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BUSINESS / Tech / FOCUS
Aug 22, 2017

Prime time in worker-scarce Japan for investing in service robots

Faced with their worst labor shortage in decades, Japanese service companies are finally turning to labor-saving technology, an investment that could lift the sector's woeful level of productivity and allow them to raise wages.
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MORE SPORTS
Aug 15, 2017

Five drugs found in Tiger's system at time of arrest: report

Former world No. 1 Tiger Woods had five different drugs in his system when he was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence in May, according to an ESPN report on Monday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Aug 7, 2017

Xi's move to punish North Korea buys time With Trump on trade

Xi Jinping appears to again be back in Donald Trump's good graces — at least for now.
SOCCER / J. League
Aug 5, 2017

Frustrated Podolski tastes defeat in J. League for first time as Vissel falls to Kashiwa

Kashiwa Reysol brought an abrupt end to German World Cup-winner Lukas Podolski's J. League honeymoon after coming from behind to beat Vissel Kobe 3-1 on Saturday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 1, 2017

Time to rethink our perspective on jobs and technology

It's time to assess the very real impact of technology's advances on those who will lose their jobs today as the 'jobs of tomorrow' are created.
CULTURE / Books
Jul 19, 2017

First-time writer Shinsuke Numata wins prestigious Akutagawa Prize

A 38-year-old first-time writer is the winner of the 157th Akutagawa Prize for his story "Eiri," the awards selection committee announced Wednesday.
WORLD
Jul 11, 2017

U.S. deploys advanced long-range anti-aircraft missiles in Baltics for first time for drills

The United States deployed a battery of Patriot long-range anti-aircraft missiles in Lithuania to be used in NATO wargames from Tuesday — the first time the advanced defense system has been brought to the Baltics where Russia has air superiority.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 8, 2017

Even U.S. first lady couldn't keep Trump, Putin on time: Tillerson

Even U.S. first lady Melania Trump was powerless to keep Friday's first face-to-face meeting of the U.S. and Russian presidents from running nearly twice as long as planned.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books / The critics who shaped modern Japan
Jul 1, 2017

Yukichi Fukuzawa: A cultural critic truly ahead of his time

Ask just about anyone with a keen interest in Japan to name their favorites from the nation's rich literary history and they are likely to rattle off a few famous names. But ask the same person for their favorite Japanese critics, and stony silence is likely to ensue.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 30, 2017

Left-leaning party to govern Canada's British Columbia for the first time in 16 years

British Columbia's Liberal government was defeated on Thursday in a no-confidence vote, as expected, paving the way for the left-leaning New Democrats to rule the Western Canadian province for the first time in 16 years. Seven weeks after a knife-edge election, New Democrat legislators, backed by the...
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ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 29, 2017

North Korea vows to kill former South leader Park 'any time, at any place'

North Korea has issued standing orders for the execution of former South Korean President Park Geun-hye and her spy chief in response to what Pyongyang said was an aborted plot to assassinate its leader, Kim Jong Un.
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LIFE / Food & Drink / KONBINI WATCH
Jun 24, 2017

Colorful Shower Pocky: Lemon cream flavor just in time for summer

Pocky has a few approaches to summer 2017. The first is a campaign where the time-honored snack comes in limited-edition wrappers featuring 27 different designs, which can also activate various augmented reality features on a special smartphone app. Sounds complicated! Glico, which makes Pocky, is urging...
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LIFE / Travel / LUXURY HOTEL SPECIAL
Jun 2, 2017

Reading unspoken words, one guest at a time

Kay Abe, Grand Hyatt Tokyo's concierge, never says "no" to any question posed to her by hotel clients. She endeavors to read the mind of each client she meets — to guess what it is that the person in front of her really needs.
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 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.

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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