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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 11, 2019

U.S. destroyers sail in disputed South China Sea as trade tensions simmer

The U.S. sent two warships close by islands claimed by Beijing in the disputed South China Sea on Monday, the U.S. Navy's 7th Fleet said, as American negotiators arrived in the Chinese capital for talks aimed at resolving a trade spat between the two powers.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 11, 2019

Sen. Cory Booker in Iowa focuses on race relations in initial 2020 White House swing

U.S. Sen. Cory Booker made the nation's complicated history with race relations and racial disparities a focal point at events in the key state of Iowa during his first 2020 presidential campaign swing over the weekend.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Feb 10, 2019

February 11, 2019

Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Feb 9, 2019

Heisei Era hindsight gives new meaning to established terms

The ubiquitous word "productivity" last summer acquired a new meaning — or at least a new twist. Members of the LGBT community, wrote Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Mio Sugita, "do not reproduce. In other words, they are unproductive. I wonder if it is appropriate to spend taxpayer money on them."...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 9, 2019

Brexit's corporate refugee numbers in Netherlands set to swell

Brexit is driving companies out of the U.K., and the Netherlands is raking in the corporate refugees.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 8, 2019

Setsubun: Killing two birds with one bean

Changing food consumption patterns takes time, and weighing the significance of Setsubun can trigger the first step forward.
EDITORIALS
Feb 8, 2019

U.S. and South Korea strike a deal on troops

Japan must be ready for U.S. demands to increase host-nation support when Tokyo commences its own negotiations with Washington next year.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / Heisei Icons
Feb 7, 2019

Masayoshi Son: Betting big and winning

There's a well-known anecdote about Masayoshi Son, the maverick billionaire founder and chief executive of SoftBank Group Corp. and the man behind the world's largest technology investment fund.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Feb 7, 2019

Ayaka Hosoda very likely to continue competitive career next season

Veteran skater Ayaka Hosoda, who stole the show with her triple axels at the Japan Championships in December, is very likely to continue her skating career, The Japan Times has learned.
EDITORIALS
Feb 7, 2019

Stem the tide of people into Tokyo

The government needs to assess why the measures it introduced to stem the population flow into Tokyo are not having their intended effects and explore more effective steps to address the problem.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 6, 2019

Lessons of the Japan-South Korea maritime spat

The confrontation has implications for the rest of Asia, and the United States.
Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Feb 6, 2019

European sumo overcomes schism to build popularity

What do Baruto, Dejima, Kotomitsuki and Goeido have in common besides being ozeki who have won championships?
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Feb 6, 2019

Amateur coaches feted at annual gala

The Japan Coaches Association rewarded amateur coaches who accomplished remarkable feats in 2018 during the sixth annual Japan Coaches' Awards ceremony on Sunday in Tokyo.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 6, 2019

Toyota slashes net profit forecast due to market turbulence

Dragged down by recent stock market turbulence, Toyota Motor Corp. slashed its net profit forecast for the current business year on Wednesday and now estimates the figure will be down by 25 percent compared to fiscal 2017.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 5, 2019

From a no-deal Brexit to a no-Brexit deal

The defeat of British Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal means that all options are the table.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Feb 5, 2019

The actors hoping to save Kyoto University's Yoshida Dormitory

Students and stage fans will see whether a hastily arranged series of performances of Bertolt Brecht's "The Threepenny Opera" this weekend can break a decades-long standoff over the closure of Japan's oldest student dormitory: the wooden Yoshida ryō (Yoshida Dormitory) at Kyoto University.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 4, 2019

Venezuela's Juan Guaido says he wants Italy's backing, report says

Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaido said in a newspaper interview published on Monday he would do all he could to secure Italy's backing after the government split on whether to recognize him as interim president.
EDITORIALS
Feb 4, 2019

Don't give up yet on the INF treaty

Treaties must be observed to be valuable, but withdrawal and termination should only be a last resort.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Feb 4, 2019

Husband-wife trading duo bets big on sake's future in U.S.

When Yumiko Munekyo was a vice president at Nomura Holdings Inc. in 2011, she would take clients to upscale sushi spots around Manhattan. They'd invariably order junmai daiginjō, the highest grade of sake and also usually the priciest, but not always the most interesting or appropriate.
WORLD
Feb 2, 2019

Deadly Brazilian dam burst likely due to liquefaction, like previous disaster

The collapse of a Brazilian dam controlled by miner Vale a week ago likely happened because parts of the structure, made of sand and dried mud, dissolved into liquid, a state regulator said in an interview, similar to what caused another deadly mining disaster less than four years ago.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 1, 2019

Juan Guaido says Venezuelan police squad accused of killings paid home visit to spook his family

Venezuelan National Assembly leader Juan Guaido said a special police squad accused of extrajudicial killings visited his home Thursday, days after the authoritarian regime restricted his travel. The force's commander denied it happened.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 1, 2019

U.S. envoy to EU: Customers should avoid Huawei due to security breaches, most of it classified

The United States wants to steer people away from Huawei toward Western products, the U.S. envoy to the European Union said on Thursday, adding that there exists a great deal of classified evidence of security breaches by the Chinese telecoms gear provider.
Japan Times
JAPAN / MBA Special 2019
Feb 1, 2019

Global, top-ranked MBA in Tokyo

Since 1998, the Desautels Faculty of Management of McGill University has been proud to offer the top Master of Business Administration program in conveniently located Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. The McGill MBA Japan program is a weekend MBA program taught entirely in English by professors who fly in from...
Toyoko Kids: The lonely street children of Tokyo
Many young people who feel neglected at home flock to the Toyoko area to find a community where they can fit in.
Japan unveils new overtourism countermeasures
The majority of tourists in Japan tend to stay in Tokyo, Osaka or Kyoto, resulting in overcrowding in popular tourist spots and a strain on transportation systems.
South Korea couple beat same-sex barriers to parenthood
South Korean lesbian couple Kim Kyu-jin (left) and her wife, Kim Sae-yeon, pose with a "pregnant woman" badge during an interview in Seoul last month.
Rising sex tourism exposes loopholes in Japan's anti-prostitution law
While financial misfortunes during the COVID-19 pandemic may have driven some women to work the streets, others simply want more money to spend — or want to pay off their debts — at host clubs.
Opportunities await the bold in the Year of the Wood Dragon
2024 marks the Year of the Dragon in the Chinese zodiac, with the year predicted to be a good time for fresh starts.
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.
Shizuoka farmers fight to preserve sustainable tea method that’s steeped in tradition
As of August 2024, the number of confirmed chagusaba farmers had fallen to 302, just over half the 582 reported in 2015, according to the Shizuoka Chagusaba Farming Method Promotion Council.
Search is on for loopholes in Japan’s $550 billion investment pledge
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick argues that U.S. President Donald Trump has sole authority to invest Japan's promised $550 billion.
In rural Hokkaido, the stops and starts of tourism revival on full display
Redevelopment plans for Kawayu Onsen have hit some snags — an example of how bringing tourists back to declining rural communities is far from easy work.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Figure skater Akiko Suzuki was once told her ideal weight should be 47 kilograms, a number she now admits she “naively believed.” This led to her have a relationship with food that resulted in her suffering from anorexia.
The silent battle Japanese athletes fight with weight
By Mai Yoshikawa

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