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BUSINESS
Jan 30, 2018

Bible of Japanese stocks gets hot, suggesting nation's brokerages will prosper

Things are looking up for Japan's biggest brokerages, if demand for a well-known stock handbook is any guide.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 30, 2018

New task for old ally of China's President Xi suggests bigger role ahead

China has implied that a new job could be in the offing for Wang Qishan, the powerful former top graft-buster and a close ally of President Xi Jinping, with an announcement that he had been chosen as a delegate to the annual meeting of parliament.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 30, 2018

Russian bots retweeted Trump's Twitter 470,000 times ahead of 2016 election

Russian-linked Twitter bots shared Donald Trump's tweets almost half a million times during the final months of the 2016 election, Twitter Inc. said in a submission to Congress.
BUSINESS
Jan 29, 2018

Financial watchdog raps Coincheck over lax security following massive hack

The government's financial watchdog takes administrative action against the cryptocurrency exchange hit last week by the largest-ever theft of digital money.
BUSINESS
Jan 29, 2018

Japan's rural regions turn to 'sharing economy' to offer residents valuable services

Business practices collectively known as the "sharing economy" are offering new ways for local and prefectural governments to address problems such as aging populations and scarce job opportunities.
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jan 29, 2018

Japan's dramatic surge in syphilis cases, with particularly high incidence in Tokyo, puzzles experts

Syphilis, a classic sexually transmitted disease nearly eradicated decades ago, is seeing a resurgence in Japan, with the reported number of patients in 2017 topping 5,000 for the first time in 44 years.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LABOR PAINS
Jan 28, 2018

Court cases shine a light on Japan's problem with paternity leave

Two cases currently before the courts show how the reality of Japanese workplaces can clash with government attempts to encourage fathers to help raise their children.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jan 27, 2018

Is artificial intelligence killing Japan's banks?

As part of an ongoing series about artificial intelligence, the Asahi Shimbun on Jan. 11 published a story that asserts the financial industry has adopted AI more readily than any other. Because finance is a data-driven endeavor, designing AI software to do things such as read and analyze reams of economic...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 27, 2018

Biggest bunker-buster bomb upgraded by U.S. for B-2 bombers amid North Korea crisis

The U.S. Air Force has deployed an upgraded version of the country's largest non-nuclear bomb — a 30,000-pound "bunker-buster" that can only be carried by the B-2 stealth bomber and could be used against adversaries such as North Korea.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 27, 2018

Russian-linked bots accounted for 4% of Trump retweets in final months before election

Russian-linked Twitter bots shared Donald Trump's tweets almost half a million times during the final months of the 2016 election campaign, the company said in a submission to Congress.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital
Jan 26, 2018

With EVO Japan 2018, Japanese gamers finally get the home advantage

The video game tournament known as Evolution Championship Series had humble beginnings. Starting in California as a 40-person tournament between friends in 1996, it has since grown into arguably the world’s most celebrated fighting game tournament, complete with large cash prizes and major corporate...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 26, 2018

The junkies and dealers of today's social media

Monopolistic Internet platforms, especially Facebook, enable the powerful to inflict harm on the powerless in politics, foreign policy and commerce.
JAPAN
Jan 26, 2018

Lottery tickets in Japan will be sold online from October in bid to boost sales

Aiming to boost slumping sales, the internal affairs ministry said Friday that starting in October, people will be able to purchase tickets online for most public-run lotteries.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 26, 2018

North Korea exporting coal to South Korea and Japan via Russia despite U.N. sanctions: Europe intel sources

North Korea shipped coal to Russia last year that was then delivered to South Korea and Japan in a likely violation of U.N. sanctions, three Western European intelligence sources said.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 24, 2018

Japan reports to U.N. details of North Korean tanker suspected of violating sanctions

Japan has notified the United Nations about a North Korean tanker spotted in the East China Sea that it suspects was engaged in a transfer of goods with another tanker in defiance of U.N. sanctions, the Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LEARNING CURVE
Jan 24, 2018

Why don't more Japanese study abroad? The cost and the hassle, survey shows

One student canvasses others and finds expense is crucial — even for well-off families — while support is thin on the ground.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jan 24, 2018

EU expects Swedish citizen Gui Minhai, detained by China, to be released immediately: ambassador

The European Union's Ambassador to China said on Wednesday he expects Chinese authorities to immediately release Swedish citizen and Hong Kong-based bookseller Gui Minhai, echoing demands from Stockholm.
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Jan 23, 2018

Japan women look for Four Continents sweep

The final tuneup for the Pyeongchang Games begins Wednesday when the Four Continents Championships kicks off in Taipei. Japan is sending its entire Olympic team — minus Yuzuru Hanyu — to get one more competitive run through on their programs ahead of the extravaganza next month in South Korea.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jan 23, 2018

South Korea to ban cryptocurrency traders from using anonymous bank accounts

South Korea on Jan. 30 will ban the use of anonymous bank accounts in cryptocurrency trading, regulators said Tuesday in a widely telegraphed move designed to stop virtual coins from being used for money laundering and other crimes.
JAPAN
Jan 23, 2018

Ibaraki nuclear plant used erroneous fuel rod data for over 40 years, utility says

For more than 40 years, Japan Atomic Power Co. used erroneous data regarding the location of nuclear fuel rods within the reactor at its Tokai No. 2 power plant in Ibaraki Prefecture, the company has said.
BUSINESS / DAVOS SPECIAL 2018
Jan 23, 2018

Innovative maps show relationships among key issues

In 2016, World Economic Forum (WEF) founder and Executive Chairman Klaus Schwab proclaimed the fourth industrial revolution as a distinct evolution from its predecessor because of the rapid onset of ubiquitous change.
BUSINESS / DAVOS SPECIAL 2018
Jan 23, 2018

Saitama in the vanguard of technological innovation

The city of Saitama, a major bedroom community of Tokyo and a host of venues for basketball and soccer games during the 2020 Olympics, attracts many companies with leading technology that Japan can be proud to showcase to the world.

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