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JAPAN

JAPAN / Politics
Mar 5, 2017
Rule change could see Abe become nation's longest-serving leader
By Tomohiro Osaki
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party rubber-stamps an internal rule change to extend the maximum tenure of its president from the current six years to nine.
Japan Times
JAPAN / GENERATIONAL CHANGE
Mar 5, 2017
Entrepreneur taps theatrical skills to coach Japanese leaders in the art of the speech
By Shusuke Murai
From John F. Kennedy's inaugural address in 1961 to Barack Obama's "Yes We Can" speech in 2008, history has been colored by powerful rhetoric that is never forgotten.

ASIA PACIFIC

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 5, 2017
China anti-graft overhaul paves way for Xi to retain ally — and sets precedent for him to stay on beyond 2022
By Benjamin Kang Lim
China's sweeping overhaul of its anti-corruption architecture could enable President Xi Jinping to justify retaining his key ally and top graft buster Wang Qishan beyond retirement age, sources with ties to the leadership say.

WORLD

Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Mar 5, 2017
Battle-hardened in Britain, May prepares for Brexit divorce talks
If past form is anything to go by, Prime Minister Theresa May is unlikely to bow to political expedience in Brexit negotiations but will make up her own mind about what she believes is best and refuse to give ground.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 5, 2017
Demands for return of land block German effort to atone for African genocide
By Joe Brock
Namibia's Herero people are heartened that Germany is keen to atone for the genocide of their ancestors, but they expect something that Berlin says it cannot give.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 5, 2017
Sikh, told to leave America, is shot in Washington state
A Sikh man was shot and wounded in Washington state by an attacker who approached him in his driveway and told him to leave the country, police and media reported on Saturday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 5, 2017
Offering no evidence, Trump claims Obama wiretapped him during campaign
U.S. President Donald Trump accused predecessor Barack Obama on Saturday of wiretapping him during the late stages of the 2016 election campaign, but offered no evidence for an allegation which an Obama spokesman said was "simply false."

Opinion

EDITORIALS
Mar 5, 2017
Congressional report on Futenma
The Japanese and U.S. governments would do well to heed local opinions on the Futenma base relocation.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 5, 2017
Putin invented this toxic ambassador game
By Leonid Bershidsky
Trump's critics in Congress and in the media are following in Putin's footsteps by turning Russian representatives in the U.S. into pariahs.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 5, 2017
Liberal democracy in retreat?
By Christopher R. Hill
Having already come under siege in many of its outposts around the world, is liberal democracy now at risk of losing its citadel, too?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 5, 2017
The resistance will have all the proper permits
By Tyler Cowen
Restrictions on protests to protect safety and public order have eroded an important part of U.S. democracy, namely the constitutional right to public assembly.

Sports

Japan Times
SOCCER
Mar 5, 2017
Liverpool rolls over Arsenal
England
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Mar 5, 2017
Brex shut down Alvark in fourth quarter
By Ed Odeven
Sunday night's marquee matchup between the Alvark Tokyo and Tochigi Brex provided a glimpse of what to expect during the playoffs to close out the B. League's inaugural season.

CULTURE

Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Mar 5, 2017
Yoshiki: 'We had to make our own world'
By Ryotaro Aoki
Yoshiki Hayashi hardly sleeps. The drummer, pianist, songwriter and leader of rock band X Japan has been in and out of the country constantly these past few months, promoting his band's new documentary film, "We Are X." At the same time he has been performing solo concerts, recording and squeezing in...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 5, 2017
Actress Haruka Abe balances others' expectations and her own dreams
By Matthew Hernon
It can be tough to catch a break in the world of acting, but Haruka Abe got a boost when cellist Grace Chatto of British dance-pop act Clean Bandit sent her a message over Facebook.

COMMUNITY

Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / JUST BE CAUSE
Mar 5, 2017
Government of Japan, survey thyself
By Debito Arudou
Something landmark happened late last year. Japan's government undertook a nationwide survey of discrimination toward Japan's long-term non-Japanese (NJ) residents.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Mar 5, 2017
What's a visitor with a food allergy to do in Japan?
By Louise George Kittaka
A selection of foreign nationals coping with food allergies in Japan offer tips for visitors to Japan facing the same challenges.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Mar 5, 2017
Spick and span: Cats find a home in Kyoto — and keep it clean
Kinomi and Konoha were featured here in 2015. Since then, the two have been lucky enough to find a home in Kyoto.
Inside Tokyo's 'phantom' stations — and the stories they tell
Mamoru Iwai, stationmaster of Keisei Ueno Station, says that, other than earthquake-proofing, the former Hakubutsukan-Dobutsuen (Museum-Zoo) Station has remained untouched.
At first summit with Trump, Takaichi pledges 'new golden age' for alliance
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi raises her fist as U.S. President Donald Trump delivers a speech in front of U.S. Navy personnel on board the U.S. Navy's USS George Washington aircraft carrier at the American naval base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Tuesday.
Trump arrives in Japan for security and trade talks in test for Takaichi
U.S. President Donald Trump is welcomed by Emperor Naruhito upon his arrival at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Monday evening.
Japanese firms keep expanding in Germany's North Rhine-Westphalia
A Nishiyama Seimen employee works at its factory in Sapporo.
Bear kills another person in Japan in record year for fatal attacks
Police investigate the scene of a bear attack that killed one person and injured three others on Friday in the village of Higashinaruse in Akita Prefecture.
Tokyo Film Festival opens with global stars and a spotlight on Asian storytelling
Director Junji Sakamoto (left) walked the Tokyo International Film Festival red carpet with Sayuri Yoshinaga (center) and Non (right), who both play mountaineer Junko Tabei, the first woman to summit Mount Everest, in the biopic "Climbing for Life."
Hawks aim to bring energy from Japan Series blowout to Koshien
Hawks players celebrate victory over the Tigers at Mizuho PayPay Dome Fukuoka on Sunday.
Spanish artist and Japanese writer duos diversify the manga talent pool in Japan
"Menheim” is a dark fantasy manga with a story that centers on a girl’s quest to find a cure for her ill brother.
Japan’s youth are apathetic toward the climate crisis. Could anime change that?
“Future Kid Takara,” a series of anime shorts to be aired on NHK Educational TV in November, attempts to educate children about climate change.
Loss to Wallabies doesn't dampen Japan’s optimism
Japan's Michael Leitch controls the ball during the match against Australia on Saturday.

Podcast

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

Longform

Mamoru Iwai, stationmaster of Keisei Ueno Station, says that, other than earthquake-proofing, the former Hakubutsukan-Dobutsuen (Museum-Zoo) Station has remained untouched.
Inside Tokyo's 'phantom' stations — and the stories they tell
By Alex K.T. Martin

SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

We are pleased to announce the winners of the 6th annual Sustainable Japan Award.
We are pleased to announce the winners of the 6th annual Sustainable Japan Award.

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