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BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 25, 2019

Microsoft boosts HoloLens performance and cuts price in hunt for corporate clients

Microsoft Corp. is introducing an improved version of its HoloLens augmented-reality goggles and lowering the price, as it tries to develop a bigger business selling the devices to corporate customers.
JAPAN / History / Defining the Heisei Era
Feb 23, 2019

Defining the Heisei Era: Women in Japan speak out on inequality

Last April, a female reporter from TV Asahi accused Junichi Fukuda, the top bureaucrat at the Finance Ministry, of sexual harassment.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Feb 23, 2019

Sameya: Making shark profitable and delicious

For his food truck, Sameya, owner-chef Takumi Takase has developed a delicious menu of dishes using shark meat from Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, providing a stable income for local fishermen.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 23, 2019

'I was like a prisoner': Saudi sisters trapped in Hong Kong recall beatings

Two sisters from Saudi Arabia who fled the conservative kingdom and have been hiding out in Hong Kong for nearly six months said they did so to escape beatings at the hands of their brothers and father.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 22, 2019

Huawei will provide 'global and comprehensive' plan to address British security fears in first half: exec

Huawei will present a plan to address British security concerns about its equipment by the end of the first half of this year, a senior company executive said Thursday, following criticism the Chinese firm has not moved fast enough to fix the issues.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Feb 22, 2019

Family ties thwart Cambodia's efforts to tackle bride trafficking to China

Although a rising number of Cambodian women are being sold as brides in China, complaints and convictions are on the decline, with many victims refusing to speak out because their families are colluding with trafficking rings, a regional police chief says.
GLOBAL MEDIA POST / Southeastern USA report 2019
Feb 22, 2019

Charleston: Perfectly positioned for global business

Named the best city in the United States and Canada by “Travel + Leisure” magazine, Charleston in South Carolina is a popular destination for foreign investment. With more than 180 multinational firms operating in the region, the community currently ranks ninth among U.S. metro areas for foreign...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 21, 2019

Pyongyang purge: Kim reportedly shuffling team for nuclear talks following defections and alleged spying

Veteran North Korean diplomats are being sidelined from nuclear talks ahead of the second summit with the United States as recent defections and allegations of spying undermine the trust of leader Kim Jong Un, South Korean officials and experts say.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Feb 21, 2019

Telling the musical story of Japan's ambient era

At the time, the Japanese music scene of the 1970s felt pretty flat to Daisuke Hinata. "But (then) Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO) and Plastics came out, and we thought the market would open up for more new sounds," the Los Angeles-based musician tells The Japan Times. Along with three Japanese classmates...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 21, 2019

Britain able to 'manage' Huawei risks and has no evidence of spying, cybersecurity official says

Britain is able to manage the security risks of using Huawei equipment in national telecoms networks and has not seen any evidence of malicious activity by the company, the head of Britain's National Cyber Security Centre said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Feb 21, 2019

As population zooms toward 100 million, Egypt tells poor families 'Two is Enough'

Nesma Ghanem is hoping for a fourth child even though her doctor says her body can't handle a pregnancy at the moment. She has three daughters and would like them to have a brother.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 20, 2019

Ghosn's lawyer worries about case's impact on Japan's reputation and believes ex-Nissan chief is innocent

Asked when the trial will start, Junichiro Hironaka said it will probably begin this summer or later.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Feb 20, 2019

Sumo in Heisei Era defined by dominant foreign yokozuna

The upcoming Spring Grand Sumo Tournament marks the end of an era.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / BLACK EYE
Feb 20, 2019

The onus is still on us to be black history

A few years back, I wrote a piece for Black History Month in which I challenged people of African descent living here in Japan to "be black history." I implored them not to necessarily dwell on the past but to: "Dwell on the now instead. Because everything you do now becomes history and herstory the...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Feb 20, 2019

Same gripes, different country: Japan ain't the only place with squat toilets and table charges

It's not easy being an expat. While most of us choose to live in Japan of our own volition, there are still times when we're frustrated with the way things work — or don't work — and the Community page often serves as an outlet for our gripes.
Feb 20, 2019

Car sharing service to be available at Kobe Airport

TOKYO, Japan – February 7, 2019 – Kansai Airports Kobe and ORIX Auto Corporation (“ORIX Auto”) announced that they will jointly provide car sharing service at Kobe Airport beginning February 8, 2019—the first of its kind at the airport.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 20, 2019

Andrew McCabe says 'Gang of Eight' lawmakers didn't object when FBI opened Trump probe

Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe said congressional leaders — Republicans and Democrats — didn't object when he informed them in 2017 that the bureau was opening a counterintelligence investigation into President Donald Trump.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 19, 2019

2,850 Fujitsu workers apply for voluntary retirement amid IT-focused restructuring

Fujitsu Ltd. said Tuesday that 2,850 workers have applied for voluntary retirement offered as part of restructuring efforts to strengthen its information technology services and streamline its back-office operations.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Feb 19, 2019

Toshiko Okanoue gives us pieces of her mind

Despite being unaware of the surrealists in Europe, Toshiko Okanoue created collages that were so unusual for the 1950s, they caught the attention of Shuzo Takiguchi, the leader of Japan's surrealism movement.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Feb 19, 2019

'Tahi Saihate: Exhibiting Poetry'

Feb. 23-March 24
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Feb 19, 2019

TV personality Chiemi Hori announces advanced-stage cancer diagnosis and vows not to 'lose this battle'

TV personality and former pop idol Chiemi Hori, 52, said she has been diagnosed with stage 4 tongue cancer — the most advanced stage of the disease — in an official blog post published Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 17, 2019

Japanese firms buying back shares at a record pace

Publicly traded firms' purchases of their own shares are expected to hit a record in fiscal 2018, which ends next month, as they are increasingly focusing on the interests of shareholders.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Feb 17, 2019

Zorro is looking for his own hero

Six-year-old Zorro got his name because of the mask pattern on his fur and his dashing good looks, similar to the beloved vigilante character created by Johnston McCulley who protected the oppressed. The resemblance ends there, though, except for the fact that a Shiba dog is rather like a fox, which...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 17, 2019

Abe nominated Trump for Nobel Peace Prize at request of U.S., report says

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe nominated U.S. President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize last autumn after receiving a request from the U.S. government to do so, the Asahi newspaper reported Sunday.

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