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E LICENSE

ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Mar 24, 2019
Over 10,000 Philippine bikers stage protest against newly introduced license plate regulation
More than 10,000 motorcycle riders staged a motorcade Sunday in the main highways of Manila to protest at new regulations forcing them to display bigger license plates, saying the measure will not solve the crime problem.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Oct 8, 2018
Aspiring J. League first-division clubs face licensing obstacles
With rare exceptions such as the franchise-based system of Major League Soccer, promotion and relegation are the law of the land in soccer leagues across the world. The same is true of the J. League's three divisions, with a big caveat.
SOCCER / J. League
Sep 28, 2018
Zelvia fail to acquire J1 license in blow to promotion hopes
The J. League on Thursday announced its decision on club licenses for the 2019 season, denying Machida Zelvia a J1 license as they sit in the second automatic promotion spot with eight rounds remaining in the season.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 3, 2018
Driver's licenses in Japan to start showing expiration date using Western calendar
Japan's driver's licenses will start to indicate their expiration date using the Western calendar instead of the Japanese calendar, a draft of revised traffic law regulations showed Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 27, 2018
Put on probation, Uber wins London license to avoid ban
Uber Technologies Inc. won a probationary license to operate in London on Tuesday in a partial victory for its new chief executive after it made changes to ease strained relations with city authorities.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Jun 8, 2018
Okinawa car rental agencies wary of Chinese tourists with improperly obtained licenses
Believing it would be convenient to get around by car in Okinawa, a 30-something Chinese woman decided to access a major online shopping site before her 2016 trip to obtain a driving permit that would be valid in Japan, since Chinese licenses aren't permitted in Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 26, 2018
Government looks to relax requirements for bus and taxi licenses amid labor crunch
A National Police Agency panel began talks Wednesday to ease eligibility requirements for those looking to take tests for bus and taxi licenses, in response to chronic labor shortages due to Japan's graying workforce.
BUSINESS
Mar 14, 2018
U.K. TV may pull broadcaster Russia Today's plug over spy poisoning crisis
Britain's media regulator said Russia Today could lose its license to broadcast in the U.K. if Prime Minister Theresa May's government determines that Moscow was behind a chemical attack on a former Russian double agent in England this month.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 25, 2018
Elderly drivers willing to surrender licenses when they experience physical decline: survey
Three quarters of drivers intend to voluntarily return their driver's licenses when they age and become aware of physical decline, a government survey released on Friday showed.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 2, 2017
Some 30,000 elderly drivers in Japan show signs of dementia
About 2.7 percent of elderly drivers who took a mandatory test under a revised traffic law are deemed at risk of having dementia.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 12, 2017
Broadcaster stocks slip as Trump threatens networks' licenses over critical coverage
President Donald Trump suggested challenging licenses for NBC and other broadcast news networks on Wednesday, a salvo that followed reports his own secretary of state had called him a "moron" after a discussion of the U.S. nuclear arsenal.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 14, 2017
Special license plates coming soon to areas in Japan, in a bid to highlight local attractions
At least 40 areas across the country plan to introduce vehicle license plates featuring scenic spots or local specialties in a bid to raise their profiles as tourist destinations, government data showed Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 30, 2017
NPA panel pitches limiting elderly drivers to cars with automatic braking tech
A National Police Agency panel drafts proposals to curtail the rise in accidents caused by elderly drivers, including limitations on vehicle types and driving times.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Dec 5, 2016
Both pressure and perks used to coax seniors into giving up driving licenses
These days have seen frequent news reports of elderly drivers losing control of their vehicles, slamming into stores, running over pedestrians and traveling in the wrong direction on expressways.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 4, 2015
Chinese cities give Toyota boost in hunt for hybrid car buyers
China's former leader Deng Xiaoping famously quipped that it doesn't matter if a cat is black or white, so long as it catches mice.
BUSINESS
Mar 25, 2015
India warns Uber, Ola over resuming taxi services
Authorities in New Delhi asked Uber Technologies Inc. and its Indian rival, Ola, on Tuesday to cease operations, saying that otherwise their applications for radio-taxi licences would not be processed, letters seen by Reuters show.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 22, 2015
Confederate flag license plate battle reaches U.S. Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday takes up a free speech case on whether Texas was wrong in rejecting a specialty vehicle license plate displaying the Confederate flag, which is to some an emblem of Southern pride and to others a symbol of racism.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 29, 2014
Texas license plate challenges sensitive people
The legal skirmish over a Texas license platet implicates a burgeoning new entitlement in the U.S.: the right to pass through life without encountering any disagreeable thought.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 28, 2014
NHK governor withheld payments for license fee
A recently appointed member of NHK's board of governors has admitted withholding payment of the license fee for two months in 2005 to protest a program about the controversial issue of whether school teachers should be required to sing the national anthem.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 2, 2013
10 out of 11 new vehicle license plate location names OK'd
The transport ministry announced Friday that 10 locations have been granted their requests to appear on vehicle license plates.

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High-end tourism is becoming more about the kinds of experiences that Japan's lesser-known places can provide.
Can Japan lure the jet-set class off the beaten path?