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BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 29, 2019

Censorship pays: the Chinese Communist Party's newspaper expands lucrative online scrubbing business

People.cn, the online unit of China's influential People's Daily, is boosting its numbers of human internet censors backed by artificial intelligence to help firms vet content on apps and ads, capitalizing on its unmatched Communist Party lineage.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Mar 29, 2019

Vietnamese nun in Tokyo prays for compatriots who lost lives at work in Japan, fearing more to come

Rows of wooden mortuary tablets inscribed with names line an altar at a Buddhist temple in Tokyo — silent testimony to Vietnamese people who died after coming to Japan to work or study.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 29, 2019

Trump adviser Jared Kushner meets Senate intelligence panel for second time in closed session, say sources

President Donald Trump's son-in-law and adviser, Jared Kushner, on Thursday appeared at a closed door meeting of the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee for the second time, four congressional sources said.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Mar 28, 2019

ONE Championship gears up for first-ever event in Japan

Three days before its first-ever event in Japan, the fast-growing ONE Championship fighting organization held a gorgeous news conference at a luxury Tokyo hotel on Thursday night.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 28, 2019

Boeing rolls out software fix to defend 737 Max franchise as it awaits U.S. regulator's approval

Boeing Co. on Wednesday took its most aggressive moves yet to defend its core 737 airliner franchise, saying it had developed software fixes to prevent failures of an automated flight control system that is being scrutinized after two deadly crashes in the past five months.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Mar 28, 2019

Rose-Hulman's Ryuji Aoki sets great example by excelling in classroom, on court

There are stereotypes in all walks of life, and student-athletes are often labeled as individuals who don't or can't focus on academics, too.
JAPAN
Mar 28, 2019

As Tokyo Olympics loom, Japan needs to fill Takeda's empty seat ASAP, says IOC's Bach

French prosecutors have questioned Takeda and placed him under formal investigation in December for suspected corruption in Tokyo's successful bid to host the Olympic Games.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 27, 2019

How Boeing and the FAA plan to restore the public's faith in the 737 Max

After two deadly crashes in five months, Boeing Co. is embarking on a campaign to restore confidence in the 737 Max so that its best-selling jet can return to the skies.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 27, 2019

Thailand's opposition parties form alliance and demand junta step aside

Thailand's opposition "democratic front" of seven parties on Wednesday said it had won a majority in the lower house of parliament after a messy election, and had the right to try to form a government after five years of military rule.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 27, 2019

Struggling to achieve 2% inflation? Then try for 3%

There's been talk of weakening support for Japan's price-increase target. Far from abandoning it, the BOJ should double down to change psychology.
MORE SPORTS
Mar 26, 2019

Jon Gruden confirms Derek Carr will be starting QB for Raiders

Amid rumors and speculation that the Oakland Raiders could be looking to move on from Derek Carr, coach Jon Gruden said Monday that Carr's status is set for 2019.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Mar 26, 2019

Did Tokyo immigration officials allow proper treatment for ailing Kurdish detainee?

It had the appearance of a scandal in the making.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 26, 2019

Is China winning the global battle over Uighurs?

The outside world should not cave in to Beijing's pressure to turn a blind eye.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 26, 2019

The reckoning finally arrives for Trump's critics

Democrats, the news media and the national security state have a lot to answer for.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 26, 2019

Brexit and the speaker's tale

The intervention by the speaker of the British House of Commons highlights the importance of a 643-year-old institution.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 26, 2019

GSDF launches new bases in Kagoshima and Okinawa for defense of Japan's southwestern islands

The Ground Self-Defense Force launched new camps on Amami Oshima island in Kagoshima Prefecture and Miyako Island in Okinawa Prefecture on Tuesday, as part of its moves to enhance the defense of southwestern islands in the country.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 26, 2019

In Thai poll mess, allies of tycoon Thaksin Shinawatra race coup-prone generals to secure majority

