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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 5, 2017

After Trump begins Asia visit, North Korea warns him against making any 'reckless remarks'

Hours after U.S. President Donald Trump touched down in Japan on the first leg of his Asia tour on Sunday, North Korea warned him against making any "reckless remarks."
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 5, 2017

With U.S. pulling out, China may grasp climate leadership at U.N. talks

China has a chance to assert leadership of a global plan to combat global warming this week at the first U.N. climate talks since U.S. President Donald Trump decided to quit the 195-nation Paris Agreement, delegates say.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / Taking the Lead
Nov 5, 2017

Yoshiharu Hoshino: Inn innovator's winning formula born from bubble's crash

Yoshiharu Hoshino describes his experience taking over the reins of his century-old family business in 1991 as a "hard landing."
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 5, 2017

Trump rallies troops in Japan before golf and steaks with Abe

At the start of his five-nation Asian tour, U.S. President Donald Trump calls Japan a “treasured partner” and “crucial ally” of the United States.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 5, 2017

Corporate cash can make Japan great again

Today's record cash surplus allows for tomorrow's decoupling from the normal business cycle.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Nov 4, 2017

Fatal road-rage cases highlight Japan's rise in aggressive driving

Whatever you call it, road rage can be deadly.
EDITORIALS
Nov 4, 2017

A not so brave new world

The time to start thinking about the implications of AI — good and bad — is now.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 4, 2017

Entrepreneur group plans internships to lure young Japanese abroad

A group of Japanese entrepreneurs is setting up internships to get Japan's inward-looking youngsters more interested in doing business abroad.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 4, 2017

Trump warns China it could face 'big problem' with 'warrior nation' Japan over North Korea

Taking a page from former U.S. leader Richard Nixon, current President Donald Trump has warned China that it must do more to rein in North Korea's nuclear ambitions or face "a big problem" with "warrior nation" Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 3, 2017

Tokyo International Film Festival closes with social issues in the spotlight

The Tokyo International Film Festival has always struggled to distinguish itself from other big film events. It doesn't have the cultural cachet of Venice, Cannes or Toronto, and even within Asia it falls behind Busan and Hong Kong in terms of the caliber of works it sometimes attracts. But it always...
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 3, 2017

North Korea dismisses as 'misinformation' Japanese report that scores died in nuclear test site accident

North Korea lashed out at Japan on Thursday, dismissing as "misinformation" a report earlier this week that more than 200 people were feared dead after a tunnel collapse at the North's main nuclear test site following the country's sixth atomic test in early September.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 3, 2017

U.S. sends heavy bombers for training over South Korea ahead of Trump visit

The U.S. Air Force has again flown heavy B-1B bombers over the Korean Peninsula, this time just days ahead of Donald Trump's inaugural visit to Asia as president, with Japan set to be his first stop on Sunday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 3, 2017

I, the jury: Trump says NYC truck attack suspect deserves death penalty in remark seen as prejudicial

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday reiterated his call that the Uzbek immigrant accused of killing eight people by speeding a rental truck down a New York City bike path should get the death penalty.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 2, 2017

Abe to welcome Trump with a steak dinner and a round of golf

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plans to roll out the red carpet for U.S. President Donald Trump, who will arrive in Japan on Sunday for a three-day visit. The hospitality will include beefsteak, a favorite of the U.S. leader, at a high-end Tokyo restaurant, sources said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Nov 2, 2017

Tokyo single father takes on paternity harassment with case against Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Co.

A Canadian single father who filed a complaint against Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Co. — claiming he was harassed after he took a paternity leave — said Thursday that he hopes his case will highlight workplace struggles faced by fathers in Japan.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film / Wide Angle
Nov 2, 2017

Kyoto anime studio's dedication to nurturing talent leads to big-screen magic

Kyoto Animation has had quite a year. With "Free! Special Series: Take Your Marks," the Uji, Kyoto-based anime studio will have released no less than five theatrical films and two television series in the past 13 months.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 2, 2017

Nomura expected to shut London proprietary trading unit and lose four top managers: sources

Having struggled recently to make money from overseas trading, Nomura Holdings Inc. will shut a loss-making proprietary unit in London and four of the group's top managers may leave, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 2, 2017

