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Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 18, 2016

Ohio congressman Ryan challenges Pelosi for House Democratic leader

U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan of Ohio said Thursday he was challenging House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi, who has led the party in the chamber for 14 years, as Democrats question their strategy and leadership after a stinging general election defeat.
CULTURE / NEWS AND NOTES
Nov 17, 2016

Symposium aims to unite business, academia

The KKE Vision 2016 symposium, organized by Kozo Keikaku Engineering (KKE) Inc., an engineering consulting firm based in Tokyo, was held on Oct. 26 at the Toranomon Hills Forum on the fifth floor of the Toranomon Hills complex.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 17, 2016

When a 'sick joke' is elevated to the presidency

Donald Trump as president will be a disaster, and it won't be short-lived.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 17, 2016

Okinawa base relocation opponents see hope in business-minded Trump

Some hope Trump's business experience means he will decide that relocating a U.S. base on the island is economically unfeasible and should be scrapped.
JAPAN
Nov 17, 2016

Indian economist and Swiss zoologist win 2016 Blue Planet Prize for environmental work

Indian environmental economist Pavan Sukhdev and Swiss zoologist Markus Borner were named the winners Tuesday of this year's Blue Planet Prize for their contributions to helping solve global environment issues.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 17, 2016

Rakuten to pay €220 million to place its logo on FC Barcelona jerseys

Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten Inc. is paying €220 million ($235.4 million) to emblazon its logo on the FC Barcelona soccer team's jerseys for four years, in one of the biggest sponsorship deals in the sport.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 17, 2016

Trump cyber security team, policy slow to take shape: officials

President-elect Donald Trump's transition team has not announced a point person dedicated to cybersecurity policy or staffing in his administration, an omission that could make the United States more vulnerable to threats and worsen a government cybertalent shortfall, current and former national security...
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 17, 2016

Trump win puts U.S.-Russia hostility on hold, but experts warn of miscalculation

After years of rising U.S.-Russia tensions over Ukraine, Syria, cyber attacks and nuclear arms control, Donald Trump's election as U.S. president may offer a narrow window to repair relations as he and Russian President Vladimir Putin size up each other.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 17, 2016

Trump advisers eye Yucca waste dump revival

The long-stalled plan to stash radioactive waste at Nevada's Yucca Mountain is set to be revived with the arrival of President-elect Donald Trump in Washington and the departure of the project's most ardent Senate opponent, Harry Reid.
JAPAN
Nov 16, 2016

Japan government panel halves price of cancer drug Opdivo

In an unprecedented move, the official price of the drug is slashed amid fears that widespread use could drain state coffers.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / JUST BE CAUSE
Nov 16, 2016

Trump's lesson: You can lie your way to the very top

As the Republican victory in the U.S. threatens to undo eight years of progress, a silver lining in Donald Trump's success proves hard to pin down.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 16, 2016

What Abe should tell Trump

Abe must convince Trump that the U.S. global role is not some expensive alimony but an investment that generates a higher rate of return than any building in New York City.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 16, 2016

Trump looks to Bush era for new head of U.S. environmental agency

President-elect Donald Trump's short-list of contenders to head the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency includes two current energy industry lobbyists who held leading roles there under Republican President George W. Bush, according to two sources with knowledge of the list.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 16, 2016

Little-known Republican Chris Collins becomes Trump liaison in Congress

Paul Ryan, the top Republican in the U.S. Congress, says he talks to Donald Trump often, but the president-elect has tapped a little-known lawmaker from western New York to be his eyes and ears among congressional Republicans.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 15, 2016

No, everything won't be alright

With his Cabinet and closest advisers coming from the paranoid far right, there's no chance of 'President Trump' ending well.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 15, 2016

What foreign policy dangers await Trump?

Going forward, the success of Washington in helping manage the complexity of global affairs will increasingly depend upon cooperation of others, both competitors and allies.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 15, 2016

Kuriyama says big comeback by Fighters a catalyst for future

When the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters were trailing the two-time Japan Series champion Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks by 11½ games in the Pacific League in late June, almost no one expected them to end up as league champions, let alone Japan Series champions, by the end of the season.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Nov 14, 2016

Japanese translators forced to grab the Trump bull by the horns

A look at how the U.S. president-elect's words have been relayed in Japanese may help explain the source of uncertainty and concern here about his election.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 14, 2016

Preparing Asia for an America led by Trump

As the Trump era begins, Australian and other regional policymakers should adhere to a simple mantra: More self-reliance. More Asia. Less U.S.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 14, 2016

Xi tells Trump cooperation is 'only choice' for U.S.-China ties

Chinese President Xi Jinping told U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in a telephone call that cooperation was the only choice for relations between the two countries, Chinese state media said, in their first interaction since the U.S. election.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 14, 2016

Anti-Trump protests continue for fifth day across U.S. cities

Demonstrators in major U.S. cities took to the streets Sunday for a fifth straight day to protest President-elect Donald Trump, whose campaign manager said President Barack Obama and Democrat Hillary Clinton should do more to support a peaceful transition.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 14, 2016

Trump looking at fast ways to quit global climate deal: source

President-elect Donald Trump is seeking quick ways to withdraw the United States from a global accord to combat climate change, a source on his transition team said, defying broad international backing for the plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 13, 2016

Tweeter-in-chief Trump says he may not stop social media use while in White House

Donald Trump credits social media with a key role in his upset victory in the U.S. presidential election and may continue to use it once he takes office, though he plans to be more circumspect.
Britain responds after Expo 2025 afternoon tea brews outrage
The café space at the Osaka Expo's British pavilion
Woman says archbishop of Tokyo ignored her pleas after priest allegedly raped her
In a news conference in Tokyo on Friday, Tokie Tanaka, 64, details her allegations of sexual abuse against a Catholic priest.
Israel protests after Kyoto inn seeks war crime declaration from tourist
A street in Kyoto in March 2023. An Israeli tourist was asked to sign a document stating that he had not committed war crimes when he checked in at a Kyoto guesthouse in April, prompting a response from Israel's ambassador.
Second round of U.S.-Japan tariff talks ends inconclusively in Washington
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick (far left), U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (left) and Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's chief tariff negotiator. The second round of tariff negotiations between Japan and the United States were held on Thursday in Washington.
Inflation and high hotel prices curtail Golden Week travels
Travelers in front of a flight information panel in a departure hall at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on April 26
Japan’s ‘tabi’ sock mecca runs on thread and memories
A seamstress at Kineya Tabi sews together split-toe "tabi" socks, once a major industry for the town of Gyoda, Saitama Prefecture.
Despite shifts in Japan's political landscape, constitutional revision still far off
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has been a staunch advocate for constitutional reform.
'Ukiyo-e in Play' showcases traditional art carved anew
The Adachi Institute has been working on creating brand new ukiyo-e prints in collaboration with contemporary artists such as Yayoi Kusama, whose “Mt. Fuji in Seven Colours: When life boundlessly flares up to the universe” (2014) can be seen on display at “Ukiyo-e in Play.”
Ishiba hears advice from across the aisle on how Japan should handle Trump
Prime Minister Shigaru Ishiba and CDP head Yoshihiko Noda at a parliamentary session in Tokyo on April 23.
Don't send in the clones: AI event nixed as Alt accounts get reality check
A screenshot from the website for Alt's AI conference, which was canceled after the company disclosed an investigation into its sales figures.

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