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ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 16, 2015

Malaysian contractor pleads guilty in U.S. Navy corruption case

A Malaysian businessman accused of bribing high-ranking United States Navy officers to steer millions of dollars of contract services to his company pleaded guilty to corruption charges in federal court in San Diego on Thursday.
BUSINESS
Jan 14, 2015

China's CRCC likely to win in new bidding for Mexico train project: sources

China Railway Construction Corp. (CRCC) looks poised to clinch a contract to build a $3.75 billion Mexican high-speed train system even after its original winning bid was revoked when it became engulfed in a political scandal, say sources with knowledge of the bidding.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 14, 2015

Toyota to build more SUVs as U.S. demand provides edge over VW

Toyota Motor Corp. will build more sport utility vehicles this year at factories in Japan and Canada to meet rising U.S. demand, the carmaker's top North American executive said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 13, 2015

Free Windows app turns your webcam into theremin-like musical instrument

Let me hear your body talk. An app that turns your webcam into a range of virtual musical instruments debuts on Wednesday, offering aural adventures for those who wanna get physical.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 13, 2015

S. Korea nuclear hack ups aging reactor risks

The hacking of South Korea's nuclear operator means the country's second-oldest reactor may be shut permanently due to safety concerns, said several nuclear watchdog commissioners, raising the risk that other aging reactors may also be closed.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 11, 2015

Scrutinized Chinese officials frozen in headlights of Xi's anti-graft campaign

The sustained scrutiny of Chinese President Xi Jinping's anti-corruption campaign has been traumatic for many Communist Party and government officials who have grown rich on their power to dispense favors. With so much attention on their lifestyles, spending, travel, entertainment and networks of friends...
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 8, 2015

American Red Cross pressured to rid itself of tobacco money

The American Red Cross risks damaging the reputation of the global Red Cross brand because of its refusal to stop accepting donations from tobacco companies, a top official with the humanitarian network says.
BUSINESS
Jan 8, 2015

Chocolate shortage spurs call to revive cocoa farming in Amazon basin

With chocolate prices surging, a former Credit Suisse Group AG banker wants to help revive cocoa farming in the Amazon basin, where the beans are thought to have evolved about 15,000 years ago.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jan 7, 2015

Financial woes force Trians to quit NBL

The Wakayama Trians finished runnerup last year in the NBL, but they were able to enjoy that success for only a short time.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 7, 2015

Toyota sales in China fall short; dealers complain of losses

Toyota Motor Corp. delivered fewer vehicles in China last year than it targeted, as slowing growth in the world's largest auto market and vehicle stockpiles led some of its dealers to threaten to drop out of its sales network.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 7, 2015

Sony's Walkman makes comeback in high resolution, for $1,200

Sony Corp. is bringing back the Walkman, with a new model of the music player pioneer that comes with high-resolution playback and Bluetooth-connected headphones.
JAPAN
Jan 6, 2015

Another foreign object turns up in McDonald's chicken nugget, this time in Tokyo

Chicken nugget woes are apparently expanding at McDonald's Japan outlets, as the chain has admitted another incident in which an inedible object was found in a nugget, this time at a shop in Tokyo, NHK and other media reported Tuesday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jan 5, 2015

Tokyo: Which New Year's resolutions have you ever kept, and which have you broken?

People in the capital discuss their past performance when it comes to those perennial pledges.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Jan 5, 2015

The myths and misery of translating Japanese video games

Given ever-expanding access to the culture of Japan, people worldwide have many different reasons for studying the Japanese language these days. But I don't know if job opportunities for non-Japanese have expanded as rapidly. Many folks probably fall back on the same set of options as always: eigo kyōshi...
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jan 3, 2015

The highlights of Japanese media in 2014

My choices for the most significant public phenomena of last year are associated with traditional media rather than the social kind, which isn't to say these phenomena didn't impact social media and vice versa, only that TV, newspapers and magazines still affect our perception of the world.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 30, 2014

Doubts over ambitious Nicaragua canal project grow as work gets underway

When one of the poorest countries in the Americas and a little-known Chinese businessman said they planned to undertake one of the biggest engineering projects in history, few people took them seriously.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 29, 2014

The Sony hack and cyber ransoms

The recent Sony Pictures attack made clear that hackers have the ability to do more than just take sensitive data. The increasing popularity of extortion shows that big companies won't be the only targets.
JAPAN
Dec 29, 2014

Exploited working students starting to fight 'burakku arubaito' system

The 22-year-old university student was in his fifth day working part time at a Sukiya beef bowl outlet in Tokyo when his boss suddenly told him to run the shop from midnight to 9 a.m. all by himself.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Dec 28, 2014

Four officials reprimanded in China over developer's AIDS scare tactics

Police in central China detained five people and four officials were reprimanded after a construction firm reportedly employed HIV/AIDS sufferers to scare residents into vacating their houses, the state news agency reported on Saturday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 28, 2014

South Korea nuclear operator says cyberattacks continue, but reactors safe

South Korea's nuclear power operator said Sunday that cyberattacks on noncritical operations at its headquarters are continuing but the country's atomic plants are operating safely and are secure from attack.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Dec 27, 2014

Learning to love robots

With half the decade complete, we examine an industry that has significantly changed the way we think about ourselves.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 26, 2014

Xbox, PlayStation game networks felled by known hacker group

Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox Live and Sony Corp.'s PlayStation Network, Internet services that video gamers use to play online, were hit by connection failures Christmas Day, with the hackers Lizard Squad claiming responsibility.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 25, 2014

Work begins in Japan to shield infrastructure against cyberattacks

Japan, fearing it could be a soft target for possible North Korean cyberattacks in the escalating row over the Sony Pictures hack, has begun working to ensure its basic infrastructure will remain safe and to formulate its diplomatic response, officials said.
Japan to revise romanization rules for first time in 70 years
The Agency for Cultural Affairs is recommending replacing the government’s long-standing Kunrei system with more widely used Hepburn-style spellings.
Character-crazed Japan has little appetite for Labubu
A pop-up advertisement for the newly opened Chiikawa Park in Tokyo's Ikebukuro neighborhood demonstrates how the country is chockful of cute characters — to the detriment of trends like Labubu.
Emperor emeritus and empress emerita visit postwar settlement
Emperor Emeritus Akihito and Empress Emerita Michiko strolled through a cabbage field in Ohinata settlement in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, on Saturday.
At meeting rich in symbolism, Ishiba and South Korea's Lee agree to steadily build ties
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba shake hands at joint press announcement after summit talks in Tokyo on Saturday.
Are 'coolcations' the answer for Japan's heat-weary tourists?
Hikers on a trail in Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture. As extreme heat continues to grip Japan, a tectonic shift may be underway in the nation’s summer tourism scene as more people gravitate toward cooler destinations.
Are 'coolcations' the answer for Japan's heat-weary tourists?
Hikers on a trail in Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture. As extreme heat continues to grip Japan, a tectonic shift may be underway in the nation’s summer tourism scene as more people gravitate toward cooler destinations.
Germany's first sakemaker offers a bold brew of ideas
Reigen, Germany's first sake brewery, makes a diverse, nontraditional range of sake that includes fruit-flavored sips and wine barrel-aged renditions.
Alicia Keys closed Summer Sonic, but J-pop owned it
Summer Sonic’s 2025 lineup demonstrated its strength, showcasing the latest in J-pop, including “new kawaii” act Fruits Zipper.
Is the LDP’s catch-all approach to politics still effective?
Former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi visits Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Aug. 15. Political commentator Toru Hashimoto has suggested that Takaichi ought to lead a group of like-minded hawkish politicians out of the Liberal Democratic Party and form their own party.
Fingers sore from too much phone time? You might have ‘sumaho yubi.’
A catch-all term for tendonitis and arthritis caused by excessive smartphone use, 'sumaho yubi' may be difficult to treat for gadget-crazy Japan.

Podcast

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

Longform

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
By Alex K.T. Martin

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