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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 10, 2021
It's a ‘golden age’ for Chinese brands bolstered by tech crackdown
From cosmetics to bubble tea, Chinese ventures making waves among a new generation of shoppers are becoming a magnet for funds hunting for their next big hit.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 4, 2019
Brazil halts beef exports to China after 'atypical' case of mad cow disease
Brazil suspended beef exports to China after a case of mad cow disease was reported in Mato Grosso state, according to a government document seen by Bloomberg, dealing another blow to the nation's meat exporters.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 17, 2019
Japan lifts age restrictions on U.S. beef imports that were imposed in 2003 to counter mad cow disease
The government lifts all age restrictions on imported U.S. beef for the first time since measures were imposed in 2003 to counter mad cow disease.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 15, 2018
Government panel recommends lifting age restrictions on imports of U.S. beef to Japan
A research panel with Japan's food safety commission said Thursday that safety will be assured even after the removal of import restrictions on U.S. beef that were imposed to counter mad cow disease.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 6, 2018
Japan looks to lift 22-year-old ban on British beef
Japan prepares to lift its 22-year ban on beef imports from Britain after finding no cases of mad cow disease there over the past few years.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse,Japan Pulse
Oct 21, 2017
Commercials reflect a subtle shift in traditional parenting roles
A series of TV commercials aimed at parents in recent months has sparked intense online debate over traditional family values and the reality of modern life.
BUSINESS
Jul 18, 2017
Taiwan to conditionally lift 16-year-old import ban on Japanese beef
Taiwan has decided in principle to lift a ban since 2001 on beef imported from Japan, action taken following the discovery there of cattle with mad cow disease, the Food and Drug Administration said in a statement posted Monday on its website.
JAPAN
Jun 29, 2013
Blanket tests for mad cow disease will end Sunday
Blanket testing for mad cow disease will end Sunday, 12 years after the program was started in October 2001 after Japan's first case was found, the government said Friday.
JAPAN
Apr 3, 2013
Panel agrees raising cattle age limit for domestic BSE inspections
An expert panel of the Food Safety Commission agrees that raising the age limit for domestic cattle to be tested for mad cow disease to 48 months old, up from 30 months at present, would not have negative health effects.
EDITORIALS
Jul 14, 2009
The right to know about Okinawa
In March 2009, a group of citizens filed a lawsuit demanding that the state disclose three diplomatic documents related to the 1972 reversion of Okinawa from U.S. to Japanese rule. The government had turned down a September 2008 request based on the Freedom Information Law to disclose the documents saying that there was no evidence that the documents exist or that they had been destroyed or transferred. But the United States already disclosed the documents in 2000 and 2002.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Over 40% of Japan's municipalities at risk of vanishing, study finds
Of 1,729 local municipalities nationwide, 744 have been identified as being at risk of disappearing.
Princess Aiko makes debut at imperial garden party
Princess Aiko attends an imperial garden party in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Yen inches closer to intervention point as BOJ meeting starts
The rate of the yen against the U.S. dollar is displayed in the trading room at foreign exchange brokerage Gaitame.com in Tokyo on Thursday.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
Tokyo's Koto Ward by-election a race unlike any other
Natsumi Sakai, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan’s candidate and one of four female candidates running in the by-election, touts her experience as a cancer survivor and midwife as having prepared her to tackle issues that women currently face.
Kyotographie's strong 12th edition shines light into the margins
Yassine Alaoui Ismaili, who goes by Yoriyas, turned to photography, shooting motion while in motion himself, after an injury forced him to give up his career as a professional breakdancer.
For amateur sumo, a fresh start offers hope against time-wasting and gamesmanship
Wrestlers prepare for the start of a bout at the 2023 Sumo World Championships in Tokyo. Starting this month, placing one hand on the clay first is no longer allowed.
LDP veteran Nikai's youngest son expected to succeed him in Wakayama
Toshihiro Nikai, former secretary-general of the Liberal Democratic Party, announced in March that he would not run in the next Lower House election to take responsibility for the political funds scandal that rocked his party and his own faction.
New workers name Shohei Ohtani as 'dream boss' for two years running
Shohei Ohtani has been overwhelmingly voted as the “dream boss” for people who started working in April, according to a survey.

Podcast

From easily navigable train stations to the helpfulness of its municipal staff, Tokyo has earned high praise for its commitment to accessibility for disabled travelers.
[Rebroadcast] Japan is doing better on accessibility than you may think

Longform

Later this month, author Shogo Imamura will open Honmaru, a bookstore that allows other businesses to rent its shelves. It's part of a wave of ideas Japanese booksellers are trying to compete with online spaces.
The story isn't over for Japan's bookstores
By Alex K.T. Martin

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