Thailand's first election since the 2014 coup was always going to be messy. But it's turning out to be even more chaotic than many observers expected, setting the stage for renewed tumult after five years of military rule.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 26, 2019

Suga to whittle down Japan era name candidates on April 1, with Cabinet's final decision later in day

The government plans to narrow down a list of candidates for the new era name on April 1, the same day it will pick and announce the next era name, government sources said Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 26, 2019

U.K. lawmakers vote to take wheel of sinking Brexit ship — but just for one day

In a highly unusual bid to find a way through the Brexit impasse after Prime Minister Theresa May's EU divorce deal was rejected again, U.K. lawmakers wrested control of the parliamentary agenda Monday from the government — for just one day.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 25, 2019

Cybozu chief Yoshihisa Aono loses lawsuit at Tokyo court over right to use premarital name

A Tokyo court on Monday upheld a national law that forces couples to use the same surname upon marriage, rejecting claims over its unconstitutionality.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Mar 25, 2019

To differentiate a 'piri-piri' throat from a 'muzu-muzu' one, you'll have to know your onomatopoeia

If you ever want to take a break from grammar and reading when studying Japanese, dive into the world of 'giongo' and 'gitaigo.'
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Mar 25, 2019

Sunflowers captain Asami Yoshida bids farewell to the game

Asami Yoshida, one of the greatest players in Japanese women's basketball history, announced her retirement on Monday, saying that she can no longer motivate herself even with the Tokyo Olympics drawing near.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 25, 2019

Has America gone socialist?

Americans now broadly support government programs that would be considered socialism in other countries.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 25, 2019

Both military-backed party and Thaksin allies claim victory in Thai election

A political party linked to exiled tycoon Thaksin Shinawatra claimed victory in Thailand's election and said it would seek to form a government, challenging a military-backed group that led in initial vote counts and has also said it won.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 25, 2019

'Time's up, Theresa'? Prime Minister May urged to set her own exit date to get Brexit deal

U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May was under pressure on Monday to give a date for leaving office as the price to bring Brexit-supporting rebel lawmakers in her party behind her twice-defeated European Union divorce treaty.
Japan eyes two types of 'hometown resident' registration
People buy groceries from a mobile supermarket in a rural area of Nagomi, Kumamoto Prefecture. The government is considering a new "hometown resident" registration system to help strengthen regional revitalization measures.
Ed Sheeran teams up with Tokyo’s Oedo Line
The “Oh! Ed! Collaboration Campaign,” launched on Tokyo's Keio Line to celebrate the Friday release of Ed Sheeran’s latest album, “Play,” includes a eight-car train dedicated to the pop star's music and trivia related to his career
Workers say corporate South Korea was warned about questionable U.S. visas before Hyundai raid
Activists holding signs that reads "No one is illegal!" protest against a huge immigration raid last week in the U.S. state of Georgia, in front of the U.S. Embassy in Seoul on Tuesday.
Three Japanese nationals among those detained by ICE at Hyundai plant in Georgia
Investigators from the U.S. Homeland Security Investigations at a factory being built by South Korea's Hyundai Motor in Georgia on Friday
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.
Shizuoka farmers fight to preserve sustainable tea method that’s steeped in tradition
As of August 2024, the number of confirmed chagusaba farmers had fallen to 302, just over half the 582 reported in 2015, according to the Shizuoka Chagusaba Farming Method Promotion Council.
Search is on for loopholes in Japan’s $550 billion investment pledge
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick argues that U.S. President Donald Trump has sole authority to invest Japan's promised $550 billion.
In rural Hokkaido, the stops and starts of tourism revival on full display
Redevelopment plans for Kawayu Onsen have hit some snags — an example of how bringing tourists back to declining rural communities is far from easy work.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Longform

Figure skater Akiko Suzuki was once told her ideal weight should be 47 kilograms, a number she now admits she “naively believed.” This led to her have a relationship with food that resulted in her suffering from anorexia.
The silent battle Japanese athletes fight with weight
By Mai Yoshikawa

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