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BOJ shocks by expanding stimulus, sending stocks soaring

Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda launches a well-timed expansion of the central bank’s unprecedented monetary stimulus, weakening the yen further and fueling the pension-giddy Nikkei average.
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National

North Korea promises abductee probe will be fair, comprehensive: Suga

by Masaaki Kameda

This week’s abduction talks in North Korea shed little light on the questions Japan wants answered, as Pyongyang offered no new information about what happened to Japanese it kidnapped, the ...
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National

Info disclosure eyed for suspected Ebola victims

Transport minister Akihiro Ota says the government is mulling whether to release information on people suspected of having Ebola, including gender, age and where they’ve been to.
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University may cave into sex slave threats

A university president says a part-time lecturer might not be rehired because of threats phoned in over the former reporter’s beat at a major daily.
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Teen cancer patient asks Aichi governor to arrange schooling in hospital

A 17-year-old boy being treated for kidney cancer has appealed to the governor of Aichi Prefecture to set up a high school education program in his hospital. Yoshiki Ito, a second-year design student at ...
Asia Pacific
Thousands denounce HSBC board member's likening of Hong Kongers to freed slaves
by Anne Marie Roantree and Lisa Jucca

Thousands have signed an online petition denouncing reported comments by an HSBC Holdings board member in which she likened Hong Kong protesters’ demands for democracy to the emancipation of slaves. Laura Cha, who is ...
National
Japan, U.S. accused of failing Okinawa residents, veterans allegedly sickened by Agent Orange
by Shusuke Murai and Mami Maruko

A journalist who has documented the alleged existence of Agent Orange on Okinawa has accused Tokyo and Washington of side-stepping their responsibilities to local residents and military personnel who may have been exposed to ...
Japanese Baseball | HIT AND RUN
Singular focus propels Hawks to Japan Series crown
by Jason Coskrey

On the podium after winning the Japan Series, standing before over 35,000 screaming Fukuoka Softbank Hawks fans, Seiichi Uchikawa dispelled one of the popular narratives of the Hawks’ push for the title. The Hawks ...
National
Halloween in Japan 2014

Halloween in Japan is a relatively new holiday, especially when it comes to adults. Real trick or treating for kids will probably never catch on, but the act of dressing up — be it ...
National | CHUBU CONNECTION
Teen cancer patient asks Aichi governor to arrange schooling in hospital

A 17-year-old boy being treated for kidney cancer has appealed to the governor of Aichi Prefecture to set up a high school education program in his hospital. Yoshiki Ito, a second-year design student at ...
Asia Pacific
Thousands denounce HSBC board member's likening of Hong Kongers to freed slaves
by Anne Marie Roantree and Lisa Jucca

Thousands have signed an online petition denouncing reported comments by an HSBC Holdings board member in which she likened Hong Kong protesters’ demands for democracy to the emancipation of slaves. Laura Cha, who is ...

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Food industry hungrier to recycle its waste

by Satoshi Toi

Food companies are increasingly adopting programs to recycle waste leftover from the production process. Starbucks Coffee Japan Ltd. launched a “food recycle loop” system in March to recycle its coffee grounds into compost to grow vegetables and feed cows. The vegetables grown and milk ...

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Science & Health

In Guangdong, nervy Chinese ramp up Ebola watch

by Yimou Lee

Chinese authorities have identified the southern province of Guangdong, home to Asia’s biggest African population, as a front line in their efforts to prevent the deadly Ebola virus from entering mainland China. The province, bordering Hong Kong, has proven susceptible to infectious diseases in ...

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Business

U.S. regulator orders Takata to release documents on its troubled air bags, testify under oath

U.S. auto safety regulators on Thursday ordered Japanese supplier Takata Corp. to provide documents and answer questions under oath related to the government’s ongoing probe of potentially defective Takata air bags in millions of U.S. vehicles. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration sent a ...

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Tennis

Nishikori beats Tsonga, stays on course for ATP Finals

Kei Nishikori, bidding to become the first Asian-born player to qualify for the season-ending ATP Finals, beat former champion and local favorite Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 in a third-round match at the Paris Masters on Thursday. The 24-year-old Nishikori is in sixth position ...

Community

How-tos| HOME TRUTHS

Homeowners resume debate on renewables

by Philip Brasor and Masako Tsubuku

In September, Kyushu Electric Power announced it would stop buying energy from solar-power suppliers due to over-supply and a lack of transmission capacity, setting off a debate about Japan’s dedication to renewable energy. While the decision to halt purchases of solar energy from any ...

Life

Style & Design| ON: DESIGN

Keeping it simple, everyday objects get a makeover

Seeing paper in a new light Sometimes there are products by different companies that fall in the same category, and they are all such fine examples that it’s impossible to choose which to focus on. This month we are awash in washi (Japanese paper) ...

Culture

Art

Kunisaki Art Festival shows works worth the hike

by Mio Yamada

To visit Antony Gormley’s “Another Time” — a life-sized iron figure which looks eastward across Oita Prefecture’s Sento district of Kunisaki from atop a mountain ledge — is a breathtaking experience. Not just because it’s a stong piece of art or that the location ...

Opinion

Editorial

Awaiting Okinawans' verdict

As the campaign kicks off for the Nov. 16 Okinawa gubernatorial election, the Abe administration maintains that it will go ahead with land reclamation off the Henoko district of Nago to build a replacement facility for U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, regardless of ...

Editorial

Political allowance transparency

The Supreme Court's order that members of the Okayama prefectural assembly disclose receipts for "allowed" expenses even under ¥10,000 each is expected to shed light — at least for a while — on how politicians of all stripes use taxpayer-funded allowances.

Yuriko Koike

APEC diplomacy could help thaw chilly ties

Next month's Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Beijing looks like a high-risk enterprise, as it is not even clear if Chinese President Xi Jinping and South Korean President Park Geun-hye will agree to meet with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for discussions aimed at lowering ...

William Pesek

Six ways to give 'Abenomics' a boost

While Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's economic policies and proposed tax cuts favor companies that employ tens of thousands, they offer little for young Japanese with a laptop and a dream.

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