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BUSINESS
Dec 19, 2017

Tiny stem cell firms close in on major heart disease goals

The early hope that stem cell therapy would make the paralyzed walk, the blind see and cure diabetes have given way to a long list of failures, highlighted by early stem cell champion Geron Corp. abandoning the field in 2011.
BUSINESS / Markets
Dec 18, 2017

Central banks quietly trim stimulus while hoping to maintain global growth

Central bankers are gingerly trying to take away the punch bowl without interrupting the party.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 16, 2017

Rex Tillerson urges long halt to North Korean weapons tests before any talks

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Friday urged North Korea to carry out a "sustained cessation" of weapons testing to allow the two countries to hold talks about Pyongyang's nuclear and missile programs.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 12, 2017

U.S., South Korea may delay annual joint military exercises during Winter Olympics

Seoul and Washington are reportedly considering delaying annual joint military exercises until after the Winter Olympics in a bid to stave off provocative actions by North Korea during the Pyeongchang Games in South Korea.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 12, 2017

Tillerson to meet Trudeau next week for North Korea crisis talks: Ottawa source

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson plans to meet Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau next week for talks on how to address the crisis over North Korea's nuclear weapons, an Ottawa source said on Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Dec 9, 2017

Women unimpressed with advice on how to spend time alone

Women's magazine Ginger Web created a stir in late November by publishing an article that offered single women advice on how to spend time alone.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 8, 2017

Half of Uny superstores will become Don Quijote outlets

Major Japanese retailer FamilyMart Uny Holdings Co. will convert about half of its Uny superstores into discount retail outlets operated by its business partner Don Quijote Holdings Co., FamilyMart Uny President Koji Takayanagi said in a recent interview with Jiji Press.
BUSINESS
Dec 8, 2017

LDP and Komeito draft reforms set to raise taxes for 5% of Japan's salaried workers

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party's tax panel broadly approved on Thursday a draft tax reform plan under which about 5 percent of all salaried employees in Japan would face higher income taxes.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 6, 2017

U.S. flies strategic bomber over Korean Peninsula in show of force against North Korea

The U.S. military sent a B-1B strategic bomber from Guam over the Korean Peninsula on Wednesday for a massive joint exercise with the South Korean Air Force this week, the U.S. Pacific Air Forces said amid heightened tensions with nuclear-armed North Korea.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 6, 2017

Pentagon says it's not looking at moving military families out of South Korea amid rising tensions with North

The Pentagon said Wednesday that it is not currently looking at moving military dependents, spouses and children, from South Korea despite a plea by a prominent U.S. senator to do so amid soaring tensions with North Korea over its nuclear arms and missile programs.
EDITORIALS
Dec 5, 2017

Craft income tax reforms carefully

The nation's income tax system should be adjusted to adapt to the diversification of the ways in which people now work.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 4, 2017

Leading U.S. senator urges Pentagon to evacuate military families from South Korea as threat of war grows

A top Republican lawmaker has urged the Pentagon to begin moving U.S. military dependents — wives and children — out of South Korea, warning that war with nuclear-armed North Korea is "getting close."
JAPAN / Media / DARK SIDE OF THE RISING SUN
Dec 2, 2017

Life as a gangster in Japan just isn't as fun as it used to be

A number of theories have been put forward on the reasons behind the 2015 split of the country's largest crime syndicate, the Yamaguchi-gumi.

Longform

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