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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Feb 24, 2018

Filmmaker Kazuhiro Soda doesn't underestimate the power of observation

In late 1992, Kazuhiro Soda was attending a "company information session" in Tokyo, where young students about to graduate from university were introduced to various companies as prospective recruits.
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WORLD / Politics
Feb 24, 2018

U.S. ready to open Jerusalem embassy in May

The United States said on Friday it will open its embassy to Israel in Jerusalem in May, a move from Tel Aviv that reverses decades of U.S. policy and is bound to trouble U.S. allies that have already objected.
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WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 24, 2018

Woman in van arrested after striking White House barrier

A Tennessee woman driving a white van on Friday intentionally drove into a White House security barrier but did not breach it, and she was immediately apprehended and put under arrest, the U.S. Secret Service said.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 23, 2018

Tobacco giants, including Japan Tobacco International, dodge trial as Dutch prosecutors reject murder case

The Dutch public prosecutor's office has said it won't pursue a case against tobacco makers Philip Morris International Inc., British American Tobacco PLC, Japan Tobacco International and Imperial Tobacco Benelux, all accused by an anti-smoking lobby group of attempted murder and manslaughter.
JAPAN
Feb 23, 2018

WTO backs Japan complaint against South Korea's Fukushima import ban

Tokyo welcomes a World Trade Organization ruling against South Korea's ban on seafood from Fukushima Prefecture but Seoul plans to appeal.
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WORLD / Politics
Feb 23, 2018

NRA chief slams Democrat anti-gun 'elites' after Florida school massacre

The head of the National Rifle Association lashed out at gun control advocates on Thursday, saying Democratic elites are politicizing the latest mass school shooting in the United States to erode the country's constitutionally guaranteed gun rights.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Feb 22, 2018

Steven Soderbergh's thriller 'Unsane' shot on iPhone premieres in Berlin

Director Steven Soderbergh said on Wednesday he so enjoyed making his psychological thriller "Unsane" on an iPhone, he would find it hard to go back to conventional filmmaking.
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JAPAN
Feb 20, 2018

Japan's discretionary labor system: What you need to know

As Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and government officials clash with opposition lawmakers over a proposal to expand an overtime work system called the discretionary labor system, here's a look at how the system works.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 20, 2018

Peru court orders ex-President Alberto Fujimori to stand trial for 1992 mass killing

A Peruvian court ordered former President Alberto Fujimori on Monday to stand trial for the 1992 killings of six farmers, arguing that he lacks immunity despite a recent pardon for a different crime.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 19, 2018

After Daifuku's 1,200% stock surge, departing Japan chip CEO aims for more

Masaki Hojo, who built Daifuku Co. into the world's largest maker of machines for handling chip materials, is once again challenging market expectations even as he prepares to make his exit from the company.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Feb 19, 2018

Tarnished? The Olympic brand still mints money like never before

A long-running Russian doping scandal. Corruption scams. Major cities say "no" to staging the Olympics Games.
EDITORIALS
Feb 19, 2018

A last chance for the ANC — and South Africa?

Japan should step up efforts to ensure that new South African President Cyril Ramaphosa succeeds as he tries to reorient his country and overcome the legacy of the Zuma interregnum.
BUSINESS / Markets / Deep Dive
Feb 18, 2018

A guide to common cryptocurrency terms

Perplexed by the world of cryptocurrencies? Here's a quick primore of the industry terms.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Feb 18, 2018

Akita bijin: a dog named Capella

A very small Akita at only 22 kilograms, Capella is simply charming. Always alert and interested, she loves to romp like a puppy.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 17, 2018

Democrats hijack the anti-Trump resistance

Leftists want to change the world. They want peace, equal income, equal wealth, equal rights for everybody.
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JAPAN / Society
Feb 16, 2018

Majority of public tolerant of physical discipline for kids: Save the Children Japan

A majority of the public is tolerant of physical discipline for children, a recent survey by a nongovernmental organization shows.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 16, 2018

Telltale internet message may have foreshadowed Florida school massacre

The 19-year-old man accused of shooting 17 people to death at a Florida high school legally purchased the assault rifle used in the killings and may have foreshadowed the attack in a social media comment investigated by the FBI last year, authorities said Thursday.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 15, 2018

Kirin pursues $932 million buyback as it continues Asian expansion

Kirin Holdings Co., Japan's second-largest beverage maker by market value, plans to buy back as much as ¥100 billion ($932 million) in stock as it seeks to improve shareholder returns while building up its presence in the Asian beverage market.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 13, 2018

10 years on, Osaka fiscal reform started by Toru Hashimoto remains unfinished

Since Toru Hashimoto was elected Osaka governor in January 2008 and subsequently launched a reform drive, the prefecture has turned its debt-heavy public finances around to achieve budget surpluses.
JAPAN / GENERATIONAL CHANGE
Feb 11, 2018

Kind act sprouts into grass-roots movement to feed kids

Hiroko Kondo is credited with coining the term kodomo shokudō: makeshift eateries for disadvantaged kids that morphed into a national grass-roots movement to address the growth of poverty in Japan.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Feb 10, 2018

Did press reports of a lawsuit spur an amendment to the welfare ministry's policy on benefits?

On Jan. 16, the Fukushima District Court ruled in favor of a woman and her daughter who had sued the city of Fukushima for cutting their welfare benefits. When the woman’s daughter was in high school, the woman received a grant scholarship to help her child prepare for university by covering expenses...
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JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Feb 10, 2018

Gift-giving etiquette in Japan is driving some recipients crazy

With spring looming, perhaps it’s time to re-think the national obsession with seasonal gifts and souvenirs.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 10, 2018

Trump signs deal to end brief agency shutdown and boost U.S. spending

A brief U.S. government shutdown ended on Friday after Congress passed and President Donald Trump signed into law a temporary spending deal expected to push budget deficits past $1 trillion annually with new military and domestic outlays.

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Tetsuzo Shiraishi, speaking at The Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage, uses a thermos to explain how he experienced the U.S. firebombing of March 1945, when he was just 7 years old.
From ashes to high-rises: A survivor’s account of Tokyo’s postwar past