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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 12, 2019

Foreign student numbers don't tell whole tale

The government's goal of strategically attracting outstanding students from abroad under its plan to accept 300,000 foreign students is far from accomplished.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Apr 12, 2019

Trump says no to eased sanctions, but South Korea's Moon keeps nuclear talks with Kim alive

South Korean President Moon Jae-in, on a mission to Washington on Thursday to kick-start nuclear diplomacy by persuading U.S. President Donald Trump to ease crushing sanctions on North Korea and gain an OK for inter-Korean projects, fell short in talks with Trump.
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 12, 2019

China's top image provider shuts website and says sorry after putting logo on first photo of black hole

China's largest provider of stock images, Visual China Group, shut its website and apologized on Friday after it falsely claimed copyright of images such as the first photo of a black hole and China's national flag.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 12, 2019

Trump's silence on Russia's election hack is inviting another attack, says James Comey

Former FBI Director James Comey said the U.S. remains unprepared for another attack on its elections and faulted the attorney general for suggesting that the government was "spying" on Donald Trump's presidential campaign in 2016.
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 11, 2019

Chinese employees stole corporate secrets from Dutch semiconductor maker, newspaper reports

Chinese employees stole corporate secrets from Dutch semiconductor equipment maker ASML, resulting in hundreds of millions of dollars in losses, Dutch financial newspaper Financieele Dagblad (FD) reported on Thursday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Apr 11, 2019

Connan Mockasin finds his Japan groove ahead of his debut gig in his adopted country

"Sorry?" splutters Connan Hosford, better known as Connan Mockasin, as his bandmates cackle in the background. "Excuse me ... What did you say before?"
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Apr 11, 2019

Stealthy, numerous and expensive: Examining the F-35 following ASDF crash off north Japan

The F-35A that crashed into the sea off Aomori Prefecture on Tuesday was one of a growing global fleet of advanced stealth aircraft sold to U.S. allies, and among the first to be assembled in Japan.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 11, 2019

11 killed in Sudan protests, including six 'state forces': government

Eleven people were killed in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum on Tuesday, including six members of "state forces," the government's spokesman said on Wednesday, as protesters pushed for an end to President Omar al-Bashir's 30-year rule.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LEARNING CURVE
Apr 10, 2019

Two English teachers stand up for their rights and win — a valuable lesson for anyone working in Japan

The closure of 51 Coco Juku eikaiwa (English conversation) schools in Japan last week, with more to come in June, illustrates just how unstable the English teaching market can be. Companies that used to provide fairly well-paying jobs are now, in many cases, restructuring them into something that resembles...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 10, 2019

New Zealand votes to amend gun laws after Christchurch attack

Lawmakers in New Zealand voted almost unanimously on Wednesday to change gun laws, less than a month after its worst peacetime mass shooting, in which 50 people were killed in attacks on two mosques in Christchurch.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LEARNING CURVE
Apr 10, 2019

Know your rights as a language teacher

Dennis Tesolat is chair of the General Union based in Osaka. Founded in 1991, the organization is part of a national private sector trade union known as Zenkoku-Ippan (the National Union of General Workers), which belongs to a confederation known as Zenrokyo (National Trade Union Council).
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Apr 9, 2019

Weaving in and out of a century of art

The Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo's re-opening exhibition is an ambitious exploration of an entire century's worth of art that runs through the majority of the museum building and spans four floors. Allow yourself ample time to make your way through it.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 9, 2019

Zap cap: Electrical brain stimulation seen boosting memory function in older people

Electrical brain stimulation using a noninvasive cap can help boost older people's mental scores to those of people 20 to 30 years younger, according to a study published on Monday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 8, 2019

Reinvigorating Japan's twin-track diplomacy in Cambodia

A visit to Japan by 10 young politics-oriented Cambodians indicates that Tokyo is working outside the international media limelight to engage with both the opposition and the ruling party through its traditional twin-track diplomacy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 8, 2019

Assange shouldn't be extradited to U.S.

