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JAPAN

JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 27, 2016
Tamogami pleads not guilty to paying his campaign staff
By Shusuke Murai
Former Air Self-Defense Force chief Toshio Tamogami tells the Tokyo District Court he's innocent.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jun 27, 2016
La Nina to bring the heat to Japan this summer
By Daisuke Kikuchi
Cases of heatstroke are likely to jump as temperatures surge this summer amid Japan's first La Nina phenomenon in six years, according to the Meteorological Agency.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 27, 2016
DP's Okada challenges Abe to TV debate ahead of Upper House election in open letter
By Tomohiro Osaki
The president of the biggest opposition party on Monday dared Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to face him in a televised debate over the next two weeks leading up to the Upper House election, calling his refusal to do so unheard-of in recent years.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / LEADERS SPEAK
Jun 27, 2016
DP's Okada warns Abe is distracting voters from his goal to rewrite Constitution
By Tomohiro Osaki
A strong victory for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Liberal Democratic Party in next month's Upper House election would spell an end to postwar pacifism and "completely change the way Japan is," according to Democratic Party leader Katsuya Okada.
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jun 27, 2016
Nursing care workers hard to find but in demand in aging Japan
By Mizuho Aoki
As the nation's population rapidly grays, ensuring there are enough nursing care workers to meet growing demand has become a pressing issue.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Jun 27, 2016
Aichi university, Toyota in joint project for robot-aided seniors complex
Fujita Health University in Toyoake, Aichi Prefecture, is partnering with Toyota Motor Corp. to open a Robotic Smart Home — a base for nursing robots at the Toyoake apartment complex — next spring.

ASIA PACIFIC

ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 27, 2016
Mongolians head to polls with slowing economy a worry
Mongolia will elect a new parliament this week hoping it can reverse four straight years of slowing growth, against a backdrop of concerns about an erosion of democratic values in a country sandwiched between autocratic China and Russia.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 27, 2016
China wants more cooperation in hunt for graft suspects who fled to Western nations
China needs to "narrow its differences" with Western countries where corrupt officials have fled and seek their support, the country's top graft watchdog said, as Beijing seeks to address worries about rule of law and transparency in corruption probes.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 27, 2016
Top Chinese envoy in Vietnam as tension looms before court ruling
China's top diplomat arrived in Vietnam on Monday for a scheduled meeting to strengthen ties at a time of strain over the South China Sea.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 27, 2016
Park orders 24-hour watch for market turmoil amid Brexit fallout
President Park Geun-hye on Monday ordered officials to take "all necessary measures" — including round-the-clock monitoring — to minimize market fallout after Britain's decision to exit the European Union, Yonhap news agency reported.

WORLD

Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 27, 2016
What's next? Brexit opens up plethora of plausible scenarios
By Alastair Macdonald
Stalemate between Britain and the European Union over what happens next following Britons' referendum vote to leave has opened up a host of possible scenarios.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 27, 2016
Dis-United Kingdom ponders turmoil of EU divorce but legal expert says reversal possible
To leave, or not to leave: That is the question. Still.
WORLD
Jun 27, 2016
Only quarter of Canadians believe NAFTA benefits them
Only one in four Canadians say the North American Free Trade Agreement is good for their country, and more than one-third want it renegotiated, according to a poll ahead of a leaders' summit on Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 27, 2016
Amid Brexit mayhem, Rajoy wins poll after Spanish voters embrace stability offered by People's Party
Caretaker Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy consolidated his position in Spain's general election as voters backed away from insurgent political forces in favor of the relative security of the People's Party.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 27, 2016
Clash between white supremacists, counterprotesters at California capitol leaves seven hurt
At least seven people were injured at a rally outside the California state capitol in Sacramento on Sunday as members of a white supremacist group clashed with counterprotesters, authorities said.

BUSINESS

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Jun 27, 2016
Line, biggest tech IPO of year, struggles to show growth plan can work
By Yoshiyasu Shida
In delaying its IPO by two years, Japanese messaging app company Line Corp. bought time to correct weak financial reporting controls, work on its business plan, bolster staffing — and left billions of dollars on the table as its valuation shriveled.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 27, 2016
Lotte chairman beats back brother's third attempt at ouster
Lotte Holdings Co. shareholders voted to leave Lotte Group Chairman Shin Dong-bin in his post of director of the holding company, Lotte Group said in a statement, rejecting a third bid by his brother to seize control of the family-run South Korean conglomerate amid a government probe into possible bribery...
BUSINESS / Markets / ANALYSIS
Jun 27, 2016
Brexit shock may have silver lining for bruised Asian investors
Asia's equity markets were the first to suffer through a Brexit-fueled rout. Old Mutual PLC and Citi Private Bank are betting they may be the first to recover.

