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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 19, 2018

Reflecting on 50 years of collaboration

The Association of East Asian Nations (ASEAN) 50th Anniversary Symposium IV was held with the tagline "ASEAN@50" on March 1 in Tokyo's Minato Ward.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Mar 19, 2018

Aichi finds wartime elementary school teaching materials

Teaching materials for third-year students who attended Kokumin Gakko (equivalent to a modern-day elementary school) in Aichi Prefecture during the Pacific War have been discovered in Aisai, Aichi Prefecture.
Japan Times
Mar 19, 2018

Tokai-Denshi Developed A.I.-Equipped Portable Odor Detector/Identifier "Aino-Pro"

Tokai-Denshi Inc. and The Shizuoka Cancer Center Research Institute jointly developed an A.I.-based Portable Odor detector/Identifier which analyzes malodorous components emitted from cancer patients.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 19, 2018

Trump ordered White House officials to sign nondisclosure agreements: report

U.S. President Donald Trump ordered senior staff to sign nondisclosure agreements after they joined the White House following several leaks in the early months of his administration, the Washington Post reported on Sunday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 19, 2018

GOP lawmakers suspect privacy breach over Trump campaign consultancy's access to Facebook data on 50 million

Several U.S. Republican lawmakers expressed concern over privacy violations on Sunday after media reports that a political consultancy that worked on President Donald Trump's campaign gained inappropriate access to 50 million Facebook users' data.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 19, 2018

Key North Korean diplomat heads to Finland ahead of possible talks with U.S. and South Korea

A senior North Korean diplomat left for Finland on Sunday for talks with former U.S. and South Korean officials, Yonhap News Agency reported, amid a series of diplomatic encounters ahead of a possible U.S.-North Korean summit.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Mar 19, 2018

DressedUndressed: Beyond genderless fashion

DressedUndressed from designers Takeshi Kitazawa and Emiko Sato has been an unassuming yet confident presence at Tokyo fashion week since 2012, when its initial collections courted tailoring connoisseurs with precise unisex attire that scaled in size but otherwise had no gendered distinction. A partnership...
Japan Times
ESG CONSORTIUM
Mar 18, 2018

Investing more in Japan's children and health

"Never say never," Rohto Pharmaceutical Co.'s new corporate slogan, created in 2016, embodies the firm's determination to "overcome challenges" to make the world a healthier place. What the drugmaker, led by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Kunio Yamada, has worked on in the Tohoku region following...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 17, 2018

Top officials clamor to make Trump-Kim summit a reality

South Korea said on Friday that it is seeking high-level talks this month with North Korea to prepare for a summit and that President Moon Jae-in may meet Donald Trump before the U.S. president's planned meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
JAPAN
Mar 16, 2018

Two SDF officers from Japan commit suicide after returning from South Sudan

Two Self-Defense Forces officers have committed suicide after returning home from the U.N.'s peacekeeping mission in South Sudan, the government said Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 16, 2018

Toys 'R' Us said targeting Chinese funds for potential $1 billion deal in Asia

Toys "R" Us Inc.'s creditors are pushing for a better deal for the Asian business.
WORLD
Mar 16, 2018

Trump pardons sailor who invoked 'Clinton defense' in trial

U.S. President Donald Trump pardoned a former Navy sailor who served a year in prison for taking sensitive pictures of the reactor inside a nuclear submarine, according to White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 16, 2018

North Korean foreign minister visits Sweden, sparking speculation of Kim-Trump summit plans

North Korea's foreign minister landed in Sweden on Thursday for talks, prompting speculation that the two-day trip could lay the groundwork for a possible meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 16, 2018

Trump to get options soon to crack down on China's theft of U.S. intellectual property: Peter Navarro

U.S. President Donald Trump in coming weeks will get recommendations to address China's "theft and forced transfer" of American intellectual property, White House trade adviser Peter Navarro said on Thursday.
Japan Times
LIFE
Mar 15, 2018

Chocolate Easter art returns

Valrhona Japon is holding Let's begin! Chocolat de Easter, an event where visitors can admire artistic chocolate and decorate pieces of their own to take home. The event will take place at Daikanyama Hillside Forum in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward from March 28 to April 1.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Mar 15, 2018

Dairakudakan's 'unearthly' butoh meets a tortured Russian tale

Following a January press conference in which the New National Theatre, Tokyo, announced that Dairakudakan, one of the world's leading butoh companies, would be staging two performances of "Tsumi to Batsu" ("Crime and Punishment") in March, troupe founder Akaji Maro delivered a triumphant statement....
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 15, 2018

Oklahoma announces it plans to begin using nitrogen gas for executions

Oklahoma plans to start using nitrogen gas for executions, officials said Wednesday, in what will be the first such method of capital punishment in the United States.
WORLD
Mar 15, 2018

'He can't breathe there': Death of puppy on United flight prompts U.S. agency probe

United Airlines faced fresh backlash on Wednesday over a puppy that died in-flight after a cabin attendant ordered it stowed in an overhead bin, and the U.S. Department of Transportation said it was examining the events that led to the French bulldog's death.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 14, 2018

Article 9 revision seen as politically risky amid Moritomo scandal

The outlook for ruling Liberal Democratic Party's deliberations on how best to amend the Constitution is now in doubt, with the Cabinet of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe having been rocked by a scandal involving falsification of official documents, senior lawmakers suggested Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 14, 2018

Only Putin could be behind U.K. poison attack: 'incurable' toxin's exiled co-developer

A Russian chemist who helped develop the Soviet-era nerve agent used to poison a former Russian double agent in southern England said only the Russian government could have carried out the attack with such a deadly and advanced toxin.
Japan Times
JAPAN / GENERATIONAL CHANGE
Mar 13, 2018

Kanagawa computer programmer, 82, recognized worldwide for efforts to keep seniors digitally engaged

People say it is never too late to start new things. No one would object to that. But in reality, not many people have the guts to tackle things that are totally unfamiliar to them as they get older.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 13, 2018

Japan's overworked and underpaid teachers

The nation's school teachers are in dire need of better working conditions.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Mar 13, 2018

Turner: The landscaper of art genres

J.M.W. Turner (1775-1851) remains among the most adored of British landscapists. His natural draftsman talent, in union with the hard work ethic of his time led to recognition and formal training at the Royal Academy of Arts, where he was elected to become one of the institution's esteemed Academicians...
Japan Times
Mar 13, 2018

TSUNEISHI SHIPBUILDING Obtains HSE Certification - The First Company-level Certification to be Granted in Japan

TSUNEISHI SHIPBUILDING Co., Ltd. (HQ: 1083 Tsuneishi, Numakuma-cho, Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Japan; President: Kenji Kawano; hereinafter, “TSUNEISHI”) is pleased to announce it has received HSE certification from the internationally recognised Health, Safety & Environment Management System. Nippon Kajii...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 13, 2018

U.N. rights investigators hit 'beast' Facebook's role in spreading hate speech amid Myanmar crisis

U.N. human rights experts investigating a possible genocide in Myanmar said on Monday that Facebook had played a role in spreading hate speech there.
Japan Times
SPORTS
Mar 12, 2018

College sports reformers stay positive despite setbacks

Implementing change is often a painful procedure.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Mar 12, 2018

Let's discuss passports and visas

Japanese and Singaporean passport holders have the greatest travel freedom worldwide, according to a survey.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 12, 2018

Putin says grandfather cooked for Stalin and Lenin

Vladimir Putin's paternal grandfather worked as a cook for both Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin, the president said in a film posted on the internet on Sunday.
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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