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JAPAN / Politics
Jul 4, 2019

Campaign kicks off for Japan Upper House poll, a litmus test for constitutional reform and tax hike

The focus will be on whether the LDP and other forces in favor of constitutional amendment will be able to retain their current two-thirds supermajority.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film / Wide Angle
Jul 4, 2019

Anime's aging but active artists: Mamoru Oshii on his latest project, 'Vladlove'

Writer and director Mamoru Oshii is best known for creating sci-fi thrillers that challenge orthodoxy with their philosophical musings and provocative, often nutty, imagery. His most famous film, the 1995 anime epic "Ghost in the Shell," features a stone-cold cyborg heroine who dives nude off a skyscraper...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 4, 2019

Japan bets on QR code payments to sustain spending

When the baseball season kicked off in Japan this spring, fans of the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles were faced with an inconvenience they'd never encountered before: The food and drink stalls did not accept cash.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 4, 2019

China car sales sink over chaotic adoption of new emissions rules

Shanghai-based Buick dealer Ron Li in late April found himself in an unfamiliar quandary: how to sell off almost 80 sedans and SUVs crowding his dealership lot.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 4, 2019

For some dementia patients in California, 'man's best friend' is a robot dog

A robot dog under development in California is vying to be a best friend to people with Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia, offering comfort by responding to human touch with life-like motions.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jul 4, 2019

Democrats condemn Trump camp's migrant detention facilities as inhumane

Democrats sharpened their attacks on the Trump administration's handling of the migrant crisis on the U.S.-Mexico border on Wednesday, saying human rights were being neglected and demanding the firing of the Border Patrol's leadership.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jul 4, 2019

U.S. probes Border Patrol as criticism of detention centers soars

The acting head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has ordered an investigation into reports that Border Patrol agents have been posting offensive anti-immigrant comments and threats against lawmakers on a private Facebook group.
JAPAN
Jul 3, 2019

Doing the 'I turn': Japan taps tourism to lure city dwellers to emptying villages

Yoshifumi Yano was tiring of the high cost of living and long hours of work at a travel firm in the city of Osaka when he heard of a hotel for sale in a small town nearby in Wakayama Prefecture that was known for its onsen, or hot springs.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 3, 2019

Deep sea mining could destroy 'our last frontier,' environmentalists say

As India readies for the United Nations to give a green light to deep sea mining and boost its economy, the environmental group Greenpeace said on Wednesday that drilling the seabed could cause irreversible harm and worsen climate change.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 3, 2019

Next G20 summit shouldn't happen in Riyadh, U.N. Khashoggi investigator says

The murder of Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi officials in Istanbul was a "state killing" that should prompt world leaders to reconsider having the Group of 20 summit in Riyadh next year, according to the U.N. expert who investigated the columnist's death.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 3, 2019

House Democrats sue Treasury, IRS chiefs for Trump tax returns

House Democrats asked a U.S. court to force the Treasury Department to turn over six years of President Donald Trump's personal and business tax returns.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 2, 2019

Sachiko Kazama: Objections on paper

Sachiko Kazama's epic black-and-white compositions scratch at the history of Japanese fascism, refusing to let it hide behind prevarication and bad text books.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 1, 2019

Cybersecurity threat looms large in Japan

The government has made cybersecurity a priority but the public remains leery at best when considering whether Japan's cyberdefenses will withstand the challenges of the future.
Jul 1, 2019

Kotozna Inc, provider of real-time, multi-lingual translation services, selected to join “J-Startup” program,
a METI initiative to create unicorns

Tokyo, Japan – On June 24, Kotozna, Inc. was selected by a panel of 66 experts to join the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry’s startup support program J-Startup. The program aims to “incubate internationally competitive and winning startups and encourage them to provide new value...
Japan Times
Canada report 2019
Jul 1, 2019

Canada and Japan celebrate 90 years

“This year’s 90th anniversary of Japan-Canada diplomatic relations is a perfect opportunity to assess our current relationship and plan for the future,” said Japan’s Ambassador to Canada Kimihiro Ishikane. “Relations between our two countries are strong, but we need to make sure we do not get...
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Jun 30, 2019

