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JAPAN

Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 28, 2013
Takeda loses cancer suit over Actos
Takeda Pharmaceutical is told to pay $6.5 million to a man who sued Asia's largest drugmaker for failing to warn that its Actos diabetes drug could cause cancer.
JAPAN
Apr 28, 2013
Sovereignty celebration hit by protests
By Ayako Mie and Reiji Yoshida
The government holds its first formal celebration of the day the San Francisco Peace Treaty ended the allied Occupation, angering residents in Okinawa, which stayed under U.S. control until 1972.
JAPAN
Apr 28, 2013
Prime minister escapes injury in five-car pileup of limousine fleet in Tokyo
By Reiji Yoshida
A limousine carrying Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is involved in a pileup on Saturday with four other government vehicles carrying security guards at an automated toll gate in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 28, 2013
Nico Nico Douga becomes reality for two days
By Kazuaki Nagata
Dwango Co. kicked off a two-day event Saturday that aims to turn the online world of video-sharing site Nico Nico Douga into physical reality.
JAPAN / History / THE LIVING PAST
Apr 28, 2013
Disaster long lurked amid Japan's isolation
By Michael Hoffman
"The evolution of political thought in this relatively isolated island nation during the period in question is unique to the point of being somewhat freakish."
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Apr 28, 2013
Pressure grows for the nation's housewives
By Philip Brasor
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's April 19 National Press Club speech about boosting women's participation in the workforce has been covered extensively in the domestic and foreign media since it signals a sea change in the Liberal Democratic Party's view of women's role in society. He said the government...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Apr 28, 2013
An avian flu outbreak in Japan could kill 'Abenomics'
By Mark Schreiber
No one has ever fully explained why, in 2002-3, the virulent pathogen known as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) ran rampant in mainland China (5,328 cases, 349 deaths) but only infected four people in South Korea, with no fatalities, and none in Japan.

WORLD

WORLD
Apr 28, 2013
Air delays get swift action as House OKs funding bill
Sequestration became a reality to the broad public in airports across the the United States this past week, and on Friday both Congress and the White House caved in to pressure from tens of thousands of airline passengers angered by flight delays.
WORLD
Apr 28, 2013
White House eases cybersecurity push
The White House has backed away from its push for mandatory cybersecurity standards in favor of an approach that will combine voluntary measures with incentives for firms to comply.

ENVIRONMENT

Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / OUR PLANET EARTH
Apr 28, 2013
African elephants pluck at Japan's heartstrings
By Stephen Hesse
Next time you attend a shamisen performance, neither you nor most anyone else there will likely notice the elephant in the room. And those who do probably won't have given it much thought.

Opinion

EDITORIALS
Apr 28, 2013
Ceremony an affront to Okinawans
The Abe government is inconsiderate for having the Emperor and Empress attend a ceremony that commemorates the restoration of Japan's sovereignty in 1952.
EDITORIALS
Apr 28, 2013
Consumer protection system
The Cabinet has endorsed a bill to establish a new system for helping consumers victimized by malicious sales and business practices to file suit to recover damages.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 28, 2013
Dispute over Preah Vihear Temple is taken up, threatening to revive Thai nationalistic fervor
By Pavin Chachavalpongpun
The Cambodia-Thailand dispute over the Preah Vihear Temple has been taken up by the International Court of Justice, threatening to reignite nationalistic tensions.
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Apr 28, 2013
Abe-history: Premier again seems set on stoking controversy and ire
By Jeff Kingston
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is no stranger to historical controversy. Back in 2001 he pressured national broadcaster NHK to revise a documentary about the judgment of an international people's tribunal regarding the war responsibility of Emperor Hirohito (posthumously known as Emperor Showa). And in 2007...

Sports

SOCCER / J. League
Apr 28, 2013
Aoyama gives Ventforet draw against Marinos
By Andrew MCKIRDY
Naoaki Aoyama equalized with the last attack of the game to snatch a point for Ventforet Kofu and deny Yokohama F. Marinos a return to the top of the J.League table with a 1-1 draw on Saturday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 28, 2013
Seibu's Spilborghs relishing life experience of playing in NPB
By Jason Coskrey
The first thing the hero, or heroes, of a Seibu Lions home victory does is stand on a makeshift podium near the Lions dugout and conduct an interview that is broadcast on the Seibu Dome P.A. system for fans to hear.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 28, 2013
Imae delivers game-changing double for Marines
By Jason Coskrey
Toshiaki Imae threw one fist in the air as his face lit up with the smile Chiba Lotte Marines fans have come to love over the years, and everyone else at QVC Marine Field, with the exception of the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks, was probably smiling right along with him.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Apr 28, 2013
First regular-season NPB games in U.S. nearly set
By Wayne Graczyk
What do you make of the idea to have the Yomiuri Giants and Hanshin Tigers open the 2014 Japanese baseball season in the U.S.?
BASKETBALL
Apr 28, 2013
Conference crown still up for grabs in East
By Ed Odeven
The Niigata Albirex BB moved closer to a possible Eastern Conference regular-season title by beating the visiting Sendai 89ers 98-79 on Saturday night.
MORE SPORTS
Apr 28, 2013
Takahashi opposes reducing marathon selections for IAAF World Championships
By Kaz Nagatsuka
Sydney Olympic gold medal-winning marathoner Naoko Takahashi has an objection, saying a Japan Association of Athletics Federations decision takes irreplaceable opportunities away from the runners.

