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COMMENTARY / World
Oct 26, 2014
Modi government faces Kashmir conundrum
Just as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was trying to project himself as a global statesman recently, Pakistan decided it needed attention. So, as usual, it escalated tensions along its border with India.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 9, 2014
Messaging firm Line to offer pay, taxi, food delivery services
Smartphone messaging service Line Corp. said Thursday it will launch a payment service in coming months as it seeks to play a more fundamental role in customers' lives.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 18, 2014
Sex abuse involving smartphone messaging apps surges
Sexual predators have increasingly been using anonymous smartphone messaging apps such as Line and KakaoTalk to groom children for abuse, with 262 minors victimized in the first half of this year, more than double the reported number a year earlier, the National Police Agency said on Thursday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 18, 2014
Line says shopping app to eclipse sales of stickers, games
Line Corp., operator of the nation's largest mobile messaging service, says its shopping mall application could become its biggest source of revenue, eclipsing sales from games and character stickers.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Sep 6, 2014
Line fends off fury ahead of lucrative IPO
"What's so exasperating for the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry ... is the current situation in that platforms, terminals and apps have become dominated by foreign entities," remarked an unnamed writer for a trade publication. "The ministries...
BUSINESS
Aug 27, 2014
JR Tokai applies for ¥9 trillion maglev train line approval
Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai) filed an application Tuesday with the transport ministry for approval of a plan to build a magnetically levitated train line between Tokyo and Nagoya by 2027.
JAPAN
Aug 25, 2014
Shinkansen section halted by power outage
A power failure on Sunday night briefly suspended Tokaido Shinkansen Line trains between Mishima Station and Shizuoka Station in Shizuoka Prefecture.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 25, 2014
Police probing suicide victim find his parents slain in their Saitama home
Police investigating the apparent suicide of a 30-year-old man who was hit by a Tobu Isesaki Line train at around 8:30 a.m. Sunday found the victim's parents dead in their home in Kasukabe, Saitama Prefecture, when they went to the house around noon.
LIFE / Language / THE BUZZ
Aug 23, 2014
Sagi (詐欺)
Instant messenger Line has been a popular target with fraudsters in recent months, with users being asked to buy prepaid cards in messages from friends whose smartphones have been hacked. In August, Line users have been hit by a new type of fraud (sagi, 詐欺) in which swindlers ask for ¥100,000...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 12, 2014
Osaka Ishin votes to boot member over texts to girls
Osaka Ishin no Kai (One Osaka) has announced that it will dismiss Osaka Prefectural Assembly member Kei Yamamoto from its ranks after revelations that he sent threatening messages to junior high girls via the Line texting app.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 18, 2014
Line said to pursue U.S. IPO with confidential filing to SEC
Line Corp., operator of Japan's most popular mobile messaging service, filed confidentially for an initial offering in the United States, people with knowledge of the matter said, taking a step closer to a dual-listing in New York and Tokyo.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 15, 2014
Line applies to TSE for IPO that could see value exceed ¥1 trillion
Line Corp., operator of Japan's most popular mobile messaging service, has submitted an application for an initial public offering to the Tokyo Stock Exchange, sources said.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Jul 4, 2014
SNS apps blocked amid massive democracy rally in Hong Kong
Line and other popular messaging apps are apparently being blocked in China to censor a pro-democracy rally.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 3, 2014
JR East to move Iidabashi Station by 200 meters to reduce safety risks
East Japan Railway Co. plans to move the platform of Iidabashi Station on its Chuo Line in central Tokyo to reduce safety risks for passengers ahead of the 2020 Olympics.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 3, 2014
Yamanote Line trains to get revamp next year
East Japan Railway Co. is developing a new commuter train design that it wants to get rolling on Tokyo's Yamanote Line by fall 2015.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jun 30, 2014
New station to boost Shinagawa's international role
East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) announced in early June it will open a new station on the Yamanote loop in Tokyo in time for the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jun 25, 2014
'Presents from Eiji Mitooka: Designs to Make People and Cities Happier'
Through his train designs and station-building plans for Japan Rail's Kyushu Line, industrial designer Eiji Mitooka has won multiple awards for work that harmoniously reflects locals and their lives.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 22, 2014
Freighter train derails in Hokkaido; no injuries reported
A freighter train derailed early Sunday on the JR Esashi Line in southern Hokkaido, the operator said. No one was injured.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 13, 2014
Line accounts may have been compromised, company warns
Line Corp., creator of the popular Smartphone messaging app Line, said Friday that it recently uncovered cases of unauthorized access involving user accounts.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 4, 2014
Line Corp. weighs Tokyo, New York IPOs this year
Smartphone messaging app operator Line Corp. is considering initial public offerings on bourses in Japan and the U.S. this year to raise funds and accelerate overseas business, according to sources.
Tokuryū, a new crime menace in Japan, emerges from the shadows
The National Police Agency coined the term "tokuryū" to classify individuals involved in dark part time jobs and quasi-gangsters, using the words "tokumei" (anonymous) and "ryūdo" (fluid) to reflect their characteristics.
Two more arrested over brutal murder of couple in Tochigi
A vehicle carrying Seiha Sekine, the 32-year-old common-law husband of the deceased Tokyo couple's first daughter, leaves a police station in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward on Tuesday.
Is Modi’s party heading for a stunning election loss?
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's campaign tactics have escalated, including anti-Muslim rhetoric and fearmongering, reflecting his ruling party's desperation.
Thanks, tourists. Views of Mount Fuji are now blocked.
Tourists pose in front of a convenience store with Mount Fuji on Friday in the town of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture. Local residents are upset over littering, overcrowding and the inconvenience caused by the visitors.
Nadal to make Rome return against qualifier
Rafael Nadal takes part in a training session on Monday before the start of the Italian Open at the Foro Italico in Rome.
Unlike 10 years ago, Japan's new security bill sparks little debate
The Lower House starts discussing a security clearance bill on April 19 in Tokyo.
After blockbuster boxing victory, what next for ‘Monster’ Inoue?
Naoya Inoue celebrates his victory over Luis Nery in their IBF-WBA-WBC-WBO super bantamweight title boxing match at Tokyo Dome on Monday.
Xi bristles as Macron and von der Leyen urge China to do more on Ukraine
French President Emmanuel Macron, Chinese leader Xi Jinping and European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen walk after their meeting in Paris on Monday.
How a Japanese scientist is turning the climate crisis into music
A screencap of a performance of Hiroto Nagai's “String Quartet No. 1 ‘Polar Energy Budget’” by the PRT Quartet
Japan’s tween skateboarders get head start on preparations for 2028 Olympics
Ibuki Matsumoto competes at an event in Osaka on April 21.

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