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JAPAN XV

Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 6, 2015
Japan weighs course of action in disputed South China Sea
As tension mounts in the South China Sea over the U.S. military's recent patrol challenging China's territorial claims there, speculation has centered on what action Japan may take in the region.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 5, 2015
Japan Post's epochal IPO
Japan Post's $12 billion listing is a symbol of the bold change that needs to be embraced to rejuvenate Asia's second largest economy.
JAPAN
Nov 5, 2015
NRA's 'new management' call for Monju reactor proves divisive
Two decades after a sodium leak and fire shut it down and nearly six decades after it was first conceived, the Monju prototype fast-breeder reactor in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, suffered another blow Wednesday when the Nuclear Regulation Authority called for it to be turned over to another operator....
BUSINESS
Nov 5, 2015
Musk's made-in-USA SpaceX vies in crowded, Russia-powered field for $3.5 billion NASA contract
Less than a decade after its first rocket launch, Elon Musk's SpaceX finds itself in an unfamiliar position.
BUSINESS
Nov 5, 2015
Honda profit falls short of estimates amid Takata-related outlays, domestic demand slump
Honda Motor Co. reported quarterly profit that missed analysts' estimates on quality-related expenses and slumping demand in Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Nov 4, 2015
Japan Post goes public, shares soar above offering prices
The final phase of government plans to privatize postal services gets off to a good start as shares in three new companies soar above their offering prices.

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A sinkhole in Yashio, which emerged in January, was triggered by a ruptured, aging sewer pipe. Authorities worry that similar sections of infrastructure across the country are also at risk of corrosion.
That sinking feeling: Japan’s aging sewers are an infrastructure time bomb