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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.
Japan Times
Jun 22, 2018

July 6th, 2018, TSUNEISHI SHIPBUILDING, 81,600 Bulk Carrier Launching Ceremony, Open to the Public

TSUNEISHI SHIPBUILDING Co., Ltd. (HQ:1083 Tsuneishi Numakuma-cho, Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Japan; President: Kenji Kawano), will hold 81,600 bulk carrier launching ceremony, and open to the public at 6:50 on Friday, July 6th, 2018 on No. 1 Building Berth, TSUNEISHI Factory.
Reader Mail
Jun 22, 2018

Not the usual Japan hospitality

I am a visitor from Singapore and was with my family visiting the information center of Hokkaido University (Sapporo) on the afternoon of June 13. We were there to browse through some brochures and check out some of the university products on sale.
Japan Times
Special Supplements
Jun 22, 2018

METI Journal

Minister hopes shared data will transform Japanese corporate culture
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 22, 2018

Intel CEO resigns after probe of relationship with employee

Intel Corp. CEO Brian Krzanich resigned on Thursday after a probe found a consensual relationship with an employee violated company policy.
BUSINESS
Jun 21, 2018

U.S. tariff exemptions on steel and aluminum unlikely to placate Tokyo, experts say

Experts see the policy change as motivated by business interests rather than a sincere desire to shift away from protectionism.

Longform

Bear attacks have dominated Japanese news headlines in recent months, with 13 people so far having been killed by the animals.
Japan’s bears have been on their killing spree for more than 100 years