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BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 19, 2017

Luxury online retailer Reebonz to raise up to $150 million for East Asia expansion

Reebonz Pte, Southeast Asia's largest online luxury retailer, is planning to raise as much as $150 million (¥16.7 billion) to bolster its marketplace business and fund expansion in China, Japan and South Korea.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 18, 2017

Voter turnout low as Macron sets sights on huge parliamentary majority

Voters turned out in low numbers Sunday in the second round of France's parliamentary election, where President Emmanuel Macron is expected to win a landslide majority that should allow him to embark on far-reaching pro-business reforms.
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Jun 15, 2017

Music-fueled Friday night

Every Friday night since May 19, The Prince Gallery Tokyo Kioicho's Sky Gallery Lounge Levita has been holding "Gallery Music Night Out," offering a unique combination of lively music and marvelous city views.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / A MATTER OF HEALTH
Jun 14, 2017

Transplants using iPS cells put Riken specialist at forefront of regenerative medicine research

When she entered medicine in the mid-1980s, Masayo Takahashi chose ophthalmology as her specialty, she said, because she wanted to have a family and thought the discipline would spare her from sudden work calls in the middle of the night, helping her best balance work and life.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jun 10, 2017

The Imperial family and public vs. LDP

NHK has become the go-to media outlet for scoops on the Imperial family. In July, the public broadcaster was the first to break the news that the Emperor wanted to step down and, last month, it was the first to report Princess Mako's intention to marry a man she met at university. Both stories annoyed...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 9, 2017

North Korea says new anti-ship cruise missile can strike enemy battle groups 'at will'

The latest missile test by North Korea was of "a new-type ground-to-sea cruise rocket," the nuclear-armed country's state media said Friday.
JAPAN
Jun 9, 2017

After intense media pressure, education ministry moves to reopen Kake Gakuen probe

After weeks of denials and media pressure, the education minister announces that the investigation into alleged favoritism involving a friend of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will be reopened.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 9, 2017

5% of Zika-infected pregnant women had babies with birth defects in U.S. territories: CDC

The first report on the how Zika virus affected U.S. territories showed that 5 percent of women with confirmed infections had babies with birth defects, U.S. health officials said on Thursday.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 8, 2017

As investigative reports grow, Suga rebuffs demands to reopen Kake probe

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga on Thursday steadfastly refused to reopen the investigation into leaked education ministry documents that suggest a school operator run by a close friend of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe benefited from government favoritism.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 8, 2017

Bodies and debris found in search for crashed Myanmar aircraft

Bodies and aircraft debris were found in the sea off the southern coast of Myanmar on Thursday by ships searching for a military plane that went missing with 122 soldiers, family members and crew on board.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / A MATTER OF HEALTH
Jun 7, 2017

Experts caution against idea that more is better in medical care

Since Japan established universal health coverage in 1961, it has ceaselessly worked to expand its health care services, in the belief that providing more extensive coverage for a wide variety of patient needs will contribute to the well-being of its citizens.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jun 3, 2017

The arrested development of female prisons

Though the prison population in Japan is remarkably small compared to other countries, there have been increases in recent years among certain demographics. The media is particularly sensitive to elderly inmates. Less remarked upon are female prisoners.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / A MATTER OF HEALTH
May 31, 2017

Pro-tobacco LDP clouds chances of indoor smoking ban in time for Tokyo Games

May 31 marks World No Tobacco Day, but the prospect of Japan banning indoor smoking in time for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics looks hazier than ever.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 30, 2017

High-profile journalist with close Abe ties accused of rape

A 28-year-old woman has accused a former TV reporter, regarded as one of the journalists closest to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, of raping her two years ago.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / A MATTER OF HEALTH
May 24, 2017

Experts say Japan should examine male infertility amid falling birthrate

In mid-December, when news emerged that the number of newborn babies in Japan in 2016 would likely fall below 1 million for the first time since the government started collecting data in 1899, it sparked a renewed debate on how to reverse the downtrend in the fertility rate.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
May 21, 2017

Pope will add five new cardinals to church ranks next month

Pope Francis said Sunday he will elevate five Roman Catholic prelates to the rank of cardinal, the elite group of churchmen who are his closest advisers and can enter an eventual conclave to choose his successor.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
May 20, 2017

Looking back on the final days of the Dojunkai apartments

On the fourth anniversary of Uenoshita's demolition, we revisit how its last residents left it.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
May 20, 2017

The miserable case of unhappiness surging in Japan

This is the happiest time in the history of the world, and Japan is among the happiest of countries.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 19, 2017

North Korea ferry docks for first time in Vladivostok; Russia dismisses political connection

A new ferry line between isolated North Korea and its neighbor Russia docked for the first time at the Russian Pacific port of Vladivostok on Thursday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 17, 2017

China deploys anti-diver rocket launchers to man-made island in South China Sea: report

China has deployed anti-frogmen rocket launchers intended to fend off Vietnamese intrusions on one of its man-made islands in the contested South China Sea, Chinese state media reported Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / A MATTER OF HEALTH
May 17, 2017

Looking beyond abstinence, Kanagawa facility opens Japan's first 'controlled drinking' program

Have a drinking problem? Don't worry, you can keep drinking while working to get over it.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
May 16, 2017

Forgiven for migrant crisis, Merkel in pole position for fourth term

A stunning election win for Angela Merkel's conservatives in Germany's most populous state is the strongest sign yet that voters have forgiven the chancellor for her open-door migrant policy and are set to hand her four more years in power.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / A MATTER OF HEALTH
May 10, 2017

Yamagata town to test using dogs to detect cancers

Dogs are not only loving companions. They could also be our most reliable weapon against cancer.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
May 6, 2017

June Yamagishi: Hitting New Orleans with a suitcase and a guitar

Musician's relaxed personality fits the homegrown lifestyle of the 'Big Easy' well.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
May 6, 2017

Corporate zombies need 'rich brains'

Japan has lost something. That's a stark but uncontroversial statement. Few whose memory goes back a generation or more will disagree. Controversy arises when the talk turns to what was lost; when, how and why it was lost; whether the nation is the better or worse for having lost it; and, if the former,...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
May 6, 2017

'Press Freedom in Contemporary Japan': Persuasive and important but incomplete

May 3 marks the United Nations' World Press Freedom Day, an annual reminder of the necessity of unfettered media in the maintenance of healthy societies.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / A MATTER OF HEALTH
May 3, 2017

Developer taps power of design to create dementia-friendly housing in Setagaya

Despite all the talk about the swelling ranks of people with dementia in Japan and what to do with them, there has been little discussion so far about housing designs that meet their needs.
COMMENTARY / World
May 1, 2017

Meet the real Marine Le Pen

Thinner, better dressed and more soft-spoken then when she started out, Marine Le Pen has developed a charisma that enables her to appeal to a wider variety of supporters.
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Apr 29, 2017

Donald Trump's 'first 100 days' is down for the count

In American newspapers, wire services, cable TV and blogs, U.S. President Donald Trump is beset by a host of recurring brickbats, from complaints over his refusal to make public his income tax returns and alleged Russian connections, to his reputation as a male chauvinist and propensity to cite conspiracy...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / A MATTER OF HEALTH
Apr 26, 2017

Todai-linked venture developing technology for speedy home flu test

Every winter, people running a fever and complaining of muscle pain swarm the nation's clinics, suspecting one thing: the flu.

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A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami