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Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Dec 12, 2017

Judge rules U.S. military must accept transgender recruits by Jan. 1

Transgender recruits will be able to join the U.S. military as of Jan. 1, a federal judge ruled on Monday, denying a request by President Donald Trump's administration to enforce his ban on transgender troops while the government appeals an order blocking it.
PRESS / Corporate Trends
Dec 11, 2017

イーオンの外国人教師が選ぶ「2017年最も印象に残った日本の出来事ニュース」
「長時間労働是正のための働き方改革」が1位に

英字新聞を発行する株式会社ジャパンタイムズ（本社：東京都港区、代表取締役社長：堤 丈晴、以下「ジャパンタイムズ」）と、英会話教室を運営する株式会社イーオン（本社：東京都新宿区、代表取締役：三宅義和、以下「イーオン」）は、日本に暮らす外国人が、今年ニュースを賑わした日本の出来事についてどのようにとらえているのかを調査すべく、イーオンに在籍中の外国人教師511名を対象に、「2017年、最も印象に残った日本の出来事・ニュース」について調査を実施しました。...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Dec 9, 2017

Without an official father, kids can be stateless

On Nov. 29, the Kobe District Court dismissed a suit against the state filed by a woman in her 60s who claimed that the law that allows only men to deny paternity of a child is unconstitutional, since it discriminates against women. She said the law meant she was unable to register her daughter as the...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Dec 9, 2017

Off the beaten track with Isabella Bird

Isabella Bird was a tenacious traverser of continents, prolific Victorian era writer and the first woman awarded membership to the U.K.'s Royal Geographical Society.
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 9, 2017

Pfizer's breast cancer drug found to be superior to chemotherapy in Phase III study

Patients with advanced breast cancer tied to an inherited gene mutation who were treated with an experimental Pfizer drug went about three months longer before their disease worsened than those who received chemotherapy in a late-stage study, according to data released Friday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Dec 6, 2017

'Vigilante': Brotherly love takes a beating in an intense family drama

Saitama doesn't get a lot of respect. This prefecture has a reputation, especially among those who live in the posher precincts of Tokyo, as the land of boring bed towns, populated by the tragically unhip.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 6, 2017

France's war on waste makes it most food-sustainable country, followed by Japan

A war on food waste in France, where supermarkets are banned from throwing away unsold food and restaurants must provide doggy bags when asked, has helped it secure the top spot in a ranking of countries by their food sustainability.
BUSINESS
Dec 5, 2017

Montana sues OxyContin maker Purdue over opioid epidemic

Montana has sued OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP, withdrawing from a multistate investigation by attorneys general into opioid manufacturers' marketing practices and joining a growing list of states that have broken off to pursue individual lawsuits.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 4, 2017

Embattled Alabama GOP Senate candidate Roy Moore leads in CBS poll as voters call sex abuse claims false

Embattled Republican U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore led his Democratic opponent by 6 percentage points in a CBS News poll released on Sunday, with most Alabama Republicans saying the allegations of sexual misconduct against him are false.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Dec 3, 2017

A fruitarian diet could make you go bananas

I've been living in Japan for a few months now, and since coming here my diet has consisted of four major food groups: carbohydrates, other fried stuff, cigarettes and canned ice coffee. It was somewhere between the fifth and sixth floor stairwell of my building that I decided my diet needed to change,...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 3, 2017

Yes, this time is different: A new and strong Japan emerges

While the past decades were marked by defeatism and fatalism, today's Japan is marked by ambition, confidence and a newfound idealism.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Dec 2, 2017

Japan Times 1942: 'Public to be trained to stab enemies with bamboo spears'

The simplest form of suicide for any enemy parachutist would be to attempt a landing on Japan, for the Dai Nippon Martial Arts Association and the Dai Nippon Physical Training Association will train every Japanese in the manly art of stabbing enemy paratroops with bamboo spears.
EDITORIALS
Dec 2, 2017

Fill the family registry void

The government needs to pull out all the stops in making sure every Japanese is listed in the family registry system.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 2, 2017

U.S. Senate approves sweeping tax overhaul

The U.S. Senate approved a sweeping tax overhaul on Saturday, moving Republicans and President Donald Trump a major step closer to their goal of slashing taxes for businesses and the rich while offering everyday Americans a mixed bag of changes.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 28, 2017

Learning to unlock the hidden wealth of cities

Smarter use of their commercial assets would enable cities to ease their budgetary woes and improve their quality of life.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 28, 2017

Climate change seen making Africa desert too dangerous for migratory birds, so they're wintering in Israel

Climate change is turning Israel into a permanent wintering ground for some of the 500 million migrating birds that used to stop over briefly before flying on to the warm plains of Africa, Israeli experts say.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 27, 2017

A silver lining for a hard Brexit

Despite the costs, a hard Brexit would, at a minimum, discourage other EU members from following the U.K.'s lead, thereby shoring up European stability and helping Britain maintain its national security.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 27, 2017

Meredith to buy U.S. publisher Time in Koch-backed deal

U.S. media company Meredith Corp. said on Sunday it will buy Time Inc., the publisher of People, Sports Illustrated and Fortune magazines, in a $1.84 billion all-cash deal backed by conservative billionaire brothers Charles and David Koch.
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France — where he had lived since he was a young child — stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
Descendants in Philippines denied Japanese citizenship
As attacks surge, who can cull bears in Japan?
Police cars leave the Akita Prefectural Police headquarters to cull bears, in the city of Akita on Thursday.
Japan may triple departure tax to tackle overtourism
A plane takes off from Haneda Airport.
What would a ‘backup capital’ look like for Japan?
The Japan Innovation Party has long sought to get Osaka designated as Japan's backup capital.
Japan fully enters sports streaming era as fans face new dilemmas
Sports fan Tadashi Yokoyama streams basketball and fencing on three screens.
Tatsuya Nakadai: A masterful leading man and postwar icon
Tatsuya Nakadai had the look of a leading man in his youth, but his large and searching eyes suggested the pain and loneliness of an old soul.
As Japan’s female leader rises, can she cross sumo’s sacred line?
Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hakkaku (front center) delivers a speech on the first day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at the Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Sunday. Centuries of belief and tradition still underpin the all-male association's stance of excluding women.
Takaichi doesn’t mince words on Taiwan, but dramatic policy shift unlikely
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi responds to questions during a House of Representatives Budget Committee session in parliament on Tuesday.
Florist Nicolai Bergmann flourishes outside the box
Florist Nicolai Bergmann shops for fresh flowers at the Ota flower market in Tokyo on Friday.

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