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JAPAN / Remembering 3/11
Mar 10, 2021

'News by and for disaster victims': Fukushima reporters look back on 3/11

As reporters from across the world flocked to Japan, it was local journalists who were the first to arrive at the scene of the disaster and the last to leave.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 10, 2021

Former Rakuten pitcher Darrell Rasner recalls 3/11 'heartbreak'

The American right-hander, who helped the Eagles capture the Japan Series in 2013, vividly remembers the 'strength and compassion' shown by those in the region after the disaster.
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BASKETBALL / NBA
Mar 10, 2021

Meyers Leonard to stay away from Heat amid investigation into slur

Center Meyers Leonard will stay away from the Miami Heat indefinitely as the team and the NBA investigate his use of an anti-Semitic slur during a video-game livestream on Tuesday.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 10, 2021

Panasonic CEO leaves with cash lined up for car batteries

Panasonic is embarking on a corporate revamp that will usher in automotive business head Yuki Kusumi as CEO from April.
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Mar 9, 2021

Hiroko Ito: ‘When disaster strikes, secure your own safety first of all’

Hiroko Ito is a specialist in disaster management, and has also helped launch Kyushu's first Mobile Pharmacy service.
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Special Supplements
Mar 8, 2021

Diversity and inclusion critical for success in rapidly changing work environments

Amid the prolonged coronavirus pandemic, companies are rethinking and changing their ways of working and communicating to adapt to various changes that society is going through and may continue to experience after the outbreak subsides. There are some companies with advanced views that adopted diverse...
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WORLD
Mar 7, 2021

Hackers breach thousands of Microsoft customers around the world

A sophisticated attack on Microsoft Corp.'s widely used business email software is morphing into a global cybersecurity crisis, as hackers race to infect as many victims as possible before companies can secure their computer systems.
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BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 6, 2021

California's MLB teams get go-ahead to open season with limited number of fans

The California Department of Public Health gave baseball teams and fans cause for spring fever Friday when it announced that spectators can return to the state's baseball stadiums in gradually increasing numbers starting on opening day as the coronavirus pandemic subsides.
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WORLD
Mar 6, 2021

More than 20,000 U.S. organizations compromised through Microsoft flaw

More than 20,000 U.S. organizations have been compromised through a back door installed via recently patched flaws in Microsoft Corp.'s email software, a person familiar with the U.S. government's response said Friday.
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JAPAN
Mar 4, 2021

Cities and towns face language barriers as they prepare to vaccinate Japan's foreign residents

With their hands already full, some municipalities are less prepared than others and many have been forced to put the issue on the back burner.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 4, 2021

Tesla demand picks up in Japan following aggressive price cut

With Japan's government pushing to ban sales of gasoline-only cars by the mid-2030s, Tesla's recent price cut is putting Japan's automakers on notice for a potential price war.
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CULTURE / Music
Mar 4, 2021

Taiko artist Eitetsu Hayashi to mark 50th anniversary with a universal beat

Eitetsu Hayashi, who is marking 50 years as a drummer this year, will perform two concerts to offer solace to those affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake and the COVID-19 pandemic.
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JAPAN / Crime & Legal / FOCUS
Mar 3, 2021

Japan scores rare win with extradition of alleged Carlos Ghosn accomplices

The government clinched a much-needed symbolic victory in its prosecution of Carlos Ghosn with the successful extradition of two Americans accused of helping the ex-chairman of Nissan Motor Co. escape trial over a year ago.
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BUSINESS
Mar 3, 2021

A ¥1 trillion Mizuho fund sparks review of ESG labels in Japan

One of the goals of the review is to prevent firms from exaggerating or misrepresenting the environmental, social or governance benefits of their funds to attract investors.
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BUSINESS
Mar 3, 2021

China eyes next-generation chip technology to take on global rivals

Beijing's blueprint for chip supremacy is enshrined in a five-year economic vision, set to be unveiled during a summit of top leaders in the capital this week.
JAPAN
Mar 2, 2021

Lower House passes record budget as Suga looks to move on from scandals

Suga is hoping for a reset by securing funds for important policy goals, in the process putting the LDP back on a positive trajectory ahead of an election this year.
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BUSINESS / Tech / ANALYSIS
Mar 2, 2021

Xi mobilizes China for tech revolution to cut dependence on West

The magnitude of the ambition — this is bigger than anything Japan, South Korea or the U.S. ever did, experts say — could help Xi cement the legitimacy of Communist Party rule.
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COMMENTARY / World
Mar 1, 2021

Winners and losers in the digital transformation of work

Perhaps no single aspect of the digital revolution has received more attention than the effect of automaton on jobs, work, employment and incomes.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 1, 2021

Little-known fees help Japan's trust banks dominate profitable niche market

Insiders say an 'industry custom' of termination fees keeps profitable business in the hands of a few big trust banks because newcomers balk at the cost.
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COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Mar 1, 2021

Environmental activism is at the heart of Nagoya's international community

The search for friendship and community among foreign residents of Nagoya has become intimately tied to environmental education and activism.
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Mar 1, 2021

A dog with a rough past shows a funny side

Looking at all the wonderful animals at ARK, it's tough to know that some of them had rather rough starts to life.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 1, 2021

At least 18 protesters killed in Myanmar in worst violence since coup

Police fired on protesters around the country on Sunday in the worst violence since the Feb. 1 military coup, the United Nations said.

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