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BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 6, 2017

Experts say key criteria aligning in Japan's long battle to escape deflation

Japan's economy is running the hottest relative to capacity since the global financial crisis. More than four years after the Bank of Japan launched its radical monetary easing, key conditions are aligning in its long battle to truly escape from deflation.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 6, 2017

Structure of proteins linked to Alzheimer's discovered, possibly leading to new treatments

Scientists have for the first time revealed the atomic structure of the tau protein filaments that tangle in the brains of Alzheimer's patients and say it should point the way toward developing new treatments for the disease.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 6, 2017

Personalized cancer vaccines keep disease at bay for two years in early German and U.S. trials

A novel class of personalized cancer vaccines, tailored to the tumors of individual patients, kept the disease in check in two early-stage clinical trials, pointing to a new avenue for helping the immune system fight back.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / TELLING LIVES
Jul 5, 2017

Unorthodox acupuncturist's point is to make sure you never have to come back

'It is my job to ensure that patients do not need to see me' is written in large letters on the web page of Thomas Blasejewicz, an acupuncturist from Germany who practices in Hayama.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 4, 2017

To comprehend Trump, read this

Three books and two magazine articles shed a lot of light on the U.S. president's baffling behavior.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jul 3, 2017

Government mulls 'Kids Week' holiday to prompt overworked Japan to take paid leave

The government is considering plans to create a holiday called "Kids Week," in an ongoing effort to change the country's workaholic culture and allow more time for families.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jul 1, 2017

Once a drug user in Japan, always an outcast

Since being arrested for possession of stimulant drugs on June 2, it is assumed that 30-year-old actor Ryo Hashizume's career is over. As Mark Schilling wrote in the June 15 Japan Times, Hashizume's latest film, in which he played a supporting role, was pulled from theaters. It reopened June 17, but...
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 1, 2017

One person dead, six hurt as former doctor at New York hospital goes on shooting rampage

A doctor who lost his job at a New York City hospital opened fire with an assault rifle inside the building Friday, killing another physician and wounding six other people before taking his own life, officials said.
Reader Mail
Jun 30, 2017

Amazing power of dogs' compassion

The article "Service dogs help senile Aussies live at home" in the June 7 edition made me ponder the relationship between dogs and senior owners.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 30, 2017

Trump draws strong rebuke for assailing female TV host in personal terms

U..S. President Donald Trump assailed a woman TV news host in highly personal terms on Thursday, calling her "crazy" and alleging she had been bleeding at one point from a facelift, in a Twitter attack that drew strong criticism including from fellow Republicans.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jun 29, 2017

Bad medicine: Philippine police use hospitals to hide drug war killings

The residents of Old Balara hid in their homes when gunfire erupted in their Manila district last September. They didn't see the police operation that killed seven drug suspects that night.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 29, 2017

Japan Tobacco caught dozing in promising 'heat-not-burn' market

Smoker Takumi Itou is an example of how much Japan Tobacco Inc. needs to catch up, as international rivals gain ground in the battle to offer the next generation of smoking alternatives.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 29, 2017

Senate Intel panel will view Comey's Trump memos

Leaders of the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee said on Wednesday they had reached an agreement that would allow them to see memos written by former FBI Director James Comey about his meetings with President Donald Trump.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 28, 2017

Global cyberattack seen having links to WannaCry mayhem, indicating firms still not securing networks

A major global cyber attack on Tuesday disrupted computers at Russia's biggest oil company, Ukrainian banks and multinational firms with a virus similar to the ransomware that last month infected more than 300,000 computers.
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jun 26, 2017

Osaka sets sights on 2025 World Expo, but formidable challenges remain

Earlier this month, Osaka Gov. Ichiro Matsui led a delegation of local politicians and business leaders to Paris, where they formally announced at a general assembly of the Bureau International des Expositions that the prefecture was bidding to host the 2025 World Expo.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 26, 2017

Activist hedge fund Third Point buys $3.5 billion stake in Nestle, eyeing opportunities in Europe

Nestle SA is being targeted by activist investor Dan Loeb's hedge fund Third Point, which has built a stake of more than $3.5 billion in the world's biggest food company.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Jun 25, 2017

Remembering the life and works of Boye De Mente, a giant of writing on Japan

Any Japanophile will have at least one of the 30 or so books authored by Boye Lafayette De Mente during his long and prolific writing career in Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 22, 2017

Record labels face lower revenues from streaming as Apple moves to renegotiate ties

Apple Inc. is seeking to reduce record labels' share of revenue from streaming as part of negotiations to revise the iPhone maker's overall relationship with the music industry, according to people familiar with the matter.
EDITORIALS
Jun 21, 2017

Japan should join negotiations to ban nuclear weapons

Japan's failure to participate in the treaty negotiations could imperil its credibility as a country serious about nuclear disarmament.

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Bear attacks have dominated Japanese news headlines in recent months, with 13 people so far having been killed by the animals.
Japan’s bears have been on their killing spree for more than 100 years