Leave it to European courts to decide whether to treat him as a spy or an investigative journalist.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 8, 2019

Trump picks Herman Cain and Stephen Moore for Fed seats said to be on track

Top White House officials on Sunday defended President Donald Trump's plan to name two political loyalists to the Federal Reserve board of governors, brushing aside controversies over their personal lives and qualifications to help run the world's most powerful central bank.
Japan Times
ESG CONSORTIUM
Apr 7, 2019

Responsible investing gaining popularity

RI Asia Japan 2019 is a platform to learn, share and debate on key issues affecting responsible investment based on environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors, which are set to define every aspect of the investment landscape in the next decade.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Apr 7, 2019

Kilda is looking for someone to play ball with

Kilda, a Shiba cutie with a passion for playing ball, came to ARK from Heart Tokushima, a shelter on the island of Shikoku.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Apr 7, 2019

The Moomins find a second home in Japan

With almost 50 percent of the global 'Moomin market' in Japan, MoominValley Park has the ideal audience — nostalgic adults, kawaii fans and, of course, woodland-creature-loving kids.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Apr 7, 2019

Art Basel Hong Kong: All the fun of the international art fair

As Hong Kong continues to rise as a hub of Asian contemporary art, Art Basel Hong Kong introduces a clutch of Japanese artists with plenty to say.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 7, 2019

Lions newcomer Zach Neal gets Japan journey off to bright start

Zach Neal might have had an image of how his first start in Japan might go, but it's unlikely there were Chiba Lotte Marines standing on every base with one out in the second inning in his version.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Cultivating Craft
Apr 6, 2019

Perseverance pays off for SanktGallen Brewery

With its innovative craft beers and approach to marketing, SanktGallen Brewery has established itself in Japan's craft beer world not just once, but twice.
EDITORIALS
Apr 6, 2019

Overhaul foreign trainee program

A disturbing new report shows once again how badly the foreign trainee program needs major fixes.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Apr 6, 2019

Japan dominates 2019's Asia's 50 Best awards

Japanese chefs and their restaurants continued to dominate at the seventh Asia's 50 Best Restaurants awards. But once again they fell short when it came to the ultimate prize, the number one position on the list.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Apr 6, 2019

Increasing influential U.S. national security adviser John Bolton tests boundaries — and Trump's patience

White House national security adviser John Bolton is expanding his influence in increasingly visible ways, pursuing his own long-standing foreign policy priorities at the risk of tensions with top administration officials — and even Donald Trump himself.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 6, 2019

Of those subject to Trump travel ban, only 6% got waivers

The U.S. government granted waivers to just 6 percent of visa applicants subject to its travel ban on a handful of countries during the first 11 months of the ban, new data show.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 6, 2019

Fight begins over Trump's taxes as lawyer slams Democrats' request for returns

An attorney for President Donald Trump on Friday blasted U.S. House Democrats' request for six years of Trump's tax returns as "a misguided attempt" to politicize the tax laws, accusing lawmakers of harassment and interference in IRS audits.
Tokyo emerges as a top market for global tech talent
Tokyo ranks among the world's top tech talent hubs alongside Beijing, the San Francisco Bay Area, Bengaluru, Paris, New York and Dublin, according to Colliers' newly released global tech markets report.
JSA’s 100th anniversary event is a once-in-a-lifetime chance for sumo fans
Egyptian wrestler Osunaarashi has some fun with children during a special Japan Sumo Association event in 2017.
Tens of millions of yen found at home of Aum Shinrikyo founder's wife
The house of the wife of the late Chizuo Matsumoto, the now-defunct Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult's founder, in Koshigaya, Saitama Prefecture, in July
Japan researchers identify gut bacteria strain that boosts anticancer drugs
Researchers at the National Cancer Center Japan say a new type of gut bacteria named YB328 could help unlock the potential of cancer immunotherapy.
Living conditions index hits lowest level in 15 years in Japan
The share of respondents to a Bank of Japan quarterly survey in June who said they have become worse off came to 61.0%, up 5.1 percentage points from the previous survey.
Kawaii Lab redefines idol pop for the TikTok generation
Misa Kimura is the main producer for Kawaii Lab, a project by entertainment agency Asobisystem whose groups have found success by pairing a social media-first strategy with a fresh perspective on traditional idol-pop tropes.
Craig Mod's life in motion in a disappearing Japan
Mod's memoir “Things Become Other Things” chronicles his walking trips across the Kii Peninsula, surveying “a graceful end to a certain life cycle.”
With China and Trump, Japan defense report says world entering ‘new era of crisis’
A senior member of a Self-Defense Forces honor guard inspects a formation before the arrival of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba for a visit to the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on June 30.
Tokyo stocks hit by a perfect storm of tariffs, politics and budget worries
Tokyo stocks are underperforming shares in other large markets globally.
Japan researchers identify gut bacteria strain that boosts anticancer drugs
Researchers at the National Cancer Center Japan say a new type of gut bacteria named YB328 could help unlock the potential of cancer immunotherapy.

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