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EDITORIALS
Oct 1, 2017
Ending life-threatening overwork
The Dentsu case serve as a catalyst for greater efforts by businesses and the government to eradicate excessively long work hours.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 27, 2017
Senate GOP bill to kill Obamacare dies quick death, prompts Trump to slam 'so-called Republicans'
A Republican attempt to dismantle Obamacare fell apart in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday for the second time in two months in a serious defeat for President Donald Trump's domestic agenda.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 21, 2017
Republicans set vote on health care bill slammed by Obama as path to 'real human suffering'
Senate Republicans announced plans to vote next week on their latest bid to scuttle Obamacare even as a popular comedian who has become part of the U.S. health care debate denounced the bill and former President Barack Obama on Wednesday warned of "real human suffering."
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 7, 2017
Day care facilities test robots as high-tech solution to alleviate staffing shortages
In a bid to help fix the nation's child care crunch, a Tokyo-based start-up is testing a new service combining robots and sensors to monitor kids at nurseries.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 1, 2017
Why it's so difficult to die in peace
The rhetoric about 'end-of-life' care has changed more than the reality in the U.S.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 1, 2017
Big data offers big promise in medicine
In handling some kinds of life-or-death medical judgments, computers have already surpassed the abilities of doctors.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jul 29, 2017
Struggling to govern, Trump faces growing Republican unease
As fellow Republicans labored to repeal "Obamacare" this past week, U.S. President Donald Trump repeatedly swerved off topic, escalating concerns in his party about his ability to govern the country six months after taking office.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Jul 18, 2017
Nagoya assembly creates day care room for nursing mom among ranks
The Nagoya Municipal Assembly has created a private day care room for one of its members with a 1-year-old son, the first such facility among governments in the Tokai region and a rarity in other parts of Japan as well.
Haneda Airport security staff arrested over theft
Tokyo police have arrested a 21-year-old security inspector at Haneda Airport after he allegedly stole cash from a passenger during a baggage inspection.
Japan's elderly population down at around 36.2 million
The estimated number of people age 65 or older in Japan stands at 36.19 million as of Monday, accounting for record 29.4% of the country's total population, according to the internal affairs ministry.
SDF spots China’s biggest aircraft carrier for first time
The Fujian aircraft carrier is seen in Shanghai in May 2024 as it leaves for its first sea trial.
White House threatens broad crackdown on liberal groups
FBI Director Kash Patel (right) listens to senior White House adviser Stephen Miller speak in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Monday.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Pole vault rivals in awe after Duplantis has another historic night in Tokyo
Sweden's Armand Duplantis competes in the men's pole fault final during the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Monday.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
Tara Davis-Woodhall leaps to gold and finds redemption at world championships
Tara Davis-Woodhall celebrates after winning the women's long jump final at the World Athletics Championships at Tokyo's National Stadium on Sunday night.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.

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Sumadori Bar on Shibuya Ward's main Center Gai street targets young customers who prefer low-alcohol drinks or abstain altogether.
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