Huawei lifeline shows Trump prefers business deals over trade war

In recent weeks, U.S. President Donald Trump has drawn the ire of security hawks in Congress for suggesting he could trade away his blacklisting of Huawei Technologies Co. to secure a trade deal with China.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Jun 29, 2019

Mina Ishihara: Bound for Ireland to make and repair books

Mina Ishihara, 43, first visited Ireland in 1995 when she was a student at Tezukayama Gakuin University in Osaka, her hometown, where she studied English and linguistics. On that trip she visited Galway, a lively cultural city on the west coast of Ireland, partly because the professor who organized the...
MORE SPORTS
Jun 29, 2019

Sani Brown, Koike, Kiryu qualify for 200-meter final; athletes nab national titles in other events

Asian Games men's 200-meter gold medalist Yuki Koike, 100-meter national record holder Abdul Hakim Sani Brown and Yoshihide Kiryu calmly qualified for the gold-medal race on Saturday evening at the 103rd Japan National Championships.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 29, 2019

Only two female world leaders on stage at Osaka G20 event aimed at empowering women

G20 leaders reiterate their shared recognition that “gender equality and women's empowerment are essential for achieving inclusive and sustainable society and economic growth.”
EDITORIALS
Jun 29, 2019

Keep up aid for kids in poverty

More can be done to break the vicious cycle of poverty that passes from parents to children over and over.
Japan Times
GLOBAL MEDIA POST / Estonia report 2019
Jun 29, 2019

Technopolis Ülemiste: developing A smart city on the rise

The Estonian capital Tallinn is grabbing the world’s attention for its rapidly-growing advanced information technology industry and vibrant startup culture. At the heart of this development, in a site of a former Soviet Union factory located next to the Tallinn Airport, is Ülemiste City.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 28, 2019

Has Abe's summit diplomacy paid off?

Seven years and over 80 overseas visits later, Abe has no tangible foreign policy achievements and there is little prospect of this reality changing.
University of Tokyo lands its highest spot ever in global higher education ranking
The University of Tokyo in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward
‘Save the Ring’ calls intensify as Osaka Expo’s end nears
Visitors lounge on the grassy hill on the top of the Grand Ring during the 2025 Osaka Expo in the city of Osaka in May.
Takaichi's PM bid faces further headwinds with coalition split
LDP leader Sanae Takaichi and Komeito leader Tetsuo Saito attend a party leaders' meeting on Friday in Tokyo.
After ruling bloc breakup, CDP and Komeito eye unified PM candidate
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan leader Yoshihiko Noda speaks to reporters at the Diet in Tokyo on Friday.
Tokyo named world’s best big city for second straight year
Tokyo was ranked the world's best large city for the second year in a row in the Conde Nast Traveler's 2025 Readers' Choice Awards.
Ghost of Yotei’s bloodstained fun sidesteps Ainu identity
Ghost of Yotei, the follow-up to 2020's smash hit Ghost of Tsushima, is a violent, vengeful and engaging romp through 17th-century Hokkaido that fails to stick the landing on its most sensitive cultural material.
‘Takaichi trade’ starts unwinding as political calculus upended by Komeito exit
Less than a week ago, Sanae Takaichi seemed set to become Japan's first female prime minister.
‘Save the Ring’ calls intensify as Osaka Expo’s end nears
Visitors lounge on the grassy hill on the top of the Grand Ring during the 2025 Osaka Expo in the city of Osaka in May.
A Japanese comedian walks into an Aussie bar … and stays there
Takashi “Waka” Wakasugi stopped by the Tokyo Comedy Bar in Shibuya Ward last month following his stint at Edinburgh Festival Fringe performing his show “Comedy Samurai.”
Chemistry Nobel winner Kitagawa says downtime helped him think up new material
Susumu Kitagawa speaks to reporters at Kyoto University on Wednesday after receiving the news that he had been awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry the same day.

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