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Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Dec 21, 2018

London's Gatwick Airport shutdown highlights the havoc drones can cause

The disruption of hundreds of flights at London's Gatwick Airport after it was buzzed by miniature drones shows just how easy it can be to disrupt advanced aviation networks with simple, inexpensive devices.
SPORTS
Dec 20, 2018

Shohei Ohtani receives Prime Minister Cup for second time at Japan Pro Sports Awards

Baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani has collected another Prime Minister Cup at the Japan Pro Sports Awards.
Dec 20, 2018

Real-time Multi-language Translation “Kotozna Chat”, we serve Kakao Talk now!

Tokyo, Japan - Kotozna, Inc (formerly known as Jaqool, Inc) added Kakao Talk as a new chat channel for kotozna chat, a multi-lingual real-time translation service using social media platforms, for inbound travelers.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 18, 2018

More people means more cars and more deaths

Traffic accidents are the leading killer of younger people worldwide, but there are signs that making our roads safer isn't impossible.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Dec 16, 2018

FIBA task force positive on Tokyo 2020 berth for Japan

Japan's men's basketball team is on the right track to earn a spot at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, FIBA task force co-chairman Ingo Weiss told a news conference on Sunday.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Dec 15, 2018

Gohei Nishikawa: Music as a salve for the challenges of life

Nothing, not even dystonia, could make Gohei Nishikawa turn his back on the piano.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 13, 2018

The strengthening case against Trump

The House of Representatives' incoming Democratic committee chairs insist that they have no interest in impeaching President Donald Trump, but as they continue to investigate his administration's wrongdoings, that outcome may become inevitable.
Japan Times
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Dec 13, 2018

Anime in 2018 saw serious cash but no surprise hits

What do a 24-year-old child detective, a group of seriously laid-back campers and anthropomorphic blood cells have in common? 2018, that's what.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Dec 13, 2018

Despite gene-editing flap, Chinese scientists still aiming for supremacy in experimental Crispr tech

Chinese scientists are pressing ahead with their attempts to perfect human gene-editing technology, even after one of their compatriots drew a global backlash for editing the genes of twin girls.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 13, 2018

Hitachi and Switzerland's ABB confirm talks on potential power grid deal

The move would boost Hitachi's position in the growing power transmission and distribution sector, and help it diversify away from its nuclear plant business.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 13, 2018

National Enquirer publisher American Media dodges charges with deal to cooperate with Trump hush-money probe

National Enquirer publisher American Media Inc. agreed to accept responsibility for its role in a $150,000 payment to silence a former Playboy Playmate about her alleged affair with President Donald Trump before the election.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 11, 2018

Trump: Hush money payments not campaign finance violations, just 'simple private transaction'

Donald Trump on Monday defended hush money payments reported by his former lawyer a day after Democrats said the U.S. president could face impeachment and jail time if the transactions are proven to be campaign finance violations.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 10, 2018

GOP Sen. Marco Rubio: Trump pardon of Manafort would be 'terrible mistake'

U.S. President Donald Trump would make a "terrible mistake" if he pardoned his former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, after charges brought as a result of the federal probe into Russian election interference, Republican Sen. Marco Rubio said on Sunday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 9, 2018

Experts question whether Nick Ayers has gravitas to be President Donald Trump's next chief of staff

Nick Ayers, in talks with President Donald Trump to become his new White House chief of staff, is a 36-year-old political whiz-kid who could help with the looming re-election campaign, but critics question whether he has the grit needed to keep Trump and an often chaotic administration under control....
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Dec 8, 2018

Irasshaimase!: Foreign-born clerks are becoming a familiar sight at convenience stores nationwide, but is Japan ready to welcome them?

Phan Hoang Tu Linh feels she has gotten the hang of working in a Japanese convenience store now, but she admits she found it tough at first.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / THE HIGH GROUNDS
Dec 8, 2018

Kurasu: Yozo Otsuki's blend of coffee and lifestyle

Kurasu — a romanized rendition of the Japanese word for 'to live,' or 'lifestyle' — is a multifaceted business that combines an online shop, a monthly coffee subscription service, brick-and-mortar cafes in Kyoto and Singapore and, opening in Kyoto in December, its own roastery.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 8, 2018

Trump picks new attorney general and U.N. envoy

In another senior staff shake-up inside his often turbulent administration, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he has picked the two people he wants to be the next U.S. attorney general and the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 5, 2018

Democrats preparing to probe Trump's FBI HQ plan: lawmaker

President Donald Trump's role in decisions about a new FBI headquarters will face intense scrutiny when Democrats take control of a key U.S. House of Representatives committee in January, one of the panel's leaders said on Tuesday.
Dec 4, 2018

ORIX Capital Partners Acquires NTI Connect, LLC.

TOKYO, Japan – December 4, 2018 – ORIX Corporation (“ORIX”) announced today that ORIX Capital Partners*, a subsidiary of ORIX, acquired NTI Connect, LLC (NTI), a Chicago-based provider of mission-critical network deployment solutions in fiber optics, data centers, wireless and video networks....
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Dec 3, 2018

Let's discuss the arrest of Carlos Ghosn

The arrest of Carlos Ghosn made headlines around the world. Check out some of the vocabulary used when discussing this kind of case.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital
Dec 1, 2018

Top flight: Japan's drone racers are go!

The tranquility of a warm autumn morning in Chiba Prefecture is broken by three shapes streaking through the sky above a rugby field.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 1, 2018

Iran's global disinformation

Website Nile Net Online promises Egyptians "true news" from its offices in the heart of Cairo's Tahrir Square, "to expand the scope of freedom of expression in the Arab world."
JAPAN
Dec 1, 2018

74% of Russians oppose handing disputed islands to Japan

Over 70 percent of Russians oppose handing control of the four Moscow-held islands claimed by Japan over to Tokyo, a survey by a Russian nongovernmental research organization has shown.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 30, 2018

Foreign rental car drivers involved in four times more accidents in Osaka than domestic drivers: data

The rate of rental car accidents involving foreign drivers in Osaka Prefecture is four times higher than those involving Japanese drivers, according to recent data released by the Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry.
EDITORIALS
Nov 29, 2018

Dangerous science in China

Gene editing may be inevitable, but this is not the way to do science.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Nov 29, 2018

Shuto Ando's role growing for Nagoya in third season

Don't discount the impact that Shuto Ando is making for the Nagoya Diamond Dolphins this season.

Longform

A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami