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BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 13, 2016
EU slaps €166 million fine on Sony, Sanyo, Panasonic battery units over price cartel
The European Commission said Monday it has fined Sony Corp., Panasonic Corp. and Sanyo Electric Co. a total of €166 million ($176 million) for collusion on the pricing of rechargeable lithium-ion batteries.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 8, 2016
Elites must engage populists
Populists cannot be eliminated, but they can be co-opted.
EDITORIALS
Dec 6, 2016
Europe shaken by Italian vote
Matteo Renzi's decision to resign ushers in a political and economic crisis for Italy — and for Europe.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 6, 2016
Italy's was just the latest stupid referendum
Like David Cameron's Brexit fiasco, this didn't have to happen.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 5, 2016
EU can lead on clean energy
Despite the European Union's caution on promoting renewables, Donald Trump's lack of interest is leaving the door wide open to global leadership.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 4, 2016
Brexit — the next chapter
The ripples continue to spread out from the United Kingdom's Brexit decision to leave the European Union.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 2, 2016
The tyranny of the majority
Only a small proportion of the British population voted to leave the European Union, but the whole nation will face the consequences.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 1, 2016
Swiss Upper House backs immigration bill avoiding EU quotas
Swiss efforts to curb immigration from the European Union without provoking a clash with Brussels cleared another hurdle on Thursday when parliament's Upper House backed giving locals first crack at open jobs rather than adopting outright quotas.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 17, 2016
EU plans online screening for visa-free travelers
Millions of tourists and business people visiting Europe will have to complete a €5 ($5.35) online security check before arrival if an EU plan to tighten controls on foreigners who do not need visas wins approval.
WORLD / Society
Nov 8, 2016
Austria, Balkan states fear migrant flood if EU-Turkey deal collapses
Austria said on Monday it will meet with its Balkan neighbors to discuss what action they might take if a deal with Turkey aimed at restricting the flow of illegal migrants into the European Union collapses.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 7, 2016
U.K. leader May says Britain can deepen India trade ties before leaving EU
Britain should not wait until it leaves the European Union to develop deeper trade ties with India, Prime Minister Theresa May said in New Delhi on Monday, promising to ease access for Indian business travelers but not for its students.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 4, 2016
Brexit challenge will be supreme test of Britain's top court
The century-old Portland stone building of the U.K.'s Supreme Court stands on London's Parliament Square, separated from the historic structures housing lawmakers and religious leaders by about 400 feet.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 31, 2016
Surviving these troubled times
Our challenge, as individuals in this era of discontent, is to ensure that amid the madness, our own sanity endures.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 29, 2016
EU and Canada to sign trade pact after Belgians approve changes
Canada and the European Union will sign a landmark free trade deal on Sunday after key votes in Belgian regional assemblies on Friday ended opposition that had threatened to destroy the agreement.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Oct 26, 2016
Year's 155,000 migrant arrivals too much for Italy to handle, Renzi says
Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi on Tuesday said that the country cannot handle the same number of migrant arrivals next year that it has seen in 2016, calling on other European countries to do more.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 24, 2016
The U.K.'s false dilemmas
Britain doesn't have to make any black-and-white decisions when it comes to dealing with Brexit.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 21, 2016
Belgian region's rejection imperils EU-Canada trade deal
The Belgian region of Wallonia rejected new amendments to a planned EU-Canada free trade agreement on Thursday, reaffirming its opposition and so threatening the entire deal, a flagship of European Union trade policy.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 18, 2016
The political logic of Theresa May's 'hard Brexit'
The Brexiteers are desperately seeking to avoid being exposed as having no negotiating power.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 16, 2016
Second Scottish independence vote 'highly likely' before 2020, top official says
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said on Sunday it was "highly likely" that Scotland would hold a new independence referendum before 2020 after Britain voted to leave the European Union.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 13, 2016
Britain, France seek more EU sanctions on Syria, Russia over Aleppo
Britain and France are leading EU efforts to impose more sanctions on Syrians close to President Bashar Assad in response to the devastating bombing of Aleppo, diplomats said, signaling that Russians may eventually be added to the list.
Japan to experience blood moon lunar eclipse on Monday
A blood moon is seen during a partial eclipse in the sky over Lake George near Canberra on March 14.
Ishiba to quit as prime minister amid LDP discontent
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announces his decision to step down, at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on Sunday.
Japan eyes two types of 'hometown resident' registration
People buy groceries from a mobile supermarket in a rural area of Nagomi, Kumamoto Prefecture. The government is considering a new "hometown resident" registration system to help strengthen regional revitalization measures.
Search is on for loopholes in Japan’s $550 billion investment pledge
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick argues that U.S. President Donald Trump has sole authority to invest Japan's promised $550 billion.
Race to become next LDP president kicks off again
Former Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Toshimitsu Motegi on Monday became the first to enter the race to replace Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba.
Shizuoka farmers fight to preserve sustainable tea method that’s steeped in tradition
As of August 2024, the number of confirmed chagusaba farmers had fallen to 302, just over half the 582 reported in 2015, according to the Shizuoka Chagusaba Farming Method Promotion Council.
Search is on for loopholes in Japan’s $550 billion investment pledge
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick argues that U.S. President Donald Trump has sole authority to invest Japan's promised $550 billion.
In rural Hokkaido, the stops and starts of tourism revival on full display
Redevelopment plans for Kawayu Onsen have hit some snags — an example of how bringing tourists back to declining rural communities is far from easy work.
London’s calling and sumo’s top division — along with Hello Kitty — are ready to answer
Yokozuna Hoshoryu and Hello Kitty, an ambassador for sumo's upcoming tour to London, at Tokyo's Kokugikan on Tuesday

Podcast

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Figure skater Akiko Suzuki was once told her ideal weight should be 47 kilograms, a number she now admits she “naively believed.” This led to her have a relationship with food that resulted in her suffering from anorexia.
The silent battle Japanese athletes fight with weight
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