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BUSINESS / Markets
Nov 10, 2017

Bitcoin no bubble, says investor with $213 million stake

Tim Draper was walking through a pavilion at a tech conference in Lisbon on Tuesday when he was cornered by an entrepreneur touting a new digital currency. No sooner had the venture capitalist heard the pitch than he was approached by another guy hawking his own initial coin offering. Another followed,...
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 10, 2017

Party of Hope picks Yuichiro Tamaki to serve as co-leader alongside founder Yuriko Koike

Kibo no To (Party of Hope) elects a new co-leader for founder Yuriko Koike, choosing a candidate who shares the Tokyo governor's conservative stance on the Constitution and security.
EDITORIALS
Nov 10, 2017

Student suicides and 'guidance' by teachers

The 'guidance death' of schoolchildren is putting the trustworthiness of schools and teachers in doubt.
BUSINESS
Nov 10, 2017

China lifts foreign ownership limits on financial firms

The Chinese government on Friday said it will raise foreign ownership limits in domestic financial firms, a long-anticipated step that grants greater access to overseas investors interested in the Asian giant's financial services market.
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 10, 2017

U.S. travel site TripAdvisor to show which hotels had sexual attacks

Women's anti-violence groups on Thursday welcomed a new warning system on the online travel site TripAdvisor Inc that shows which hotels are believed to have been sites of sexual assault.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 10, 2017

Justice Department taps $4 billion fund to start paying victims of Bernie Madoff's massive Ponzi scheme

The U.S. Justice Department started a long-delayed distribution to victims of Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme, tapping a $4 billion fund created through settlements with some of the con man's oldest customers and his bank, JPMorgan Chase & Co.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 9, 2017

Toshiba rides memory chip unit to 28-year high in operating profit

The electronics giant posts a half-year operating profit that topped a 28-year high, driven by performance from its memory chip business.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 9, 2017

Hawks infielders Nobuhiro Matsuda and Kenta Imamiya headline Golden Glove Awards

The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks had the golden touch during the regular season, postseason and Japan Series.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 9, 2017

U.S. Navy to run rare three-carrier military exercise in Pacific as Trump visits region

The U.S. Navy announced Wednesday that it will commence rare three-carrier strike force exercises in the Western Pacific starting this weekend and coinciding with the final leg of President Donald Trump's Asia tour.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 8, 2017

Nippon Ishin no Kai calls emergency meeting to decide future leadership

Nippon Ishin no Kai will hold an emergency meeting Nov. 25 to discuss whether it is time to elect new leaders as the party struggles with internal dissension following its poor performance in the Oct. 22 Lower House election.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 8, 2017

Amazon to join rivals in Japan's emerging AI speaker market

Looking to rev up the artificial intelligence speaker trend, Amazon.com Inc. said Wednesday its smart speakers will debut in Japan starting next week.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society / FOCUS
Nov 8, 2017

In Hong Kong, maids are sacked for falling pregnant, called 'dogs' and left homeless

As soon as Indonesian domestic worker Anisa discovered she was pregnant with her first child, her heart sank.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 8, 2017

Car kills New Zealand leader Jacinda Ardern's famed cat, Paddles

Paddles, the New Zealand prime minister's ginger cat, had six toes and a wide social media following but has run out of lives.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 8, 2017

Italy rules big cruise ships must ply back route to pose less threat to fragile Venice

Gondolas and water taxis will never again have to vie with big cruise ships for space in front of Venice's iconic St. Mark's Square, an Italian governmental committee decided on Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Nov 7, 2017

'Donald & Shinzo' chumminess aside, Trump leaves empty-handed on trade as Abe digs in

Throughout Trump's two-day visit, Abe publicly ducked any talk of major trade concessions even though Trump kept bringing it up.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 6, 2017

Trump touts solidarity with Japan but refuses to shy away from trade

In his high-stakes summit with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, U.S. leader Donald Trump keeps the heat on North Korea but also mentions his dissatisfaction with U.S.-Japanese trade.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 6, 2017

Trump meets abductees' kin and pledges to work with Abe to bring them back to Japan

In a half-hour meeting, the U.S. and Japanese leaders lend an ear to the Japanese families who have been waiting for their kidnapped loved ones to return.

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