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JAPAN

Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 7, 2017
Depopulation, tourism on voters' minds as Nara gears up for mayoral election
By Eric Johnston
Nara voters head to the polls Sunday for a mayoral election that has been dominated by concerns over a shrinking population and an expanding tourist industry.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 7, 2017
Boxing legend Gushiken inspires younger Okinawa generation
Yoko Gushiken, a boxing legend who hails from Okinawa, hopes young people from prefecture will be brave enough to take on any challenge and succeed in any field.

WORLD

Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 7, 2017
G-20 summit like side show as anticipation builds for Trump's first face-to-face with Putin
U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are set to size each other up in person for the first time on Friday in what promises to be the most highly anticipated meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 summit.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 7, 2017
Hawaii, Alaska awaking to reality of being within North Korean ICBM range
Disused military tunnels snake beneath the crater of Diamond Head, out of sight of the tourists lounging near the volcano on Waikiki Beach but very much on the mind of Gene Ward, a state representative from Honolulu.

BUSINESS

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 7, 2017
GPIF posts return of ¥7.9 trillion for fiscal 2016, marking best performance in two years
The world's biggest pension fund posted its best annual gain in two years, as Japanese and overseas stocks rose while government bonds slid.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 7, 2017
What to expect at Idemitsu as acrimonious court battle looms
By Tsuyoshi Inajima and Stephen Stapczynski
Idemitsu Kosan Co.'s plan to raise as much as ¥138.5 billion ($1.2 billion) by selling 48 million shares sent its stock on its biggest fall since 2008 on Tuesday. The refiner's move is the latest in the fight with its founding family over a merger with longtime rival Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Jul 7, 2017
Lower tariffs on EU cheese imports may not translate to reduced prices for 'fromage' lovers
By Masako Tsubuku and Philip Brasor
Japan and the European Union just announced a deal on free trade and will seek to reach a final agreement by the end of this year. The EU has already promised to phase out its 10 percent levy on Japanese automobiles, while Japan says it will eliminate taxes on a raft of food items.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 7, 2017
GE and Canon risk fines as EU clamps down on merger violations
General Electric Co., Merck KGaA, Sigma-Aldrich Corp. and Canon Inc. are the latest companies to risk hefty penalties as the European Commission clamps down on violations of its merger approval procedures.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 7, 2017
Branson ready to resume powered flights of rocket plane, eyes 2018 trip to space
By Bruce Einhorn
Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic is poised to resume powered test flights more than 30 months after the fatal breakup of its experimental rocket plane, with the billionaire entrepreneur aiming to make the first trip into space himself by the middle of next year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 7, 2017
Toyota look to car rentals, fleet deliveries for boost amid slowing U.S. market
By John Lippert
As automakers in the U.S. struggle to keep selling new cars to American consumers at a record clip, Toyota Motor Corp. plans to turn to rental car companies and other fleet operators for a boost.

Opinion

EDITORIALS
Jul 7, 2017
A rough summer for Xi Jinping
Hong Kong's anniversary has underscored problems in Beijing's international standing, U.S. relations are on the downswing and China is being challenged on other foreign policy fronts.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 7, 2017
Negotiations won't stop Pyongyang from getting nukes
By Eli Lake
Pyongyang has given the U.S. two options: acquiescence or war.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 7, 2017
Living with a nuclear North Korea
By Gwynne Dyer
North Korea will probably get its nuclear deterrent in the end, and we will all learn to accept it.

Sports

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 7, 2017
Carp sink Swallows on Arai's three-run blast in ninth inning
By Jason Coskrey
Everything was set up for the Hiroshima Carp to lose.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Jul 7, 2017
SoftBank's Sarfate joins exclusive club with 200th career save
By Jason Coskrey
It's been a week of benchmarks in NPB, with a few players reaching nice, round numbers.

LIFE

Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Jul 7, 2017
Cultural construction boom aims to offset Hong Kong's business-like image
By John L. Tran
The theater stage is bathed in a luscious lavender hue, a color that in Chinese tradition signifies nobility and mystery — and portends things to come. A young couple, pure of heart, fall in love only to see their romance thwarted by the machinations of a corrupt bureaucrat. They declare their devotion...
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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