LIFE

Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Apr 28, 2013
Cook Islands paradise isn't plain sailing for all
By Christopher Johnson
They span an area the size of western Europe, but the Cook Islands may seem like the ends of the Earth when viewed from Japan — an 11-hour flight away south to New Zealand, followed by a four-hour "local hop" to the capital, Avarua, on the main island of Rarotonga.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Apr 28, 2013
Daytime in Kin Town's nocturnal city
By Stephen Mansfield
The three drunken U.S. Marines who stumbled into my motorbike headlamps were clearly combat-trained, as their agility in shifting from advanced inebriation to performing a nimble leap onto the sidewalk suggested seriously attuned reflexes.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Apr 28, 2013
A Pacific idyll where some go to escape, others to connect
By Christopher Johnson
A woman from western Japan, who calls herself "Amy," couldn't find paradise in Thailand, Cuba, Brazil or French Polynesia, so with the last of her $300 savings she bought a one-way ticket from Tahiti to Rarotonga. Then, claiming to be penniless, she walked from the airport to the police station and...

CULTURE

Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Apr 28, 2013
Re-creating the life of a 17th-century concubine
By Mark Schilling
As G.G. Rowley notes in the preface to her lovingly researched, elegantly written study of Imperial concubine Nakanoin Nakako, the history of her subject's period, the late 16th and early 17th centuries, 'has traditionally been written as the history of men.'
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Apr 28, 2013
A double dose of guidance offers more than usual information
By Stephen Mansfield
SHINTO SHRINES: A Guide to the Sacred Sites of Japan's Ancient Religion, by Joseph Cali with John Dougill. University of Hawaii Press, 2012, 328 pp., $24.99 (paperback)
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Apr 28, 2013
The story of the Occupy movements by one of the leaders
By John Kampfner
I'm torn. I can't work out whether the Occupy movements were responsible for their own demise; and I can't work out whether I've had enough of reading tomes about the brave new world of revolutionary consensus-building.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Apr 28, 2013
Entertaining romps set against Nazi backdrop
By Elizabeth Day
It is 1936. Daphne Linden, the unworldly, 18-year-old daughter of a priapic Oxford professor, is sent to finishing school in Germany along with a slew of other nice young girls, all of whom unwittingly get caught up in a period of tumultuous political upheaval. At first, Daphne and her friends are more...
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Apr 28, 2013
Enka queen sings jazz; documentary on dementia; CM of the week: g.u.
Aki Yashiro is known as the Queen of Enka, or "Japanese ballads," according to the standard translation. However, Yashiro started out singing jazz in hostess clubs and didn't make her enka debut until 1971, when she was 21 years old. Last year she finally released an album of jazz standards.
Hiker missing in Hokkaido after bear attack found dead
The Rausu mountain range at Hokkaido's Shiretoko National Park. A man in his 20s who went missing after being attacked by a bear while hiking on Mount Rausu has been found dead.
As Japan marks 80 years since WWII surrender, Ishiba expresses remorse
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba lays a flower during the memorial service at the Nippon Budokan on Friday.
Trump shifts stance on road to Ukraine peace after meeting Putin in Alaska
U.S. President Donald Trump looks on next to Russian leader Vladimir Putin during a news conference following their meeting to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, in Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday.
The long search for Japan’s lost soldiers
Members of the nonprofit group Japan Youth Memorial Association search for the remains of dead soldiers in a cave in Okinawa Prefecture in February.
War must never be repeated, says WWII guerrilla commander
Former teacher Satoshi Ito speaks during an interview in Akashi, Hyogo Prefecture, in June. Ito underwent training for guerrilla warfare at a secret school to prepare for a possible battle in mainland Japan during World War II.
Recent deaths of Japanese boxers underline importance of emergency action plans
The Japan Boxing Commission's safety protocols have been thrust into the spotlight following the deaths of Shigetoshi Kotari and Hiromasa Urakawa, who suffered fatal brain injuries while fighting on the same card on Aug. 2.
The indelible memory of being a part of Unit 731
Hideo Shimizu, 95, says he cannot forget seeing the prisoners' bloody wills scribbled on the walls of prison cells at Unit 731 in 1945.
Will Ishiba's critics be able to garner enough support for a leadership race?
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's political survival likely hinges on whether a leadership race will take place within the Liberal Democratic Party following its decision to have its election committee canvass the opinions of party members and prefectural chapters on the subject.
Hidden rosters and the legacy of Japan’s germ warfare
Katsutoshi Takegami, 77, in his storehouse attic where he discovered his father's Unit 1644 documents
Osaka Expo highlights the challenge of holding events in Japan's scorching summer
People huddle near a large fan blowing icy-cold mist at the Osaka Expo on July 12. Amid Japan's relentless summer heat, organizes have put myriad measures in place in order to keep guests safe.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Members of the nonprofit group Japan Youth Memorial Association search for the remains of dead soldiers in a cave in Okinawa Prefecture in February.
The long search for Japan’s lost soldiers
By Tomoko Otake

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