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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 2, 2018

Handy Japan ties up with SoftBank to provide free smartphones in hotel rooms

Handy Japan Co., a startup providing free-to-use smartphones docked in hotel rooms, announced on Monday a capital tie-up with SoftBank Corp. to boost its service for tourists with "internet of things" technologies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 2, 2018

More investors engaging in the battle against climate change: PRI chairman

Global investors are becoming more aware of the risk of the global warming and thinking that their investments can function as a spearhead to counter the problem, said the head of the world's leading organization that advocates responsible investment.
Hong Kong report 2018
Jul 2, 2018

The heart of the Asian business community

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is one of Asia's most important business locations.
Japan Times
Jul 2, 2018

QBIT Robotics partners with Rethink Robotics and Sumitomo Heavy Industries to enter the service robotics market

~New business includes consulting, robot service design, system integration, maintenance, and sales promotion~
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 2, 2018

Trump spouse-visa shift looks set to hurt workers and push 100,000 from jobs

U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to ban spouses of high-skill visa holders from working will likely push 100,000 people out of jobs and negatively affect the visa holders and their employers, according to a new research study.
Japan Times
ESG CONSORTIUM
Jul 1, 2018

Progressive approaches to workplace health

The Kenko to Keiei o Kangaeru Kai (roughly translated as the Study of health and management group) hosted a symposium recently in Tokyo to discuss health and productivity management, as well as effective use of health-related data.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 1, 2018

Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale: Niigata's fields of art and inspiration

Deep in the mountains of Niigata Prefecture, the Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale is preparing its hundreds of exhibitions, events and installations — some new, some already permanent — for its seventh edition.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Jul 1, 2018

From Tokyo to London: This is the house that Japan built

As London's new cultural hub of all things Japanese, Japan House London's minimalist interiors, striking central spiral staircase, displays of nnovative design, art and architectural works and classy top-floor restaurant impressively avoid the all-too-easy preconceptions about Japan.
EDITORIALS
Jun 30, 2018

Mixed anti-smoking efforts

Tokyo is taking a stronger stance than the Diet in clamping down on smoking in public places. Other prefectures and cities should follow suit.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 29, 2018

'Fake refugees, get out': How South Koreans are channeling Trump

On the South Korean island of Jeju, a tourist hot spot famed for blue waters and sandy beaches, Lee Hyang is angry.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 29, 2018

U.S. manufacturers vie for Trump tariff relief, exposing competitive info to rivals

The flood of requests from U.S. manufacturers with the Commerce Department to exempt them from the Trump administration's hefty tariffs on steel and aluminum imports is exposing competitive information to rivals, customers and U.S. metal producers.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 29, 2018

Officials discuss water quality hopes at home, abroad

Water is a basic need for humans, the environment and the Earth. Governments, engineers and researchers have worked together toward securing water supplies and managing water quality around the world. The International Water Association is one of the biggest international organizations working to achieve...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 28, 2018

Japan's automakers chase IT tie-ups in race for driving's future

The race to transform the global auto industry has reached full throttle.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 28, 2018

Number of counterfeit $100 U.S. bills on the rise in Japan

With tourists arriving in record numbers, more counterfeit U.S. currency is entering the country.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 27, 2018

Uniting the world against the threat of terrorism

A concerted multilateral response at global, regional and national levels is needed to defeat the transnational threat of terrorism.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Jun 27, 2018

The mind games of choreographer Philippe Decoufle

Choreographer Philippe Decoufle describes his new circus-inspired show, "Nouvelles Pieces Courtes" ("New Short Pieces"), as a "sort of visual and physical mind game."
BUSINESS / Markets
Jun 27, 2018

Mizuho's online trading platform down for second day following crash

Mizuho Securities Co.'s online stock trading services for retail customers remained suspended Wednesday due to a system glitch, company officials said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 27, 2018

Britain is underestimating true size of EU divorce bill, U.K. lawmakers say

The British government's estimate of how much it will have to pay the European Union as part of its so-called divorce settlement is at least £10 billion ($13 billion) too low, a committee of lawmakers said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jun 26, 2018

Behind the ever-changing sound of Wednesday Campanella

It's a sure bet that when Wednesday Campanella plays a festival lineup, frontwoman Kom_I will steal the show.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jun 26, 2018

Yokoyama Taikan: Driven by loyalty

Yokoyama Taikan (1868-1958) is inarguably the definitive artist in creating pictorial and organizational frameworks inaugurating and furthering modern nihonga (Japanese painting.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: TECH
Jun 24, 2018

Facing an era of digital education

The International Tokyo Toy Show is often a good place to spot new gadgets and this year was no exception. On: Tech takes a look at a couple of toys showcased at the trade show this month, and some ideas of how technology can help educate children.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jun 24, 2018

Masatoshi Naito: 'The other face' of Japan

When Masatoshi Naito first began researching Tohoku folklore, he expected to find places 'haunted with a macabre atmosphere.' Instead, he stumbled into a vivacious traditional society 'filled with elderly women who throw boisterous bashes all night long.'
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Jun 23, 2018

Tulio Andrade: 'Diversity is beautiful'

Tulio Andrade, cultural attache to the Brazilian Embassy in Tokyo, opens up about soft power, cultural differences and LGBTQ issues in Japan.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Jun 22, 2018

Hitchhiking Japan: 5,000 kilometers in the company of strangers

"I have no idea if people can read this," I think to myself as I look at my first cardboard sign and the spidery writing scrawled across it.
Bank of Japan to start unloading ETFs in surprise move that rattles market
BOJ Gov. Kazuo Ueda said it would take a century for the bank to sell all its ETFs at the pace proposed.
Nippon Ishin urges cap on foreign residents in Japan
While not specifying what percentage of foreign residents should make up the total population, “we conveyed the message that the ratio should be kept as low as possible and that the current rapid pace of increase must be properly curbed,” said Nippon Ishin no Kai co-leader Fumitake Fujita.
Japan may see its first female PM despite limited progress on gender gap
Hard-line conservative lawmaker Sanae Takaichi has consistently been a public favorite in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s leadership election scheduled for Oct. 4.
Osaka Expo visitors top 20 million as crowds surge
Visitors at the Osaka Expo on Thursday.
Boom in business class travel from Japan fuels airlines profits
A business class suite of an Airbus SE A350-1000 aircraft operated by Japan Airlines is seen during a media preview at the company's hangar at Tokyo's Haneda Airport in January last year.
Behold the glory of Japan’s fruit boxes
Otherwise common sights in Japan's supermarkets, the country's fruit and veggie boxes can hide surprising symbols of local pride.
How Yuki Joseph Nakajima turned failures into breakout success at Tokyo worlds
Yuki Joseph Nakajima after finishing sixth in the men's 400-meter final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Thursday.
Robot tour guides in Tokyo offer way for those with disabilities to work
Tours are being offered in Tokyo using a shoulder-mounted robot equipped with a camera, speaker and microphone. The robot twitches its wing-like arms, which it can fold together as if in prayer when visiting a temple.
World Athletics stars relish Tokyo atmosphere after COVID-hit Olympics
Organizers of the World Athletics Championships said over 500,000 tickets had been sold and that they are expecting to end the event in front of large crowds this weekend.
Japan’s front-line researchers see bright path ahead for dementia treatment
A scientist looks at scans of grains at the Memory Centre at the Department of Readaptation and Geriatrics of the University Hospital (HUG) in Geneva, Switzerland, on June 6, 2023.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Sumadori Bar on Shibuya Ward's main Center Gai street targets young customers who prefer low-alcohol drinks or abstain altogether.
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