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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 8, 2015

Sony's Hirai says turnaround past midway point

Sony Corp.'s struggling electronics businesses have passed the midway point on the way to financial health, President Kazuo Hirai said.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 8, 2015

Debt and deflation deja vu

Seven years after the global financial crisis, leverage worldwide is higher than ever, and aggregate demand is still insufficient to drive robust growth.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 8, 2015

When you can't see Singapore, it looks like Beijing

Air pollution is getting out of hand in Southeast Asia, and big corporations and small-scale farmers are both to blame.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 7, 2015

Sharp melds a robot and mobile phone to create the RoBoHoN

Sharp Corp. has introduced a new mobile phone combined with a humanoid robot.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 6, 2015

TPP cements U.S.-Japan ties; Congress could undo pact

The conclusion of the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement offers a major boost to the United States-Japan bilateral relationship and the promise of closer economic integration. It was agreed Monday after a marathon negotiating session in Atlanta.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 6, 2015

Democrats in U.S. House demand release of Benghazi probe transcripts

Democrats in the U.S. House are calling on the Republican majority to release interview transcripts from a special committee's investigation of the 2012 attacks in Benghazi, Libya.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 5, 2015

A new vision for healthy aging

To realize the enormous potential of older people, we must reject the stereotype of them being frail and dependent.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 5, 2015

Don't rule out a global recession next year

The global economy is not flirting with a new recession yet, but it's not a remote possibility either.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 5, 2015

Rising anger in Thailand's boom-to-bust northeast

The rural heartland of Thailand's deposed leader Yingluck Shinawatra and her exiled billionaire brother Thaksin is hurting as a result of the military government's economic policies, stirring discontent and the threat of protests.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 4, 2015

In lieu of taking in refugees, Abe opens up checkbook

While Japan has not been open to accepting refugees amid the current world crisis, it has at least increased its financial contributions to addressing the problem.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Oct 3, 2015

Size of B. League will present challenges from the outset

There is no one-size-fits-all formula — no magic pill exists — for the Japan Basketball Association to create a new men's pro hoop circuit that will become an instant success.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 1, 2015

High-end Tokyo stores cash in on China's weeklong holiday

High-end stores in Tokyo are vying for Chinese visitors at the outset of a weeklong vacation marking China's national day.
JAPAN
Oct 1, 2015

New sports agency chief Suzuki pledges 'new direction' for 2020 Olympics preparations

Former Olympic swimming champion Daichi Suzuki believes the launch of Japan's new sports agency can help lift the gloom surrounding Tokyo's preparations for the games.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Oct 1, 2015

Defending champion Hamamatsu aims for another title in league's final season

The 11th and final bj-league season gets underway on Friday night, signaling an end to several months of massive changes within the league.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 1, 2015

All Syrian refugees the U.S. takes in now would be booted back under a Trump presidency

U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump would send all the Syrian refugees the United States accepts back to Syria if he is elected, he said on Wednesday at an event in Keene, New Hampshire.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / TRAVEL INSIDER
Sep 30, 2015

United to fly new jets; Vanilla ups Taiwan flights; Ethiopian goes online

United to fly new jets
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 29, 2015

Saakashvili for Ukraine prime minister?

Reform-minded Mikheil Saakashvili will need a miracle to effect much-needed changes in Ukraine.
Japan Times
Rugby
Sep 29, 2015

Jones fears breakthrough could be wasted

Japan coach Eddie Jones has fired a stunning broadside at the Asian nation's rugby board, accusing it of holding back the sport and casting doubt on its ability to build on the Brave Blossoms' breakthrough World Cup win over South Africa.
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 29, 2015

New Zealand to create giant South Pacific sanctuary, banning fishing and mining

Waters north of New Zealand are set to become one of the world's largest ocean sanctuaries, covering an area roughly the size of France, with a full ban on fishing and mining, New Zealand's Prime Minister John Key said at the United Nations on Monday.
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Sep 28, 2015

Home-sharing services on the rise in Japan as owners cash in on tourist boom

For foreign tourists to Japan, staying at traditional ryokan inns is a popular way to enjoy their trips, but home-sharing services are growing as an alternative form of accommodation.
JAPAN / Media
Sep 28, 2015

PR firm Sunny Side Up Inc. to buy Tokyo Weekender publisher BC Media Group

Sunny Side Up Inc., a Tokyo-based public relations agency, announced Friday it will purchase Bulbous Cell Media Group, which publishes the English-language magazine Tokyo Weekender.
EDITORIALS
Sep 28, 2015

Abe's pivot to his economic policy

Instead of spouting nice-sounding slogans, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe should conduct a sober assessment of what his economic policies have lacked and what is needed going forward.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 28, 2015

Email controversy revelations just trickle in and Republican foes are unpredictable: Clinton

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton said on Sunday the politically damaging "drip, drip, drip" of revelations about her use of a private email server is out of her control and she is unsure when the controversy might end.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 27, 2015

Containing the inevitable Chinese slowdown

China's economy is heading for a slowdown, but it doesn't have to be dire.
Heatstroke alert issued for 19 prefectures as Japan enters 'once-in-a-decade' heat wave
Japan will experience a heat wave through mid-July on a “level only seen once in a decade,” the Meteorological Agency said on June 30.
Japan braces for more quakes as authorities dismiss doomsday hype
Evacuees from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecuture, arrive at Kagoshima Port on Friday.
Foreign nationals' presence in Japan emerges as key issue in Upper House poll
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers a campaign speech next to a Liberal Democratic Party candidate for the Upper House (top center left) in Yokohama on Sunday.
Hidden AI prompts in academic papers spark concern about research integrity
Waseda University is one of 14 institutions in eight countries found to have used hidden prompts in research papers.
China’s housing crisis is worse than it seems
Residential buildings under construction in Shanghai in July 2022. The Chinese government risks long-term decline by repeating Japan’s policy mistakes in handling its real estate and demographic crises.
The future is bright inside the visionary mind of architect Sou Fujimoto
The exhibition of Fujimoto’s architecture surveys his career to date, as well as looks ahead as shown in his proposal of a future floating city designed in collaboration with data scientist Hiroaki Miyata.
A tiny mountain hamlet keeps traditional log rafting afloat
Once a way to transport lumber from the mountains to the coast, log rafting is now Kitayama's biggest attraction.
A furever friend: Tips for responsible dog ownership in Japan
Dog ownership may seem daunting in Japan, but with the right tools and logistical knowledge, you can ensure a healthy, happy life for your pet.
Ainu land rights in crosshairs as Hokkaido communities debate nuclear waste
A street in Suttsu, Hokkaido, with a sign put up by an anti-nuclear organization. The small community is considering hosting a facility that would hold nuclear waste.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."

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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Mount Fuji is considered one of Japan's most iconic symbols and is a major draw for tourists. It's still a mountain, though, and potential hikers need to properly prepare for any climb.
What it takes to save lives on Mount Fuji
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