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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Oct 13, 2016

Toyota Suzuki driven toward alliance amid fear that innovators will overtake them

Toyota Motor Corp. sees the technological revolution shaking up the auto industry as a serious enough threat to its survival that the world's most valuable carmaker will consider partnering with one of its fiercest Japanese rivals.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 13, 2016

Liberal Party is reborn in Seikatsu no To rebranding ahead of possible election

Seikatsu no To (People's Life Party) has rebranded itself as the Liberal Party, adopting the name of a recently defunct conservative party in a bid to lure right-of-center voters away from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 13, 2016

BOJ may need to taper bond-buying stimulus next year, analyst says

The Bank of Japan will be forced to start tapering bond-buying stimulus as soon as a year from now as it runs out of willing sellers, says the nation's top-rated analyst. The good news, he says, is yields will not jump.
JAPAN
Oct 12, 2016

Power blackout hits 350,000 Tokyo homes, brings trains to a halt

A massive blackout cut power to as many as 580,000 households for a short period in central Tokyo on Wednesday afternoon, disrupting trains and traffic lights and bringing elevators to a halt.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 12, 2016

Duterte readies huge business delegation for Beijing visit as pivot from Washington gathers pace

About 250 Philippine business executives will visit Beijing with President Rodrigo Duterte next week as seeks a new partnership with China at a time when tensions between Manila and its traditional ally, the United States, are mounting. In doing so, he will set aside years of hostility between Beijing...
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Oct 11, 2016

Has Mao come to end of line with triple axel?

Three-time world champion Mao Asada did something unusual at the Challenger Series event in Finland last week. For a rare instance in the last 10 years, she didn't attempt a triple axel in either her short program or free skate.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 11, 2016

China's Xi Jinping courts emperor's syndrome

Shaking up the Communist Party's leadership succession could give Xi room to deliver much needed reforms.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 11, 2016

Hurricane-triggered floods strand, imperil hundreds in North Carolina

Hundreds of people were rescued by boat and helicopter as floodwaters inundated North Carolina towns on Monday in the wake of Hurricane Matthew, and officials warned that life-threatening flooding from swollen rivers would continue for days.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 10, 2016

U.S.-South Korean joint naval drills kick off; nuclear-powered USS Ronald Reagan set to take part

The United States has sent the nuclear-powered USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier to waters off South Korea for joint naval drills with its Asian ally amid simmering international outrage over the North's nuclear weapons program.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 10, 2016

Syrian refugee suspected of planning bomb attack in Germany is captured

German police said Monday they have captured a man suspected of planning a bomb attack who slipped through their grasp during a raid two days ago.
WORLD
Oct 9, 2016

U.S. envoy Power says Washington will use all available means to pressure North Korea

Washington will use all available means outside the U.N. Security Council to isolate North Korea over its nuclear weapons program and counter its growing threat to world order, the U.S. envoy to the United Nations said Sunday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 9, 2016

Clinton stays silent on hacked excerpts from paid speeches

Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton's campaign declined on Friday to address quotes purportedly to be from private paid speeches she delivered to Wall Street banks, renewing questions about her transparency on the topics discussed at events that earned her hefty sums.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 9, 2016

Trump's groping tape threatens Republican's plan to retain control of Congress

One lewd tape of Donald Trump bragging 11 years ago about assaulting women and getting away with it has upended a year of carefully laid Republican strategy to keep control of Congress.
WORLD
Oct 8, 2016

Russia moving nuclear-capable missiles into Kaliningrad, U.S. intelligence official says

Russia is moving nuclear-capable missiles into Kaliningrad, a tiny Russian enclave between Poland and Lithuania, a U.S. intelligence official said Friday, confirming Estonian news reports.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 8, 2016

Russia building up forces in Syria, data show

Russia has built up its forces in Syria since a cease-fire collapsed in late September, sending in troops, planes and advanced missile systems, a Reuters analysis of publicly available tracking data shows.
BUSINESS
Oct 7, 2016

