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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 21, 2018

North Koreans dropped out of meeting with Pence at last minute, U.S. says

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence was prepared to hold a historic meeting with top North Korean officials during his visit to the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in South Korea earlier this month but was rebuffed by the North at the last minute, U.S. officials said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 20, 2018

Japan's discretionary labor system: What you need to know

As Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and government officials clash with opposition lawmakers over a proposal to expand an overtime work system called the discretionary labor system, here's a look at how the system works.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 20, 2018

Japan's central bank to keep retreating from stimulus under Haruhiko Kuroda, former BOJ board member says

The reappointment of Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda for another five-year term means the central bank will continue to gradually edge away from crisis-mode stimulus, according to former BOJ Policy Board member Takahide Kiuchi.
EDITORIALS
Feb 18, 2018

Brexit begins to bite Britain

Despite the promises of Brexit supporters that exit would benefit Britons, evidence is mounting that it will instead leave them much worse off.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Feb 17, 2018

'Because I'm a Mom' children's song sends vexed mothers the wrong message

What was meant to be a much-needed pat on the back for mothers has done more harm than good. In Hulu’s original children’s program “Dai! Dai! Daisuke Onisan!!,” hosted by ex-NHK talent Daisuke Yokoyama, Daisuke Onisan performed a new song titled “Atashi Okasan Dakara” (“Because I’m a...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 15, 2018

Japan's trading houses on the prowl as record earnings boost investment appetite

Domestic trading houses are scouting for assets as they enjoy their best profit outlook in six years, driven by higher prices for commodities from metals and coking coal to oil and natural gas.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 15, 2018

Education ministry to introduce new compulsory subjects at high schools in Japan

The education ministry released a draft Wednesday of revised curriculum guidelines for high schools, including the introduction of rekishi sōgō (comprehensive history) and kōkyō (public affairs) as new compulsory subjects.
JAPAN
Feb 14, 2018

Japan's national J-Village soccer center in Fukushima to partially reopen in July

The J-Village national soccer training center in Fukushima Prefecture will partially reopen on July 28, more than seven years after the facility was forced to close due to the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster that devastated parts of the Tohoku region , its operator said Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 13, 2018

U.S. to push for 'reciprocal tax' on trade partners: Trump

U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday he will push for a "reciprocal tax" against countries, including allies of the United States, that levy tariffs on American products, but officials did not provide details on how such a tax would be structured or the goods to which it would apply.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Feb 11, 2018

Divide and conquer? North Korean 'charm offensive' likely to exacerbate fissures in U.S. alliance

Divide and conquer? Maybe not, but North Korea's "charm offensive" and leader Kim Jong Un's invitation to South Korean President Moon Jae-in to visit Pyongyang "in the near future" will exacerbate existing fissures in Washington's alliance with Seoul as Pyongyang seeks to further chip away at the relationship....
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 10, 2018

U.S. sailors investigated over alleged drug ring in Japan

The U.S. Navy is investigating allegations that sailors from the 7th Fleet based in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, are involved an alleged drug ring in Japan.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 6, 2018

North Korea calls Trump 'dolt-like' and compares 'bloody nose' strike to Iraq War run-up

Nuclear-armed North Korea unleashed a raft of insults and threats against the U.S. and its leader on Tuesday, calling Donald Trump "dolt-like" and comparing recent reports of a possible "bloody nose" limited strike against Pyongyang to the run-up to the Iraq War.
BUSINESS
Feb 6, 2018

Demand for electric bikes in Japan still brisk 25 years after Yamaha Motor's first model

Electric bicycles are enjoying brisk demand as they mark the 25th anniversary this year since the first model was released in 1993.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 5, 2018

H.I.S. plans eight more robot-staffed Henn na Hotels across Japan

Travel agency H.I.S. Co. is eyeing an ambitious plan to build eight more android-staffed Henn na Hotels in addition to the one it opened in Tokyo's high-end Ginza shopping district on Thursday.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 4, 2018

Cranial bones of three horned dinosaurs found in western Japan

Cranial bones of three primitive horned dinosaurs have been found in a Lower Cretaceous stratum in Sasayama, Hyogo Prefecture, the Museum of Nature and Human Activities said Saturday.
BUSINESS
Feb 2, 2018

Japan's digital camera shipments post first increase in seven years thanks to social media surge

Japan's digital camera industry, which has been hit hard by the explosive growth of the camera-equipped smartphone market, may have finally found a ray of hope — thanks to Instagram users showing off their private lives online.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 31, 2018

Japan's Line to launch cryptocurrency exchange as nation reels from Coincheck hack

In the wake of the Coincheck theft — one of the world's biggest cyberheists — Line Corp. says it plans to launch its own exchange.

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An illustration features the Japanese signs for "ganbare" (good luck) and the Deaflympics, which will be held between Nov. 15 and 26.
A century of Deaf sport finds its moment in Tokyo