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JAPAN
Aug 29, 2017
Only about 50% of schools designated as shelters in times of disaster have emergency toilet facilities: survey
Only about half of public schools in Japan designated to serve as shelters in times of disaster had the ability as of April 1 to provide alternative toilet facilities if water supplies were cut off, an education ministry survey showed Tuesday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 29, 2017
Defendant's strange actions in court lead to judge delaying issuing kidnap case ruling
The presiding judge in the trial of a man accused of the 2014 high-profile kidnapping of a girl who managed to escape her captor last year postponed handing down a ruling Tuesday after the 25-year-old suspect threw the hearing into confusion with his erratic behavior.
JAPAN
Aug 29, 2017
Communications ministry to build decoy networks in bid to lure cyberattackers
The communications ministry plans to employ decoy networks to lure cyberattacks in order to garner information and observe patterns that will help prevent future damage from malicious viruses and other forms of attack, sources said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Aug 29, 2017
Police to deploy large helicopters for border security, remote-isle incidents
The National Police Agency plans to deploy large helicopters to prefectural police forces in Okinawa and Fukuoka to transport officers to remote islands and assist in disaster rescue operations, sources said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Aug 29, 2017
North Korea fires missile over Japan in sharp escalation of tensions
By Reiji Yoshida and Jesse Johnson
In an “unprecedented, grave and serious” threat, nuclear-armed North Korea test-fires a ballistic missile over Hokkaido, the first unannounced launch of a missile to fly over Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Aug 29, 2017
North's 'shot across Japan's bow' gives Abe boost on defense, puts hopes for talks on ice
By Jesse Johnson
North Korea's provocative launch of an apparent midrange missile over Hokkaido is likely to give fuel to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's push to bolster the nation's abilities to defend itself.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 29, 2017
ASDF anti-missile drills at U.S. bases overshadowed by North Korean launch
By Tomohiro Osaki
The passage of North Korea's missile over Hokkaido came just hours before Air Self-Defense Force anti-missile drills were held at two U.S. bases in Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Aug 29, 2017
Japan adopts guidelines to cut long work hours in construction, transport sectors
The government adopted guidelines on Monday aimed at addressing long work hours in the construction and transport industries.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 29, 2017
Cabinet turmoil prompts likely delay in setting timing of Emperor's abdication
The government is considering dropping its plan to set and announce in September the dates of Emperor Akihito's abdication and the start of a new era, sources said.

ASIA PACIFIC

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ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 29, 2017
After North Korean missile flies over Hokkaido, Trump says again: 'All options on the table'
By Jesse Johnson
U.S. President Donald Trump doubled down Tuesday in the United States' standoff with nuclear-armed North Korea, reiterating that "all options" — an allusion to military action — remain on the table after Pyongyang launched a midrange missile over its close Asian ally Japan.

WORLD

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WORLD
Aug 29, 2017
Tal Afar's 'nothing to lose' Islamic State holdouts put up stiff fight as Iraqi troops near, find few civilians
Iraqi forces said they faced tough resistance on Monday from Islamic State fighters driven out of the city of Tal Afar to a small town where they had "nothing to lose" by fighting to the end.
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 29, 2017
Trump's planned HIV aid cuts could spell 9 million life years lost in South Africa, Cote d'Ivoire: UNAIDS
U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to cut foreign aid supporting HIV/AIDS treatment could cost 9 million years of lost life in South Africa and Cote d'Ivoire, according to a global study released on Monday.

BUSINESS

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BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 29, 2017
Asian stocks drop while yen and franc gain after North Korea missile launch
Asian stocks fell, and the yen and Swiss franc gained Tuesday as investors flocked to safe havens after North Korea fired a ballistic missile over Japan, fanning simmering tensions.
BUSINESS / Markets / TSE DATA & REPORT
Aug 29, 2017
Tokyo stocks fall on North Korea missile launch
Stocks lost ground in Tokyo on Tuesday due to growing geopolitical concerns following a North Korean missile launch.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / ANALYSIS
Aug 29, 2017
Uber's incoming CEO inherits an embattled global business
By Eric Newcomer
Uber Technologies Inc.'s incoming chief executive officer, Dara Khosrowshahi, inherits an embattled global business with crises sprawling across continents.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 29, 2017
Renault-Nissan to make electric cars in China with Dongfeng
The Renault-Nissan alliance has increased its bets on China's electric-vehicle market, the world's biggest, by forming a new venture to produce battery-powered automobiles that meet the country's tighter emissions rule.

Opinion

EDITORIALS
Aug 29, 2017
Another North Korea missile flies over Japan
North Korea's provocations should not preclude efforts to resolve the standoff through diplomatic dialogue as a military solution would be far too costly.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 29, 2017
Tokyo pushes back after Beijing's rebuke
By Frank Ching
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi learned an important lesson in Manila earlier this month: He can't pressure Foreign Minister Taro Kono by invoking his father's name.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 29, 2017
Islamic dress codes and liberal democracy
By Ramesh Thakur
Branding calls to ban the burqa as Islamophobic is an illiberal attempt to shut down legitimate public policy debate.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 29, 2017
Signs of the far right in Japan's politics
By Jiro Yamaguchi
The decline in popular support for the Abe administration might usher in an even worse scenario for Japan's politics.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 29, 2017
Japan's maritime diplomacy mission in S.E. Asia
By Michael Hart
The Abe administration is taking steps to counter Beijing's growing maritime assertiveness in the South and East China Seas.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 29, 2017
Why Donald Trump is doomed (and no it's not the Nazi thing)
By TED RALL
Trump's defense of Nazis and Klansmen isn't a radical departure from the GOP political norm. Where he's gone off the rails by American standards is a question of style.

Sports

SOCCER
Aug 29, 2017
Yoshida, Japan teammates await important match against Australia
By Andrew MCKIRDY
Japan defender Maya Yoshida insists he and his teammates are relaxed ahead of Thursday's crunch World Cup qualifier against Australia despite rumors that manager Vahid Halilhodzic will be fired if the Samurai Blue fail to win.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 29, 2017
Carp stay perfect against Giants at Tokyo Dome this season
By Jason Coskrey
The Hiroshima Carp squared off against a pitcher who hadn't lost in a month, was on his home turf, and threw one of his better games of the year.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Aug 29, 2017
Okuhara ready to shift focus to greater challenges at 2020 Olympics
By Kaz Nagatsuka
Nozomi Okuhara said that she wanted to measure where she is on the global badminton map right now.

CULTURE

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CULTURE / Art
Aug 29, 2017
Brave new world of the post-human
By John L. Tran
Tobias Klein's "Augmented Mask," an installation that incorporates an elaborate 3-D printed mask, colorful projection mapping, a virtual reality headset and references a popular Chinese opera, looks a lot like future art as imagined in science fiction.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Aug 29, 2017
'Keiichi Tahara: Photosynthesis with Min Tanaka'
By Yukari Tanaka
Sept. 9-Dec. 24
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Aug 29, 2017
'Van Gogh & Japan'
By Yukari Tanaka
Aug. 26-Oct. 15
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Aug 29, 2017
'Harunobu from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston'
By Yukari Tanaka
Sept. 6-Oct. 23
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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