Abe will propose a bold ¥2 trillion economic spending package in early December

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Wednesday he will compile a bold economic package worth ¥2 trillion early next month to combat various woes related to Japan's rapidly aging population.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 2, 2017

Xi says China hopes to promote ties with North Korea

Newly empowered Chinese President Xi Jinping has reached out to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in an apparent bid to promote stable ties with the isolated country days ahead of a visit to the region by U.S. President Donald Trump, the official Korean Central News Agency said Thursday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Nov 1, 2017

'Kokoro': Belgian director Vanja d'Alcantara offers an insightful interpretation of the Japanese mindset

Alice is a woman who has it all: a beautiful house in a Paris suburb, a loving husband and two teenage children who can be difficult at times but would surely panic if their maman were to suddenly make herself unavailable. Still, Alice (Isabelle Carre) suspects something is missing, and her days are...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 1, 2017

After formal re-election, Abe faces robust opposition to goal of revising pacifist Constitution

Following opposition criticism, the ruling LDP-Komeito bloc agreed to keep the Diet session open until early December and have Abe deliver a policy speech.
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 1, 2017

China and ASEAN members hold joint maritime rescue drills as South China Sea tensions ease

In an apparent sign of easing tensions over maritime disputes between China and members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, the two held a joint maritime rescue drill in the South China Sea, Chinese state-run media said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 1, 2017

Sony's Aibo makes a comeback: There's life in the old dog yet

Sony Corp. said Wednesday it will resurrect Aibo, the robot-dog that inspired a cult following even after it was discontinued over a decade ago.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 1, 2017

Top Trump campaign officials agreed in 2016 to meet Putin representatives, ex-adviser claimed

In an email last summer, former Trump adviser George Papadopoulos claimed that top campaign officials had agreed to a meeting with representatives of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Most Japanese teens struggling with school find end of summer ‘painful’
Some 93.1% of Japanese teenagers who struggle with school life said they felt like they “wanted to disappear from the world" at the end of summer vacation ahead of the start of a new term, according to a recent survey released by Yokohama-based nonprofit Daisan Kazoku.
Philippine bid to acquire used Japanese warships gains steam
Tokyo is looking to transfer Abukuma-class vessels to the Philippines as part of broader efforts to boost the defense capabilities of like-minded neighbors amid growing Chinese military assertiveness in the region.
Mitsubishi’s wind-power retreat a blow to Japan's alternative-energy goals
Wind turbines in the town of Happo in Akita prefecture. Wind power is a key part of Japan's alternative energy drive.
Can anime carry the memories of World War II?
Many schools in Japan show "Grave of the Fireflies" as educational material to tell the emotionally grueling story of a boy who has no means to prevent his sister from starving to death.
Akazawa's trip to Washington for tariff talks abruptly canceled
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's chief tariff negotiator, had been set to fly to Washington on Thursday.
Mitsubishi’s wind-power retreat a blow to Japan's alternative-energy goals
Wind turbines in the town of Happo in Akita prefecture. Wind power is a key part of Japan's alternative energy drive.
Virtual singer Kaf's music becomes magic in 'Kamitsubaki City Under Construction'
Virtual singer Kaf got her start in 2018 by posting songs and covers to YouTube. Now, after having performed live shows at major venues including Tokyo’s Nippon Budokan, she is turning to voice acting and starring in the new anime series “Kamitsubaki City Under Construction.”
In pictures: Koenji Awa Odori 2025
Japan Times
Koshien’s dark summer forces reckoning for high school baseball
Koryo High School players greet their cheering section after beating Hokkaido’s Asahikawa Shiho in the first round of Summer Koshien on Aug. 7. The school withdrew three days later as a bullying scandal enveloped the team.
Is Kishida plotting a return of the king? Or would he rather stay a kingmaker?
Former Prime Minister Fumio Kishida chairs a plenary session at the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development in Yokohama on Aug. 21.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Tetsuzo Shiraishi, speaking at The Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage, uses a thermos to explain how he experienced the U.S. firebombing of March 1945, when he was just 7 years old.
From ashes to high-rises: A survivor’s account of Tokyo’s postwar past
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