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JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS,Decision 2017
Oct 10, 2017
Yuriko Koike’s tactics fail to inspire hope as Lower House election kicks off, analysts say
By Tomohiro Osaki
Just hours before his announcement last month that he would dissolve the Lower House for a snap election, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was blindsided by his biggest political adversary of late: Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike. The telegenic, populist governor had upstaged Abe by announcing that she would create...
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Oct 10, 2017
Nagano counselors trial online consultations for troubled teens via Line messaging app
Counselors in Nagano Prefecture were seen typing nonstop in September between 5 p.m. and 9 p.m., as they replied to high volumes of consultation requests received via the Line messaging app.

ASIA PACIFIC

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 10, 2017
Thai junta sets firm date for election after many false starts
By Aukkarapon Niyomyat
Thailand will hold a general election in November 2018, Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said on Tuesday, the most precise date he has given yet for the vote since taking power in a 2014 military coup.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 10, 2017
Asia-Pacific region at higher risk from disasters, U.N. warns in report
Natural disasters could become more destructive in the Asia-Pacific region, where a person is already five times more likely to be affected than in other area of the world, the United Nations warned Tuesday, urging countries to invest in resilience plans.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Oct 10, 2017
North Korean 'princess' now one of the secretive state's top policy makers
The promotion of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's 28-year-old sister to the country's top decision-making body is a sign he is strengthening his position by drawing his most important people closer to the center of power, experts and officials say.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Oct 10, 2017
'Turbocharged' sulfur component seen as pungent durian smell's driving force
Scientists have answered one of nature's most pungent questions: what gives the world's smelliest fruit its distinctive aroma.

WORLD

Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Oct 10, 2017
For Catalonia, a deal like Basque-Spain accord may be effective if expensive antidote to secession
As Spain and Catalonia head toward a constitutional collision over the region's claim to independence, lawmakers on both sides of the crisis are pointing to a way out: north, to Basque Country.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Oct 10, 2017
U.N. trying to aid thousands of migrants detained in Libyan smuggling hub of Sabratha
The U.N. migration agency said on Monday it was trying to provide assistance to large numbers of migrants who had been held in the smuggling hub of Sabratha as rival factions battled for control of the city.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 10, 2017
Nigeria set to try over 1,600 Boko Haram suspects behind closed doors, drawing criticism
The trial of more than 1,600 people suspected of ties with Boko Haram was expected to begin in Nigeria on Monday behind closed doors, in the biggest legal investigation into the eight-year militant Islamist insurgency.

BUSINESS

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 10, 2017
Political risk seeps into yen trade as Japan's Abe faces popular upstart in October election
By Hiroko Komiya and Chikako Mogi
It's been five years since politics captured much attention from the foreign-exchange world in Japan, but traders are now gaming out potential scenarios for the yen after the Oct. 22 general election.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 10, 2017
Kobe Steel's admission over falsified data sends shock waves through manufacturers across Japan
By Masumi Suga and Chikako Mogi
Revelations renew concerns about the integrity of Japanese manufacturers, and follow scandals involving rupturing Takata air bags and unauthorized inspections at Nissan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 10, 2017
Google reportedly found Russia-backed ads on YouTube and Gmail as part of election meddling
Google has discovered Russian operatives spent tens of thousands of dollars on ads on its YouTube, Gmail and Google Search products in an effort to meddle in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, a person briefed on the company's probe told Reuters on Monday.

Opinion

EDITORIALS
Oct 10, 2017
Judging the Abe administration
Voters should see through recent dramatic events and identify what each party stands for in substance so they can make a rational decision.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 10, 2017
Can we avoid the 'Thucydides Trap'?
By Yoichi Funabashi
When an emerging power attempts to supplant a hegemonic power in international politics, major conflict often ensues.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 10, 2017
Main parties ignoring Japan's top security threat
By William Pesek
Neither Shinzo Abe nor Yuriko Koike are addressing Japan's most difficult threat: demographic devolution.

Sports

SOCCER
Oct 10, 2017
Shinji Kagawa's injury-time goal gives Japan draw with Haiti
By Andrew MCKIRDY
Shinji Kagawa scored deep into injury time to save Japan from an embarrassing defeat in a 3-3 friendly draw with minnow Haiti on Tuesday night.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Oct 10, 2017
Albirex find path to victory in overtime against Alvark
By Ed Odeven
The Niigata Albirex BB and Alvark Tokyo provided plenty of drama on Tuesday night in their series finale that went down to the wire.
BASKETBALL / B. League
Oct 10, 2017
Balanced scoring carries Levanga past B-Corsairs
By Ed Odeven
The Levanga Hokkaido completed a two-game sweep of the visiting Yokohama B-Corsairs on Monday night, winning 89-82.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Oct 10, 2017
Rakuten, NBA teaming up in media partnership deal
By Kaz Nagatsuka
Rakuten, Inc. is active in expanding its brand on a global scale, partnering with some of the world's most famous sports teams like soccer powerhouse FC Barcelona and the reigning NBA champion Golden State Warriors this year.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Oct 10, 2017
Star quarterback of 49ers, Giants, 'Ice Bowl' fame Y.A. Tittle dead at 90
Y.A. Tittle, a Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback who played for the National Football League's San Francisco 49ers and New York Giants, has died at the age of 90, the 49ers said on Monday.

CULTURE

Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 10, 2017
Tokyo remodels the 'design event'
By Danielle Demetriou
If Akio Aoki had his way, there would be one new word included in dictionaries across the globe: "Designart."
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 10, 2017
It's the season to see Japan's best ceramics
By Robert Yellin
This autumn, there are not one, but two extraordinary ceramic art exhibitions showing in Tokyo. The first highlights the solo works and private collection of Tokyo's Seimei Tsuji (1927-2008) at The National Museum of Modern Art Crafts Gallery, while the other is a dual-exhibition of Kyoto artists Kazuo...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 10, 2017
'Painters of Passion: Adventures in Color by Kandinsky, Rouault, and Their Contemporaries'
By Yukari Tanaka
Oct. 17-Dec. 20
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 10, 2017
'Japan's Social & Economic Landscape: 19th-Century Woodblock Prints'
By Yukari Tanaka
Oct. 14-Dec. 3
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 10, 2017
'Saburo Murakami'
By Yukari Tanaka
Oct. 14-Dec. 9
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.
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.
Air India crash report to offer peek into last seconds
Members of the Indian Army's engineering arm prepare to remove the wreckage of an Air India aircraft in Ahmedabad on June 14.
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.
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.
NGOs condemn rise in anti-immigrant rhetoric ahead of Upper House vote
Sanseito head Sohei Kamiya holds a board that reads "Japanese First" in Tokyo on July 2. In a joint statement on Tuesday, eight human rights nongovernmental organizations described the far-right party's stance as "hate speech."
Japanese dancers find a home abroad at Houston Ballet
“Giselle” lead Yuriko Kajiya (center), performing with Connor Walsh as Albrecht, is one of six Japanese dancers at Houston Ballet.
From the Abes to the Ohtanis: How siblings shape athletic development
Olympic judoka Uta Abe (second from left) and Hifumi Abe (second from right) with their brother Yuichiro (center) and their parents. “I’m always consciously trying to be a good older brother,” Yuichiro said.

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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