (¥570 trillion) daily.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 25, 2019

Sri Lanka attacks mark the birth of terrorism 3.0

The Islamic State has morphed into an web-based organization fueling cells and attacks across the globe.
Japan Times
Special Supplements
Apr 25, 2019

Conference explores halal's global growth

Drawing over 1,444 delegates from 56 countries, the 11th World Halal Conference (WHC) 2019 was successfully held on April 3 and 4 in Kuala Lumpur. Participants included government representatives, business leaders, halal industry players, entrepreneurs, scholars and stakeholders. Discussions highlighted...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 24, 2019

Putin's art of the purge

The recent arrests and imprisonment of numerous regime figures have fueled a pervasive sense of fear among Russia's elites
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 24, 2019

Trump 'not inclined' to release tax returns despite congressional deadline

U.S. President Donald Trump is unlikely hand over his tax returns to lawmakers despite a Tuesday congressional deadline facing the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service, a White House spokesman said on Tuesday.
Apr 23, 2019

Jinseki International School Press release
A uniform designed by Tae Ashida for the school's opening in2020
https://jinsekikogen.co.jp/en/guide/uniform

Jinseki International School, the first Japanese boarding school targeting primary/elementary school children, has unveiled the school uniform for its opening in April 2020.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 23, 2019

Massachusetts Democrat Rep. Seth Moulton jumps into crowded 2020 campaign

Rep. Seth Moulton, an Iraq War veteran and leading rebel against House Democratic leadership, announced Monday he's mounting a campaign for president, joining a crowd of 18 other Democrats who want to challenge President Donald Trump in 2020.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Apr 21, 2019

Worker influx ignites resort island rent bubble on Miyakojima

An influx of construction workers to meet the demands of the tourism boom on the Okinawan resort island of Miyakojima is creating severe apartment shortages, sending rents higher.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 20, 2019

Japanese firms likely to expand year-round hiring of university graduates

Keidanren, the nation's top business lobby, and Japanese universities are expected to agree to let more companies introduce year-round hiring of new graduates, sources have said.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 19, 2019

SoftBank, Toyota and Denso invest $1 billion to pump up Uber's self-driving unit ahead of IPO

The bet by the three-way Japanese consortium gives Advanced Technologies Group a valuation of $7.25 billion on the eve of its public offering.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Apr 18, 2019

Japan's nōkanshi traditional morticians give dearly departed a final farewell

Yuko Nakajima says her job isn't as pretty as portrayed in "Departures," director Yojiro Takita's Oscar-winning 2008 film about Japanese ritual morticians.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 18, 2019

Philip Morris says it doesn't want you to buy its cigarettes, but will IQOS help it survive?

How can a company that tells people explicitly not to buy its products survive? That's a question for Philip Morris International Inc., which recently unveiled a campaign to "unsmoke" the world.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal / FOCUS
Apr 17, 2019

Examining Carlos Ghosn and Japan's system of 'hostage justice'

As the Carlos Ghosn saga continues to unfold, domestic and international attention continues to mount on what many are calling a "hostage justice" system.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / JUST BE CAUSE
Apr 17, 2019

Know your rights when checking in at an Airbnb

Last year, the government passed a law covering minpaku, which is when people rent out space on their properties to travelers (a la Airbnb). The law is part of an effort to regulate accommodations amid a tourism boom ahead of the 2020 Olympics.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 15, 2019

How Robert Mueller's hunt for Russia-Trump conspiracy fell short

As recently as February, special counsel Robert Mueller's team dropped hints that the inquiry into Russia's role in the 2016 U.S. election might unearth evidence of active cooperation between Moscow and President Donald Trump's campaign.
EDITORIALS
Apr 11, 2019

'A delicate moment' for the global economy

The biggest cloud hanging over the international economy is the prospect of a trade war between the United States and China, and a concomitant erosion of the commitment to free and open trade.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 11, 2019

Russia moves to release jailed U.S. investor to house arrest before fraud trial

Russia's Investigative Committee has requested that Baring Vostok Capital Partners founder Michael Calvey be moved to house arrest after two months in a Moscow jail in a closely watched case that's shocked investors.
Japan Times
ESG CONSORTIUM
Apr 7, 2019

Responsible investing gaining popularity

RI Asia Japan 2019 is a platform to learn, share and debate on key issues affecting responsible investment based on environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors, which are set to define every aspect of the investment landscape in the next decade.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 6, 2019

Fight begins over Trump's taxes as lawyer slams Democrats' request for returns

An attorney for President Donald Trump on Friday blasted U.S. House Democrats' request for six years of Trump's tax returns as "a misguided attempt" to politicize the tax laws, accusing lawmakers of harassment and interference in IRS audits.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 6, 2019

Keidanren wants maximum service life of nuclear power plants extended to over 60 years

Keidanren will also request that periods in which plant operations are halted be excluded from their operating life spans, sources said Friday.
Lessons from India-Pakistan war: Were China's arms overrated?
A Chinese J-10B fighter jet is put on display at the China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai, China, in October 2016. The short May conflict between India and Pakistan became a live trial for Chinese arms, exposing vulnerabilities in its fighter aircraft and air defense systems.
Japan Post launches 'digital address' system
Under the "digital address" system launched by Japan Post, users can input seven-digit combinations of numbers and letters on online shopping and other websites, and their addresses will automatically appear on the sites.
U.S. trade court blocks Trump's global tariffs, dealing major blow to agenda
Global markets have fluctuated wildly since U.S. President Donald Trump announced so-called reciprocal levies in a sweeping executive order on April 2.
Chinese parents are fueling Tokyo’s education race
More Chinese families are clustering in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward, a district renowned for having the finest educational environment in Japan.
Japanese universities urged to open doors to students blocked from Harvard
Demonstrators hold signs during a protest in support of international students at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Tuesday.
Hegseth to face questions on U.S. commitment at top Asian defense conference
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth delivers remarks at the National Memorial Day Observance at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, on Monday.
Songs, stars and strategy: Japan debuts its newest awards ceremony
Rock band Mrs. Green Apple performed an emotional rendition of hit song “Darling” on the final night of the Music Awards Japan.
Eagle nest discovery sparks opposition to megasolar project
The white-tailed eagle's wintering grounds include Hokkaido, northern Honshu, the Russian coast, the southern Kamchatka Peninsula and the Kuril Islands.
Fighters already showing last season's playoff run was no fluke
Fighters starter Hiromi Ito pitches against the Hawks in Fukuoka on April 29.
A moving meditation: Finding serenity in tea ceremony across space and time
Drawn to tea ceremony while volunteering at a Japanese garden in Phoenix, Arizona, Michele Laudig (right) came to learn a “common language of movement and ritual” that brought her into new communities in New York City and Tokyo.

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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Construction equipment sits idle in a park near Shiba Toshogu shrine in Tokyo's Minato Ward. While Japan has a history of treating its trees with reverence, green coverage is said to be lacking in most of the major cities.
Do Japan's trees no longer occupy the sacred space they used to?
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