LDP gets cold feet on axing spousal tax break

In the latest sign that the ruling Liberal Democratic Party will not reform a tax break that has long been viewed as a disincentive for working women, Secretary-General Toshihiro Nikai appeared to walk back his earlier support for the reform.
Japan Times
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Oct 7, 2016

England's Southgate begins trial period against easiest of foes, Malta

If the Football Association was worried that Saturday's England vs. Malta 2018 World Cup qualifier at Wembley might struggle to capture the country's interest, the departure of Sam Allardyce has guaranteed a disproportionate focus on a match featuring the side which is 157th in the FIFA rankings. The...
Japan Times
TENNIS
Oct 7, 2016

Crafty Kyrgios conquers Muller, advances to Japan Open semis

Australian world No. 15 Nick Kyrgios showcased the full range of his mercurial talents to reach the Japan Open semifinals with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Luxembourg's Gilles Muller on Friday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KANPAI CULTURE
Oct 7, 2016

Rating, ranking — and ruining? — Japanese sake

On Aug. 31, the Wine Advocate, a publication started by the influential U.S.-based wine critic Robert Parker, released its first "official" ratings guide to sake with reviews written by Chinese critic Liwen Hao. Parker, who gained fame for creating the 100-point scoring system widely used to rate wines,...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 6, 2016

Biggest robot dairy in Asia setting up Japan's milk revival

Jin Kawaguchiya gave up a career in finance to help revive Japan's ailing dairy industry, one robot at a time.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 6, 2016

Russia suspends nuclear agreement, ends uranium research pact with United States

Russia has further curtailed its cooperation with the United States on nuclear energy by suspending a research agreement and terminating another on uranium conversion, two days after the Kremlin shelved a plutonium pact with Washington.
JAPAN
Oct 6, 2016

U.S. Marines greenlight Harrier flights in Japan two weeks after crash

Okinawa-based U.S. Marine Corps Harrier jets have been cleared for use after the fleet was grounded following a crash last month. Operations will resume Friday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 5, 2016

Tsukiji: Still a fish in troubled waters

Director Naotaro Endo first started filming "Tsukiji Wonderland" in 2014, and it had been partly intended as a farewell to Tokyo's Tsukiji fish market, which faces a makeover and move after serving sellers and buyers for 80 years. When the film was made, the market was slated to move to Toyosu on Nov....
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.
Japan Post to stop accepting some parcels for shipment to the U.S.
Japan Post's UGX will still be available for many rejected packages.
Japan aims to tighten rules for business manager visas from October
The number of foreign residents with business management residency status had reached a record 41,615 as of the end of 2024.
Tokyo releases AI-generated video of Mount Fuji erupting
A screenshot from an AI-generated video showing what could happen to Tokyo if Mount Fuji erupted
Character-crazed Japan has little appetite for Labubu
A pop-up advertisement for the newly opened Chiikawa Park in Tokyo's Ikebukuro neighborhood demonstrates how the country is chockful of cute characters — to the detriment of trends like Labubu.
Japanese prefectures break with labor ministry on minimum wage
The ministry of labor has suggested a 6% minimum wage increase, but most prefectures reporting so far are opting to go slightly higher.
Philippines quietly deepening ‘unofficial’ defense ties with Taiwan
Filipino soldiers take part in a flag-raising ceremony on Mavulis Island during a visit by the Philippines' Armed Forces chief of staff, in Batanes, the Philippines, in June 2023. Batanes, a group of idyllic islands at the country’s northernmost tip, sits about 160 kilometers from Taiwan.
Are 'coolcations' the answer for Japan's heat-weary tourists?
Hikers on a trail in Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture. As extreme heat continues to grip Japan, a tectonic shift may be underway in the nation’s summer tourism scene as more people gravitate toward cooler destinations.
Germany's first sakemaker offers a bold brew of ideas
Reigen, Germany's first sake brewery, makes a diverse, nontraditional range of sake that includes fruit-flavored sips and wine barrel-aged renditions.
Alicia Keys closed Summer Sonic, but J-pop owned it
Summer Sonic’s 2025 lineup demonstrated its strength, showcasing the latest in J-pop, including “new kawaii” act Fruits Zipper.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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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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