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Dec 21, 2018

Announcement: awasake specialty site "awasake.com" OPEN

ima Inc. (Headquarters: Taito-ku, Tokyo, Founder CEO: Miura Ami) has opened on 21st of December, 2018, an awasake online shop: “awasake.com". Until now, awasake could not be easily compared, reviewed or even purchased within the same website. Through opening an ecommerce site specializing in
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CULTURE / Entertainment news
Dec 21, 2018

New York justice lets movie maker Harvey Weinstein's criminal charges stand

A New York state judge on Thursday denied Harvey Weinstein's motion to dismiss criminal charges that he sexually assaulted two women, rejecting the movie producer's argument that the case was tainted by police and prosecutorial misconduct.
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WORLD / Society
Dec 20, 2018

Battling 'biopiracy', scientists catalog the Amazon's genetic wealth

In a bid to stop "biopiracy," researchers are building a giant database to catalog genetic material from the world's largest rainforest.
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Dec 20, 2018

Demetrious 'Mighty Mouse' Johnson set to make ONE Championship debut against Yuya Wakamatsu

Mixed martial arts superstar Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson will make his ONE Championship debut in Japan against Yuya Wakamatsu, the organization announced on Thursday.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 20, 2018

Renault and Nissan execs sought other ways to pay Carlos Ghosn, documents show

Executives from both carmakers in the Renault-Nissan alliance looked at least twice at legal ways to pay Chairman Carlos Ghosn undisclosed income through the partners' shared finances, documents seen by Reuters show.
JAPAN
Dec 18, 2018

Standing room only: JR East tells riders in Tokyo to stand on both sides of escalators to block pesky walkers

When a train is about to depart a station, passengers hear an announcement saying, "Please stand clear of the closing doors."
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BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 18, 2018

Lovot, Japan's new touchy-feely family robot, aims to spread a little love

Tokyo is one of the biggest cities in the world, but it also might be the loneliest. So much so that its people may need to be taught how to love by a robot.
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JAPAN / Regional Voices: Fukushima
Dec 16, 2018

Fukushima launches multilingual emergency call service as number of foreign residents rebounds

The prefectural police and fire departments in Fukushima have started multilingual services aimed at non-Japanese speakers making emergency calls amid a rising number of foreign visitors in the run-up to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics.
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JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Dec 15, 2018

Carlos Ghosn's arrest spurs debate on executive salaries in Japan

On Dec. 10, Masaaki Tanaka, former vice president of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, told a news conference he would step down as president and CEO of Japan Investment Corp., an entity set up by the government in September to develop new industries through capital investment.
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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.
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UAE report 2018
Dec 14, 2018

Year of Zayed: Continuing Sheikh Zayed’s legacy of collaboration

This year marks the 100th anniversary since the birth of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the revered former ruler of the United Arab Emirates.
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UAE report 2018
Dec 14, 2018

Delivering global supply chain solutions

Hitachi Transport System Ltd. (HTS) provides customers across the globe with industry-leading services such as third party logistics, heavy transport and freight forwarding and smart solutions called Smart Logistics. 
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UAE report 2018
Dec 14, 2018

Supporting the development of the UAE through innovative solutions

Toshiba Gulf FZE is Toshiba’s regional headquarters covering key markets in the Middle East and Africa. 
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WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 13, 2018

National Enquirer publisher American Media dodges charges with deal to cooperate with Trump hush-money probe

National Enquirer publisher American Media Inc. agreed to accept responsibility for its role in a $150,000 payment to silence a former Playboy Playmate about her alleged affair with President Donald Trump before the election.
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Dec 12, 2018

Media-savvy One Championship attracting fighters

Martial arts promotion One Championship is perhaps one of the most rapidly-growing sports properties in the world and hopes one day to become the biggest sports property on the planet past the NFL.
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JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 9, 2018

Nissan seeks to block Carlos Ghosn's access to Rio de Janeiro apartment after he is released by Japanese authorities

Nissan, fearing former Chairman Carlos Ghosn may remove or destroy evidence, seeks to block his access to an apartment in Rio de Janeiro.
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Dec 8, 2018

Charles Odlin: The man who can help you take that leap

Bungee jumping company owner Odlin says that taking the plunge has a high level of 'perceived risk,' when in reality it takes place in a very controlled enviroment.
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BUSINESS / FOCUS
Dec 7, 2018

Race to the bottom? India plans deep dive for seabed minerals

In the 1870 Jules Verne classic "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea," underwater explorer Captain Nemo predicted the mining of the ocean floor's mineral bounty: zinc, iron, silver and gold.
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Dec 7, 2018

Yamaha Motor Releases New NOZZA GRANDE in Vietnam

— 125cc Scooter with HYBRID System —
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BUSINESS
Dec 5, 2018

Fast Retailing opens GU Style Studio store in Harajuku where you try, buy, but walk away with nothing

A brand-new store opened in Tokyo's Harajuku fashion district on Friday, walls lined with clothes, shoes and handbags — and with a twist: shoppers will walk away empty-handed.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 5, 2018

Volkswagen says the next generation of combustion cars will be its last

Volkswagen AG expects the era of the combustion car to fade away after it rolls out its next-generation gasoline and diesel cars beginning in 2026.
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WORLD
Dec 4, 2018

SpaceX launches biggest U.S. 'rideshare' mission, taking 64 satellites to space

Elon Musk's SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from California on Monday carrying 64 small satellites into low orbit around the Earth, which the company called the largest-ever "rideshare" mission by a U.S.-based rocket.

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Members of the nonprofit group Japan Youth Memorial Association search for the remains of dead soldiers in a cave in Okinawa Prefecture in February.
The long search for Japan’s lost soldiers