Opinion

EDITORIALS
Jun 27, 2016
Britain, an island again
At their root, the forces behind Brexit are fears of loss — of autonomy and opportunity.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 27, 2016
U.K. a victim of its own ideas
By Brad Glosserman
The Brexit vote is a cautionary tale to other countries and their elites about complacency toward populist movements and the casual acceptance of the downsides of globalization as just 'another cost of doing business.'
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 27, 2016
Mass shootings are America's new normal
By TED RALL
Congress's failure to act over the last 12 years has transformed the U.S. into a nation awash in military hardware.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 27, 2016
Child refugees pay the highest price
It is estimated that approximately half of the 19.5 million registered refugees at the global level are children.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 27, 2016
Which country wins the most from Brexit? China
By Michael Schuman
A fractured EU will be less able to serve as a check to Beijing's growing challenge to the West's cherished institutions and ideals.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 27, 2016
U.K. torn between global leadership, nationalism
By Harry Evans
Britain has always been conflicted in its patriotic nationalism and its desire, bred of an extinct empire, to be a world leader.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 27, 2016
Abe right to delay tax hike
By Koichi Hamada
The prime minister recognizes the need to balance the imperatives of debt reduction and economic growth.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 27, 2016
Who's winning the Middle East's Cold War?
By Robert Harvey
Iran and Russia can never be more than foothold powers in the Arab world, where Sunni Muslims make up 90 percent of the population.

Sports

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Jun 27, 2016
Cromartie praises Ichiro, hopes own legacy gets due credit
By Jason Coskrey
One of the joys for Yomiuri Giants fans who packed the stands at Korakuen Stadium during the final years of the ballpark, before the team moved into the shiny new dome being built next door, was to see Warren Cromartie hit a home run then trot out to his spot in the outfield between innings and lead...

LIFE

Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Jun 27, 2016
In Japanese, you can find the inner child in everything
By Peter Backhaus
It's not news that Japan is running out of children. Though the country's total fertility rate has recently shown some slight signs of recovery, this is unlikely to halt the overall trend of 少子化 (shōshika), which is the common term used to describe the dwindling number of kids. But no worries...
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Jun 27, 2016
The generally positive influence of 'koso'
By Hitomi Tashiro and Akemi Tanahashi
Today, we will introduce Xu304bu3089u3053u305dY and Xu3066u3053u305dY, two patterns that are used with the particle u3053u305d.
LIFE / Language / COMMUNICATION CUES
Jun 27, 2016
Visitors to A-bomb museum double
The number of visitors to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum during the last weekend of May, following a historic visit by U.S. President Barack Obama, more than doubled from a year earlier to 13,389, the museum said May 30.
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Jun 27, 2016
Elections and the work (and words) that goes into them
This week's featured article
Tokyo hit by torrential rainfall at rush hour
People line up at Shibuya Station in Tokyo as they try to avoid the heavy rain on Thursday.
Foreign drivers in Japan to face tougher license conversion rules from October
According to the National Police Agency, there were 75,905 people who converted their foreign driver’s license to a Japanese one in 2024, up from 48,885 in 2019.
Nissan clinches $4.5 billion bond deal after orders soar
Nissan Motor has raised $4.5 billion through a junk bond sale in U.S. dollars and euros, part of which carries a record-high coupon rate.
Chinese fighters came within 30 meters of Japanese spy aircraft, Tokyo says
A Chinese JH-7 fighter jet makes an near an Air Self-Defense Force YS-11EB surveillance aircraft over the East China Sea this week in this image released Thursday.
What Japanese politics could look like after Upper House election
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who heads the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (center) waves to attendees as he departs after delivering a campaign speech in Yokohama on Sunday.
An emoji used to say it all. Now it might say too much.
Apple’s Craig Federighi shows off a set of emoji at a conference on June 13, 2016. While the small pictures have proved helpful in conveying nuance in our texts, younger people are using them less often.
‘Our ultimate goal is to save every single Japanese video game’
After nearly shuttering earlier this year, the Tokyo-based Game Preservation Society continues its work to save the early history of Japanese gaming.
Rare vintage shots and first-time shows at TOP’s 30th anniversary
The museum's curators selected a wide array of works from the archives for the milestone exhibitions. Among other photos, Nobuyoshi Araki's work from the series "Winter Journey" (1990) was included in the "Continuity and Change" exhibition that concluded in June.
New IG Arena set to dial down temperature at Nagoya Basho, in a good way
With IG Arena getting glowing early reviews as the Nagoya Basho’s replacement venue, it may be a while before fans wax nostalgic about the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium.
Once a niche, anime is now mainstream content for Netflix and other streaming services
Though Netflix remains the dominant choice globally for anime viewers, Amazon Prime Video has also invested heavily in anime, steadily adding titles to their catalogue.

Podcast

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

Longform

Mount Fuji is considered one of Japan's most iconic symbols and is a major draw for tourists. It's still a mountain, though, and potential hikers need to properly prepare for any climb.
What it takes to save lives on Mount Fuji
By Alex K.T. Martin

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