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WORLD / Society
May 18, 2014
Women at top ‘more likely to be fired’
The perception that high-achieving businesswomen are more vulnerable than their male counterparts to being abruptly fired — pushed off the “glass cliff” in the contemporary corporate vernacular — has been borne out by a new study from a global management consultancy.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
May 18, 2014
Questions arise in wake of NYT, Le Monde editorial housecleaning
Last Tuesday morning, two brilliant female journalists commanded two of the world’s greatest newspapers. By Wednesday evening, they were both history. Natalie Nougayrede, overthrown by a senior staff revolt, left the editor’s chair at Le Monde. And Jill Abramson, executive editor of The New York Times,...
Japan Times
WORLD
May 18, 2014
As D-Day’s 70th anniversary nears, race is on to save WWII artwork
They drew cartoons, graffiti, murals, glamor “pinups,” combat scenes, mission records and maps. U.S. servicemen at bomber and fighter bases in central and eastern England between 1942 and 1945 created a huge but largely unrecorded body of wartime artwork, some of which has survived more than 70 years...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
May 18, 2014
World Cup 2014 views from Ishikawa: USA and Australia
A Team USA fan and a Socceroo follower in Komatsu, Ishikawa Prefecture, discuss their teams’ prospects in next month’s FIFA World Cup in Brazil.
COMMUNITY / Voices / COMMUNITY CHEST
May 18, 2014
Japan scores high on lies but U.S. is in a league of its own
Are Japanese just more honest about lying? Perhaps. But when it comes to the Big Lie, America is in a league of its own.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 17, 2014
GM slapped with $35 million fine for delayed response to faulty ignitions
General Motors Co. was slapped on Friday with a $35 million fine for its delayed response to an ignition switch defect in millions of vehicles, as federal regulators accused a long line of company officials of concealing a problem that is linked to at least 13 deaths.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
May 17, 2014
China’s bold maritime claims test Obama’s Asia ‘pivot’
U.S. President Barack Obama sought to reassure allies in Asia last month that the United States would support them in the face of a more assertive China.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
May 16, 2014
U.S. FCC proposes new ‘net neutrality’ rules
U.S. regulators on Thursday advanced a “net neutrality” proposal that would ban Internet providers from blocking or slowing down access to websites but may let them charge content companies for faster and more reliable delivery of their traffic to users.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 16, 2014
Crude oil pipeline breaks, floods Los Angeles neighborhood
A faulty valve at a petroleum pipeline pump station ruptured early on Thursday in an industrial corner of Los Angeles, spewing crude oil 40 feet (12 meters) into the air, onto the roof of a strip club next door, and leaving at least four people sick from the fumes.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 15, 2014
Ukraine begins peace talks without separatists
European-backed peace talks on ending Ukraine’s crisis began with little promise Wednesday when pro-Russian insurgents — who weren’t even invited to the session — demanded that the Kiev government recognize their sovereignty.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 14, 2014
Biden’s son gets Ukraine gas gig
The White House on Tuesday brushed aside questions about whether the involvement of Vice President Joe Biden’s son in a Ukrainian natural gas company raised ethical issues at a time when the administration is promoting energy diversity in the country.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 14, 2014
Kiev forces suffer heaviest losses yet as separatists ambush, kill troops
Pro-Russian separatists ambushed Ukrainian troops on Tuesday, killing seven, in the heaviest loss of life for government forces in a single clash since Kiev sent soldiers to put down a rebellion in the country’s east.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 13, 2014
Ukrainian security forces riven by mistrust
The two men crouched in the shade of a tree. The ballot papers they were accused of forging lay on the front of their Russian-made Moskvich car, stopped and searched by Ukrainian soldiers on the outskirts of the port city of Mariupol, in the country’s rebel southeast.
COMMENTARY / World
May 12, 2014
Knack for broad alliances lets U.S. leadership endure
Many observers cite the Ukraine crisis as yet another example of America’s declining global influence. Ultimately, though, the world’s evolution plays to an important U.S. strength: the ability to build broad and disparate coalitions.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 12, 2014
EU moves cautiously to raise pressure on Russia over Ukraine crisis
The European Union is set to step up pressure on Russia on Monday by taking a first cautious step toward extending sanctions on companies, as well as people, linked to Moscow’s annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea region.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 12, 2014
Pro-Russian rebels declare victory in east Ukraine vote on self-rule
Pro-Moscow rebels declared a resounding victory in a referendum on self-rule for eastern Ukraine, with some saying that meant independence and others eventual union with Russia as fighting flared in a conflict increasingly out of control.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 11, 2014
East Ukraine referendum raises fears of dismemberment
Rebels pressed ahead with a referendum on self-rule in east Ukraine on Sunday and fighting flared anew in a conflict that has raised fears of civil war and pitched Russia and the West into their worst crisis since the Cold War.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 11, 2014
U.S. first lady uses bully pulpit to push concerns about girls
Michelle Obama has taken the unique step of delivering her husband’s weekly presidential address to express outrage at the recent kidnapping of Nigerian schoolgirls.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LEARNING CURVE
May 11, 2014
Returnees’ experiences drive a will to give something back
The returnees profiled here highlight the potential that can be unlocked within individuals lucky enough to have the chance to live overseas and, crucially, receive the right support on their return to Japan.
JAPAN / History
May 10, 2014
Going nuclear: How close has Japan come?
We examine the historical debate on the country’s nuclear ambitions
Murakami says his novels are ‘different’ from AI literature
Haruki Murakami's first book in three years hit shelves in Japan on Friday.
Thailand gets serious about chasing high-spending tourists
Chinese tourists at Wat Arun Ratchawararam Rathawaramahawihan in Bangkok
Japan needs caregivers. Young Indians are answering the call.
Young people in India's northeast are increasingly studying Japanese in hopes of building new lives and careers in Japan.
Tokyo hospital baby hatch accepts 20 newborns in first year
Hitoshi Kato (left), head of San-ikukai Hospital in Tokyo's Sumida Ward, speaks during a news conference at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government building on Thursday.
Hayabusa2 flies past asteroid as Japan aims to acquire data for planetary defense
A graphic illustration of the Hayabusa2 probe flying past the asteroid Torifune
Okinawa’s prized seaweed under threat as oceans warm
Local harvesters gather <i>mozuku</i> during low tide at Hyakuna Beach in the city of Nanjo, Okinawa Prefecture. As the planet warms, rising ocean temperatures are placing increasing pressure on the seaweed industry.
‘Defense,’ not ‘warfare,’ stressed as pacifist Japan beefs up capabilities
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi attends an annual training session near Mount Fuji at Higashifuji Training Field in Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture, on June 7.
Japan plans to sharply raise fees for residence permits from October
Foreign tourists walk on the path leading to the Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in May.
X Games returns to Chiba with new team format
Skateboarder Sora Shirai practices at Makuhari Messe in Chiba on Friday afternoon. X Games Chiba begins on Saturday.
NU Festival tests Takanawa Gateway City complex’s culture cred
Veteran improvisers Kazuo Imai and Atsuhiro Ito brought some unruly energy to NU Festival, a three-day multimedia event held at the Takanawa Gateway City complex.  

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