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Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Dec 21, 2018

New York justice lets movie maker Harvey Weinstein's criminal charges stand

A New York state judge on Thursday denied Harvey Weinstein's motion to dismiss criminal charges that he sexually assaulted two women, rejecting the movie producer's argument that the case was tainted by police and prosecutorial misconduct.
EDITORIALS
Dec 18, 2018

Patchwork steps in government's 2019 tax reform

Heavy fiscal measures to ease the impact of raising the consumption tax on households could raise doubts over the very purpose of the increase.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 18, 2018

Google to spend $1 billion on new campus in New York as it taps talent pool

Alphabet Inc.'s Google is investing more than $1 billion on a new campus in New York, becoming the second major technology company after Amazon to pick America's financial capital to expand and create thousands of jobs.
Dec 17, 2018

Extending of ALTOA Online Lending Service That Leverages Accounting Big Data and AI Technology to Sole Proprietors

TOKYO, Japan – December 10, 2018 – Altoa, Inc. (”Altoa”), the entity jointly established by ORIX Corporation (“ORIX”) and Yayoi Co., Ltd. (“Yayoi”) announced that it will extend its ALTOA Online Lending Service to sole proprietors.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Dec 16, 2018

Emphasis on adaptability for successful global career

The Japanese markets have closed and the trading floor at Societe Generale's Tokyo branch is noticeably less frenetic, even though traders remain glued to their computer screens, keeping an eye on movements in other markets around the globe.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 16, 2018

Air hockey-playing robot shows how Huawei haunts T-Mobile's Sprint deal

Huawei Technologies Co. and wireless carrier SoftBank Group Corp.' close business dealings could be an issue in T-Mobile U.S. Inc.'s proposed purchase of SoftBank's Sprint Corp.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Dec 15, 2018

Carlos Ghosn's arrest spurs debate on executive salaries in Japan

On Dec. 10, Masaaki Tanaka, former vice president of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, told a news conference he would step down as president and CEO of Japan Investment Corp., an entity set up by the government in September to develop new industries through capital investment.
Japan Times
JAPAN / View from Osaka
Dec 15, 2018

From G20 to 2025 Expo, many challenges lay ahead for Kansai

In the moments after Osaka was awarded the 2025 World Expo on the early morning of Nov. 24, there was jubilation, back-slapping, and wide smiles. More than a few eyes glittered at the thought of what senior business leaders hoped would be a major cash cow. You could almost hear the clicking of soroban...
Japan Times
UAE report 2018
Dec 14, 2018

Supporting the development of the UAE through innovative solutions

Toshiba Gulf FZE is Toshiba’s regional headquarters covering key markets in the Middle East and Africa. 
EDITORIALS
Dec 12, 2018

Britain gets time, but Brexit options not improving

British Prime Minister Theresa May has gained time, but she still has no good options. Parliament is not going to pass the deal on the table; the EU is not going to reopen it.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Dec 11, 2018

2018 was the year in Japan that saw the stage sing, while contemporary drama barely made a squeak

Musicals have flourished in 2018, with many young stars also helping to sell out straight plays in which they appeared. However, the contemporary drama scene in Japan has been unusually quiet this year in terms of new works and writers.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Dec 10, 2018

Huawei CEO Ren Zhengfei survived a famine. Can he weather Trump?

At the sprawling Huawei Technologies Co. campus in Shenzhen, the food court's walls are emblazoned with quotes from the company's billionaire founder and CEO Ren Zhengfei. Then there's the research lab that resembles the White House in Washington. Perhaps the most curious thing, though, are three black...
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 10, 2018

Concerned about health issues, Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou seeks bail in Canada

Meng Wanzhou, the chief financial officer of China's Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., argued that she should be released on bail while awaiting an extradition hearing, citing her long-standing ties to Canada, properties she owns in Vancouver and fears for her health while incarcerated, court documents showed...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Dec 8, 2018

Machiko Yamashita: A Japanese breadwinner in Berlin

Former art historian and butoh dancer Machiko Yamashita brings Japanese bread buns to Berliners.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / THE HIGH GROUNDS
Dec 8, 2018

Kurasu: Yozo Otsuki's blend of coffee and lifestyle

Kurasu — a romanized rendition of the Japanese word for 'to live,' or 'lifestyle' — is a multifaceted business that combines an online shop, a monthly coffee subscription service, brick-and-mortar cafes in Kyoto and Singapore and, opening in Kyoto in December, its own roastery.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 8, 2018

Steady as she goes: 'Merkel 2.0' takes center stage in Germany

Germany's Christian Democrats have played it safe. By opting for Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer to succeed Chancellor Angela Merkel as party leader, they have voted for a centrist who is long on party unity and short on major policy initiatives.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 8, 2018

Trump picks new attorney general and U.N. envoy

In another senior staff shake-up inside his often turbulent administration, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he has picked the two people he wants to be the next U.S. attorney general and the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 6, 2018

France drops fuel tax hike completely after suspension fails to quell 'yellow vest' anger

President Emmanuel Macron's government is dropping further fuel-tax hikes in next year's budget in the face of protests across France over living costs, his prime minister said on Wednesday, a day after announcing their suspension for six months.
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 5, 2018

Deputy governor says Bank of Japan has room to boost stimulus

Bank of Japan Deputy Gov. Masazumi Wakatabe said Wednesday the central bank should not hesitate to ramp up stimulus if risks to the economy threaten the achievement of its inflation target.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 4, 2018

The extraordinary life and times of George H.W. Bush

The 41st U.S. president cared more about his legacy than the 1992 re-election he lost.
Japan Times
Dec 3, 2018

TSUNEISHI SHIPBUILDING’s MT-FAST receives 2018 Minister of the Environment Award for Global Warming Prevention Activity

Achieved CO2 emission reduction of 1.34 million tons total
BUSINESS
Dec 3, 2018

Pot so hot in Canada that firms are importing workers

It was midsummer, less than three months before Canada legalized recreational marijuana, and Vic Neufeld had a problem.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Cultivating Craft
Dec 1, 2018

Ise Kadoya: Bringing craft beer into the mainstream

Compared to the typical American craft beer company, many craft beer companies in Japan belong to larger, sometimes much older, parent companies. One of the clearest examples of this is Ise Kadoya Microbrewery.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / BACKSTREET STORIES
Nov 30, 2018

Taking a perch with the hip birds of Uguisudanicho

One of two places in Tokyo named after valleys favored by the melodious uguisu (Japanese bush warbler), Uguisudanicho is a small neighborhood wedged between Daikanyama, Ebisu and Shibuya straddling the line between old-school businesses and gentrification.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 28, 2018

Wall Street Journal says Carlos Ghosn enduring 'bizarre inquisition' in Japan

Ousted Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn is enduring a "bizarre inquisition" in Japan, a Wall Street Journal editorial said Tuesday.
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.
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France — where he had lived since he was a young child — stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
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.
Halt of U.S. visa process puts Japanese students' futures in question
People hold up signs during a rally in support of international students at the Harvard University campus in Boston on Tuesday.
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.
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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