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ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 9, 2018

North Korea's Kim invites Pope Francis to visit Pyongyang, Seoul says

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has invited Pope Francis to visit Pyongyang, a spokesman for South Korea's presidential Blue House said Tuesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 8, 2018

China-U.S. tensions flare in testy Mike Pompeo visit to Beijing

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo cited "fundamental disagreement" with China's foreign minister during a testy exchange in Beijing that highlighted rising tensions between the world's two largest economies.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 8, 2018

Economics of climate change win Nobel Prize for U.S. duo

Americans William Nordhaus and Paul Romer, pioneers in adapting economic theory to take better account of environmental issues and technological progress, shared the 2018 Nobel Economics Prize on Monday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 8, 2018

Trump hopes for second summit with North Korea's Kim after 'good' Mike Pompeo meeting in Pyongyang

President Donald Trump says he hopes to see North Korean leader Kim Jong Un "in the near future" after his top diplomat reported progress Sunday at a meeting with Kim in Pyongyang held to resolve details over a potential second summit.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 8, 2018

China slashes banks' reserve requirements as trade war with U.S. imperils growth

China's central bank on Sunday announced a steep cut in the level of cash that banks must hold as reserves, stepping up moves to lower financing costs and spur growth amid concerns over the economic drag from an escalating trade dispute with the United States.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Oct 7, 2018

Teikyo University seeks to take development of athletes to next level

Over the last two decades, the Japanese sports world has taken significant steps forward in aspects of athlete development such as nutrition, sports medicine and improved training methods.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 7, 2018

Brazilians begin voting in tense presidential race led by right-winger Jair Bolsonaro

Brazilians began voting Sunday in a polarized presidential race that could result in the election of a far-right former army captain, whose praise of past dictatorships enrages critics but whose promise of a brutal crackdown on crime and corruption has electrified his supporters.
BUSINESS
Oct 7, 2018

China crack down on luxury goods at customs alarms investors, makers of high-end goods

Social media reports that China is cracking down on travelers returning home with suitcases full of luxury goods have alarmed investors in companies ranging from Shiseido Co. to France's LVMH and Kering SA.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 7, 2018

Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed in consulate in Istanbul, Turkish officials say

Turkish authorities believe that prominent Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who disappeared four days ago after entering Saudi Arabia's consulate in Istanbul, was killed inside the consulate, two Turkish sources said on Saturday.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Oct 6, 2018

Repatriation program reveals Koreans' plight in Japan

In August, five North Korean defectors residing in Japan filed a lawsuit in Tokyo District Court charging Pyongyang with human rights abuses. The plaintiffs were described in the Mainichi Shimbun as "second-generation ethnic Koreans" who grew up in Japan but moved to North Korea during the mobilization...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Oct 6, 2018

Hitomi Hosono: Seeing it all in blue and white

With her unusual approach to traditional sprig designs, Japanese ceramicist Hosono is helping change the face of Wedgwood.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 6, 2018

History, ideology are back in polarized U.K.

The antagonistic visions of Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn indicate a great disruption in the politics of the world.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 6, 2018

As he makes his return to Pyongyang, top U.S. diplomat Mike Pompeo is short on leverage for nuke deal

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo departed Friday on a trip that will take him to North Korea, as U.S. disarmament demands are increasingly undermined by calls for sanctions relief and President Donald Trump's eagerness for a second summit with Kim Jong Un.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Oct 5, 2018

Bantamweight Naoya Inoue confident before showdown with Juan Carlos Payano in World Boxing Super Series

WBA bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue is fired up as he begins his campaign to prove he is the world's best boxer in the division.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 5, 2018

Twenty years in the making: The backstory behind the new Toyota-SoftBank joint venture

Appearing together at news conference on Thursday in Tokyo, Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda and SoftBank Group Corp. Chairman Masayoshi Son recounted an episode 20 years prior that put the two at loggerheads over a proposed business venture.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Oct 5, 2018

With Kavanaugh probe firing up Republican base, Trump likely a winner whether judge confirmed or not

The ugly partisan brawl over U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation remains undecided, but President Donald Trump appears likely to come out on top regardless of the outcome.
JAPAN
Oct 5, 2018

Number of foreign visitors to recovering Kansai International Airport returning to last year's levels

The number of foreign visitors to Kansai International Airport are now returning to levels seen last year, one month after a powerful typhoon caused the major hub to shut down.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 5, 2018

Apple and Amazon deny Bloomberg report on Chinese hardware attack and chip infiltration

Apple Inc. and Amazon.com Inc. denied a Bloomberg report on Thursday that their systems had been infiltrated by malicious computer chips inserted by Chinese intelligence, according to statements from the companies released by Bloomberg.
EDITORIALS
Oct 4, 2018

Goodbye NAFTA, hello USMCA

After more than a year of intense negotiations, Canada, Mexico and the United States have agreed on a trilateral trade deal to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement, a nearly 25-year-old pact that has been excoriated by U.S. President Donald Trump as the "worst trade deal ever." While the leaders...

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