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BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 18, 2019

HP says open to exploring bid for Xerox

HP Inc. said on Sunday it was open to exploring a bid for U.S. printer maker Xerox Corp. after rebuffing a $33.5 billion cash-and-stock acquisition offer from the latter as "significantly" undervaluing the personal computer maker.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 18, 2019

Trump slams Mike Pence aide slated to testify at Tuesday impeachment hearing

Donald Trump took to Twitter on Sunday to slam Jennifer Williams, an aide to Vice President Mike Pence who's due to testify in the public impeachment inquiry into the president's actions with Ukraine.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 17, 2019

The digital money revolution

The choice for governments and central banks is whether to stand in front of a train that is gaining steam, or get on board and reap the benefits.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books / Children's Literature in Japan
Nov 16, 2019

Keiko Sena: Whimsical books with a hint of horror

Keiko Sena's children's books, with their collage-like, simple illustrations, have been bestsellers for decades. This year, a special art exhibition celebrates the 50th anniversary of her first publication.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 16, 2019

Trump ally Roger Stone convicted of lying to Congress, obstructing 2016 election probe

A jury convicted U.S. President Donald Trump's longtime adviser Roger Stone on Friday, finding the Republican operative guilty on seven criminal counts of lying to Congress, obstruction and witness tampering.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 16, 2019

Twitter details bans on political ads

Twitter on Friday said its political advertising ban will include references to political candidates or legislation, and it will not allow ads that advocate for a certain outcome on social and political causes.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 15, 2019

Undermining activist investors will hurt Japanese companies

The government should be wary of alienating an ally that has aided its campaign to improve shareholder returns.
Special Supplements
Nov 15, 2019

Empowering Slovenia's Business: Green. Creative. Smart.

In 2019, SPIRIT Slovenia, the Public Agency for Entrepreneurship, Internationalization, Foreign Investments and Technology, launched an international communications campaign Green. Creative. Smart. under the state brand "I feel Slovenia."
Japan Times
GLOBAL MEDIA POST / Chile report 2019
Nov 15, 2019

Stability built on partnerships with Japan and the world

Chile has come a very long way since the restoration of democratic rule in the 1990s. And over the past two decades, the country has focused on building a secure political system and stable economy, one that can withstand temporary disruptions, domestic and overseas.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 15, 2019

Boeing may be rushing 737 Max's return to service, Southwest pilot union says

Southwest Airlines Co.'s pilots union stepped up its criticism of Boeing Co., saying the plane-maker may be trying to rush the return to service of its grounded 737 Max.
JAPAN
Nov 14, 2019

Closed typhoon-hit trails in Japan put damper on rush to view autumn leaves

November typically sees a surge in hikers seeking to enjoy autumn leaves, but several trails in Kamakura, Hakone and other destinations across Kanagawa Prefecture — and elsewhere in the Kanto region — remain closed indefinitely after two powerful typhoons tore through the country in September and...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos
Nov 14, 2019

Ditch the debate tactics when it comes to persuading Japanese colleagues on a course of action

Coming to a compromise, PowerPoint presentations and group consensus will help you get your way at work over an impressive oral argument.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Nov 13, 2019

Japan and South Korea still in game of chicken after superficial signs of detente

A handout photo of the two countries' leaders, taken on the sidelines of an ASEAN meeting, has become another source of controversy in the ongoing quarrel between Tokyo and Seoul.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 13, 2019

Maruyama Okyo's legacy of drawing from life

In his 1808 book, "Chronicle of Audacity and Timidity" ("Tandai Shoshinroku"), scholar and poet Ueda Akinari satirized, "When Okyo came on the scene, sketching from life (shasei) became popular, and all the paintings in Kyoto began being done by the same method!"
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 12, 2019

Sharing economy conference explores global phenomenon from Japan perspective

From transportation to holiday homes, the "sharing economy" is gaining traction worldwide, and in typhoon- and earthquake-prone Japan the concept is increasingly seen as instrumental to disaster management.
JAPAN
Nov 12, 2019

