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WORLD
Jun 8, 2018

U.S. Senate staffer indicted for allegedly lying to FBI over unauthorized disclosures of classified information

A longtime staffer of the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee was arrested on Thursday on charges of lying to FBI agents investigating the illegal disclosure of classified information, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia said.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 8, 2018

As least two killed as trains collide in southern Germany: media

A freight train and a passenger train collided in southern Germany on Monday, rail operator Deutsche Bahn said, and local media reported two people were killed.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 7, 2018

Rudy Giuliani confounds, contradicts as he defends Trump in media

President Donald Trump's new attorney, Rudy Giuliani, is delivering confounding and at times contradictory statements as he tries to lessen the legal burdens on his client from an investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election and a $130,000 hush payment to a porn actress.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 7, 2018

Most U.S. Facebook users as active or more since privacy scandal

Most of Facebook's U.S. users have remained loyal to the social network despite revelations that a political consultancy collected information about millions of accounts without owners' permission, a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Sunday showed.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 22, 2018

Saudi security shoots down toy drone near royal palace, official media says

Saudi Arabian security forces said they had shot down a recreational drone in the capital Riyadh on Saturday after online videos showed gunfire in the neighborhood where royal palaces are located, sparking fears of political unrest.
JAPAN
Apr 19, 2018

Opposition parties abstain from Diet deliberations over alleged sexual harassment by Finance Ministry official

The parties stepped up political pressure on Finance Minister Taro Aso to resign immediately, after the official implicated in the allegations quit abruptly over the claims the day before.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 15, 2018

Trump lawyer Cohen denies media report of Prague trip

U.S. President Donald Trump's personal lawyer Michael Cohen on Saturday denied a media report that the special counsel investigating alleged Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election has evidence Cohen visited Prague that year.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 10, 2018

U.S. media never ever gives peace a chance

American political culture has devolved from the Vietnam era, when pacifists were marginalized, to a knee-jerk bellicosity in which they don't exist as part of the debate.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 10, 2018

Don't be shocked at spies tracking your cellphone

The 'stingray' discovery in Washington is a reminder of how much data we're giving away
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 29, 2018

Facebook cuts ties to data brokers in blow to targeted ads

Facebook Inc. said on Wednesday it would end its partnerships with several large data brokers who help advertisers target people on the social network, a step that follows a scandal over how Facebook handles personal information.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Mar 24, 2018

Blog post sparks a constructive debate on office culture in Japan

One person’s cultural observations can be another’s daily gripes but, with any luck, they can lead to an enlightening debate. That was the case last week when a blog post about one non-Japanese individual’s experience working in the country’s information technology sector proved popular with...
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 22, 2018

U.S. Senate passes bill to penalize websites for sex-trafficking

The U.S. Senate passed legislation on Wednesday aimed at penalizing website operators that facilitate online sex trafficking, chipping away at a bedrock legal shield for the technology industry.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 18, 2018

Facebook critics want regulation and investigation after data misuse

Facebook faced new calls for regulation from within U.S. Congress and was hit with questions about personal data safeguards on Saturday after reports a political consultant gained inappropriate access to 50 million users' data starting in 2014.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 14, 2018

YouTube to display Wikipedia blurbs alongside conspiracy videos

YouTube will begin displaying text from Wikipedia articles and other websites alongside some videos in a couple of weeks as the unit of Alphabet Inc.'s Google attempts to combat hoaxes and conspiracy theories on the service, its chief executive said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 21, 2018

Video of gun owner's assault on an AR-15 goes viral after Florida mass shooting

A video of a man cutting his semi-automatic weapon in half has gone viral following last week's mass shooting at a Florida high school, prompting a social media movement decrying easy access to high-powered assault weapons.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 19, 2018

North Korea 'fully ready for both dialogue and war,' state media says

North Korea is "fully ready for both dialogue and war" and prepared to respond to any U.S. "provocation by prompt counterstrike," state-run media said Monday as the Winter Olympics continued in South Korea.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 16, 2018

FBI admits being alerted to Florida gunman last year but couldn't pinpoint him

The Federal Bureau of Investigation was warned in September about an ominous online comment by the 19-year-old man accused of killing 17 people at his former high school but was unable to locate him, an agent said on Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 6, 2018

Godiva's dig at obligatory Valentine's chocolates stirs debate in Japan

Japan should stop giving out giri choco (obligatory chocolate).
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 6, 2018

Young operators turn to social media to revive Tokyo's sento neighborhood bathhouses

Younger operators of sento (public bathhouses) in Tokyo are breathing new life into the facilities, which have long helped residents in communities feel refreshed and relaxed.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 2, 2018

