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BUSINESS
Feb 23, 2018

Macron vows to protect French farmland from foreign buyers amid uproar over Chinese deals

France will clamp down on farmland purchases by foreign buyers, President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday, responding to a controversy over deals attributed to a Chinese firm.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Feb 22, 2018

Japan falls to 0-3 in Asian qualifiers with one-point loss to Taiwan

The Akatsuki Five remain winless in the Asian qualifiers first round for the 2019 World Cup after a 70-69 loss to Taiwan at Yokohama International Swimming Pool on Thursday night.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 22, 2018

New Japan travel app pairs Microsoft's AI chatbot with Navitime guidance

Two Tokyo-based firms and Microsoft Japan on Thursday launched an English-language tourism app with an AI agent to target a surge in inbound tourists that is projected to continue.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 22, 2018

Uber CEO plans closer ties with Toyota on autonomous driving

The world's largest car maker and the world's biggest ride-hailing company plan to team up on autonomous driving as technological changes sweep through the transportation industry.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 20, 2018

New entrance exam isn't the right answer

The government is putting the cart before the horse by testing students' ability to think critically without first changing how they are taught.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Feb 19, 2018

Ministop ends sale of porn magazines at convenience stores nationwide

Unrestricted displays of pornographic magazines at retail stores are rare overseas. With the number of inbound tourists expected to increase sharply for the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics in Tokyo, calls for the removal of porn magazines from convenience store shelves in Japan have been increasing.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: TECH
Feb 18, 2018

Changing the way that we live

The perfect room mate
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 18, 2018

Britain's May wins backing for EU security pact, but timing unclear

British Prime Minister Theresa May made her case Saturday for a new security treaty with the EU from next year, winning support from EU and U.S. officials who agreed the issue was too important to risk getting subsumed in broader Brexit negotiations.
EDITORIALS
Feb 17, 2018

Work-style reform legislation

A package of work-style reforms, which Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says is at the top of his agenda for this legislative session, will soon be on the way to the Diet for deliberations.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 16, 2018

Yuzuru Hanyu charms audiences at Tokyo public viewings

Over 200 figure skating fans watched Yuzuru Hanyu's bid for Olympic immortality on Friday at NHK Fureai Hall in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward, which was hosting one of several public viewing events taking place around the capital.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 16, 2018

Tea, haircuts and fish bones: Letting the light into Pakistan

Reclining comfortably on a bed outside his mud home, 75-year-old farmer Mohammad Khoso watches life go by. His family is now the center of everyone's envy in the southern Pakistani village of Murid Khoso — they have electricity.
JAPAN
Feb 15, 2018

Shogi showdown pits 'god' against 'genius'

The match of the century. The battle between a "god" and a "genius." The faceoff between the undisputed champion of shogi and his touted successor.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 15, 2018

Discovery bets on Olympic Games to break European language barrier

Inside a hulking five-story building at the Winter Olympics, TV production crews are working with video in 21 languages, all part of a plan by their U.S. employer, Discovery Communications, to become the top sports media brand in Europe.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 15, 2018

New report highlights risks of fire and building collapse in central Tokyo following predicted megaquake

Communities stretching across southern Adachi and Arakawa wards, western Katsushika Ward, and northern parts of Sumida and Koto wards are at the highest risk, according to the report.
Reader Mail
Feb 15, 2018

Strategies for increasing tourism

Regarding the story "Japan Tourism Agency aims to draw more Western tourists amid boom in Asian visitors" in the Feb. 7 edition, Japan has always been ranked high among Asian tourists, and in the not so distant past, among Western European and American tourists. That is before the rise of China and South...
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Feb 12, 2018

Japan's staff-heavy banks downsize and turn to technology for survival

These are tough times for banks.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 12, 2018

Toyota's self-muted presence at Winter Olympics a nod to political reality in South Korea

For a major new Olympics sponsor, Toyota Motor Corp. is oddly invisible at the Pyeongchang winter Games.
EDITORIALS
Feb 11, 2018

Elon Musk 'boldly goes ...'

Falcon Heavy's success is a milestone in a new space race, one that is fundamentally different from that of the Cold War.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 10, 2018

Top wagyu exporter Itoham projects 16% surge to new sales record this year

Itoham Foods Inc., the nation's biggest exporter of premium wagyu, expects shipments to hit a record with Taiwanese demand for the beef set to triple and exports to Brazil on the verge of beginning.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Feb 9, 2018

Japanese consumers increasingly face stealth price hikes via 'shrinkflation'

In Japan, a phenomenon known as "shrinkflation" — an important economic countermeasure against inflation for businesses — has been catching the attention of consumers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 9, 2018

Japan sounds Brexit alarm: We cannot continue in U.K. without profit

Japan's ambassador to Britain tells Prime Minister Teresa May that Nissan, SoftBank, Nomura and other companies will likely leave if post-Brexit trade barriers make them unprofitable.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 9, 2018

At last, Japan gives nod to gaming as a profession

A skinny chain smoker with pale skin, Yota Kachi doesn't look much like a professional athlete. But this weekend, the 31-year-old will get a chance to become one by playing video games.
BUSINESS
Feb 9, 2018

Kansai business leaders seek nationwide support for World Expo bid

Kansai-area corporate leaders urged the local business community on Friday to boost efforts to promote Osaka's bid to host the World Expo 2025, and called on Tokyo to be more involved in the process.

Longform

Dangami House is a 180-year-old former samurai residence of the Kato clan, who ruled over Ozu, Ehime Prefecture, until the Meiji Restoration.
A house, a legacy and the quiet work of restoration in rural Japan