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JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Dec 15, 2018

SoftBank finds a week is a long time in social media terms

It’s fair to say that commercial enterprises have sometimes struggled to co-exist with social media.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Dec 10, 2018

Top U.S. envoy to North Korea can't get face time with counterparts

More than three months after Secretary of State Michael Pompeo picked Stephen Biegun to lead negotiations with North Korea, the former Ford Motor Co. executive has barely met officials from Pyongyang face-to-face.
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WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 5, 2018

One-time U.S. 'model soldier' faces 25 years for Islamic State support but mental health questioned

A U.S. Army sergeant described by former colleagues as a one-time "model soldier" is due to be sentenced in a Hawaii federal court on Tuesday after pleading guilty to providing material support to the Islamic State militant group.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 27, 2018

Carp star Yoshihiro Maru repeats as CL MVP; Seibu's Hotaka Yamakawa receives PL accolade for first time

Yoshihiro Maru and Hotaka Yamakawa spent the year putting up career numbers to help propel their clubs to league championships.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 23, 2018

Time for Japan to enter world war for talent

Japanese companies need to seize the moment and proactively market Japan as an attractive and dynamic place to work.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 20, 2018

Time for a trade reset, but is China listening?

U.S. President Donald Trump's approach to China could result in a much needed new chapter in trade relations with the second largest economy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 17, 2018

It's time to rethink animal agriculture

The production of meat and dairy products is both highly vulnerable to the effects of climate change and a key contributor to the problem.
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BUSINESS
Nov 12, 2018

China shows J-20 stealth jet's missiles for the first time at airshow, state-run media says

China has shown the missiles in its advanced J-20 stealth fighter jet to the public for the first time at its largest airshow, the Global Times newspaper reported on Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 26, 2018

Manhunt intensifies as bombs are mailed to more Trump critics, this time Joe Biden and Robert De Niro

The two bombs sent to former Vice President Joe Biden and a third to actor Robert De Niro on Thursday were similar to the devices intended for several other high-profile Democrats and critics of U.S. President Donald Trump, authorities said.
MORE SPORTS
Oct 23, 2018

Ai Fukuhara decided it was right time to step away

There were no traits of a crying baby. Instead of shedding tears, which was her trademark in childhood, Ai Fukuhara kept smiling and repeated the words of appreciation as the 29-year-old table tennis icon spoke to the media on Tuesday, two days after announcing her retirement from competition.
JAPAN
Oct 11, 2018

Officials express optimism as Tokyo's Toyosu market opens doors for first time since Tsukiji closure

The noisy clanging of bells that had once sounded at the famed Tsukiji market marked the first tuna auction for fishmongers at the Toyosu wholesale market Thursday at a newly built facility in Tokyo’s Koto Ward.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Oct 10, 2018

Can five Little Japans defuse one big demographic time bomb?

What about if Japan split into a confederation of five semi-autonomous 'regions,' each delineated roughly by geography and population?
BUSINESS / Markets / TSE DATA & REPORT
Sep 26, 2018

Nikkei ends above 24,000 for first time in eight months

The benchmark Nikkei average finished above 24,000 for the first time in eight months on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Wednesday, extending its winning streak to an eighth session.
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COMMENTARY
Jul 31, 2018

Time to empower Japan's chief medical officer

Japan needs a Cabinet-level official who can inform national efforts to create best practices for addressing key health concerns.
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jul 31, 2018

Hawks waive 10-time All-Star Carmelo Anthony

The Atlanta Hawks on Monday waived Carmelo Anthony, making official the move that was expected when the 10-time All-Star was traded from the Oklahoma City Thunder this month.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jul 14, 2018

Tropical fire ants found at Narita airport for first time

Tropical fire ants have been found at Narita International Airport for the first time, according to the Environment Ministry.
BUSINESS
Jul 7, 2018

Alzheimer's research gets glimmer of hope, but not for first time

For the few drugmakers that haven't given up on the decadeslong, elusive quest for a cure of Alzheimer's disease, each piece of news is a small signpost along a possible path to success — and billions of dollars in potential sales.
EDITORIALS
Jul 3, 2018

Time to address Imperial family's shrinking ranks

The declining size of the Imperial family is an issue that shouldn't remain on the back burner.

Longform

Tetsuzo Shiraishi, speaking at The Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage, uses a thermos to explain how he experienced the U.S. firebombing of March 1945, when he was just 7 years old.
From ashes to high-rises: A survivor’s account of Tokyo’s postwar past