Fidel Castro's son commits suicide, Cuban state-run media report

The eldest son of late Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro, Fidel Castro Diaz-Balart, committed suicide Thursday at age 68 after being treated for months for depression, Cuban state-run media reported.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 23, 2018

Myanmar police sought secrets act probe of Reuters reporters an hour after their arrest

Myanmar police sought permission from the nation's president to go ahead with an investigation into whether two Reuters journalists had breached the Official Secrets Act only an hour after arresting them last month, a Yangon court heard on Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jan 11, 2018

YouTube pares back Logan Paul partnership after Japan suicide video

YouTube said Wednesday it is removing popular American celebrity YouTuber Logan Paul from its Google Preferred platform and putting future projects with him on hold, after Paul posted a video on the platform that included footage of a suicide victim in Japan.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / BLACK EYE
Jan 10, 2018

Time for Japan to scrub off that blackface — for good

Oops, they did it again: offensive makeup for laughs on TV. But some Japanese viewers are far from amused.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jan 10, 2018

Myanmar police charge Reuters reporters under Official Secrets Act

Japan wants to raise the matter of two Reuters reporters detained in Myanmar with the country's government at appropriate opportunities, including a visit by Foreign Minister Taro Kono to that country this week, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Wednesday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 9, 2018

China's embrace of digital Leninism

With 'social credit,' Beijing is seeking an inescapable political system in which citizens are completely loyal to the state
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 6, 2018

Twitter says world leaders like Trump have special status

Twitter on Friday reiterated its stance that accounts belonging to world leaders have special status on the social media network, pushing back against users who have called on the company to banish U.S. President Donald Trump.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Dec 18, 2017

Myanmar government says case against Reuters journalists can proceed

Myanmar's civilian President Htin Kyaw, a close ally of government leader Aung San Suu Kyi, has authorized the police to proceed with a case against two detained Reuters reporters accused of violating the country's colonial-era Official Secrets Act, a senior government spokesman said.
COMMUNITY / Voices / COMMUNITY CHEST
Dec 18, 2017

In case you missed them: a year of responses to Community stories, part 3

The last in a series of selections of unpublished letters about Community stories from the previous year.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 18, 2017

Ueno Zoo's panda cub Xiang Xiang makes her media debut

A six-month-old giant panda cub was unveiled to the media at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo on Monday, becoming the zoo's first to debut in 29 years.
Man falls to his death from Osaka condo, killing cyclist below
Osaka's Kita Ward. Two men died Monday morning in the ward after a man fell from a high-rise condominium and struck a passing cyclist below, according to local police.
Random stabbing cases in Japan raise fears: Could the next victim be me?
Police officers stand guard on May 7 outside Todaimae Station in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward after a random stabbing that injured a University of Tokyo student.
Japan confirms hard-line position ahead of possible tariff talks in Washington
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan’s chief tariff negotiator, at a news conference on Tuesday. He said that when Japan states it wants the tariffs reviewed, it means Tokyo wants them removed.
Amid rice shortage, farm minister comes under fire for saying he gets plenty
Agriculture minister Taku Eto has come under fire for saying at the weekend that he receives so much rice from his supporters that he has enough to sell it.
Nissan’s troubles might go all the way back to Ghosn 
A lot at a Nissan plant in Mexico. The company may have overextended itself during the Ghosn era.
Nissan’s troubles might go all the way back to Ghosn 
A lot at a Nissan plant in Mexico. The company may have overextended itself during the Ghosn era.
Random stabbing cases in Japan raise fears: Could the next victim be me?
Police officers stand guard on May 7 outside Todaimae Station in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward after a random stabbing that injured a University of Tokyo student.
The race for more time: Japanese runner decided to freeze eggs for her future
Tomomi Bitoh, seen crossing the finish line in Antarctica, on the first stop of the World Marathon Challenge, is one of the very few Japanese athletes to speak publicly about her experience with egg freezing.
Agnes b. Japan CEO hopes to evolve the brand with focus on sustainability
Laurent Patouillet, the CEO and president of Agnes b. Japan, says the focus of its business is to remain independent, and evolve and adapt.
Flaunt your seasonal greens with Japan’s traditional pureed soup
With the weather warming up, there's no better time to make a bowl of chilled "surinagashi-jiru" (pureed soup).

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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A sinkhole in Yashio, which emerged in January, was triggered by a ruptured, aging sewer pipe. Authorities worry that similar sections of infrastructure across the country are also at risk of corrosion.
That sinking feeling: Japan’s aging sewers are an infrastructure time bomb
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