A month after Typhoon Hagibis, volunteers, local officials and SDF tackling mountains of waste

The SDF is working to coordinate disaster waste and rubble removal efforts through officers dispatched to municipalities affected by the 19th named storm of the season.
JAPAN
Nov 12, 2019

Yamanote and Keihin-Tohoku lines to be partially suspended Nov. 16 due to construction

Parts of the Yamanote and Keihin-Tohoku lines, major transportation arteries in Tokyo that carry millions of passengers every day, will be partially out of service for most of Saturday due to construction at Shinagawa Station and preparations leading up to the opening of Takanawa Gateway Station next...
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 12, 2019

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter hospitalized in Atlanta for bleeding on the brain

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter was admitted to an Atlanta hospital on Monday for a procedure to relieve brain pressure from bleeding caused by recent falls, the Carter Center has said in a statement.
JAPAN
Nov 12, 2019

Japan's immigration agency to adopt stricter measures to curb disappearances of foreign trainees

The agency will ban firms from taking in new trainees if they are found to have violated the program's conditions and their trainees have gone missing.
Nov 12, 2019

FROSK, Inc.: G-STAR Exhibition Campaign! SmartBeat, the Smartphone App Crash Detection and Analytics Tool, Is Free for 30 Days!

TOKYO – Japan based FROSK, Inc. is offering the G-STAR exhibition campaign! Just for Korean app developers, its smartphone app crash detection and analytics tool, SmartBeat, free for 30 days!
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 11, 2019

Alibaba's Singles' Day sales hit $23 billion in first nine hours

Chinese retailer Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. said Monday that sales logged from its annual Singles' Day shopping blitz crossed the $30 billion mark late Monday afternoon, putting the event on track to set a record in its 11th year.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 11, 2019

Stealing books isn't really stealing

China's technological innovations have been striking enough to put Silicon Valley on edge.
Wealthy foreign nationals picking up ultimate souvenir — a condo in Tokyo
A high-end property in the fashionable Daikanyama district in Tokyo
Bank of Japan to start unloading ETFs in surprise move that rattles market
BOJ Gov. Kazuo Ueda said it would take a century for the bank to sell all its ETFs at the pace proposed.
Over 90% of low-income families in Japan struggling to feed children
Save the Children Japan domestic program chief Sonoko Kawakami speaks at a news conference in Tokyo in July. A survey conducted by the group in June has found that over 90% of low-income households with children face food insecurity.
JAL to punish president and 36 others over pilot drinking scandal
Japan Airlines Managing Executive Officer Yukio Nakagawa (center) and others apologize after one of the airline's pilots was found to have been drinking alcohol, during a news conference in Tokyo on Sept. 4.
After seven decades, is it finally time for the LDP to split up?
Signage atop the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo. Japan’s ruling party faces a tough decision over its future as it searches for a new leader to replace outgoing Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, reverse its waning popularity and reassure investors
World Athletics stars relish Tokyo atmosphere after COVID-hit Olympics
Organizers of the World Athletics Championships said over 500,000 tickets had been sold and that they are expecting to end the event in front of large crowds this weekend.
Japan’s front-line researchers see bright path ahead for dementia treatment
A scientist looks at scans of grains at the Memory Centre at the Department of Readaptation and Geriatrics of the University Hospital (HUG) in Geneva, Switzerland, on June 6, 2023.
Still plenty to fight for, says Japan’s team leader at worlds
Race walker Hayato Katsuki earned bronze for Japan on the opening day of the World Athletics Championships on Saturday.
Wealthy foreign nationals picking up ultimate souvenir — a condo in Tokyo
A high-end property in the fashionable Daikanyama district in Tokyo
Japanese athletes inspired by raucous home fans at World Athletics Championships
Fans cheer on the home favorites during the women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Sunday.

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